

Trends with Friends
Howard Lindzon
Trends with Friends is a weekly podcast and newsletter hosted by Howard Lindzon, JC Parets, and Phil Pearlman, discussing the hottest trends in the market and more. Oh, and they occasionally invite their friends to join the fun.
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Episodes
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Jun 17, 2023 • 34min
Today’s 8-to-80, Shopify’s Relative Strength, Shoutout Fred Wilson and Beef vs Pork — Trends with Friends EP. 17
On Episode 17 of Trends with Friends — Howard Lindzon, Phil Pearlman, Riley Rosebee and Steve Strazza talk Today’s 8-to-80, Shopify’s Relative Strength, Shoutout Fred Wilson, Beef vs Pork and more.
Chapters
Intro (0:00)
Where’s JC? (0:25)
Markets Reaction to the Fed (1:27)
Look at Long Duration Assets (2:52)
iPhone 14 is Insane (4:32)
One Ticker Missing… (5:37)
Shopify Relative Strength (6:04)
Today’s 8-80 (8:33)
Oracle and Intuitive Surgical (9:55)
More Applications for AI than Crypto in 6 Months (11:52)
Fred Wilson’s Latest (12:42)
Enterprise AI (13:34)
Big Banks are Worse than the DMV (15:16)
Index Opportunities (17:55)
Deselecting is Selecting (18:50)
New Secular Bull via AI (23:36)
Beef vs Pork (29:53)
Links
Improved Indexing via Thematic — https://www.gothematic.com/
Fred Wilson’s Latest — https://avc.com/2023/06/coming-back-up-for-air/
Howard’s Blog — https://www.howardlindzon.com/
JC’s Blog — https://allstarcharts.com/blog/
Pearl’s Prime Cuts — https://primecuts.substack.com/
Riley’s Blog — https://rosebee.beehiiv.com/
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Phil Pearlman — https://twitter.com/ppearlman
Riley Rosebee — https://twitter.com/be_rosebee

Jun 10, 2023 • 45min
The SEC, Semis, Tribeca Film Festival and Apple — Trends with Friends EP. 16
On Episode 16 of Trends with Friends — Howard Lindzon, Phil Pearlman, Riley Rosebee and Steve Strazza talk SEC, Tokens, Apple, Semiconductors, The Tribeca Film Festival and more.
Chapters
Intro (0:00)
Start with the SEC (1:00)
What about Bitcoin (5:20)
Are Tokens Interesting? (6:00)
No One Cares About Crypto rn (7:36)
Apple Inc Update (13:58)
Let’s Talk Semis (22:25)
Bull Trap? (24:00)
S/O JC Parets + Jeff Hirsch (27:40)
Lindzon Live at Tribeca Film Festival (28:00)
Headlines Continue To Suck (32:07)
The Degenerate Economy (33:20)
This Market is Top Heavy (39:50)
End on Golf (42:22)
Links
Read Matt Levine, When Is a Token Not a Security?
Howard’s Blog
JC’s Blog
Pearl’s Prime Cuts
Riley’s Blog
Follow Us on Twitter
Howard Lindzon
Steve Strazza
Phil Pearlman
Riley Rosebee

Jun 3, 2023 • 37min
Apple’s Advance to $5T, Follow the Puck, Price is Truth — Trends with Friends EP. 15
Finance expert Howard Lindzon, technical analyst JC Parets, and investment strategist Phil Pearlman discuss topics such as the greatest chart of the year, the influence of big tech companies, market performance and potential, and exciting trade opportunities. They also share food recommendations and emphasize the importance of spending time with loved ones.

