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 622 articles
What Are Zero-Day Expiration(0DTE) Options? How Do They Affect U.S. Stock Market Volatility Including VIX Index?
TradingKey - In recent years, whenever the U.S. stock market experiences sharp volatility, it not only sees a rise in the VIX Index but also a surge in trading of zero-day-to-expiration options (0DTE). These instruments have frequently been blamed by media outlets for exacerbating market swings.
Wed, Apr 16
China's Q1 GDP Grows 5.4% Year-on-Year, Beating Expectations! Industrial Production Accelerates
TradingKey - On April 16, 2025, China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced that the country’s first-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.4% year-on-year, reaching 31.8758 trillion yuan, surpassing Reuters' forecast of 5.1%.
Wed, Apr 16
Trump Targets Nvidia’s H20 Export! Nvidia Shares Drop 7% in After-Hours Trading, Nvidia-Related Stocks Tumble
TradingKey - Amid escalating U.S.-China trade tensions, the Trump administration has targeted Nvidia’s H20 chips, specifically designed for the Chinese market—by imposing new export licensing requirements., The move marks a further intensification of U.S. export controls on advanced technologies...
Wed, Apr 16
Buy the Dip in U.S. Bonds? Analysts Bet on the Fed Following Japan’s Path of Government Bond Purchases
TradingKey - The largest U.S. Treasury sell-off in over two decades is showing signs of easing, bolstered by reassurances from the Treasury Department and rising expectations of potential Federal Reserve intervention. The U.S. might follow a path similar to Japan’s approach to nationalising its debt
Tue, Apr 15
U.S. Bonds Stage a Major Rebound! Treasury Secretary Bessent "Has a Toolkit," No Need for Fed Intervention Yet
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pushed back against claims of widespread foreign dumping of bonds and growing doubts over the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency, asserting that the Treasury possesses ample policy tools to support market stability, including potential bond buybacks
Tue, Apr 15
Trump Considers Auto Tariff Exemptions—Can S&P Ratings and Goldman Sachs’ Sales Forecasts Be Torn Up?
TradingKey - In the latest development, Trump floated the idea of exempting imported vehicles and auto parts from tariffs—a move that comes amid growing concerns over the sector's financial outlook. Shares of Ford Motor, General Motors, and Stellantis rebounded from intraday losses, closing up...
Tue, Apr 15
Trump’s Memecoin TRUMP Unlocks 20% This Week! Could Trump Coin Trigger a Collapse in the Cryptocurrency Market?
TradingKey - The Trump Coin (TRUMP), which has already plummeted 30% over the past month, is set to experience a massive token unlock this week. On April 19, 40 million TRUMP tokens valued at $320 million will be unlocked, potentially exacerbating the fragility of the cryptocurrency market amid...
Mon, Apr 14
The "Golden Age" of Gold! Goldman Sachs Eyes $3,700 Gold Price by 2025 as Gold Mining Stocks Double
Following a surge of over 20% year-to-date, major financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, UBS, and Deutsche Bank, are forecasting continued gains in international gold prices into 2025, with some gold mining stocks already doubling in value this year.
Mon, Apr 14
Is the Yen's Appreciation a "Mutual Agreement"? Trump Saves Manufacturing, But Why is Japan on Board?
Amid aligned sentiments from Japanese authorities favoring yen and U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for a weaker dollar, analysts are projecting the yen could strengthen further, potentially reaching 130 against the dollar.
Mon, Apr 14
Accelerated De-dollarization, Bearish Sentiment on the Dollar Reaches Historic Extreme! Can the Dollar Index Hold 100?
TradingKey - Amid the sharp decline in the U.S. dollar and Treasury bonds, U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war has escalated into a broader battle to defend confidence in the U.S. currency. Wall Street analysts are warning that the administration’s extreme and unpredictable policies are...
