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Adrian Cross

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Lead Quantitative Strategist & Markets Desk Lead
Equities & Derivatives Desk • FINPULSE 360 Bureau
a.cross@finpulse360.org

Quantitative Finance Specialist. Leads algorithmic factor analysis, equity risk premia decomposition, S&P 500 forward valuation multiples, high-yield credit spreads, and volatility surface microstructure.

FOCUS BACKGROUND: Quantitative Finance & Volatility Modeling
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: S&P 500 Valuation Multiples • VIX Volatility Surface • High-Yield Credit Spreads • Equity Risk Premia • Index Arbitrage
RESEARCH & DISPATCH REPOSITORY

Recent Dispatches & Market Intelligence

12 verified dispatches
Copper Cash-3M Spread Flips to $180 Backwardation as Codelco Strike Halts 120kt Output MARKETS
⏱ 3 min read • 2026-10-26 10:40:47 UTC

Copper Cash-3M Spread Flips to $180 Backwardation as Codelco Strike Halts 120kt Output

2026-10-26, FP360 — The LME copper cash-to-3-month spread flipped to a $180 backwardation, its widest since 2022, after a strike at Codelco'...

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CFTC Unveils Emergency Rulemaking on Prediction-Market Manipulation; Polymarket and Kalshi Face Position Limits MARKETS
⏱ 3 min read • 2026-10-26 05:50:50 UTC

CFTC Unveils Emergency Rulemaking on Prediction-Market Manipulation; Polymarket and Kalshi Face Position Limits

2026-10-26, FP360 — The CFTC launched emergency rulemaking on prediction-market manipulation after a whistleblower alleged wash trading in e...

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HBM Allocation Locked Through 2027 as Advanced Packaging Lead Times Hit 58 Weeks MARKETS
⏱ 3 min read • 2026-10-25 22:15:46 UTC

HBM Allocation Locked Through 2027 as Advanced Packaging Lead Times Hit 58 Weeks

2026-10-25, FP360 — High-bandwidth memory allocation for 2027 is now effectively sold out at SK Hynix, Samsung and Micron, while CoWoS advan...

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Fed Cut Odds Surge as Overnight Repo Usage Collapses Below $300B, Signaling Reserve Scarcity MARKETS
⏱ 3 min read • 2026-10-25 19:50:48 UTC

Fed Cut Odds Surge as Overnight Repo Usage Collapses Below $300B, Signaling Reserve Scarcity

2026-10-25, FP360 — CME FedWatch now prices a 40% chance of a 50bp cut by March 2027 as overnight reverse repo usage collapses below $300B, ...

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SOFR Spikes 22bps as Dealer Balance Sheets Freeze; 50bp Emergency Cut Odds Hit 35% MARKETS
⏱ 3 min read • 2026-10-25 17:25:49 UTC

SOFR Spikes 22bps as Dealer Balance Sheets Freeze; 50bp Emergency Cut Odds Hit 35%

2026-10-25, FP360 — Overnight SOFR jumped 22bps to 4.68% as month-end balance-sheet constraints left primary dealers unable to intermediate ...

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Private Debt Hits $2.3T as Leveraged Loan Quality Deteriorates; Spreads Diverge MARKETS
⏱ 3 min read • 2026-10-25 17:00:44 UTC

Private Debt Hits $2.3T as Leveraged Loan Quality Deteriorates; Spreads Diverge

2026-10-25, FP360 — Private debt assets under management swelled to a record $2.3 trillion, while leveraged loan covenant quality slumped to...

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High-Yield Spreads Widen to 380bps as $185B Refinancing Wall Looms MARKETS
⏱ 3 min read • 2026-10-25 14:30:49 UTC

High-Yield Spreads Widen to 380bps as $185B Refinancing Wall Looms

2026-10-25, FP360 — High-yield corporate bond option-adjusted spreads (OAS) have widened to 380bps, up 45bps in three weeks, as investors br...

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S&P 500 Forward P/E Hits 22.8x as 10-Year Real Yield Nears 2.5%, Squeezing Equity Risk Premium to 1.9pp MARKETS
⏱ 3 min read • 2026-10-25 09:55:46 UTC

S&P 500 Forward P/E Hits 22.8x as 10-Year Real Yield Nears 2.5%, Squeezing Equity Risk Premium to 1.9pp

2026-10-25, FP360 — The S&P 500's forward P/E has climbed to 22.8x while the 10-year TIPS real yield has surged to 2.48%, compressing the eq...

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Detroit Water Authority Defaults on $1.2B; Muni Yields Spike 45bps, Fed Backstop Eyed MARKETS
⏱ 3 min read • 2026-10-25 09:30:48 UTC

Detroit Water Authority Defaults on $1.2B; Muni Yields Spike 45bps, Fed Backstop Eyed

2026-10-25, FP360 — Detroit's Emergency Water Authority failed to make a $1.2 billion debt service payment, triggering a 45bps spike in 10-y...

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Core PCE at 0.1% Collapses 2-Year Yield 18bps; FedWatch Slams December Cut to 92% MARKETS
⏱ 3 min read • 2026-10-24 08:40:47 UTC

Core PCE at 0.1% Collapses 2-Year Yield 18bps; FedWatch Slams December Cut to 92%

2026-10-24, FP360 — September core PCE printed just 0.1% m/m (2.1% annualized), and front-end Treasuries detonated: the 2-year yield cratere...

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Nvidia Slides 3.8% as Hyperscaler Free Cash Flow Crunch Exposes AI Capex Disconnect MARKETS
⏱ 3 min read • 2026-10-24 06:15:46 UTC

Nvidia Slides 3.8% as Hyperscaler Free Cash Flow Crunch Exposes AI Capex Disconnect

2026-10-24, FP360 — Nvidia shares fell 3.8% to $142.50 as Q3 hyperscaler filings revealed a record $78 billion combined capital expenditure ...

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CFTC Probes Polymarket Wash Trading as On-Chain Data Ties 40% of Volume to 12 Wallets; Open Interest Craters 30% MARKETS
⏱ 3 min read • 2026-10-24 01:10:46 UTC

CFTC Probes Polymarket Wash Trading as On-Chain Data Ties 40% of Volume to 12 Wallets; Open Interest Craters 30%

2026-10-24, FP360 — The CFTC has opened an emergency investigation into alleged wash trading on Polymarket after on-chain forensics attribut...

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