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The Last Time Stocks Gained 400% in a Year on Capex Promises, It Was 1999

Seagate up 645%. Hut 8 up 432%. The revenue is real, but the prices assume a decade of flawless execution. The last capex cycle that looked like this ended with Nortel and JDS Uniphase.

By Ray Vega · 3 min read

Finance

Three Numbers That Should Terrify Every All-In Equity Investor

The Shiller CAPE ratio just below 40, the Buffett Indicator at 223%, and a VIX that surged 18% in a single session. Three numbers are screaming caution while Wall Street projects another year of double-digit gains. One of these groups is wrong.

By Ray Vega · 5 min read

Finance

The Bubble That Isn't: Why Earnings, Not Emotion, Should Drive Your 2026 Portfolio

The Shiller CAPE ratio just hit its second-highest reading in 155 years, and the bubble warnings are deafening. But with S&P 500 earnings projected to grow 14.4% in 2026 and profit margins on track for record highs, the fundamentals tell a very different story than the fear merchants want you to hear.

By Marcus Cole · 5 min read