ALTIVUE QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH 12 Published Dossiers • Updated September 2026

Institutional Research Dossiers & Quantitative Playbooks

Peer-reviewed market intelligence decodifying Macro Yields, Sector Rotation Dynamics, Microstructure Order Flow, and Mathematical Risk Management.

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Macro & Yields 8 Min Read

Macro Indicators Playbook: CPI, FOMC & Labor Decoded

A structured institutional checklist for trading CPI releases, FOMC rate trajectories, and the Sahm Rule recession indicator.

#CPI #FOMC #SahmRule Read
Macro & Yields 10 Min Read

10Y Treasury Yields & Equity Valuation: The Discount Rate Mechanism

Deconstructing how shifts in 10-year risk-free benchmarks alter corporate DCF models, WACC, and tech multiples.

#US10Y #DCF #WACC Read
Macro & Yields 9 Min Read

VIX Volatility & Hedging Strategies: The Guide to Risk Regimes

CBOE VIX calculation math, the Rule of 16, futures term structure contango, and practical portfolio tail-risk hedging.

#VIX #Hedging #RuleOf16 Read
Sector Rotation 6 Min Read

NASDAQ vs S&P 500: Sector Composition & Risk-Adjusted Allocation

Comparing valuation multiples, tech concentration risk, and Sharpe ratios across Core-Satellite 70/30 allocation models.

#QQQ #SPY #Sharpe Read
Sector Rotation 10 Min Read

Semiconductors vs Tech ETF: SMH vs XLK Investment Strategy

Analyzing hardware silicon capex cycles vs enterprise SaaS recurring cash flows in modern technology portfolios.

#SMH #XLK #Semis Read
Sector Rotation 10 Min Read

Defensive Sectors & Recession Signals: Utilities, Healthcare & Staples

Tracking consumer stress via the XLY/XLP ratio and smart money rotation into defensive utilities during contractions.

#XLYXLP #Defensive #Recession Read
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Sentiment & Flows 5 Min Read

Understanding Market Volume: Spotting Fake Breakouts

Price can lie, but volume cannot. Learn how to verify institutional accumulation using OBV, VWAP, and volume expansion.

#Volume #OBV #VWAP Read
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Sentiment & Flows 4 Min Read

Sentiment Analysis: Social Buzz vs Institutional Flow

Interpreting ApeWisdom sentiment data, Short Interest % of Float, and managing risks during explosive gamma loop volatility.

#ApeWisdom #ShortSqueeze Read
Sentiment & Flows 10 Min Read

Fear & Greed Contrarian Framework: Capitalizing on Extremes

Mathematical decomposition of CNN's 7 Fear and Greed indicators into an institutional contrarian rebalancing model.

#FearAndGreed #Contrarian Read
Portfolio Strategy 7 Min Read

Risk Management & Position Sizing: The 1% Rule & ATR

The mathematical imperative of capital survival: 1% account risk, ATR volatility buffers, and positive expectancy equations.

#RiskManagement #ATR #1Percent Read
Portfolio Strategy 9 Min Read

10-Minute Top-Down Morning Market Routine

A structured opening workflow: how to filter noise and analyze Macro, Sector Rotation, and Volume Breakouts in 10 minutes.

#MorningRoutine #TopDown Read
Portfolio Strategy 12 Min Read

Dividend Growth vs Covered Call ETFs: SCHD vs JEPI Analysis

In-depth total return breakdown: option payoff asymmetry, long-term NAV decay risks, and tax drags across income ETF models.

#SCHD #JEPI #CoveredCall Read
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