This is the craziest market I’ve ever seen. The pandemic somehow turned a bunch of people into day traders. At first they were buying beaten-down airline and cruise stocks. Now they’ve moved on to buying shares of companies that have filed for bankruptcy. Hertz, JC Penney, Pier 1, Chesapeake Energy and GNC have all filed…
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Backtests vs. Real Life in the Markets
The performance of individual companies in the S&P 500 this year.
Animal Spirits: Stock Market Euphoria
This week’s Animal Spirits with Michael & Ben is supported by YCharts: Mention Animal Spirits and receive 20% off your subscription price when you initially sign up for the service. We discuss: The biggest 50-day rally in stock market history The fastest stock market ever How far the market has come since March Why people underestimated the Fed…
5 Signs This Might Be a New Bull Market
New all-time highs, small > big, value > growth and rising interest rates may be signalling a new bull market is here.
The 2020 Stock Market By the Numbers
Taking stock of the stock market so far in 2020.
The Craziest Charts of the Year (So Far)
The consensus from economists for this week’s employment report was a payroll decline of 7.5 million employees, which would translate into an unemployment rate of 19.1%. Based on everything we’re hearing and seeing in the economy and economic data throughout the pandemic, this seemed like a decent estimate of what was to come. To quote…
Talk Your Book: How to Make Better Financial Decisions With Daniel Crosby
Michael and Ben talk with Daniel Crosby about behavioral psychology and why we make bad financial decisions.
Massive Up and Down Moves in Stocks in the Same Year Are More Common Than You Think
Why two 30%+ moves in the stock market this year are not that out of the ordinary.
Animal Spirits: The Unluckiest Generation
We discuss: 2020 vs. 1968 Putting your problems into perspective Who is to blame for wealth inequality in America? Why young people are so angry right now Why working from home is a privilege Why did the savings rate increase to 33%? Why you can’t gauge the economy based on a single datapoint Why don’t…
Why We Don’t Learn From History
1968 is widely regarded as one of the worst years in American history. It was the deadliest year in the Vietnam conflict with more than sixteen thousand American soldiers dying. In a nine-week span between April and June of 1968 both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy, two of the most inspirational figures in…
