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5 Dec 2023

Peak Big Tech? Nvidia insiders unload shares after 220% AI rally:

Insiders sold or filed to sell about 370,000 shares last month worth ~$180mln. Zuckerberg sells 1st Meta shares in 2 years after 172% surge. Meta co-founder unloaded $185mln of stock in November. Meanwhile, Nvidia Corp. executives and directors last month sold or filed paperwork showing they intend to sell roughly 370,000 shares worth about $180 million, according to data compiled by the Washington Service. If all of the shares were sold, it would be the biggest monthly disposal by dollar value in at least six years. Source: Bloomberg, Holger Zschaepitz

4 Dec 2023

Most important correlation breakdown of 2023, according to BofA:

The S&P 500 soared >19% YTD led by "Magnificent Seven" (now 30% of market cap). Tech stocks hit 100-year relative high (despite global liquidity (G3 Central Bank Balance sheet) -$1.8tn.

1 Dec 2023

The S&P 500 gained 8.9% in November, the 18th biggest monthly advance since 1950. $SPX

Source: Charlie Bilello

1 Dec 2023

Global Stocks post a gain of almost 9% during November, their best month in 3 years

Source: Barchart

1 Dec 2023

Contemporary art beats stocks and Basquiat beats apple

Since 11/84, Jean-Michel Basquiat has been generating higher annualized return than apple... Source: Chartr

30 Nov 2023

This chart shows that correlation between stocks and long duration bonds remain quite high

This is a regime change from previous decade and has implications for portfolio construction. Source: J-C Parets

29 Nov 2023

Fast-fashion giant Shein has filed confidential paperwork for a potential public listing in early 2024

seeking a valuation of up to $90 billion (per Bloomberg), which would make the 15-year-old company more valuable than Lululemon and H&M combined. Established in China in 2008 as ZZKKO, Shein puts the fast in fast fashion: dropping as many as 10,000 new items on its website every day, producing items in small batches (50-100), and only ramping supply reactively for any products getting a lot of demand. Its wallet-friendly offerings — like earrings for less than 50¢ — have won over young consumers across the world, with its US customer base helping to catapult the company’s sales up 45% year-over-year, to $23 billion in 2022. Source: Chartr

29 Nov 2023

Here's the list of the best performing IPO in the world so far in 2023 YTD

The world’s best-performing IPO stock this year is a little known Indonesian coal mining company that’s backed by one of Southeast Asia’s richest men. PT Petrindo Jaya Kreasi has soared more than 2,900% since it listed in March following a $25 million offering. Yet it still has no analyst coverage, is richly valued and has relatively low trading volumes. Counting Indonesian billionaire Prajogo Pangestu as its main shareholder, the company’s market value has grown by more than 25 times to $5.4 billion in just nine months. Indonesia has been one of the most vibrant markets for initial public offerings globally this year, partially helped by a boom in demand for renewable energy stocks. Petrindo, in particular, is among a cohort of Indonesian stocks that have posted unexplained gains and wild swings this year, reaping fortunes for their backers and leading to regulatory scrutiny. Source: Bloomberg, www.zerohedge.com

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