Crypto Investing and Decentralized Finance, Coinstack

Coinstack

Crypto Investing and Decentralized Finance

Coinstack is published weekly by Ryan Allis. He was previously CEO and Co-founder of iContact and led the company from 300 employees, 70,000 customers, and $50M in annual sales and an exit for $169M. Ryan was an angel investor in SpaceX, LendingClub, Change.org, Kuli Kuli, and Catalant. Today, Ryan advises companies and governments on blockchain-related projects and is the Chairman of Hive.org, a global community of 3,500 purpose-driven leaders from 130 countries making a positive impact in the world. Ryan holds an MBA from Harvard Business School where he was Co-President of the Harvard Social Enterprise Club and a fellow of the Harvard Graduate School Leadership Institute.

Crypto

<ul><li>Bitcoin closed near $76,819 (CoinGecko, Sep 13 close), down 4.4% w/w after touching $76.5K midweek.</li><li>August CPI ran core 0.1pp hot: 0.3% MoM vs 0.2% expected. Headline 0.4% MoM, 3.4% YoY (in line).</li><li>September Fed hike odds jumped to over 86% on CME FedWatch.</li></ul>

Bitcoin closed near $76,819 (CoinGecko, Sep 13 close), down 4.4% w/w after touching $76.5K midweek.August CPI ran core 0.1pp hot: 0.3% MoM vs 0.2% expected. Headline 0.4% MoM, 3.4% YoY (in line).September Fed hike odds jumped to over 86% on CME FedWatch.

Asia biased macro & technical analysis, Untying The Gordian Knot

Untying The Gordian Knot

Asia biased macro & technical analysis

A differentiated process with a primary focus on Asia. Technical Analysis as core and Macro drivers that could bring the view to fruition & changes that could make the idea fall apart. The objective is to be the best in class, hence corner shop.

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Throughout 2024, we’ve witnessed tight trading ranges across various markets: oil, FX, and Credit spreads.</li><li>Notably, Semiconductors (light blue), Gold (depicted in blue), High-Yield OAS (in red), and Bitcoin (represented in black) exhibit remarkably similar chart patterns.</li><li>In essence, these assets no longer offer diversification benefits; they have effectively become indistinguishable trades.</li></ul>

Throughout 2024, we’ve witnessed tight trading ranges across various markets: oil, FX, and Credit spreads.Notably, Semiconductors (light blue), Gold (depicted in blue), High-Yield OAS (in red), and Bitcoin (represented in black) exhibit remarkably similar chart patterns.In essence, these assets no longer offer diversification benefits; they have effectively become indistinguishable trades.

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Scotiabank

Scotiabank

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Scotiabank’s global foreign exchange strategy team provides in-depth regional insights and macro-economic analysis for G10 and advanced economies, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Find technical and fundamental strategy reports focused on trade ideas, market risks, and the unfolding macro outlook. Content available is external broker reports authored by a third party outside the Smartkarma network and has been aggregated by an online aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed by Smartkarma in this format for user's convenience and general informational purposes only. Content does not constitute investment or financial advice and Smartkarma makes no representation or warranty regarding its accuracy or contents. Original third party author retains all copyright and other proprietary rights in the content. Access or use of third party links not controlled by Smartkarma are at the user's own risk.

Macroeconomics

<ul><li>Broader bearish USD sentiment has moderated somewhat, the latest positioning data from the CFTC shows.</li><li>Non-Commercial Accounts cut short USD positioning by a little over USD3.4bn in the week through Tuesday, taking the aggregate bear bet on the USD versus the major currencies back to USD15.8bn.</li><li>Data shows that Real Money Accounts trimmed their overall short USD position USD2.4bn to USD38.9bn over the week while Leveraged Accounts lifted their (modest) short USD position by USD2.5bn to USD4.8bn.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Broader bearish USD sentiment has moderated somewhat, the latest positioning data from the CFTC shows.Non-Commercial Accounts cut short USD positioning by a little over USD3.4bn in the week through Tuesday, taking the aggregate bear bet on the USD versus the major currencies back to USD15.8bn.Data shows that Real Money Accounts trimmed their overall short USD position USD2.4bn to USD38.9bn over the week while Leveraged Accounts lifted their (modest) short USD position by USD2.5bn to USD4.8bn.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Weekly CFTC Sentiment Report - Bearish USD Sentiment Moderates

<ul><li>Due to conflicting factors, it has been a volatile week in the Australian and Japanese bonds and currencies.</li><li>This week, the decisions and guidance from the ECB and BOJ have caused disruptions as they were out of consensus.</li><li>The yield curve for Europe and Asia-Pacific 5-30 has begun to steepen.</li></ul>

Due to conflicting factors, it has been a volatile week in the Australian and Japanese bonds and currencies.This week, the decisions and guidance from the ECB and BOJ have caused disruptions as they were out of consensus.The yield curve for Europe and Asia-Pacific 5-30 has begun to steepen.

Australia and Japan Set to Lead Global Bear Steepening

External broker reports, Nordea

Nordea

External broker reports

Nordea is the bank in the Nordics dedicated to serving corporations and institutional customers. Our offering includes a diverse range of financing, cash management and payment services, investment banking, capital markets products, securities services and more. Content available is external broker reports authored by a third party outside the Smartkarma network and has been aggregated by an online aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed by Smartkarma in this format for user's convenience and general informational purposes only. Content does not constitute investment or financial advice and Smartkarma makes no representation or warranty regarding its accuracy or contents. Original third party author retains all copyright and other proprietary rights in the content. Access or use of third party links not controlled by Smartkarma are at the user's own risk.

<ul><li>Key summer developments at a glance: The Fed increased the funds rate by 25bp to the range 5.25-5.50%.</li><li>The central bank signalled that it will remain data dependent, maintaining its hiking bias on the back of inflation worries.</li><li>Still robust data from the real economy but also lower inflation data has buoyed markets view of a soft landing.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Key summer developments at a glance: The Fed increased the funds rate by 25bp to the range 5.25-5.50%.The central bank signalled that it will remain data dependent, maintaining its hiking bias on the back of inflation worries.Still robust data from the real economy but also lower inflation data has buoyed markets view of a soft landing.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Japan

The Japanese yen is the official currency of Japan. 

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Two Catalysts. One Big Week

Bitcoin closed near $76,819 (CoinGecko, Sep 13 close), down 4.4% w/w after touching $76.5K midweek.August CPI ran core 0.1pp hot: 0.3% MoM vs 0.2%...

Coinstack

Are We Heading for a Volatility Event?

Notably, Semiconductors (light blue), Gold (depicted in blue), High-Yield OAS (in red), and Bitcoin (represented in black) exhibit remarkably...

Untying The Gordian Knot

Weekly CFTC Sentiment Report - Bearish USD Sentiment Moderates

Non-Commercial Accounts cut short USD positioning by a little over USD3.4bn in the week through Tuesday, taking the aggregate bear bet on the USD

Scotiabank

Australia and Japan Set to Lead Global Bear Steepening

This week, the decisions and guidance from the ECB and BOJ have caused disruptions as they were out of consensus. The yield curve for Europe and...

Untying The Gordian Knot

Macro & Markets: Welcome back

Key summer developments at a glance: The Fed increased the funds rate by 25bp to the range 5.25-5.50%. The central bank signalled that it will...

Nordea

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