Tag: China

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Thursday…

  1. China says trade deal good for all, media discourages ‘nitpicking’ (Reuters)
  2. “Are you tired of winning yet?” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)… (ZeroHedge)
  3. U.S. Energy Industry Looks for Clarity in China Trade Deal (New York Times)
  4. Morgan Stanley Downgrades Tesla (TSLA) to Underweight, Raises PT (Street Insider)
  5. Why Raymond James Top MLPs to Buy Also May Be 2020 Best Income Ideas (24/7 Wall Street)
  6. Morgan Stanley 4Q earnings smash Wall Street estimates as revenue jumps across the board (Business Insider)
  7. Intuitive Surgical CEO Cracks The Da Vinci Code Of Success For You (Investor’s Business Daily)
  8. 2020 Could Be the Year for Small-Caps. Buy Only the Best. (Barron’s)
  9. Things May Be Looking Up for Hedge Funds (Institutional Investor)
  10. Nobody Makes Money Like Apollo’s Ruthless Founder Leon Black (Bloomberg)

“Are you tired of winning yet?” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…

James Branch Cabell, “The optimist claims we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true.”

In many of his campaign rallies, President Trump said, “you’re going to start winning so much that you’re going to beg that I can’t take it anymore!”

Well that was quite a tall order, but regardless of what side of the political spectrum you lie on, Wednesday’s “Phase 1” deal was a big win for the U.S., for China, and the rest of the world. Continue reading ““Are you tired of winning yet?” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…”

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Bridgewater’s Greg Jensen sees gold rallying as central banks ease (Financial Times)
  2. Burger King offers Prince Harry a job (New York Post)
  3. US natgas production to slip for first time since 2016 (Financial Times)
  4. FOX Business EXCLUSIVE: Breakdown of China’s $200B buys from America under historic phase one trade deal (Fox Business)
  5. This Is What Sets Top-Performing Hedge Fund Managers Apart (Institutional Investor)
  6. It May Be Time to Shop for Shares of U.K. Property Firms (Barron’s)
  7. Sen. Rob Portman: Trump’s Trade Deal Forces China to Start Playing by the Rules (Barron’s)
  8. Are Amazon and FedEx Really Ready to Be Friends Again? (24/7 Wall Street)
  9. The Fed (Mostly) Didn’t Cause the Latest Stock Market Melt-Up (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Nio’s stock soars on heavy volume after report of funding secured (MarketWatch)

 

Bloomberg Interview Clips from Today and Yesterday

Yesterday I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Alisa Parenti of Bloomberg News for about 10-15 minutes.

They then cut up clips of the phone interview and play them not only on Bloomberg Radio, but also a couple hundred iHeart and CBS stations across the country.

Locally, you can hear the reports at :26 and :56 past the hour on 1010 WINS or :25 and :55 past the hour on WCBS today.

 

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Oil Companies Are Finally Pumping Out Cash. That’s Good News for Their Stocks. (Barron’s)
  2. Buy Occidental Petroleum Stock, Morgan Stanley Says. Its Dividend Is ‘Best-In-Class.’ (Barron’s)
  3. JPMorgan posts record profit in strong start to US earnings season (Financial Times)
  4. Citigroup earnings beat expectations on 49% fixed-income trading surge (CNBC)
  5. For Howard Marks, Investing Is Like a Game (Institutional Investor)
  6. Hedge fund puts $550m into technology stock option financing (Financial Times)
  7. EXCLUSIVE: JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon praises ‘phase one’ US-China trade deal (Fox Business)
  8. 2 GM engineers arrested after 100-mph Kentucky joyride in new Corvettes (USA Today)
  9. Big Commitments for China Energy/Ag Buys in Phase 1 Trade Deal (Reuters)
  10. Worry over ‘Japanification’ of the economy is overblown (Barron’s)
  11. Warren Buffett Should Buy FedEx. It’s Cheap and Elephant-Sized. (Barron’s)
  12. Xi Strikes Optimistic Tone After Riding Out Trade War With Trump (Bloomberg)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Monday…

