TortoiseCapital's profile picture. Master of Coin, Supreme Lord of Capital, High Chancellor of Elite Finance, Commander of Derivatives, Conqueror of Markets, and Protector of the Realm

Tortoise Capital

@TortoiseCapital

Master of Coin, Supreme Lord of Capital, High Chancellor of Elite Finance, Commander of Derivatives, Conqueror of Markets, and Protector of the Realm

Pinned

Everything is either long or short vol, once you see optionality you can't unsee it.


Headline about Google to invest 5bn caught my attention, as 5bn is rounding error for megacap companies AI investment these days. Hadn't noticed the £ sign upfront and the full headline (... in UK). Now it makes sense, although still sad that £5bn investment for UK is newsworthy.

TortoiseCapital's tweet image. Headline about Google to invest 5bn caught my attention, as 5bn is rounding error for megacap companies AI investment these days. Hadn't noticed the £ sign upfront and the full headline (... in UK). Now it makes sense, although still sad that £5bn investment for UK is newsworthy.
TortoiseCapital's tweet image. Headline about Google to invest 5bn caught my attention, as 5bn is rounding error for megacap companies AI investment these days. Hadn't noticed the £ sign upfront and the full headline (... in UK). Now it makes sense, although still sad that £5bn investment for UK is newsworthy.

Wow, this was a long week. What do you mean it's only Monday?


YTD European stocks have outperformed US stocks by >16%. You don't see that often.

TortoiseCapital's tweet image. YTD European stocks have outperformed US stocks by >16%. You don't see that often.

Tortoise Capital reposted

$AAPL's AI is so bad they don’t even include it in the AI selloff. 💀


today's epic $NVDA crash visualized:

TortoiseCapital's tweet image. today's epic $NVDA crash visualized:

Tortoise Capital reposted

Absolute bullseye. One of those columns you desperately wish you'd thought of first ft.com/content/8178b9…


Best: super long back end wings on SX5E that exploded after the Aug 2015 Yuan devaluation Worst: short var swap vs long vanillas on SMI in Sep 2008 when the short selling led the index to jump 6% @therobotjames

saturday morning game, QT this with your best and worst and tag a friend to get theirs. @KrisAbdelmessih



How many of you are "I've used a cassette to load games and I'm thrilled to upgrade to a floppy disk" old?

How many of y'all are "I've used a 5-1/2" floppy before" old? Hey, stop it, you in the back, stop sniggering. Its a real thing ok.



The guy who called the 2000 and the 2008 crash* *and also called the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, ... , 2023, and 2024 crashes


Tortoise Capital reposted

The fable of the rabbit and the tortoise has been tested in real life. 😂


We are in the thoughts and prayers stage of energy strategy

TortoiseCapital's tweet image. We are in the thoughts and prayers stage of energy strategy

My son referred to me doing something in the 1900's and never felt older 😭


Meanwhile on the T-bill and chill camp...


Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy and paste commands, dies at 74.

Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy and paste commands, dies at 74.



Happy VIX futures uninversion day for those who observe

TortoiseCapital's tweet image. Happy VIX futures uninversion day for those who observe

Tortoise Capital reposted

2004: Greece 🏆 2008: Spain 🏆 2012: Spain 🏆 2016: Portugal 🏆 2020: Italy 🏆 2024: Spain 🏆 PIGS - Rest of Europe: 6 - 0 Olive Oil - Butter: 6 - 0


Is there an update on the 1987 vs 2023 comparison chart?


Is one of them Microsoft by any chance? (I'm not clicking on the clickbait to find out)

TortoiseCapital's tweet image. Is one of them Microsoft by any chance? 
(I'm not clicking on the clickbait to find out)

Tortoise Capital reposted

You know what Starmer should do with his thumping majority? Legalise weed. We need a legal and regulated cannabis market in Britain so that we can take back control from the criminal gangs. It would cut crime, generate tax revenue and save lives.


Loading...

Something went wrong.


Something went wrong.