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Andrew Prochnow

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

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.

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

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.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
Why Municipal Bonds Gap in Silence

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.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
The Stock Drop After “Good” Earnings

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.

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

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.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
Why Flexsteel Is Outperforming in a Turbulent Furniture Cycle

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.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
Why Auction Days Feel “Random”

Mar 24, 2026

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8 min read

Why Auction Days Feel “Random”

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

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
The Selloff With No News

Mar 21, 2026

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8 min read

The Selloff With No News

Risk budgets that shrink exactly when prices get noisy.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
Bristol-Myers Squibb: A Pharma Turnaround With Strengthening Fundamentals

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.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
The Buyback That Doesn’t Lift the Stock

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.

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

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.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
The Price Gap That Comes From Index Inclusion

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.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
Why One Downgrade Can Move an Entire Market

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.

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

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.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
The Yield Curve Move That Comes From Paperwork, Not Beliefs

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.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
When “Liquid” Funds Freeze: The Hidden Gates in Short-Term Credit

Mar 7, 2026

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8 min read

When “Liquid” Funds Freeze: The Hidden Gates in Short-Term Credit

Daily liquidity promises meet weekly liquidity tests.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
Tariff Relief Could Boost Shares of Nike (NKE)

Mar 6, 2026

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7 min read

Tariff Relief Could Boost Shares of Nike (NKE)

A trade policy shift could change Nike’s earnings trajectory.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
From Iran Strikes to Gas Prices: How Disruption Becomes a Price Print

Mar 5, 2026

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6 min read

From Iran Strikes to Gas Prices: How Disruption Becomes a Price Print

The rules and bottlenecks that transmit shock into everyday costs.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
The Commodity “Roll” That Moves Prices Without Any New Information

Mar 3, 2026

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7 min read

The Commodity “Roll” That Moves Prices Without Any New Information

How futures curves turn passive exposure into scheduled pressure.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
Why “AAA” Can Trade Like Junk for a Day

Feb 27, 2026

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7 min read

Why “AAA” Can Trade Like Junk for a Day

Tranche math, leverage, and the vanishing bid in structured credit.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
The End-of-Day Dollar Surge Nobody “Chose”

Feb 26, 2026

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7 min read

The End-of-Day Dollar Surge Nobody “Chose”

FX hedging rules that turn month-end into a trade.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
The Era of Drone Warfare Has Arrived, and Kratos (KTOS) is a Market Leader

Feb 24, 2026

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7 min read

The Era of Drone Warfare Has Arrived, and Kratos (KTOS) is a Market Leader

A defense tech that trades like an AI stock.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
The Margin Spiral That Makes Small Losses Turn Into Big Moves

Feb 21, 2026

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7 min read

The Margin Spiral That Makes Small Losses Turn Into Big Moves

When risk formulas force selling into weakness.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
Why Treasury Markets Seize Up When Everyone Wants Safety

Feb 19, 2026

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7 min read

Why Treasury Markets Seize Up When Everyone Wants Safety

The safest asset can be the hardest to intermediate.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
Cleveland-Cliffs: A Cyclical Recovery in Its Early Innings

Feb 17, 2026

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7 min read

Cleveland-Cliffs: A Cyclical Recovery in Its Early Innings

Why Cleveland-Cliffs is back on investors’ radar.

Andrew Prochnow
Andrew Prochnow
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Looking at markets through hidden mechanics, not headlines.