Morning brief — Jun 20: Inflation running hotter than expected — park your money in gold
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation reading is expected to come in hot, cementing Wall Street's expectation that the central bank will hike interest rates again this year. Also in focus: Crypto, Ipo sentiment, Macro.
Ideas in this brief (10)
- Inflation running hotter than expected — park your money in goldLONG · GDX, GLD
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation reading is expected to come in hot, cementing Wall Street's expectation that the central bank will hike interest rates again this year.
- Oil spikes on Middle East tension but supply is surging — short the panic spikeSHORT · CL=F, USOIL
Iran just shut down a critical shipping route for global oil again. At the exact same time, Iraq is telling its oil fields to pump more oil, creating a massive supply and demand mismatch.
- Middle East peace deal means more oil flowing — catch the shipping boomLONG · FRO, STNG, TNK
Thanks to a new peace deal, ships can finally travel safely through a major Middle East waterway again. Iraq is telling its oil fields to pump as much as possible, which means a lot more oil will be sailing across the globe.
- SpaceX IPO mania is spilling over — ride the momentum in disruptive tech fundsLONG · ARKK
SpaceX's blockbuster IPO is causing a massive wave of excitement in the stock market, pushing the stock up 37% in its first week and making investors hungry for other upcoming tech IPOs.
- Jamie Dimon warns a massive crisis is coming — hedge your portfolio against an overpriced marketSHORT · SPY
Even though JPMorgan just reported record-breaking profits, the bank's highly respected CEO, Jamie Dimon, is warning investors that a massive economic crisis is coming that will be worse than everyone thinks. At the same time, the overall stock market is looking extremely expensive due to AI hype.
- Peace deal floods the market with oil — short major oil producersSHORT · COP, CVX, XOM
A new peace deal between the U.S. and Iran is reopening a critical shipping route for oil. With the route secure, Iraq is instructing its oil fields to pump millions more barrels a day.
- Bitcoin options point to a rough month — short BTC ahead of the expirySHORT · BTC
A massive wave of Bitcoin options contracts is expiring, and the big-money bets are stacked for the price to fall. At the same time, the new Fed chief is signaling higher interest rates, which typically pushes investors away from riskier assets like crypto.
- Record cash flooding into tech — ride the AI picks-and-shovels waveLONG · APH, SMCI
Investors just poured a record amount of money into U.S. stocks last week, almost entirely focused on the tech sector. Meanwhile, companies like Amphenol that supply the physical wiring and connectors for AI data centers are seeing massive demand.
- Bitcoin fear is peaking ahead of massive options expiry — set a trap to buy the dipLONG · BTC
Bitcoin has been sliding for several days and large options bets are expiring soon, putting pressure on the price. However, many analysts see a potential drop toward $50,000 as a major buying opportunity before a strong rebound.
- Wall Street is flooding tech with cash — ride the momentum in big tech ETFsLONG · QQQ, XLK
Investors just poured a record amount of money into U.S. stocks last week, overwhelmingly favoring the technology sector. When a massive wave of cash hits tech stocks, it tends to push prices even higher.
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