#70 The Residential Market

Housing Starts and Building permits.

We seek to understand the relationship between the new and the existing home market—the different flows and inventories that shape both. We analyze how imbalances in one market affect the other.

#68 Spot federal rate spread vs. PCE inflation rate

Dollar Index Monthly chart

We analyzed the intermarket capital flows that took place in the week of September 17, following the rate cut. We looked at the effects they generated, where they occurred, and with what volume. We searched and found where the volume moved that week.

#67 Labor Market and Consumption

Weekly Oscilators on FIBe. A concrete technical set up

The connection between consumption and the market may seem direct. It isn’t quite so since the state has also intervened in this market. Here we explain the market’s causalities. We break down Nonfarm Payroll to show why it fails as a true measure of employment, and finally, we lay out a concrete technical setup.

#66 Banking System and Credit

Big & banks

To analyze which banks are most exposed to consumer credit delinquencies, the most useful approach is to break down their business units and assess the weight of consumer lending within each balance sheet. Here’s a summary bank by bank (based on 10-Ks, Fed H.8 data, and 2023–2024 reports):

#64 Z-Score: A statistic every trader must understand

The normal distribution gives us the mathematical foundation to obtain Z-scores.

Intermarket Analysis Throught Macro and Technical Methods     Here you will find: The concept of Z-score, clear and simple so that everyone can understand it.The theoretical mathematical foundation where it originates. We’re going to use this metric a lot in the services we’re launching. It’s important that you understand it so we can move […]

#61 Delinquencies rates on Consumer Credit: A Closer Look

Minimum credit card payments

We conducted an in-depth analysis of the banking industry’s consumer loans and found that delinquency and loss rates are huge across all categories — 30, 60, and 90 days. On top of that, the percentage of people paying only the credit card minimum is surging. From there to becoming delinquent — how long is it? Two months?