The current S&P 500 bear market was officially announced on June 13, 2022 and it doesn’t seem as if the bear market is over yet. A sustained recovery will likely commence only once interest rates peak, and further rises are no longer expected. In spite of the general market malaise, some stocks are bucking the trend when it comes to valuation metrics.
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller is renowned for his investing prowess, and he’s made some savvy calls over the years. So it was worth paying attention when his family office picked up just over a million shares of Cenovus Energy Inc. (NYSE:CVE).
Why would Druckenmiller might be interested in this Canadian oil producer and does it makes sense for investors to follow his lead?
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I found something interesting sniffing around the latest Duquesne Family Office 13F filings. Former Soros protege, Stanley Druckenmiller tripled his stake in Datadog, a SaaS monitoring and analytics platform.
Why would a billionaire be buying a high growth stock in a rising interest rate environment?
The first clue lies in the DDOG share price.
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It’s hard to figure out one golden indicator that could accurately point to when the bear market will bottom. Should you look at Buffett’s favorite indicator tracking Total Market Cap/GDP? Or maybe it’s best to look at the S&P vs the Fed Balance Sheet? What about book values or price-to-earnings ratios for the indices? As you can see,
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There is no doubt that Beyond Meat has made a big splash in the food industry since it was founded in 2009. But with recent press releases suggesting that Beyond Meat may face financial difficulties, some people wonder if the company is destined to fail.
Beyond Meat produces plant-based meat products that are designed to taste and look like real meat.
In 2022, Warren Buffett has been all over the headlines. Whether it’s Apple, Occidental Petroleum, or Chevron, the Oracle of Omaha has added millions of shares to his portfolio, which is now worth over $300 billion.
This year’s bear market decline has allowed Buffett to buy shares at a significant discount,
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According to one study, when markets fell by 21%, retail portfolios were down by 32%. It’s been a devastating year for ordinary investors, which means “safe stocks” are back in vogue.
This desire for safer stocks is especially apparent among those who have seen firsthand that the “next big thing” can decline in price as quickly as it rises –
Theme parks are open, cruises are sailing, movie theaters are back in business, and the COVID-19 pandemic is seemingly in the rearview mirror. So, is now the perfect time to buy the battered Disney stock (DIS)?
Walt Disney is one of the most recognizable names in the entertainment industry,
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When Cathie Wood first bet that Tesla would hit a trillion dollar market capitalization, it was valued at around 6% of that level.
Naysayers said she was crazy.
They cited unequivocal statistics that “proved” Tesla was overvalued, like summing up the market caps of all vehicle manufacturers and pointing to Tesla’s being greater than the combination of them all.