
Bitcoin Can’t Be This Easy? | S&P 500 Concentration Doesn’t Matter | Company Additions to S&P Performance | Implied Volatility Options Netflix Pre-Earnings
By Derek Moore
Show Summary:
Derek Moore is joined by guest co-host Mike Puck to talk markets including how people seem to think making money in Bitcoin is too easy and what that means. Plus, why the S&P 500 Index concentration may not be as big of a deal when looking at how the index changes. Comparing the top 10 market weighted stocks in 1997 to today. Later they discuss value vs growth performance, the dollar index, interest rates, and look at the implied volatility of Netflix options before earnings. Finally, they talk about how what seems obvious to all the CNBC talking head guests may not be the case.
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Topics Include:
- Concentration in the top stocks within the S&P 500 Index
- Comparing the top weighted companies today vs 1997 in the S&P 500 Index
- How today it’s all tech vs 30 years ago
- Why owning the S&P 500 Index is more active than you think
- Additions to the S&P 500 Index in 2024 and their performance
- Implied volatility in Netflix options pre-earnings
- Calculating the implied move around earnings based on implied volatility
- Looking at the ATM long straddle before earnings including the risk
- Dollar index and EPS in the S&P correlation
- Bitcoin believers are starting to think it’s too easy to make money
- Bitcoin maximalists have been rewarded, and Derek is still a skeptic
- Value vs Growth and why Value is a tough sell to money managers
Mentioned in this Episode
Jay Pestrichelli’s book Buy and Hedge
Derek’s new book on public speaking Effortless Public Speaking
Derek Moore’s book Broken Pie Chart
Contact Derek
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