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The Real Eisman Playbook is your front-row seat to the insights, strategies, and perspectives of legendary investor Steve Eisman. Best known for predicting the 2008 financial crisis, Steve brings his sharp analysis and no-nonsense approach to dissecting the markets, global economy, and investment trends shaping the future. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or just curious about how the financial world really works, The Eisman Playbook delivers the knowledge you need to stay ahead. Tune in for expert commentary, candid conversations, and actionable takeaways from one of Wall Street’s most influential minds.
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Steve Eisman reunites with Danny Moses, his former partner from the Big Short days and now host of the On The Tape podcast, for a wide-ranging conversation covering the AI trade, the deficit, private equity’s monetization problem, and why Danny sees uncomfortable parallels between today’s AI debt issuance and the warehouse lines that fueled the subprime mortgage crisis.

00:00 - Intro

02:00 - On The Tape

04:55 - The Fed, Scott Bessent, & the Housing Market

10:38 - The AI Story

22:43 - Private Equity

28:14 - Transitioning to Media

35:13 - The Debt & the Deficit

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On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman examines the growing risks and opportunities surrounding AI, from rising debt at AI data center companies to concerns about the future of the AI boom. He also breaks down the latest bank earnings and the impact of agentic AI on financial institutions.

00:00 - Intro

02:21 - War in Iran Updates

02:50 - The Telepocalypse

04:47 - CoreWeave & Something of a Tech Correction

06:48 - Bad News in France

08:09 - Impact of Agentic AI on Financial Institutions

12:10 - Earnings Season Began with the Banks

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On episode 79 of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman sits down with AI critic Gary Marcus to unpack the growing fears surrounding artificial intelligence, from rogue AI agents and cybersecurity failures to predictions of human extinction. They examine whether these companies are amplifying doomsday narratives to attract investment and shape regulation in their favor.

00:00 - Intro

01:10 - The AI Doomsday Narrative

17:30 - Anthropic & OpenAI's Motivations

20:48 - Recent Changes

26:32 - Hacking Scandals

34:40 - Are Anthropic & OpenAI Manufacturing Hysteria?

36:11 - Gary's Speech at the UN

43:40 - Closing Thoughts

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On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman delivers a comprehensive Q3 2026 market breakdown. He discusses why energy was the best performing sector, why utilities got crushed, and why the SAASpocalypse narrative flipped. Steve also acknowledges that over 65% of the S&P 500 is now a single bet on AI and closes with updates on FICO and Glass House Brands.

00:00 - Intro

01:53 - War in Iran, Interest Rates, & Oil Prices

02:38 - Snapshot of the Economy & Key Weaknesses Emerging

04:27 - An Analysis of the Third Quarter

18:06 - Why I Covered FICO & Sold Glass House Brands

19:02 - Mailbag: Diversifying Away From AI

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On episode 78 of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman sits down with Krishna Guha, Evercore's Fed watcher, to break down why the ten-year yield has marched from 4.5% to over 5%. He explains that it's a perfect storm of AI debt issuance crowding out Treasuries, war-driven oil prices, the massive deficit, and Kevin Warsh's deliberate withdrawal of the forward guidance guardrails that previous Fed chairs used. They also discuss Scott Bessent's bond buyback program and close with a fun ranking of Fed chairs.

00:00 - Intro

00:42 - Why Were Rates Raised?

03:31 - Kevin Warsh’s Changes

11:43 - The 10-Year Yield

15:20 - Forward Guidance

22:41 - Scott Bessent

29:43 - Rates, AI, & Strains on the Economy

34:27 - Rating Fed Chairmen

44:35 - Outro

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Before making any investment or trade, evaluate its suitability for your circumstances and consider consulting your own financial or investment advisor. The financial products discussed in ‘The Eisman Playbook' carry a high level of risk and may not be appropriate for many investors. If you have uncertainties, it's advisable to seek professional advice. Remember that trading involves a risk to your capital, so only invest money you can afford to lose. Derivatives are unsuitable for all investors and involve the risk of losing more than the amount originally deposited and any profit you might have made. This communication is not a recommendation or offer to buy, sell, or retain any specific investment or service.

