π¨The gap between the S&P 500 and the weakening job market has widened significantly since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, when Powell still raised rates by 25bps. Today, that gap has reached an ATH.
[This chart is the smoking gun that Powell's higher for longer strategy has been a disaster. BTFD before the Fed becomes ultradovish!]
[This chart is the smoking gun that Powell's higher for longer strategy has been a disaster. BTFD before the Fed becomes ultradovish!]
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Bull Case
π¨Early Cycle Signs: Temporary help services and overtime hours in nonfarm payrolls have bottomed and are rising. Historically this has marked the start of a new expansionary cycle. [This is inline with our base case of 9 more months of bull. BTFD!]
π¨Moar Early Cycle Signs: The percentage of US states with rising YoY unemployment topped above 80% and is falling fast, suggesting peak labor market stress is behind us.
Historically such tops have marked the start of a new expansionary cycle.
[We'll never see these prices again for a long time, show some conviction and BTFD!]
Historically such tops have marked the start of a new expansionary cycle.
[We'll never see these prices again for a long time, show some conviction and BTFD!]
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Bull Case
π¨Altseason is intensifying: the gap between open interest between BTC and altcoins has just reached a new record high. When institutions or whales buy spot, they hedge with futures pushing up the OI. [This is evidence that institutions have been buyingβ¦
π¨Altcoin OI spread ATH: $30B surge over BTC, with $2bn added in the last 7 days!
This OI surge is a clear indication that big money keeps rotating into altcoins. When institutions or whales buy alts spot, they hedge with futures pushing up OI.
[Sell BTC for alts before whales pump everything!]
This OI surge is a clear indication that big money keeps rotating into altcoins. When institutions or whales buy alts spot, they hedge with futures pushing up OI.
[Sell BTC for alts before whales pump everything!]
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Bull Case
π¨BULL BASE CASE UPDATE (exclusive analysis by @bullcase) Following the latest batch of US data (NFP, CPI, jobless claims), the 2Y Treasury yield (red curve on the chart) has been falling sharply, increasing the gap with the rates set by the Fed (black curve).β¦
π¨Morgan Stanley Research: Fed Funds currently 100bps behind the market, a spread that's widening.
*The disconnect between weak labor data and Fed caution creates near-term volatility, but supports the bull case if they catch up
Morgan Stanley Research confirming what we noted in our last bull base case update.
Historically, the Fed has no choice but to cut when the 2Y yield keeps dipping under EFFR.
Even if it doesn't cut right away, it cuts more later.
The Fed has been off tune since the SVB collapse. The Sept FOMC presser made it clear Powell finally understands higher for longer has been a disaster.
He will keep cutting.
[BTFD before Powell turns ultra dovish and everything moons!]
*The disconnect between weak labor data and Fed caution creates near-term volatility, but supports the bull case if they catch up
Morgan Stanley Research confirming what we noted in our last bull base case update.
Historically, the Fed has no choice but to cut when the 2Y yield keeps dipping under EFFR.
Even if it doesn't cut right away, it cuts more later.
The Fed has been off tune since the SVB collapse. The Sept FOMC presser made it clear Powell finally understands higher for longer has been a disaster.
He will keep cutting.
[BTFD before Powell turns ultra dovish and everything moons!]
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Bull Case
π¨MIND THE ROTATION FROM ETH ETFS TO ETH TREASURIES (exclusive analysis by @bullcase) ETH is a yield bearing asset and at some point companies realize that contrary to BTC, itβs much better to hold Eth directly and stake it instead of holding it through anβ¦
π¨The rotation from ETH ETFs into ETH Treasuries has dragged ETH's MVRV back into undervalued territory, after briefly surging past 2 in early September.
ETH is back to being technically undervalued.
[ETH is filling up the tank before the next leg up, BTFD before everything moons with it!]
ETH is back to being technically undervalued.
[ETH is filling up the tank before the next leg up, BTFD before everything moons with it!]
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Bull Case
π¨Moar Early Cycle Signs: The percentage of US states with rising YoY unemployment topped above 80% and is falling fast, suggesting peak labor market stress is behind us. Historically such tops have marked the start of a new expansionary cycle. [We'll neverβ¦
π¨Mike Wilson: ROLLING RECESSION IS OVER (ended with Liberation Day) and the US is now in an early-cycle recovery.
[Wall St catching with early cycle signs. BTFD before everything moons!]
[Wall St catching with early cycle signs. BTFD before everything moons!]
