The Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 ETFs are now less than 2% below their all-time high while the Russell 2000 ETF (small caps) is 24% below its high and the ARK Innovation ETF is 71% below its high
Source: Charlie Bilello
Gold has seen a "Santa" rally every December since 2017 with the average monthly gain near 4%. (silver 7.25%).
Source: Ole S Hansen, Saxo
$NVDA Apparently, somebody is buying a lot of chips in Singapore
That country now represents 15% of total sales, up from 9% last year. Chinese sanction evasion for higher powered chips? Source: Jaguar Analytics
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Source: Vishal Khandelwal, Safal Niveshak
The rally in US stocks in recent weeks has taken attention away from what looks like a pretty concerning forward picture from earnings releases
Q4 earnings expectations have come down considerably in recent weeks, in contrast with equity market strength. Source: Bob Elliott, Factset
Hedge Fund Position Concentration hits all-time high 🚨 i.e. everyone chasing the same trades - Mag 7
Source: Barchart, Goldman Sachs
According to an FT article published on Tuesday, Blackstone is to close a fund that offers investors exposure to a range of hedge funds and other trading strategies
This comes after assets fell nearly 90 per cent in four years amid lacklustre returns. The US alternative asset manager has told investors it will wind down the Blackstone Diversified Multi-Strategy fund by the end of the year, the group told the Financial Times. The so-called Ucits fund is governed by EU rules that make it easier for non-specialist investors to buy. Multi-strategy Ucits funds such as this are in part an attempt by managers to capitalise on the success of giant hashtag#hedgefunds such as Citadel and Millennium, which employ teams of traders across a wide range of strategies and which were among the biggest hedge fund winners from the coronavirus pandemic. The fund’s closure, which has not previously been reported, demonstrates how hard it can be to capture and package that success for a wide audience. Source: Financial Times
German growth forecasts for 2024 have been cut following the budget chaos after the Constitutional Court declared govt's spending plans unconstitutional
The consensus now expects GDP growth for Germany of just 0.4% for the coming year. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ