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On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman covers a dramatic week for FICO, in which its decades-long mortgage monopoly effectively broke. Steve then delivers a deep dive into private equity's overexposure to software buyouts, why the SAASpocalypse has cut valuations by 50% or more, and why the refinancing wall coming in 2027 will likely wipe out equity in many of these deals. He closes with three mailbag questions covering oil-driven inflation, AI regulation, and how the Moody's securitization database gave him the confidence to short subprime paper back in 2006.

00:00 - Intro

01:59 - Iran War Updates

02:28 - More Negative News For FICO

04:20 - Analysis of Private Equity & Private Credit's Exposure to Software

18:14 - Mailbag: Raising Rates

19:48 - Mailbag: AI Regulation

20:43 - Mailbag: MBS

22:51 - Outro

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On episode 77 of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman sits down with Sam Badri, Head of Investor Relations at Cisco, for an inside look at what the AI boom actually looks like from within a major technology company. Sam explains why he believes we are still very early in AI adoption, with roughly 90% of users stuck at the basic prompt stage and very few having progressed to skills files or AI agents.

00:00 - Intro & Sam’s Background

03:35 - What Cisco Does

05:58 - Cisco Revenue Growth & What’s Changed

12:40 - How AI Factors In

14:18 - Cisco vs Arista

16:04 - The Negativity Surrounding the AI Story

29:16 - Data Center Pushback

34:24 - What Sam Brought to Cisco

36:43 - Last Word on Cisco & the Sector

40:22 - Outro

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Before making any investment or trade, evaluate its suitability for your circumstances and consider consulting your own financial or investment advisor. The financial products discussed in ‘The Eisman Playbook' carry a high level of risk and may not be appropriate for many investors. If you have uncertainties, it's advisable to seek professional advice. Remember that trading involves a risk to your capital, so only invest money you can afford to lose. Derivatives are unsuitable for all investors and involve the risk of losing more than the amount originally deposited and any profit you might have made. This communication is not a recommendation or offer to buy, sell, or retain any specific investment or service.

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On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman discusses why the off-balance sheet financing techniques that caused Enron's collapse and amplified the GFC are back in full force in the AI world. He also covers the Ten Year yield breaching 5.1%, Paramount being cleared for takeoff with WB, troubling news from Oracle & Blue Owl, Meta's Muse agentic AI agent, and much more.

00:00 - Intro

02:42 - War in Iran, Oil Prices, & Interest Rates

03:43 - Troubling News From Oracle & Blue Owl

04:29 - Paramount Cleared For Take Off

05:40 - Softbank Junk Borrowing

06:23 - AI Circular Financing

20:00 - Meta's Muse

22:46 - Mailbag: Shorting Against the Box

24:30 - Outro

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On episode 76 of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman sits down with George Noble, former portfolio manager at Fidelity and now a Substack newsletter writer, for a wide-ranging conversation covering Scott Bessent's attempt to repress interest rates, the yen carry trade, the Tesla/SpaceX struggles, and much more.

00:00 - Intro

01:18 - Scott Bessent & Interest Rates

13:00 - The AI Ecosystem

21:35 - The Dollar Yen Trade

30:57 - The Current Investing Environment

36:33 - Tesla & SpaceX

46:14 - Outro

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On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman explains why the recent extinction warnings from Dario Amodei and Sam Altman are not genuine concerns about superintelligence, but rather a deliberate shell game designed to invite government regulation and create pricing moats. Steve also covers the Fed raising rates 25 basis points to a range of 3.75%-4%, the Senate blocking the Clarity Act, an update on his FICO short, and answers two mailbags on how individual investors can diversify away from AI exposure without abandoning equities.

