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8 Nov 2023

Retail Investors own 9.4% of the NSE-listed companies

Source: investywise

8 Nov 2023

Apple has bought back $604 billion in stock over the past 10 years, which is greater than the market cap of 492 companies in the S&P 500. $AAPL

Source: Charlie Bilello

7 Nov 2023

The ENORMOUS EIGHT 2022-2023 Combined Total Returns...

Nvidia $NVDA: +56% Microsoft $MSFT: +8% Apple $AAPL: +2% S&P 500 $SPY: -6% Meta $META: -6% Nasdaq 100 $QQQ: -6% Google $GOOGL: -10% Amazon $AMZN: -16% Netflix $NFLX: -28% Tesla $TSLA: -38%

7 Nov 2023

CTAs are currently short $52 billion in U.S. equities, the largest short position in AT LEAST 5 years

Source: barchart

7 Nov 2023

Total Returns since inception of the S&P 500 ETF in January 1993...

S&P 500 ETF $SPY: +1,640% Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.A: +4,100% Apple $AAPL: +40,580% Source: Charlie Bilello

6 Nov 2023

Median sector returns in the year before Election Day: Tech does not like elections

Source: TME, GS

6 Nov 2023

⚠️BREAKING: *SOUTH KOREA TO RE-IMPOSE STOCK SHORT-SELLING BAN THROUGH JUNE

Source: www.investing.com

3 Nov 2023

Interest costs as a share of US corporate profits are near the lowest levels in 40 years

This is partly because many companies have locked in long-term financing at low rates. This has kept profit margins elevated. Maybe companies are better to manage their debt schedule than the US Treasury... Source: The daily shot, Lance Roberts

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