Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1.  Xi Jinping says ‘phase one’ trade deal benefits both US and China, seeks to sign as soon as possible (CNBC)
  2. DuPont Gets Better End of Deal (Morningstar)
  3. Lowest-rated US bonds end the year with a bang (Financial Times)
  4. Boris Johnson’s Biggest Problem: What to Do Next (Bloomberg)
  5. ‘Put all your eggs in one basket and watch the basket very carefully’: Here are 13 brilliant quotes from billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller (Business Insider)
  6. The 2010s Were the Upside-Down Decade (Barron’s)
  7. This CRISPR Stock Is A 2020 Top Pick — But Will Gene Editing Succeed? (Investor’s Business Daily)
  8. The Oil Situation (ValuePlays)
  9. The Beginning of a New Bull Market In Stocks? (All Star Charts)
  10. Consumer sentiment rises for December despite Trump’s impeachment (CNBC)
  11. How the Icahn-Ackman ‘Battle of the Billionaires’ on CNBC became a defining moment of the decade (CNBC)
  12. When Warren Buffett Thanks You for “Client Alpha” (Validea)
  13. How Vevo’s Artistic and Scientific Approach to Music Videos Is Paying Off After 10 Years (Fortune)
  14. Jim Cramer Says Democratic Debates Show How Badly China’s Xi Needs a Deal (TheStreet)
  15. Amazon Blocked Sellers From Using FedEx And Now We Know Why (Forbes)
  16. 2019 Market Strength Could Give Election-Year 2020 A Boost (Almanac Trader)
  17. The Forbes Investigation: Inside the Secret Bank Behind the Fintech Boom (Forbes)
  18. This 256-Foot Superyacht Transforms Into An Actual Submarine (Maxim)
  19. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  20. iPhone maker reportedly building secret satellite team as 5G race speeds up (FoxBusiness)

HFT VideoCast – Stock Market Commentary and Weekly Recap – Episode 8

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The J. Paul Getty (Energy) Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)

Be in the know. 8 key reads for Friday…

  1. Florida SBA’s Strategic InvestmentTeam Has It Eye on Energy (Institutional Investor)
  2. Fidelity mutual fund guru Peter Lynch: Market will be higher in 10 years (FoxBusiness)
  3. These 10 S&P 500 stocks were lousy in 2019, but they could return 40% or more in 2020 (MarketWatch)
  4. China can fulfil $40 billion U.S. farm purchase pledge: consultancy (Reuters)
  5. 3 Top Retail Picks for Stronger Than Expected Gains in 2020, With Runners-Up (24/7 Wall Street)
  6. The Secure Act Has Passed. 2 Insurance Stocks That Could Benefit. (Barron’s)
  7. There’s Still More Upside to Squeeze Out of My On-Fire Energy Picks (TheStreet)
  8. U.K. Picks Safe Hands to Lead Central Bank (Barron’s)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Thursday…

  1. 10 Undervalued Energy Stocks for 2020 (24/7 Wall Street)
  2. Biotech Stocks Are In a Position to Break Out in 2020, Analysts Say (MarketWatch)
  3. Opinion: Takeaway from Abu Dhabi money conference: So much money is looking to find a home (MarketWatch)
  4. BOJ to begin lending ETFs to prop up market liquidity (Reuters)
  5. The J. Paul Getty (Energy) Stock Market (and Sentiment Results) (ZeroHedge)
  6. Oil Stocks To Buy As Prices Rebound: Here Are U.S. Shale, Market Cap Leaders (Yahoo! Finance)
  7. Think the Dow Is OId-Fashioned? It Beat the S&P 500 Over 5 Years. (Barron’s)
  8. The Best Cars—Including Two Electric Vehicles—I Drove in 2019 ()
  9. Tesla shares close at a record high.  Next stop $420? (CNBC)
  10. ‘I couldn’t have been more wrong’: Legendary investor Stanley Druckenmiller reveals a mistake he made that cost him major market returns (Business Insider)
  11. The ‘ultimate smart money indicator’ is signalling a big move in the stock market by the end of the week (MarketWatch)
  12. China says in touch with U.S. on signing of Phase 1 trade deal (Reuters)
  13. Biotech Analysts See Deals, Drug Data Carrying 2020 Performance (Yahoo! Finance)
  14. Investors Pony Up More Than $2B for Distressed Fund (Institutional Investor)
  15. US House poised to approve USMCA trade deal (Financial Times)