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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)”

Be in the know. 18 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. We’re Not Floating to Hell on an Oil Barrel (Bloomberg)
  2. Driving Data Tells the Story of Sheltering in Place (Barron’s)
  3. Record jump in Australian retail sales (MarketWatch)
  4. Texas Instruments Beats Earnings Expectations, Uses Financial Crisis to Set Guidance (Barron’s)
  5. Senate Passes Bill for More Small-Business Stimulus (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Escape from New York City (Wall Street Journal)
  7. Mortgage Firms Get a Reprieve on Paying Investors (New York Times)
  8. McDonald’s to give free ‘Thank You Meals’ for first responders, health care workers starting Wednesday (USA Today)
  9. Infect Everyone: How Herd Immunity Could Work for Poor Countries (Bloomberg)
  10. Lotus Is Gearing Up to Make a Car You Can Drive Every Day (Bloomberg)
  11. Larry Kudlow says oil should rebound as the economy starts to reopen (CNBC)
  12. Trump to US Navy: ‘Destroy’ Iranian gunboats that ‘harass our ships’ (Fox Business)
  13. AIMCo’s $3 Billion Volatility Trading Blunder (Institutional Investor)
  14. Expedia nearing deal to sell stake to Silver Lake and Apollo: WSJ (Street Insider)
  15. Kimberly-Clark shares rise after COVID-19 stockpiling drives earnings beat (MarketWatch)
  16. How a Mailman Still Carries On During Coronavirus (Wall Street Journal)
  17. Gucci’s Chinese Revenue up in April After Bruising First Quarter (Wall Street Journal)
  18. Peter Thiel’s Palantir Saw Coronavirus Coming. Now It Braces for the Impact. (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Oil price plunge below zero sends ‘oil tourists’ on wild ride (Reuters)
  2. Risk Parity Is Supposed to Be All Weather. That’s Not Happening. (Institutional Investor)
  3. No One: Absolutely No One: I Wonder What Phil Falcone Is Up To? (Institutional Investor)
  4. Georgia and South Carolina Will Begin To Reopen (Barron’s)
  5. Why Oil Turned Negative (Barron’s)
  6. Schumer says he believes Senate will pass small business relief bill Tuesday (CNBC)
  7. The Fed Is Buying $41 Billion of Assets Daily and It’s Not Alone (Bloomberg)
  8. Ferrari rolls out coronavirus testing to get staff ready for work. (Business Insider)
  9. Opinion: This is the one leading economic indicator stock investors should follow (MarketWatch)
  10. Less Than Zero: What Oil’s Crazy Day Means (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 30 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Seoul’s Full Cafes, Apple Store Lines Show Mass Testing Success (Bloomberg)
  2. Bank Earnings Were Terrible. It’s Time to Buy the Banks. (Barron’s)
  3. Energy Hedge Fund That Shorted Oil Sees Chance for $100 a Barrel (Bloomberg)
  4. Charlie Munger: ‘The Phone Is Not Ringing Off the Hook’ (Wall Street Journal)
  5. Opinion: Vitamin D and Coronavirus Disparities (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Opening Up America Again (CDC/White House PDF Plan)
  7. Here’s why sauerkraut and kimchi sales have surged during the coronavirus (New York Post)
  8. Coronavirus Ushered in Medicine’s Digital Revolution (Barron’s)
  9. Big Pharma Sees Its Strengths Surface ()
  10. Reasons to Gobble Up Kraft Heinz’s Battered Shares (Barron’s)
  11. 3 Former United Technologies Stocks That Are Ready to Fly (Barron’s)
  12. Union Pacific Sees Biggest Insider Stock Buy in Years (Barron’s)
  13. Trump Announces $19 Billion Relief Program for Farmers (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Here Are the Companies Getting Federal Funds for Covid Relief (Bloomberg)
  15. ‘MacGyvering’: A Modern ‘Can-Do’ Approach To Bad Situations (Wall Street Journal)
  16. Wells Fargo, J.C. Penney, Amazon.com: Stocks That Defined the Week (Wall Street Journal)
  17. Procter & Gamble Posts Biggest U.S. Sales Gain in Decades (Wall Street Journal)
  18. Leaked Research: This Drug May Be Saving COVID Patients’ Lives (Futurism)
  19. Coronavirus latest: Hong Kong shows no need for total lockdown, says study (Financial Times)
  20. The Day of Reckoning for Private Equity (Institutional Investor)
  21. Warren Buffett’s financial crisis bailouts inspired the US government’s ‘big 4’ airline rescue deals (Business Insider)
  22. Pro golf plans to be the first major sport to return during the coronavirus pandemic (CNBC)
  23. Macy’s reportedly looking to use real estate to come up with cash during coronavirus pandemic (CNBC)
  24. Fed Says It Will Disclose Borrower Information in Crisis Lending (Bloomberg)
  25. These Are the Drugs and Vaccines That Might End the Coronavirus Pandemic (Bloomberg)
  26. Google seeks to launch a debit card with banks (USA Today)
  27. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: The Key to Innovation (Farnam Street)
  28. A Primer On Reading Annual Reports (docdroid)
  29. Have Small Value Stocks Become a Bargain? (Morningstar)
  30. Gilead increases enrollment target for remdesivir trial in COVID-19 patients (Reuters)