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The Earth, Wind & Fire “Shining Star” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)

In 1975, Earth, Wind & Fire released their famous song entitled, “Shining Star.”  The salient lyrics – as they relate to the Stock Market in this week’s note are:

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Be in the know. 15 key reads for New Year’s Day…

  1. Three Neglected Parts of the Stock Market That Could Win in 2020 (Barron’s)
  2. How investors see 2020 shaping up in US financial markets (Financial Times)
  3. Stock Market Caps Bullish Year With Modest Gains; Which Sectors Will Lead In 2020? (Investor’s Business Daily)
  4. Steve Cohen one of few bright spots in bad year for hedge funds (New York Post)
  5. Chill, It Might Not Be That Bad: The Optimist’s Guide to 2020 (Bloomberg)
  6. India Stocks Rise as Investors Bank on Economic Recovery in 2020 (Bloomberg)
  7. Oil Caps Strongest Year Since 2016 on OPEC Cuts, Trade Truce (Bloomberg)
  8. UK is set to exit the EU next month: Here are some important Brexit-related dates of 2020 (CNBC)
  9. Warren Buffett turned down a chance to buy Tiffany’s (Business Insider)
  10. 11 Top Merrill Lynch Stock Picks for 2020 (24/7 Wall Street)
  11. Here are the best and worst Dow and S&P 500 stocks of 2019 (MarketWatch)
  12. These are the 20 best-performing stocks of the past decade, and some of them will surprise you (MarketWatch)
  13. These 10 S&P 500 stocks were lousy in 2019, but they could return 40% or more in 2020 (MarketWatch)
  14. Dow, Exxon Mobil and IBM top the ‘Dogs of the Dow’ list as 2019 ends (MarketWatch)
  15. Oil analysts bet on modest price gains in 2020 as supply shrinks: Reuters poll (Yahoo! Finance)

Unusual Options Activity – Range Resources Corporation (RRC)

Data Source: barchart

Today some institution/fund purchased 732 contracts of June $5 strike calls (or the right to buy 73,200 shares of Range Resources Corporation (RRC) at $5). The open interest was just 355 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity – Range Resources Corporation (RRC)”

Be in the know. 8 key reads for Monday…

  1. Analysts: These Beat-Up Stocks Will Gush Big Gains In 2020 (Investor’s Business Daily)
  2. China boosts lending to small businesses despite risk (Financial Times)
  3. Barron’s Picks And Pans: Applied Materials, Boeing, Travelers And More (Yahoo! Finance)
  4. US Goods Trade Deficit Shrinks To 27 Month Low (ZeroHedge)
  5. The 10 Stocks With the Biggest Comebacks of 2019 (Barron’s)
  6. IBM Bet Everything on an Acquisition in 2019. Now They Need To Grow Again. (Barron’s)
  7. Is QE4 Underway? One Veteran Banking Analyst Says ‘Yes’ (Street Insider)
  8. The Best—and Worst—Company Stocks in the Dow This Year (MarketWatch)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Biotech Is Market Front-Runner Heading Into Election Year (Wall Street Journal)
  2. Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Tom Steyer, Daniel Och, Netflix Inc (NFLX), Antares Pharma Inc (ATRS), and More ()
  3. Oil Posts Longest Run of Weekly Gains Since April on Crude Draw (Bloomberg)
  4. The best investment of the decade turned $1 into $90,000 ()
  5. Tech That Will Change Your Life in 2020 (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Stock Market Forecast 2020: Clear Skies From Fed, China Trade, But Election Clouds Loom (Investor’s Business Daily)
  7. The 25 Most Popular Robb Report Stories of 2019 (Robb Report)
  8. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  9. 4 Dirty Little Secrets You Need To Know About Successful People (Forbes)
  10. US Oil Rig Count Falls In Last Week Of 2019 (Yahoo! Finance)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Friday…

  1. Big Investors Showing Love to Gas Fields Others Shun (Wall Street Journal)
  2. 3 Losing Sectors That Could Bounce Back in 2020 (Barron’s)
  3. 36 Corvettes, Hidden for Years in a Garage, Will Be Given Away (New York Times)
  4. My appearance on Yahoo! Finance TV yesterday (Yahoo! Finance)
  5. Royal Dutch Shell is a top stock for 2020. This is why. (Barron’s)
  6. The Future for FedEx, UPS, and Other Shippers Isn’t as Bleak as It Looks (Barron’s)
  7. Exxon Mobil Stock Was Out of Step With Energy Investors in 2019 (Barron’s)
  8. Stocks Hit Fresh Highs as Nasdaq Crosses 9000 (Wall Street Journal)
  9. Charter Schools Keep Tabs on Grads to Keep Them in College (Wall Street Journal)
  10. The stock market boom may just be getting started — Citi sees 90% odds that equities will rip higher in 2020 (Business Insider)
  11. Oil Trades Near Three-Month High on Signs of Shrinking Supplies (Bloomberg)
  12. Why this 10-year-old bull market is actually a one-year-old (Yahoo! Finance)