00:00 - Intro

01:55 - Iran War Updates

02:14 - Fed Raises Rates

04:47 - FICO Short Update

07:08 - Crypto Takes a Hit

07:53 - The AI Extinction Warnings

15:36 - Mailbag: P&C Insurance

19:36 - Mailbag: Growth in Europe

21:03 - Outro

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On episode 75 of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman sits down with his former Big Short partners Vincent Daniel and Porter Collins for a wide-ranging conversation covering the bond market, Scott Bessent's Treasury buyback program, the OpenAI risk, gold, and more. They also pull back the curtain on the mechanics of modern hedge fund shorting and share two live short ideas.

00:00 - Intro

00:50 - Scott Bessent & the Treasury

12:57 - AI

21:55 - Shorting

38:10 - Golar & Glass House

45:21 - Last Words

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Before making any investment or trade, evaluate its suitability for your circumstances and consider consulting your own financial or investment advisor. The financial products discussed in ‘The Eisman Playbook' carry a high level of risk and may not be appropriate for many investors. If you have uncertainties, it's advisable to seek professional advice. Remember that trading involves a risk to your capital, so only invest money you can afford to lose. Derivatives are unsuitable for all investors and involve the risk of losing more than the amount originally deposited and any profit you might have made. This communication is not a recommendation or offer to buy, sell, or retain any specific investment or service.

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On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman breaks down the ten-year yield breaching 4.9%, the recent AI doomsday fears, OpenAI's surprise price cut on its latest model, Oracle's strong 30% revenue growth, Tesla's disappointing robotaxi event that sent the stock down 6%, and much more!

00:00 - Intro

02:51 - Iran War Updates

03:33 - Scott Bessent

06:59 - Will AI Destroy Us All?

08:57 - Tesla's Robotaxi Announcement Disappoints

10:22 - The Ed Zitron Interview

13:14 - OpenAI Cuts Their Prices

14:40 - Qualcomm & Amazon Make an Arrangement

16:16 - Oracle Reports

17:15 - Bill Pulte Goes After FICO Again

17:56 - Macy's & GameStop Report

19:28 - Mailbag: Gold

20:58 - Outro

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On episode 74 of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman sits down with Ryan Tunis, property and casualty insurance analyst at Cantor, for a comprehensive deep dive into personal lines, commercial lines, reinsurance, and insurance brokers. Ryan explains why he's cautious on personal lines as new driver assistance technology drives down accident rates and pricing, why the commercial lines market is entering a soft cycle that favors travelers over Chubb, and why AIG is the most interesting self-help story in the group trading near book value.

00:00 - Intro

01:54 - Parts & Dynamics of the P&C Sector

12:35 - Personal Lines

16:33 - Commercial Lines

30:31 - Reinsurance

32:32 - Insurance Brokers & AI Risk

36:10 - Trupanian

38:28 - Kinsale

41:30 - Outro

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On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman breaks down the economy’s growing dependence on AI spending. He explains why OpenAI could be the Achilles’ heel of the AI trade, and what its potential failure could mean for the broader economy. Plus, Steve discusses Meta’s latest settlement, where investors could find safety, and more.

00:00 - Intro

02:53 - War, Oil, & Interest Rate News

03:48 - The Dystopian AI Ending, CapEx, & OpenAI

16:41 - Nvidia

18:33 - OpenAI's ARR

19:38 - Meta

22:22 - Book Recommendations

22:56 - Outro

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On episode 73 of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman sits down with Jason Trennert & Chris Verrone from Strategas for a wide-ranging mid-year reality check on a tumultuous 2026. They cover the AI capex debate, the war in Iran, private equity's monetization problem, and why the market has proven far more resilient than most expected.

