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"This isn’t your usual vibe check. This is what’s on our minds — raw, real, and strategic. A direct line into our thinking as we guide Linda AGI through the chaos to clarity."
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THE OPINION - What the crowd’s missing, and where Linda AGI is leaning in.
From CIO - Market Pulse: From FOMO to Rotation
The summer selloff window? Already closed.
Animal spirits are back just in time for earnings.
The Tell? Banks are leading globally—Brazil, Korea, the UK, Japan.
No one’s talking about it. That’s your signal.
“This is the best risk-adjusted setup for global banks in years.” — John
THE OPINION
COO Take - Vibe Check: Everyone Hates This Rally
Clients are hedged, anxious, underexposed.
That’s bullish.
“Only price pays. Positioning is reality. Sentiment is fuel.” — Daniela
Rotation Watch
Sector | What’s Happening | Names to Watch |
|---|---|---|
Insurance | Getting cheap again | Allstate, Progressive |
Consumer Finance | Riding tax cuts & low delinquencies | Bread Financial, Synchrony |
Homebuilders | Quiet rally, +18% in 3 months | Builders FirstSource, D.R. Horton |
Market Topics We’re Watching
Breadth Broadens: Value Steps In
Small-caps with earnings are leading
Financials, Energy, Materials catching bids
Even Homebuilders (!) up double digits
Big Tech is lagging
If you’re only watching Nvidia, you’re missing the real trade.
Growth-to-value is stretched. If you're only staring at high-multiple names, you're missing the rotation. (And yes, Cathie Wood’s team is quietly shifting to “companies with earnings.” Evolution is real, people.)
Speculation Shift: Crypto → Public Equities
Miners are out. Public equities like Robinhood, Coinbase, and (yes) Warner Bros. are heating up.
Rotation = Regime Shift.
Fintech UX Arms Race: Tokenization & AI
Robinhood and Coinbase must evolve.
The new frontier:
AI-first interfaces
Conversational finance
UX as alpha
Alberta Oil: From Trash to Treasure
Canada’s forgotten wells = 1.5x FCF.
New players turning stranded gas into Bitcoin via on-site combustion.
This is deep value + engineering arbitrage.
“Every cycle hides a gem in plain sight. Alberta might be it.” Our contrarian play.
Bank Alpha: Global, Quiet, Strong
Santander 🇪🇸
KB 🇰🇷
Itaú 🇧🇷
All up 40–80% YoY.
Nobody in FinTwit is watching.
The lesson: Own the leaders. Bet on deregulation, global expansion, and cash flows. It’s how generational wealth is built.
AI Era & IP: Content Is King Again
The NYT vs OpenAI lawsuit = just the beginning.
In the AI age, brand, licensing, and IP matter more than ever.
Warner Bros. may outmaneuver Disney here.
Semis: Crowd Is Gone—We’re Back
Semis had a sentiment purge. Fundamentals intact.
Names like ASML look ready before consensus returns.
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United Vision: Where We’re Bullish
Outlook: Still Bullish—But Adapt
Earnings: Strong
Fed: Room to ease
Housing: Lagging, but not breaking
Tariffs: A wild card
More IPOs, speculative froth, and rotation away from Big Tech likely in Q4.
What advice would you give?
“Read the room, not the headlines. Low expectations = high returns.”
Stock of the Week: Imperial Oil ($IMO)
Resolved a multi-decade base.
Net income: $1.29B
FCF: $1.1B+
Dividend raised
Canada’s ($EWC) energy trade is quietly booming
“This isn’t just a trade. It’s a new regime.”
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