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The monthly jobs report came out, and it’s just what the bulls wanted to see: weakening earnings growth, and a growing unemployment rate. They also hacked away about 150,000 job “gains” from a month ago that don’t really exist, which evidently is a habit of our government.
OK, sound the trumpets. Nvidia has, yet again, crossed another Big Round Number: this time, $900. We can all agree $1,000 will be the next obsession. I took the time to illustrate each of the five most recent “crossings”, and you can see how the pace is quickening.
My beloved premium users have been following the saga of a little contest I’m having between myself and my late father. We Knight children were raised to be competitive, so even though my dad is on the astral plane, I’m still going head-to-head with him.
Anyway, here is his portfolio, anchored to a start date of January 4th, 2024. As of tonight, he is ahead 58% on an annualized basis, with the big winner being AMD, up 51.6%. For the sake of privacy, I have hidden the quantity and dollar figures.
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