Sees Bubble News Today

“bubble" in the stock market. To wit: “To appreciate how widespread current concern about a bubble is, consider the accompanying chart of data from Google Trends. It plots the relative frequency of Google searches based on the term ‘stock market bubble.’ Notice that this frequency has recently jumped to a far-higher level than at any other point over the last five years." What Is A Bubble? “My confidence is rising quite rapidly that this is, in fact, becoming the fourth ‘real McCoy...

“A bubble is a market cycle that is characterized by the rapid escalation of market value, particularly in the price of assets.  Typically, what creates a bubble is a surge in asset prices driven by exuberant market behavior. During a bubble, assets typically trade at a price  that greatly exceeds the asset’s intrinsic value. Rather, the price does not align with the  fundamentals of the asset.“ This definition is suitable for our discussion; there are three components of a  “bubbl...