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Hedge Fund Manager Erik Townsend

Weekly market commentary by Hedge Fund Manager Erik Townsend and interviews with the brightest minds in the world of finance and macroeconomics. Made possible by funding from Fourth Turning Capital Management, LLC

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  • #1343
    Thursday · 1 hr 7 min

    MacroVoices #550 Harley Bassman: In FED We Trust

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome Harley Bassman. They discuss the Fed’s credibility crisis, the fiscal recklessness behind higher term premiums, and how mortgage convexity, ETFs, and hyperscaler borrowing are rewiring the global bond market. https://bit.ly/46wQwnB ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1342
    September 10 · 1 hr 19 min

    MacroVoices #549 Matt Barrie: AI-gent Provocateur

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Matt Barrie. They discuss the rise of agentic AI and cheap open‑source models, how running AI on your own hardware will reshape enterprises and how this shift will massively disrupt white‑collar work. ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1341
    September 3 · 49 min

    MacroVoices #548 Dr. Carly Anderson: Emerging Energy Technologies Roundup

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Carly Anderson. They discuss the coming “nuclear renaissance” driven by small modular reactors and mass manufacturing and how deep‑tech venture investing and industrial robotics can accelerate this energy transition. https://bit.ly/3Up1SaC Website: https://timescale.vc Substack: https://timescalevc.substack.com/ (coming soon) ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1340
    August 27 · 41 min

    MacroVoices #547 Daniel Lacalle: The Future of Reserve Currency

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Daniel Lacalle. They discuss sovereign debt, inflation, and the rise of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins forcing a shift toward more decentralised monetary systems. ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1339
    August 20 · 1 hr 22 min

    MacroVoices #546 Darius Dale: Darius Dale for POTUS 2028

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Darius Dale. They discuss how fourth-turning dynamics, debt “disease,” and policy manipulation are reshaping bond markets. https://bit.ly/4cSYSJI ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1338
    August 13 · 1 hr 6 min

    MacroVoices #545 Michael Howell: Warsh vs. The Markets

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Michael Howell. They discuss the 65-month global liquidity cycle, where we stand currently, and what comes next. https://bit.ly/3UfVKBc ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1337
    August 6 · 1 hr 2 min

    MacroVoices #544 Viktor Shvets: How Markets Survive Disruption

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Viktor Shvets. They discuss everything from Hormuz to Inflation signals to precious metals to the k-shaped economy. https://bit.ly/4wHXdyt ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1336
    July 30 · 1 hr 7 min

    MacroVoices #543 Jim Bianco: Who Solves Inflation The FED or The Market?

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Jim Bianco. They will discuss this weeks FOMC meeting. https://bit.ly/4wz7e16 ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1335
    July 23 · 1 hr 4 min

    MacroVoices #542 Luke Gromen: As The Conflict Turns

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Luke Gromen. They discuss how the Strait of Hormuz remained closed for months, why crude oil prices did not respond as expected, and what may happen as the conflict re-escalates. They also cover precious metals, inflation, monetary policy, and other major macroeconomic developments. https://bit.ly/45gBPnZ 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4wSy4AT ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1334
    July 16 · 1 hr 56 min

    MacroVoices #541 Dr. Anas Alhajji: Bab el-Mandeb: The Next Oil Chokepoint Nobody's Watching

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Dr. Anas Alhajji. They’ll discuss Anas’s review on how we got into this conflict and why he still believes that it was the goal of the United States to close Hormuz. https://bit.ly/4wKIgvh 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4aRvmTW ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1333
    July 9 · 41 min

    MacroVoices #540 Adam Parker: Beyond the AI Bubble: Diversifying Portfolios in an Earnings-Driven Market

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Adam Parker. They discuss the U.S equity market. https://bit.ly/4aK7d1u 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4btGdn1 ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1332
    July 2 · 58 min

    MacroVoices #539 Rory Johnston: Hormuz Crisis, is it Really Over?

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Rory Johnston. They discuss the Hormuz crisis, China’s role in tempering global oil demand, and the outlook for what comes next as negotiations evolve in the middle east. https://bit.ly/4eIFMaO 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4fbzxMJ ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1331
    June 25 · 1 hr

    MacroVoices #538 Lyn Alden: Is The War Really Over and What’s Next For Markets?

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Lyn Alden. They discuss the Hormuz crisis, Fed policy under new leadership, budget deficits, the AI trade, and AI's mounting demands on energy markets. https://bit.ly/4oJoM7q 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/3R2YuAL ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1330
    June 18 · 1 hr 28 min

    MacroVoices #537 Brent Johnson: There’s No Turning Back

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Brent Johnson. They’ll discuss the Iran deal, Brent’s outlook for the U.S. dollar, and much more. https://bit.ly/4xRl8ga 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4eOilN4 ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1329
    June 11 · 1 hr 20 min

    MacroVoices #536 Larry Mcdonald: The Migration is Upon us

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Larry McDonald. They discuss what’s driven this sell-off, whether the Iran conflict had anything to do with it, and where the opportunities lie in today’s markets. https://bit.ly/4ebDAHe 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4eeE8fp ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1328
    June 4 · 1 hr 37 min

    MacroVoices #535 Michael Every: NAFTA and NAPTHA – Warcraft & Fartcraft

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Michael Every & Rory Johnston. They discuss all things Iran from geopolitics to inflation outlook to what it means for China to President Trump and Secretary Bessent’s stablecoin statecraft ambitions. https://bit.ly/3RQ4ixB 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/3QmubEP ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1327
    May 28 · 1 hr 50 min

    MacroVoices #534 Dr. Pippa Malmgren: Superpower War or Superpower Hug?

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Dr. Pippa Malmgren & Jim Bianco. They’ll discuss whether AI and Robotics are going to take our jobs, Nuclear Fusion, Disappearing Scientists, and much more. https://bit.ly/4tXAlJr 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4nX9PP1 ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1326
    May 21 · 1 hr 22 min

    MacroVoices #533 Morgan Downey: The Return of Oil 101

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Morgan Downey. They discuss the ongoing crisis, with Morgan warning that all buffers and safety margins have been exhausted, explaining why a Strait closure lasting another month could drive oil prices to $150–$200, and exploring several other critical dimensions of this rapidly evolving situation. https://bit.ly/3Pe3zpa 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4uqG7nW ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1325
    May 14 · 1 hr 46 min

    MacroVoices #532 Mike Green: Record Mechanical Flows

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Mike Green. They discuss why the Hormuz crisis hasn’t derailed the S&P 500’s surge to new all-time highs, Mike’s disagreement with secular-inflation forecasts, why Kevin Warsh could be more likely to cut rates aggressively than hike, and the unintended consequences of passive investing through index funds. https://bit.ly/3R6TDhH 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4fm8rTu ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

  • #1324
    May 7 · 1 hr 19 min

    MacroVoices #531 Louis-Vincent Gave: Semiconductors, AI & Iran Conflict

    MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Louis-Vincent Gave. They’ll discuss, what’s going on in the conflict and what it will mean for global markets in the coming months. https://bit.ly/42T7eeW 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/3RrSGAv ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: httphttps://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

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