BREAKDOWN: Is Tesla a Stock for Suckers?

The markets kicked off the week with a 5-1 Tesla stock split rally and ended with major questions about tech company valuations.

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The markets kicked off the week with a 5-1 Tesla stock split rally and ended with major questions about tech company valuations.

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.

On this episode of The Breakdown Weekly Recap, NLW looks at the full story the stock markets are telling us about the economy, including:

SoftBank unmasked as the “Nasdaq whale” playing the same options game with stocks as r/WallStreetBets
The Tesla stock split game: Does this just mean it’s for n00bs and rubes?
The VIX shows November nervousness
Can you hear it? As stocks slide, the money printer is revving again

This week on The Breakdown:

Monday | US Stock Market Cap to GDP Ratio Reaches 190%, Eclipsing Dot-Com Bubble High

Tuesday | Financial Postmodernism and the Great Inflation Debate

Wednesday | Let Them Eat Equities! The Economic Chickens Come Home to Roost, Feat. Luke Gromen

Thursday | DeFi Degens Are Crypto’s Suicide Squad

Friday | 8 Historical Analogies That Help Explain the Madness of 2020

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