Esteban Ma
💼TradingKey Financial Editor
🏅CFA Level 2 CANDIDATE
📊Stocks | Cryptocurrency | Commodities
Summary
Esteban Ma, CFA Level 2 CANDIDATE, is a financial editor at TradingKey, focusing on covering equities, cryptocurrencies and commodities. With two years of experience in crypto at Gate.io Research and three years in comprehensive finance, he specializes in cryptocurrency and macroeconomic analysis.
Areas of Expertise
Macroeconomic Research: Analysing Federal Reserve policy, inflation trends, and employment growth
Crypto Finance: Analysing blockchain projects
Data Modeling: Proficient in building and analysing statistical models
Market Insights: Keenly capturing market trends, reporting headline news, and conducting in-depth analyses
Experience
TradingKey｜Financial Editor 2023 - Present · Shenzhen Responsible for writing and publishing real-time news and in-depth analysis articles in the fields of macroeconomics, stock markets, cryptocurrencies, and commodities. Gate.io｜Financial Analyst 2021 - 2023 · Shenzhen Focused on analysing blockchain projects and on-chain ecosystems, building models for traditional finance and crypto finance, and interpreting on-chain metrics and market trends.
Total 624 articles
Wall Street’s Playbook: Emerging Market Equities to Lead the Next Bull Market, Instead of the U.S.
TradingKey - Rather than dwelling on the policy instability and unpredictability of the Trump 2.0 administration, Wall Street is coalescing around a growing consensus: the era of U.S. exceptionalism is over, and emerging market equities are poised for a golden age.
Mon, May 19
What Happens When the U.S. Loses Its Last AAA Rating? Sell America Again or Just “Sell the Fact”?
TradingKey - Following news that Moody’s downgraded the U.S. sovereign credit rating, and that China’s holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell to third place globally, Wall Street is now weighing a critical question: Will investors "sell the fact" and return to dollar assets — or will this trigger...
Mon, May 19
Risk-free U.S. Bonds at Risk: China’s Diversification Strategy and Moody’s Downgrade Draw a Red Line
TradingKey - Just days after the easing of global trade tensions due to the Trump administration's tariff truce, the U.S. Treasury market may be facing further pressure — with no rally in sight. The recent bond market weakness has been exacerbated by two major developments: China’s decline as the...
Mon, May 19
Q1 2025 Wall Street Fund 13F Reports: Gold In, Bank Stocks Out, Chinese Equities Hold Up, and Tech Is Hard to Rate
TradingKey - About 45 days after the end of each quarter, major asset management firms release their Form 13F filings, which have become a key reference for global investors tracking capital flows — often seen as a way to copy trade of top funds.
Fri, May 16
CPI vs. GDP: Fed and BoJ Face the Same Dilemma as Long-Japan Bond Yields Plummet!
TradingKey - Although the U.S. and Japan are at different stages of their monetary policy cycles, both the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) now face the same challenge: rising inflation paired with slowing economic growth.
Fri, May 16
Where Does U.S.-Japan Trade Negotiation Stand? Japan “Wants It All”: A Good Deal and a Stable Yen
TradingKey - The main reason for the delay of U.S.-Japan trade negotiation appears to be Japan’s increasingly firm stance — resisting two of President Trump’s core demands: yen appreciation and automotive tariffs.
Fri, May 16
Just After U.S.-China Trade Deal, Trump Stirs the Pot — New Chip Export Blacklist Against China
TradingKey - Just days after rolling back semiconductor export restrictions imposed by the Biden administration, the Trump administration is reportedly preparing a new export blacklist targeting Chinese tech companies, casting a shadow over the recently thawed U.S.-China trade relations.
Fri, May 16
What Are the Key U.S. Inflation Indicators? How Does CPI Affect the PCE Index?
TradingKey - When discussing U.S. inflation, the CPI (Consumer Price Index) and PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index) are considered the two most important indicators for measuring consumer inflation. The earlier release of CPI can influence PCE through price linkages, changes in...
Fri, May 16
Walmart Q1 FY26 Earnings: The Era of Low Prices Won’t Last — the Price Hike Nightmare Begins in May!
