Archive: S&P 500

Bitcoin Decouples From Stocks, Moves Closer to Gold

By Vin Narayanan on June 2, 2023

Crypto Market Musings It’s been a relatively calm week for crypto. Bitcoin is up 1.73% over the last seven days as of this writing. Ethereum is up 3.54% over the same period. Monero is down 1.93%. Crypto has largely decoupled from the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 and become more correlated with gold. The charts below show bitcoin (dark blue line) moving out of sync with the stock markets and more in sync with gold. BTC…
Crypto Market Musings Bitcoin is having a year. In the midst of a banking crisis and regulatory upheaval, bitcoin quietly posted a 72% gain in the first quarter of this year. That’s bitcoin’s most popular quarter since the first quarter of 2021, when bitcoin’s price went up 102%.

Inflation Holds the Key to Market Performance in 2023

By Vin Narayanan on February 3, 2023

Crypto Market Musings I’m not ready to start singing “Happy Days Are Here Again” (the Annette Hanshaw version, NOT the inferior Carole King or Barbra Streisand versions).

Ethereum Outperforms the Market… for Now

By Vin Narayanan on September 9, 2022

Crypto Market Musings Can August please come back? On August 1, bitcoin was trading around $23,000. On August 31, it was trading around $20,000. As of this writing, it’s trading around $19,360. I like August’s numbers better. My general approach to bear markets is summed up…

Crypto and Public Markets Take Inflation in Stride

By Vin Narayanan on August 12, 2022

Crypto Market Musings Finally, some good news. Bitcoin is trading around $24,000 and is up by more than 4% over the last seven days. Ethereum is trading above $1,880 and is up more than 10%.  This week’s inflation data triggered the rally. The consumer price index…
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Startup Insider: The Perfect Time to Invest in Startups

By Early Investing on July 11, 2022

Investing in startups is an opportunity to bet on the future. And they have very different risk considerations than stock investments do.  Given the current bearish state of the stock market, startup investing seems more important than ever. The S&P 500 fell almost 21% in the…

This Crypto Bear Market Is Not Like the Others

By Vin Narayanan on June 17, 2022

Crypto Market Musings The crypto markets have been crashing hard for the past seven days. After spending about a month trading around $30,000, bitcoin is now flirting with $20,000. Bad inflation news last Friday combined with increased fuel prices sparked a massive sell-off in the equities…

Fidelity Is Changing the Bitcoin Market

By Vin Narayanan on May 6, 2022

Market Musings The 30-day trendline for bitcoin isn’t pretty. And Thursday was particularly ugly, with bitcoin dropping to $35,871. The broader stock market was routed on Thursday as well. And as of this writing, spot gold and silver prices are down. Investors are skittish.  French regulators…
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Investing With a Potential Recession on the Horizon

By Vin Narayanan on April 5, 2022

I broke my ankle pretty badly a couple of weeks ago. It’s going to take four to six months to heal. I’m wearing a walking boot now. And as far as I’m concerned, the walking boot might be the greatest invention since the printing press. The…
The other day I was talking to a friend who is just getting started with investing. He asked my opinion on how to build a portfolio from scratch. In this environment, that is a very tricky question. The S&P 500 currently trades…
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Take Advantage of AngelList Funds

By Adam Sharp on January 28, 2020

There are unique fund opportunities on AngelList that can give you exposure to more than 200 top startups with a single investment. Here’s how to take advantage.

Mailbag: Commit or Go Home

By Early Investing on November 22, 2019

In this week’s Mailbag, the Early Investing team addresses pot stocks and startup investing commitments.

Are Passive Funds a Threat to the Market?

By Adam Sharp on September 6, 2019

Dr. Michael Burry was the real trader behind The Big Short, and he made a fortune betting against the subprime market. Now he’s warning about passive investing...

Buybacks Drive the S&P 500, and They’re Slowing

By Adam Sharp on August 30, 2019

Buybacks are at unsustainable levels. Here’s what could happen now that share repurchases are slowing.