The Bot Brief

"There is no force on earth more powerful than an idea whose time has come."     

- Victor Hugo

Bots in the News:

The Christmas shortened trading session noted significant turbulence as investors weighted Fed Chairman Powell’s comments with what appeared to be a strong consumer season. The Bot Index gained a bit over one percent while the S & P 500’s improvement was a mere 62 basis points.

The best performing companies within the Bot Index were confined to Asian components, with the Taiwanese Hiwin Technologies leading the index with its 12.08% improvement and Fuji’s near 5% gain.

2020’s Decade of Bot Index Performance

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