market_pulse — Tue Zurich afternoon: Yahoo live equity/index marks (S&P 7436.43 / Nasdaq 24911.49 / Dow 52787.06); ^VIX 19.10; ^TNX 4.602; EURUSD/GC/CL Yahoo Tue session (GC/CL cache from morning fetch); BTC/ETH CoinGecko Tue. Change_pct vs Mon closes.
yesterday_retrospective — Aggregator history empty for Asia/Europe benchmarks (^N225/^HSI/^STOXX/^GDAXI); regional moves from Kyodo/Xinhua/Anadolu web prints. Sector SPDR live Stooq challenge-blocked — Monday rotation from Barchart/Business Times/Xinhua sector recaps.
us_equity_ideas — Fundamentals waterfall empty/circuit_open for MSFT/ASML/XOM/META. Live /price Stooq challenge-blocked; MSFT/XOM/META from Portfolio Manager marks / AlphaVantage Mon; ASML last PM mark 1576.95 before stop-out sell.
eu_equity_ideas — eu_fundamentals_gap: ASML.AS/TTE.PA fundamentals empty. Prices AlphaVantage Mon (€1429.8 / €74.38); ASML.AS Tue follow-through inferred from ADR/CNBC (~−1.8%) not used for stop calc — held at Mon mark (−7.65% vs avg).
penny_plays — GOSS Tue ~$0.22 (web); NRXP Mon $3.63 / premarket ~$3.87. /sentiment empty for both (Social_Momentum=0). Aggregator live Stooq blocked.
forex_rebalancing — EUR-cross history via Yahoo EUR*=X. Manifold July hike ~22%; CME FedWatch ~34–40% per TradingKey. USDJPY ≈ EURJPY/EURUSD ~163.77.
commodities_outlook — GC/CL Yahoo marks include Tue session (morning cache); SI/HG live Tue. No BUY dispatch — oil still HOLD after two-day dump; gold HOLD into FOMC decision Wed.
crypto_landscape — Spot ETF flows from Farside/WuBlockchain Jul 27 (BTC −$11.6M / ETH +~$9–12M). CoinGecko Tue marks BTC $63,506 / ETH $1,881.82.
risk_cover_playbook — SH/TLT/VIXY live Yahoo/Stooq null; verified via /history (SH 33.50 / TLT 83.25 / VIXY 21.44 Fri). VIX term structure contango (VIX ~19.1 vs VIX3M ~20.2 per thetrading.tools Jul 27).
GeneralMarket Pulse 2 minFOMC day-one tape is a Dow-over-Nasdaq rotation: Dow 52,787 (+1.11% vs Mon) while Nasdaq 24,911 (−0.08%) and Russell 2,938 (−0.33%) lag as chips stay soft into Warsh. The inter-market tell…
MARKET PULSE
FOMC day-one tape is a Dow-over-Nasdaq rotation: Dow 52,787 (+1.11% vs Mon) while Nasdaq 24,911 (−0.08%) and Russell 2,938 (−0.33%) lag as chips stay soft into Warsh. The inter-market tell is WTI still $80.95 (−4.6% Tue / −9.4% from Fri) with the 10-year easing to 4.602% (−3.9 bps) and VIX stuck at 19.1 in contango — inflation-scare relief without a panic vol bid. Watch Jul 29 14:00 ET FOMC: Manifold ~22% hike vs FedWatch ~34–40%, with MSFT/META after the close the same day.
• Trim high-beta semis/AI (ASML/MSFT/META sleeve) by ~1/3 ahead of FOMC+earnings vol
• Add SPY put spread or VIXY starter while VIX ~19 still below the 25 trigger
• Raise USD/CHF cash buffer; treat energy as Hormuz binary, not a stable hedge after WTI's −9% two-day skid
AIZero of four crash triggers are live (VIX 19.1, curve +0.34, HY OAS 2.79, SPX only ~−0.8% from ~7499), so regime stays risk-on — but today's named risks (fragile Hormuz pause, FOMC hike tail, ASML/AI-capex unwind, USDJPY intervention, HY OAS watch) argue for keeping the hedge ticket list pre-validated. If two triggers flip, execute the checklist within minutes rather than re-researching under stress.
