Yimin Xu

YX Insights: Macro, Fixed Income, Equities, and Crypto. FX Swap and Short Term Interest Rate Swaps Trader at Royal Bank of Scotland. ICAEW Chartered Accountant. Seeking Alpha FOMC Commentator.

Gold Price (GLD, XAU): Stuck In A Corrective Phase? (No Paywall)

We dissect Gold’s recent price action through the lenses of Global Liquidity, Seasonality, ETF flows, Central Bank buying, and Technical Analysis.

Alphabet (GOOGL): Q3 2024 Earnings Review

Revenue acceleration and margin expansion suggest a bullish outlook for GOOGL. We review Q3 earnings through a detailed combination of fundamental analysis, valuation modelling, and technical analysis.

Tesla (TSLA): 2024 Q3 Earnings Review (No Paywall)

TSLA just reported its Q3 earnings, and investors seem to like it a lot. How well did Tesla actually perform in the third quarter? Is it still a good time to buy? What are the major risks of holding the stock?

Citi (C): Slowing Growth With Technical Upside (No Paywall)

Citi is still in the early days of a new post-2008 cycle, but we have a trade idea.

Should Fed's 50bp Cut Spark Recessionary Concerns? (No Pay Wall)

Is the Fed actually confident that their cuts are timely and the US will avoid a recession? We examine the last two times the FOMC started the rate cut cycle with a 50bp, i.e. in 2007 and 2001.

My Approach To Trading - Part 2 (No Paywall): Trading Profitably with Consistency

How to Phase Out Luck, Control Risk, and Achieve Long-Term Success. By Yimin Xu.

My Approach To Trading - Part 1 (No Paywall)

What are an asset's value and price? Is there objectivity in the market? Does technical analysis work?