Thursday, January 22, 2015

Davos Dislocations

Orange Alert Update
The "Developed World Carry Trade"
DBV: Short Swiss Franc, Euro, JPY. Long Aussie, Kiwi, Krone
@Lehman Levels



Another Brown Swan Event:
The Canadian dollar was monkey hammered back to 2009 (aka. 2005), by the 'surprise' BOC rate cut, due to the 'surprise' weakness in the Canadian economy
Jan. 21, 2015 CBC.ca"Bank of Canada Shocks Markets With Rate Cut"
"The drop in oil prices is unambiguously negative for the Canadian economy,"
"home sales in Alberta have already collapsed"
"Virtually no economists had been predicting a rate cut. "


It appears that the Euro has now become the world's last and largest carry currency
ZH: Jan. 21, 2105


No liquidity. Check
Markets at the brink. Check
Clueless billunaires. Check