Large tech stocks just keep getting bigger: The S&P 500 Equal Weight index relative to the S&P 500 is now at its lowest level since the 2008 Financial Crisis
This ratio has accelerated as the S&P 500 has rallied by 14% year-to-date while the equal-weight by just 5%. The disconnect has been driven by the 5 largest stocks which have seen a 32% gain combined this year. Since January 2023, the S&P 500 is up a massive 41% while the equal-weight index is up just 16%. At the same time, Russell 2000 Equal Weight is nearly flat, up just ~3%. Source: The Kobeissi Letter, The Daily Shot
U.S. household stock allocation has reached an all-time high
Source: NDR_Research
The 3 Elements of Nalanda's investment strategy
1. Avoid Big Risks 2. Buy High Quality at a Fair Price 3. Don't Be Lazy; Be Very Lazy Source: Investment Books (Dhaval)
Reverse Repo has been falling off a cliff... Going from +$2300 billion to under $400 billion in just 1.5 years
Source: Game of Trades
Which commodities protect against different inflation shocks? Goldman regards GOLD as a decent hedge
Source: Goldman Sachs, Ronnie Stoeferle
There was no support for the markets from the liquidity side this week
US liquidity shrank by $50bn as bank reserves saw the largest drop since April tax deadline. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ
Imagine two neighbours. A decade ago one invested $10k in Nvidia $NVDA and the other invested $10K in Intel $INTC
One would have $2.9 million today, while the other would have $13,420. It's likely they'd no longer be neighbours... 🤣 Source: Koyfin
Short interest on the $SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF and $QQQ Powershares Nasdaq 100 ETF as a % of shares outstanding is at record low levels
Source: JP Morgan
