According to @KobeissiLetter, the top 1% of U.S. households own 51% of equities and the top 10% own 87%, highlighting an accelerating concentration trend that affects market dynamics. According to the Federal Reserve’s Distributional Financial Accounts, ownership of corporate equities and mutual fund shares is overwhelmingly concentrated in the highest wealth percentiles, corroborating the structural skew in equity exposure. According to S&P Dow Jones Indices, periods of mega-cap leadership see the cap-weighted S&P 500 materially outperform the equal-weight version, increasing index-level sensitivity to flows in the largest names favored by wealthier cohorts. According to IMF research, BTC’s correlation with U.S. equities rose significantly after 2020, implying that equity de-risking by large holders can transmit pressure to BTC and ETH during risk-off episodes. According to @KobeissiLetter, traders should position accordingly as concentration trends evolve.

According to @KobeissiLetter, US stock ownership is highly concentrated, with the top 1% of households holding 51% of equities and the top 10% holding 87%, a trend the author says was accelerated by the pandemic. According to @KobeissiLetter, the author advises investors to position accordingly before the gap widens. The International Monetary Fund reports that spillovers between US equities and crypto assets have increased since the pandemic, with BTC and broader crypto showing higher correlation to stock market moves, making equity dynamics more relevant to crypto trading decisions, according to the International Monetary Fund.