The ACID Capitalist Podcast The Quantum Crisis: Gold, China, and the Trust Deficit in Markets
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Oct 24, 2025 Dive into the captivating world of macro analysis as market shifts come alive! Explore the implications of China's gold rush and how it hints at a yuan debasement. Discover the surprising resilience of Kansas manufacturing amid fluctuating U.S. home sales. Hear about hidden liquidity risks and the quirky performance of extreme stock movers. The pulse of global finance whispers of transformations ahead, influenced by the U.S.'s competitive edges and changing treasury dynamics. Get ready for the financial waves that are just beginning to crest!
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Use Z-Scores To Find Market Breakouts
- Use Z-scores to spot truly unusual daily price moves and investigate their causes.
- Focus on 3-sigma moves because they reveal structural shifts or rare catalysts worth researching.
Amphenol: Quiet Compounder Tale
- Hendry describes Amphenol's share-price arc as a near-vertical long-term winner that 'begins at the bottom and ends at the top.'
- He uses it to illustrate durable compounders that quietly accumulate massive gains.
Pandemic Rate Shock Reset Mortgage Duration
- Pandemic-era rate collapse created a massive structural shift by letting homeowners lock very low long-term rates.
- That event compressed mortgage duration and changed banks' hedge dynamics for years.