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1 Nov 2024

😱 Do you remember Beyond Meat ?

Source: Radar

1 Nov 2024

Despite talks of de-dollarisation, America dominance has never been that strong:

• US stock exchanges capture more than half of global free-float market capitalisation • US share of global stock market is 2.3 times its share of global GDP — the highest-ever ratio Source: Agathe Demarais @AgatheDemarais

31 Oct 2024

🚨THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST OVERVALUED MARKETS IN HISTORY🚨

S&P 500 is expensive on 19 out of 20 metrics, according to the Bank of America analysis. Some metrics such as Shiller Price to Earnings ratio (CAPE) are over 100% above historical averages Source: Global Markets Investor

31 Oct 2024

MicroStrategy just unveiled its bold new "21/21 Plan" to raise $42 billion in capital over the next 3 years.

The strategy includes $21 billion from equity and $21 billion from fixed income. With this capital injection, MicroStrategy aims to boost its Bitcoin holdings and enhance BTC yield, solidifying its commitment to Bitcoin as a core treasury reserve asset.

31 Oct 2024

It seems the stock markets haven’t yet recognized that equity risk premiums have turned negative.

The yield on the 10y US bond is now higher than the earnings yield of the S&P 500... Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

30 Oct 2024

⌛ S&P 500 EARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTING⌛

75% of companies beat Wall Street analysts' Q3 earnings expectations, the lowest share since Q4 2022. This is despite huge earnings estimates downgrades that took place in Sep This week will be extremely crucial as 42% firms report. Source. Global Markets Investor, Bloomberg

30 Oct 2024

The other "Trump Trade": $DJT vs. $NYT

Trump Media $DJT $10.5B New York Times $NYT $9.2B Source: Lawrence McDonald, Bloomberg data.

30 Oct 2024

🚨 MARKET EUPHORIA IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT🚨

Asset managers' net long positions on the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq futures are now the second-highest in 15 YEARS. They are now only slightly below the 2021 levels seen before the 2022 bear market. Professionals are all in stocks. Source: Global Markets Investor

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