In this profound follow-up conversation, Matt Zeigler welcomes back Ben Hunt to explore the evolution of Hunt’s writing and worldview. Beginning with reflections on their childhood relationships with religion and storytelling, the discussion moves into Hunt’s journey with Epsilon Theory – from its market-focused origins to his current philosophical crossroads.
I’ve rarely seen a more powerful political and market Narrative – we’re going to trigger a recession and that’s a good thing! – flowing just beneath the surface of financial news media.
Kevin Muir, author of the Macro Tourist newsletter and a seasoned trader, joins The Intentional Investor for a fascinating conversation that weaves together trading, life lessons, and Canadian culture. From his early days mastering Monopoly statistics to pioneering computer-driven trading strategies at RBC in the 1990s, Kevin shares candid stories about finding his path in finance.
Kevin discusses growing up as the older brother of a professional hockey player, his journey from discount brokerage manager to institutional trading desk, and how becoming a father changed his perspective on risk and career. He offers unique insights into market psychology, friendship, and the importance of finding work you genuinely love.
The Road to Serfdom is not an endless road, but its path and duration, what I call the Great Ravine, is not up to us to choose. While we walk this road the only thing we can save is our souls, and we do it with one simple sentence: It was never going to be me.
Some quick thoughts on the inflation data out this week, along with the unusual market reaction to same.
On February 2nd we published DeepFreak, an analysis of DeepSeek narratives in global news media. For Epsilon Theory Professional subscribers only, we are publishing a…
In this engaging episode of The Intentional Investor, host Matt Ziegler interviews Eric Markowitz, exploring his fascinating journey from investigative journalism to investment research. The conversation weaves through Eric’s formative years, professional evolution, and life-changing experiences, offering valuable insights into the intersection of media, investing, and personal growth.
Background and demonstration of Second Foundation Partners’ new semantic factorization technology, where we identify at scale and speed the underlying themes, stories and narrative archetypes of news media.
We’ve analyzed DeepSeek narratives in global news media over the past week to evaluate how they’re evolving. What started as a dominant narrative focused on “AI tech fundamentals” went quickly to “impact on Nvidia” and over the last few days has started to transition to “national security threat”.
In seven days, a narrative about AI tech technology became a narrative about what it meant for chip manufacturers, which because a narrative about national security.