GeneralYesterday's Market Retrospective 3 minMonday's session was a two-speed tape: a US–Iran strike pause crushed oil (~−7.5% WTI / ~−8.7% Brent) and lifted Dow/staples, while a China immersion-DUV report torched semis (ASML ~−6% to…
YESTERDAY'S MARKET RETROSPECTIVE
Monday's session was a two-speed tape: a US–Iran strike pause crushed oil (~−7.5% WTI / ~−8.7% Brent) and lifted Dow/staples, while a China immersion-DUV report torched semis (ASML ~−6% to −8.5%, SOXX hard red) and capped the Nasdaq (−0.18%) even as the S&P finished flat (+0.02%).
How Yesterday Unfolded
Asia Asia opened firmer on Middle East de-escalation hopes — Nikkei +0.50% to 64,931.19 and Hang Seng +0.98% to 25,207.18, with Shanghai Composite +1.15% — though chip names stayed soft tracking Friday's US AI-capex angst.
Europe Europe raced higher on the oil dump early, then gave most of it back as chip equipment sold off into the US open — Stoxx 600 closed +0.02% at 644.62 while DAX still finished +1.04% at 25,361.03; ASML/BESI led the late fade.
US US closed mixed: Dow +0.51% to 52,210.08 on lower oil/inflation-relief, S&P +0.02% to 7,413.18, Nasdaq −0.18% to 24,932.08 as NVDA/AMD/ASML sold on the China DUV headline and AI-financing angst ahead of mega-cap earnings and FOMC.
Energy / semis (XLE −2.01%; SOXX/ASML hard red) → Staples / communication services (XLP +1.58%; XLC +1.46%) · XLP +1.58% and XLC +1.46% vs XLE −2.01% and utilities −1.32% on Monday (sector recap)
Oil's war-premium unwind hurt energy while China-DUV/AI-capex fears hit semis; defensive staples and select communication names caught the rotation.
Key Drivers
US–Iran strike pause dumps oil — WTI fell ~7.5% toward the low-$80s and Brent ~8.7% as Washington and Tehran held fire for a third day and floated talks, easing near-term inflation fears into FOMC week.
China immersion-DUV mass-production report — The Information report that a Shanghai state-backed group began immersion-DUV production sparked a synchronized ASML/AMAT/LRCX selloff and capped Nasdaq gains.
Pre-FOMC / mega-cap earnings positioning — With Fed decision Jul 29 and MSFT/META/AAPL/AMZN prints stacked this week, investors rotated away from crowded AI-infrastructure names after last week's Tesla/Alphabet AI-spend scare.
Bridge to Today
Watch whether Tuesday's FOMC day-one tape and chip rebound/fade confirm the staples-over-semis rotation or reverse it once oil's de-escalation premium is fully chewed.
StocksUS Equity Ideas 3 minMSFT BUY · META BUY · XOM BUY · ASML BUY
US EQUITY IDEAS
Ticker
Name
Conviction
1d
MSFTNEW
Microsoft Corporation
6.5
+2.80%
METANEW
Meta Platforms, Inc.
6.5
+0.00%
XOM↓
Exxon Mobil Corporation
6
-0.63%
ASML↓
ASML Holding N.V.
