π¨WHAT IF WALLER JUST GAVE US THE INFLATION DENIAL NARRATIVE THAT WILL PUMP EVERYTHING FOR LONGER? (exclusive analysis by @bullcase)
Fed's Christopher Waller's remarks yesterday suggest this bull market may last even longer than we all thought.
This not so much for his support of a 25 bp cut at Julyβs FOMC, that was already known.
It's his statement on inflation being near target excluding tariffs that opens the doors of Valhalla for bulls. Excluding tariffs sounds like a great inflation denial narrative that may prevail at the Fed, especially if Waller replaces Powell.
In 2021 the inflation denial narrative was that inflation is transitory.
In 2025-26 the denial narrative will likely be that inflation is near target excluding tariffs. For this narrative to expire we need confirmation that inflation is sticky.
Each inflation print takes 1 month and tariff inflation is just now starting to show in the data (weakly). With so many prints still needed for confirmation, the bulls have plenty of runway left to charge ahead.
BTFD!
Fed's Christopher Waller's remarks yesterday suggest this bull market may last even longer than we all thought.
This not so much for his support of a 25 bp cut at Julyβs FOMC, that was already known.
It's his statement on inflation being near target excluding tariffs that opens the doors of Valhalla for bulls. Excluding tariffs sounds like a great inflation denial narrative that may prevail at the Fed, especially if Waller replaces Powell.
In 2021 the inflation denial narrative was that inflation is transitory.
In 2025-26 the denial narrative will likely be that inflation is near target excluding tariffs. For this narrative to expire we need confirmation that inflation is sticky.
Each inflation print takes 1 month and tariff inflation is just now starting to show in the data (weakly). With so many prints still needed for confirmation, the bulls have plenty of runway left to charge ahead.
BTFD!
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Jeremy Siegel on CNBC: Bitcoin itself is a threat to the dollar as a reserve currency
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Bull Case
π¨Stablecoin single vault APYs are starting to pop. Top movers in the top 5 by volume (prev = 6 days ago): SUSDE 5.01%; prev 4.05%; 30DM 4.19% USD0++ 9.1%; prev 6.8%; 30DM 6.82% USDS 6.3%; prev 5.85%; 30DM 5.4% USDC (fluid) 7.22%; prev 5.89%; 30DM 6.32% Liquidityβ¦
π¨Over the past 7 days, Ethereum and memecoins have led other sectors in terms of performance. Bitcoin and privacy coins are behind with the weakest returns so far. [altseason is here baby]
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π¨WHY THE NEXT TWO MONTHS FAVOR THE BULLS (exclusive analysis by @bullcase) Last week UBS introduced a proprietary AI tracking system which assesses the policy tone of three major central banks and measures them on a hawkish/dovish scale. The UBS Fed sentimentβ¦
π¨The MOVE Index continues to make new lows (83 today).
As noted ten days ago (86), this index has historically served as a reliable early indicator of shifts in Federal Reserve rhetoric.
Its current trend suggests that despite tariff inflation, the Fed is likely to get more dovish before turning hawkish. [High inflation with a dovish Fed is a dream scenario for the bulls, BTFD!]
As noted ten days ago (86), this index has historically served as a reliable early indicator of shifts in Federal Reserve rhetoric.
Its current trend suggests that despite tariff inflation, the Fed is likely to get more dovish before turning hawkish. [High inflation with a dovish Fed is a dream scenario for the bulls, BTFD!]
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β‘οΈ Yesterday the VIX firmly closed below its uptrend line starting December 2024.
β‘οΈ VIX seasonality favors moderate volatility in August which coincides with the tariff deadline.
[Looks like this August stocks will dip and crypto will rip]
β‘οΈ VIX seasonality favors moderate volatility in August which coincides with the tariff deadline.
[Looks like this August stocks will dip and crypto will rip]
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π¨The probability that the Fed will not cut rates by September has risen from below 10% at the end of June, to nearly 50% today.
WHY NO CUT IN SEPTEMBER IS BULLISH THANKS TO FED INDEPENDENCE RISK (exclusive analysis by @bullcase) Truflation, TIPS, Core CPI have been ticking higher which means we don't have to wait for September, the rate cut is happening as we speak (real rates are declining).
1) IORB is the interest rate the Fed pays commercial banks for balances held at the Fed.
Real IORB = Nominal IORB (no change) β Inflation Rate (β¬οΈ)
If inflation runs hot but the nominal IORB doesn't change, then the real IORB decreases which creates an incentive for this liquidity ($3tn) to be withdrawn and invested elsewhere (risk-on).
2) EFFR is the rate at which banks loan money.
Real EFFR = Nominal EFFR (no change) β Inflation Rate (β¬οΈ)
If inflation runs hot, but the EFFR stays the same, then banks are incentivized to loan more of their balances ($18tn). Higher inflation means $21tn go more risk-on.
β‘οΈ Weβre seeing an inflation market pricing a premium around the Fed independence risk (BofA Rates Strategist Meghan Swiber)
β‘οΈThe nightmare scenario is the Fed loses its independence, tariff inflation is big and the fiscal policy turns out to be more simulative ahead of mid-term election, and it's all happening at the same time (Columbia Threadneedle Rates strategist Ed Al-Hussainy)
β‘οΈIf the FOMC actually follows Wallerβs advice, a backdrop of rising market-based measures of inflation expectations means higher long-term yields are more likely. Ironically, those outcomes would put the Fed under even more pressure from Trump to cut borrowing costs. (Bloomberg macro strategist Edward Harrison)
Fed independence risk is another name for inflation denial. For as long as the Fed is scared to hike because of political pressure ('Fed Independence Risk'), the market will stay in risk-on mode.
