Yimin Xu

Yimin Xu

YX Insights: Macro, Fixed Income, Equities, and Crypto. FX Swap and Short Term Interest Rate Swaps Trader at Royal Bank of Scotland. ICAEW Chartered Accountant. Seeking Alpha FOMC Commentator.

Nonfarm Payrolls Review, CPI Preview, Powell Testimony, TLT Analysis [No Paywall]

We walk through Friday's labour market data, with an analysis of the current FOMC pricing, Wednesday's CPI, Powell's script, and TLT's price technicals.

Alphabet (GOOGL) Q4 FY2024 Earnings Review [No Paywall]

Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) sold off after earnings - is this the beginning of the top? We deep dive into its fundamentals, valuation, and price technicals.

Tesla (TSLA) Q4 FY24 Earnings Review: Valuation Is For Losers (No Paywall)

"I see a path for Tesla being the most valuable company in the world by far, not even close...more than the next top five companies combined..." - Elon Musk, Q4 2024 Earnings Call.

RIA: January 2025 Market Update

Never A Dull Moment

Gold Price (GLD, XAU): Stuck In A Corrective Phase? (No Paywall)

We dissect Gold’s recent price action through the lenses of Global Liquidity, Seasonality, ETF flows, Central Bank buying, and Technical Analysis.

Alphabet (GOOGL): Q3 2024 Earnings Review

Revenue acceleration and margin expansion suggest a bullish outlook for GOOGL. We review Q3 earnings through a detailed combination of fundamental analysis, valuation modelling, and technical analysis.

Tesla (TSLA): 2024 Q3 Earnings Review (No Paywall)

TSLA just reported its Q3 earnings, and investors seem to like it a lot. How well did Tesla actually perform in the third quarter? Is it still a good time to buy? What are the major risks of holding the stock?

Citi (C): Slowing Growth With Technical Upside (No Paywall)

Citi is still in the early days of a new post-2008 cycle, but we have a trade idea.

Should Fed's 50bp Cut Spark Recessionary Concerns? (No Pay Wall)

Is the Fed actually confident that their cuts are timely and the US will avoid a recession? We examine the last two times the FOMC started the rate cut cycle with a 50bp, i.e. in 2007 and 2001.

My Approach To Trading - Part 2 (No Paywall): Trading Profitably with Consistency

How to Phase Out Luck, Control Risk, and Achieve Long-Term Success. By Yimin Xu.