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Midsummer’s Melt-Up, Robinhood, SpaceX and Palantir Report, Chips Rip, Leopold’s Margin Call

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On this episode of What Are Your Thoughts, Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as they break down another massive week for the markets,...

Highlights

In this episode, Josh Brown and Michael Batnick dissect a turbulent yet ultimately positive week on Wall Street. They examine the market's surprising resilience after a sharp selloff, delve into the financials of high-profile companies like SpaceX and Palantir, and explore the risks and rewards of modern investing, from leveraged bets to prediction markets.
11:51
Palantir's valuation is 67 times sales, yet it's still being debated as a potential trillion-dollar company.
26:44
All-time highs often lead to positive forward returns.
41:28
The best investors have blown up once.
49:55
Event contracts revenue surpassed crypto revenue.
1:00:36
They don't need a massive recovery—just less bad news.

Chapters

Earnings Extravaganza: SpaceX's Debut and Palantir's Blockbuster Quarter
00:00
A Healthy Rally? Why This Market Feels Different from the Dot-Com Bubble
17:49
The Rise and Fall of an AI Fund: What Went Wrong with Aschenbrenner's Bet?
29:46
Robinhood's New Gamble: Are Prediction Markets the Future of Investing?
47:07
Finding Opportunity in a Downtrodden Sector: Michael's Bull Case for Floor & Decor
55:10

Transcript

Josh Brown: Yeah, Oh, all right. Here we are. I'm sorry. I had it. I had a YouTube, I had a YouTube link open, and I was looking at us on both. All right. Hey, guys, it's a all new edition of what are your thoughts? It's 5 p.m. On a Tuesday night. So, you ...