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Gilts in a Low-Growth Environment

Trade in Soda; Since the UK Chancellor’s recent budget on 30th October, there has been much focus on the UK cost of borrowing. That follows the two previous attempts for the UK 30-year gilt yield to cross above 5%, a level not seen since 1998. It seems that 5%

The US Is the Catalyst in This Bitcoin Rally

ByteFolio Issue 134; 💡This issue covers Avalanche (AVAX), Dogecoin (DOGE), Cardano (ADA), Ripple (XRP), and Cronos (CRO). The Bitcoin price trend is strong and in new all-time high territory. The US is driving this rally with friendly government policy. I think the rest of the world is watching from the

Venture: Portfolio Update

Issue 50; It has been an unusually quiet month at Venture as the market digests the major changes in the outlook following the Trump landslide victory. While there have been well-flagged moves in crypto and Tesla, markets have been surprisingly thin, especially in UK and European small and mid-caps. Don’

Opposites Attract – Gold Can No Longer Ignore Bitcoin

Atlas Pulse Gold Report Issue 99; The US Government holds 261.5 million ounces of gold worth $680 billion and 203,222 Bitcoin worth $18.9 billion. Is that enough to start a strategic reserve? President-Elect Trump thinks it is. The confiscated Bitcoin will no longer be held at the

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Trump’s Impact on Financial Markets

Trade in Soda; Financial markets have had a busy week following the surprise Trump victory last Wednesday. It’s a surprise in the sense that the markets hadn’t priced it in, for if they had, they wouldn’t have had the extreme moves over the past week. Many would

Bitcoin Finds a Home in the USA

ByteFolio Issue 133; 💡This issue covers Solana (SOL), Dogecoin (DOGE), Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (ASI), and Filecoin (FIL). Last week, a friend reminded me that one of Bitcoin’s problems is that it started from the ground level and rose up. Had it been launched by the establishment, it wouldn’t

My Journey in Finance: My Global Trend Fund

This series introduces my experiences with momentum investing. * Part 1: Why Momentum Works * Part 2: How to Build a Momentum Fund * Part 3: Riding the Escalators * Part 4: The Momentum Crash In those pieces, I explain the momentum effect in stock markets and how and why it works. I also

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Buffett, Budgets, Rates and Fintech

Trade in Whisky; Budgets, elections, Buffett selling stocks, and a potential rate cut on Thursday from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. With so much going on, it is little wonder markets are spooked. Starting with the UK budget and gilt yields, there has been plenty of noise

Understanding What Drives BOLD

ByteTree BOLD Monthly Rebalancing Report; Following rebalancing on 31st October 2024, the new target weights for the BOLD Index are 24.6% Bitcoin and 75.4% Gold, broadly unchanged since last month. The 21Shares ByteTree BOLD ETP (BOLD) invests in Bitcoin and Gold. BOLD combines the world’s two most

Breadth Death

ByteFolio Issue 132; 💡This issue covers The Open Network (TONCOIN), Raydium (RAY), Arweave (AR), and Near (NEAR). Crypto breadth has collapsed. The red skies have returned, which shows that 65% of all major crypto tokens have resumed downtrends. The blue seas have eased back too, meaning just 5% of tokens

Secure Trust Bank Update

Recent news on Secure Trust Bank.

My Journey in Finance: The Momentum Crash

This series introduces my experiences with momentum investing. I kicked off with Why Momentum Works, then How to Build a Momentum Fund, and last week, Riding the Escalators. Please take a look at these before you continue. So far, we have covered the basics of momentum investing, a form of