TradingKey - Walmart (WMT.US), the U.S. retail giant, continued to deliver solid revenue growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 and achieved a milestone with its e-commerce business turning profitable for the first time. However, its strategy of winning market share through low pricing is...
Thu, May 15
U.S. Stocks Soar, but Treasuries Plunge to “Trump’s Bond Bottom” — What’s Behind the Disconnect?
TradingKey - As the S&P 500 recovers all losses caused by Trump’s new tariff announcements and the Nasdaq enters bull territory, U.S. bonds — also dollar-denominated assets — have notably lagged behind. Of particular concern is that the yield on the 10-year Treasury note has recently surged above...
Thu, May 15
Boeing (BA) Stock Surges 50% in a Month – Is the Aviation Giant Turning the Corner?
TradingKey - In the last month alone, Boeing’s stock has surged nearly 50%, signaling that the company may finally be emerging from its crisis.
Thu, May 15
The Oil Price Dilemma: Trump Favors $40, Call Options Bet on $95
TradingKey - With Donald Trump expressing a continued preference for lower oil prices, the market now faces a dilemma: should it follow Trump’s rhetoric or economic fundamentals?
Wed, May 14
Is the Dollar Rally Just a Blip? Hedge Fund Watcher: The Multiyear Dollar Bear Market Has Just Begun!
TradingKey — Following the U.S.-China tariff agreement reached in Geneva, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) saw a sharp rebound, only to experience its biggest drop in a month shortly after. Although the easing of trade tensions has somewhat calmed bearish sentiment toward the dollar, analysts warn that..
Wed, May 14
Trump's Middle East Visit: Saudi Arabia Pioneers the AI Era, U.S. Secures Trillion-Dollar Investment, NVIDIA and AMD Surge
TradingKey — U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East visit has brought both Saudi Arabia’s AI development vision and major U.S. tech and manufacturing firms into focus, culminating in the largest commercial agreement ever signed between the two countries.
Wed, May 14
U.S.-China Tariff Truce: Wall Street Rushes to Rewrite Reports – No Recession, Bull Market Continues
TradingKey – Following the U.S.-China agreement to significantly cut tariffs after the Geneva negotiations, Wall Street giants like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase rushed to revise their economic forecasts, flipping from bearish to more bullish stances: lowering recession risks, raising GDP...
Tue, May 13
Elon Musk in Politics for Three Months – Did “Tesla Killers” Really Have a Happy Q1?
TradingKey – Tesla (TSLA.US) remains the dominant force in the U.S. and global electric vehicle (EV) market. However, with Elon Musk’s transition to head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), anti-Tesla sentiment surged across the U.S. and Europe — offering opportunities for Tesla killers.
Tue, May 13
As Apple Remains Lagging from Tariff Shock, Cook Calls Trump and Slashes iPhone Prices Ahead of 618 Sale
TradingKey – The unexpected U.S.-China trade breakthrough sent Apple’s stock (AAPL.US) soaring over 6%, yet Apple remains the only major tech giant that has not fully recovered its losses since President Trump announced new tariffs on April 2 — “Liberation Day”. Facing mounting pressure, Apple is...
Tue, May 13
U.S. April CPI Report Incoming – A Major Test of Trump’s Tariff Impact
TradingKey – At 8:30 a.m. ET on Monday, May 13, the U.S. will release its April Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, widely seen as the first key indicator to reflect the inflationary impact of President Trump’s new tariffs and the escalating trade war.
Tue, May 13
China’s Ace, America’s Achilles’ Heel: Is Rare Earth the Key to the U.S.-China Tariff Cut?
TradingKey – The first round of U.S.-China economic and trade talks concluded with both sides agreeing to significantly cut tariffs — a move officially justified by the importance of bilateral trade relations for both nations and the global economy. However, behind the scenes, strategic industries..
Mon, May 12
Cryptocurrencies Did Not Rally After the U.S.-China Trade Deal. Is the Tariff Agreement Bullish or Bearish?
TradingKey – Following the conclusion of U.S.-China tariff negotiations, both countries jointly announced on May 12 a temporary 90-day reduction in tariffs, with cuts far exceeding market expectations. While risk assets such as U.S. equity futures and oil prices surged in response, Bitcoin (BTC)...
Mon, May 12
