Chen Zhao is the Chief Global Strategist of Alpine Macro. From 2015 to 2016, he was Co-Director of Macro Research at Brandywine Global Investment Management. Prior to Brandywine Global, Chen spent… more
Each Wednesday this article will be updated with the current seasonal study using CQG's Seasonal analysis applied to the Soybean, Wheat and Corn markets. You can download the CQG pac providing the… more
The stock and bond markets posted gains in Q1 2023 after significant losses in 2022. The cryptocurrency asset class, led by Bitcoin and Ethereum, were the upside leaders after plunging from… more
This Microsoft Excel® macro enabled dashboard pulls in the Three Month SONIA Index Futures Contract which is a cash settled future based on the interest rate on a three month sterling deposit.… more
Each Wednesday this article will be updated with the current seasonal study using CQG's Seasonal analysis applied to the Soybean, Wheat and Corn markets. You can download the CQG pac providing the… more
Candlestick charts reveal some very powerful truisms. The candlestick chart graphics are based upon the most consistent investment indicator in the world, - human nature. Candlestick analysis has… more
Fixed income traders know that FI markets that are yield based products move in the opposite direction as price based products. The Trading Ratios parameter has been upgraded to deal with this.… more
First things first, I freely admit that there are potentially hundreds of views of technical analysis. Nevertheless, in this article I hope to clearly outline what I feel are two of the most… more
… Does it take to screw up banking systems? For those who may not remember, in July 2012 then-ECB President Mario Draghi said he would use any monetary policy tool in an effort to PRESERVE THE… more
Each Wednesday this article will be updated with the current seasonal study using CQG's Seasonal analysis applied to the Soybean, Wheat and Corn markets. You can download the CQG pac providing the… more