6
-4.73%
MSFTGROWTHBUY🔥 2-issue streakNEW
Microsoft Corporation • Technology
6.5/10Conviction
$399.67
▲ +2.80%
Over the next 24 hours into Wed Jul 29 after-close results, expect MSFT to be the cleanest read on whether Azure AI monetization still clears a ~$35–40B+ quarterly capex bar — shares marked ~$399.99 Tue (+2.8% vs Mon…
July 29 after close: Microsoft FY26 Q4 earnings (Azure growth + capex the swing factors)Consensus ~$87.7B revenue / ~$4.24 EPS; Azure expected ~39–40% CCTue portfolio mark $399.99 after Mon $389.10
Target
$430.00
Conviction 65%
TradingView's price for MSFT. It is not the last print in this letter.
Over the next 24 hours into Jul 29 after-close results, expect META to gap on AI-capex guidance more than on the ~$60.1B / ~$7.22 EPS print — options imply ~7% move and the stock is still ~24% off highs on spend fears.…
July 29 after close: Meta Q2 earnings; consensus ~$60.1B revenue / ~$7.22 EPSOptions imply ~7% post-print move (Motley Fool Jul 28)Capex language is the swing factor after Alphabet's spend scare
Target
$650.00
Conviction 65%
TradingView's price for META. It is not the last print in this letter.
Into the Jul 31 print, expect XOM to trade as residual Hormuz beta rather than a clean oil-momentum long — Tue mark $153.80 (−0.6% vs Mon $154.77) follows WTI's second dump day toward $81 while the sequential upstream…
July 27–28: crude plunge on US–Iran pause/talks hit majors pre-earningsXOM Q2 earnings scheduled July 31 5:30 a.m. CTPrior company commentary flagged $3.5–3.9B sequential liquids uplift — now at risk if oil stays sub-$85
Target
$165.00
Conviction 60%
TradingView's price for XOM. It is not the last print in this letter.
Over the next 1–2 weeks, expect the ADR to stabilize only if it reclaims the mid-$1,600s after the China-DUV shock — Tue marks ~$1,576.95 (−4.7% vs Mon $1,655; −10.2% vs our avg entry) even as JP Morgan/CNBC argue…
July 28: CNBC/Reuters follow-through on China immersion-DUV mass-production reportJP Morgan: producing a handful of DUV tools ≠ high-volume manufacturing yieldsASML still ~16% China sales H1; domestic tools early (~5 units 2026)
Target
$1850.00
Conviction 60%
TradingView's price for ASML. It is not the last print in this letter.
Over the next sessions, expect the Amsterdam line to remain the higher-beta twin of the ADR China-DUV shock — Monday's €1,429.8 (−8.5% vs Fri €1,563) still prices substitution risk faster than EUV reality, with Tue…
July 28: Reuters/CNBC confirm China immersion-DUV production narrative still driving the tapeReport: ~5 domestic DUV tools targeted in 2026 / ~20 next year — early stage vs ASML scaleChina share of ASML system sales already pressured by export controls
Target
$1600.00
Conviction 65%
TradingView's price for ASML.AS. It is not the last print in this letter.
Into the next week of Hormuz diplomacy, expect TTE.PA to hold a shallower drawdown than pure upstream beta because the Jul 20–24 €107.5M buyback and still-elevated refining margins cushion the oil skid — Monday's €74.38…
July 28 disclosure: TotalEnergies bought 1.45M shares for €107.5M (Jul 20–24) at avg €73.97July 27–28: oil majors sold as WTI/Brent de-escalation unwind continuedJul 23 Q2: adjusted net income $6B; Board authorized up to $1.5B Q3 buybacks
Target
$82.00
Conviction 65%
TradingView's price for TTE.PA. It is not the last print in this letter.
Desk research framework — not a recommendation to buy or sell.
StocksPenny Plays 2 minGOSS BUY · NRXP BUY
PENNY PLAYS
Ticker
Name
Conviction
1d
GOSSNEW
Gossamer Bio, Inc.
