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Animal Spirits
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Michael Batnick & Ben Carlson on markets and personal finance.

In the last 30 days, Animal Spirits produced 96 attributed ideas; most-discussed: CPSO, NFLX, CRWV.

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30D
CPSO · 1NFLX · 1CRWV · 1OPEN · 1KBH · 1PHM · 1LEN · 1PARA · 1
90D
CPSO · 1NFLX · 1CRWV · 1OPEN · 1KBH · 1PHM · 1LEN · 1PARA · 1

Theses first heard here · 15

AI personal agents lack switching cost moatsFIRST HEARD 23 SEP · META
Cyber risk is an engineering problem, not existentialFIRST HEARD 17 SEP
US growth narrows to AI hyperscaler capexFIRST HEARD 9 SEP
Asymmetric risk-reward skew in TreasuriesFIRST HEARD 26 AUG
Critical materials as a non-tech AI playFIRST HEARD 17 AUG
Latest attributed ideas · most recent first
26 OCTYESTERDAYTalk Your Book: Beyond Bonds in Retirement
Capped upside ETFs as annuity alternative
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26 OCTYESTERDAYTalk Your Book: Beyond Bonds in Retirement
ETF innovation fills retirement income gap
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26 OCTYESTERDAYTalk Your Book: Beyond Bonds in Retirement
Principal-protected ETFs solve retiree risks
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26 OCTYESTERDAYTalk Your Book: Beyond Bonds in Retirement
Structured income provides a license to spend
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26 OCTYESTERDAYTalk Your Book: Beyond Bonds in Retirement
Options as a bond alternative for risk targeting
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26 OCTYESTERDAYTalk Your Book: Beyond Bonds in Retirement
Higher rates boost structured product appeal
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26 OCTYESTERDAYTalk Your Book: Beyond Bonds in Retirement
Liquid underliers essential for ETF strategy scalability
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26 OCTYESTERDAYTalk Your Book: Beyond Bonds in Retirement
High yield requires due diligence on payout frequency
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26 OCTYESTERDAYTalk Your Book: Beyond Bonds in Retirement
Deferred annuities hedge longevity tail risk
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24 OCT3D AGOTalk Your Book: Investing in Single Stock Futures
Single stock futures as a linear, leveraged tool
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24 OCT3D AGOTalk Your Book: Investing in Single Stock Futures
Single stock futures as capital-efficient leverage
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24 OCT3D AGOTalk Your Book: Investing in Single Stock Futures
23.5-hour trading for earnings and news
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24 OCT3D AGOTalk Your Book: Investing in Single Stock Futures
Futures simplify shorting versus physical stock
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24 OCT3D AGOTalk Your Book: Investing in Single Stock Futures
Futures hedge for single stock options
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21 OCT6D AGOIt's a Bloodbath (EP. 487)
Market 'bloodbath' narrative is misleading
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21 OCT6D AGOIt's a Bloodbath (EP. 487)
Netflix's growth slowdown despite winning streaming
SHOWS SPLIT14 SHOWS · NOT ALL ON THE SAME SIDENFLXOpen in Zortix →
21 OCT6D AGOIt's a Bloodbath (EP. 487)
Coreweave as potential AI canary in coal mine
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21 OCT6D AGOIt's a Bloodbath (EP. 487)
Data center build-out as potential historic misallocation
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21 OCT6D AGOIt's a Bloodbath (EP. 487)
Property tax revolt as a generational risk
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21 OCT6D AGOIt's a Bloodbath (EP. 487)
No new legendary investors post-Reg FD
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21 OCT6D AGOIt's a Bloodbath (EP. 487)
AI wealth may force philanthropic posturing
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21 OCT6D AGOIt's a Bloodbath (EP. 487)
2020s risk appetite is structurally higher
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21 OCT6D AGOIt's a Bloodbath (EP. 487)
AI likely to see multiple booms and busts
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21 OCT6D AGOIt's a Bloodbath (EP. 487)
Opendoor as a lottery ticket that didn't hit
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21 OCT6D AGOIt's a Bloodbath (EP. 487)
Football's resurgence as a beneficiary of travel sports
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21 OCT6D AGOIt's a Bloodbath (EP. 487)
Most S&P stocks have suffered 50%+ drawdowns
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21 OCT6D AGOIt's a Bloodbath (EP. 487)
AI's impact on Hollywood's creative authenticity
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19 OCT1W AGOTalk Your Book: The Case for Value and Momentum
Value and momentum combined smooth rough edges
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19 OCT1W AGOTalk Your Book: The Case for Value and Momentum
Momentum best executed systematically
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19 OCT1W AGOTalk Your Book: The Case for Value and Momentum
Quant strategy red flag: over-optimized precision
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