Episodes 121-150

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome William Nutting, the author of the terrifically entertaining and informative newsletter, NutStuff. They have a great discussion covering a range of topics, from problems with Amazon to learning about his favourite motorcycle company.

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome Dario Perkins from TS Lombard. They have a great discussion about the macro environment and find out why Dario is not the ECB’s favourite guy.

This week, Patrick is free-loading in Europe somewhere so Kevin holds down the fort alone but with great guests! First, we get an update from Lyn Alden and what she feels is the biggest thing in macro right now. Then Brent Kochuba from SpotGamma joins the show where we learn what’s happening in the option market and why the apes don’t want to be his friend. And finally, fan favourite and rock-star hedge fund manager Kuppy finishes it off with this month’s installment of Kuppy’s corner.

This is the final of our interview-only summer specials, and we saved the most fun for last. You might know him as HorseLover Fat, you might simply know him as Horse, or you could be like Kevin and mistakenly call him HorseFat Lover, either way, one of the funniest, most entertaining and refreshingly great trading accounts on twitter joins us. We don’t ever learn who this mystery man is, but we do get a good insight into his trading techniques, and definitely a few laughs along the way.

Continuing with interview-only specials, Patrick and Kevin take a break, and allow previous Market Huddle guest (and outstanding economic thinker), David Bezic to grab the controls. And David does not disappoint with an absolute terrific interview of the father-of-MMT and hedge fund legend, Warren Mosler.

Continuing with interview-only specials, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome fan-favourite Morris Sachs to the show. Morris turns the tables on Kevin, and takes the interviewer chair. Morris digs into all of Kevin’s early childhood traumas and finds out why Kevin loves trying to solve the greatest game ever – this huge puzzle we call the markets.

In this second installment of interview-only special, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome David Keller to the show for a deep dive on technical analysis. They discuss breadth, sector rotation, seasonality and end with a great discussion on security selection.

In this first installment of interview-only summer specials, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome to the show Marko Papic, partner & chief strategist at Clock Tower Group and the author of “Geopolitical Alpha.” Marko shares his framework for combining geopolitics and the markets, and even goes on to answer that age old question “how much does moving from cold Canada to sunny Santa Monica help with investment process?”

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir take a backseat and let fan-favourite Harris Kupperman aka Kuppy interview Josh Young from Bison Interests.  Josh has been hitting out of the park when it comes to his energy picks, and he comes back to the Market Huddle to give us his new picks.

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome to the show, Alfonso Peccatiello, head of investments for a large European bank and author of The Macro Compass. They have a terrific discussion about the macro environment and why even though the sovereign is a currency issuer and not a user, there are still major disinflationary tendencies that are difficult to overcome.

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome quantitative portfolio manager and volatility specialist, Harel Jacobson to the show. They discuss how he got into the business, how he trades volatility and why his brokers won’t give him quotes on Mexican Peso/South African Rand options anymore.

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome FX veteran and author of the book Alpha Trader, Brent Donnelly to the show. They have a wide ranging discussion about the qualities that go into making great traders, the biggest mistakes they make and why EDM music is the best backdrop for the trader squawk. Then Kuppy is back to talk about oil and meme stocks.

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome bond veteran Mike MacBain from East Coast Fund Management to the show. They have a terrific discussion about credit spreads, how the industry has changed, and what the Fed is trying to accomplish with their recent shift. Then, Morris is back, and even more Morris than usual!

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome yellow metal entrepreneur, Amir Adnani to the show. Amir shares his take on royalties and why gold and uranium are at the top of his list for attractive investments.

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome Phil Schmitt to the show Phil has a long career on bay street as a derivatives trader and hedge fund manager. They have a terrific discussion about the problems with the 60/40 portfolio, active vs. passive, ESG and what he thinks is the biggest risk out there – inflation.Then, Will Thomson from Massif Capital is back on the show to talk about his latest gold pick and the problems with the Chinese nuclear leak.

