Thread by @tdarling1

Hello Thursday!

Big moves ↗️ yesterday in metals and grains

China cuts and $HSI 🚀

Some reprieve from the equity 🐻 with #OPEX on tap tomorrow

Let's dig into the 🧮!

$NIKK 🏀 and $HSI 🚀 as Asia closes ↔️

$NIKK 27773 +1.1%
$SSEC 3555 -0.1%
$TWII 18218 -0.05%
$HSI 24952 +3.4% ⬅️🚀
$KOSPI 2863 +0.7%
$IDX 6627 +0.55%

Australia ↗️
$ASX 7342 +0.15%

India 🩸↘️
$BSE 59267 -1.4%

Europe unable to build on gains ↘️

$DAX 15790 -0.1%
$CAC 7138 -0.5%
$FTSE 7576 -0.15%
$AEX 773 +0.05%
$IBEX 8768 -0.1%
$MIB 27408 +0.1%
$SMI 12492 -0.3%
$MOEX 3461 +0.7% 🪆

$VSTOXX 22.36 🔺

🇺🇸 markets have broken ↘️ badly with $SPX the last woman standing, key support at 4,500

$ES 4548 +0.35%
$NQ 15140 +0.6%
$RTY 2065 +0.1%

$VIX 23.42

Precious metals ↔️ digesting yesterday's 🚀 while base metals are well bid ↗️

$GOLD 1835 -0.3%
$SILVER 24.21 -0.1%
$COPPER 4.512 +0.95%
$PLAT 1040 +1.2%
$PALL 2045 +1.8%
$ALI 2059 +0.3%
$ZINC 3667 +2.4% ⬅️

$GVZ 15.64 🔺

After putting in a nominal new cycle high, $WTIC ↘️ with potential 🔝 in place

$WTIC 85.44 -0.4%
$BRENT 87.88 -9.6%
$NATGAS 4.007 -0.6%
$GASO 2.45 -0.4%

$OVX 42.75 🔺

Grains ripped ↗️ yesterday with $SOYB ready to put in a second leg higher

$WHEAT 797 unch
$CORN 610 unch
$SOYB 1396 +0.35%
$SUGAR 19.02 -0.35%

The Aussie 🦘🦘 in #FX

$AUD .7232 +0.32%
$USD 95.52 +0.02%
$EUR 1.135 +0.08%
$GBP 1.3626 +0.15%
$USDJPY 114.30 -0.02%
$USDCHF .915 -0.05%
$USDCAD 1.249 -0.18%
$USDRUB 76.531 +0.43% 🪆

Cyrpto 🏀↗️

$BTC 42105 +1.25%
$ETH 3148 +2.0%

After a rare ↘️ day, UST yields ↗️across the curve

10/2s to 79.1 BPS 🔻 with MOVE 80.14 🔻

2Y 1.043
5Y 1.622
10Y 1.834
30Y 2.15

Global 10Ys mostly ↘️
JPN 0.141 🔺

With #OPEX on tap, 🇺🇸 equity markets are breaking ↘️ as Uncle Joe gives Jerome the nod. 😱

No malarkey! $STFR

Asia, EM, and metals looking ↗️ #BTFD

Could take a flyer on $USO 🩳 with 🛢️🔝

Vol ahead!

Have a super profitable 💰 Thursday!