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Market Orientation

Big-picture framing. What matters vs. what doesn’t.

Market Orientation

The Rolling Recession Nobody Wants to Admit Is Already Here

Feb 3, 2026

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4 min read

The Rolling Recession Nobody Wants to Admit Is Already Here

Why capital is quietly getting vacuumed out of the market

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

The Most Important Chart This Week Isn’t Stocks. It’s The Dollar.

Jan 22, 2026

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4 min read

The Most Important Chart This Week Isn’t Stocks. It’s The Dollar.

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

Peak Fear, Falling Prices

Jan 15, 2026

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7 min read

Peak Fear, Falling Prices

Why the “bad news” stack is quietly turning into a disinflationary tailwind in 2026

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

Venezuela Just Taught the Market Something Big About Crypto

Jan 12, 2026

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3 min read

Venezuela Just Taught the Market Something Big About Crypto

The Bitcoin Bull Case Didn’t Come From Prices — It Came From What Doesn’t Break When the Phone Rings.

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

SCOTUS, IEPA, and the Market’s Next Fork in the Road

Jan 8, 2026

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3 min read

SCOTUS, IEPA, and the Market’s Next Fork in the Road

Why tomorrow’s ruling matters more for posture than politics

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

Venezuela Isn’t the Trade

Jan 7, 2026

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4 min read

Venezuela Isn’t the Trade

Why the real impact may show up far from oil — and faster than expected

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

A Quiet Re-Entry Into China

Jan 5, 2026

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5 min read

A Quiet Re-Entry Into China

Compression before expansion

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

This Didn’t Start Last Night

Jan 3, 2026

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5 min read

This Didn’t Start Last Night

Energy was already moving before the narrative arrived.

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

This Is Why We Stayed Calm

Dec 24, 2025

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4 min read

This Is Why We Stayed Calm

How structure — not sentiment — told us exactly what to do

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

Saturday Alpha Notes

Dec 20, 2025

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8 min read

Saturday Alpha Notes

Structure Is Holding — And That Matters More Than Sentiment

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

Thursday Market Outlook

Dec 18, 2025

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5 min read

Thursday Market Outlook

The Most Hated Rally Usually Pays the Best

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

Freight Market Macro Update

Dec 18, 2025

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4 min read

Freight Market Macro Update

Why This Peak Season Feels Different (And Why 2026 May Surprise People)

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

Mid-Week Market Update

Dec 17, 2025

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6 min read

Mid-Week Market Update

Tech Is Heavy. The Market Isn’t Broken.

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

Mid-Week Flash Update

Dec 17, 2025

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4 min read

Mid-Week Flash Update

Markets feel worse than they are

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

Tuesday Market Update

Dec 16, 2025

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7 min read

Tuesday Market Update

Chop now. Resolution soon. Don’t overthink it.

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

A Rough Tape — and the Risk We’ve Been Flagging

Dec 15, 2025

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14 min read

A Rough Tape — and the Risk We’ve Been Flagging

Why today didn’t come out of nowhere

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

Saturday Alpha Notes: Rotation, Not Rupture

Dec 13, 2025

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8 min read

Saturday Alpha Notes: Rotation, Not Rupture

A post-close look at what actually changed this week — and what didn’t

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

Today’s FOMC Reaction Just Confirmed What Matters Most

Dec 10, 2025

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8 min read

Today’s FOMC Reaction Just Confirmed What Matters Most

The market finally showed its hand — and it wasn’t subtle.

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Asymmetric Setup

+1

Energy Is Setting Up for Its Next Big Move

Dec 10, 2025

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7 min read

Energy Is Setting Up for Its Next Big Move

Why I’m positioned in VLO, PSX, and XOM ahead of the next leg in the cycle.

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

Tuesday Pre-FOMC Insights: The Market Is Quietly Repricing the Entire 2025–2026 Playbook

Dec 9, 2025

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6 min read

Tuesday Pre-FOMC Insights: The Market Is Quietly Repricing the Entire 2025–2026 Playbook

Why tomorrow’s “hawkish cut” isn’t the threat investors think — and the rotations happening beneath the surface.

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

Monday Insights

Dec 8, 2025

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5 min read

Monday Insights

Apple Weakness, Yield Breakouts, and Why This Week Sets Up an Asymmetric January

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

Rate Cuts Locked In — But Breakouts May Stall First

Dec 6, 2025

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17 min read

Rate Cuts Locked In — But Breakouts May Stall First

Why This Week Favors Operators Who Scale the Fear While Tourists Chase the Noise

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Market Orientation

Why today’s ADP miss matters — and what it confirms about next week’s rate cut

Dec 3, 2025

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4 min read

Why today’s ADP miss matters — and what it confirms about next week’s rate cut

The labor print wasn’t pretty, but it all but guarantees the Fed eases in December.

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Conviction > Consensus

+1

September Scoreboard

Sep 30, 2025

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4 min read

September Scoreboard

The Month Consensus Got Wrong

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

Conviction > Consensus

+1

Macro Setup

Sep 3, 2025

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6 min read

Macro Setup

September's About to Flip the Script

Connor Miller
Connor Miller

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