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Though we are seeing the makings of some favourable readings in many on-chain, derivatives, technical and sentiment indicators, the macro and liquidity environment moving forward remain a significant headwind for crypto assets. Rather than signaling a bottom, many of these metrics are per...

When money is virtually free for borrowers and near-nil yielding for investors, many people do dumb stuff with money. But when rates rise sharply, the riskiest bets blow up, and investors get reminded that capital options are far from equal. Return of principal matters most in the...

Crypto and blockchain exchange traded funds crumbled on Monday morning as Bitcoin (BTC-USD) prices plunged 20%, falling to as low as $22.8K and touching its lowest levels since December of 2020. Bitcoin ETFs and trusts like the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:BITO), Valkyrie Bitcoin ...

Negative sentiment and price action have affected both the underlying digital assets themselves and digital assets companies. High-growth equity stocks can suffer in rising interest rate environments, as investors re-value (by selling) companies in light of more substantial future int...

In China, a tightening of the credit cycle led to a major reset in the valuations of big tech stocks in the country. Big tech stocks in the US also now face a major regulatory crackdown of their own, both here and in Europe. The lesson that might be gleaned from China’s exp...

Investment assets can be classified into those with an inherent vs fiat money return. Both are valued according to a common principle linked to real GDP growth described herein. In addition to showing how these assets are valued, this post discusses investment implications given s...

Davos 2022, the annual meeting of The World Economic Forum, came to an end with many experts painting a bleak outlook for the global economy. Wall Street analysts, economists, and industry leaders agree that a global recession is likely. A close evaluation of some of the topics di...

On the surface, the correction has only started getting to the broad indices. Under the hood, the damage is deeper: 70% of S&P 500 stocks and 85% of NASDAQ stocks are below their 200-day moving averages. The Fed is raising rates and reducing liquidity by allowing assets on its bal...

Despite these turbulent global markets, we can identify several clear positives across the thematic space. As a result, we believe that it may be a good time for investors to seek exposure to these themes at the dip while keeping their focus on the long-term drivers. As this econo...

Since its peak at the end of 2021, nearly $8 trillion in market cap has been knocked off the S&P 500 alone. As home prices were leaping over the past few years, households sustained spending by borrowing against their rising equity. It’s spooky that this cycle has combi...