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15 Jul 2025

The electrification theme in 4 charts

Platinum, palladium, copper, uranium. Four key metals in the electrification of everything. As highlighted by @DimitryFarberov on X, their quarterly charts are starting to come alive. • Copper just broke out of a 15+ year base • Platinum finally cleared its downtrend • Palladium trying to bottom at major support • Uranium still in its handle, consolidating after a huge move Different charts, same theme.

15 Jul 2025

Oops... Jim Cramer just coined a new acronym PARC

Palantir $PLTR AppLovin $APP Robinhood $HOOD Coinbase $COIN Is it the end of the party for these 4 high flying stocks? Source: Evan on X

11 Jul 2025

BofA private clients: 64% stocks, highest since March 2022

10.7% cash, lowest since October 2021 (Hartnett) Source: Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT, MBA

11 Jul 2025

Investors are now buying stocks on margin at levels never seen before in history

Source: Barchart

11 Jul 2025

The importance of having a plan

Source: Mindful Maven on X

2 Jul 2025

This is counterintuitive: It's safer to invest when the sp500 is at an all-time high...

Source: @MikeZaccardi on X

30 Jun 2025

Here’s how the Nasdaq is tracking at 645 days since the release of ChatGPT versus the release of Netscape in December 1994.

Source: Bespoke @bespokeinvest

30 Jun 2025

10 year returns of more than 2,000%

Bitcoin: +44,369% Nvidia: +31,323% AMD: +5,722% Shopify: +3,680% Broadcom: +2,478% Comfort Systems: +2,365% Axon Enterprise: 2,339% Texas Pacific Land: +2,310% MicroStrategy: +2,108%

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