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Bull Case
π¨Altcoin OI spread ATH: $30B surge over BTC, with $2bn added in the last 7 days! This OI surge is a clear indication that big money keeps rotating into altcoins. When institutions or whales buy alts spot, they hedge with futures pushing up OI. [Sell BTCβ¦
π¨WHY WE DIPPED AND WHY YOU SHOULD BTFD (exclusive analysis by @bullcase)
Like we noted this weekend, institutions have been hedging their surging altcoin spot positions with shorts in the futures market.
When an institution opens a short, someone else takes the long, usually a leveraged trader. Flushes hit the side with more leverage.
Institutions hedging spot positions are 'the strong hands'. The leveraged side is, as expected, the long side. After today's crash the altcoin-BTC OI spread decreased by 20%, down to 23.86bn from 30bn 2 days ago.
Those opening longs with leverage because institutions and whales are accumulating spot will have their stops hunted.
Buy spot, don't touch leverage. That's all you need to do.
Like we noted this weekend, institutions have been hedging their surging altcoin spot positions with shorts in the futures market.
When an institution opens a short, someone else takes the long, usually a leveraged trader. Flushes hit the side with more leverage.
Institutions hedging spot positions are 'the strong hands'. The leveraged side is, as expected, the long side. After today's crash the altcoin-BTC OI spread decreased by 20%, down to 23.86bn from 30bn 2 days ago.
Those opening longs with leverage because institutions and whales are accumulating spot will have their stops hunted.
Buy spot, don't touch leverage. That's all you need to do.
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π¨Discretionary (independent) investor equity exposure ticked up this week but they are still stuck at neutral with plenty of room to catch up.
Systematic strategy positioning ("Big Money") flipped discretionary investors in summer and has been rising ever since reaching the 92nd percentile today.
Crypto positioning mirrors equities: institutions are leading retail, as seen in ETF and DATCO inflows since summer, despite weak retail participation (low crypto app traffic).
[The pain trade is higher. Much higher. BTFD before institutions start pumping their bags!]
Systematic strategy positioning ("Big Money") flipped discretionary investors in summer and has been rising ever since reaching the 92nd percentile today.
Crypto positioning mirrors equities: institutions are leading retail, as seen in ETF and DATCO inflows since summer, despite weak retail participation (low crypto app traffic).
[The pain trade is higher. Much higher. BTFD before institutions start pumping their bags!]
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π¨$12.5 TRILLION retirement market β crypto.
US lawmakers just asked the SEC to implement Trump's EO to allow 401k funds into Bitcoin & crypto.
If 1% of America's $12.5T 401k market flowed into Bitcoin, that's $125B. Nearly 2x all BTC ETFs combined.
[Translation: Don't fade big money, BTFD!]
US lawmakers just asked the SEC to implement Trump's EO to allow 401k funds into Bitcoin & crypto.
If 1% of America's $12.5T 401k market flowed into Bitcoin, that's $125B. Nearly 2x all BTC ETFs combined.
[Translation: Don't fade big money, BTFD!]
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Bull Case
π¨Morgan Stanley Research: Fed Funds currently 100bps behind the market, a spread that's widening. *The disconnect between weak labor data and Fed caution creates near-term volatility, but supports the bull case if they catch up Morgan Stanley Research confirmingβ¦
π¨Chicago Fed's Goolsbee says neutral rate is 100-125 bps below current rate
*Golsbee: Inflation target still 2%
[That's why gold keeps ripping, the Fed is on a dovish autopilot but can't afford to admit it. BTFD!]
*Golsbee: Inflation target still 2%
[That's why gold keeps ripping, the Fed is on a dovish autopilot but can't afford to admit it. BTFD!]
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π¨Bitwise CIO: The Bitcoin Treasury trend may be slowing, but more companies are eyeing 5β10% BTC allocations on their balance sheets.
[Thatβs Bitcoin penetrating corporate treasury assets as an inflation hedge. Every 1% allocation adds $20k to BTC's fair price!]
[Thatβs Bitcoin penetrating corporate treasury assets as an inflation hedge. Every 1% allocation adds $20k to BTC's fair price!]
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π¨New Calastone survey reveals imminent $235B liquidity big bang.
*Calastone: TradFi managers are accelerating fund tokenization, while DeFi platforms project a 50% surge in tokenized holdings to improve treasury management.
*Calastone: TradFi managers are accelerating fund tokenization, while DeFi platforms project a 50% surge in tokenized holdings to improve treasury management.
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