6
+10.33%
NRXPNEW
NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
6.5
-3.20%
GOSSPENNYBUY🔥 2-issue streakNEW
Gossamer Bio, Inc. • Health Care
6/10Conviction
$0.2200
▲ +10.33%
Over the next 6–8 weeks into a planned September 2026 NDA filing for seralutinib in PAH, expect GOSS to trade as a high-dilution proxy on FDA filing acceptance — Tue ~$0.22 (+~10% vs Mon $0.1994 entry) after Monday's…
Narrative
2/2
Catalyst
2/2
Balance sheet
0/2
Price suppression
2/2
Institutional
0/1
Social
0/1
July 27–28: Pre-NDA Type B minutes support September 2026 NDA submission for seralutinib in PAHJuly 27: reacquired worldwide rights from ChiesiStockholders approved convertible-note exchange + reverse-split authorization
Target
$0.3500
GOSS between stop and target0.22
0.080.35
Stop on the left, target on the right. Red and green mark those ends only. The tick is the last price.
TradingView's price for GOSS. It is not the last print in this letter.
Over the next 24–72 hours around the Jul 29 KETAFREE GDUFA goal date, expect NRXP to trade as a binary preservative-free ketamine ANDA proxy with a secondary DARPA option — Mon close $3.63 / Tue premarket ~$3.87 after…
Narrative
2/2
Catalyst
2/2
Balance sheet
1/2
Price suppression
1/2
Institutional
0/1
Social
0/1
July 29, 2026: KETAFREE™ ANDA GDUFA goal dateJuly 21: DARPA selected NRx Defense Systems for SPARC-TMS contract negotiations (SEC 8-K)FDA-authorized Phase 2/3 SPARC-TMS protocol (NCT07227103)
Target
$6.00
NRXP between stop and target3.63
1.56
Stop on the left, target on the right. Red and green mark those ends only. The tick is the last price.
TradingView's price for NRXP. It is not the last print in this letter.
CryptoCryptocurrency Landscape 2 minTuesday crypto faded the Monday bounce into FOMC (BTC $63,506 / ETH $1,881.82) while Jul 27 spot-ETF prints showed BTC still leaking (−$11.6M) even as ETH took a modest +$9–12M. Treat the c…
CRYPTOCURRENCY LANDSCAPE
Tuesday crypto faded the Monday bounce into FOMC (BTC $63,506 / ETH $1,881.82) while Jul 27 spot-ETF prints showed BTC still leaking (−$11.6M) even as ETH took a modest +$9–12M. Treat the complex as event-vol, not a confirmed flow regime shift, until the Fed speaks.
Ticker
Name
Conviction
1d
BTC
Bitcoin
5
-2.69%
ETH
Ethereum
5
-3.60%
BTCHOLD🔥 19-issue streak
Bitcoin
5/10Conviction
$63506.00
▼ -2.69%
Into Wed's FOMC, expect BTC to defend the low-$63k area rather than reclaim $65k on ETF demand alone — Tuesday's $63,506 (−2.7% vs Mon $65,260) pairs with another day of spot-ETF outflows (−$11.6M Jul 27). Conviction 5…
Jul 27 BTC spot ETF net outflow ~$11.6M (IBIT/FBTC)Tue CoinGecko mark $63,506 after Mon $65,260Watch: Jul 29 FOMC vol and whether daily ETF prints flip positive
Conviction 50%
TradingView's price for BTC. It is not the last print in this letter.
Near term, ETH's relative ETF bid is necessary but not sufficient for a BUY add into FOMC — Tuesday's $1,881.82 (−3.6% vs Mon $1,952) faded hard even after Jul 27's ~$9–12M ETHA-led inflow. Conviction 5 = HOLD until…
Jul 27 ETH spot ETF net inflow ~$9–12M (ETHA led)Tue CoinGecko mark $1,881.82 after Mon $1,952.14Watch: whether ETH ETF leadership persists post-FOMC
Conviction 50%
TradingView's price for ETH. It is not the last print in this letter.
Desk research framework — not a recommendation to buy or sell.
