CURRENT NOTES
Monthly Note
- December 2025: Odometer vs. Speedometer! (12/31/2025) - Odometer vs. Speedometer! Most people don’t drive by staring at the odometer … they watch the speedometer. The odometer tells you how far you’ve gone. The speedometer tells you what’s happening now. Markets work in a similar fashion. The level matters, but the rate of change in both growth and inflation is what actually alters behavior, expectations, and decision making. Every cycle has a moment when the narrative stops evolving. Inflation is assumed to be sticky. Prices are assumed to stay high. Growth is assumed to be fragile. Once assumptions harden, debate narrows … and that is often when the… Continue Reading
Quarterly Report
- Q3 2025: The runway lights are lying! (10/28/2025) - The Runway Lights Are Lying On a clear day, any pilot can land a plane. It’s the hazy nights that separate instinct from discipline. Pilots call it the “runway-lights illusion” … the brighter the lights, the more your eyes insist you’re perfectly lined up, even as the instruments tell a different story. That’s when you decide what to trust: either the glow… or the gauges?! Lately, markets have been flying by the glow. For months on end, headlines have stated the labor market was “balanced,” Trumps tariffs would significantly “raise inflation,” and the Fed would be “patient.” The story was… Continue Reading
