Tag: Value Investor

The AC/DC “Back in Black” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…

This week we chose AC/DC’s “Back in Black” as our theme song for the Stock Market.  Of the major indices, so far the Nasdaq is the first one to make it out of the Red and Back in Black: Continue reading “The AC/DC “Back in Black” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…”

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. A Tiff A Tariff. The Energy Report (Phil Flynn)
  2. The Tiny Bank That Got Pandemic Aid to 100,000 Small Businesses New York Times)
  3. ‘Welcome to the age of copper’: Why the coronavirus pandemic could spark a red metal rally (CNBC)
  4. Low Expectations for Tomorrow: Bank Dividends in Peril With Crisis Veterans Warning of Trouble (Bloomberg)
  5. Mnuchin Says U.S. May Emerge From Recession by End of Year (Bloomberg)
  6. Sweden’s Covid Expert Says ‘World Went Mad’ With Lockdowns (Bloomberg)
  7. The US could slam tariffs on $3.1 billion of European goods, with products like olives, beer, gin, and planes on the list. (Business Insider)
  8. Hospitals must disclose actual prices for tests and procedures, court rules (MarketWatch)
  9. Dell Explores Spinoff of $50 Billion Stake in VMware (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Global Economy Shows Signs of Pulling Out of Its Slump (Wall Street Journal)
  11. Treasury Dept. May Consider Extending Tax Filing Deadline a Second Time (Wall Street Journal)
  12. The Coronavirus Savings Glut (Wall Street Journal)
  13. Housing Market’s Green Shoots (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Property Owner Simon Sees Buying Tenants as a Way to Boost Malls (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Walt Disney (DIS) PT Raised to $135 at Morgan Stanley as the Firm Envisions ESPN DTC Product (Street Insider)
  16. China has picked up its ‘game’ on trade with U.S., Trump adviser says (Reuters)
  17. The housing market rebound continues (Yahoo! Finance)
  18. Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor by Seth Klarman, (Capital Allocators)
  19. Record number of US companies seek relief on loan terms (Financial Times)
  20. Barron’s on MarketWatch: Japan discovers the problem with yield-curve control — that it works too well (MarketWatch)

The Carly Pearce “I Hope You’re Happy Now” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…

Our Stock Market theme song for this week is, “I Hope You’re Happy Now” by Country Star – Carly Pearce.  The applicable lyrics we’ll dissect this week are as follows: Continue reading “The Carly Pearce “I Hope You’re Happy Now” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…”

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Mortgage demand from homebuyers amazes again, now up 13% annually despite rising rates (CNBC)
  2. The Rally in Cyclical Stocks Is Just Getting Started. Citi, Chevron, and 38 Other Stocks to Play the Rebound. (Barron’s)
  3. AMC to reopen theaters globally in July (CNBC)
  4. Six things to watch at the Federal Reserve meeting (Financial Times)
  5. Why Occidental Stock May Have More Upside (Barron’s)
  6. Hong Kong’s dollar peg faces new scrutiny as security law looms (Financial Times)
  7. Value and growth investments gap at 25-year high (Financial Times)
  8. BofA Securities Upgrades Occidental Petroleum (OXY) to Buy; ‘Moving up the risk curve’ (Street Insider)
  9. Gundlach Warns Rising Rates May Lead Fed to Yield-Curve Control (Yahoo! Finance)
  10. 3 Ways to Play the Most Hated Stock Market Rally in History (Barron’s)
  11. Coronavirus Obliterated Best African-American Job Market on Record (Wall Street Journal)
  12. Hassett Sees Another Stimulus Bill From Congress Before August Recess (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. OPEC+ Agrees to Extend Output Cuts as Quota Cheats Offer Penance (Bloomberg)
  2. Selloff reminiscent of an older bear market: Oakmark’s Nygren (CNBC)
  3. A Booming Stock Market Could Come Back to Bite the Recovery (Bloomberg)
  4. Can Big Business Fix Racial Injustice? It Has to Try. (Barron’s)
  5. 3 Stocks That Could Benefit When Dining Out Returns (Barron’s)
  6. Here are the 10 most under and overbought S&P 500 stocks, according to Goldman (MarketWatch)
  7. How the U.S. dollar’s ‘almost silent slide’ is juicing the stock-market rally (MarketWatch)
  8. These stocks rose by double digits Friday as underperforming sectors bounced back (MarketWatch)
  9. American Airlines stock adds to its tally of records with a weekly gain of over 75% (MarketWatch)
  10. Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp to spend over $115 million to address ‘economic and racial inequities’ (MarketWatch)
  11. Antibody Drugs Could Help Curb the Pandemic. What Investors Need to Know. (Barron’s)
  12. Occidental Stock Rockets 30% Higher (Barron’s)
  13. Amid U.S.-China Tensions, Active Managers Are Buying (Barron’s)
  14. U.S. Unemployment Rate Fell to 13.3% in May (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Home Prices Are Rising, Along With Post-Lockdown Demand (New York Times)
  16. Bears Thwarted Again by Stock Market That Believes in Recovery (Bloomberg)
  17. These 25 Photos Show Why Things Were Designed The Way They Were (Fetch Sport)
  18. Meet the estate agents turning themselves into superstars (Financial Times)
  19. The Art of Being Alone (Farnam Street)
  20. Jamie Dimon: Fed is bringing out the bazooka (YouTube)

The Morgan Wallen “Chasin’ You” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…

This week’s Stock Market theme song is Morgan Wallen’s “Chasin’ You.”  Managers who were dramatically underweight equities – and missed the rally – were reluctantly forced to succumb to Morgan’s lyrics this week. They scrambled to gain equity exposure and chased the stock market rally: Continue reading “The Morgan Wallen “Chasin’ You” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…”