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25 Jan 2024

The Nasdaq 100:

- if you bought at the December 2022 low, you are up 64% - if you bought at the 2021 high. you are up 5%. - if you bought at March 2020 lows, you are up 150% Source: Bespoke, TME

25 Jan 2024

Smart money is extremely bearish

Source: Game of Trades

25 Jan 2024

Average 3-month ATM implied volatility (max/min range since 2008)

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25 Jan 2024

'The Nasdaq 100 valuation has disconnected from real rates.'

Source: The Daily Shot, Win Smart

25 Jan 2024

Depressed China

China as % of global net exposure is at the lowest levels in "modern times". Source: Goldman Sachs, TME

25 Jan 2024

Mega Cap Tech stocks are approaching an all-time valuation relative to commodities that was last seen during the Dot Com Bubble

Source: Bloomberg, Barchart

25 Jan 2024

There are now 7 comps in the Trillion Dollar Club again. Meta has passed the $1tn mark, and Microsoft is now worth $3tn for the 1st time ever

Note that saudi aramco is the only non-US one Source: Holger Z, Bloomberg

25 Jan 2024

Germany's Dax closed at fresh all-time-high just as hedge fund Qube built a $1bn short bet against top German stocks

Volkswagen, Deutsche Bank, Rheinmetall, Siemens Energy, Hellofresh, and Morphosys are among those being wagered against. Source: Bloomberg

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