Remember Alibaba? That’s symbol BABA, and I had forgotten they even existed. They had been one of the biggest tech companies in the world, but now they’re worth about one-fifth their peak value and looking to just keep sinking.

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Remember Alibaba? That’s symbol BABA, and I had forgotten they even existed. They had been one of the biggest tech companies in the world, but now they’re worth about one-fifth their peak value and looking to just keep sinking.


Even I’m not crazy enough to short this thing, but good God, just look at Eli Lilly (LLY). It’s a straight blast higher, day after day, and it has a price/earnings ratio in the triple digits. Are they expecting a cure for every form of cancer in the next few weeks?
