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Irrational Exuberance…2017 Style

So Snapchat, now known as Snap, Inc. (SNAP) went public last week and it was a feeding frenzy.  Shares priced at $17 started trading at $24 and closed that first day at $24.48 with 217 million shares traded.  Friday they piled on an additional $2.61 closing at $27.09.  

I believe at one point the total estimated value of Snap was well over $40 billion.  Incredible for a company that lost $500 million last year.  And they don’t have any competition…right? We’ll see.

But their timing is perfect. Coming public at a time when bullish readings on the stock market are at 30 year highs…at least the Investor’s Intelligence Advisors Survey last week was.  With the stock market at all-time highs and consumer confidence at the highest since 2000 it’s “party on Wayne”! Continue reading

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