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LaDucTrading

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Hedging The AI Trade: 5% Yields & The Breaking Point

18 Oct 2026AI processed

Market optimism remains heavily concentrated in a few AI-driven stocks, creating a "Teflon market" that ignores significant macroeconomic headwinds. Despite rising inflation, energy price shocks, and a massive $10.7 trillion in treasury debt maturing within the next year, investors continue to prioritize growth over va...

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The Market Is Betting On Resolution With Iran & China

23 Sep 2026AI processed

Samantha LaDuc, head of LaDucTrading, analyzes how global markets are front-running a potential de-escalation in geopolitical tensions between the U.S., Iran, and China. A critical November 10th deadline regarding rare earth material stays looms, threatening a supply shock for semiconductors and munitions if negotiatio...

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A Fed Rate Hike Can Trigger Stagflation

19 Sep 2026
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Treasury Buyback Meets Bitcoin Short Squeeze

20 Aug 2026AI processed

The recent Treasury buyback announcement, characterized as a "nicotine patch for lung cancer," represents a minuscule intervention that failed to resolve underlying liquidity issues or stabilize long-duration rates. This fiscal maneuver coincided suspiciously with a crypto-focused summit and SEC policy shifts, triggeri...

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Welcome To The Bessent Put

19 Aug 2026AI processed

The "Bessent Put" represents a strategic shift in U.S. Treasury operations, characterized by a doubling of liquidity support buybacks for long-dated nominal coupon securities from $2 billion to $4 billion per operation. This intervention, attributed to Scott Bessent’s influence, functions as a form of yield curve contr...

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ASTS: One More Run Into The Hot Sun

16 Aug 2026AI processed

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) faces a significant complexion change as its stock price outpaces fundamental execution, shifting from a high-conviction "10-bagger" prospect to a volatile trading vehicle defined by "sharp binaries." While technical indicators like the 100-week cradle formation suggest potential bounce targets b...

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Clamoring For Calls; Protection Is Cheap

11 Aug 2026AI processed

The rapid assembly of a $500 billion memorandum of understanding by major financial institutions like Goldman Sachs and BlackRock signals a massive Wall Street commitment to "compute" as a new asset class. This AI infrastructure package, coupled with Anthropic’s move toward an IPO, mirrors the speculative "melt-up" dyn...

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"Buy Into CPI" Working

10 Aug 2026AI processed

The equity market is entering a period of consolidation characterized by "chop" as investors anticipate the upcoming Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. Robust earnings revisions, particularly within the hyperscaler and semiconductor sectors, continue to support market firmness, though these gains are heavily influenced b...

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