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What Is a Yen Carry Trade, and Why Didn't Crypto Follow the Textbook Playbook This Month?

Aug 17, 2026

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3 min read

What Is a Yen Carry Trade, and Why Didn't Crypto Follow the Textbook Playbook This Month?

The US and Japan just ran their first joint yen intervention since 1998. Bitcoin's actual correlation data this month broke from the story everyone assumed.

Macro

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What Is the CFTC COT Report, and Which Version Should You Actually Read?

Jul 20, 2026

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3 min read

What Is the CFTC COT Report, and Which Version Should You Actually Read?

GBP net short just hit a record. The CFTC publishes three different COT reports, and most traders read the wrong one for currencies.

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