Founder, https://xitter.cf/t.co/rjHtXEy6u0 | $ZIG & $DEEP ETFs | Author, Crash Test Dummy (https://xitter.cf/t.co/vHDN50LG3m)

Los Angeles, CA 🇺🇲🇦🇺🦘
Joined February 2009
Tobias Carlisle retweeted
AI bubble across the entire infrastructure stack
3
33
4
146
23,347
Tobias Carlisle retweeted
The dot com bubble didn’t end in an across the board bust … it ended with rotation Wrote about this here 👇 xitter.cf/sonusvarghese/status/2…
An often overlooked aspect of the Dot Com Crash is that stocks not tied to the Internet and mobile buildout did quite well for a long stretch. From the end of 1999 to the end of 2001, the S&P 500 Equal Weight index not only didn’t fall, it was up 5%. $SPY $RSP
16
61
5
329
48,749
– at Palos Verdes Estates, CA
An often overlooked aspect of the Dot Com Crash is that stocks not tied to the Internet and mobile buildout did quite well for a long stretch. From the end of 1999 to the end of 2001, the S&P 500 Equal Weight index not only didn’t fall, it was up 5%. $SPY $RSP
1
26
3,309
Good color. – at Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Last week was a historic one for the “shit no one owns” going up while the “shit everyone owns” went down
2
27
3,350
Expectations are at all time highs. – at Rolling Hills, CA
Happiness = Outcome - Expectations Stocks usually perform best when positive surprises lead to increases in expectations. Broadly speaking, “riskier” stocks lead on the way up, and underperform on the way down. Happy Sunday!
8
37
3,899
Don't overypay for growth.
"It’s hard to overcome a high starting multiple, even when future growth is robust. The average 50x multiple stock underperforms, even when you only sample companies that also delivered at least 20% p.a. growth" Source: HOLT
6
8
98
11,238
– at Rolling Hills, CA
Depreciation and amortization expenses for the five hyperscalers are set to reach $590 billion in 2029. This is likely to exceed their combined operating profits in 2026.
5
11
42
5,167
Everyone worries about value traps. @Greenbackd Tobias Carlisle thinks investors should worry about quality traps too. We discuss: • Buffett + Sun Tzu • avoiding ruin • why Kelly can mislead investors • Buffett's misunderstood deals • why Toby has changed his mind on quality • AI: great technology ≠ great investment A really enjoyable conversation with a serious value investor. 🎧 Behind the Balance Sheet #64 behindthebalancesheet.com/po…
3
2
20
3,246
$RSP > $SPY since October 7th. While this persists, small, mid, value and cyclicals outperform.
3
3
9
22
3,369
This week in value: How Warren Buffett Keeps Score (Kingswell) Nick Kirrage: Opportunities in the narrow market’s blind spot (IW) Warren Buffett’s Small-Cap Value Strategy for Today’s Investors (CFA)
Weekly Investing Roundup – News, Podcasts, Interviews (10/23/2026) Read the full roundup here
: acquirersmultiple.com/?p=558…
4
2
13
2,674
I felt it. – at Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Thursday's 10-year Treasury yield decline of 0.193 percentage point (to 4.952%) is the largest single day yield decline since March 10, 2023, which is the day Silicon Valley Bank failed.
4
1
40
6,209
Analysts' forward earnings estimates just aren't reliable.
Remember, by time that analysts start cutting earnings estimates for tech stocks, the stocks have usually already fallen a lot.
8
5
40
5,174
Something's happening.
Another day, another cycle high in CCC vs BB spread.
5
3
63
7,024
$NFLX FCF yield at 3.89%. Over the last 20 years was only higher in 2011.
BREAKING 🚨: Netflix $NFLX now underperforming the Nasdaq 100 $QQQ by the largest margin in 4 years 📉 📉
12
2
1
44
5,633
Home sales frozen.
Pending home sales fell to a record low in September: Lower than during a global financial crisis Lower than when the entire country was on lockdown for a deadly pandemic
4
3
40
5,326
Anthropic recorded a net loss of $80.7 billion in the first half of 2026, per WSJ.
5
48
3,878
High concentration cuts both ways.
Today was the strongest breadth day for the S&P 500 (+304), yet the S&P 500 wasn't even up 30 bps.
2
1
40
5,291
Shiller P/E might already be at an all time high.
Hidden interest expense from off-balance sheet debt is over $230 billion or 9% of aggregate S&P 500 GAAP earnings. That puts the Shiller P/E ratio at an all time high of 45.3. Full report (free) here: newconstructs.com/sp-500-ear…
5
7
62
5,628
From 1994 to 2000 the S&P 500 gained 49% against the equal-weight version. From 2015 to 2026 the S&P 500 gained 44% against the equal-weight version.
7
3
48
4,991