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24 Aug 2023

Since the COVID Crash lows in March 2020, US equity markets have more than doubled the performance of bonds

As shown below, that's the best performance ever over a similar time window, topping the strongest stocks-bonds outperformance from the tech bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Source: Bespoke, J-C Gand

23 Aug 2023

Bitcoin's correlation to the sp500 has shown signs of breaking down Lower correlation boosts BTC's diversification potential

Source: Game of trades

23 Aug 2023

S&P 500 to 10-year note ratio is going parabolic

Source: barchart, The Daily Shot

18 Aug 2023

More than 80% of SP500 companies that have reported so far have beaten profit expectations but the returns are setting this up to be one of the worst earnings seasons over the last 11 years

Source: Bloomberg

18 Aug 2023

There is bearish divergence spotted between the market (SP500) and % of stocks above their 200-day MA

The last occurrence led to significant downside for equities. Source: Game of Trades

14 Aug 2023

The biggest money in investing comes from patience and time

Your biggest edge as an individual investor comes from ignoring short-term fluctuations and playing the long game. Source: Peter Mallouk, Charlie Bilello

14 Aug 2023

The best performance stocks in the S&P 500 this year...

Source: Charlie Bilello

14 Aug 2023

With “risk free” rates above 5%, the typically low-growth, high-dividend payers in the sp500 are massively underperforming in 2023

The 101 non-dividend payers are up 20.4% YTD, while the 100 highest yielders in the index are down an average of 3.5% on a total return basis. Source: Bespoke

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