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🚨Thanksgiving Eve Message — My Biggest Sale of the Year Is Live

Michael A. Gayed, CFA

Michael A. Gayed, CFA

26 Nov 2025 — 2 min read
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Commercial and industrial loan growth, year over year, 2021 to September 2026

The Fed Is Hiking Into a Credit Boom. Business Loans Are Up 10%.

Business loans are growing 10% a year, the fastest since March 2023, while banks have stopped tightening and the Fed raises rates. Two readings of the same number.

By Michael A. Gayed, CFA 23 Oct 2026
Mortgage rate and 10-year Treasury yield, Sep 2025 to Oct 2026

Mortgage Rates Hit 7.4%. The 10-Year Did Most of It.

The mortgage rate rose 113 basis points in a year and the 10-year yield rose 115, so the gap barely changed. Over the last five weeks, half the jump was spread.

By Michael A. Gayed, CFA 22 Oct 2026
Tech Falls From Three Sigma. Credit Is the Vote That Counts.

Tech Falls From Three Sigma. Credit Is the Vote That Counts.

XLK/SPY drops to +1.92 sigma in eleven sessions while JNK/GOVT holds above +1.0 sigma. Eleven comparable credit slips say the level, not the month, is the signal.

By Michael A. Gayed, CFA 21 Oct 2026
The Fed Finally Hiked. The Bond Market Is Doing the Tightening For It. TSPY Was Designed For Both.

The Fed Finally Hiked. The Bond Market Is Doing the Tightening For It. TSPY Was Designed For Both.

How a daily 0DTE covered call strategy on the S&P 500 seeks to generate monthly distributions in a market shaped by the first rate hike since 2023, a 5.28% 10-year yield, and a still-compressed VIX.

By Michael A. Gayed, CFA 21 Oct 2026

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