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Random musings on financial topics from a finance professional based in Manhattan.

Sheetal Duggal


    • Jul 17, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from Sheetal's Musings

    This is Tough

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 22:23


    Views on markets and why options are worth looking at for shorts right now. 

    I'm Still Wrong and Still Negative

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 23:45


    Reflection on losses and current price action. Plus thoughts on my kids and what I'm learning there.

    It Sucks to Lose Money

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 24:41


    Why I'm still negative and bleeding money + how good Succession is in its final season

    Current Market Observations

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 23:10


    Thoughts on the current tape + a long idea. 

    Patience is a Super Virtue in Markets

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 22:21


    Patience and common sense are going to be critical to managing the current market landscape plus the ideas I'm working on. 

    Marathons, not Sprints

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 25:05


    Remembering that investing is a marathon with hurdles and not a sprint. Plus thoughts on personal capital. 

    Not Over Yet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 24:30


    Thoughts on the market and why SIVB/SBNY are a harbinger of things to come. Plus updated crypto thoughts. 

    Update on Ideas + Career Advice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 24:07


    My thoughts on SIVB, SI, markers and how to avoid wrecking your career.

    No Fat Pitch + India

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 23:41


    The markets are hard and no real outsized opportunities exist. Plus the importance of understanding that markets are different by region. 

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    Fresh Market Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 26:24


    Updated thoughts on the market, reflecting on my mistakes, and the hype of Chat GPT.

    Markets Will Remain Range-Bound + Don't Buy Into the Optimism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 26:20


    Why markets will remain trapped in a trading range and why you should question these optimistic outlooks from companies reporting. 

    Market Thoughts, Semis Suck and Platforms Will Win

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 23:48


    Latest thoughts on the market, the upcoming downturn in semi analog and data center spend plus updates on Netflix. 

    New Year, More Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 22:21


    Thoughts on some themes I'm tracking, overall mkt views and my tiktok exp. 

    Why the Downturn is not Over + Other Musings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 31:18


    Thoughts on why this is the end of the beginning not the beginning of the end plus other thoughts on crypto and trading. 

    Updated Views on the Market, Crypto, and FTX

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2022 29:40


    My thoughts on where we are, why bullishness is just wrong and how FTX broke crypto. 

    Where We Are + Crypto Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 24:22


    Thoughts on where value exists despite an awful and deteriorating macro environment. Plus the FTX / Binance disaster and what it means for crypto. 

    Things Have Not Improved

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 24:06


    Current market thoughts, recap of China, and what to short and where to be careful in this upcoming earnings season. 

    Yeah. We're Screwed.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 25:03


    Recognizing playing the Powerball is easier than making short-term market calls, just sticking with long-term view that we are fkd. Plus updated thoughts on China.

    I Have No Idea + Newscorp

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 25:58


    Still bullish near term but lacking catalysts plus why I think NWSA is an asymmetric idea. 

    Bullish Near-Term, Worried Long-Term

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 24:40


    Why I'm tactically bullish near term but very bearish long term + plus thoughts from an investment legend and why you should listen to the most talented investors.

    Still Bullish With 0 Conviction + I've Changed on NFLX

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 23:12


    Why I think markets still rally and updated thoughts on NFLX

    Bullish Near-Term and Why Disneyland Sucks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 26:13


    Thoughts on the recent market turmoil and how Disney lost the magic touch. 

    The Death of the Memes and Current Market Views

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 22:42


    How BBBY broke the meme market, updates negative market views and thoughts on Three Arrows Capital. 

    Return of the Memes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 25:19


    Explaining the meme stock phenomenon and why I think markets are screwed despite the current rally we are seeing. 

    Markets, Fundamentals, and Winners

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 26:12


    Why I remain negative, why bear markets are tough and the potential winners coming out of this market and economic cycle

    Markets are Still a Wreck + “Edge”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 23:35


    Why markets are still in trouble + what is edge really and some thoughts on why Netflix will be a losing investment.

