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The Rise of Ethereum Spot ETFs: Ark Invest and 21Shares Enter the Market ‍

7 Sep 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Coins Reporter $0.74

In a bold move that reflects the growing interest of big institutions for cryptocurrency investments, Ark Invest and 21Shares have filed for Ark 21Shares, a spot ether ETF offering in the US market. This strategic move comes at a time when the Securi...

Trading idea - soybean & corn

7 Sep 2023 1 minute read 0 comments fmiren $0.35

In today's post I'll share a commodity trading strategy. Similar commodities tend to be highly correlated which can be exploited profitably. For example, historically soybean traded at premium to corn with the ratio of 2.5.  Farmers who are, like mo...

State of the Market (09/03/23)

3 Sep 2023 7 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD $0.84

Welcome to the free version of the Art of the Bubble! The 1.2 Labs's Art of the Bubble is a free educational service. The 1.2 Labs subscriber plans make use of the same base algorithm that our crypto hedge fund, 1.2 Capital Management, does. We...

State of the Market (08/27/23)

27 Aug 2023 5 minute read 1 comment Todd Mei PhD $0.60

Welcome to the free version of the Art of the Bubble! Our subscriber plans make use of the same base algorithm that our crypto hedge fund, 1.2 Capital Management, does. We have two primary data offerings for stocks: (1) a risk parity “Bubble Po...

It’s Do or Die-time for Bitcoin

25 Aug 2023 2 minute read 0 comments ulriklykke $1.54

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 $0.50

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 $0.87

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 $0.39

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 $0.47

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 $0.39

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...