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7 Apr 2025

Black Monday is in everyone's mind...

because it gapped lower after the week-end that followed an aggressive sell-off Source: Jesse Cohen

7 Apr 2025

⚠️No major CAPITULATION from retail investors YET:

Net retail buying of the S&P 500 ETF, $SPY, hit over $200 BILLION on Friday, the most in 13 months. Mom-and-pop investors were also the net buyers of NVIDIA, $NVDA, Tesla, $TSLA, and Amazon, $AMZN, among others. Source: Global Markets Investor

7 Apr 2025

Types of analyst one should be

The Investing for Beginners Podcast @IFB_podcast

7 Apr 2025

🚨Market volatility is skyrocketing as if there is A FINANCIAL CRISIS

The Volatility Index, $VIX, spiked to 59 points, the 4th highest level EVER. There were only three times when the VIX traded higher: - Great Financial Crisis - 2020 Crisis - August 2024 Flash Crash Meanwhile, the S&P 500 futures are crashing 5% in the session and are trading 22% below the peak (which means it is now in BEAR MARKET territory). Source: Global Markets Investor

7 Apr 2025

$NVDA now 16.5x earnings

$GOOGL a P/E under 15x $AAPL $AMZN are almost market multiples Source: Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT, MBA

7 Apr 2025

No, this isn’t a crypto meme coin…

It’s the Japanese stock market. Source: Geiger Capital

4 Apr 2025

An ugly day for Mag7 yesterday

Source: zerohedge, Bloomberg

4 Apr 2025

The $VIX ended the day at 30, its highest close since August 5, 2024

Fear is on the rise and stocks are on sale, providing more opportunities for long-term investors. Source: Charlie Bilello

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