Crowded Wall Street Trades Buckle All at Once in 2026 Warning

In a Wall Street era marked by investor crowding and retail momentum, this week showed how quickly conviction can evaporate. Trillions of dollars swung at a rapid clip as the most popular trades stumbled, with heavy positioning leaving little room for error. Precious...

Bitcoin Stuck in a Rut After Warsh Pick as ETFs Shed Billions

Bitcoin traded near two-month lows after Donald Trump named Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair — a choice that did little to lift sentiment in a market already under pressure from persistent ETF outflows. The largest cryptocurrency dropped as much as 4% to...

Tesla Bulls and Bears Agree: This Is Not an Auto Stock

The long-standing debate among investors whether Tesla Inc. should be valued as a carmaker or a technology superpower came close to a resolution this week as the company laid out plans for a dramatic reshuffling of its factory lines. It prompted both bullish and...

Apollo Returns 18% for Retail Clients With Higher-Stakes PE Bets

Apollo Global Management Inc. reaped returns of 18.3% last year for individual investors by largely betting on single companies that private equity firms want to hold longer or can’t sell — a strategy viewed by some investors as being relatively risky. The...

Hedge Fund Investors Renew China Appetite as US Interest Wanes

A growing number of global investors plan to add money to China-focused hedge funds this year, a stark reversal from the stampede for the exit only three years ago, according to an annual survey by BNP Paribas SA. A net 14% of investors intend to channel more capital...