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24 Aug 2023

Since the COVID Crash lows in March 2020, US equity markets have more than doubled the performance of bonds

As shown below, that's the best performance ever over a similar time window, topping the strongest stocks-bonds outperformance from the tech bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Source: Bespoke, J-C Gand

24 Aug 2023

Nvidia CEO: "Software Is Eating the World, but AI Is Going to Eat Software" (and Nvidia eats AI?)

After Nivdia $NVDA earnings 🚀🚀🚀 yesterday: 1. Nvidia is now worth 8.8x more than Intel 2. Nvidia is now worth 6.9x more than AMD 3. Nvidia is now worth nearly 3x as much as JP Morgan by market cap 4. Nvidia is now the 5th most valuable public company 5. Nvidia expects $183 million in revenue per DAY in Q3 6. EPS increased by nearly 900% since last year 7. Short sellers have now lost nearly $10 BILLION this year Source: Baris Aksoy, The Kobeissi Letter

24 Aug 2023

Nvidia ($NVDA) data center revenue in 2Q was $10.32 billion vs. $3.81 billion y/y, beating estimates of $7.98 billion

In less than a decade, it's gone from a rounding error to the main source of sales. Source: Bloomberg

24 Aug 2023

$NVDA soars ~10% after hours, crushing sky-high expectations “A new computing era has begun" - Co-founder & CEO, Jensen Huang

Still, let's keep in mind that part of the buzz is already baked in the valuation as illustrated below Source: Quartr

24 Aug 2023

$NVDA NVIDIA Q2 FY24 in one chart by App Economy Insight

Nvidia shares climbed 8% in extended trading on Wednesday after the chipmaker beat estimates for the second quarter and issued optimistic guidance for the current period. Nvidia said it expects third-quarter revenue of about $16 billion, higher than $12.61 billion forecast by Refinitiv. Nvidia’s guidance suggests sales will grow 170% on an annual basis in the current quarter. Source: CNBC, App Economy Insight

24 Aug 2023

The Nvidia share shows very well that analysts usually lag behind the share price with their price targets

Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

23 Aug 2023

Investing requires patience. Over the past 15 years, investors in these stocks navigated significant drawdowns before reaping substantial gains

The same principle might apply to bitcoin and some cryptocurrencies as well. Source: ycharts, Beth Kindig

23 Aug 2023

Who are the largest shareholders in Apple?

The major shareholders of Apple are primarily institutional investors, with individuals holding only a small stake. Source: Genuine Impact / Chris Quinn

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