1. Find the Variable
Do not start with bullish or bearish. First identify whether the signal moves growth, inflation, liquidity, the dollar, real rates, or risk appetite.
Macro Relationship Map V1
A three-layer map for reading macro events, economic indicators, intermediate variables, and asset prices. The point is not to ask whether something is simply bullish or bearish, but to see which transmission chain is active.
Do not start with bullish or bearish. First identify whether the signal moves growth, inflation, liquidity, the dollar, real rates, or risk appetite.
One event can activate several chains at once. The chain the market cares about most becomes the short-term driver.
Safe-haven demand can support gold, while higher real rates can suppress it. Macro judgment is often about competing forces.
Only at the end do you map the chain to stocks, gold, oil, bonds, Chinese equities, Hong Kong stocks, or currencies.