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May 15, 2022, 17 tweets

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

Global Macro Review
5/15/2022

1/10

30 Vol and strong $USD ๐Ÿ’ฃ around the ๐ŸŒ with #crypto ๐Ÿ’ฅ and $GOLD breaking Trend (T)

Bond โ™‰๏ธs finally caught a ๐Ÿ—ก๏ธ, but equity โ™‰๏ธs - not so much, though the $DAX, $CAC and $SSEC diverged from $SPX

Letโ€™s dig into the ๐Ÿงฎ!

2/10

Equity vol came in for a second week but remains ๐Ÿ›—

$VIX 28.87 with Trend (T) @ 27.75
$VXN 37.71
$RVX 35.66
$VSOTXX 29.11
$VXEEM 28.52

Chart: $VIX - positive flows from weekly #OPEX pushed $SPX 2.4% on Friday.

3/10

Were it not for positive #OPEX flows, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ equity prices would have been worse by 2-3% on the week

$SPX 2.4% (w) -8.95% (T)
$IWM -2.45% (w) -11.6% (T)
$COMPQ -2.8% (w) -14.4% (T)

Chart: $COMPQ ๐Ÿ”จ is -11.6% over (t) duration = 1-month

3a/10

Nothing but ๐Ÿค• in ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ equity sectors
(Well, $XLP did manage +0.3% for the week)

$XLRE -3.9% (w) -5.15% (T)
$XLY -3.7% (w) -15.7% (T)
$XLF -3.5% (w) -16.4% (T)
$XLK -3.35% (w) -12.3% (T)

Chart: $XLB -2.4% broke Trend -1.8%

4/10

Internatโ€™l indices were a โ†”๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘œ

$SSEC +2.7% (w) -10.95% (T)
$DAX +2.6% (w) -9.05% (T)
$CAC +1.65% (w) -9.25% (T)
$HSI -0.5% (w) -20.1% (T)
$KOSPI -2.15% (w) -5.2% (T)
$NIKK -2.15% (w) -4.6% (T)

Chart: $DAX flipped to neutral (t) trade @ -0.95% this week

4a/10

Nothing but ๐Ÿป markets in Country ETFs

$VNM - 8.3% (w) -22.4% (T)
$IDX -7.55% (w) +0.9% (T) โš ๏ธ๐Ÿšฉ
$EDEN -4.25% (w) -9.15% (T)
$EWA -1.9% (w) -0.15% (T)โš ๏ธ๐Ÿšฉ

Chart: $IDX ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ was the last โ™‰๏ธ ๐Ÿ”ซ ๐Ÿ’ฅ

5/10

Metals ๐Ÿช“๐Ÿฉธ๐Ÿป

$SILVER -6.1% (w) -10.15% (T)
$GOLD -3.95% (w) -1.85% (T)
$PLAT -2.65% (w) -8.65% (T)
$COPPER -2.35% (w) -7.5% (T)

Chart: $GOLD broke trend at 1842 this week
So much for this core #quad4 allocation

5a/10

$SILVER also broke bad this week โ†˜๏ธโ†˜๏ธ and could see 18.50 before it sees 22 again

5b/10

$GDX -9.8% decimated ๐Ÿ’ฃ ๐Ÿ’ฅ

6/10

Grains managed to hang onto โ™‰๏ธ (T) despite struggling on shorter time frames

$WHEAT +6.2% (w) +47.6% (T)
$SOYB +1.5% (w) +4.0% (T)
$SUGAR +0.0% (w)+5.15% (T)
$CORN -0.45% (w) +20.0% (T)

Chart: $WHEAT with a fresh โ™‰๏ธ impulse โ†—๏ธ

7/10

Hydrocarbons remain โ™‰๏ธ (T)

$GASO +3.3% (w) +37.95% (T)
$WTIC +0.65% (w) +18.7% (T)
$BRENT -0.85% (w) +43.25% (T)
$NATGAS -4.75% (w) +94.4% (T)

Chart: $GASO ๐Ÿ†• all-time high ๐ŸŽˆ

8/10

After touching 3.2% on Monday, the UST10Y yield โ†˜๏ธ on the week, providing relief for ๐Ÿฉธ โ™‰๏ธ

10/2s to 34 BPS ๐Ÿ”ป -6.7 BPS

MOVE 114.6 -5.6%

Chart: Is the top in for $TNX or will we ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ a re-test of recent highs?

8a/10

Bond ETFs with rare positive returns on the week

$TLT +2.05% (w) -16.1% (T)
$IVOL +1.85% (w) +1.25%% (T) ๐Ÿ†•โ™‰๏ธ
$IEF +1.5% (w) -7.7%% (T)
$LQD +0.75% (w) -10.6% (T)
$TIP +0.45% (w) -4.3% (T)
$HYG -1.0% (w) -7.1% (T)

Chart: $IVOL broke to โ™‰๏ธ (t) + (T) this week

9/10

The wrecking ball ๐ŸŽณ known as the $USD put in a 20-year high for the week

$USD +0.9% (w) +8.9% (T)
$AUD -2.0% (w) -2.8% (T) ๐Ÿป
$EUR -1.25% (w) -8.3% (T)
$GBP -0.75% (w) -9.65% (T)

Chart: $CNYUSD falling off a cliff
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ must need ๐Ÿ’ฐ

10/10

Even with ๐Ÿ’ช $USD, #CPI +8.3% y/y and wages +5.5% in April = -2.8% real buying power. THIS will affect demand โ†˜๏ธ but Powell reiterated Thursday, โ€œget inflation back under controlโ€ is the #1 priority, and it "will also include some painโ€

10a/10

Powell Marketplace interview 05/12/22
marketplace.org/2022/05/12/fedโ€ฆ

10b/10

๐Ÿ‘Š ๐Ÿฅฃ removal will include pain

Tighten #FCI = ๐Ÿ”บ rates ๐Ÿ”ป equities

Demand destruction = wealth destruction
๐Ÿฉณ $XLY $XRT $XLK
LONG $TBT $IVOL $DBA $USD

Watch for โ™‰๏ธ ๐Ÿฉ into #OPEX, #STFR, and have a super profitable ๐Ÿ’ฐ week!

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