Mon, Apr 14
Trump Exempts 3C Tariffs, Apple-Related Stocks Surge! Beware of Trump's Reversal Amid Apple’s Moment in the Spotlight
TradingKey - The U.S. government’s decision to exempt smartphones, computers, and other electronics from reciprocal tariffs may allow Apple (AAPL.US) to be the first major beneficiary of a reprieve from President Donald Trump's tariffs. Apple's after-hours stock price surged as much as 8%, while...
Mon, Apr 14
No Need for iPhone Price Hikes: How Apple Can Save Itself Under Trump's Tariff Threat
TradingKey – Analysts at Morgan Stanley have proposed a multi-pronged strategy to help Apple avoid passing these costs on to consumers: expand production in India, revamp its product lineup, and extend installment payment options.
Fri, Apr 11
Is the Global Monetary System Entering a Century-Defining Shift? Dollar Plummets Below 100, as Euro and Yen Surge
TradingKey – This week, the U.S. dollar continued its decline, while traditional safe-haven currencies such asthe Japanese yen, euro, and Swiss franc rallied. Trump’s unpredictable tariff shifts have eroded investor confidence in both the U.S. economy and its government’s credibility.
Fri, Apr 11
Berkshire Hathaway’s Cautious Issuance of Japanese Bonds: Is Buffett Buying the Dip in Japanese Stocks and Exiting U.S. Equities?
TradingKey – Amid a sharp downturn in both U.S. and Japanese equities triggered by President Trump's renewed tariff policies, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB.US) has returned to Japanese bonds. While this latest bond issuance is the smallest since Berkshire entered Japan in 2019, it has..
Fri, Apr 11
What Are Basis Trades That Triggered the Bond Sell-off Storm? Is a U.S. Liquidity Crisis Imminent?
TradingKey - Just ahead of the implementation of President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff policy, the U.S. witnessed a simultaneous selloff in both risk assets and traditionally safe-haven Treasuries. A key driver is the widespread use of highly leveraged "basis trades" by hedge funds.
Fri, Apr 11
Trump Put Emerges, VIX Index Plummets in Largest One-Day Drop! Is It Time to Short Volatility?
TradingKey - Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 90-day suspension of tariffs for certain countries, the CBOE VIX panic index, which had recently doubled, plummeted by 35.75%—its largest single-day decline on record. Trading in VIX-related futures and ETF products was...
Thu, Apr 10
Why Did Trump Reverse Course on Tariffs? Economic Recession or U.S. Bond Storm Too Much to Bear?
TradingKey - In less than 24 hours, U.S. President Donald Trump reversed course on his newly implemented tariff policy, announcing a 90-day suspension of reciprocal tariffs for selected countries. Analysts attribute the sudden policy U-turn to mounting pressure from plunging stock markets, bond...
Thu, Apr 10
U.S. Stocks, Bonds, and Dollar All Hit: Under the "Schrödinger's Trump Administration," U.S. Assets No Longer Safe Havens
TradingKey - Amid the escalating risks posed by President Trump’s asymmetrical "reciprocal tariffs" and the unpredictable nature of his policymaking—likened by some analysts to "Schrödinger’s cat"—risky assets tumbled across the board on Tuesday. Even traditional safe havens such as the U.S...
Wed, Apr 9
Intensifying U.S.-China Tariff War: Yuan Depreciation in Motion as Exchange Rate Hits Record Low
In addition to imposing counter-tariffs, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) appears to be pursuing an orderly depreciation of the yuan, having lowered the currency’s central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar for five consecutive trading days.
Wed, Apr 9
U.S. Stock Rebound Fizzles as VIX Soars; Navarro Warns Tariff War to Escalate Further!
TradingKey - On the eve of the implementation of the U.S. reciprocal tariffs, hopes for successful trade negotiations briefly lifted investor sentiment, propelling the S&P 500 up 4% in early trading. However, the Trump administration’s firm commitment to its tariff strategy soon underscored the...
Wed, Apr 9
