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In the financial sector and on the stock exchange, this power lies with the sharks of Wall Street. But what knowledge do so-called "hedge funds" have that makes them so powerful? What is "private equity" and how do "venture capital funds" make their money?Hedging Alpha is intended to shed light on the darkness of Wall Street. In my blog, you will not only learn basic knowledge about the stock market, but also how the big players generate a so-called alpha (α). As part of the community, you will receive a review of the past week on the stock market in my newsletter every Friday.

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🇫🇷 France’s Debt Crisis: Rising Risks, Soaring Yields, and Lessons from Greece | Hedging Alpha

Episode #5 Hedging Alpha 🥷🏼 Story of the week: France’s Debt Crisis: Rising Risks, Soaring Yields, and Lessons from Greece 🇫🇷 France is facing big financial problems. Its debt is getting bigger, its budget deficit is getting wider, and there is more political instability. These issues have been compared to Greece's debt crisis, which raises concerns about France's economy. France's public debt has reached €3.5 trillion, or 114.7% of its GDP. This is more than twice the EU's recommended debt...

11 months ago • 2 min read

Episode #4 Hedging Alpha 🥷🏼 Story of the week: Hedge fund Gotham City under investigation 🚨 Spain's High Court is investigating US-based hedge fund Gotham City for sharing misleading information about Spanish pharmaceutical firm Grifols. This led to a drop in Grifols' stock price, according to a report by AFP. The probe is about a research note Gotham City released in January 2023. It accused Grifols of manipulating data to lower its debt ratio and financing costs. Grifols shares fell 25%...

11 months ago • 2 min read

Episode #3 Hedging Alpha 🥷🏼 Story of the week: Could Sticky Inflation Cause the Fed to Rethink Rate Cuts? 💭 The October Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, released on Wednesday at 8:30 AM EST, was a pivotal moment for market watchers and policymakers. Signs of persistent inflation could cause the Federal Reserve to reconsider its plans to cut interest rates. Key Predictions and Challenges Headline CPI was expected to rise to 2.6% y/y from 2.4% y/y in September. Core CPI, which excludes...

11 months ago • 2 min read
Trump win sends Bitcoin to the moon

Episode #2 Hedging Alpha 🥷🏼 Story of the week: Trump win sends Bitcoin to the moon 🚀 Today is Sunday, November 10th. For the first time in its existence, a bitcoin reaches the price of 80,000 US dollars. But how did this happen? Seasonality: Bitcoin price usually follows a seasonality. The bitcoin seasonality describes patterns and trends in the price of bitcoin that occur frequently at certain times of the year. At the moment, two things are important regarding seasonality: the winter season...

12 months ago • 3 min read
Super Micro is a fraud!?

Episode #1 Hedging Alpha 🥷🏼 Story of the week: Super Micro is a fraud!? 🚔 Super Micro - a company that builds Nvidia-based server clusters and thus profits daily from the AI hype - at least it did. 2000% appreciation in 2 years. More than Nvidia itself. Revenues doubled in the last three quarters. In March, the highlight: inclusion in the S&P 500. What sounds like a great success story is turning into a nightmare for some investors. Since peaking in March, the stock has lost 75% of its value...

12 months ago • 2 min read

What is Hedging Alpha and what happend to BARO Invest? As of today, BARO Invest will be continued as Hedging Alpha. With BARO Invest, I wanted to introduce private investors to the world of investing, explain the basics to them and keep them up to date on the most important things. The fact is: there are many other high-quality channels and accounts that can fulfill this role better than I can. With Hedging Alpha, my focus is changing. As one of the world's first accounts, I will now focus on...

12 months ago • 1 min read