May 27, 2023 • 23min
The Borked Economy, Productivity Advancement via AI and Do We Care About the Debt Ceiling?
On Episode 14 of Trends with Friends — Howard Lindzon, JC Parets, Phil Pearlman and Riley Rosebee review The Borked Economy, Bitcoin, Tech, Productivity via AI and Do We Care About The Debt Ceiling?
Chapters
Intro (0:00)
Chart Art (1:13)
Technology + Bitcoin (1:31)
Crypto Friday’s (1:40)
Equally-Weighted Technology (2:35)
S&P 500 vs S&P 500 Equally-Weighted (4:40)
The Market is Borked (6:38)
Productivity Advancement via AI (10:21)
Incumbents Have an Edge (11:25)
Phil’s Quick Tip (14:49)
Degenerate Check-In (16:00)
Eye’s on Healthcare (18:06)
Do We Care About The Debt Ceiling? (19:17)
Phil’s Final Debt Take (21:31)
Links
Howard’s Blog
JC’s Blog
Pearl’s Prime Cuts
Riley’s Blog
Follow Us on Twitter
Howard Lindzon
JC Parets
Phil Pearlman
Riley Rosebee

May 20, 2023 • 35min
HODLing in MIA, Schwab of the Degenerates, AI Deserves the Attention and Working Trends — TwF #13
On Episode 13 of Trends with Friends — HODLing in MIA, AI Deserves the Attention, Working Trends, The Schwab of the Degenerates and more.
Chapters
Intro (0:00)
HODLing in MIA (0:29)
AI Entered the Chat, Nobody Cares about Crypto (1:01)
How Good is Midjourney? Howard Downloads Discord (2:14)
Does Anyone Use MetaMask? (2:51)
Builders Need to Build (3:54)
Midjourney is Interesting (4:33)
JC is in the House (5:48)
Chart Art — Small Caps (8:08)
Consolidating Industrials? (9:35)
Financials Hold 30 (10:58)
Howard’s State of the Market (11:24)
It’s More Than A “5 Stock Market” (13:16)
The Bull Market Is Almost 1 (17:00)
If The Economist Thinks “Peak China..?” (19:05)
Phil Day Trades (20:00)
“I’m Degenerate” (21:00)
Persistent Negativity (21:17)
AI Deserves Attention (22:11)
Bitcoin + Tech (23:33)
LVMH All-Time Highs, NBAs French First Pick? (26:32)
What’s Happening In Miami (28:36)
Dorsia Dining (28:59)
DraftKings, Schwab of the Degenerates (30:18)
Working Trends (32:34)
Catering to the Mass is a Sh!t Business (34:20)
Links
Howard’s Blog — https://www.howardlindzon.com/
JC’s Blog — https://allstarcharts.com/blog/
Pearl’s Prime Cuts — https://primecuts.substack.com/
Riley’s Blog — https://rosebee.beehiiv.com/
Follow Us on Twitter
Howard Lindzon — https://twitter.com/howardlindzon
JC Parets — https://twitter.com/allstarcharts
Phil Pearlman — https://twitter.com/ppearlman
Riley Rosebee — https://twitter.com/be_rosebee

May 13, 2023 • 40min
52-Week Highs, Pessimistic Speculators, Strength in Tech, San Diego v Scottsdale — TwF 12
On Episode 12 of Trends with Friends — Howard Lindzon, JC Parets, Phil Pearlman and Riley Rosebee review Developed and Emerging Markets 52-Week Highs, Pessimistic Speculators, Strength in Tech, San Diego v Scottsdale, National Golf Day and more.
Chapters
Intro (0:00)
Where’s Howard? (0:08)
Steaks in Scottsdale (0:20)
Chart Art (2:16)
52-Week Highs, Emerging Markets (2:30)
Developed Markets Drawdown (2:55)
Small-Caps Return to the Scene of the Crime (4:30)
Strength Within Small-Caps (8:10)
$OSIS Base (9:20)
Pessimistic Speculators (10:17)
Short Sellers Are Guaranteed Buyers (11:22)
National Golf Day (15:10)
Howard is Here! (17:33)
Chart Art, TLDR (18:44)
Howard’s Quick Take (19:40)
Strength in Select Tech (21:33)
Kids Like AI (22:55)
Microsoft, AI, Crypto? (25:35)
Market Leadership (26:58)
Price Discovery (29:05)
Follow Smart People (30:22)
Casino Check-Up (32:07)
$PENN Plummets (32:50)
San Diego v Scottsdale (37:23)
Links
Howard’s Blog
JC’s Blog
Pearl’s Prime Cuts
Riley’s Blog
Follow Us on Twitter
Howard Lindzon
JC Parets
Phil Pearlman
Riley Rosebee

