Armington Capital

Jared Dillian is the founder and principal of Armington Capital, LLC, a registered commodity trading advisor, and editor of The Daily Dirtnap, a daily market newsletter for investment professionals, continuously published since 2008. He graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1996 with a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science, from the University of San Francisco in 2001 with a Masters in Business Administration, concentration in Finance, and from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2023 with a Masters in Fine Arts in Writing. Jared worked for a small floor market maker on the Pacific Options Exchange from 1999-2000, and was a trader for Lehman Brothers from 2001 to 2008, specializing in index arbitrage and ETF trading. Additionally, Jared is an adjunct professor in the business program at Coastal Carolina University. Jared was also an investment strategist at Mauldin Economics, previously contributed to Bloomberg Opinion, Forbes and TheStreet.com, and is a partner and content creator at Jared Dillian Money. His media appearances include MSNBC, Fox Business, Bloomberg TV, BNN, NPR, The New York Times, LA Times, Business Insider, Marketwatch, Yahoo! Finance, and dozens of local and syndicated radio programs. He was also the host of The Jared Dillian Show, a nationally syndicated radio show on personal finance.

Armington Capital uses a blend of sentiment signals, macroeconomic analysis, and technicals, with a focus on short-term interest rates, though the strategy can invest in all asset classes globally.