The Yen’s Fall From Grace

Who will stop it? When? And why? Jesper Koll ( Japan Optimist) First appeared in Japan Optimist substack. Here are some thoughts on the deeper dynamics at play in the Read More

Valuations Matter

David Wagner (Aptus Capital Advisors) The returns witnessed by investors over the past few years have been an outlier. Entering the year, the 3-year annualized return for the S&P 500 Read More

Oil Market Update – Products Edition

Joseph Sykora (Aptus Capital Advisors) In prior posts, we have written about the continued tightness in oil markets driven by (among other things) structural underinvestment in productive supply over the Read More

How and When Can Hedges Be Effective?

JD Gardner (Aptus Capital Advisors) Our experience in the options market is what underpins our investment process. Options are the vehicle to inject ownership of volatility, and it’s this ownership that allows our allocations Read More