The Trading Desk Trading Desk Notes for September 7, 2024 The S&P fell over 4% this week, its worst weekly performance in 18 months The leading American stock indices fell every day this week, with…Victor Adair8 September 2024
The Trading Desk Trading Desk Notes for August 31, 2024 The bloom is off the AI rose; capital rotates to other sectors Wednesday's NVDA quarterly report was strong overall but failed to meet investors' high…Victor Adair1 September 2024
The Trading Desk Trading Desk Notes for August 24, 2024 Powell says the time has come to begin cutting interest rates Markets were expecting Powell to announce that it was "time" to start cutting rates…Victor Adair25 August 2024
The Trading Desk Trading Desk Notes for August 10, 2024 Mean reversion was nasty on Monday, but mellowed by Friday The Nikkei plunged to a 10-month low on Monday, down ~28% from July's record highs…Victor Adair11 August 2024
The Trading Desk Trading Desk Notes for August 3, 2024 With the NAZ down ~12% since the July 11 record highs, do we bounce or keep falling? The NAZ closed lower for four consecutive weeks…Victor Adair4 August 2024
The Trading Desk Trading Desk Notes for July 27, 2024 Reversion to the mean continues across key markets Big-cap tech stocks fuelled a ~50% rally in the NAZ (~39% in the S&P) from October to…Victor Adair28 July 2024
The Trading Desk Trading Desk Notes for July 20, 2024 Risk assets had a key turn date When several markets reverse course on or around the same date, I define that as a Key Turn…Victor Adair21 July 2024
The Trading Desk Trading Desk Notes for July 13, 2024 Do you believe in mean regression? The NAZ is up ~50% from last October's lows, 100% from the 2022 lows, and >200% from the 2020…Victor Adair14 July 2024