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    1. apathyetcetera on

      Pork prices plummet, market shifts to gold/bitcoin, McDonalds drops the McRib. A tale as old as time.

    2. This is exactly the kind of technical analysis I come here for. The old McRib bull sentiment indicator. Nothing I trust more.

    3. Adventurous_Pen_1971 on

      Lmfao this is this stupidest thing I’ve ever read. Count me in.

    4. ImSoHungryRightMao on

      What they told me about M2 didn’t pan out, so I guess I’ll place all of my faith in the McRib now.

    5. Peter_van_vliet on

      Spurious correlations, as I already mentioned in another thread showing the same image.

    6. TimeTravel4Dummies on

      This is stupid which is why we should all immediately BUY BUY BUY

    7. nuclear_bacon_ on

      Now with Argentinian beef – profit margins never seen before. Pump inbound 🥩

    8. They don’t „keep bringing back“ the McRib or the Shamrock Shake. They „keep taking them away.“

    9. twohundred37 on

      I know correlation does not equal causation, but this really has me wondering: McDonald’s uses the McRib as a tool to drive over all sales. It could always be available, but instead it is introduced sporadically in limited runs to boost sales in specific regions or to achieve some other goal that isn’t simply: sell item for more than we paid for it.

      What economic events trigger the decision to bring the McRib back?

      # Pork Commodity Pricing Cycles

      When pork prices drop, McDonald’s can lock in *extremely cheap bulk pork futures*.
      That makes the McRib **high-margin**, and they can suddenly “bring it back” as if by magic.

      When pork prices are **low → McRib returns.**
      When pork prices are **high → McRib disappears.**

      They’re literally arbitraging meat markets.

      This is documented:
      The McRib tracks the Lean Hog Index.
      Not consumer taste.

      # Q4 Earnings Pumping

      The McRib almost always comes back in Q4, the quarter when:

      -companies report annual performance
      -shareholders are watching
      -bonuses are built on year-end performance targets

      A limited-time hype item increases foot traffic across the board**.**

      Not because everyone orders the McRib
      but because people come in to *look* at the McRib and buy fries.

      So the McRib is a shareholder earnings lever

      # Franchisee Morale + Participation Control

      McDonald’s corporate needs *franchisees* to fall in line with menu transitions, equipment changes, and promotional cadence.

      The McRib works as a compliance test.

      When corporate says: „We’re doing the McRib again“

      They can measure:

      -Which franchisees respond quickly
      -Who follows operational directives smoothly
      -Who needs pressure, rotation, or buyout

      So McRib = management diagnostic tool.

      # So how does this connect to Bitcoin?

      The McRib tends to return when:

      -pork futures are cheap (indicates commodity downcycles)
      -companies need Q4 performance boosts (liquidity injection season)
      -consumer spending shifts (pre-holiday spending trends rising)

      Bitcoin tends to rally when:

      -liquidity increases
      -markets turn risk-on
      -Q4 cycles favor speculation

      So the McRib *accidentally* aligns with Bitcoin cycles…

      **because they both respond to the same macroeconomic pressures.**

    10. Legitimate_Towel_919 on

      Funny correlation, but honestly it makes sense McRib returns usually line up with Q4 consumer optimism and seasonal liquidity peaks. Bitcoin often catches that same macro wave. Not saying it’s alpha, but the timing’s uncanny.

    11. SameWeekend13 on

      Literally. Almost no one is selling BTC below 100K, so we are literally at the bottom now and it’s up from here for now.

    12. Don’t tell Cramer! Or maybe he’ll scoff at it… then there could be no doubt.

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