Be in the know. 15 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Kobe Bryant’s Last Great Interview (YouTube)
  2. How Amazon Keeps Defying Gravity (New York Times)
  3. February’s First Trading Day: DJIA & NASDAQ up 76.2% of the Time Last 21 Years (Almanac Trader)
  4. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  5. Inside big tech’s quest for human-level A.I. (Fortune)
  6. Fed’s Clarida: U.S. economy in good place, coronavirus a ‘wildcard’ (Reuters)
  7. Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Jamie Dinan, Ray Dalio, Israel Englander, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (APD), Cidara Therapeutics Inc (CDTX), and More (Insider Monkey)
  8. The First Action-Packed ‘Fast and Furious 9’ Trailer Is Here (Men’s Journal)
  9. This American-Made Supercar Could Make History With a Win at Le Mans (Maxim)
  10. Hedge Fund Tips – Episode 15 – VideoCast. Stock Market Commentary. (ZeroHedge)
  11. Using Fiscal Stimulus To Stave Off A Recession (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  12. The Big Question Hanging Over China’s Virus Attack: How Long Before Containment? (Barron’s)
  13. Barron’s Picks And Pans: Intel, Johnson & Johnson, T-Mobile And More (Yahoo! Finance)
  14. Why hedge funds are still searching for the next big thing (Financial Times)
  15. 4 Bargains to Be Found Among Stocks Hit by Coronavirus Fears (Barron’s)

“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)…”

HFT VideoCast – Stock Market Commentary and Weekly Recap – Episode 11

Article referenced in VideoCast above:

The CAKE “Short Skirt, Long Jacket” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)

In this episode we cover:

  • Jobs Report
  • Rig Count
  • Harold Hamm on Oil Prices
  • General stock market commentary.
  • Hemline Indicator
  • Valueline Geometric Index – Long Term Implications
  • Positioning and sentiment.
  • Increased Guidance on tap?
  • Fed Liquidity.
  • AAII sentiment.
  • NAAIM positioning.
  • Earnings by Sectors: Energy, Gold Miners, REITs
  • S&P and Euro Stoxx 600 earnings.
  • Where to find value?  What’s Cheap?
  • India Small Caps
  • Commodities/CRB
  • Exploration & Production
  • Servicers?

Podcast – Hedge Fund Tips with Tom Hayes – Episode 2

Article referenced in podcast above:

The CAKE “Short Skirt, Long Jacket” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)

In this episode we cover:

  • Jobs Report
  • Rig Count
  • Harold Hamm on Oil Prices
  • General stock market commentary.
  • Hemline Indicator
  • Valueline Geometric Index – Long Term Implications
  • Positioning and sentiment.
  • Increased Guidance on tap?
  • Fed Liquidity.
  • AAII sentiment.
  • NAAIM positioning.
  • Earnings by Sectors: Energy, Gold Miners, REITs
  • S&P and Euro Stoxx 600 earnings.
  • Where to find value?  What’s Cheap?
  • India Small Caps
  • Commodities/CRB
  • Exploration & Production
  • Servicers?

The CAKE “Short Skirt, Long Jacket” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)

In 2001, the band CAKE released their hit song, “Short Skirt, Long Jacket.”  If you replace the word “girl” for “stock market” (in the lyrics below) you’ll see the commonalities with today’s investor. Continue reading “The CAKE “Short Skirt, Long Jacket” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)”

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