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Mar 13, 2022, 11 tweets

๐Ÿปโ™‰๏ธโ†—๏ธโ†˜๏ธโ†”๏ธโš ๏ธ๐Ÿšฉ๐Ÿ”บ๐Ÿ”ป๐Ÿงฎ

Global Macro Review 03/13/22

1/11

Focus on whatโ€™s working - long #inflation ๐Ÿ›ข, #vol ๐ŸŒŠ, and long USD ๐Ÿ’ต

Nothing says these will continue to work, given the geopolitical risk ๐Ÿ’ฅโ˜ฎ๏ธ

But, what choice do you have? Fade it?

Letโ€™s dig into the ๐Ÿงฎ!

2/11

Metals โ†”๏ธ on the week but โ™‰๏ธ -
giving you opportunity long side

$COPPER -6.3%
$PLAT -2.55%
$GOLD +0.95%
$SILVER +1.45%

Chart: $SILVER +11.95% t, +17.85% T, vol 53 (3.3%)๐Ÿ”ป

3/11

Hydrocarbons โ™‰๏ธ pulled back sharply = more opportunity long ๐Ÿ›ขโ›ฝ๏ธ

$GASO -7.35%
$NATGAS -6.0%
$WTIC -5.5%
$BRENT -4.2%

Chart: $DBC +12.28% t, +27.75% (T), vol 50 (3.1%) is over extended but a lower vol way to play commodities

4/11

Grains were โ†”๏ธ with ๐ŸŒพ โ†˜๏ธ sharply and ๐Ÿญ back to ๐Ÿป (T)

$WHEAT -8.35% ๐ŸŒพ
$SUGAR -0.3% ๐Ÿญ
$SOYB +0.95%
$CORN +1.1%
$COFFEE -0.9% โ˜•๏ธ ๐Ÿป

Chart: $DBA +3.5% (t), +10.75% (T), 30 vol (1.89%)

5/11

The $USD ๐Ÿ’ช particularly vs ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต

$USD +0.47%
$AUD -1.22% โ™‰๏ธ (t) + (T)
$EUR -0.24%
$GBP -1.6%
$USDCAD +0.08%
$USDCHF +1.95% ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
$USDJPY +2.12% ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต

Chart: $USDJPY +1.69% (t) +3.46% (T) vol 9 (.56%)

6/11

Except for TIPs, you got pounded in bond ETFs
Again, #inflation working; duration? not so much

$TIP +0.51%
$BND -1.82%
$HYG -1.95%
$BNDD -2.7%
$LQD -2.8%
$TLT -3.8%

Chart: $TIP +3.6% (t) -0.06% (T), vol 12 (0.77%)

7/11

US equities working ๐Ÿฉณ side (= long vol) with small caps outperforming

$IWM -0.95%
$SPX -2.9%
$COMPQ -3.55%

Chart: $IWM -2.3% (t), -10.55% (T), vol 45 (2.8%

8/11

Very little working long side in US sectors

$XLE +2.15%
$XLU -0.65%
$XME -1.25%

Both $XLP -5.85% and $XLV -2.7% broke (T) this week ๐Ÿป

Chart: $XLE +9.15% (t), +34.25% (T), vol 50 (3.15%)

9/11

Big ๐Ÿพ in European indices this week as Asia played catch โ†˜๏ธ

$CAC +3.3%
$DAX +1.35%
$HSI -6.15%
$KOPSI -1.9%
$NIKK -3.15%
$SSEC -4.0%

Chart: The โ€œsafetyโ€ trade, $SSEC -4.4% (t), -9.75% (T), vol 29 (1.8%)

10/11

Top country ETFs - all ๐Ÿป all ๐Ÿฉณ
$EWD +5.0%
$ENFL +4.7%
$EWP +3.6%
$EWG +3.15%

Weakest
$FXI -11.85%
$VNM -5.65%
EWJ -4.3%

11/11

#CPI 7.9%

Anyone who tells you the #inflation trade is because of ๐Ÿช† is full of ๐Ÿ’ฉ, though ๐Ÿ’ฅ did catalyze a big move โ†—๏ธ

Use the $CRB โ†˜๏ธ to #BTFD
Use equity โ†—๏ธ to #STFR

The trend ๐Ÿ“Š is your friend until further notice

Have a super profitable ๐Ÿ’ฐ week!

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