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#248: How the Fed's Next Move Could Matter for SPY: An All-Time High Perspective

In this email: Fed x SPY Pattern Breakdown (2021~Present). Why “good cuts” drive rallies while hiking kills momentum. What December’s FOMC decision…

Nov 30 • 

Ape of Omaha

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#247: What data will we get before December Fed meeting?

In this email: Government shutdown is over. What did we get from it? Where are markets pricing December FOMC? What data will we get before December Fed…

Nov 17 • 

Ape of Omaha

2

October 2025

#246: Bloody Friday in US Stocks (sort of)

In this email: What happened to US stocks on Friday? How did different assets perform? How does that compare to Liberation Day? What’s the play?

Oct 11 • 

Ape of Omaha

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September 2025

#245: An ETF with a catch that might still be worth the try

In this email: What is ULTY? When does it do well? When does it do poorly? Why is it worth including in one’s portfolio?

Sep 23 • 

Ape of Omaha

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#244: Biggest losers in S&P 500 YTD & What could be a buy

In this email: Biggest losers in S&P 500 YTD. Reasons not to buy. Which tickers could be a buy

Sep 10 • 

Ape of Omaha

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July 2025

#243: Hold it for 1 year, this ETF is positive 80% of the time

In this email: What “any given 1-year” holding period means. TECL vs TQQQ. TECL, a stats breakdown

Jul 29 • 

Ape of Omaha

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May 2025

#242: Tariffs & Stocks - timeline so far

In this email: Quick recap of post-liberation day stock market. Historical swings - a visual comparison. What to do till end of year?

May 27 • 

Ape of Omaha

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#241: Why I prefer QQQM to QQQ

In this email: What is QQQM? What’s the difference between QQQM and QQQ? Why do I like QQQM better than QQQ?

May 6 • 

Ape of Omaha

April 2025

#240: What's happening to UUP?

In this email: What is UUP? Pre-Trump vs first two months of Trump 2.0 IMO: DCA UUP

Apr 3 • 

Ape of Omaha

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March 2025

#239: How "big" is this stock market sell off?

In this email:

Mar 5 • 

Ape of Omaha

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January 2025

#238: Electricity bills & AI

In this email: Outlook for AI in the new administration. The Utilities sector in relation to AI. Interesting ticker from the XLU ETF

Jan 31 • 

Ape of Omaha

December 2024

#237: +4% for January?

In this email: It’s inauguration month - how does that look historically for stocks? What’s the key focus for January in macroeconomics? Earnings to…

Dec 30, 2024 • 

Ape of Omaha