Tag: Energy

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Thursday…

  1. U.S. oil prices jump more than 8% as Saudi Arabia lifts prices, China crude imports climb (MarketWatch)
  2. The U.S. economy may already have clawed back 5 million jobs of the 20-million-plus positions eliminated during the pandemic (MarketWatch)
  3. Jobless Claims Drop,but Remain High (Barron’s)
  4. 10 Stocks for Right Now (Barron’s)
  5. Four-Legged City Dwellers Get Their Moment While Humans Are Stuck Inside (Wall Street Journal)
  6. One Car Maker That Will Emerge Stronger From the Pandemic (Barron’s)
  7. Nearly Half of Men Say They Do Most of the Home Schooling. 3 Percent of Women Agree. (New York Times)
  8. The Alarming Rise of Algorithms as Heroes of the Stock Recovery (Bloomberg)
  9. Mnuchin Spars With Guns N’ Roses Frontman Axl Rose on Twitter (Bloomberg)
  10. India Looks to Lure More Than 1,000 U.S. Companies Out of China (Bloomberg)
  11. Look Closely at Risk-Parity Funds’ Different Strategies (Barron’s)
  12. Germany to Reopen Most of Economy in Coming Weeks as Coronavirus Recedes (Wall Street Journal)
  13. New York Survey Yields New Insights Into Who’s Getting Infected With Covid-19 (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Wynn Resorts Details Coronavirus Damage (Wall Street Journal)
  15. A Stunt Driver Is Making Ford’s Unloved Fox-Body Mustang Cool Again (Bloomberg)
  16. John Malone Proves Market Wrong Again With Virgin Media Deal (Bloomberg)
  17. When will hospitals and doctors’ offices be open for normal business again? Experts weigh in (CNBC)
  18. Ulta to reopen 180 stores on Monday (MarketWatch)
  19. China trade data lifts futures ahead of jobless claims (Reuters)
  20. FDA approves coronavirus vaccine candidate for Phase 2 study (Fox Business)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Coronavirus Prompts Biggest U.S. Manufacturing Pullback Since Last Recession (Wall Street Journal)
  2. What Would You Risk for a Faster Cure? (Wall Street Journal)
  3. Investors Bet Oil Crash Will Weaken Middle East Currency Pegs (Wall Street Journal)
  4. Rising Natural Gas Prices Are a Hot Bet (Wall Street Journal)
  5. Sicily Wants To Lure Tourists By Helping Pay For Flights And Hotels Post-Lockdown (Forbes)
  6. Bill Ackman: Getting Back Up [The Knowledge Project Ep. #82] (Farnam Street)
  7. Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Ray Dalio, Bill Ackman, Citadel LLC, Tudor Investment Corporation, Unity Bancorp, Inc. (UNTY), Guardant Health Inc (GH), and More (Insider Monkey)
  8. The ‘Armortruck’ SUV Is An Apocalypse-Ready Supertruck (Maxim)
  9. 7 Warren Buffett Stocks With 60% Upside (U.S. News and World Report)
  10. Donald Trump’s Best Friend, Billionaire Casino Mogul Phil Ruffin, Sees A Hidden Jackpot In The Pandemic ()
  11. Goldman Sachs Has Its Top Oil Stocks to Buy Ahead of a Second-Half Recovery (24/7 Wall Street)
  12. A Strategy for Reopening New York City’s Economy (Manhattan Institute)
  13. The Double Life of Damian Lewis (GQ)
  14. UFC President Dana White’s quarantine routine includes Trump calls, family time (Fox Business)
  15. OPEC Production Cuts Start Today (Futures Mag)
  16. Warren Buffett built up cash and bought only small amounts of stock during the market rout (CNBC)
  17. Tim Cook On Warren Buffett: ‘I Don’t Think There’s A Better Teacher’ (Benzinga)
  18. Why BJ’s, Ulta Stock Are Retail Buys Right Now (MarketWatch)
  19. Berkshire Hathaway First Quarter Earnings (Berkshire Hathaway)
  20. Carl Icahn, who’s made a large bulk of his fortune in energy, has a new play in the industry (CNBC)

HFT VideoCast – Stock Market Commentary and Weekly Recap – Episode 27

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The Kanye West, “Drive Slow” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…

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)”