00:00 - Intro

01:37 - The Year So Far

09:06 - The Fed, Leadership, & Private Equity

13:58 - The War in Iran, Oil, & China

16:55 - AI, Software, Meta, Amazon, & Microsoft

29:22 - Banks

31:43 - Europe

35:57 - Defensive Sectors

38:48 - Closing Thoughts

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On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman examines the biggest risks facing the AI boom, with a focus on Anthropic and OpenAI and their growing importance to the hyperscalers. He also discusses investing in uncertain markets, the battle between upstarts and established businesses, the future of software, and why he thinks Bitcoin has lost its edge.

00:00 - Intro

03:13 - Iran War Updates

03:57 - Investing Now in Uncertain Times

05:35 - AI Check In

10:25 - Timing is Everything

11:25 - Software Check In

12:05 - Earnings: CoreWeave, Cisco

13:43 - Entrenched Businesses vs Upstarts

24:58 - Outro

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On episode 72 of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman sits down with Glenn Schorr of Evercore and Ken Worthington of JP Morgan for a sweeping deep dive into the ticking time bomb in private credit software loans, agentic AI's impact on retail brokers, crypto use cases and Bitcoin's fading relevance, and a summary of bank earnings.

00:00 - Intro

03:12 - Retail Brokers, Cash, Agentic AI, & Banks

15:00 - Private Equity & Private Credit

28:15 - Crypto

36:06 - Stablecoins

42:21 - The Big Banks Reported

44:59 - Outro

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On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman breaks down the week in markets, including SpaceX's highly anticipated earnings, the growing impact of AI spending on free cash flow, and why Meta continues to struggle while Palantir, Microsoft, and Amazon tell a different story. He also examines the collapse of the Situational Awareness hedge fund, private credit, and the biggest earnings reports of the week. Plus, Steve shares his personal TV recommendations.

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00:00 - Intro

02:36 - Iran War Updates

02:28 - The Demise of the Situational Awareness Hedge Fund

06:35 - Capex & Free Cash Flow

07:35 - Private Credit

08:13 - Palantir

09:55 - Apollo

10:30 - Caterpillar

10:56 - SpaceX

13:05 - Lilly & Novo

13:30 - Arista

14:31 - AMD

14:50 - Disney

15:16 - TV Recommendations

16:51 - Outro

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On episode 71 of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman sits down with Adrian Wooldridge, journalist and co-author of Capitalism in America with Alan Greenspan, to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence with a sweeping tour of U.S. economic history, from the Hamilton vs. Jefferson debate that shaped the country's trajectory, to the causes of the Great Depression and the Great Financial Crisis.

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00:00 - Intro

01:36 - Adrian's Background

04:58 - Writing with Alan Greenspan

07:21- The First Economic Debate of the United States

14:58 - The Impact of the Railroad & AI Parallels

22:56 - Crashes Before The Great Depression

25:58 - Robber Barons

34:26 - The Great Depression

37:56 - The Great Financial Crisis

46:00 - Major Lessons

49:16 - Outro

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On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman covers a massive earnings week headlined by Microsoft posting 30% EPS growth while Meta saw EPS fall 13%. Steve also covers results from Visa, Quanta, Bloom Energy, and Starbucks, a disappointment from Apple, a brutal week for FICO, and much more. He also takes a mailbag question about the history of the K-shaped economy.

00:00 - Intro

01:47 - I'm Selling Charter

03:41 - Iran Update

03:50 - The Fed

04:09 - The AI Debate

10:17 - Earnings: Visa, PayPal, Microsoft, Meta, Starbucks, Robinhood, & More

20:09 - Situational Awareness

21:20 - Mailbag: The K-Shaped Economy

22:57 - Outro

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On episode 70 of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman sits down with Dan Ives and Gil Luria for a wide-ranging debate on the most important question in markets right now: has the AI trade fundamentally changed, and what does that mean for the stocks that dominate most portfolios? They discuss where we stand with AI compared to where we were a year ago, how specific companies like Google & Oracle have faired, and how the political pressure surrounding data centers has factored in.

