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Sep 18, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read Read on X
Fed QE/QT vs SPX (Oct outlook)

B/S continue to expand with large volatility (4 steps forward, 3 steps back). mid-month expansion in Sept will be cancelled by EOM MBS QT in Sept.

Starting in Oct, we should see a more regular pattern, as BOJ&ECB finish their swap-line unwind.
SPX has been lagging B/S by 3-5 days, it will be interesting to see if the trend continues.

Fiscal & monetary & earning season will add to each other in mid Oct..
Fiscal deficit spending (gray cruve) is back to the old monthly pattern (i.e. little stimulus money), with large EOM/BOM peaks and a few smaller peaks in the middle of the month. Will the stock follow?
Stimulus money is running dry. Most of what's left is tax breaks.

All # are in $MM.

Unemployment benefit via FEMA has been depleted.

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