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Unusual Options Activity – Carnival Corporation & Plc (CCL)

Data Source: barchart

Today some institution/fund purchased 15,220 contracts of April $20 strike calls (or the right to buy 1,522,000 shares of Carnival Corporation & Plc (CCL) at $20). The open interest was just 3,773 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity – Carnival Corporation & Plc (CCL)”

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. 10 Big Financial Stocks at Deep Discounts to Book Value (24/7 Wall Street)
  2. Stocks Rally, Driven by Bank and Energy Sectors (Wall Street Journal)
  3. The Federal Aviation Administration has certified General Electric’s GE9X engine for commercial flight (Barron’s)
  4. Trump-Biden debate could be an ‘important catalyst’ for investors, Goldman says, as its strategists remain ‘pro-risk’ (MarketWatch)
  5. It’s not too late to buy into the rebound, according to one strategist (CNBC)
  6. 5 charts show how much the U.S. and Chinese economies depend on each other (CNBC)
  7. Goldman Sachs says higher real yields ‘exacerbated’ the stock market sell-off (Business Insider)
  8. House Democrats roll out new $2.2 trillion stimulus plan that includes $600 federal unemployment benefits and a 2nd round of $1,200 direct payments (Business Insider)
  9. Stock Boom Gets Even Better for Banks (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Hot Stocks Molson Coors, Coca-Cola enter agreement to bring Topo Chico Hard Seltzer to U.S. (The Fly)
  11. 2021 Ford F-150 sets class tow rating record (FoxNews)
  12. Research Affiliates Finds No Value Explanation for ‘Exorbitantly Priced’ Tech Stocks (Institutional Investor)
  13. Navigating Q4 2020: Paul Tudor Jones’ 10 Investing Rules (ZeroHedge)
  14. 4 Small-Cap Energy Stocks With Healthier Balance Sheets (Barron’s)
  15. Mondelez Has Oreos. What More Does It Need to Thrive Even After the Pandemic? (Barron’s)
  16. Tampa Bay Lightning Win Stanley Cup After Season Played in Quarantine (Bloomberg)
  17. What to Expect at the First Presidential Debate of the 2020 Election (Barron’s)
  18. Here’s how the stock market tends to perform after the first presidential debates (MarketWatch)
  19. Safe havens are performing like ‘insurance that covers just one bedroom in the house,’ says JP Morgan (MarketWatch)
  20. Investors Remain Jittery After Biggest Equities Outflows Since March (Institutional Investor)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Monday…

  1. What the Election Means for Industrial Stocks. Hint: Rotation (Barron’s)
  2. New 72-Year Study Reveals Where Stocks Are Headed (Investor’s)
  3. Wanted in Covid-19 Fight: ‘Superdonors’ of Convalescent Plasma (Wall Street Journal)
  4. China’s Export Machine Looks Inward as Global Risks Rise (Wall Street Journal)
  5. U.S. Sets Export Controls on China’s Top Chip Maker (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Chinese Companies Head Home to Raise Money, as Beijing’s Relations With U.S. Fray (Wall Street Journal)
  7. Small Firms Less Apocalyptic as 60% See Survival Past Six Months (Bloomberg)
  8. Sustainable Footwear Maker Allbirds Lands $100 Million in Funding (Wall Street Journal)
  9. A Bet on Europe Is a Bet on Drugs, Against Tech (Wall Street Journal)
  10. US presidential debate will be more of a ‘key driver’ for markets than the next jobs report, one strategist says (BusinessInsider)
  11. HSBC shares rebound after China’s Ping An increases its stake (Financial Times)
  12. University of North Texas Team Use Advanced Supercomputers to Improve Remdesivir Effectiveness (TrialSiteNews)
  13. There are four coronavirus vaccines in late-stage studies — here’s how they differ (MarketWatch)
  14. Check out the Mustang Mach-E, Ford’s electric SUV (MarketWatch)
  15. Hedge funds race to cover crude short positions: Kemp (Reuters)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Sunday…