May 6, 2023 • 44min
The Great American Trend, The Gold Rush, 1-Year Highs, Apple vs. LVMH, Phil’s Fed Day Play — TwF 11
On Episode 11 of Trends with Friends — Howard Lindzon, JC Parets, Phil Pearlman and Riley Rosebee review the Great American Trend, the Gold Rush, 1-Year Highs, Apple vs. LVMH, Phil’s Fed Day Play and more.
Chapters
Intro (0:00)
Welcome Back (0:11)
Chicks Dig Scars (1:21)
Tech Investors’ Technical Difficulties (2:35)
Chart Art (3:40)
1-Year Highs, Nasdaq + S&P 500 (4:20)
Equally-Weighted Sector Performance (4:36)
Financials (6:11)
Phil’s Evergreen Fed Day Play (9:15)
The Gold Rush (10:40)
Gold Around the World (10:58)
The Longest Days of the Year (12:40)
Morning Sun (14:17)
The Surge In Sugar (17:20)
America’s Apple (19:33)
Microsoft Moves on AI (20:40)
Apple’s AI Play (21:42)
France (22:50)
Avoid — Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda (25:00)
America is Underperforming (27:10)
Apple vs. LVMH (30:00)
Banks Consolidate (31:00)
How to Invest in AI (32:40)
The State of VC (32:49)
Homebuilders At Highs (38:42)
The People of Walmart (42:00)
One More Chart (43:26)
Links
Howard’s Blog — https://www.howardlindzon.com/
JC’s Blog — https://allstarcharts.com/blog/
Pearl’s Prime Cuts — https://primecuts.substack.com/
Riley’s Blog — https://rosebee.beehiiv.com/
Follow Us on Twitter
Howard Lindzon — https://twitter.com/howardlindzon
JC Parets — https://twitter.com/allstarcharts
Phil Pearlman — https://twitter.com/ppearlman
Riley Rosebee — https://twitter.com/be_rosebee

Apr 8, 2023 • 46min
Going For Gold, The Masters, AIR and Summer Reading — Trends with Friends EP. 10
On this episode of Trends with Friends — Howard Lindzon, JC Parets, Phil Pearlman and Riley Rosebee review the State of the Markets, The Masters, Howie’s Breakout Trick, AIR and more!
Chapters
Intro (0:00)
Howard Hates the Show (1:05)
Welcome Back (1:55)
JC’s Country Club (2:13)
JC + Phil Missed a Great Event (3:35)
Who’s Chamath? (4:40)
The Chubby Vegan (5:10)
The State of the Market (6:40)
Howard Lindzon is Right (8:40)
Chart Art — Financials + Small Caps (8:58)
Laggards Catch the Leaders (11:14)
The Rolling Recession (12:55)
Risk Reduction (13:45)
Going for Gold (14:30)
Gold’s Record High (15:38)
Gold + Silver Shine Bright (17:03)
Health Care Catch Up (18:26)
Merck (19:15)
CBOE (20:05)
Howie’s Breakout Trick (21:33)
IBKR (21:46)
It’s Been a Bull Market (22:55)
Masters Week — The Par 3 Contest (23:22)
Shoutout OOFOS (27:05)
Americans Will Copy Louis Vuitton (28:32)
DSTNC Preview (28:59)
Phil’s Summer Reading Recommendations (31:35)
“AIR” Review (37:20)
Masters Picks (42:16)
Links Mentioned
The Masters
Stocktwits
DSTNC
AIR | Official Trailer
OOFOS
Just Keep Buying
The Richest Man In Babylon
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE
How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market
Howard’s Blog
JC’s Blog
Pearl’s Prime Cuts
Riley’s Blog
Follow Us on Twitter
Howard Lindzon
JC Parets
Phil Pearlman
Riley Rosebee

