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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)

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

In 1965, J. Paul Getty – once the richest man in America – published his book, “How To Be Rich.”  His intent with this book was to lay out his “formula” for success and pass it on to future generations.

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Unusual Options Activity – Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (CLUB)

Data Source: barchart

Today some institution/fund purchased 504 contracts of June $2.5 strike calls (or the right to buy 50,400 shares of Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (CLUB) at $2.50). The open interest was just 137 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity – Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (CLUB)”