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Sovereign Wealth Fund

What Is A Sovereign Wealth Fund and How Do They Work?

  Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are key players in today’s financial markets. These state-controlled entities are means through which nations make investments, by squirrelling away excess revenues. They are mostly based in emerging markets and are meant to provide long term economic stimulus or bring stability to the finances of a government. But despite sharing […]

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The US Residential Real Estate Market Lost a Few Whales

  If you follow the US real estate market at all, you’ve probably heard about these “iBuyer” (instant buyer) programs started by some of the large real estate data companies like Zillow and Opendoor. The idea is that these firms hire really smart quantitative researchers who can create real estate pricing models that can accurately […]

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S-1 Filing

What is an S-1 Filing?

  You’ve probably seen headlines like “Rivian Files S-1 With SEC to Go Public,” and wondered what an S-1 filing is. You see, if you want to sell a security like a stock or bond to the US public on an exchange like the NYSE, you have to register those securities with the SEC. And […]

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Using VWAP to Time a Pullback Entry

  The basic idea behind a pullback trade is to try to enter a strong established trend on short-term weakness, hoping the trend will continue after some momentary hiccups. Trend trading is a well-accepted trading strategy across all time frames. Institutions sell trend-following products to their clients to ride trends across several months or years, […]

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Rivian IPO

Rivian IPO: A Quick Rundown

  Rivian, the much-hyped EV maker touted as a “Tesla Killer ” by some, went public today (Wednesday, November 10) opening at $106, well above its pricing of $78, making the IPO a massive success so far.  The company primarily makes electric light trucks; a pickup truck (R1T) starting at $67,500 and an SUV (R1S) […]

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