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We continue to move from famine to feast, in terms of chart quiz entries. After a fallow stretch caused mostly by Louis and Bryce’s masochism slightly tricky charts, we’ve had another inbox full of guesses.
Here’s what you all should have recognised:
This shows the performance of Man Utd shares. Frankly that there is even any value left here is probably the wildest mispricing in markets today. At least the club won’t face any accelerated loan payments now.
This shows the 30-year Japanese government bond yield. After briefly freaking us out, it is now on the way down again. Because, as any fule kno, you never ever short JGBs.
Finally, this is a chart of S&P Global, the owner of the rating agency that was first to downgrade the US back in 2011. Moody’s is just a Johnny-come-lately.
We had correct guesses from a nice mix of quiz stalwarts and hot prospects, which were Henry Yates, Rory Boath, Henri de Laromiguière, Eden Gray, Anthony Cheng, Harrison Brown, Sam Lee and Nitesh Patel. You all win the aforementioned 5 1/2 Olympic swimming pools’ of glory. But as Connor MacLeod knew, there can be only one winner, which is . . .
Congratulations to Henry Yates, who can henceforth title himself an FTAV chart quiz champion. In lieu of official recognition at Buckingham Palace we’ll send him a ‘I ❤️ Charts’ tee.