General
GeneralCommodities Outlook 3 minOil's de-escalation unwind is still the commodities story into FOMC: WTI at $80.95 (−4.6% vs Mon $84.82; −9.4% vs Fri $89.31) as US–Iran talks headlines keep stripping the war premium, whil…
COMMODITIES OUTLOOK
Oil's de-escalation unwind is still the commodities story into FOMC: WTI at $80.95 (−4.6% vs Mon $84.82; −9.4% vs Fri $89.31) as US–Iran talks headlines keep stripping the war premium, while gold sits at $4,048.2 (−1.1%) with DFII10 still 2.43.
Gold softer and oil dumping together into the Jul 29 decision — with real 10Y still ~2.43 and hike odds sticky — is a dollar/real-rate headwind pattern, not a…
Ticker
Name
Conviction
1d
GC=F
Gold
5.5
-1.06%
CL=F
WTI Crude Oil
5
-4.56%
SI=F
Silver
4.5
-3.47%
HG=F
Copper
4.5
+0.02%
GoldPRECIOUS METALHOLD🔥 19-issue streak
GC=F
5.5/10Conviction
$4048.20
▼ -1.06%
Over the next 24 hours into the Jul 29 14:00 ET FOMC statement, expect gold to defend $4,000 rather than re-test Monday's $4,091 — Tuesday's $4,048.2 (−1.1%) tracks a firmer dollar (EURUSD 1.1369) and still-elevated…
July 28: gold near $4,040–4,048 ahead of FOMC (Straits Times/FXStreet)GC=F Tuesday $4,048.2 after Monday $4,091.4Manifold ~22% / FedWatch ~34–40% July hike odds keep real-rate upside risk live
Conviction 55%
TradingView's price for GC=F. It is not the last print in this letter.
Into the next few sessions, treat WTI as a Hormuz/diplomacy binary around $78–85 rather than a trend long — Tuesday's $80.95 extends Monday's pause dump (−4.6% day / −9.4% from Fri $89.31) after Trump flagged 'good…
July 28: WTI near one-week lows ~$81 as US–Iran talks dominate (CNBC)CL=F Tuesday $80.95 after Monday $84.82 and Friday $89.31Oman proposal for joint Hormuz mechanism reported (Straits Times)
Conviction 50%
TradingView's price for CL=F. It is not the last print in this letter.
Near term, silver stays a higher-beta gold twin into FOMC — Tuesday's $57.48 (−3.5% vs prior $59.54) mirrors gold's real-rate headwind without a separate industrial-demand catalyst. Conviction 4.5 = speculative/WATCH…
SI=F Tuesday $57.48 after prior close $59.54Tracks gold softer into Jul 29 FOMC hike tailNo fresh mine disruption or named industrial-demand shock in last 48h
Conviction 45%
TradingView's price for SI=F. It is not the last print in this letter.
Over the next week into FOMC and China activity prints, expect copper to chop in the $6.25–6.50 band — Tuesday's $6.343 (flat vs Mon $6.3415) shows no fresh growth impulse while oil's inflation scare fades. Conviction…
HG=F Tuesday $6.343 after Monday $6.3415CPER ETF proxy Monday $38.77No fresh mine disruption or China stimulus headline in the last 48h
Conviction 45%
TradingView's price for HG=F. It is not the last print in this letter.
Desk research framework — not a recommendation to buy or sell.
GeneralTop 5 Risks Right Now 1 min#1 Strait of Hormuz / Red Sea oil-supply shock
TOP 5 RISKS RIGHT NOW
#
Risk
Probability
Impact
Trend
1
Strait of Hormuz / Red Sea oil-supply shock=
Medium
High
Fading
2
FOMC hike surprise / hawkish Warsh holdNEW
Medium
High
Escalating
3
AI/semicapex concentration unwind (ASML China DUV + mega-cap prints)NEW
High
High
Escalating
4
USD/JPY intervention at multi-decade highs=
Medium
Medium
Stable
5
HY credit spread re-widening (breadth watch)NEW
Low
Medium
New
Watch: Whether US–Iran talks produce verifiable Hormuz tanker-traffic normalization this week
Stocks
StocksPortfolio Reality Check 4 min30d hit rate 41%
PORTFOLIO REALITY CHECK
P&L Across Portfolios
Tech US
-2.55%
Euro Only
+0.00%
Penny Plays
-4.11%
Anti-Fragile
+0.00%
Trend Follow
+0.00%
Commodities
+0.00%
Crypto
+0.00%
Named holdings. 8 smaller positions (4.12%) are off this picture.
