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

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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

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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?

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Thursday…

  1. China Moves to Steady Its Slowing Economic Growth (New York Times)
  2. The Earth, Wind & Fire “Shining Star” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results) (ZeroHedge)
  3. These 6 charts compare the US and China economies (CNBC)
  4. Irrational exuberance? Why last year’s stellar returns may have been a reversal of ‘excessive pessimism’ (MarketWatch)
  5. Goldman Sachs Was the Worst Dow Stock of 2018. It Was One of the Best in 2019. (Barron’s)
  6. FedEx Stock Ended 2019 With a Loss. One Director Bought Up Shares in December. (Barron’s)
  7. The highest-paid CEOs of 2019 (USA Today)
  8. The Dollar’s Losses May Just Be Getting Started (Bloomberg)
  9. Almost Everything Wall Street Expects in 2020 (Bloomberg)
  10. OPEC Output Falls as Gulf Nations Step Up Delivery of Oil Cuts (Bloomberg)
  11. This is what the Warren Buffett empire looks like, in one giant chart (MarketWatch)
  12. Treasury’s Mnuchin to head U.S. delegation to Davos conclave (Reuters)
  13. 7 Excellent Value Stocks to Buy for 2020 (Yahoo! Finance)
  14. Twilio CEO Lawson Tinkers Until Solving Customers’ Problems (Investor’s Business Daily)
  15. MAX Crashes Strengthen Resolve of Boeing to Automate Flight (Wall Street Journal)

Yahoo! Finance TV Appearance on Thursday (Video)

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The “Fly Me to the Moon” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)

This Monday I was asked on Fox Business if the Grinch would come to steal Christmas.  I laid out a number of reasons why I believed the coast was clear until year-end and what I was Continue reading “The “Fly Me to the Moon” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)”

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Christmas Eve…

  1. What the Stock Market Did Under Every President in the Last 100 Years (24/7 Wall Street)  
  2. The Grinch is Dead! (YouTube) 
  3. Berkshire Hathaway Is a Top Stock for 2020. Here’s Why. (Barron’s)  
  4. 7 Internet Stocks To Buy For 2020, According to a Veteran Tech Analyst (Barron’s)  
  5. The Top Biopharma Calendar Events to Watch Going Into 2020 ()  
  6. Why Boris Johnson will not go for a ‘hard’ Brexit, but a slow Brexit (FN London) 
  7. China to take measures to support jobs amid economic slowdown (Reuters)  
  8. Funding Secured for Tesla Shareholders (Wasll Street Journal)
  9. Bet on These 16 Value Stocks in 2020, Goldman Sachs Says (Yahoo! Finance)  
  10. Warren Buffett’s likely successor will be Geico’s next CEO — here’s how he prepared Todd Combs for the role (Business Insider)  

HFT VideoCast – Stock Market Commentary and Weekly Recap – Episode 8

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The J. Paul Getty (Energy) Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)

The J. Paul Getty (Energy) Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)

In 1965, J. Paul Getty – once the richest man in America – published his book, “How To Be Rich.”  His intent with this book was to lay out his “formula” for success and pass it on to future generations.

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Be in the know. 10 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. DuPont Has Narrowed Its Focus. Analyst Sees a Winner for 2020. (Barron’s)
  2. 8 Oil Stocks Goldman Sachs Says to Buy in 2020 (Barron’s)
  3. Stanley Druckenmiller Is Embracing Risk Again, Just ‘Timidly’ (Bloomberg)
  4. U.S. Energy Chief Shrugs Off Permian Oil Slowdown as a ‘Pause’ (Barron’s)
  5. Saturday before Christmas expected to be the biggest U.S. shopping day of 2019 (Reuters)
  6. Why Fund Managers Are Cranking Up the Risk (Institutional Investor)
  7. Trump adviser hints at next big trade deal (Fox Business)
  8. The U.S. housing market is taking off: Morning Brief (Yahoo! Finance)
  9. A Berkshire Hathaway decade in review: Here are the biggest takeaways from Warren Buffett’s annual shareholder letters (Business Insider)
  10. Dollar Is Poised to Weaken Just in Time (Bloomberg)