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome Diego Parrilla to the show. They have a terrific macro discussion about anti-bubbles, how the governments are transforming the problems and why everything is an option. Then Kuppy is back – this time, he’s live with Patrick in Miami

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome back to the show, the godfather of options positioning, Cem Karsan. They have a terrific discussion about why regular folk should care about dealer inventories and why traders might think about pulling a Costanza when it comes to their summer positioning. Then we have the good fortune to have Edwin Dorsey from the Bear Cave Newsletter join to talk about his new letter focusing on short selling.

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome back to the show, fan favourite, Jim Leitner. They have a fascinating discussion about how retail traders can make their own digital options, why Jim likes uranium stocks and then, we have a Huddle first – our very own social science experiment you won’t want to miss!

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome US-China Series co-founder, Paul Krake. They have a fascinating discussion about his career at some of the most prestigious hedge funds, and his unique view of how the macro landscape will unfold in coming years

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome back to the show, Lyn Alden. We get an update on Lyn’s trades from her last appearance, and then she shares what she sees as the risks and opportunities going forward.

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome back to the show, Jamie Wise from Periscope Capital. They have a terrific discussion about the new BUZZ index, what it’s like being in business with David Portnoy, and what the SPAC market has in store for us in the coming months. Then, it’s that time of the month again – fan favourite Kuppy is back to regale us with his latest adventures in Kuppy’s corner. 

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome back to the show, Chase Taylor form Pinecone Macro. They have a fascinating discussion about his favourite investments. To say Chase is contrarian could be the understatement of the year. Stick around to find out what Chase is buying and why.

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome Vincent Deluard from Stone X to the show. They have a terrific macro discussion that you don’t want to miss and they might even figure out what’s up with Vincent’s inflation obsession.

Download Vincent’s reports:

Three Unconventional Arguments for Secular Inflation

ESG Investing: A Special (and Critical) Report

The Great Monetary Disorder: A New Golden Age for Global Macro

Surfing the Blob in Europe and Mexico and Hedging with Antifragile assets

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome Ted Seides from Capital Allocators podcast. They have a fascinating discussion about his storied career, the wealth of wisdom that he has picked up over his years dealing with fund managers, and most importantly – what it was like losing a million bucks to Warren Buffett.

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome Will Thomson from Massif Capital. They have a fascinating discussion about opportunities in off-the-beaten-path commodity companies, along other unique value investments he is making. Then Kuppy is back and he is starting a new position that might just surprise you!

In this shortened Easter weekend episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome Guy LeBas, the chief fixed income strategist from Janney Montgomery Scott, to the show to explain bond auctions, why the SLR isn’t a big deal, and why when equity traders talk about issues going special, it’s time to go the other way.

In this episode, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome Jay Pelosky from TPW Advisory. They have a great discussion about macro thematic investing, what is a Tri-Polar World, and even find out what it was like to work for investing legends, Barton Biggs and Byron Wien. Then, we have the great pleasure to have Barton back on the show to announce the launch of his new service – Fed.Tips

In episode #123​, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome Aidan Garrib from Pavilion Global Markets to talk about China’s macro plans, the way to trade the whole growth vs. value dynamic and why he is not allowed out after 8pm. Then Morris Sachs joins to talk about markets and at one point, he made Leena spit out her coffee with laughter – you can guess when!

In episode #122, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome Gavekal Research CEO Louis-Vincent Gave to the show where they have a terrific discussion about why the market doesn’t like the US policy setting, what might replace bonds as the next anti-fragile asset, and why you can take the boy out of France but you can’t take Marxism out of the boy. Then, Brent Kochuba from SpotGamma joins to give us an update on how the option market is setting up for this week’s quad-witching expiry and to talk about if the market makers found a way to de-weaponize gamma.

In episode #121​, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome Macro Hive founder Bilal Hafeez to the show. to talk to us about what he is seeing in the markets. Then Kuppy is back for our monthly Kuppy’s Corner.

In episode #120​, Patrick Ceresna and Kevin Muir welcome Jim Leitner to the show to talk about his career, his investment philosophy and the best trade of his life.