US stocks (Russell 3000) less the Mag 7 is up only +2.95% this year. It is thus underperforming cash for the second straight year.
Source: Jim Bianco
HARD ASSETS ARE AT THEIR LOWEST vs. FINANCIAL ASSETS SINCE 1925
Source: BofA
Copper hits widest contango in AT LEAST 29 years
Source: Barchart, Bloomberg
Wine production reached 16.1 billion (bn) litres in the EU in 2022. Top producers:
1) Italy (5.0 bn litres) 2) Spain (5.0 bn litres) 3) France (3.4 bn litres) Source: EU Eurostat
In the weeks leading up to his shocking ouster from OpenAI, Sam Altman was actively working to raise billions from some of the world’s largest investors for a new chip venture
(according to people familiar with the matter) Code-named Tigris, Sam planned to spin up an AI-focused chip company that could produce semiconductors that compete against those from $NVDA The goal is to provide lower-cost competition to market incumbent Nvidia and aid OpenAI by lowering the ongoing costs of running its own services like ChatGPT and Dall-E - Bloomberg Source: Cheddar Flow
2024 outlook in one picture
Source: Hedgeye
bitcoin returns since 2010
Source: Charlie Bilello
Financial Sector breakout ?
Financial Sector (XLF US) showing signs of breakout ! On this weekly chart, trading above January 2022 downtrend. Keep an eye at the closing tonight. Source : Bloomberg