  1. Stocks Continue to Rise. How Much Is Due to the ‘January Effect?’ (Barron’s)
  2. Trump administration nears decision on LNG shipping by train (Financial Times)
  3. Goldman Sachs says Europe’s stocks have a huge ‘cushion’ not seen since the financial crisis (Business Insider)
  4. Commodities may not stay cheap forever (Financial Times)
  5. History will repeat itself when it comes to stocks in 2020, Goldman Sachs says (MarketWatch)
  6. Biotech Stocks Could Soar In 2020 On CRISPR Gene Editing And Precision Medicine (Investor’s Business Daily)
  7. Time to Buy Long-Dated TIPS, Says Bank of America (MarketWatch)
  8. Stock Picker Who Pummeled The Market By 76% Reveals His 2020 Bets (Investor’s Business Daily)
  9. China’s yuan rallies, yen slides ahead of U.S. trade deal (Street Insider)
  10. Photos of Yelp’s top 100 places to eat in 2020 (USA Today)
  11. U.S.-China phase one trade deal: 7 things you need to know (FoxBusiness)
  12. Barron’s Picks And Pans: Apple, Bank of America, Lockheed Martin And More (Yahoo! Finance)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Sunday…

  1. January Expiration Week: Mixed Bag Last 21 Years (Almanac Trader)
  2. The Man Who’s Spending $1 Billion to Own Every Pop Song (Medium)
  3. U.S., China agree to have semi-annual talks aimed a reforms, resolving disputes: WSJ (Reuters)
  4. Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Chase Coleman, Ray Dalio, Daniel Loeb, Ken Griffin, Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS), and More (Insider Monkey)
  5. Where’s Your Flying Car? Hyundai and Uber Say They’re Working on It (New York Times)
  6. The 8 Most Beautiful Castle Gardens in Europe (Architectural Digest)
  7. Bloomberg Spent $200 Million and Isn’t on Track to Score a Single Delegate (The Daily Beast)
  8. Nashville Goaltender Pekka Rinne Scores NHL’s First Goalie Goal In Six Years (digg)
  9. avatar-inspired mercedes-benz VISION AVTR concept car lands at CES 2020 (designboom)
  10. Matthew Benkendorf on Managing Equities (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  11. The 1970 Plymouth Superbird Won 18 NASCAR Races. Now You Can Buy a Street-Legal Version of Your Own. (Robb Report)
  12. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  13. This Custom 1970 Dodge Challenger Has 2,500 Horsepower Under the Hood (Maxim)
  14. Will Northrop Grumman Stock Be a Top Performer Again in 2020? (24/7 Wall St.)
  15. Trump called Iran’s bluff. And he won. (Washington Post)
  16. The St. Louis Blues Are Finding New Ways To Beat The Odds (FiveThirtyEight)
  17. The new tools of monetary policy (Ben Bernanke)
  18. Issues 2020: A Fracking Ban Would Trigger Global Recession (Manhattan Institute)
  19. What It’s Like to Be an Investor in Iran’s Market Now (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  20. How I Built This with Guy Raz Dell Computers: Michael Dell (Apple)

HFT VideoCast – Stock Market Commentary and Weekly Recap – Episode 10

Article referenced in VideoCast above:

The Earth, Wind & Fire “Shining Star” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)

In this episode we cover:

  • general stock market commentary
  • positioning and sentiment
  • CNBC and Fox Business quotes from this week
  • Increased Guidance on tap?
  • Earnings by Sectors
  • Energy E&P thesis
  • CEO/CFO sentiment
  • Fed Liquidity
  • AAII sentiment
  • NAAIM positioning
  • S&P and Euro Stoxx 600 earnings
  • Dogs of Dow
  • Transports
  • Jude Clemente Energy Article in Forbes
  • Rig count

Podcast – Hedge Fund Tips with Tom Hayes – Episode 1

Article referenced in podcast above:

The Earth, Wind & Fire “Shining Star” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)

In this episode we cover:

  • general stock market commentary
  • positioning and sentiment
  • CNBC and Fox Business quotes from this week
  • Increased Guidance on tap?
  • Earnings by Sectors
  • Energy E&P thesis
  • CEO/CFO sentiment
  • Fed Liquidity
  • AAII sentiment
  • NAAIM positioning
  • S&P and Euro Stoxx 600 earnings
  • Dogs of Dow
  • Transports
  • Jude Clemente Energy Article in Forbes
  • Rig count