Unique Perspectives

 

“The task is not so much to see what no one has yet seen, but to think what no one has yet thought about that which everybody sees.” -Arthur Schopenhauer. FFTT’s research routinely “thinks what no one has yet thought about that which everybody sees” – this new perspective adds significant value to our clients’ investment process and outcomes.

 

In Depth Analysis

 

FFTT marries its unique thought process with detailed analysis of the topics its writing on, not just identifying new ways to think about opportunities and risks, but also providing an investable themes backed by rigorous analysis and supporting charts.

Critical Thinking With Integrity

 

Having the physical ability to “think what no one has yet thought about that which everybody sees” is of little use to clients unless one has the integrity and independence to share those thoughts with clients. As an independent research firm wholly-owned by Luke Gromen, we have the ability to communicate to our clients in great detail “what no one has yet thought about that which everybody sees.”

Unparalleled Expertise

 

As data increasingly becomes commoditized, free thinking becomes priceless.

FFTT, LLC launched in 2014 with one goal in mind – to marry our unique dot-connecting abilities with our in-depth analytical work and our relevant historical perspectives to create differentiated, money-making insights that help our clients’ investment process and investment outcomes.

 

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Macro-Thematic Trends

Luke Gromen

Kashkari and Waller: More government debt is now inflationary, NOT deflationary like consensus thinks (FFTT, 10/15/24)

Analysts said one reason for the jump in repo volume was the surge in so-called basis trades, a trading strategy which takes advantage of the difference in price between cash Treasuries and futures. These are financed in the repo market and their size has exploded with record bets against Treasury futures amassed by leveraged funds.     -Reuters, “Surging US repo activity likely exacerbating funding pressure”, 10/11/24 KASHKARI: IF US DEBT CONTINUES TO CLIMB, NEUTRAL RATE WILL CLIMB    

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Four of the most consensus views on Wall Street all had a bad 2-3 weeks (FFTT, 10/8/24)

Today’s employment report confirms suspicions that we are in a high neutral rate environment where responsible monetary policy requires caution in rate cutting. With the benefit of hindsight, the 50-basis point cut in September was a mistake, though not one of great consequence.     -Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, via X, 10/4/24 David Roche, founder and strategist at Quantum Strategy, said the nonfarm payroll figures made the Fed’s “jumbo interest rate cut look silly, populist and panicky.”    

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