First Read $34,126/$300,000 (11.4%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff There is a new Van Gogh exhibit in New York billed as Van Gogh - The Immersive Experience. The site of this exhibit is the former trading floor of the NYMEX. The NYMEX trading floor...
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JLN Takes ‘A Deeper Dive into the NYSE Group Retail Liquidity Programs’ Research Report with Kevin Tyrrell
Kevin Tyrrell is the head of research for NYSE. He and his team of researchers and economists were intrigued by the market activity during an unprecedented surge in the price of GameStop shares during January 25-29, 2021, and they wanted to see how different OTC trading platforms responded to the order flow, including NYSE’s Retail Price Improvement (RLP) programs.
The stock market’s fear gauge is back at pre-pandemic lows; GameStop nodded to Reddit traders, the January short squeeze, and ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry in its annual report
The stock market’s fear gauge is back at pre-pandemic lows; GameStop nodded to Reddit traders, the January short squeeze, and ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry in its annual report
GameStop Reddit Investor Roaring Kitty Channels Warren Buffett With Trades
$31,926/$300,000 (10.6%) Rory O'Kane Lead Stories GameStop Reddit Investor Roaring Kitty Channels Warren Buffett With Trades Tae Kim - Bloomberg Roaring Kitty and the Oracle of Omaha may have more in common than you think. GameStop Corp.'s wild ride this year shows...
FIA Boca-V: In the Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Rana Foroohar, global economic analyst and Financial Times columnist, gave a fascinating presentation to FIA Boca on Wednesday on surveillance capitalism that melded finance with global politics and foreign affairs as well as some history, current events and a little...
GameStop, The Second Surge: Anatomy Of A ‘Gamma Swarm’; Harley Bassman Wants to Prove History Wrong With a New CDS Fund
GameStop, The Second Surge: Anatomy Of A ‘Gamma Swarm’; Harley Bassman Wants to Prove History Wrong With a New CDS Fund
A VIX-Like Gauge for Bitcoin Sees Its First-Ever Options Trade
Observations & Insight $31,376/$300,000 (10.5%) Anonymous ++++ ++++ ****MR: The first-ever trade of BitVol, the bitcoin volatility index created by T3 Index, transacted today with LedgerPrime, a quantitative crypto asset management firm as the market-maker. The...
Why Won’t Libor Die? It’s Complicated
First Read $31,376/$300,000 (10.5%) Anonymous ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff I published a story yesterday on JohnLothianNews.com titled, Harry Potter - Sending My Oldest Son and His Friends to Hogwarts. Longtime readers may remember this story. I...
GameStop Prompts U.S. to Consider New Rules for Options, Shorts; GameStop (GME) Stock Defies Gravity Again With Rally Heading for 100% Gain
GameStop Prompts U.S. to Consider New Rules for Options, Shorts; GameStop (GME) Stock Defies Gravity Again With Rally Heading for 100% Gain
Rocket shares soar more than 70% as analysts eye ‘GameStop-esque’ short squeeze; Rocket Falls as RBC Suggests Reddit-Driven Rally Is Overdone
Rocket shares soar more than 70% as analysts eye ‘GameStop-esque’ short squeeze; Rocket Falls as RBC Suggests Reddit-Driven Rally Is Overdone
A $21 Trillion Treasuries Mystery Is Bedeviling Global Markets; Gensler pledges market structure review after GameStop turmoil
A $21 Trillion Treasuries Mystery Is Bedeviling Global Markets; Gensler pledges market structure review after GameStop turmoil
GameStop shares on track to triple for week as options trading spikes; GameStop short-sellers have lost $1.9 billion in just 2 days amid the stock’s latest spike
GameStop shares on track to triple for week as options trading spikes; GameStop short-sellers have lost $1.9 billion in just 2 days amid the stock’s latest spike
Dead Chickens, Frozen Oranges Confront Farmers in South After Severe Cold
First Read $29,826/$300,000 (9.9%) Charles Bohm ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The CME set new record volumes in the Ultra 10-Year Note and 30-Year Bond futures on February 23. Ultra 10-Year Note futures reached a record volume of 1.7 million...
A group of Wall Street Bets traders is laying new plans for a ‘gamma squeeze’ on GameStop stock; JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Says ‘VIX Bubble’ May Spark Stock Rally
A group of Wall Street Bets traders is laying new plans for a ‘gamma squeeze’ on GameStop stock; JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Says ‘VIX Bubble’ May Spark Stock Rally
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Investors brace for ‘major shift’ as momentum and value collide; Chinese Hedge Fund Jumps 258% After Dumping Ray Dalio’s Strategy
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