Saturday, August 22, 2026
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Ian Bezek on X
@b20220803 @OddStats $soxl dropped 90% during the 2024-25 dip. This one will be worse.
Ian Bezek on X
Recent Fundsmith sale $INTU +7% today. Recent Fundsmith buy $APP -11% today. Did Terry Smith just mark the bottom for quality and top for momentum?
Ian Bezek on X
Citigroup $C ... is it a credit card issuer or an investment bank/broker? I think the market's making the wrong call here, but I could be mistaken. https://t.co/SlQxPnmuGc
catechwilliams on X
$DKNG Basically just said at the Craig Hallum Conference they are going to miss Q4 guidance. CEO: "literally had the worst stretch of the year, the last few weeks...sometimes that happens where you issue your guidance...So we'll see."
Ian Bezek on X
Smith bought Amazon near its 2021 peak after years of criticizing its low margins, then sold in 2023 for a 40% loss.
Ian Bezek on X
@sequentanalyst @moneyandmore72 Fundsmith bought $app? Terry Smith must be rolling over in his grave.
marginofdanger on X
Is anyone looking at these busted digital treasury companies? A quick glance suggests a bunch of them are trading at 50%+ discounts to NAV with otherwise clean balance sheets. Will they all merge in stock for stock deals? Or convert into ETFs? $BRR $XXI $BMNR
marginofdanger on X
Pershing Square analyst ownership of a $1 billion stake in $PS is cited as evidence of SPAC overvaluation and Bill Ackman’s poor capital-allocation judgment.
Investor Letters
All letters- Palm Harbour Capital second quarter
- Intrepid Capital 2Q 2026 +6.6%
- First Eagle Investments 3Q 2025 +9.2%
- Palm Harbour Capital third quarter
- Bireme Capital 2Q22 -1.4%
- Bireme Capital first five months of 2023 +8.0%
- Polaris Capital Management FIRST QUARTER 2026 +5.1%
- Polaris Capital Management SECOND QUARTER 2026 +12.3%
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