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Finding the Market’s Most Overlooked Macro Themes and Profiting from Global Volatility | Harris Kupperman

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May 6, 2026
Roderick van Zuylen, CIO of Nightwatch Capital and KEDM researcher, and Harris Kupperman, macro-focused investor and thematic trader, unpack overlooked macro themes. They discuss refining supply-demand shocks and refiner winners. They explore Latin America’s political and rate-driven tailwinds. They cover long-volatility opportunities for commodity brokers and an eldercare supply crunch poised to trigger catalysts.
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INSIGHT

Combine Automation With Curated Monitors For Edge

  • KEDM (Ketem) blends automated filing scans with analyst curation to surface actionable event-driven setups across 100+ pages weekly.
  • Roderick described monitors for CEO changes, IPO unlocks, buybacks and statistical strategies like shorting pre-unlock names.
INSIGHT

Commodity Brokers Are An Indirect Long Vol Trade

  • Long volatility exposure can be achieved via commodity brokers and commodity futures merchants, which benefit from rising hedging and speculative volume.
  • Roderick prefers StoneX and Marex as tech-enabled, sticky clearing/settlement businesses with high ROE.
ADVICE

Don't Assume Volumes Collapse When Geopolitics Calm

  • Expect pent-up hedging demand and persistent volumes even if a geopolitical shock resolves quickly.
  • Roderick argued corporates hedge multi-year and onboarding clients takes months, so volumes won't collapse immediately if the Iran war ends.
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