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26 Mar 2024

FT: 'Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are leading a parade of corporate insiders who have sold hundreds of millions of dollars of their companies' shares this quarter

In a signal that recent stock market exuberance could be peaking. https://t.co/lFp5iOD53j Source: FT Activate to view larger image,

25 Mar 2024

Returns on different types of luxury goods have ranged from 8% to 280% over the last 10 years, compared to 158.1% for the S&P 500.

However , only one has outperformed the S&P 500 in terms of 10-year returns: Rare whiskey🥃, boasting an impressive 280% return. Source: Genuine Impact

25 Mar 2024

Small speculators in stock indexes have reached their most bullish net position ever.

Source: WinSmart

25 Mar 2024

Don't be too excited about Fed rate cuts.

Examining Fed rate cycles since 1970s has revealed that investors have more to fear from 1st cut in a cycle than the pause. On average, sp500 is up +5% over 100 days between last Fed tightening and 1st cut. The trough in broader market is -23% over 200 days after 1st cut in a series, SRP has calculated. Source: HolgerZ

25 Mar 2024

Great visual by Quartr ->

Agriculture equipment giant $DE may appear boring at first glance. Under the hood lies a complex and fascinating entity with a rich 187-year history, leveraging cutting-edge chips, sensors, and autonomy technology. $DE has grown its EPS at a 11.7% CAGR, or 38x, since 1990

25 Mar 2024

Tech Stocks are trading at all-time highs relative to the SP500, even surpassing the peak of the Dot Com bubble...

Source: BofA, Bar chart

22 Mar 2024

If one ignores dividends gold has been able to keep up with equities since Nixon ended things in 1971.

Source: Michel A.Arouet, Bloomberg

22 Mar 2024

Here are the Equally-weighted Nasdaq100 and S&P500.

If these two are above their former cycle highs, it's hard to be too bearish on this market. Source: J-C Parets

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