Apr 1, 2023 • 40min
The Confluence of Degeneracy and Machines, Great Technology is First a Toy — Trends with Friends EP. 9
On this episode of Trends with Friends — Howard Lindzon, JC Parets, Phil Pearlman and Riley Rosebee review the confluence of degeneracy and machines, AI Applications, Great Technology is First a Toy, the State of the Market and more!
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Chapters
Welcome (0:00)
Intro (0:05)
JC’s Basketball and Wine Night (1:22)
Not Medical Advice (1:49)
Chart Art (2:21)
US Dollar x Short S&P 500 (2:57)
Shoutout to Howard Lindzon (4:53)
The Bull Steepener (6:28)
No Flight to Safety (8:00)
The World Didn’t End (9:59)
Every Cycle is Different (11:15)
Phil’s Spike Take (13:11)
Novo Nordisk (13:34)
Weight Watchers is Down Bad (15:48)
McDonalds $200B Market Cap (17:25)
The Degenerate Economy (18:09)
Cal-Maine Foods Flies Near ATHs (20:25)
Around the Horn on AI (21:15)
AI is Cheap (22:22)
The Confluence of Degeneracy and Machines (24:25)
JC’s AI Applications (26:40)
Great Technology is First a Toy (28:42)
Nasdaq 7-Month Highs (30:48)
Semiconductors are Strong (31:28)
Entrepreneurship + AI (35:11)
Foster Your Closest Relationships (35:58)
More Links
Wallstrip’s Mad Advice — https://youtu.be/d3OgvQ0cxjE?t=104
The Next Big Thing Will Look Like A Toy — https://cdixon.org/2010/01/03/the-next-big-thing-will-start-out-looking-like-a-toy
Howard’s Blog — https://www.howardlindzon.com/
JC's Blog — https://allstarcharts.com/blog/
Pearl’s Blog — https://primecuts.substack.com/
Riley’s Blog — https://rosebee.beehiiv.com/
Follow Us on Twitter
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Mar 25, 2023 • 38min
The Boys Are Back, Banks, Bitcoin, Bonds, and Bullion — Trends w/ Friends EP. 8
On this episode of Trends with Friends — Howard Lindzon, JC Parets, Phil Pearlman and Riley Rosebee review the State of the Market, The 4 Bs, Contagion Creep, Filter Failure and more.
Chapters
(0:00) Welcome Back
(0:23) Intro
(0:43) Riley’s Vacation
(1:30) The Thing About Golf
(3:20) Celebrity Advertising Sports Betting vs Crypto
(4:20) Parlays Are A God Given Right
(8:25) Sports Betting Behemoths
(10:50) The Four Bs — Banks, Bitcoin, Bonds, Bullion
(12:27) Shoutout to Matt Levine
(14:11) All Eyes on Financials
(16:50) Office REITs Are Dead
(17:20) Creeping Towards Contagion
(17:50) Anger vs Fear
(19:44) The Liquidity Crisis
(21:07) Can JPMorgan Catch Down?
(21:37) Small-Caps and Micro-Caps, Risk Off
(22:48) It’s A Great Time To Build
(23:33) The Headlines Will Suck
(24:11) Domain Experience
(25:04) It’s Easy To Get Sidetracked
(27:10) Filters Matter More Than Ever
(30:08) When In Doubt, Zoom Out
(32:24) Everybody’s Fighting
(36:19) Phil’s Spring Prescription, Take A Morning Walk
More Links
Read Matt Lavine’s Latest — https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/authors/ARbTQlRLRjE/matthew-s-levine
Howard’s Blog — https://www.howardlindzon.com/
JC's Blog — https://allstarcharts.com/blog/
Pearl’s Blog — https://primecuts.substack.com/
Riley’s Blog — https://rosebee.beehiiv.com/
Follow Us on Twitter
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https://twitter.com/ppearlman
https://twitter.com/allstarcharts
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