Davide Semilia @DavideSemilia: "🔧 The Carry Trade: Global..."

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🔧 The Carry Trade: Global Liquidity Gears Why does a spike in the Japanese Yen often trigger an immediate sell-off in US Tech stocks? At first glance, these markets seem completely unrelated. This is the mechanics of the Carry Trade. Institutional algorithms borrow capital in low-yield currencies (funding currencies like JPY) to leverage purchases in high-return assets (Stocks or Bonds). When the funding currency strengthens, the value of the debt rises mechanically. Risk management models instantly trigger forced selling of the investment assets to cover the increasing loan exposure. We often observe this correlation tightening when central bank policies diverge. Liquidity is drained from equities not because fundamentals changed, but because the "cost of leverage" increased elsewhere. For investors, this means sudden intraday drops without news catalysts are often just leverage unwinding across borders. It is a liquidity function, not a valuation shift. Overlay a currency chart on your index feed to spot this inverse flow. $FXY $QQQ (Invesco QQQ) $DXJ $TLT (iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ) $SPY (State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF)

Not investment advice. The author may have financial interests in the mentioned instruments.

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QQQ

Invesco QQQ

TLT

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

SPY

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF

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