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)…”

The Grace Potter “Falling or Flying” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…

This week’s pick for “theme song of the week” – to embody the sentiment of the Stock Market – is Grace Potter’s “Falling or Flying.”  After a 6% intra-week drawdown last week, this week we’ve made up for lost ground, and more…

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Be in the know. 30 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Wall to Wall: Warren Buffett Airline Stock Dump Analysis (OANN)
  2. Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris sees oil at $100 in 18 months, says he would buy airlines (CNBC)
  3. Global Equities Are Higher After Trump Says Economy Must Reopen (Barron’s)
  4. Why BlackRock says it’s time to reduce the government bonds, and take on more risk, in your portfolio (MarketWatch)
  5. Gilead Lays Out Plan to Produce Remdesivir (Barron’s)
  6. 22 Beaten-Down IPOs That Are Worth a Second Look (Barron’s)
  7. 10 High-Yielding Energy Bonds Are Worth a Look (Barron’s)
  8. Oil Stocks Have Rebounded, But Can Still Go Higher (Barron’s)
  9. Trump Eyes New Tax Cuts for Next Stimulus Package (New York Times)
  10. What going to the mall will be like as coronavirus restrictions are lifted (New York Post)
  11. Ferrari Touts “Strong Order Book”, Expects To Outperform In 2H 2020 (ZeroHedge)
  12. CVS Health revenue rose 8% as customers rushed to buy essentials; shares up (CNBC)
  13. This cruise stock may be a ‘short-term opportunity’ despite 80% drop, trader says (CNBC)
  14. US investors have piled $1 trillion into cash during coronavirus lockdown, but UBS says ‘rushing to the exits’ and abandoning the markets is not the answer. (Business Insider)
  15. ADP says 20.2 million private-sector jobs lost in April during coronavirus pandemic (MarketWatch)
  16. AbbVie (ABBV), Allergan (AGN) Merger Cleared by FTC (StreetInsider)
  17. Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld Tops Colbert, Kimmel and Other Late-Night Hosts in Ratings (Yahoo! Finance)
  18. Buy Boeing Stock, Analyst Says. The 737 MAX Will Become a Cash Provider. (Yahoo! Finance)
  19. Shanghai Disneyland to reopen with coronavirus social distancing measures in place (Fox Business)
  20. Election Betting Odds (electionbettingodds)
  21. Nio More Than Doubles Deliveries In April As Domestic Economy Limps Back To Normalcy (Benzinga)
  22. Why Home Prices Are Rising During the Pandemic (Wall Street Journal)
  23. Your genes could determine whether coronavirus puts you in the hospital — and we’re starting to unravel which ones matter (MarketWatch)
  24. Ken Griffin’s Shutdown Playbook Kept Him on Top of Markets (Bloomberg)
  25. Instacart Wasn’t Ready to Become an Essential Service Overnight (Bloomberg)
  26. Netflix Won’t Share Crucial Data, So TV Producers Are Piecing It Together Themselves (Bloomberg)
  27. One-Man Hedge Fund Gains 56% With Virus-Resistant Tech Bets (Bloomberg)
  28. Hertz Lenders Postpone Financial Reckoning (Wall Street Journal)
  29. Property Investors See Fiber-Optic Cables as ‘Railroads of the Future’ (Wall Street Journal)
  30. Oil Prices Extend Rebound, Boosted by Demand Hopes (Wall Street Journal)

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)