We're back to 2021, when inflation was running hot but the Fed downplayed it as temporary for 1 full year.
BTFD and ignore the rate FUD. Everything will rip.
1) IORB is the interest rate the Fed pays commercial banks for balances held at the Fed.
Real IORB = Nominal IORB (no change) β Inflation Rate (β¬οΈ)
If inflation runs hot but the nominal IORB doesn't change, then the real IORB decreases which creates an incentive for this liquidity ($3tn) to be withdrawn and invested elsewhere (risk-on).
2) EFFR is the rate at which banks loan money.
Real EFFR = Nominal EFFR (no change) β Inflation Rate (β¬οΈ)
If inflation runs hot, but the EFFR stays the same, then banks are incentivized to loan more of their balances ($18tn). Higher inflation means $21tn go more risk-on.
β‘οΈ Weβre seeing an inflation market pricing a premium around the Fed independence risk (BofA Rates Strategist Meghan Swiber)
β‘οΈThe nightmare scenario is the Fed loses its independence, tariff inflation is big and the fiscal policy turns out to be more simulative ahead of mid-term election, and it's all happening at the same time (Columbia Threadneedle Rates strategist Ed Al-Hussainy)
β‘οΈIf the FOMC actually follows Wallerβs advice, a backdrop of rising market-based measures of inflation expectations means higher long-term yields are more likely. Ironically, those outcomes would put the Fed under even more pressure from Trump to cut borrowing costs. (Bloomberg macro strategist Edward Harrison)
Fed independence risk is another name for inflation denial. For as long as the Fed is scared to hike because of political pressure ('Fed Independence Risk'), the market will stay in risk-on mode.
We're back to 2021, when inflation was running hot but the Fed downplayed it as temporary for 1 full year.
BTFD and ignore the rate FUD. Everything will rip.
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π¨We're moving past Bitcoin season based on the following parameters: Alt season = 75% or more of the top 50 coins outperform Bitcoin over the last 90 days. Bitcoin season = 25% or fewer of the top 50 coins outperform Bitcoin over the last 90 days. CURRENTβ¦
Bitcoin/Ethereum Spot ETF Flows: 22 July 2025
π΄ Bitcoin ETFs: -$67.93M net inflows
π’ Ethereum ETFs: $533.87M net inflows
[Let the slow rotation from BTC into alts continue]
π΄ Bitcoin ETFs: -$67.93M net inflows
π’ Ethereum ETFs: $533.87M net inflows
[Let the slow rotation from BTC into alts continue]
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π¨Most shorted stocks index keeps pushing higher. There's plenty of air between here and the 2021 high [Short squeeze narrative loading, remember Melvin Capital?]
π¨Meme stocks going crazy because we broke the shorting rules. Short interest is over 100%, that shouldn't even be possible! [The short squeeze narrative is entering the scene just like in 2021]
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Bitcoin/Ethereum Spot ETF Flows July 23
π΄ Bitcoin ETFs: $85.8M net outflows
π’ Ethereum ETFs: $332.2M net inflows
[Let the slow rotation from BTC into alts continue]
π΄ Bitcoin ETFs: $85.8M net outflows
π’ Ethereum ETFs: $332.2M net inflows
[Let the slow rotation from BTC into alts continue]
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π¨Financial conditions are back to as loose as they were prior to the Fed tightening cycle [They're about to get looser too. BTFD!]
π¨Japanese AI company Quantum Solutions announced a plan to hold up to 3000 BTC over the next 12 months to hedge against currency and inflation risks amid a weakening yen and global financial instability
[This is the classic inflation hedge trade that sends markets risk-on. Tariff induced hyperinflation abroad, tariff inflation with inflation denial in US. Send everything π]
[This is the classic inflation hedge trade that sends markets risk-on. Tariff induced hyperinflation abroad, tariff inflation with inflation denial in US. Send everything π]
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For even more context and content, anyone reading is welcome to join @monerouncensoredchat. That's where all the bulls hang out and discuss in even more depth all the different scenarios presented here.
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π¨Meme stocks going crazy because we broke the shorting rules. Short interest is over 100%, that shouldn't even be possible! [The short squeeze narrative is entering the scene just like in 2021]
π¨Total funds borrowed for leveraged trades in retail margin accounts hit $1 trillion in June, breaking past the 2021 ATH.
[Even higher in July since the short squeeze narrative started going turbo. With risk appetite through the roof, buy the crypto dip!]
[Even higher in July since the short squeeze narrative started going turbo. With risk appetite through the roof, buy the crypto dip!]
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π¨The BTC.D top in 2 Glassnode charts (exclusive analysis by @bullcase)
1) The first chart shows Bitcoin's price jump from June has triggered a wave of profit taking that has pushed realized market cap above $1 trillion for the first time in history.
2) The second chart reveals where some of that profit went: straight into altcoins. Over the past two weeks, we've seen one of the 12 biggest altcoin inflows in the last five years: $216BN.
[Let the slow rotation from BTC into altcoins continue]
1) The first chart shows Bitcoin's price jump from June has triggered a wave of profit taking that has pushed realized market cap above $1 trillion for the first time in history.
2) The second chart reveals where some of that profit went: straight into altcoins. Over the past two weeks, we've seen one of the 12 biggest altcoin inflows in the last five years: $216BN.
[Let the slow rotation from BTC into altcoins continue]
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