Be in the know. 20 key reads for Thursday…

  1. The Kanye West, “Drive Slow” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)… (ZeroHedge)
  2. Target says same-store sales rose more than 7% so far in first quarter as digital sales double (CNBC)
  3. Stocks Still Make Sense for The Long Term (Barron’s)
  4. The Next Coronavirus Package Might Not Pass Until June (Barron’s)
  5. Restaurant Chains Received Many of the Biggest Paycheck Protection Loans (Barron’s)
  6. Texas Instruments Bets Big on Shelf Life (Wall Street Journal)
  7. Private Equity to Get Squeezed Out of Another Stimulus Program (Bloomberg)
  8. Kuwait Cutting Oil Output Ahead of Schedule, Minister Says (Bloomberg)
  9. Germophobes Shunning Public Transit Give Carmakers a Bit of Hope (Bloomberg)
  10. Harvard Professor Reaps 17,000% Return on Early Moderna Bet (Bloomberg)
  11. Hot Pharma Stock Rallies After Strong Earnings (Investor’s Business Daily)
  12. What to Watch: The Return of Michael Jordan, the End of ‘Homeland’ (Wall Street Journal)
  13. 565 Americans Have Lost Their Job For Every Confirmed COVID-19 Death In The US (ZeroHedge)
  14. Las Vegas Sands predicts speedy recovery in Asia on pent-up gambling demand (StreetInsider)
  15. RBC Capital Handicaps Gilead Sciences (GILD) Upcoming Remdesivir Data (StreetInsider)
  16. 5 Buy-Rated Oil Stocks Trading Under $10 With Massive Upside Potential (24/7 Wall Street)
  17. Steve Forbes: How Trump can help our oil industry now and skip Pelosi’s stall tactics (Fox Business)
  18. The Curious Case of Dmitry Balyasny (Institutional Investor)
  19. The Chinese Trick That Could Save Oil (Yahoo! Finance)
  20. Oil jumps 25%, extending Wednesday’s rally as traders bet on US production cuts (CNBC)

Unusual Options Activity – Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (PBR)

Data Source: barchart

Today some institution/fund purchased 10,058 contracts of Jan 2022 $12 strike calls (or the right to buy 1,005,800 shares of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (PBR) at $12). The open interest was just 2,531 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity – Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (PBR)”

Be in the know. 18 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. We’re Not Floating to Hell on an Oil Barrel (Bloomberg)
  2. Driving Data Tells the Story of Sheltering in Place (Barron’s)
  3. Record jump in Australian retail sales (MarketWatch)
  4. Texas Instruments Beats Earnings Expectations, Uses Financial Crisis to Set Guidance (Barron’s)
  5. Senate Passes Bill for More Small-Business Stimulus (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Escape from New York City (Wall Street Journal)
  7. Mortgage Firms Get a Reprieve on Paying Investors (New York Times)
  8. McDonald’s to give free ‘Thank You Meals’ for first responders, health care workers starting Wednesday (USA Today)
  9. Infect Everyone: How Herd Immunity Could Work for Poor Countries (Bloomberg)
  10. Lotus Is Gearing Up to Make a Car You Can Drive Every Day (Bloomberg)
  11. Larry Kudlow says oil should rebound as the economy starts to reopen (CNBC)
  12. Trump to US Navy: ‘Destroy’ Iranian gunboats that ‘harass our ships’ (Fox Business)
  13. AIMCo’s $3 Billion Volatility Trading Blunder (Institutional Investor)
  14. Expedia nearing deal to sell stake to Silver Lake and Apollo: WSJ (Street Insider)
  15. Kimberly-Clark shares rise after COVID-19 stockpiling drives earnings beat (MarketWatch)
  16. How a Mailman Still Carries On During Coronavirus (Wall Street Journal)
  17. Gucci’s Chinese Revenue up in April After Bruising First Quarter (Wall Street Journal)
  18. Peter Thiel’s Palantir Saw Coronavirus Coming. Now It Braces for the Impact. (Wall Street Journal)

Unusual Options Activity – Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)

Data Source: barchart

Today some institution/fund purchased 1,000 contracts of Jan 2022 $57.5 strike calls (or the right to buy 100,000 shares of Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) at $57.5). The open interest was just 545 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity – Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)”