For folks who are newer to trading? Before getting to the week ahead, I thought it might be best to review what a weekly note is, and what it is not.
Weekly Note of September 24, 2023: Bias not Bets Read More »
Perhaps in an effort to ‘consolidate’ my tasks, we can make our Firms weekly note, coincide with some content here for GTC Traders; this first week, with an introduction on FOMC, Interest Rates and then our usual look at Major Markets.
Weekly Note Introduction, Interest Rates and Major Markets Read More »
“The Duke” specifies his thoughts on Inflation in August of 2023, and what we need to see moving forward on the Inflationary route, as we approach 2024.
Thoughts on Inflation Read More »
The market has seen soaring prices as of late. U.S. consumer prices (CPI) rose modestly in June and the year over year inflation number continues to subside. Do the traders at GTC Traders feel that inflation has truly been ‘tamed’ by aggressive hikes of the fed?
Generative Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is now here. There is ChatGPT and ChatGPT 4 available now. Writing Assistance is available. Agent GPT. What is Artificial Intelligence? How does Artificial Intelligence work and differentiate itself from normal computing. How does Artificial Intelligence compare to the impact of the Internet in 1994? What will be the Geo-political Impact? What may be the Macro-Economic impact with Artifical Intelligence? What impact would we see for Investing and Trading? We discuss this, in the very first GTC Traders Podcast …
At the recent July 14th Federal Reserve press conference, the Central Bank announced a ‘pause’ on interest rate hikes. This may have been one of their better moments in recent years.
The Intelligent Pause on Interest Rate Hikes by the Federal Reserve Read More »
Many have commented on the inversion in the yield curve. This post is a conceptual look and description of a trade in Treasuries, that seeks to take advantage of the inversion.
A Trade on Treasury Spreads Read More »
“The Duke” (of Decimilization) was not impressed and somewhat concerned by the May 2023 CPI Inflation report by the BLS.
Waiting for the July Inflation Print Read More »
Before the release by the BLS, consensus for CPI Inflation was +0.2% Month over Month (MoM), Core Month over Month (MoM) of 0.4%, and +5.3% Core Year over Year (YoY) for May 2023.
Economic News Release: CPI Inflation May 2023 Read More »
NAR Existing Home Sales May of 2023. Before the release by the NAR (National Association of Realtors, consensus for Existing home sales, on the low side was possibly for a decrease of -1.0%.
Economic News Release: NAR Existing Home Sales May 2023 Read More »
