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I would like to introduce you to a company which (a) got really lucky with one investment (b) parlayed their gains into a bunch of other risky Internet investments (c) soared in value as it captured the imagination of the investing public. What is this firm, you ask? SoftBank? Well, sort of. But let’s hop back in the time machine and go back to the 1990s:
For a number of months now, SlopeCharts users (who are Diamond members) have had access to the IV Rank study, which provides four different “flavors” of IV Rank, which is very useful for options traders. I wanted to let you know that we have also added something new, “Basic IV”, which is just what it says: the simple, raw volatility chart without any of the calculations that result in the IV Rank data.
I had a lengthy and fascinating conversation with a venture capitalist on Sunday morning. He was kind enough to send me the video clip below, which I found illuminating. It’s twelve minutes, and I encourage you to give it a listen.
Some of the previously battered unicorn stocks are actually basing and turning around. Beyond Meat, for instance, has been rising on huge volume recently.
Long-time readers know that I’m a student of comedy. Observant, long-time readers will know that I’m particularly a fan of Norm MacDonald. Most people know him from his tenure at SNL, but good Lord, that was a quarter of a century ago. Personally, I think his finest work was on his now-defunct podcast, Norm MacDonald Live. Sadly, the original episodes were all scrubbed at the command of Netflix, since they got him to do a new (and far lamer) show called Norm MacDonald Has a Show. I wasn’t surprised to learn that it wasn’t going to be renewed.
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