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17 interactive apps, each published alongside the article it belongs to. Open one and try it.

The Clearing Price

Set the Fed funds rate, breakeven inflation, hyperscaler capex and issuance plus more

Strikeline · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-24

Try it From: The Treasury Market May Not Be Breaking... It May Be Searching for a New Price

The Alpha Half-Life

Set the adoption curve and the decay rate, then watch how long the market takes

Strikeline · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-22

Try it From: When AI Eats Alpha

The Repo Loop

Build the stablecoin boom. Then pull the cash out and watch how it holds the Treasury market together.

MarketAlly · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-10

Try it From: The Next Run on the Bank Won't Look Like a Bank Run

The Boom Is the Fuse

A productivity shock arrives. You decide its incidence and the economy's leverage.

MarketAlly · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-09

Try it From: The Boom Is the Fuse

Two Clocks

A frozen housing market thaws in two ways: incomes rise into prices, or financing costs fall into payments. Set the speed of each clock.

Strikeline · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-08

Try it From: Two Clocks, Both Running Backwards

The Marginal Buyer

The first decides whether Chinese bank demand for Treasuries exists at all. The second decides which channel compresses valuations first

Strikeline · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-07

Try it From: The Marginal Buyer Is a Carry Trade

Tokens Are the New Clicks

Build an agent architecture and see the bill.

Aizia · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-03

Try it From: Tokens Are the New Clicks

Who Keeps the Dividend

A firm gets more productive. Somebody ends up with the gain. Set the conditions and see who.

MarketAlly · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-02

Try it From: Who Keeps the Dividend

The Leaving Point

Drag the travel time and watch the exit move.

Aizia · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-08-31

Try it From: The Travel Time Collapsed

Waiting on Appointments

Redemption windows recur quarterly, audits sign in Q1, and the 2021–22 loans mature through 2027–28. Set the macro.

Strikeline · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-08-28

Try it From: Waiting on Appointments

Adjacent Build Rights Builder

Use our template builder for a starting point.

SoloTitan · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-08-16

Try it From: The Interview Is the Build

What fits on my system?

When choosing a Qwen model, trade-offs are real

Aizia · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-08-16

Try it From: The Wrong Knob
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