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4 Aug 2023

Bonds and equities re-correlate...The recent acceleration in yields appears to have had an effect on long-duration risk-assets...

Source: Bloomberg, www.zerohedge.com

4 Aug 2023

Amazon reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday that sailed past analysts’ estimates and issued guidance that points to accelerating revenue growth

The stock rose more than 10% in extended trading. AMZN Amazon Q2 FY23: • Revenue +11% Y/Y to $134.3B ($3B beat). • Operating margin 6% (+3pp Y/Y). • FCF $7.9B TTM. • EPS $0.65. AWS: • Revenue +12% Y/Y to $22.1B. • Operating margin 24% (-4pp Y/Y). Q3 FY23 Guidance: • Revenue ~$140B ($2B beat). Source: App Economy Insights, CNBC

3 Aug 2023

Robinhood now makes much more collecting interest on client cash than from its core business.

This is $234 million that RH's customers should be collecting but they are currently handling to the Trading App. Source: www.zerohedge.com, Robinhood

3 Aug 2023

Do US cyclical equities look vulnerable given the extent of growth optimism currently priced in vs. the weakness of ISM manufacturing?

Source chart: Goldman

3 Aug 2023

Treasuries haven’t been this ineffective as a stock hedge since the 1990s. The one-month correlation between the two assets is now at its highest reading since 1996

Source: Lisa Abramowicz, Bloomberg

2 Aug 2023

Global Manufacturing PMIs and Global stocks seem to be in disagreement...

Source: Bloomberg, www.zerohedge.com

31 Jul 2023

What moves stock prices

Source: Brian Feroldi

27 Jul 2023

Forward S&P 500 Performance by VIX Decile

While a low VIX indicates that investors are complacent and signal that unexpected negative events could push the VIX upwards (and thus equity markets downward), a low VIX reading isn’t necessarily something to fear. As shown on this chart courtesy of Todd Sohn, it is a typical characteristic of bull markets. Source: J-C Parets

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