Today some institution/fund purchased 10,015 contracts of August 12.50 strike calls (or the right to buy 1,001,500 shares of Antero Resources AR at $12.50). The open interest was just 170 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity”
DOW + (8 S&P 500 top weights) Earnings Estimates/Revisions
In the spreadsheet above I have tracked the earnings estimates for the DOW 30 PLUS 8 of the S&P 500 top 30 weights [that are not either included in the DOW 30 or in the top 30 weights of the Nasdaq]. The new 8 companies are at Continue reading “DOW + (8 S&P 500 top weights) Earnings Estimates/Revisions”
Hedge Fund Trade Tip – Position Idea Notification (PIN)
Be in the know. 8 key reads for Thursday…
- Twitter stock falls after light outlook, plans to phase out monthly-active-user metric (Market Watch)
- Why liberal billionaire Warren Buffett is not likely to be a big fan of the new Democratic Party war on stock buybacks (CNBC)
- Trump Loves the New Nafta. Congress Doesn’t. (New York Times)
- Theresa May’s demands to renegotiate Brexit deal rejected by EU (Business Insider)
- Tesla Cuts the Model 3 Price Again (Wall Street Journal)
- Pound Tumbles After BOE Slashes GDP Forecast, Warns Of Rising Brexit Damage (Zero Hedge)
- Trump Preparing Plan to Boost AI, 5G Technology (Wall Street Journal)
- NXP Semiconductors Falls After ‘Worse-Than-Feared’ Forecast (Bloomberg)
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AAII Sentiment Indicator
Last week we said we wanted to see an AAII sentiment reading ~40 in order to lighten up longs and add some shorts: https://www.hedgefundtips.com/aaii-sentiment-indicator-4/#more-703. This morning we got that read Continue reading “AAII Sentiment Indicator”
Unusual Options Activity
Today some institution/fund purchased 8,532 contracts of March 97.5 strike puts (or the right to short 853,200 shares of Texas Instruments TXN at $97.5). The open interest was just 509 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity”
Insider Buying
Hedge Fund Trade Tip – Position Idea Notification (PIN)
Be in the know. 7 key reads for Wednesday…
- EU now sees Brexit unstoppable, aims to avert ‘fiasco’ (Reuters)
- Tom Brady Really Is Bad for Your Portfolio? (Wall Street Journal)
- 5 Stocks on Goldman Sachs Conviction List With Massive Upside Potential (24/7 Wall Street)
- Aussie set for biggest drop in a year on central bank swerve (Street Insider)
- Profit margins may be starting to erode because of rising costs (CNBC)
- Walt Disney gooses profits with jacked-up ticket prices at parks (New York Post)
- Snap Stems the Flood of Users Leaving Its App (New York Times)
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European (Stoxx 600) Earnings UP year on year (update)
source: Thomson Reuters
With all of the pessimism about European earnings/economy, the facts are that they are UP year on year. So far Q4 2018 earnings (of those 74 reported) Continue reading “European (Stoxx 600) Earnings UP year on year (update)”