Quarterly Outlook
Macro outlook: Trump 2.0: Can the US have its cake and eat it, too?
John J. Hardy
Global Head of Macro Strategy
Senior Relationship Manager
Summary: Event Risk
Good Morning
It is really not easy to make sense of markets and to find the right thing to focus on:
Looking from trading levels, US Yields rose to 4.84 and weighed on equities a little. The Dow, S&P and Nasdaq fell all less than 0.5% The USD Index fell despite rising yields and precious metals rose. The USD Index is testing the 106 level at the moment and Gold is approaching the 1940 level while Silver has broken above the 23 level again to trade at 23.10.
Blackout Period starting end of the Week so from next week, there will be no fed speakers.
Rate hikes are basically off the table for the current cycle for the Fed, the ECB the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, Bank of Canada, the Australians as well as the New Zealands, the probability of a hike is less than 20% priced in. only the Swedes, the Indonesian, as well as the Turks are seen to hike at the next meeting.
Rate hikes are basically off the table for the current cycle for the Fed, the ECB the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, Bank of Canada, the Australians as well as the New Zealands, the probability of a hike is less than 20% priced in. only the Swedes, the Indonesian, as well as the Turks are seen to hike at the next meeting.
Althea wrote on overall Rates: Geopolitical tensions fail to stall the rise in long-term rates
Koen wrote on how one could play bonds via options using the TLT ETF: As the allure of bonds re-emerges, the spotlight also shines on sophisticated investment methods like options on bond ETFs, especially TLT. Current yields have reshaped bonds into a promising investment medium, bestowing them with merits such as comparatively lower risk than stocks, bolstered diversification, and a dependable income flow resilient to economic fluctuations.
Please find the overview page for options here: Options Trading - Stock Market Analysis & News | Saxo Group (home.saxo) this contains very basic education and advanced ideas.
There is ample opportunity but also lots of downside in possibly great spikes of volatility. For speculative positions, bought options are very appealing at the moment because they allow to take a position without necessarily setting a stop. ( the premium is at risk but that is usually much smaller than the nominal involved)
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