To investors, On June 27th I wrote a letter to this group titled “Prepare For A Volatile Second Half Of The Year.” It included the following chart from Bank of America, which highlighted a 25% increase in volatility from July - November of election years. Almost exactly on cue, volatility exploded within the next 45 days. Michael Batnick from Ritholtz Wealth Management put together this chart to show the volatile move was the third highest VIX spike since 1990. Volatility works in both directions. It can force asset prices higher or lower. This time it pushed the stock market lower, which created fear that spread through markets. But Batnick writes on his blog that “everybody [should] be cool.” Why? Because 94% of all stock market years since 1928 have seen a drawdown of 5% or more. Although the data suggests we are living through the norm, it won’t change investors’ amnesia. People love to freak out every time the market drops. This is not only investors though. CEOs and company operators are watching the market and interest rates with a microscope. The Kobeissi Letter writes:
Interest rates obviously matter for stock market performance, but the higher rates have pushed our national debt interest payments to absurd levels. Charlie Bilello writes:
We are only a month and a half into the second half of the year. Volatility is spiking as predicted. There are still more than 100 days until the end of November. It would be naive for us to believe the chaos is behind us. Investors should buckle up, keep their head on a swivel, and realize it may be a bumpy ride for the next 3-4 months. The good news? If you are a long-term investor, the short-term volatility won’t matter. But if you are living your life based on the day-to-day fluctuations of your portfolio, then you may be in for a few surprises. Hope you all have a great day. I’ll talk to everyone tomorrow. -Anthony Pompliano Founder & CEO, Professional Capital Management Jason Les is the CEO of Riot Platforms, one of the largest miners in North America. They are a publicly traded company that is exclusively focused on mining as much bitcoin as possible. In this conversation, we talk about public policy, politicians becoming interested in bitcoin mining, what is going on with the bitcoin halving, hardware updates, rise of AI, competition for power, and much more. Listen on iTunes: Click here Listen on Spotify: Click here Riot Platform CEO Jason Les on Mining, Regulation, and Energy CritiquesPodcast Sponsors
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