Anatomy of a Mini-Bubble
Earlier today Briefing.com posted their thoughts on how these “momentum themes” (mini-bubbles) develop year after year:
We mentioned numerous times over the past 48 hours the Micro-cap Energy momentum theme that has sent some previously unknown energy names skyrocketing, and all you have to do is check the percentage gainers list today to see that — for this morning at least – it’s still in effect (the top percentage gainers today in order are all micro-cap energy: SSN +75%, FPP +41%, BDCO +38%, MXC +29%, PDO +21%, LEI +17%… see 11:14). Rather than recap the specific circumstances that drove these names, we’d like to discuss in general terms how these momentum “themes” develop. It seems that maybe once or twice a year these mini-bubbles suddenly pop up …
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