In recent weeks’ articles and podcast|videocast(s) we’ve made the case that volatility will pick up in 2022 as liquidity slowly starts to come out of the market. When we laid out the case for 2021 (in January) we were expecting high teens returns for the S&P 500 coupled with low volatility (multiple pullbacks contained to 3-5%). That has borne out (and then some)… Continue reading “The Luke Bryan “Play It Again” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…”
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Unusual Options Activity – Baidu, Inc. (BIDU)
Data Source: barchart
Today some institution/fund purchased 20,180 contracts of Dec $195 strike calls (or the right to buy 2,018,000 shares of Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) at $195). The open interest was just 1,189 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity – Baidu, Inc. (BIDU)”
Insider Buying in Altice USA, Inc. (ATUS)
On Nov. 12, 2021, Raymond Svider – Director of Altice USA, Inc. (ATUS) – purchased 59,000 shares of ATUS at $16.97. His out of pocket cost was $1,001,230.
Where is money flowing today?
Data Source: Finviz
Be in the know. 20 key reads for Wednesday…
- Wells Fargo upgrades Boeing on positive risk/reward after underperformance (thefly)
- Is Japan still a value trap? (ft)
- Biden-Xi Talks a ‘Good Beginning’ to Avoid Clash, Kissinger Says (bloomberg)
- $8 Billion Takeover Offer Could Avert One of China’s Biggest Potential Corporate Failures (bloomberg)
- Stocks are set to rise 10% next year as corporate earnings continue to grow, Goldman Sachs says (businessinsider)
- UBS breaks down why beaten-down stocks will finally shine in early 2022 as high-growth names falter — but lays out why investors should make the opposite trade over the next 5 years (businessinsider)
- Who Will Be the Next Fed Chair? Here’s Why Brainard Is Gaining on Powell. (barrons)
- Baidu Posts Sharp Loss but Revenue Rises 13% on Cloud Growth (barrons)
- Brainard Is an Inflation Skeptic Who Sees Poverty Reduction as Key (barrons)
- Iran Resumes Production of Advanced Nuclear-Program Parts, Diplomats Say (wsj)
- GE Pounces on Surging Healthcare Demand With Spinoff (wsj)
- China to Ease ABS Curbs; Hui Injects Funds: Evergrande Update (bloomberg)
- Secretive Chinese Committee Draws Up List to Replace U.S. Tech (bloomberg)
- Short Sellers Giving In May Be a Bearish Signal (bloomberg)
- Goldman’s Solomon Says Market Greed Is Now Outpacing Fear (bloomberg)
- Bill Hwang Made a Huge, Secret Bank Bet Before Archegos Collapse (bloomberg)
- The Biden-Xi meeting left one big question unanswered, says analyst (cnbc)
- An investor hailed as ‘The Chinese Warren Buffett’ just revealed a $245 million stake in Berkshire Hathaway — and now counts Buffett’s company among his biggest bets (businessinsider)
- This Treasury dealer says the market has it entirely wrong on the Fed and interest rates. Here’s why. (marketwatch)
- Boeing lands 20 freighter orders, plans new conversion lines in UK, Canada (yahoo)
Insider Buying in Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER)
On Nov 15, 2021, DARA KHOSROWSHAHI – Director of Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) – purchased 200,000 shares of UBER at $44.92. His out of pocket cost was $8,984,540.
Where is money flowing today?
Data Source: Finviz
November Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey Results (Summary)
The November survey covered 388 managers with $1.2 trillion in assets under management. Continue reading “November Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey Results (Summary)”
Be in the know. 22 key reads for Tuesday…
- S. Retail Sales Jump by Most Since March, Topping Forecasts (bloomberg)
- Biden-Xi virtual meeting ends with both sides calling for more cooperation amid tensions (cnbc)
- China Looks a Lot Like Japan Did in the 1980s (bloomberg)
- Uber (UBER) CEO Buys $9 Million in Stock (streetinsider)
- Walmart Boosts Outlook as Sales Rise Despite Inflation (bloomberg)
- Home Depot Stock Is Gaining as Earnings Show People Are Still Fixing Up Homes (barrons)
- Biden’s Inflation Solution May Be Staring Him in the Face—China (barrons)
- Fund managers make their biggest bets on U.S. stocks in 8 years as growth fears recede (marketwatch)
- It’s Down to Powell or Brainard. A Fed Chair Announcement Is ‘Imminent.’ (barrons)
- Vodafone Raises Earnings and Free Cash Flow Guidance (barrons)
- Berkshire Hathaway Sells Merck Shares, Buys Royalty Pharma Stake (barrons)
- Biden, Xi Cool Down Hostilities in Virtual Meeting (wsj)
- China Posts Robust Growth in Factory Output and Consumer Spending (wsj)
- Ocean Shipping Rates Fall but Ports Are Still Jammed (wsj)
- Pfizer Moves to Allow Cheap Versions of Promising Covid Pill (bloomberg)
- China Releases 36,000-Word Document Expected to Extend Xi’s Rule (bloomberg)
- Chinese livestreamers can rake in billions of dollars in hours. How long will it last? (cnbc)
- Boeing gets 737 MAX order worth $9 billion from Akasa Air (marketwatch)
- This Is What Hedge Funds Bought And Sold In Q3: Complete 13F Summary (zerohedge)
- Goldman Sachs forecasts modest rise for S&P 500 index in 2022 (streetinsider)
- Germany suspends certification of Nord Stream 2 pipeline (ft)
- Investors lulled into ‘dreamland’ by central banks, warns Bill Gross (ft)
Where is money flowing today?
Data Source: Finviz
