Netflix -70% is 3rd time Netflix has "faced the end" -- consider risk/reward

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Netflix delivering outsized pain to younger retail investors

In our view, one of the biggest market stories this past week is the collapse of Netflix stock following 1Q2022 earnings results. $NFLX is considered a blue-chip media/internet stock (hence, its inclusion of the FANG acronym), a leading producer of media content, and a leader in streaming. Thus, the -35% decline speaks not only to market dynamics but raises soul-searching questions about the investment thesis of media/internet stocks broadly. Is it no wonder we are seeing such fierce selling pressure among related media/internet stocks from $FB to $DIS, etc?

  • The 1-day decline was -35%, 2nd worst day in its history
  • Netflix $NFLX has fallen a staggering -70% in the past 5 months
  • While the market cap of NFLX is 141st in the S&P 500
  • NFLX is routinely top 20 holding within Robinhood account $HOOD
  • NFLX is one of the 10 most popular stock options
So, one can imagine that NFLX is delivering outsized pain to retail equity investors. And assuming these accounts use leverage (aka margin), there are numerous margin calls underway and this is amplifying the s...

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