The Market Structure Map

Autumn colors on Buffalo Pass, Steamboat Springs CO.
October 2, 2024

On Buffalo Pass, autumn blazes. In fact, there are a lot of things ablaze, with another earnings season looming. Will you report results the same old way, public companies? One thing blazing are Chinese stocks, which posted the best week and day since 2008. I’m...

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September 25, 2024

Tundra is spongy. So are stocks. Somebody facile with words is Peter Heller. Karen and I met him at a book-signing in Steamboat Springs. Things to do abound everywhere but I think one is more aware of them in small towns. We love our little...

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September 11, 2024

On May 22, fees charged by the SEC on trading rose 248%. It’s not widely understood that the fees from initial public offerings, follow-on and secondary offerings, proxy solicitations and corporate buybacks (under sections 6b, 13e and 14g of the Securities Acts) were directed away...

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June 19, 2024

One of our customers at EDGE calculated that 82% of Demand in the S&P 500 is from three stocks (NVDA – now the largest – AAPL, MSFT). Ramifications? Reminds me of what the former head of investor relations at United Health Group, John Penshorn, said...

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March 27, 2024

Vanguard founder Jack Bogle said to own the averages. Index funds. That seed germinated into a tree that filled the investment world. Look at Blackrock. More on Larry Fink in a moment. Most of the top 25 owners of US stocks follow models. The constituency...

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March 13, 2024

My wife Karen is reading Peter Attia’s book, Outlive, which is like reading it myself. I get the benefit of Karen as filter for tidbits and takeaways. Now, I realize. Not everybody loves Dr. Attia. And I’m not suggesting he’s got all the answers. But...

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