Investors Want “More, More, More” As We Head Into the New Year… Here’s What That Means for Your Money
Shah Gilani|December 28, 2020
If you’re old enough to have lived through the “disco era,” you know the song “More, More, More” by Greg Diamond and performed by Andrea True. That mega-hit was released in February 1976 and became one of the most popular and played songs in discos around the world.
And, yeah, I was there.
It’s also what investors and markets are singing and dancing to right now, particularly the lyrics: “More, more, more / How do you like it, how do you like it?”
And as former Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) CEO Chuck Prince told the Financial Times in July 2007, long after the disco era passed and right before the financial crisis, “As long as the music is playing, you’ve got to get up and dance.”
If you aren’t getting it, if you haven’t gotten the beat yet, just listen; it’s hard-driving and hypnotic. It’s about more, more, more.
How Do You Like It?
More stimulus, more helicopter money, more fiscal spending, more money being thrown on the dance floor, so much so investors are sliding on profits, and because we’re going to see “more, more, more,” we’re hardly done dancing.
Last week was a relatively quiet one, not for news, the pandemic, Brexit, Alibaba, or SPACs spilling over, for equity and bond markets.
The Dow rose a scant 0.1% last week, the S&P 500 fell a scant 0.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.4%. Meanwhile, the Russell 2000 was dancing up a storm, rising 1.7% on the week.
I know I’m beginning (maybe more than beginning) to sound like a broken record, but investors are betting heavily on more of everything that’s lifted equities this year, especially off their March lows.
Even bonds have been rallying, just not the 10-year Treasury that much.
More, as in more unexpected than anything, Bitcoin’s closing in on $30,000. Though that’s not unexpected in hindsight since the “risk-on” backbeat’s been loud and clear, and all boats are rising with the tide. So why not cryptos?
What does it all mean for the future, for next year, for 2021 about to descend upon us?
Duh!
It means more, more, more… enjoy it while it lasts, which might be a long time.
At least until the music stops.
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I’ll be back with you soon.
Happy New Year!
Sincerely,
Shah Gilani
Shah Gilani
Shah Gilani is the Chief Investment Strategist of Manward Press. Shah is a sought-after market commentator… a former hedge fund manager… and a veteran of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. He ran the futures and options division at the largest retail bank in Britain… and called the implosion of U.S. financial markets (AND the mega bull run that followed). Now at the helm of Manward, Shah is focused tightly on one goal: To do his part to make subscribers wealthier, happier and more free.