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The Shocking Tesla-Bitcoin Trade
As the markets seem to move more frequently between “risk-on” and “risk-off,” we decided to look at two fairly volatile instruments to...
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Sep 10, 20232 min read
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How To Look For A Hedge With An Edge
One of the many folk we have spoken with about correlations is a CFO of a large Asian shipping company. A confounding problem for him:...
rickstine
Jul 4, 20231 min read
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The Small Cap Vs. Large Cap Trade
Over the weekend, Rebecca Patterson, the former CIO of Bridgewater Associates, made the argument in the Financial Times that small cap...
rickstine
May 1, 20232 min read
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Discovering Correlation Anomalies Made Easier With Excalibur Pro
One approach traders use for discovering either a pair-trading or statistical arbitrage strategy is whether the relationship between two...
rickstine
Feb 12, 20232 min read
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He Argues Gold Today Is More Like A Currency Than A Commodity
One of the technical analysts we keep an eye on is JC Parets of All Star Charts. In a recent email, JC makes the case for gold continuing...
rickstine
Dec 27, 20222 min read
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Can I Make Money In These Markets? Yep!
The pair-trading tool in Excalibur Pro not only lets you backtest strategies but let's you simulate a trade that you have put on - and...
rickstine
Oct 6, 20221 min read
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Too Soon To Bet Emerging Markets Are Emerging But...
Inflation. High interest rates. Recession. Yes, developed countries have been hard hit by the above Big Three. But emerging markets have...
rickstine
Aug 1, 20222 min read
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The Dollar & Commodities Dance
There's an interesting article on WSJ.Com today https://www.wsj.com/articles/strong-dollar-fuels-pullback-in-commodity-markets-1165822308...
rickstine
Jul 19, 20223 min read
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That Dollar, Stock Market Relationship
Some pundits have noted in recent days that there has been a strong negative relationship between the dollar and the U.S. stock market....
rickstine
Jul 18, 20221 min read
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Bitcoin Becomes Just Another Risky (Equity) Asset
For the longest time, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies marched to the beat of their own drums. But ever since the Russian invasion of...
rickstine
May 9, 20221 min read
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A Classic - What's Going On?
In usual times, we see a strong relationship between commodities and the currencies of the countries that those commodities play such a...
rickstine
May 16, 20211 min read
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Steal From The Rich, Give To The Poor...
The gang on the social media platform Reddit have had some last week or so - running up the shares of down-on-the-heels companies like...
rickstine
Feb 1, 20211 min read
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The Golden Rule For Gold Last Week
With gold falling 3.4% last week, you might expect that the yellow metal became more negatively correlated with currencies, especially...
rickstine
Nov 15, 20201 min read
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The Emerging Markets U.S. Election Play
Emerging markets currencies tend to trade together - they float higher when global economies gather steam and drift lower when there is...
rickstine
Oct 31, 20202 min read
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Coffee Arabica May Be Over-Roasted
The headlines in the world of coffee production have been pretty startling recently: warehouses are overflowing with coffee beans in...
rickstine
Sep 24, 20202 min read
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A Correlation Pair Trader's Friend
Pair trading can be a low risk, profitable trade if you've managed the conditions are the trade properly. We plan to introduce some tools...
rickstine
Aug 24, 20201 min read
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Too Far, Too Fast? - Chinese Stocks Have Been On A Tear
With economic forecasts showing a big turnaround in growth for the Chinese economy, and articles on state-run media suggesting that stock...
rickstine
Jul 8, 20202 min read
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FX Correlation Chart Of The Week - The Shorter Trend View
This chart looks at the most recent correlation values for FX majors using the 5-day average method.
rickstine
Jun 28, 20201 min read
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FX Correlation Chart Of The Week - Longer Trend View
Here is a look at FX majors and how they relate to one another going into the new trading week. This chart looks at the rolling 5-day...
rickstine
Jun 28, 20201 min read
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With Oil Deal, Can Normalcy Return To Correlations?
It was just a year ago that you could confidently say that the currencies of oil-producing countries marched to the tune of oil prices...
rickstine
Apr 13, 20202 min read
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