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Top Companies by Revenue - Now vs. 3 Decades Ago
Source: Visual Capitalist thru Win Smart
Below the relative chart of oil ETF $USO vs. S&P 500 ETF $SPY and the relative chart of oil stocks XLE vs. S&P 500 ETF $SPY.
Both just hit a 4.month relative high Source: J-C Parets
What are the biggest shorts?
Microstrategy $MSTR is one of the biggest shorts in the entire US market. Nvidia $NVDA is currently leading the pack. Source: Bloomberg
A contrarian idea on us small caps?
=> FUNDSTRAT: “.. Our top idea for 2024 is small-caps, where we see at least 50% upside .. Russell 2000 companies are set to grow .. faster than the $SPX .. Valuations are far more attractive .. when CEO confidence recovers, we also see the low valuations as setting the stage for synergistic M&A ..” Source: Carl Quintanilla, Fund strat
Global equity risk premium are now at the lowest since 2008.
Source: Mike Zaccardi
FT: 'Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are leading a parade of corporate insiders who have sold hundreds of millions of dollars of their companies' shares this quarter
In a signal that recent stock market exuberance could be peaking. https://t.co/lFp5iOD53j Source: FT Activate to view larger image,
Returns on different types of luxury goods have ranged from 8% to 280% over the last 10 years, compared to 158.1% for the S&P 500.
However , only one has outperformed the S&P 500 in terms of 10-year returns: Rare whiskey🥃, boasting an impressive 280% return. Source: Genuine Impact
Small speculators in stock indexes have reached their most bullish net position ever.
Source: WinSmart
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