Market Maker
Episodes
MM023: What are US stress tests?
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look at US bank stress tests, following the news that all 23 institutions in the 2021 exam by the Federal Reserve remain...
MM022: Why are people talking about dots?!
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explain the market's obsession with the Federal Reserve's Dot-Plot matrix. Explaining why the Fed uses it, how market pa...
MM021: US Inflation at its highest since August of 2008
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look at the three major talking points in markets this week. US CPI, the ECB meeting, and the upcoming G7 summit. We explain the m...
MM020: Is this the end of globalisation?
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to the Head of Trading Piers Curran about three key themes in markets this week. From the monster rally in AMC shares to the r...
MM019: Return of meme stocks: AMC pump explained
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm joined by Eddie Donmez, the Head of AmpifyME, who explains what's behind the latest explosion in meme stocks. We look closely&nbs...
MM018: Biden: The $6 trillion man!
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about the latest US Jobless Claims figures, Biden's $6trl 2022 budget proposal, and look at rising geopolitical tensions acro...
MM017: Crypto volatility & what next for Bitcoin
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss how price action works amid a high volatility event such as the crypto sell-off seen earlier this week. Piers explains the...
MM016: Elon Musk, cyber hacking & Inflation scaremongering
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we include a quickfire round with Head of Trading Piers Curran to get his take on Elon Musk and Tesla, the cyber attack on the Coloni...
MM015: Will inflation be transitory amid the commodity boom?
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about the recent rise in commodity prices, from copper to lumber, and the impact that this has on inflation. Head of Trading Piers C...
MM014: Traders Mindset: Dealing with loss
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we continue our exploration into trading psychology and discuss the emotional impact of loss. Head of Trading Piers Curran talks abou...
MM013: European Super League - Good or Bad?
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we jump into the controversy surrounding the European Super League, a breakaway league involving some of Football's biggest na...
MM012: Coinbase debut & UK housing market crash?
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I am joined by Eddie Donmez, the head of AmplifyME, as we look at the debut of Coinbase, the first listing of a major cryptocu...
MM011: What makes a good trader?
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we take a different direction and ask the question 'what makes a good trader'. Piers gives his view on what he believes led to hi...
MM010: Archegos default & Deliveroo IPO disaster
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Head of Trading Piers Curran about the role prime brokerage services played in the recent default of Archegos Capital ...
MM009: How important is the blockage in the Suez Canal?
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we go into detail on the news of a large container ship stuck in the Suez Canal in Egypt. We discuss if this is important for oil pric...
MM008: Will the Fed 'twist' again
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we talk about the sequence of policy steps the Fed has at its disposal and why the gradual process of normalising policy ...
MM007: Will Biden's stimulus cheques boost the economy?
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we look at the general optimism that has re-emerged this week as the DJIA & S&P 500 hit fresh record highs and look at what in...
MM006: Oil surges as OPEC+ hold firm
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Piers and I review the latest decision from OPEC+ where the cartel opted to not relax supply curbs even as the globa...
MM005: Yields spike, stocks drop - should you be worried?
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Piers and I discuss the markets fixation on inflation and economic overheating and whether the recent moves in markets are ca...
MM004: Inflation? Keep calm and carry on
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to the Head of Trading Piers Curran about rising yields and whether that poses a threat to Wall Street's record ...
MM003: What happened with Tesla & Bitcoin?
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we look at whether Tesla's move into Bitcoin is the beginning of a rush of investment from other firms or is it simply too early ...
MM002: US stocks - to Infinity and Beyond?
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about US stocks and the return to new all-time highs. Asking the question on why is it happening, what it represents...
MM001: Is GameStop important for markets?
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kicking off the first episode with a look at the phenomenal rise in GameStop shares. From what happened, to what it symbolises, and whether ...