  1. The Glass Is More Than Half Full (yardeni)
  2. Early Covid Treatments Could Be a ‘Bridge’ to Vaccine (Bloomberg)
  3. Exclusive: U.S. shale producer Devon in talks to acquire peer WPX (Reuters)
  4. China’s industrial profits grow for fourth straight month (Reuters)
  5. S&P 500 October Gains Frequently Precede Presidential Incumbent Party Victories (Almanac Trader)
  6. Say Hello To The One-Of-One Ferrari Omologata (Forbes)
  7. The Pandemic Plutocrats: How Covid Is Creating New Fintech Billionaires (Forbes)
  8. Trump nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court (Fox Business)
  9. Pedro Earp on the Business of Beer (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  10. Altria Group (MO) Stock Is Remarkably Cheap; Buying Opportunity For Income Investors (InsiderMonkey)
  11. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  12. First Drive: Why Aston Martin’s New Vantage Roadster May Be Its Most Fun Model Yet (Robb Report)
  13. Conor McGregor Says He Will Fight Manny Pacquiao in 2021 (Maxim)
  14. What’s Going On With Brexit? (CFR)
  15. The Invention Of Paper Money (NPR Planet Money)
  16. The Most Popular Halloween Candy in Each State (Mental Floss)
  17. Natural Gas Will Rule The US Energy Market For Decades (OilPrice)
  18. The Economy’s OK Without More Federal Aid, Says Fed’s James Bullard (CIO)
  19. Boeing Is Now a Conviction Buy, Says Goldman Sachs (CIO)
  20. How I Built Resilience: John Zimmer of Lyft (podcast)

Be in the know. 25 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Is another Executive Order coming?  Presidential Spending Discretion and Congressional Controls (Duke Law)
  2. Dan Loeb: Q2 2020 – Invest In ‘Compounders’, But Only At An Attractive Entry Point (Acquirers Multiple)
  3. This Cloud Company Might Not Be as Flashy as Zoom. But Its Stock Could Have Plenty of Upside. (Barron’s)
  4. Fed Shot Its Own ‘Elephant Gun’ Before Buffett Got the Chance (Bloomberg)
  5. There Is No Size Effect: Daily Edition (AQR)
  6. Negativity Is Not an Investment Strategy (awealthofcommonsense)
  7. “more than half the racial gap in individual stock ownership has disappeared essentially overnight.” (thereformedbroker)
  8. The Spiral of Silence (Farnam Street)
  9. What Makes Great Companies Great (Novel Investor)
  10. Value, Margin Of Safety, & The Art Of Doing Nothing (Advisor Perspectives)
  11. Deal Synergies Should Lift This Southern Bank (Barron’s)
  12. Investors Can Trade All Kinds of Commodities–Including Water (Barron’s)
  13. 10 Stocks to Buy as the Health-Care Revolution Races Ahead, According to Experts (Barron’s)
  14. Wealthy Investors Sold U.S. Stocks as Market Roared Back From Covid-19 Lows (Barron’s)
  15. Trump Plans to Nominate Amy Coney Barrett to Fill Supreme Court Vacancy (Wall Street Journal)
  16. Novavax stock soars after start of late-stage COVID-19 vaccine trial (New York Post)
  17. Covid Doctors Find a Turning Point in Life-Threatening Cases (Bloomberg)
  18. Wall Street economists are getting fed up with the government’s inability to agree upon more stimulus (Business Insider)
  19. US can stage ‘full recovery’ by end of 2020 with blockbuster 4th quarter, St. Louis Fed president says (Business Insider)
  20. Wall Street’s biggest 5 stocks by value are on track for their worst month ever (MarketWatch)
  21. U.S. Durable-Goods Orders Rise for Fourth Straight Month (Wall Street Journal)
  22. Contrarian Money Manager Didn’t Always Bet Against Crowd (Wall Street Journal)
  23. The Business and Pleasure of Dining Out (Wall Street Journal)
  24. Bosch pushes into Covid-19 market with rapid test (Financial Times)
  25. Anthony Hopkins: ‘Act as if it is impossible to fail’ (Financial Times)