A Foreword Tradehaven loves perspectives and different ones too. Like parts of a puzzle, perspectives add up towards a holism in our personal logic. We like to think that trading is all about… Continue reading
YOLO to you. My smug son informed me YOLO stands for You Only Live Once, after a rapper Yolo MCSwaggin who rode the YOLO phrase to his success and popularity amongst the young.… Continue reading
Nearly everyone in the markets is superstitious – you see it from the figurines, money plants, coins, and even the lucky tie they wear. Reuters has a good article on what does Hong… Continue reading
“It’s no longer in China’s favor to accumulate foreign-exchange reserves,” Yi Gang, a deputy governor at the central bank, said in a speech organized by China Economists 50 Forum at Tsinghua University yesterday.”… Continue reading
For all the hype and expectations, the 3rd Chinese plenum of failed to produce a single firework. Instead we have the unveiling of a destination without a map to guide the markets. Way… Continue reading
Month end on Thursday, 31st October and we have 2 big central bank meetings that are poised to be non events. BOJ BOJ rate decision day and a glimpse into 2014 monetary base… Continue reading
Earlier today, this was making the rounds on the grapevine: “…A source from Team Obama told CNBC that Larry Summers will likely be named chairman of the Federal Reserve in a few weeks… Continue reading
JP Morgan’s exit from commodities trading will probably be remembered as the beginning of the true exit from proprietary trading by big banks. Cynics are probably right for alleging that, until recently, the… Continue reading
April Is The Cruellest Month, 2 Eclipses And Yellen Risk
by15 April 2014 Total Lunar Eclipse 29 April 2014 Annular Solar Eclipse Fact : Solar eclipses can only occur on new moons and lunar eclipses can only occur on full moons. Eclipses are… Continue reading →