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Will the Stock Market Fall if the Fed Gets Inflation Wrong? Watch Bonds and Gold, Says Ilya Spivak

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0:03lesson

Markets digest CPI and Warsh testimony

  • CPI report softer than expected
  • Warsh testimony overrides CPI rally
  • Bonds break below support
  • Dollar reverses after bond move
  • Gold stabilizes despite rate pressure
3:03lesson

Crude oil dynamics and geopolitical risk

  • WTI crude targets 83 after surge
  • Hormuz blockade may exclude non-Iranian vessels
  • Oil rally sticky but reverses on moderating news
  • Shipping services decline linked to oil
  • Indigestion pattern post-news
5:55lesson

CPI breakdown: headline vs core

  • Headline CPI: 3.5% vs 3.8% expected
  • Core CPI: 2.6% vs 2.8% expected
  • First month-on-month decline since COVID
  • Energy dominates headline drop
  • Core services drives core decline
8:38lesson

Core services decline linked to oil

  • Transportation services down again
  • Oil price drop scarring services
  • Warehousing and shipping affected
  • Services decline not broad-based
  • Oil knock-on effect visible
11:44lesson

Markets dismiss CPI surprise

  • CPI undershot Cleveland Fed nowcast
  • Data seen as aged and outdated
  • Oil rebound may reverse disinflation
  • Markets acknowledge but ignore report
  • No policy shift yet
14:35lesson

Warsh's hawkish tone overrides data

  • Warsh: 'We will deliver price stability'
  • Fed won't pass the buck
  • Inflation not acceptable
  • Commitment to unstick sticky prices
  • One hike still expected in 2024
17:18lesson

Rate expectations shift to higher for longer

  • 26-27 basis points baked in for 2024
  • 2027 tightening odds rise to 50/50
  • Hawkish shift in long-end expectations
  • No near-term cuts expected
  • Path of least resistance: lower bonds
19:53lesson

AI-driven investment fuels inflation

  • Q1 GDP: 2.1% growth despite weak consumer
  • Business investment up >10% annualized
  • AI buildout drives growth
  • Consumer contribution minimal
  • Investment can't fully offset consumer decline
23:02lesson

Fed may delay response to consumer downturn

  • Fed focused on inflation, not growth
  • Consumer-led downturn may be tolerated
  • Slow to cut rates despite contraction
  • Markets may reprice on economic shift
  • Gold resists fall amid uncertainty
26:14WTI· ticker

WTI crude — long position added

  • Added to oil position
  • Call vertical used initially
  • Switched to sell puts for better risk reward
  • Premium up front > max loss
  • Improved risk-reward profile
26:15Nasdaq· ticker

Nasdaq — short call vertical added

  • Added to short call vertical
  • Better than 1:1 risk reward
  • More premium up front than max loss
  • Rotated positions, booked profits
  • Re-upped for longer maturities
26:16S&P· ticker

S&P — short call vertical added

  • Added to short call vertical
  • Better than 1:1 risk reward
  • More premium up front than max loss
  • Rotated positions, booked profits
  • Re-upped for longer maturities
26:17AUD· ticker

AUD — long position maintained

  • Long Aussie maintained
  • Dollar reclaiming lost ground
  • Aussie seen as strong relative to others
  • No change in stance
  • Long bias intact
26:18GBP· ticker

GBP — short position established

  • Short pound established
  • After dollar strength recovery
  • Pound underperformed
  • Short bias now active
  • Dollar strength confirmed
26:19EUR· ticker

EUR — short position established

  • Short euro established
  • After dollar strength recovery
  • Euro underperformed
  • Short bias now active
  • Dollar strength confirmed
26:20SLV· ticker

SLV — long position maintained

  • Long silver maintained
  • No change in position
  • Silver seen as defensive
  • Holding for potential upside
  • No exit signal yet
26:21XAU· ticker

XAU — waiting to reestablish position

  • Waiting to reestablish gold position
  • Gold refusing to fall
  • No entry yet
  • Monitoring consumption data
  • Re-entry signal pending

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