Microsoft is now clearly ahead of Alphabet again in the AI race on the stock market
Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg
US bank stocks never recovered from the regional banking crisis. Currently, US bank stocks are at record lows relative to the S&P 500
According to Moodys, major US banks are sitting on $650 billion in unrealized losses. Meanwhile, the looming commercial real estate (CRE) crisis has small banks in question. Small banks currently hold ~70% of all CRE loans in the US, $1.5 trillion of which need to be refinanced by 2025. Source: BofA, The Kobeissi Letter
Nvidia stock hits All-Time High ahead of earnings:
The stock has gained 24% in November, on pace for its best month since a blowout earnings report in May. Nvidia has gained 245% in 2023, pushing its market value above $1.2tn. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ
US stocks (Russell 3000) less the Mag 7 is up only +2.95% this year. It is thus underperforming cash for the second straight year.
Source: Jim Bianco
HARD ASSETS ARE AT THEIR LOWEST vs. FINANCIAL ASSETS SINCE 1925
Source: BofA
The FT has tracked all of Softbank's IPO returns. And guess what... they are terrible
source: Evan Tindell
In case you missed it: Tuesday's rally was not driven solely by the Magnificent 7
Russell 2000 index of small-cap stocks soared a staggering 5.4%, as investors bet the Fed is done raising rates and could be cutting interest rates much sooner than expected. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg
"Mag 7" darling Nvidia $NVDA finished the day with its highest closing price in history
And the stock has now traded green for 10 consecutive trading days, its longest winning streak since December 2016. Source: Barchart
