Be in the know. 17 key reads for Friday…

  1. Why Value Stocks’ Gains Might Be Real This Time (Barron’s)
  2. Stocks in these 11 industries are set to rocket higher once a COVID-19 vaccine is approved, UBS says (Business Insider)
  3. Disney’s Stream Is Floating an Awfully Big Ship (Wall Street Journal)
  4. Apple doc ‘Becoming You’ shows what happens when parents don’t coddle kids (New York Post)
  5. Why healthcare stocks are the best value sector to buy right now, according to a Goldman Sachs stock chief (Business insider)
  6. Markets Are Already Pricing a Successful Moderna Vaccine Shot (Bloomberg)
  7. DoorDash makes U.S. IPO filing public, reveals rapid revenue growth (Reuters)
  8. Palantir boosts its full-year revenue outlook (Fox Business)
  9. Betting Odds, Picks For 2020 Masters Tournament: DeChambeau, Johnson And Tiger (Benzinga)
  10. We’ll Be Home For Christmas. The Energy Report 11/13/2020 (Phil Flynn)
  11. 15 Stocks That Held Up Amid This Week’s Wild Swings (Barron’s)
  12. Quant Shock That ‘Never Could Happen’ Hits Wall Street Models (Bloomberg)
  13. ‘Help is coming — and it’s coming soon’: Dr. Fauci outlines when COVID-19 vaccine will be available to all Americans (MarketWatch)
  14. It’s Time to Get ‘Aggressive’ on Bank Stocks. Here’s Why. (Barron’s)
  15. Pfizer’s Vaccine Is a Pick-Me-Up for Value Stocks (Wall Street Journal)
  16. Scanwell Aims to Offer Instant At-Home Covid Antibody Test (Wall Street Journal)
  17. Oil Forecasters’ Gloom Eclipsed by Vaccine Hope (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 21 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Overall Consumer Prices Were Unchanged in October (Barron’s)
  2. Companies with more women in management have outperformed their more male-led peers, according to Goldman Sachs (Business Insider)
  3. 6 Bank Stocks That Could Be Winners in 2021 (Barron’s)
  4. The Louis Armstrong, “What a Wonderful World” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)… (ZeroHedge)
  5. AC/DC’s Wild Ride on the ‘Highway to Hell’ (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Alibaba Sets ‘Singles Day’ Sales Record (Wall Street Journal)
  7. Hollywood gets back to work as film permits rise 24 percent (New York Post)
  8. U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Decline by the Most in Five Weeks (Bloomberg)
  9. Moderna Poised to Take Vaccine Spotlight With Data Due (Bloomberg)
  10. Oil CEOs believe a demand recovery is coming, but volatility is here to stay (CNBC)
  11. ‘Help is coming — and it’s coming soon’: Dr. Fauci outlines when COVID-19 vaccination will be available to all Americans (MarketWatch)
  12. Energy Assault. The Energy Report 11/12/2020 (Phil Flynn)
  13. Google releases predictions of popular holiday gifts (USA Today)
  14. The stock market’s fear gauge is approaching a key technical level that could signal further upside for equities, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee says (Business Insider)
  15. Nissan Is an Unlikely Pandemic Winner (Wall Street Journal)
  16. Landowners in America: These people own the most land in the U.S. (USA Today)
  17. Bridgewater’s Dalio Sees Governments Banning Bitcoin Should It Become ‘Material’ (Yahoo! Finance)
  18. Rob Arnott Sees Value Recovery Taking Root After Worst Meltdown Since 1931 (Institutional Investor)
  19. Consumer Sentiment Edges Higher – BofA Securities (Street Insider)
  20. American Airlines restarts China flights, bringing U.S. weekly total to 10 (Fox Business)
  21. Buy Raytheon, Spirit Because of Pfizer’s Vaccine News, Analyst Says. Here’s How Far Those Stocks Can Run. (Barron’s)

Unusual Options Activity – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA)

Data Source: barchart

Today some institution/fund purchased 2,764 contracts of June $14 strike calls (or the right to buy 276,400 shares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA) at $14). The open interest was just 1,002 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA)”