The Biggest Contrarian Bet You Can Make Right Now | What Are Your Thoughts?

Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another round of What Are Your Thoughts and see what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance! This episode is sponsored by Blinkist. Get 25% off Blinkist premium and enjoy 2 memberships for the price of 1! Start your 7-day free trial by clicking here: https://www.blinkist.com/thecompound ►00:00 - Intro ►03:30 - Powell to Congress - "Fed chief Powell is set to begin two days of congressional testimony Tuesday, where he'll have the chance to explain the central bank's planned response to a more resilient economy." ►08:37 - Bulls to Bears - Investor sentiment reversed in record time. ►13:04 - Goldman ups Apple - "Apple stock jumps as Goldman Sachs puts Buy rating on stock" ►19:38 - Buybacks - "Tech Is Still Addicted to Stock Options." ►24:31 - Trading Overhaul - "Citadel, NYSE, Schwab Fire Salvo at SEC On Trading Overhaul" ►30:39 - Before Smartphones - "Technology may be calming people down." ►34:15 - Make The Case ►37:34 - Mystery Chart 👕 For the latest in financial blogger fashion: https://www.idontshop.com 🎙️ Listen to our podcasts: The Compound and Friends: https://link.chtbl.com/compoundandfriends Animal Spirits: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/animal-spirits-podcast/id1310192007 Portfolio Rescue: https://link.chtbl.com/totherescue The Compound Newsletter: https://email.thecompoundnews.com/subscribe The Compound Nightly Roundup: https://www.thecompoundnews.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ritholtzwealth Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Michael Batnick and Josh Brown are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. Wealthcast Media, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers. “Likes” or other comments are not intended to be endorsements of Ritholtz Wealth Management, or their employees and are not compensated. All thoughts and opinions expressed herein are those of the commentators, who may or may not be clients, and are not influenced or compensated by Ritholtz Wealth Management, or any of its affiliates, in any way. Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ #investing #stockmarket #thecompound