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Equity indices are showing modest gains following the November CPI report, which was largely in line with expectations except for headline MoM coming in at 0.1% vs. 0.0% expected. The SPY and QQQ are up 0.12% and 0.32%, respectively, while small caps are showing mild declines, with the IWM decreasing 0.22%. Crypto markets are mixed, with BTC (+0.09%) relatively flat and ETH (-1.22%) falling to $2,200. Gaming tokens are showing...
Liquidations Wipe Out $2.7 billion in OI, IMX Breakout Strengthens its Technical Picture
On Sunday evening, the perps market experienced a low liquidity liquidation cascade, eliminating about $2.7 billion in open interest (source: CoinGlass) across all coins. We interpret this as a healthy purge of some overleveraged traders, and any immediate market weakness should be viewed as an opportunity to buy on dips. BTC found support at last week's low and has since recovered about half of last night's dip. Today, our focus...
The combination of consumer sentiment and unemployment data has provided fuel to support the soft-landing scenario. UMich consumer sentiment came in higher-than-expected (69.4 vs. 62.0), 1-year inflation expectations dropped significantly from 4.5% to 3.1%, and the unemployment rate came in at 3.7% vs. 3.9% expected. Anchored inflation expectations and lower unemployment are giving investors optimism that inflation can retreat while the U.S. avoids a recession, driving the SPX (+0.30%) and...
Equities are attempting to break a three-day losing streak, with the S&P rising 0.7% and the Nasdaq up 1.5% ahead of tomorrowâs jobs report. Economists polled by Dow Jones expect 190k additional jobs added in November, an increase from the prior month. Investors are eagerly awaiting indications that the labor market is settling down, which could reassure the Federal Reserve to stop increasing interest rates. BTC is beginning to show...
Equities are flat after initially climbing following government data that showed labor market costs fell while productivity remained robust. Investors await confirmation from tomorrowâs jobless claims numbers, followed by nonfarm payrolls, wages, and unemployment rate on Friday. Long-term yields have fallen sharply after peaking near ~5% in October, with the 10Y and 30Y yielding 4.1% and 4.2%, respectively. BTC has continued climbing, rising 0.6% to $43.9k. ETH is underforming, falling...
After opening negative, equity indices have turned positive following the release of JOLTS data showing 8.7 million job openings versus 9.3 million expected, displaying further softening in the labor market. The market continues to pull forward the timeline of the Federal Reserveâs first rate cut, projecting a 55% chance of a March cut compared to a 25.6% chance a month ago. Within crypto markets, all eyes are on BTC (+3.96%) as...
Bitcoin experienced yet another weekend rally, breaking above $42,000 for the first time since the Terra unwind in April 2022. BTC has since retraced slightly, stabilizing around the $41.5k mark. A major beneficiary of the rally was STX, the Bitcoin layer 2 token we pinpointed as a buy in our recent strategy note. The token has rallied impressively, marking an approximate 25% increase today and a 50% bump since the...
U.S. equities are cooling following a strong upward surprise in Chicago PMI data (55.8 act. vs. 45.4 exp), marking one of the largest beats in the data seriesâ history. The SPY has fallen 0.13%, while the QQQ has dropped 0.75%. Crypto markets are mixed, with ETH (+0.49%) gaining on the day while BTC (-0.31%) is showing mild losses. UNIBOT is one of the top performers this week, rising 66% so far,...
U.S. stock indices are relatively flat today, with the SPY and QQQ both declining less than 0.10%, as the DXY (-0.38%) continues retreating, falling below $103. In contrast, crypto assets are rallying sharply, with BTC (+2.37%) trading above $38k and ETH (+1.78%) rising above $2,060. GBTC (+4.76%) has been one of the most popular trades over the past year as its discount to NAV has shrunk from over 40% to...
Equities, initially in the red, have rallied with the QQQ up by around 20 basis points and the SPX nearing breakeven. The DXY is trending downwards, aiming for its lowest close since August amid another day of lower rates, which is easing the burden on crypto-related equities like COIN, now trading around $120 and nearing another year-to-date high. The recent Binance crackdown also benefits Coinbase, potentially boosting its market share...
