❔Why Hedge Fund Blowups are Becoming the New Normal❔

Good morning. Another hedge fund has imploded by making a leveraged bet...

It's the monthly jobs numbers today and they're not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May.

Good morning. Another hedge fund has imploded by making a leveraged bet that went the wrong way. Isn't that weird how that seems to keep happening? This time the fund is Alphadyne Asset Management, which saw big losses on its $12 billion macro trading strategy as Treasury prices rose (and yields fell) in recent weeks. As with many other hedge funds, the fund wasn't, well, properly hedged. It made leveraged bets going short on Treasuries, then got caught against the market. While many other funds scaled back in the first part of the year, the fund has stuck with the move. And, like any player facing a short squeeze, trying to exit the trade could simply add to buying pressure and move things even further. The lesson? Be responsible with your leverage. Now here's the rest of the news: Sponsored Content The Next Crash Ahead? On April 20, I issued an urgent warning that "Bitcoin could crash soon." 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Consumer goods companies, which tend to have solid profit margins thanks to brand loyalties, tend to be expensive to buy into, although they may be worth it over time. With inflation fears picking off individual stocks right now, however, a few buying opportunities in this space are emerging with an eye for a rebound in the months ahead. » FULL STORY Insider Trading Report: Aflac Inc (AFL) Karole Lloyd, a director at Aflac Inc (AFL), recently bought another 1,000 shares. The buy increased her stake by just under 3 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $55,000. This marks the second buy from a company insider this year, following another director buy back in early June. However, company insiders, including directors and executives, have overall been large sellers of shares over the past 3 years. » FULL STORY Unusual Options Activity: MasterCard (MA) Shares of credit card giant MasterCard (MA) have been heading gradually higher over the past few months, but recently slumped following lackluster earnings. One trader sees a rebound in shares in the coming months. That's based on the November $375 calls. With 106 days until expiration, over 9,140 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 173, for a 53-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid about $10.50 to make the trade. » FULL STORY IN OTHER NEWS • Job Growth Remains Slow in July Private companies added a total of 330,000 jobs in July, based on the numbers crunched by ADP (ADP). That's far short of the 653,000 estimate, and the slowest growth since February. Leisure and hospitality companies led the growth, with 139,000 new jobs created. • Household Debt Rises to Nearly $15 Trillion Rising home prices as well as increased credit card spending caused household debt to rise 2.1 percent, or $313 billion, in the second quarter, coming in at nearly $15 trillion. The increase is the largest in seven years, and the largest nominal jump since 2007. Mortgage debt was the largest contributor. • Meme Stocks Create New Winners in the Fund Manager Universe Value investor Joel Tillinghast of Fidelity Investments is leading fund managers over the past year, in large part to investments in stocks like GameStop (GME) which have been strong performers over the past year as retail investors have piled in. • Shortages Likely to Continue Thanks to Shifting Consumer Tastes The percentage of household spending on a number of items such as cars and kitchenware was on the decline for decades prior to the pandemic. That shifted largely during the pandemic, and shows no signs of abating. That's why a number of shortages today appear likely to continue for some time, as producers shift resources. • FullStory Hits $1.8 Billion Valuation Privately-held FullStory has raised $103 million in its Series D funding, giving the company a potential valuation of $1.8 billion. The company is a startup that works with developers to optimize sites to ensure that the flow of sites isn't buggy, resulting in what's called "rage clicks." S&P 500 MOVERS TOP PAYC 10.704% DVA 8.632% MRNA 8.419% ZM 6.856% UA 6.712% BOTTOM GM 8.915% LUMN 8.863% UNM 8.844% GPS 8.011% FMC 7.633% Quote of the Day The charts, as interpreted by the legendary Tom DeMark, suggest that the market's getting close to a top, especially the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100. 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