Category Archive: Finance
The Mother Of All Bubbles – Part 2
<< Read Part 1: The Mother Of All Bubbles – Part 1Below are some of the most interesting things I came across this week.LINKFollowing up on his earlier piece published a couple of weeks ago, Ruchir Sharma writes, “by some point next year, investors will likely balk and demand higher interest rates or a demonstration of fiscal discipline,” […]
Tesla’s Market Cap Nears Half Of Global Auto Industry
Image Source: Pexels Tesla (TSLA) shares just reached a new all-time high following Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, propelling the company to a massive $1.5 trillion valuation as of December 18, 2024.This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu, highlights the most valuable automakers by market cap worldwide as of Dec. 13, 2024, based on figures from CompaniesMarketCap.com. Tesla Dominance […]
CoT – Peek Into Future Through Futures; How Hedge Funds Are Positioned
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of December 17, 2024.10-year note: Currently net short 732.9k, down 142.8k. In the 12 months to November, headline and core PCE (personal consumption expenditures) increased 2.44 percent and 2.82 percent respectively. These rates of growth are much softer than the four-decade highs of 7.25 percent and 5.65 percent […]
After Fed Scare, Will The Grinch Ruin The Santa Rally?
Image Source: Pixabay The Fed caught markets by surprise this week when it guided that the pace of future rate cuts will be slower than initially expected.Stocks sold off hard on the news and bond yields spiked.Friday saw some recovery, causing investors to wonder:Is a Santa Claus rally still likely?Or could a Grinch bust be in […]
How To Buy And Sell Crypto ETFs: A Complete Guide
Image Source: Pixabay Crypto ETFs have become an accessible way for investors to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency market without directly owning digital assets. They combine the convenience of traditional stock market trading with the excitement of crypto. This guide will take you through the essentials of buying and selling Crypto ETFs, providing clarity on the […]
Brazil Is Collapsing And It’s Spreading To The Rest Of The World
Image source: Pixabay There’s more to the Brazil story, especially since Brazil’s story isn’t strictly about Brazil. With markets there spiraling into chaos, the government is down to blaming ‘speculators’. If that’s the case, then speculation has gone global in a lot of critical ways. From currencies to job findings plunging, even something real like the […]
Gold Seeks Charisma ‘Round Inflation’s Enigma
Welcome to winter as we type literally through the soltice here at 10:21 CET. And let’s start with a “Thumbs Up!” to one Elizabeth Morgan Hammack, graduate of THE Leland Stanford Junior University, today President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, and who — as a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee — had the “cojones” to not go in […]
Will The Falling Hims & Hers Stock Price Recover In 2025?
Image Source: Unsplash Hims & Hers (HIMS) stock price has greatly performed this year as it continued to disrupt the healthcare industry. HIMS has jumped by almost 200% this year, while other companies in the industry like CVS Health and Walgreens Boots Alliance and CVS Health, plunged. So, will the stock have more upside in 2025? […]
Chinese Retailers, Auto Parts, And Fintech: What’s Hot & What’s Not
I’m closing out the year with my friends Kelly Evans and Tyler Mathisen. We covered Chinese retailers, auto parts, and Fintech. Let’s break it down. Video Length: 00:02:57 First we have Alibaba (BABA). Oh the days of hot Chinese e-commerce stocks, I remember the 2010s fondly. Today the Chinese economy is limping along even with […]
Alternative Business Cycle Indicators
NBER BCDC indicators discussed here. Alternative below. Figure 1: Implied nonfarm Payroll early benchmark (NFP) (bold blue), civilian employment adjusted using CBO immigration estimates (orange), manufacturing production (red), personal income excluding current transfers in Ch.2017$ (bold green), manufacturing and trade sales in Ch.2017$ (black), consumption in Ch.2017$ (light blue), and monthly GDP in Ch.2017$ (pink), GDO (blue […]
