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Quizzes are elitist. Contestants are judged based on whether their answers are “correct”, not whether they’re in the majority. It’s fundamentally anti-democratic and, today, we’re taking a stand.
All the answers to Friday’s chart quiz given below reflect the most popular answer received, which is not necessarily the right one. Though this approach to judging may have been influenced by last week’s quiz setter going on holiday and not leaving any handover notes, we’re moderately confident in the methodology.
Spot copper, says nearly everyone.
The hive mind says open interest volume for index and stock options. A version of the chart appears in this Jane Street article so we can probably assume that’s right, the alternative being we’re wrong twice.
The consensus identifies that one as the share price of Strategy, a modern miracle of financial engineering.
Seventeen correct popular-vote entries this week, but only one winner. That’s . . .
… Tei Ternovec, a portfolio manager with Generali Investments in the delightful city of Ljubljana. To him, a T-shirt. To you, another chance to win will be along on Friday.