Tech US
Performance
Total Value
$97446.52
Cash
$67329.74
P&L
$-2553.48 (-2.55%)
Realized P&L
$-2391.81
TWR
-0.51%
Sharpe
N/A
Max DD
-0.51%
Sortino
N/A
Calmar
N/A
Ann. return
N/A
Beta vs SPY
N/A
Allocation
Positions31%
Cash69%
Today's Moves
Action
Ticker
Qty
Status
Sell
ASML
8.19
dispatched
Sell
INTC
52.72
dispatched
Buy
META
2.31
dispatched
Hold
MSFT
2.69
—
Hold
XOM
104
—
Current Holdings
Position
Value
Unrealized P&L
TSM ×20.93
$8180.06
-4.0%
XOM ×104
$15887.36
+1.1%
UNH ×8.49
$3601.03
-0.5%
MSFT ×2.69
$1073.79
+2.7%
META ×2.31
$1374.54
+0.0%
Track Record
3 On Track · 2 Lagging · 3 Stopped Out
Position
Conviction Then
Return Since
Verdict
TSM (2026-07-19)
7/10
-4.0%
Lagging
XOM (2026-07-20)
6.5/10
+1.1%
On Track
UNH (2026-07-21)
6/10
-0.5%
Lagging
MSFT (2026-07-28)
6.5/10
+2.7%
On Track
META (2026-07-28)
6.5/10
+0.0%
On Track
ASML (2026-07-19)
7/10
-10.2%
Stopped Out
INTC (2026-07-23)
6.5/10
-8.2%
Stopped Out
GOOGL (2026-07-19)
7/10
-9.5%
Stopped Out
Euro Only
Performance
Total Value
$100000.00
Cash
$63983.79
P&L
$0.0000 (+0.00%)
Realized P&L
$0.0000
TWR
+0.00%
Sharpe
N/A
Max DD
+0.00%
Sortino
N/A
Calmar
N/A
Ann. return
N/A
Beta vs SPY
N/A
Allocation
Positions36%
Cash64%
Today's Moves
Action
Ticker
Qty
Status
Hold
ASML.AS
11.7
—
Hold
TTE.PA
245
—
Current Holdings
Position
Value
Unrealized P&L
ASML.AS ×11.7
$18109.70
—
TTE.PA ×245
$17906.51
—
Track Record
1 On Track · 1 Lagging
Position
Conviction Then
Return Since
Verdict
ASML.AS (2026-07-19)
7/10
-7.7%
Lagging
TTE.PA (2026-07-20)
6.5/10
+1.8%
On Track
Penny Plays
Performance
Total Value
$95894.52
Cash
$91992.32
P&L
$-4105.48 (-4.11%)
Realized P&L
$-4214.57
TWR
-4.21%
Sharpe
N/A
Max DD
-4.21%
Sortino
N/A
Calmar
N/A
Ann. return
N/A
Beta vs SPY
N/A
Allocation
Positions4%
Cash96%
Today's Moves
Action
Ticker
Qty
Status
Buy
NRXP
517
dispatched
Hold
GOSS
9607
—
Current Holdings
Position
Value
Unrealized P&L
GOSS ×9607
$2071.35
+8.1%
NRXP ×517
$1830.85
-2.5%
Track Record
2 On Track · 1 Stopped Out
Position
Conviction Then
Return Since
Verdict
OTLK (2026-07-18)
6.5/10
-23.0%
Stopped Out
GOSS (2026-07-28)
6/10
+10.3%
On Track
NRXP (2026-07-28)
6.5/10
+0.0%
On Track
Anti-Fragile
Performance
Total Value
$100000.00
Cash
$100000.00
P&L
$0.0000 (+0.00%)
Realized P&L
$0.0000
TWR
+0.00%
Sharpe
N/A
Max DD
+0.00%
Sortino
N/A
Calmar
N/A
Ann. return
N/A
Beta vs SPY
N/A
Allocation
Cash100%
Today's Moves
No new activity today — no open thesis needed adjusting.
