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Treasury yields surged as the Fed’s expected hike shifted to December, while Micron beat guidance and forecast $61.5 billion in quarterly…

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Fajasy on X

The $VIX closed at 14.87 on September 25, while the S&P 500's $SPY realized volatility over the past month was 10.8. That 4.1-point gap is the premium option buyers pay over what the index has actually done, and it's the newest row in the volatility section of my macro dashboard. The other volatility rows (VIX, the MOVE index for Treasury volatility, the VIX term structure, and SKEW) all live inside the options market, while this one checks option prices against the index's actual moves. A wide gap means protection is expensive relative to recent moves. A negative gap means the market is moving more than options priced in, which is what a selloff in progress looks like. I added it because a VIX of 15 means something different when the S&P 500 is moving 10% annualized than when it's moving 20%. The gap is near its 5-year average of 3.3 after swinging from -1.2 in early July to 8.4 by late July, 0.6 in mid-August, and 6.7 on September 11. Stocks look calm next to bonds right now. The VIX sits at the 23rd percentile of its 5-year range, while the MOVE index jumped from 80.6 to 96.0 in the week to September 25.
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Lee Roach on X

On timber companies $RYN and $WY. If the long end keeps going up. 6-7% which I think is definitely possible. Then timber companies will get crushed. But my overall thesis remains and is happening in real time: energy-driven inflation, fiscal deterioration, failed treasury buybacks, the Fed losing the long end. Right now the market is repricing duration before it reprices scarcity. This gap can run for decades. Equities were destroyed in real terms through 1973 and 1974. But hard assets won the decade. I’m praying both of these timber companies keep going down. Land is my favorite asset to own. You can see it. You can touch it. You can hunt on it. You can fish on it. And you can grow productive timber on it. Huge swaths of land have massive optionality. Let’s hope Scott “I am the house” Bessent continues to lose the bond market. I want to see a bloodbath here.

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Beyond Meat’s Q2 2026 revenue fell 8.2% as U.S. retail and foodservice volumes declined, while a flatter, not inverted, Treasury curve…

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Multiples Capital on X

A contrarian pick, for AI-like return in real estate. $STWD (Starwood Property Trust) has an asymmetric setup for a possible ~50% total return over the next 12 months If Treasury yields peaks and then declines back with the next year, then a combination of its current 13.3% div yield + rerating back to above its undepreciated book value ($19/share) results in close to 50% return for this best of breed lender. True Multi-Cylinder Engine: Unlike pure-play lenders exposed to a single-sector, $STWD operates across commercial lending, infrastructure, and owned real estate. Built-in Counter-Cyclical Hedge: Its Special Servicing and Investing arm actually benefits when market volatility rises, collecting servicing fees that insulate cash flows when traditional credit tightens. Office Risk Is Overblown: U.S. office makes up less than 8% of its total asset base, with the balance anchored in residential, industrial, and essential infrastructure. Unmatched Dividend Track Record: Management has maintained its quarterly dividend for over 17 yrs without a single cut through multiple rate cycles. Collecting a 13.3% cash yield while waiting for a yield-driven rerating could deliver an equity-like upside with institutional downside protection.