We see an improving Manufacturing sentiment as a decent bet for 2024 and this trade typically loves such an environment.
Portfolio Watch: What if we add a rate cut to this fire..
The cyclical rotation is slowly but surely rolling and if central banks add rate cuts to this mix, we are staring directly into the melt up.
Something for your Espresso: Melt UP!
The ongoing AI wave has been spiced up with signs of procyclical data releases and improving fundamentals in Manufacturing and global trade. Where does it leave us globally?
Energy Watch: Is Nat Gas THE macro case of 2024?
If the manufacturing cycle is indeed improving, Natural Gas is starting to look extremely cheap. Here is the case..
Trade Alert: Betting on a cyclical comeback
Forward-looking indicators are telling us that the cyclical momentum will return. Here is how we trade it!
Steno Signals #74 – Did King USD just break?
Sudden sharp moves against the USD after Powell let go of the monetary steering wheel. Will the Fed take back control or has the USD already peaked? This is the key question in global macro before New Years.
5 Things We Watch: Macro Regime, Riyadh Accord, Sloos, Ukraine, USD
It’s Wednesday and that means time for another 5 things we watch where we hone in on the things that we have been most interested in over the last week.
Portfolio Watch: Equities running out of Gas?
We remain tilted towards a positive energy performance, a steeper USD curve, but now also risk sentiment weakness and some pockets of performance in European duration. Here is why!
Trade Alert: Exploiting the weaknesses in Japan
Japan is one of the most energy sensitive countries in the world and the BoJ is not (truly) willing to underpin the JPY. We aim at exploiting this in a RV trade in Asia.
Portfolio Watch: Waiting for Godot, Powell and 7.30
We see the risk outlook as extraordinarily binary at this juncture. Either the cyclical green shoots continue to get the upper hand or else we are likely headed for a recessionary type of asset environment.
Trade Alert: Time to go down (under)!
We add to our cyclical bets in FX space with a few idiosyncratic reasons for this position as well.
Positioning Watch – Nasdaq positioning is LONG again
Our positioning watch is back! Find out whether you lean with or against the wind in this weekly publication.
Something for your Espresso: The deposit flight continues
Both weekly and daily indicators of deposit flight continued to show signs of money leaving the banking system for money market funds, while banks continue to underperform. Will the Fed come to accept new all-time highs for the balance sheet?