00:00 - Intro

02:11 - Where We Stand with AI Right Now

07:04 - Counterarguments Against AI

16:51 - Palantir

19:09 - Google

22:50 - Apple

24:52 - Oracle

30:16 - Winners & Losers

44:28 - Data Centers & Politics

48:40 - Outro

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On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman covers a pivotal week in markets. Google raised its AI capex to $205 billion, posted negative free cash flow, and saw its stock fall 7%, while Tesla was also down 14.5%. Steve also covers results from GE Vernova, Lockheed Martin, Moody's, Blackstone, and ServiceNow. He closes with two mailbags: One on whether banks belong in a portfolio that's already full of AI exposure, and one explaining the mechanics of the funding short.

00:00 - Intro

02:39 - Iran War Updates

03:00 - Moonshot Launches Kimi

03:25 - SpaceX

03:35 - Domino's & the K-Shaped Economy

04:24 - Equifax

06:18 - GM

06:50 - Northrop Grumman & Lockheed Martin

07:51 - GE Vernova

09:12 - Moody's

09:58 - Google

10:54 - Tesla

11:38 - IBM

12:27 - ServiceNow

13:29 - Blackstone

14:38 - The AI Story Has Shifted

15:56 - Intel

16:13 - Mailbag: Bank Stocks

18:06 - Mailbag: Shorting a Stock

19:25 - Outro

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On episode 69 of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman sits down with Ben Callo, sustainable energy and mobility analyst at Baird, to explore what may be the most important and least understood constraint on the entire AI trade: the U.S. power grid, which needs to add roughly 30 gigawatts of new capacity per year over the next decade. Ben walks through his top picks in the space, including GE Vernova and Tesla, where the autonomous vehicle and energy storage businesses are the real long-term story despite years of Elon's unkept promises.

00:00 - Intro

01:50 - The Grid Problem

06:45 - Data Centers

10:42 - GE Vernova

14:55 - Nuclear Power

18:00 - Electronic Vehicles

24:10 - Tesla, Self-Driving Cars, & SpaceX Going Public

34:50 - Solar Power

39:53 - Back to Electronic Vehicles

46:34 - Outro

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On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman breaks down a strong start to the bank earnings season, with JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup all reporting results that were better than feared. Steve also covers IBM's disastrous quarter, PayPal's potential sale, and reports for Netflix, Elevance, UH, and GE Aerospace. He closes with a mailbag regarding his favorite graphic novels.

00:00 - Intro

02:48 - Iran War Updates

03:04 - Circle & Stablecoin

05:55 - PayPal Might Be For Sale

06:44 - IBM's Disastrous Quarter

09:16 - Elevance, UH, GE Aerospace, & Netflix Reported

11:36 - Banks Reported

19:18 - Mailbag: Graphic Novels

22:46 - Outro

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On episode 68 of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman sits down with Torsten Slok, Chief Economist at Apollo, to break down just how dependent the U.S. economy has become on AI. Torsten walks through the K-shaped economy in detail, explaining why the top third of American consumers are doing fine while the bottom two-thirds are under severe and growing stress. They also discuss the Fed's impossible position, why Jerome Powell is unlikely to cut rates anytime soon, and what a slowdown in AI spending would mean for an economy that has become singularly dependent on it.

00:00 - Intro

01:30 - The Health & State of the US Economy

05:45 - The Fed Are Not Going to Cut Rates

07:56 - The AI Story is Dramatically Changing

14:00 - The K-Shaped Economy

22:02 - Private Credit

30:04 - Employment, AI, & Europe

41:25 - The U.S. Deficit

48:33 - China

49:47 - The Biggest Risks in the Market

53:15 - Outro

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On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman makes the case that diversification in today's market is largely an illusion and that the entire market has effectively become a single bet on AI. Steve also covers the collapse of Circle and Nike's uninspiring quarter. He also closes with two mailbags: one on his personal investment portfolio, and one on book recommendations.

