Episode Details

Bryce is back from 5 weeks in Europe and markets have been anything but quiet. AI stocks plunged & rebounded, leverage wiped out some huge trades, Big Tech delivered monster earnings, and markets pushed back towards record highs despite a shaky macro backdrop. Back home, Australian property prices are finally softening…

In this episode:

00:00 - Bryce’s holiday recap & a wild month in markets

04:20 - The AI trade gets a reality check

08:48 - Leverage, margin calls & Leopold Aschenbrenner

12:26 - Is the AI spending boom sustainable?

14:59 - Earnings season delivers blockbuster numbers

21:47 - The companies crushing expectations

25:35 - Iran, inflation & the global macro picture

28:45 - Australia: rates, property prices & staying invested

Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), SpaceX, Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV), MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), Betashares Global Banks ETF (ASX: BNKS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Chevron (NYSE: CVX)

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