Reading the tea leaves

Reading the tea leaves
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Simon Robertson
TasseographyTasseography is a fortune-telling practice that involves interpreting the shapes and patterns left in a teacup to predict the future or gain insight into the past or present. Said another way: reading the tea leavesI like tea, I like reading, and I also like going deep down rabbit holes and joining dots together. MicroStrategy MicroStrategy (MSTR_US) is the hottest stock on Wall Street. It’s a double in a month, a 5 bagger year to date (that’s up more than 500% for the non-markets people). It’s a US$90 bi...

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