About Erik Townsend

Erik Townsend

Erik Townsend was a software entrepreneur in his first career, then went on to manage a global macro hedge fund. Throughout his career, Erik has capitalized on his ability to understand complex systems and anticipate paradigm shifts far in advance of the mainstream. Read More...

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Ronald Stoeferle

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Ronald Stoeferle to MacroVoices. Erik and Ronald discuss:

  • Return of volatility
  • Is recession upon us?
  • Price of gold
  • Rate hike cycle and inflation
  • Velocity of money and inflation expectations
  • Relationship between gold and crypto
  • Performance of mining shares
  • General market outlook

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Conversation with Macrovoices Jan 2022 

GMI Think Piece - January 2022 Ronald Peter Stoeferle

Incrementum Bitcoin Chartbook - January 2022

Big Picture Trading Chart Book January 27 2022

Viktor Shvets

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Viktor Shvets to MacroVoices. Erik and Viktor discuss:

  • The inflation pendulum
  • Monetary policy and its relationship to the stock market
  • Negative interest rates and gold
  • Will the Fed tighten or ease?
  • Post Covid geopolitics between US/China/Russia
  • What’s priced wrong and where are investment opportunities?
  • How to invest during the re-opening of the economy

*Please note that the market wrap commentary was recorded mid-session with the S&P still up on the day, before the late-day crash to new lows*

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Big Picture Trading Chart Book January 20 2022 

Darius Dale

Erik Townsend and guest host Kevin Muir welcome Darius Dale to MacroVoices. Erik and Darius discuss:

  • Deflation or inflation?
  • Omicron effects on the markets
  • How will recovery impact asset prices post-pandemic? 
  • End of stimulus and what that means for the markets
  • Fed is late to tighten – where does this go next?
  • Impending secular inflation vs. 1970’s inflation
  • Outlook on gold and precious metals
  • Quantifying potential downside in the stock market

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42 Macro - MacroVoices 01 13 2022

42 Macro - Learning the Process: Welcome to the GRIDs 

The Bond Market Refuses to Accept Economic Reality by Kevin Muir - Bloomberg

The Macro Tourist Newsletter 

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Grant Williams to MacroVoices. Erik and Grant discuss:

  • Are central banks leading us to inflation trap?
  • Will the Fed follow through with tapering?
  • Omicron effects on reopening of the economy
  • Asset allocation in current market conditions
  • Tesla – will it finally roll over and break?
  • Disparity between oil displacement and transition to green energy
  • Foreign affairs – US/Russia/China relations 

 

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The Winds Of Change - TTMYGH 10 2021

Big Picture Trading Chart Book January 6 2022

Louis-Vincent Gave

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Louis-Vincent Gave to MacroVoices. Erik and Louis discuss:

  • Omicron effects on the markets
  • Fed’s tapering – is it real this time?
  • Is the Fed heading into an inflation trap?
  • Final era of oil 
  • US/China & US/Russia relations post COVID
  • Precious metals, US Dollar and cryptocurrency

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Jesse Felder

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Jesse Felder to MacroVoices. Erik and Jesse discuss:

  • Inflation vs Deflation
  • What happens if there is no correction in nominal prices?
  • "The Buffet Yardstick”
  • What is in store for equity markets next year?
  • Precious metals and mining stocks – where is the opportunity? 

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The Felder Report Charts - MacroVoices December 2021

Big Picture Trading Chart Book December 23 2021

Francesco Filia

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Francesco Filia to MacroVoices. Erik and Francesco discuss:

  • DeFi – Decentralized Finance
  • Will bonds be replaced with new credit instruments?
  • The next step leading to DeFi
  • Displaced bonds and what that would mean for investors
  • Cryptocurrency and digital lending
  • What to expect in digitization of financial industry 

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Emergence Of The New Capital Markets - MACROVoices Dec 2021

Big Picture Trading Chart Book December 16 2021

Julian Brigden

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Julian Brigden to MacroVoices. Erik and Julian discuss:

  • Inflation, deflation or disinflation?
  • Core PCE and Final Demand PPI
  • Precious metal outlook
  • Backing up of rates and how far can it go?
  • Is the Fed going to taper?
  • Warning about the 1960’s

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There's Behind the Curve and There's This - MacroVoices December 2021

Big Picture Trading Chart Book December 9 2021

David Rosenberg

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome David Rosenberg to MacroVoices. Erik and David discuss:

  • Inflation outlook
  • Powell’s latest comments
  • Will there be a meaningful correction?
  • Commodities supercycle
  • Outlook on gold and crypto currency
  • What’s next for US dollar

    Breakfast with Dave 

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Big Picture Trading Chart Book December 2 2021

Lyn Alden

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Lyn Alden to MacroVoices. Erik and Lyn discuss:

  • Long-term debt cycle
  • Lessons from the 1940’s financial repression 
  • Will the government keep the inflation going?
  • Bonds vs. Inflation
  • Broad money and CPI
  • The oil cycle
  • Perspectives on monetary and fiscal policy
  • Portfolio composition in current landscape

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Lyn Alden - MacroVoices November 2021

Big Picture Trading Chart Book November 24 2021

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