Is bitcoin the most resilient asset class of all time?
Despite an unprecedented number of setbacks (Collapse of FTX, a $2 trillion bear market, over 500 lawsuits and regulation cases, multiple crypto lender bankruptcies, Binance fined a record $4.3 billion by US regulators, increased calls for regulation around the globe, etc.), Bitcoin prices hit $43,000 for the first time since April 2022, up 180% since November 2022. Bitcoin is now up ~45% in 6 weeks since speculation of Bitcoin ETF approvals began. Over the last year Bitcoin has added a massive $470 BILLION of market cap. The entire crypto market has added $750 billion of market cap since November 2022. Source: The Kobeissi Letter
This month will go down as one of the best ever for the S&P 500
Did you know that after previous months that gained >8% continued strong returns were common? Higher a year later 90% of the time and up 15.8% on average. Source: Ryan Detrick
Global Stocks post a gain of almost 9% during November, their best month in 3 years
Source: Barchart
November was truly a month of "bad news" being "good news" for stocks...
'Hard' data (red line) hits a 14-month low as S&P 500 surge back near record highs. Source: Bloomberg, www.zerohedge.com
Cathie Wood's Ark innovation ETF $ARKK just had its best month in HISTORY relative to the Nasdaq 100
Source: Barchart, Bloomberg
Here's the list of the best performing IPO in the world so far in 2023 YTD
The world’s best-performing IPO stock this year is a little known Indonesian coal mining company that’s backed by one of Southeast Asia’s richest men. PT Petrindo Jaya Kreasi has soared more than 2,900% since it listed in March following a $25 million offering. Yet it still has no analyst coverage, is richly valued and has relatively low trading volumes. Counting Indonesian billionaire Prajogo Pangestu as its main shareholder, the company’s market value has grown by more than 25 times to $5.4 billion in just nine months. Indonesia has been one of the most vibrant markets for initial public offerings globally this year, partially helped by a boom in demand for renewable energy stocks. Petrindo, in particular, is among a cohort of Indonesian stocks that have posted unexplained gains and wild swings this year, reaping fortunes for their backers and leading to regulatory scrutiny. Source: Bloomberg, www.zerohedge.com
Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's Partner and 'Abominable No-Man,' dies at 99
Munger helped Buffett, who was seven years his junior, craft a philosophy of investing in companies for the long term. Under their management, Berkshire avg an annual gain of 20.1% from 1965 through 2021 — almost twice the pace of the S&P 500 Index. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ
Nothing new, but imagine the huge cash pile starts feeling the equities FOMO...
Source: BofA, TME
