Be in the know. 32 key reads for Saturday…

  1. 42 Bargains in a Pricey Market (Barron’s)
  2. Pfizer Vaccine Granted Priority Review for Full U.S. Approval (Bloomberg)
  3. 2 Undervalued Stocks With Sturdy Dividends (Morningstar)
  4. Mortgage-Refinancing Costs Expected to Fall as Fannie, Freddie Drop Fee (Wall Street Journal)
  5. Bill Miller 2Q 2021 Market Letter (Miller Value)
  6. Charlie Munger: 11 Intelligent Things To Do (CMQ)
  7. Intel’s Potential Merger With GlobalFoundries Is a Smart Deal. Here’s Why. (Barron’s)
  8. Japan Becomes a Hotbed of Investor Activism After a Win at Toshiba (Barron’s)
  9. Krispy Kreme’s Largest Shareholder Bought More Stock (Barron’s)
  10. How to Fight and Win the Semiconductor War (Barron’s)
  11. Big Contrarian Investor Sold Apple, Microsoft Stock, Bought Pfizer and Merck (Barron’s)
  12. The 5G Rollout Is Just Beginning. And AT&T Has to Convince Consumers of the Magic. (Barron’s)
  13. Walgreens, Cummins Raise Their Payouts in a Busy Week for Dividend Increases (Barron’s)
  14. Higher June Retail Sales Bolsters U.S. Recovery (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Demand for loan ETFs ‘skyrockets’ as inflation worries intensify (Financial Times)
  16. ‘Strange’ bond reaction to US inflation data puzzles investors (Financial Times)
  17. Replacing Powell Would Be an Unforced Error (Bloomberg)
  18. The UBI Skeptics May Be Right (Bloomberg)
  19. Some investors are betting big on Chinese tech despite Cathie Wood’s warning of a ‘valuation reset’ (Business Insider)
  20. China tech stocks are on sale — one key level to watch if you’re considering buying (CNBC)
  21. Yellen Says China Trade Deal Has ‘Hurt American Consumers’ (New York Times)
  22. Iran’s Nuclear Advances Complicate Biden’s Bid to Revive 2015 Deal (Wall Street Journal)
  23. Jack Dorsey says Square will launch bitcoin DeFi platform (Financial Times)
  24. China Wants a Chip Machine From the Dutch. The U.S. Said No. (Wall Street Journal)
  25. Want to Buy a Luxury Watch? Read These 7 Pro Tips First (Wall Street Journal)
  26. OPEC+ Calls Meeting for Sunday After Progress Toward Deal (Bloomberg)
  27. Bill Priest’s outlook for the market: ‘The demand side of the economy is going to be very strong’ (Foxx Business)
  28. Netflix is trying to beat competitors by adding video games (CNN Business)
  29. Think Rates Have to Rise For Value to Advance? That is ‘Absolutely Not True,’ Says Cliff Asness (Institutional Investor)
  30. 4 Energy Stocks That Have Just Turned Cheap (Morningstar)
  31. Dealing With Mistakes (Neckar)
  32. Bill Nygren Market Commentary | 2Q21 (Oakmark Funds)

Be in the know. 17 key reads for Friday…

  1. Move Over, Aristocrats. Meet the Dividend Kings. (Barron’s)
  2. 5 Ultra-Safe Dividend Stocks to Buy Now as a Market Correction May Have Started (24/7 Wall Street)
  3. Look for Health Stocks to Stop Lagging, Start Leading (Wall Street Journal)
  4. Emerging-Market Investors Are Immune to New Covid Threat—for Now (Barron’s)
  5. Bond King Jeff Gundlach says there is a simple reason Treasury yields are so low even as inflation surges (MarketWatch)
  6. There’s a New Growth Area in Tech. Pay Attention to These Stocks. (Barron’s)
  7. Intel Is in Talks to Buy GlobalFoundries for $30 Billion: Report (Barron’s)
  8. A Chip Peak Like No Other (Wall Street Journal)
  9. Wall Street Opens Back Up to Oil and Gas—but Not for Drilling (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Fed’s Powell Concedes Anxiety About Higher Inflation but Resists Policy Shift (Wall Street Journal)
  11. TSMC Expects Auto-Chip Shortage to Abate This Quarter (Wall Street Journal)
  12. The U.S. Housing Market Is Losing Some of Its ‘Frenzy,’ as More Homes List for Sale (Wall Street Journal)
  13. As U.S. Home Prices Surge, American Buyers Set Their Sights on Europe (Wall Street Journal)
  14. As U.S. Home Prices Surge, American Buyers Set Their Sights on Europe (Wall Street Journal)
  15. The Reassuring Data on the Delta Variant (Wall Street Journal)
  16. Gain in U.S. Retail Sales Underscores Solid, Steady Consumer (Bloomberg)
  17. Citigroup Is Closing in on Peers in One Key Way (Wall Street Journal)

Unusual Options Activity – Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA)

Data Source: barchart

Today some institution/fund purchased 4,066 contracts of Jan 2022 $275 strike calls (or the right to buy 406,600 shares of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) at $275). The open interest was just 1,183 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity – Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA)”

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Alibaba and Tencent Consider Opening Up Their ‘Walled Gardens’ (Wall Street Journal)
  2. How This Top Financial Advisor Lured $270 Billion In Assets (Investor’s Business Daily)
  3. AMC Stock Has Given Up Most of Its Gains Since June (Barron’s)
  4. China Is on Track to Meet Its Growth Target for 2021. What to Know. (Barron’s)
  5. Taiwan Semiconductor Reports 11% Profit Rise and Sees Strong Chip Demand (Barron’s)
  6. Netflix Gaming Plan Clashes With Meme Stock GameStop (Barron’s)
  7. Businesses See Above-Average Price Increases, Worry About Lingering Inflation, Fed Beige Book Says (Wall Street Journal)
  8. Wells Fargo Emerges From Pandemic Slump (Wall Street Journal)
  9. Citigroup Profit Soars as Consumers Rebound (Wall Street Journal)
  10. OPEC Reaches Compromise With U.A.E. Over Oil Production (Wall Street Journal)
  11. Powell Says Fed Still Expects Inflation to Ease (Wall Street Journal)
  12. Powell: Progress toward full employment, 2% inflation is “still a ways off,” hinting Fed may not be on verge of cutting bond-buying stimulus (USA Today)
  13. NHL offseason tracker: Analyzing the moves in what promises to be a busy offseason (USA Today)
  14. New York Manufacturing Expands at Record Pace, Price Gauge Rises (Bloomberg)
  15. Aston Martin’s Upcoming Valhalla Supercar Tops Out at 217 Miles Per Hour (Bloomberg)
  16. Moderna Looks at Potential of mRNA to Fight Flu, Cancer, HIV (Bloomberg)
  17. Netflix Plans to Offer Video Games in Push Beyond Films, TV (Bloomberg)
  18. 19 dividend stocks to help you combat inflation (MarketWatch)
  19. Citigroup Is Closing in on Peers in One Key Way (Wall Street Journal)
  20. Cliff Asness Is Back Doing What He Does Best: Defending Value (Bloomberg)