Margin debt climbed roughly $37 billion in August to $1.45 trillion, the second-highest reading on record, and borrowing has now grown 140% since the end of 2022 while the S&P 500 gained 98%. We will break down what leverage at roughly 4.5% of GDP actually tells investors about market risk, and why this widely cited indicator is far better at describing the present than predicting the next selloff.

Also in this podcast: MCD - McDonald's Corp, ENPH - Enphase Energy Inc, URBN - Urban Outfitters Inc, NVDA - NVIDIA Corp, NUE - Nucor Corp; also a YouTube comments section question about AGX and TEX; plus Justin's MARKET WRAP UP, and his topic talking points: "China is buying gold" and “Should you chase bond yields?”.

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