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WEBAug 26, 2024 · The Compound and Friends: Live from Future Proof with Peter Mallouk. Michael Batnick.
A Few Thoughts On the Selloff - The Irrelevant Investor
WEBMichael Batnick. August 05, 2024. The stock market hit an all-time high last month. The rally was broadening out, and economic data and inflation were cooling, giving the Fed the green light to begin its long-anticipated cutting cycle. The VIX was low, and credit spreads were tight. And then boom, a powder keg of risk exploded out of nowhere.
The Fastest Recovery Ever - The Irrelevant Investor
WEBAug 20, 2024 · This time, it took just eight days, the fastest 10% rally ever given the parameters. One of the crazier charts from a crazy couple of weeks is the double-long Nvidia ETF. It went from $5.7 billion in total assets down to $3.4 billion then back up to an all-time high of ~$6 billion.
Concentration is Everywhere - The Irrelevant Investor
WEBAugust 25, 2024. PRESENTED BY MOBY: Global Liquidity Hits Record Highs of Nearly $175 Trillion. Global liquidity is on the rise. Last week, it slowly climbed $1.13 trillion, pushing the total to an unprecedented $174.67 trillion, marking a new all-time high. This influx of capital into the global financial system indicates an overall increase ...
How Lies Spread - The Irrelevant Investor
WEBMay 23, 2024 · 55% believe the economy is shrinking, and 56% think the US is experiencing a recession, though the broadest measure of the economy, gross domestic product (GDP), has been growing. 49% believe the S&P 500 stock market index is down for the year, though the index went up about 24% in 2023 and is up more than 12% this year.
The Thing that Doesn’t Mix Well With Investing - The Irrelevant …
WEBApr 16, 2024 · The Thing that Doesn’t Mix Well With Investing. There was a further escalation in Israel over the weekend. It always feels a bit crass to talk about investing when lives are being lost, but part of what I do is help investors contextualize awful world events. Intuitively, you might think that geopolitical events would impact the market.
I'm Not Saying Things Aren't Crazy - The Irrelevant Investor
WEBJun 11, 2024 · The fundamental growth is crazy. The valuation isn’t insane. I’m sorry it just isn’t. The stock trades at 44x forward earnings, which isn’t cheap, but it’s nothing compared to Cisco in 1999, which got as high as 97x forward earnings. This chart shows how out of whack the Nasdaq-100 got in the late 90s compared to the earnings it was ...
It's Always Hard to Beat the Market - The Irrelevant Investor
WEBJun 18, 2024 · The Financial Sector ETF (XLF) provides access to financial stocks in the S&P 500, all within a single security. Learn more about the Select Sector SPDR Fund XLF. The S&P 500 is up 15.5% year-to-date. The average stock in the index is up 6%. The median stock is up less than 5%. It’s a hard year to beat the index. What else is new?
These Are the Goods - The Irrelevant Investor
WEBApr 21, 2024 · Tim Ferriss is a writer, podcaster, and investor. We cover the power of staying curious and having meaningful conversations, the universal characteristics of world-class performers, and how to spot investing opportunities in new and uncrowded spaces.
Is Nvidia too Big to Fail? - The Irrelevant Investor
WEBMay 28, 2024 · No, but seriously, it's really big. Michael Batnick. May 28, 2024. Nvidia reported earnings last Wednesday. In the three sessions since, as of this writing, it has added $484 billion in market cap, or one UnitedHealth Group ($465B). UNH doesn’t get a lot of love because health insurance isn’t a sexy business to talk about.