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9 Feb 2024

Extreme Greed returns to the Stock Market

Source: barchart

9 Feb 2024

JUST IN: BlackRock and Fidelity spot Bitcoin ETFs dominate the top 25 ETFs by assets 1 month after launch

Here's a look at the Top 25 ETFs by assets after 1 month on the market (out of 5,535 total launches in 30yrs). $IBIT and $FBTC in league of own w/ over $3b each and they still have two days to go. $ARKB and $BITB also made list. Bloombergs Eric Balchunas

9 Feb 2024

With a $3 trillion market cap, Microsoft is twice the size of the entire energy sector in the S&P 500, which generates double Microsoft’s annual free cash flow.

Source: Tavi Costa

9 Feb 2024

Apple’s Product Revenue (2007-2023)

Source: Visual Capitalist

9 Feb 2024

The S&P 500 crossed above 5,000 today for the first time. It took 757 days to go from 4,800 to 4,900 and just 15 days to go from 4,900 to 5,000.

Source: Charlie Bilello

9 Feb 2024

Food for Thought

Source: Sandra Bullock

9 Feb 2024

Construction spending has surged on late cycle government stimulus, helping to drive economic growth in the US

But it is coming at a cost as the US government is running an enormous deficit for a non-recessionary period $1.5 trillion for 2024 alone, down slightly from 2023 Source: Bloomberg, markets & Mayhem

9 Feb 2024

Big Tech of course "dwarfs" unicorn total market cap, but that 3.8T number still feels a little on the high side

Source: TME, CB Insights

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