
Monetary Matters with Jack Farley 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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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.
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.
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.


