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4 Mar 2024

Japan's Nikkei smashes 40,000 barrier as Asia markets track Wall Street gains

Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

4 Mar 2024

Communication

Source: Seek Wiser

4 Mar 2024

Inflows to crypto funds

The recent approval of bitcoin ETFs, which has enabled record crypto fund inflows, to the tune of $7.7 billion already which blows all of 2021's $5.2 billion inflows (the year when bitcoin hit its previous all time high) away, which also means that the current explosion in crypto is taking place with far less leverage. Annualize that, and you get a shocking number. Source: BofA

4 Mar 2024

Bears right now

(picture courtesy of Barchart)

4 Mar 2024

Total Put/Call Ratio drops to 0.74, the lowest level since December 28, 2021 👀 Retail continues to YOLO calls

Source: barchart

4 Mar 2024

High global cost of capital hurts weak global balance sheets

Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, DRC, Iran, Türkiye, Argentina account for 12% of world population (>1bn people) and they are all hit by inflation rates >30% (Argentina 250%, Türkiye 60%, DRC 50%), interest rates >20% & pressure of currencies. Source: BofA

4 Mar 2024

Compounding doesn't rely on earning big returns

Merely good returns sustained uninterrupted for the longest period especially in times of chaos and havoc-will always win Source: Investment books (Dhaval)

4 Mar 2024

Long large cap-growth relative to small cap value 12-month relative performance hit extreme level

Source: BofA

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