On a Limb – Bill Baruch Calls Low in Bonds
Bill Baruch thinks bonds are building a bottom. He called the Treasury sell-off a quick move, pointing to window dressing and the carry trade, and says the worst of the selling looks to be behind us barring a hot jobs report. He also flagged the bullish percentage index for the S&P 500, which sits at […]
Bill Baruch Trims Apple to Lean Into the Mag Seven Breakout
Bill Baruch is trimming Apple in a concentrated portfolio because the valuation has reached the upper band of its historical range. He is not sour on the name. The team leaned in heavily during May and June and traded it up to a 14 percent weighting, and with Apple up more than 20 percent this […]
Bill Baruch’s Final Trade: Tempus AI
Bill Baruch went with Tempus AI as his final trade. He described it as a small healthcare technology company with a great management team working to cure cancer, and he added it to portfolios as a starter position last week. Watch the full discussion here.
Bill Baruch Says the Odds of a Hike Next Week Are Too High
Bill Baruch maintains that a 70 percent probability of a Fed hike next week is too high, and he does not think Warsh moves through with it. He sees it as the Kansas City Shuffle he has been flagging for a couple of months, where early hawkishness set the probabilities and the follow-through never comes. […]
Bill Baruch’s Final Trade: Amgen’s Six Growth Drivers Are Blowing It Out
Bill Baruch says AppLovin’s pullback looks like an opportunity. He owns the name and pointed out that the quarter three forecast came in largely in line, with the big AI tailwind still fully intact. What moved the stock, in his read, was the absence of another blowout guide rather than anything breaking in the story, […]
Bill Baruch Defends His Gold Trade: Rebalancing Into Miners and Betting the Fed Blinks
Bill Baruch joined CNBC’s Halftime Report to defend his gold position after a rough quarter for the metal. Earlier this year, he trimmed GDX and sold CEF, a gold and silver combo fund, to move into OUNZ, a gold only vehicle. Now he says he’s stepping back in to buy more of both GDX and […]
This Selloff Looks Like August — Bill Baruch Stays Bullish but Wants Proof
Bill Baruch thinks the selloff got exacerbated — exploding put volume, leveraged ETF selling, and profit-taking after tech charts ran straight up to the right. He’s comparing it to August 2024’s sharp drop that became the low before the summer rally kicked in. But he’s not fully convinced yet: he needs to see healthcare and […]
CEO Abel Is Swinging — Bill Baruch Buys More Berkshire While Nobody’s Watching
Financials are at their lowest level relative to the S&P in history, and Bill Baruch is leaning in. He added to Berkshire Hathaway while the stock sits below its 200-day moving average and trades out of favor — but he sees the setup forming. New CEO Greg Abel is putting Berkshire’s mountain of cash to […]
The Name That Keeps Him Up at Night — Bill Baruch Trims Meta to At-Weight
Meta popped 7–8% in two days after rolling out a new AI agent for business — and Bill Baruch used that strength to trim. He’s moved from overweight to at-weight, and of all the megacaps he holds, Meta is the one that makes him uncomfortable. The AI spend is hard to trust, the stock is […]
The Tides are Turning for Services — Bill Baruch Bullish on ServiceNow
Bill Baruch is bullish on ServiceNow and sees the momentum building in the services space. This is one he wants exposure to right now. Watch the full discussion here.