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Myrmikan Research 2023 Q4 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q4 2023 Letter Analysis

Myrmikan Research Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Positioning StanceConstructive

GeographyUS

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"The Federal Reserve faces three insurmountable problems: ineffective tools against massive deficits, rising rates forcing cash preference reduction that could trigger price explosions, and banking system stress from bond losses while the Fed itself operates at a loss."

Executive Summary

Myrmikan Research argues that the current financial system faces inevitable collapse due to three critical Federal Reserve problems. First, traditional monetary tools are ineffective against massive $2 trillion annual deficits that pour directly into the economy like COVID transfer payments. Second, rising interest rates are forcing a reduction in cash balance preference, potentially triggering sudden price level increases as people attempt to spend down cash holdings. Third, higher rates are crushing the banking system through mark-to-market losses on Treasury bonds, while the Fed itself suffers operational losses paying prevailing rates on deposits while earning income from low-rate bonds purchased earlier. The Fed's reverse repo facility has declined from $2.6 trillion to $1.2 trillion, representing stealth quantitative easing. Despite gold investors' frustration, all necessary conditions for the investment thesis have materialized including federal deficits, inflation, banking system stress, and central bank insolvency. The manager compares current conditions to 1980, suggesting gold investors are positioned like bond bulls were at that major turning point.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

72%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (72%)

The manager demonstrates high conviction through detailed analysis of specific Fed problems, precise data on reverse repo facility decline, and strong declarative statements about system collapse being overdue. However, no specific portfolio positions are named or sized, which caps the score below 0.75.

Growth Outlook

13%

BearishBullish

Bearish (13%)

The manager expresses strongly bearish views on the financial system, describing inevitable collapse, systemic stress, and comparing current conditions to historical crisis periods. Language includes warnings of system collapse, banking stress, and Fed insolvency.

Risk Appetite

38%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (38%)

While the manager advocates for gold investment, the overall positioning appears cautious and defensive given the systemic risks described. The focus on gold as a hedge against system collapse suggests defensive rather than aggressive risk-taking.

Capital Deployment

0%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (0%)

No specific information provided about cash levels, position sizing, or deployment activity. The letter is purely analytical commentary without portfolio positioning details, making deployment assessment impossible.

Forward Guidance

25%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (25%)

The manager explicitly states the financial system collapse is overdue and describes multiple potential catalysts for acceleration of disorder. The guidance is clearly defensive, waiting for systemic breakdown rather than deploying into traditional risk assets.

Language Signal

13%

BearishBullish

Bearish (13%)

Language is dominated by risk terminology including collapse, stress, insolvency, crisis, disorder, vulnerability, and systemic disruption. Bearish language significantly outweighs any constructive commentary, with extensive warnings throughout.

Perceived Risk

88%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (88%)

The manager identifies multiple explicit systemic risks including Fed insolvency, banking system collapse, massive deficits, potential wars, terror attacks, and infrastructure threats. Extensive discussion of tail risks and systemic disruptions with detailed analysis of each threat.

Opportunity Density

25%

ScarceAbundant

Scarce (25%)

The manager sees very limited opportunities in traditional assets, focusing primarily on gold as the main investable theme. The emphasis on system collapse and defensive positioning suggests a sparse opportunity set in conventional investments.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

The manager references multi-decade historical cycles, comparing current conditions to 1980 and discussing 41-year bond bull markets. The analysis suggests a long-term structural shift rather than near-term trading opportunities, indicating a multi-year investment horizon.