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It all started when I saw the name “Meltem”. Meltem? For a woman who is focused on creating the new gold? And then there’s Ms. Boring. And Ms. Long. These are some of the most influential women in the crypto space, and THESE are the names that the designers of the simulation we are obviously living within came up with. C’mon, folks. Try harder to make these character names more believable!
I remain madly in love with my Dow Utilities short (by way of XLU). Looking at the $UTIL itself, below, I think there’s a decent chance we will traverse the green zone. My wild-eyed fantasy, given the superb formation of the diamond, is tinted in teal. I doubt the government would allow the market to behave in such an appropriate manner, but…………hope springs eternal!
A yield curve can steepen under inflationary or deflationary pressure.
Inflationary: Generally, long-term yields rise in relation to short-term yields as both rise nominally, or more importantly long-term yields rise nominally.
Deflationary: Short-term yields decline in relation to long-term yields, as both decline nominally.
(more…)Many times have I mentioned the importance of the bond rally terminating and, ideally, TLT being repelled by its broken trendline. Mercifully, this is precisely what has happened.
