The Biggest Short Squeeze of All-Time (EP. 467)
From Animal Spirits Podcast by The Compound
June 3, 2026 · 1h 7m
About this episode
The episode discusses various market trends and phenomena including FOMO, chip stocks, and the AI trade.
On episode 467 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: peak FOMO, chip stocks going nuclear, 1990s stock market flashbacks, trillion dollar IPOs, the AI trade is global, the bear case, a tale of two bull markets, bad luck in the real estate industry, South Korea's boom, movies are back and more. This episode is sponsored by: Invesco and YCharts. Visit https://www.invesco.com/ to learn more. Visit https://go.ycharts.com/animal-spirits to get 20% off your initial YCharts Professional subscription (new customers only). Sign up for The Compound newsletter and never miss out: thecompoundnews.com/subscribe Find complete show notes on our blogs: Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Feel free to shoot us an email at…
People in this episode
Hosts: Michael Batnick, Ben Carlson
Topics covered
- FOMO
- chip stocks
- stock market
- IPO
- AI trade
- real estate
- entertainment
Keywords
- short squeeze
- stock market
- IPO
- real estate
- AI
- FOMO
- South Korea
Sponsors
Invesco, YCharts
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: A Wealth of Common Sense, The Irrelevant Investor
Places: South Korea
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