The Wall Street General

If you have been wondering why stocks like Amazon, Meta, Google, Microsoft, etc have been bleeding money out of your pocket, well it is because of their not-so-good earnings. These companies together lost a market cap of $350 Billion combined. Google and Microsoft led the downfall when Google reported $57 Billion in revenue which was slightly lower than expected and their year-over-year growth rate fell to 6% which has been the slowest since June 2020. YouTube's revenue fell for the first time. Google's stock fell by more than 9% on the day it reported their earnings Microsoft then contributed to the downfall when on the same day, the company had reported good numbers but then it was the company's next-quarter guidance that led to the sell-off. Microsoft is reportedly facing margin issues with their services which further decrease investor confidence. The stock fell by 7% on the same day when Google reported its earnings which led to a market downfall that day.  Amazon and ...

 In the last Q3 earnings call, Elon Musk mentioned that for the first time ever, he sees a potential for Tesla to be worth more than Apple and Saudi Aramco combined. For context, those are the world's two biggest companies worth a total of $4.35 Trillion. The market and many investors see Musk's comment as ludicrous. His exact words were, "Tesla can far exceed Apple's current market cap" he added, "I can see a potential path for Tesla to be worth more than Apple and Saudi Aramco combined. Doesn't mean it will happen overnight or it will be easy but for the first time I can see a way for Tesla to be roughly twice the value of Saudi Aramco" As mentioned above, a lot of investors think that this assumption of Musk is quite crazy but only a few know that back in 2015,  he made a similar prediction  when he said Tesla would be worth $700 Billion by 2025. Tesla ended up being worth $700 Billion by December 2020. 5 years earlier than predicted. Tesla curren...

What is the number 1 factor which affects your success in the financial markets, especially the stock market, you might think it is research, studies, theories, etc. Well, in order to generate good returns over a period of time, you do need to possess good skills in all of the above. Still, the most crucial factor in deciding whether you will be a successful investor is Perception. The good old perception. It is necessary to research, back your company with good reasonings, and have a strong philosophy while investing in it, but more than that it is the perception that will define whether you make money or not Perception in simple words is the way you look at things, your perspective and point of view on certain things. Specifically, in the stock markets, there are two types of investors. Pessimists and Optimists.  When the market dips or even crashes, the pessimists are the ones who panic sell, are usually in fear, and don't invest at all but on the other hand,  the  op...