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00:00 - Intro

02:36 - Iran War News

02:54 - Circle & Stablecoins

03:45 - Nike Stock Stays Flat

04:29 - GDP Growth & Dependence on AI

06:22 - Diversification No Longer Exists

07:27 - AI Arguments & Measuring the Risks

14:15 - Mailbag: My Investment Portfolio

15:34 - Mailbag: Book Recommendations

19:33 - Outro

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On episode 67 of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman brings back recurring guest Dan Clifton, political analyst at Strategas, to break down the 2026 midterm landscape. Dan also shares his take on the 2028 presidential race, explains why Kevin Warsh's real agenda is shrinking the Fed's $6 trillion balance sheet rather than cutting rates, and makes the case that tariffs have quietly flipped from a market headwind to a tailwind.

00:00 - Intro

01:40 - The Midterm Elections

12:54 - Where Are We with Tariffs?

15:27 - What's Left with Trump's Agenda?

17:47 - The Fed

23:34 - Bank Regulation

24:59 - Looking Ahead to 2028

36:22 - The Iran War

39:23 - Outro

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On episode 66 of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman sits down with Todd Sohn, Chief Chartist at Strategas, for a deep dive into what the charts and ETF flows are revealing about this market. Todd walks through individual stock charts for Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, GE Vernova, and more. He explains why Google still looks good while Meta and Microsoft are flashing warning signs.

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00:00 - Intro

01:00 - The Philosophy of Charts

01:42 - Semiconductors

04:12 - Software

05:34 - GE Vernova

06:31 - Amazon

07:15 - Meta

08:56 - Oracle

09:38 - Microsoft

10:35 - Google

11:20 - The Book & ETFs

27:33 - Chasing Single Themes Can Be Detrimental

30:24 - Industry Groups with an Over 15% Weight

31:47 - Broader Flows Climbing, But Not Extreme

32:38 - Cyclical vs Defensive Flows

33:20 - Contrast Between Financials & Industrials

33:50 - Healthcare

35:15 - Small-Caps

35:51 - Energy

36:30 - Consumer Discretionary

37:30 - Staples

39:32 - REITs

40:18 - Quality is Wasting Space

41:00 - Interest Rates, Gold, & Bitcoin

43:42 - Outro

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On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman delivers his second quarter market review, breaking down why semiconductors like Micron and Sandisk surged over 200% while software stocks got crushed, and why the hyperscalers are losing investor confidence. Steve also covers SpaceX's wild volatility after its IPO, Micron's jaw-dropping 1,215% earnings growth, and closes with thoughts on Alan Greenspan and a viewer mailbag question

00:00 - Intro

03:50 - Iran War Updates

04:04 - Accenture's Disastrous Quarter

05:13 - Good News For GEV

05:46 - Volatility in SpaceX Stock

06:39 - Bad News For Google

07:09 - Good News For Micron

08:10 - Bad News For Nike

08:34 - Review of Second Quarter

14:55 - Thoughts on Alan Greenspan

17:00 - Mailbag: Is Europe Too Regulated?

19:08 - Outro

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On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman delivers his second quarter market review, breaking down why semiconductors like Micron and Sandisk surged over 200% while software stocks got crushed, and why the hyperscalers are losing investor confidence. Steve also covers SpaceX's wild volatility after its IPO, Micron's jaw-dropping 1,215% earnings growth, and closes with thoughts on Alan Greenspan and a viewer mailbag question

00:00 - Intro
03:50 - Iran War Updates
04:04 - Accenture's Disastrous Quarter
05:13 - Good News For GEV
05:46 - Volatility in SpaceX Stock
06:39 - Bad News For Google
07:09 - Good News For Micron
08:10 - Bad News For Nike
08:34 - Review of Second Quarter
14:55 - Thoughts on Alan Greenspan
17:00 - Mailbag: Is Europe Too Regulated?
19:08 - Outro

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