Trend Follow
Performance
Total Value
$100000.00
Cash
$100000.00
P&L
$0.0000 (+0.00%)
Realized P&L
$0.0000
TWR
+0.00%
Sharpe
N/A
Max DD
+0.00%
Sortino
N/A
Calmar
N/A
Ann. return
N/A
Beta vs SPY
N/A
Allocation
Cash100%
Today's Moves
No new activity today — no open thesis needed adjusting.
Commodities
Performance
Total Value
$100000.00
Cash
$81707.33
P&L
$0.0000 (+0.00%)
Realized P&L
$0.0000
TWR
+0.00%
Sharpe
N/A
Max DD
+0.00%
Sortino
N/A
Calmar
N/A
Ann. return
N/A
Beta vs SPY
N/A
Allocation
Positions18%
Cash82%
Today's Moves
No new activity today — no open thesis needed adjusting.
Current Holdings
Position
Value
Unrealized P&L
USO ×128
$16625.19
—
GLD ×4.48
$1667.49
—
Track Record
1 On Track · 1 Lagging
Position
Conviction Then
Return Since
Verdict
USO (2026-07-22)
6/10
-3.7%
Lagging
GLD (2026-07-27)
6/10
+0.7%
On Track
Crypto
Performance
Total Value
$100000.00
Cash
$78377.60
P&L
$0.0000 (+0.00%)
Realized P&L
$0.0000
TWR
+0.00%
Sharpe
N/A
Max DD
+0.00%
Sortino
N/A
Calmar
N/A
Ann. return
N/A
Beta vs SPY
N/A
Allocation
Positions22%
Cash78%
Today's Moves
No new activity today — no open thesis needed adjusting.
Current Holdings
Position
Value
Unrealized P&L
BTC-USD ×0.1970
$12825.04
—
ETH-USD ×4.62
$8797.36
—
Track Record
2 Lagging
Position
Conviction Then
Return Since
Verdict
BTC-USD (2026-07-20)
6/10
-2.5%
Lagging
ETH-USD (2026-07-20)
6/10
-1.2%
Lagging
30-day hit rate across all portfolios : +41.18%
Glossary
backwardation
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basis point
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yield curve
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conviction
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contango
A term structure where later maturities cost more than nearer ones.
drawdown
Peak-to-trough decline of a price or portfolio.
breadth
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Sharpe
Excess return per unit of volatility; higher is better.
2s10s
The 10-year yield minus the 2-year yield, a common curve-shape gauge.
beta
Sensitivity of a stock to market moves; 1.0 moves with the market.
VIX
CBOE Volatility Index: the options market’s price for 30-day S&P 500 volatility; higher means more expected turbulence.
RSI
Relative Strength Index: a 0-100 momentum gauge; above 70 is often read as overbought, below 30 as oversold.
P/E
Price-to-earnings ratio: share price divided by earnings per share.
OAS
Option-adjusted spread: the extra yield of a bond over a risk-free benchmark, adjusted for embedded options.
RRG
Relative Rotation Graph: plots relative strength and its momentum to show leaders and laggards.
ATH
All-time high.
TWR
Time-weighted return: performance that removes the effect of cash flows in and out.
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