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Widening Gaps

In this edition: France's current mess? SARIM called it in June 2024. The USD strength isn't about America. How long...
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Bonds Are Screaming, Stocks Are Smiling – Something Has to Give

Chart Book for 5th of October 2026 If there was one market shouting louder than all the others this week,...
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Cash, Quality, Gold and a Loaded Gun: How I’d Position for What Comes Next

There are times to be aggressive, and there are times to make sure you’re still standing when everyone else discovers...
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Inside the Order Book: Decoding Volume Footprint in Modern Trading

Modern electronic financial markets move at speeds measured in microseconds, yet conventional charting methods remain largely trapped in a two-dimensional...
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Stocks Up, Yields Up, Nerves Up – Welcome to Modern Markets

Chart Book for 28th of September 2026 The S&P 500 finished roughly 1.1% higher, while the Nasdaq jumped about 3.2%,...
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Growth Diversified Strategy (GDS): August 2026 Investor Update

Portfolio Manager’s Note The GDS Portfolio navigated a challenging global environment in August, marked by political uncertainty, elevated volatility, and...
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Trump Talks, Markets Listen – But Europe Has a Much Bigger Problem

Donald Trump went to the United Nations and, depending on your political persuasion, either delivered some uncomfortable home truths or...
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The Anatomy of Portfolio Diversification

Portfolio diversification is frequently cited as the single most critical tenet of sensible wealth management, yet it remains one of...
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Commodities, Politics and Central Banks

In this edition: DRAM supply accelerates, as Chinese DRAM chip-maker CXMT announced on Sunday that its fifth-generation technology platform had...
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If Markets Wanted to Remind Us That Inflation Hasn’t Gone Anywhere, They Succeeded Rather Spectacularly This Week

Chart Book for 21st of September 2026 The S&P 500 finished almost exactly where it started, slipping roughly 0.1%, while...
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The Big Picture for Equity Markets. Fundamentals And Technical’s: The Old Man Sticks His Neck Out!

Over the weekend I had a discussion with an important European industrialist friend, who asked me about the outlook for...
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The Momentum’s Corner: 17th September 2026

This Week at a Glance The strongest weekly moves were recorded for the 2-year US Treasury yield (+19 bps), the...