Imran Lakha Sep 16, 20212 minDigesting the Flash Crash Last week’s flash crash where crypto market dropped around 20% intraday. Futures open interest and funding data had shown an increase...
Imran Lakha Sep 14, 20212 minMarkets Correct into Quarterly ExpiryHigh inflation prints, Hawkish FED members, tighter monetary policy and higher taxes are all macro headwinds that have made many bank...
Imran Lakha Sep 9, 20213 minHuge non farms miss dampens the case for taperingThe miss on NFP last week was met with higher bond yields, which was somewhat surprising. Average hourly earnings were higher and this...
Imran Lakha Aug 25, 20213 minWill Jackson Hole be a Non-Event?SPX had a little wobble ahead of expiry as we broke below the 4420 vol trigger. After the Friday morning print around 4400, SPX staged...
Imran Lakha Jul 29, 20212 minShort SqueezeThe recent strong rally from 29k which triggered a short squeeze and has taken BTC all the way back up to 40k in a few days.
Imran Lakha Jul 28, 20213 minChina melts down as big US tech reports earnings After another 1 day sell-off, markets staged a strong recovery across all asset classes as COVID concerns subsided.
Imran Lakha Jul 22, 20212 minWill we break below 28K in BTC?The heavy price action in crypto markets along with the whole macro risk asset spectrum. Whilst on-chain data shows accumulation in...
Imran Lakha Jul 21, 20213 minCOVID Fears ReturnThe break down in US 10Y bond yields below 1.20% signals that growth has likely peaked as COVID concerns re-emerge across the globe.
Imran Lakha Jul 15, 20212 minCrypto Vol Crash discuss the on chain metrics that continue to show improvements in the BTC outlook, from hash rate recovery to miner accumulation...
Imran Lakha Jul 14, 20213 minVIX holds up as stocks rally continuesLast week markets had a pullback on China economic weakness confirmed by authorities easing reserve requirements and COVID variants on...
Imran Lakha Jul 7, 20213 minChina Rolls Over!SPX broke to new highs post the non-farm payrolls data that showed an improvement but not too much to force the FED into early tapering...
Imran Lakha Jul 5, 20212 minBitcoin Vol Collapses as Ether begins to climbSome interesting on-chain data that showed signs of capitulation among miners and investors in the recent selloff down to...
Imran Lakha Jun 30, 20213 minIt's all about tech stocks!US stocks recovered to new highs, led by technology stocks but seems to be running out of momentum as option dealer gamma position...
Imran Lakha Jun 24, 20213 minFEDS hawkish dots kill reflationLast week’s FOMC meeting was surprisingly hawkish with the dot plot showing 2 rates hikes in 2023, up from zero expected. The US yield...
Imran Lakha Jun 23, 20212 minChina Attacks BitcoinIn this week's Crypto Insight I discussed... The latest bout of weakness across crypto markets triggered by a strong dollar from the...
Imran Lakha Jun 17, 20212 minBitcoin bounces back!The bounce in Bitcoin from last week's lows as Elon Musk does yet another u-turn on Tesla’s policy regarding payments in BTC. The El Sal...
Imran Lakha Jun 16, 20213 minHas Inflation Peaked?CPI beats expectations last week, but US 10Y bond yields broke lower and equities rallied to new Hughs led by Tech stocks. The markets...
Imran Lakha Jun 10, 20212 minRetesting Key SupportsThe recent weak price action post DOJ seizure of Bitcoin related to ransomware attack on Colonial pipeline.
Imran Lakha Jun 9, 20213 minMeme stocks are back!SPX rangebound to slightly higher as tepid non-farm payrolls allowed bond yields to go lower as fear of FED tapering remains low. VIX and..
Imran Lakha Jun 3, 20212 minChoppy ConsolidationThe choppy price action in BTC and ETH since the large collapse a couple of weeks ago. Markets are finding their footing but are showing...