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Andrew Prochnow

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Apr 21, 2026

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5 min read

When Trading Stops the Real Price Shows Up Later

Circuit breakers, auction reopens, and the hidden backlog of orders.

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Apr 18, 2026

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5 min read

Why Mortgage Rates Drift Away From Treasury Yields

Prepayment risk, hedging flows, and the negative convexity problem.

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Apr 17, 2026

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4 min read

The Lockup Day When IPO Stocks Move on Schedule

Scheduled selling meets thin float and narrow liquidity windows.

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Apr 16, 2026

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7 min read

Autoliv (ALV): A Durable Safety Leader Trading at a Discount

The market pullback changed the valuation, not the narrative.

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Apr 14, 2026

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8 min read

The Price That Isn’t a Price

How stressed markets lose firm quotes and still produce numbers.

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Apr 11, 2026

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8 min read

Why Bitcoin Liquidity Vanishes During Big Moves

Perpetual futures, liquidations, and the cliff effect in order books.

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Apr 10, 2026

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8 min read

Overnight Risk Meets Morning Liquidity

Why prices jump when trading is thin, not when information is new.

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Apr 9, 2026

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8 min read

The Bond Move After the Fed Is Done Talking

Auction settlement, hedging rolls, and the delayed repricing of duration.

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Apr 7, 2026

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7 min read

When a Currency Slides Without a Panic

Payment calendars that force FX demand into a narrow window.

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Apr 4, 2026

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8 min read

The Rally on “Bad” Data

When short covering becomes the only bid.

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Apr 3, 2026

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8 min read

When Dividends Move Prices: The Mechanical Trade Around Ex-Date

Tax rules, futures pricing, and stock-lending frictions.

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Apr 2, 2026

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7 min read

Dell’s Growth is Accelerating, But the Valuation Hasn’t Fully Caught Up

AI growth story is accelerating and the valuation still looks modest.

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Mar 31, 2026

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7 min read

Why Municipal Bonds Gap in Silence

Fragmented trading, dealer balance sheets, and the price of immediacy.

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Mar 28, 2026

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8 min read

The Stock Drop After “Good” Earnings

How options, borrow, and dealer inventory turn a report into forced selling.

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Mar 27, 2026

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8 min read

The Calm Valuation That Breaks Later: Private Credit’s Pricing Lag

Appraisals, stale marks, and the sudden need for cash.

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Mar 26, 2026

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7 min read

Why Flexsteel Is Outperforming in a Turbulent Furniture Cycle

The recent selloff has made Flexsteel’s valuation harder to pass up.

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Mar 24, 2026

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8 min read

Why Auction Days Feel “Random”

When-issued trading, settlement timing, and balance-sheet capacity.

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Mar 21, 2026

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8 min read

The Selloff With No News

Risk budgets that shrink exactly when prices get noisy.

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Mar 20, 2026

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7 min read

Bristol-Myers Squibb: A Pharma Turnaround With Strengthening Fundamentals

A compelling turnaround already in motion.

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Mar 19, 2026

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8 min read

The Buyback That Doesn’t Lift the Stock

When share repurchases collide with execution rules and liquidity windows.

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Mar 17, 2026

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9 min read

The New Rolls-Royce: Cash Flow, Buybacks, and a Promising Future

Turnaround gains momentum as cash flow rises.

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Mar 14, 2026

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9 min read

The Price Gap That Comes From Index Inclusion

Eligibility rules that turn a label into a one-day balance-sheet event.

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Mar 13, 2026

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7 min read

Why One Downgrade Can Move an Entire Market

Rating triggers as automatic sellers and forced re-pricing.

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Mar 12, 2026

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7 min read

Fastly (FSLY): Strong Earnings, Growing Security Business, Attractive Valuation

An under-the-radar cloud turnaround story.

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Mar 10, 2026

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7 min read

The Yield Curve Move That Comes From Paperwork, Not Beliefs

Collateral rules that reshape demand across maturities.

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