Author: evencio.alvarez14@gmail.com
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CAPEX Anemia…
“When art critics get together they talk about Form and Structure and Meaning. When artists get together they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine.”~ Picasso (Alex: there’s a trading parallel in here somewhere….) Good morning! In this week’s Dirty Dozen [CHART PACK] we take a look at ACWI breadth and trend data, go through…
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China Tech Sell-off Explained: Twitter Spaces Feat. Rui Ma
This week we’re releasing the recording of a Twitter Spaces I hosted on Tuesday (07/27).Topic: China Tech Sell-OffCo-hosts: Rui Ma (@ruima), Jessica Ablamsky (@jablamsky), BuyandHold (@BuyandHoldd), and Mayhem For Markets (@Mayhem4Markets)This was a fantastic discussion on all things Chinese investing from VIEs to venture capital flows, and even a few stock pitches. At one point…
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So Bad, It’s Good?
There are two competing truths in this market right now: Trend Fragility: Retail and fund managers are at or near multi-year highs in levels of risk-taking. Breadth vs price divergences is at historical extremes. Growth Expectations Rerating: Consensus growth expectations remain too bearish. This low hurdle creates a constant upward revising of expectations (positive surprises),…
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Three Useful Mental Models For Investing
This week I’ve started researching an exciting new investment idea that I’ll share with you this coming weekend. The concept combines three of our favorite investing mental models: Marshmallow-Test, Cult-like Communities, and Paradox of Choice. As such, I thought I’d scribble a quick note outlining what these models are, why we love them, and how we’re…
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Very Dangerous…
One telephone conversation with Gates in 1993 sticks in Ellison’s mind. “It was the most interesting conversation I’ve ever had with Bill, and the most revealing. It was around eleven o’clock in the morning, and we were on the phone discussing some technical issue, I don’t remember what it was. Anyway, I didn’t agree with…
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Did Small-caps Just Bottom?
“Early in life, I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper.” ~ George Orwell (h/t Jesse Stine) Good morning! In this week’s Dirty Dozen [CHART PACK] we take a look at the conflicting data of horrid breadth and new all-time highs and then dive into similar past instances to see what…
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Village Farms (VFF): Lowest-Cost US Cannabis Producer
Village Farms International (VFF.TSX) operates five high-tech greenhouses across Canada and the United States. The company has ~500 acres of growing area and sells 80%+ of its products to North America’s foremost “big box” grocers and retailers.Today, VFF leverages its greenhouse produce scale to grow the highest-quality, lowest-cost cannabis through its 100% owned subsidiary, Pure…
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Deflating Reflation…
“Every limitation has its value, but a limitation that requires persistent effort entails a cost of too much energy. When, however, the limitation is a natural one (as, for example, the limitation by which water flows only downhill), it necessarily leads to success, for then it means a saving of energy. The energy that otherwise…
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Kyla Scanlon: Tik-Tok, Creator Economies, and DAOs
This week’s guest is the one and only FinTwit/TikTok celebrity Kyla Scanlon. Kyla tells her experience on creating financial content specifically for Tik Tok. She gives us an insight into the creative content grind: how she comes up with ideas, how she produces her videos, managing feedback, mistakes learned, creator wellness and burnouts. Plus we have a…
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Investment Case Study Series: WD-40 (WDFC)
Everyone knows WD-40 (WDFC), that blue and yellow can with the red cap. Odds are you have some in the garage right now. It’s one of those home cure-alls that you should always keep around, like duct tape or 550 cord. WD-40 fixes squeaky doors, tight locks, and smooths furniture joints. There are over 2,000…