Newsletter: The Fractal Market Hypothesis, the Infinite Variance Syndrome and the Nature of Risk Markowitz and Mandelbrot were both right. Previously unpublished research.
Blog: When good news is bad news When good news is bad news, the market is priced for perfection. Market conditions have turned Fragile.
Blog: Implied Vols may be losing their power In the Market Uncertainty State Indicator (MUSI), I use implied volatility indices to measure equity risk, and an additional one for liquidity risk. They are the S&P VIX, the EuroStoxx VSTOXX, and the Oil OVX. For liquidity I combine these with the MOVE index, a measure of US
Blog: Is the Fed "Waiting for Godot?" "Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes. Its awful!" -Estragon
Blog: China's Minsky Moment? Would a Minsky Moment in China spread to the rest of the world making Global Financial Crisis 2, or would it remain local?
Newsletter: Is the bond market going wayback? A recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggested that it might be a good time to discuss the Inflation Level Regime Indicator (ILRI) and what it means for bond yields. In that article the author says that the "rule of thumb was that 10-year Treasury yields should be
Blog: "Soft Landing Predictions" of cycles past The soft landing bandwagon is getting full, but history is against it.
Blog: Central Banks and "The Logic of Failure." Studies of complex decision making may help us understand future monetary policy.
Blog: The Method and Madness Model of irrational behavior Rational and irrational behavior defined by comparing the types of uncertainty we face with the decision making methods we use.
Blog: Sandpile Monetary Policy and Inflation Do the dynamics of sandpiles and complexity theory tell us something about monetary policy?