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14 Aug 2023

Crude Oil cannot be stopped! It just had its 7th consecutive green week, its longest winning streak since February 2022

Source: Barchart

7 Aug 2023

EM returns over past 5-10yrs have been lackluster, w/most EM equities returning low-to-mid single digits

Over longer-term, returns range from extraordinary (India: 1000%) to respectable (Indonesia: 469%) despite volatility & some prolonged periods of choppy trading, BofA has calculated. All EMs have outperformed China's 22% total return. Source: HolgerZ, BofA, Bloomberg

7 Aug 2023

Should you do the opposite of what Wall Street strategists say? Data over the last 3.5 years suggests that strategists underperform the S&P 500

Source: Barchart, Bloomberg

4 Aug 2023

MSCI World long-term performance by style

Quality outperforms by far with a lower standard deviation (NB: past returns are not a guarantee for future returns). Source: Invest In Assets | Stock Market Investing

2 Aug 2023

The top 3 country ETFs in 2023:

1) Nigeria $NGE: +48.3% 2) Greece: $GREK: +47.5% 3) Argentina $ARGT: +38.7% Source: Charlie Bilello

2 Aug 2023

July cross-assets performance billboard by DB -> After a mixed performance in June, July was largely positive for assets across the board

Oil stole the show, as supply cuts spurred upward pressure on prices, and the AI excitement saw the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq extend their rally, both securing their fifth consecutive month of positive total returns. Fixed income took a hit in July, as central banks continued their hiking cycle (via HolgerZ)

2 Aug 2023

2023 has been so far the mirror image of 2022 in terms of #assets returns 2022/2023/2022-23 Combined Total Returns...

$NVDA: -50%/+220%/+59% $AAPL: -26%/+52%/+12% $MSFT: -28%/+41%/+1% $SPY: -18%/+21%/-1% $QQQ: -33%/+45%/-3% $META: -64%/+165%/-5% $GOOGL: -39%/+50%/-8% $AMZN: -50%/+59%/-20% $TSLA: -65%/+117%/-24% $NFLX: -51%/+49%/-27% Source: Charlie Bilello

2 Aug 2023

July was a painful month for the bears

Source: Investing.com

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