Michael Batnick

“My reaction is, oh look, another moron, just like Elon Musk was a moron, who somehow has a company worth a trillion dollars before it even goes. Look at this idiot. What in the world is he doing, this moron, who has a trillion-dollar business?”

This highly sarcastic quote challenges the common public perception of 'irrational' decisions made by wildly successful tech founders, pointing out that often these 'morons' build massive companies.

Michael Batnick

“There's a lot of people working in finance, especially in the investment side. People run a bond fund that's returned 1% a year. They have fucking opinions on everything under the sun, political, technology. This is a guy that literally delivers for shareholders on every time frame.”

This quote provocatively critiques the common disconnect between expertise, opinion, and actual performance in the financial industry, highlighting the rarity of true deliverers.

Michael Batnick

“How many more consecutive quarters are there of these runs in growth stocks? How many of these value sucker rallies are people going to lose their money from where they just say, 'I'm not doing that shit again'? You're not going to trick me again into buying the 10 PE stocks.”

This provocative statement dismisses recent value outperformance as a temporary 'sucker rally,' reflecting investor skepticism from past disappointments and challenging a sustained rotation to value.

Michael Batnick

“And that's a shitty asset class.”

This blunt, provocative statement challenges the perceived value of an entire investment category, sparking strong reactions and debate among investors.

Michael Batnick