Short IXIC, Long Cryptocurrency into the New Year

1. Falling US inflation and rising US fed rates have yet to intersect. They will in 1H'23.

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2. US M2 tightening has reached 3%, but alllowing for some growth, it needs to go (linearly) another 6%-9% for a total of 9%-12% down from its previous all-time-high.

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3. IXIC is down 35% from its previous all-time -high, but may have to go (geometrically) another 35% for a total of 58% down.

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4. Cryptocurrency global market capitalisation is at a mere 3.5% of US M2, and has already dropped 60+%.

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Conclusion :

• US tech equities may be at fundamental 2Y-forward fair value already, but short-term trading factors will harass prices for much of 2023
  
• These short-term risks may be priced in quickly in 1Q'23, otherwise IXIC trades sideways all year, as earnings calls gradually catch up with M2 tightening policy.
  
• Meanwhile, as soon as inflation intersects with fed rates around 5.40%-5.70% between 22Mar'23 and 3'May23, optimism will impact crypto before IXIC.