- The Best Sandwiches in New York, as Picked by Top Chefs (Bloomberg)
- Ford Mustang still top sports car, but Dodge Challenger ousts Chevy Camaro as No. 2 (USA Today)
- The big mystery in the GDP report — where did the inventories come from? (MarketWatch)
- Week in review: How Trump’s policies moved stocks (TheFly)
- A Little Market Chaos Is Just Fine With These Stock Traders (Bloomberg)
- Nicole Kidman Burns Brighter Than Ever (Vanity Fair)
- Kevin Systrom (Founder of Instagram) — Tactics, Books, and the Path to a Billion Users (#369) (Tim Ferriss)
- Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Kyle Bass, Pinterest Inc (PINS), ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (ARR), Camping World Holdings Inc. (CWH), and More (Insider Monkey)
- Volkswagen Built the World’s Fastest Electric Car. Now, It’s Planning a Whole EV Family (Robb Report)
- 25 Secrets Chick-Fil-A Employees Will Never Tell You (BuzzFeed)
- Brodie Van Wagenen’s Bold Plan to Resurrect the Mets (Men’s Journal)
- Brian Earhart Makes Epic 391-Foot Disc Golf Hole-In-One (Digg)
- Aston Martin Unleashes Their Fastest Convertible Ever (Maxim)
- Helping others makes us happier — but it matters how we do it (Ted)
- What Happened To U.S. Workers? (NPR Planet Money)
- The Anatomy of a Great Decision (Farnam Street)
- 9 Success Habits of Wealthy People That Cost Nothing (Entrepreneur)
- China says criticisms on IP protection lack evidence amid trade spat (Reuters)
- Bond Traders Betting on a Fed Rate Cut Won’t Be Easily Dissuaded (Bloomberg)
- Uber is seeking a public valuation as high as $90 billion (Business Insider)
Be in the know. 9 key reads for Saturday…
- Who Created Maslow’s Iconic Pyramid? (Scientific American)
- Chinese stocks just saw their worst week since October (CNBC)
- 4 Rules of Successful Networking (Forbes)
- Jack Dorsey’s TED Interview and the End of an Era (New Yorker)
- Hedge Funds Are Shorting the VIX at a Rate Never Seen Before (Bloomberg)
- Ray Dalio has donated $100 million to fight poverty and boost public education in Connecticut. Now comes the hard part. (Hartford Courant)
- Billionaire investor Howard Marks explains why he’s investing with ‘more caution than usual’ (Business Insider)
- Trump debates waiving Jones Act to ship natural gas to New England and Puerto Rico (Washington Examiner)
- Stanley Cup Playoffs 2019: Sharks roll past Avalanche; Hurricanes top Islanders 1-0 in OT (CBS Sports)
Hedge Trade Fund Tip (PCN) – Position Completion Notification
Hedge Trade Fund Tip (PCN) – Position Completion Notification
Hedge Fund Trade Tip (PIN) – Position Idea Notification
Hedge Trade Fund Tip (PCN) – Position Completion Notification
Be in the know. 7 key reads for Friday…
- U.S. Growth of 3.2% Tops Forecasts on Trade, Inventory Boost (Bloomberg)
- Warren Buffett says Berkshire could buy back $100 billion stock: FT (CNBC)
- China’s Xi Signals Approval for Trump’s Trade War Demands (Bloomberg)
- Intel drops 7% after chipmaker projects a drop in revenue this year (CNBC)
- Amazon to give Prime customers one-day shipping, cutting free delivery time in half (MarketWatch)
- Hedge-fund billionaire Ray Dalio asked Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Reed Hastings and other top leaders to take a one-hour personality test — and they all scored low in one key area (Business Insider)
- Taylor Swift’s new pastel-drenched video for ‘ME!’ celebrates ‘you’re the only one of you’ (USA Today)
AAII Sentiment Survey Results Out. Back to the Abyss…
Two weeks ago we hit a bullish extreme that was burned through sideways (we are essentially flat over the last 2 weeks on the DOW/SPX – as of this morning – since the bullish extreme was hit): Continue reading “AAII Sentiment Survey Results Out. Back to the Abyss…”
Be in the know. 5 key reads for Thursday…
- Bristol-Myers Tops Q1 Earnings Estimate (Business Wire)
- Warren Buffett quietly moves to reshuffle Kraft Heinz board (NY Post)
- U.S. weekly jobless claims post biggest rise in 19 months (Reuters)
- Durable-goods orders grow at fastest rate in 7 months as business investment rebounds (MarketWatch)
- Wall Street Nears a Big Win in the Latest Revamp of Volcker Rule (Bloomberg)
Unusual Options Activity – Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY)
Today some institution/fund purchased 9,326 contracts of May $62.5 strike calls (or the right to buy 932,600 shares of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) at $62.5). The open interest was just 2,511 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity – Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY)”