May 2013
1 post
Behavioral Macro: You Don’t Really Understand the... →
markdow:
This is the question I always fantasize an insightful CNBC interviewer will ask of his/her guest after the guest offhandedly mumbles something about ‘the yen carry trade’.
Odds are, though, it’ll never happen.
What is a carry trade and why is it so pervasively misunderstood?
First, a…
April 2013
1 post
February 2013
4 posts
Behavioral Macro: The Case against Commodities and... →
markdow:
Commodities as a group have been underperforming equities for about six months now. The correlation between the two groups has been grinding lower. Even more important, I think the underperformance of commodities—and by extension emerging markets—will persist for some time.
Hang on. If the…
And that is why they pay him the big bucks. key takeway - there is a fundamental...
January 2013
10 posts
December 2012
28 posts
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Behavioral Macro: Sentiment and trading views,... →
markdow:
I am not a consumer of the big, bold predictions and the surprise lists that roll in this time of year. They mostly serve marketing purposes, or as a call option on self-aggrandizement, or our desire, at some level, to be told what to do. But many people like them. Uncertainty—the kind…
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November 2012
24 posts
