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AAII Sentiment Survey Results: Complete FLIP. What’s next?

Last week we pointed out the extreme in bullishness was not good for the bulls and we subsequently got a swift pullback on Friday and Monday.

AAII Sentiment Survey Results: Back at Extreme. What’s next?

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Be in the know. 10 key reads for Thursday…

Jefferies Has 4 Top Value Stocks to Buy With Big Implied Upside (24/7 Wall Street)
Walmart earnings beat as investments fuel sales growth, retailer in ‘good position’ to hit 2019 goals (CNBC)
Big Biotech Needs Big M&A to Boost Their Beaten-Down Stocks (Barron’s)
Cisco stock rises as earnings, revenue forecast top Street estimates amid tariffs (MarketWatch)
Uber stock rises after NLRB rules drivers are not employees (New York Post)
Huawei Is a Target as Trump Moves to Ban Foreign Telecom Gear (New York Times)
15 commercial products invented by the military include GPS, duct tape and Silly Putty (USA Today)
13 Dirt Cheap Dividend Stocks Valued Under 10 Times Earnings (24/7 Wall Street)
Regeneron and Sanofi report results for Libtayo in squamous cell carcinoma (TheFly)
Why China Won’t Dump Its Hoard of U.S. Treasuries (Barron’s)

Unusual Options Activity – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA)

Today some institution/fund purchased 7,717 contracts of Sept. 13 strike calls (or the right to buy 771,700 shares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA) at $13). The open interest was just 1,009 prior to this purchase.

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Insider Buying in Marriott International, Inc. (MAR)

On May 14, 2019, Margaret McCarthy – Director of Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) – purchased 2,000 shares of MAR at $130.83. Her out of pocket cost was $261,662.

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Be in the know. 5 key reads for Wednesday

Among the world’s 20 fastest growing retailers, Amazon just ranks at No. 4 (USA Today)
Regeneron says FDA approves EYLEA injection for diabetic retinopathy (TheFly)
No easy options for China as trade war, U.S. pressure bite (Reuters)
Four reasons why the bears are wrong about a second-half slump: J.P. Morgan (MarketWatch)
Alibaba’s stock surges after earnings and revenue rise, beat FactSet expectations (MarketWatch)

Consumer Staples (top 30 weights) Earnings Estimates/Revisions

In the spreadsheet above I have tracked the earnings estimates for the Consumer Staples Sector ETF (XLP) top 30 weighted stocks. The column under the date 5/14/2019 has a letter that represents the movement

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Unusual Options Activity – Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC)

Today some institution/fund purchased 3,412 contracts of July $50 strike calls (or the right to buy 341,200 shares of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) at $50). The open interest was just 114 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity – Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC)”