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)  

Be in the know. 8 key reads for Monday…

  1. Banks Get Tough on Shale Loans as Fracking Forecasts Flop (Wall Street Journal 
  2. This strategist picked two blockbuster stocks in 2019 — here’s what he likes for 2020 (MarketWatch 
  3. China to Cut Tariffs on Range of Goods Amid Push for Trade Deal (Wall Street Journal 
  4. What is the Santa Claus Rally? (USA Today 
  5. China Vows More Support for Private Sector to Stabilize Growth (Bloomberg) 
  6. Robert Shiller: A Trump effect could drive the record market rally through 2020 (CNBC 
  7. No. 1 Stock Market in Americas Forecast to Climb 15% Next Year (Yahoo! Finance)  
  8. Oil billionaire schools Elizabeth Warren on energy industry (Fox Business) 

 

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1.  Xi Jinping says ‘phase one’ trade deal benefits both US and China, seeks to sign as soon as possible (CNBC)
  2. DuPont Gets Better End of Deal (Morningstar)
  3. Lowest-rated US bonds end the year with a bang (Financial Times)
  4. Boris Johnson’s Biggest Problem: What to Do Next (Bloomberg)
  5. ‘Put all your eggs in one basket and watch the basket very carefully’: Here are 13 brilliant quotes from billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller (Business Insider)
  6. The 2010s Were the Upside-Down Decade (Barron’s)
  7. This CRISPR Stock Is A 2020 Top Pick — But Will Gene Editing Succeed? (Investor’s Business Daily)
  8. The Oil Situation (ValuePlays)
  9. The Beginning of a New Bull Market In Stocks? (All Star Charts)
  10. Consumer sentiment rises for December despite Trump’s impeachment (CNBC)
  11. How the Icahn-Ackman ‘Battle of the Billionaires’ on CNBC became a defining moment of the decade (CNBC)
  12. When Warren Buffett Thanks You for “Client Alpha” (Validea)
  13. How Vevo’s Artistic and Scientific Approach to Music Videos Is Paying Off After 10 Years (Fortune)
  14. Jim Cramer Says Democratic Debates Show How Badly China’s Xi Needs a Deal (TheStreet)
  15. Amazon Blocked Sellers From Using FedEx And Now We Know Why (Forbes)
  16. 2019 Market Strength Could Give Election-Year 2020 A Boost (Almanac Trader)
  17. The Forbes Investigation: Inside the Secret Bank Behind the Fintech Boom (Forbes)
  18. This 256-Foot Superyacht Transforms Into An Actual Submarine (Maxim)
  19. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  20. iPhone maker reportedly building secret satellite team as 5G race speeds up (FoxBusiness)

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

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

Be in the know. 8 key reads for Friday…

  1. Florida SBA’s Strategic InvestmentTeam Has It Eye on Energy (Institutional Investor)
  2. Fidelity mutual fund guru Peter Lynch: Market will be higher in 10 years (FoxBusiness)
  3. These 10 S&P 500 stocks were lousy in 2019, but they could return 40% or more in 2020 (MarketWatch)
  4. China can fulfil $40 billion U.S. farm purchase pledge: consultancy (Reuters)
  5. 3 Top Retail Picks for Stronger Than Expected Gains in 2020, With Runners-Up (24/7 Wall Street)
  6. The Secure Act Has Passed. 2 Insurance Stocks That Could Benefit. (Barron’s)
  7. There’s Still More Upside to Squeeze Out of My On-Fire Energy Picks (TheStreet)
  8. U.K. Picks Safe Hands to Lead Central Bank (Barron’s)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Thursday…

