The Closer – 200-DMA Stop, Terrible 2s, 5 Fed – 3/24/26

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  • Throughout the S&P 500’s history, a hypothetical strategy that goes to cash when the index falls below its 200-DMA has outperformed.
  • Today’s 2-year note auction saw terrible demand; similar to other coupon sales so far in March.
  • Regional Fed surveys showed that there may have been supply chain stress even before the war with Iran began.

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The Closer – Vol, Risk Parity, Construction – 3/23/26

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  • While the VIX continues to trend higher, there are some other signs indicating that volatility may have peaked.
  • Gold has seen a large rise in leverage over the last four weeks whereas the drop in corporate bonds leverage has been 3 standard deviation move.
  • Data center spending climbed to 6.4% of private nonresidential construction spending in January.

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The Closer – Mystery Charts, Sector Streaks, Flow of Funds – 3/19/26

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  • The Energy sector has now traded in overbought territory for 49 consecutive trading days; the second longest streak of overbought readings on record.
  • Intraday, crude oil futures continue to be driven by extreme lurches in positioning and weak liquidity.
  • Data from the Federal Reserve’s Flow of Funds report showed that the corporate financing gap remains negative despite the boom in AI investment.

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The Closer – FOMC, TICS, PPI – 3/18/26

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  • Today’s Federal Reserve policy statement contained no material surprises and Fed Chair Powell’s presser was also mostly unremarkable.
  • DRAM/NAND memory producer Micron (MU) blew the doors off earnings with revenues 21% above estimates and triple what they were a year ago.
  • The latest PPI release showed that costs were broadly accelerating even before the recent leap in gasoline and diesel prices.

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The Closer – FOMC, Energy, Credit – 3/17/26

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  • Since the last FOMC meeting on January 28th, the Fed Funds future curve has shifted justifiably and dramatically.
  • Stocks with the highest international revenue exposure have seen large moves since the start of the war in Iran.
  • February saw a steep decline in the number of consumers receiving rejections after applying for credit.

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The Closer – $2 Per Day, Positioning, Credit – 3/16/26

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  • Despite the dip today, front month WTI is rising at a $2/day pace.
  • Positioning data is beginning to reflect adjustments in energy and agriculture commodity futures as a result of the closure of the Strait Hormuz.
  • Consumer lending, private equity, and private credit stocks are down as IG credit spreads have soared.

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