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It’s Do or Die-time for Bitcoin

25 Aug 2023 2 minute read 0 comments ulriklykke

The US labor market might finally be cooling down! A recent report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised new job projections downward by 306,000 positions. In the wake of those signs of weakness, we must assume it will be more difficult for the F...

Volatility trading in crypto

23 Aug 2023 4 minute read 0 comments fmiren

What is volatility trading? Volatility trading differs from directional trading in that you don’t take a position on the direction of the asset price. You don’t bet that the price will increase or fall, instead you bet on the volatility. If you belie...

State of the Market (08/20/23)

20 Aug 2023 5 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD

Welcome to the free version of the Art of the Bubble! 1.2 Labs offers the Art of the Bubble as an educational service. Our paid plans make use of the same base algorithm that our crypto hedge fund, 1.2 Capital Management, does. We have two prima...

Structured products

16 Aug 2023 2 minute read 2 comments fmiren

Structured products in Traditional finance   US Securities and Exchange Commission defines structured securities as “securities whose cash flow characteristics depend upon one or more indices or that have embedded forwards or options or securities wh...

Earn yield in crypto with delta-neutral strategies

14 Aug 2023 6 minute read 0 comments fmiren

Delta-neutral crypto strategies   Delta is a risk metric which measures the sensitivity of the derivative value with respect to changes in the price of the underlying asset. Delta-neutral means that a trading position has zero delta, which is another...

State of the Market (08/13/23)

13 Aug 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD

Welcome to the free State of the Market report for the Art of the Bubble! ​ Our subscriber plans make use of the same base algorithm that our crypto hedge fund, 1.2 Capital, does. It’s modified in timeframe and weighting so you don’t have to stare at...

Fractionalize that carbon - how blockchain will make carbon markets more transparent

10 Aug 2023 4 minute read 0 comments fmiren

What are voluntary carbon markets? First things first. Carbon credit (or carbon offset) is a tradable certificate that allows its owner to emit a predefined amount of greenhouse gases. One carbon credit represents one ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) or C...

Japan’s “Great repatriation” and its impact on global financial markets

7 Aug 2023 3 minute read 0 comments fmiren

Bank of Japan, Yield Curve Control and Repatriation After decades of deflation and the lack of growth, Bank of Japan (BoJ) established Yield Curve Control (YCC) in 2016. The purpose of the policy was to support lending, stimulate growth and increase...

State of the Market (08/06/23)

6 Aug 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD

Welcome to the free State of the Market report for the Art of the Bubble! ​ Our subscriber plans make use of the same base algorithm that our crypto hedge fund, 1.2 Capital, does. It’s modified in timeframe and weighting so you don’t have to stare at...

Trade ideas for FX

2 Aug 2023 1 minute read 0 comments fmiren

About 40 days ago I wrote a piece: https://www.publish0x.com/real-world-assets/some-trade-ideas-for-fx-market-xozvvmj I wrote that there is a room to go up for GBPNZD and CHFJPY pairs. Since then,  GBPNZD rose 200 pips while CHFJPY surged 500 pips! N...