  1. 10 Undervalued Energy Stocks for 2020 (24/7 Wall Street)
  2. Biotech Stocks Are In a Position to Break Out in 2020, Analysts Say (MarketWatch)
  3. Opinion: Takeaway from Abu Dhabi money conference: So much money is looking to find a home (MarketWatch)
  4. BOJ to begin lending ETFs to prop up market liquidity (Reuters)
  5. The J. Paul Getty (Energy) Stock Market (and Sentiment Results) (ZeroHedge)
  6. Oil Stocks To Buy As Prices Rebound: Here Are U.S. Shale, Market Cap Leaders (Yahoo! Finance)
  7. Think the Dow Is OId-Fashioned? It Beat the S&P 500 Over 5 Years. (Barron’s)
  8. The Best Cars—Including Two Electric Vehicles—I Drove in 2019 ()
  9. Tesla shares close at a record high.  Next stop $420? (CNBC)
  10. ‘I couldn’t have been more wrong’: Legendary investor Stanley Druckenmiller reveals a mistake he made that cost him major market returns (Business Insider)
  11. The ‘ultimate smart money indicator’ is signalling a big move in the stock market by the end of the week (MarketWatch)
  12. China says in touch with U.S. on signing of Phase 1 trade deal (Reuters)
  13. Biotech Analysts See Deals, Drug Data Carrying 2020 Performance (Yahoo! Finance)
  14. Investors Pony Up More Than $2B for Distressed Fund (Institutional Investor)
  15. US House poised to approve USMCA trade deal (Financial Times)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. The Two Countries Dictating Oil Prices In 2020 (Yahoo! Finance)
  2. The Trade Deal Doesn’t Fix Everything. The Market Doesn’t Care. (Barron’s)
  3. Animal-Care Provider Zoetis and 6 More Companies Are Raising Dividends (Barron’s)
  4. Global Economy Shows Signs of Regained Footing (Wall Street Journal)
  5. Upbeat Chinese Economic Data Buoy Commodities (Wall Street Journal)
  6. This year’s really big rally doesn’t mean 2020 needs to be a down year, history shows (CNBC)
  7. UK unemployment falls to lowest level since 1975 (BBC)
  8. US Single-Family Building Permits Reach 12-Year High (Zero Hedge)
  9. Worst to First in 2020 (Oil Stocks)? (Yahoo! Finance)
  10. 7 Greatly Undervalued Dow Stocks for Upside and Dividends in 2020 (24/7 Wall Street)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Monday…

  1. Embattled Oil Stocks Occidental and Chesapeake See Large Insider Buys (Barron’s)
  2. Lighthizer Scores a Trifecta of Wins for Trump’s Trade Agenda (Bloomberg)
  3. A Warren Buffett Protégé on the Most Critical Thing She’s Learned About Turning Companies Around (Fortune)
  4. Opinion: There’s more upside for biotech even after 24% gains in two months (MarketWatch)
  5. Villains or visionaries? Hedge funds short companies they say ‘greenwash’ (Reuters)
  6. Fresh off election win, Boris Johnson seeks new Brexit legislation ‘before Christmas’ (MarketWatch)
  7. Stock market ‘melt-up’ coming soon: Bank of America (FoxBusiness)
  8. Bond funds revel in white-hot year for fixed income (Financial Times)
  9. Analysts: 9 Stocks Will Grow Sales The Most Next Year (Investor’s Business Daily)
  10. Barron’s Picks And Pans: Charles Schwab, Disney, Sprint, Netflix And More (Yahoo! Finance)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Biotech Stocks Are Poised to Rise in 2020, Analyst Says. Here Is His Top Pick. (Barron’s)
  2. The Pound Is Only Heading in One Direction (Bloomberg)
  3. Where Can Investors Find Value in a Long Bull Market? Here Are Our 10 Stock Picks for 2020. (Barron’s)
  4. Lachlan Murdoch Purchases ‘Beverly Hillbillies’ Mansion for Record Price (Fortune)
  5. Here’s What Every Michelin 3-Star Restaurant in the US Is Serving on New Year’s Eve (Robb Report)
  6. We Have a Trade Deal and Brexit Clarity. That’s Good News for Stocks. (Barron’s)
  7. TOP 10 concept cars of 2019 (designboom)
  8. This Mind-Blowing Mojave Desert Compound Will Train Astronauts For Life on Mars (Maxim)
  9. Fed’s Clarida Dismisses Weak Retail Sales, Says Outlook Solid (Bloomberg)
  10. Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Lead Charts: 2020 Tech Trends (ValueWalk)
  11. The Top 20 Destinations For 2020 (Forbes)
  12. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  13. China to target around 6% growth in 2020, step up state spending: sources (Reuters)
  14. U.S. Mnuchin says trade deal with China to boost global economy (Reuters)
  15. Warren Buffett said an 89-year-old carpet seller would ‘run rings around’ Fortune 500 CEOs. Here’s the remarkable story of Mrs B (Business Insider)