Tag: stock market

The Common Short Squeeze in Markets

Post author By Milan Ji
Post date December 4, 2025

S&P 500 and the Microstructure of Modern Short Squeezes The E-mini S&P 500 futures contract (ES) is the undisputed primary global price-discovery vehicle for U.S. large-cap equities. On active days it routinely trades $600-900 billion notional (occasionally exceeding $1 trillion), on effective intraday leverage of 15-25X, and consistently leads both the cash S&P 500 index […]

Tags $qqq, $spx, Delta, es, failed breakdown, Flash Crash, futures market, Gamma, S&P500, SP500, stock market, V-Shape Recovery, Volatility

Economics

Simple Aquarium – Understanding Liquidity and Asset Inflation

Post author By Tae-Sik
Post date May 28, 2024

You observe an aquarium filled with an assortment of small trees. The trees on the right seem larger, healthier, and more robust compared to those on the left. In fact, the further you look to the left, the less healthy the vegetation appears. You notice a water spigot located in one corner of the aquarium […]

Tags aquarium, asset market, cantillon effect, central bank, economics, government spending, hyperinflation, inflation, liquidity, money, ponzi scheme, reset, stock market