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Will the yen carry trade hurt US markets?
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Yen Carry Trade Impact — Liquidity Rush and Market Recovery
- Yen intervention factors vary enough for market exit in 10 days
- Hedge funds may have been too leveraged to survive sudden liquidity
- 20-year convergence trade example shows leverage risks
- Second standard deviation event triggered USD/JPY volatility
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Leverage Risks in Yen Carry Trade — Existential Mistakes
- 30-50x leveraged funds face existential risks
- Second standard deviation hiccup caused ATM volatility
- Liquidity crunch could force hedge fund closures
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Personal Experience with Yen Carry Trade — Exit Since 2022
- Assembled high-quality USD yield assets
- Used Japanese currency as collateral for funding
- Exited yen carry trade since 2022
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