    Thoughts on Markets + BNPL + Stock Based Comp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 23:37


    Current views on the markets, why Buy Now, Pay Later should be renamed Sell Now, Sell Later, and thoughts on stock based compensation and how to value it personally. 

    Stay in Some Cash + Ridesharing Sucks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 23:56


    Thoughts on markets and strategy plus why I hate ride sharing. 

    Wrong on Markets + Streaming is Falling Apart

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 22:57


    Thoughts on the current market situation, the ZEN deal, and why NFLX has more headwinds than we think. 

    Where We Are in Markets + Why the Mgmt of the Warriors is Amazing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 24:10


    Thoughts on the current markets and the amazing management of the Golden State Warriors. 

    Thoughts on the Anaplan Deal, Inefficient Markets, and Market Differences

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2022 22:39


    Discussing why Anaplan shows that software assets are not properly valued, why markets are more inefficient than ever, and the way different global markets are exhibiting different behaviors.   

    China Internet is Crazy + Not All Growth is Created Equal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 23:08


    Thoughts on the China Internet insanity and why it's historic + thoughts on the different types of software growth. 

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    Cloud Wars and the Google / Mandiant Deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 22:15


    Why the Google / Mandiant deal only serves to accelerate the Cloud Wars between Google, Amazon and Microsoft plus thoughts on margin trading

    Updated Market Thoughts + 2 Software Ideas

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 21:43


    Thoughts on current state of markets and two potentially interesting software ideas

    Investing Opportunities from the Russia/Ukraine Fallout + Screw Consensus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 16:05


    Thoughts on what to do post the Russia/Ukraine conflict and why it's important to be different when you invest

    How Governments Created Unemployment + Thoughts on Markets and Marvel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 22:18


    How Governments in their mandate to prevent the Great Depression created a cult of day traders who don't want to work plus what the Russia / Ukraine news  means for markets. Finally, thoughts on Marvel and Disney. 

    Republish:Changes in Payments and Why the Struggle is Real for PayPal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 21:56


    Thoughts on the changes to the payment landscape and how it is impacting Paypal. Plus admiration for Alphabet and the new management team. Sorry on the first one. Wrong audio file uploaded

    Why Russia is Scary + Software M&A

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 20:40


    Why Russia is a serious problem and what it means for markets + a follow up on recent software m&a speculation and why it's the downside support in software assets is super compelling

    Don't Be Greedy and Why Ride Sharing is a Terrible Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 20:46


    Why the current rally doesn't change last week's thinking plus thoughts on ride sharing and the challenging future it faces. 

    This is not the 2000 Tech Bubble and How it's Different

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 25:41


    Why this is different than the tech collapse of 2000 plus thoughts on how Craigslist failed. 

    Why Facebook (Meta) Crashed and Updated Crypto/NFT Views

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 20:58


    Thoughts on the Facebook earnings disaster plus why NFTs/crypto are riskier than you think right now. 

    Latest Thoughts on the Market Rally + Why Software is Amazing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 21:58


    Thoughts on why the current rally has legs but you need to be cautious. Plus thoughts on why software is an amazing business model

    This Market is Different Than Anything I Have Seen + Tesla Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 24:00


    Discussion on the latest market movements and thoughts on the rise of Tesla and why its entry into China changed the game. 

    Markets Will Be Fine For A While But I Am Still Worried

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 22:23


    Thoughts on the current market action and a recap of Microsoft earnings 

    Why You Shouldn't Invest Right Now (in Anything)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 24:19


    Thoughts on current market gyrations, where to invest, and why today is scarier than ever. Plus a review of the recent Netflix earnings results. 

    What Are Hedge Funds?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 23:50


    How hedge funds work and thoughts on how to approach investing. 

    How Do Stock Markets Work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 36:16


    A brief primer on how stock markets work and some random thoughts on the success of live sports and the NFL. 

    Crypto Musings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 25:24


    A view on crypto by some random 40 year old finance guy who lives in Manhattan 

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