Quantitative research · Futures markets

A circle fitted to the curve of the market.

Market Lab Analytics publishes quantitative readings of futures markets — single-market signals, multi-signal playbooks, live trading systems, and curated portfolios. Refreshed every night after the close. No tips. No narratives. One honest point of contact at a time.

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What we publish

Four kinds of readings, same geometric honesty.

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Signals

Point-in-time readings of one market, scored and ranked. Each signal says what the market is doing right here, right now.

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02

Playbooks

Multiple signals combined into a single trade thesis. Higher conviction, wider stretch of the curve.

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03

Systems

Live walk-forward trading algorithms with real track records. Named after stars, graded A to C.

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Portfolios

Curated allocations across our systems. Sequences of circles, re-fit each day.

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Market analytics hubs

Daily dashboards for every market we trade.

Each hub consolidates the news flow, release calendar, open positions, and relevant signals for one market into a single page. Refreshed every morning.

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Methodology

“Every analytics firm claims to see the whole market. We are interested in the one circle that fits the inch of curve we are standing on.”

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This day in market history

November 6, 2012

Obama re-elected; markets fall on ‘fiscal cliff’ uncertainty

Obama defeats Romney 332-206; S&P -2.4% next day on fiscal cliff + regulation worries; HG -2% on anti-coal expectations.

Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney 332-206 in the November 6, 2012 presidential election, winning Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Florida. The result had been expected but Romney’s late-stage momentum had injected uncertainty. Markets opened Wednesday November 7 broadly lower on three narratives: continuation of Dodd-Frank banking regulation under Obama (financial sector −3.5%), anti-coal/ pro-renewables energy policy (coal stocks −8%), and the looming “fiscal cliff” negotiation of the Bush tax cuts set to expire January 1, 2013. The S&P 500 closed November 7 at 1,394 (−2.4%); copper fell 2% to $3.47; the dollar index rose 0.5%. The sell-off reversed within 10 trading sessions as the fiscal-cliff compromise took shape (ultimately passing January 1, 2013).

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