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Why One Trader Just Called It – “Today Is The Start Of The Market Changeover Process”

The record-breaking streaks of un-dipping gains; the “epic” bull market (Morgan Stanley’s words, not ours); and the total and utter collapse of all risk premia (equity and credit alike) is all about to end according to former fund manager Richard Breslow: “as the long running debate about lack of volatility in the markets continues, I’ve got some good news for you. As long as you promise to be happy with what you wish for. It’s about to change.”

Investors are fearless…

And reaching for yield, no matter what…

Even as real uncertainty soars…

Sure we have momentary bouts of hysteria which people get all excited about and extrapolate to eternity – until they run out of steam forthwith, but as Bloomberg’s Richard Breslow writes:

“I’m talking about good old fashioned two-way flow and nascent trends galore. And I’m officially declaring today the very start of the entire change over process.

Wouldn’t it be ironic if future generations of traders celebrate this epiphanic moment of a return to volatile markets by shutting the exchanges and sleeping in?”

Via Bloomberg,

So what’s the big news? I’m glad to say it isn’t war or some other catastrophe. Those have become anti-volatility events, for better or worse. The big news is the release of the FOMC minutes. Now before you get excited, or derisive, I don’t expect any profound surprises. I’m not even all that consumed by the inevitable wrangling over why inflation isn’t showing up in the measurements they’ve chosen. It’s that this is the true start down the road to tapering. Which I expect to start very tamely, orderly and with many pats on backs.

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