Be in the know. 10 key reads for Saturday…

  1. How the stock market has performed during past viral outbreaks, as epidemic locks down 16 Chinese cities (MarketWatch)
  2. Sam Zell — Strategies for High-Stakes Investing, Dealmaking, and Grave Dancing (#407) (Tim Ferriss)
  3. Sports Gambling Will Be Huge. Buy These Stocks. (Barron’s)
  4. Stocks Catch a Cold After Fed Stops Expanding Its Balance Sheet (Barron’s)
  5. Porsche’s first Super Bowl ad since 1997 features car chase with its all-electric Taycan (CNBC)
  6. EIA expects U.S. net natural gas exports to almost double by 2021 (EIA)
  7. Life is Short (safalniveshak)
  8. Seth Klarman passionately defends value investing and said its time is coming again soon (CNBC)
  9. You Can Buy Into These Sports Teams. But the Valuations Are Lofty. (Barron’s)
  10. Opinion: Here’s what the Super Bowl ‘Predictor’ sees for stocks in 2020, depending on whether the 49ers or the Chiefs win (MarketWatch)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Boeing’s Latest Setback Could Have a Silver Lining (Wall Street Journal)
  2. 4 Tech Stocks With Big Dividends (Barron’s)
  3. IBM’s Turn Might Stick (Wall Street Journal)
  4. Bulletproof 1928 Caddy once owned by Al Capone up for sale for big bucks (Fox Business)
  5. The new kings of the bond market (Financial Times)
  6. White House has started work on second round of tax cuts to boost growth, Mnuchin says (CNBC)
  7. Greta Thunberg isn’t qualified to lecture the US on climate change, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says (Business Insider)
  8. ECB launches review that will redefine its mission and tools (Reuters)
  9. Secretive Startup Promises Satellite Internet for the Masses (Bloomberg)
  10. One value strategy now favors commodity sector over techs (MarketWatch)
  11. Pound Forecasters Tune Out BOE Cut Calls to Sound Upbeat (Bloomberg)
  12. Brexit Divorce Deal Clears U.K. Parliament (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Tepper, Druckenmiller Say They’re ‘Riding’ Market Rally (Bloomberg)
  2. OPEC secretary general says oil demand has ‘upside potential’ (CNBC)
  3. Tesla and 25 Other Stock Picks from Barron’s Roundtable Panelists (Barron’s)
  4. Here’s what Elon Musk said when Jack Dorsey asked him how to fix Twitter (CNN Business)
  5. Netflix earnings, Trump speaks at Davos, IBM reports: 3 things to watch for on Tuesday (CNBC)
  6. Ex-Millennium Trader Quadruples Hedge Fund Assets to $1 Billion (Bloomberg)
  7. Emerging Markets Could Be Poised to Outperform U.S. Stocks for a Very Long Time (Barron’s)
  8. Barron’s Beat the Stock Market Last Year. Here’s How We Did It. (Barron’s)
  9. These Leaders and CEOs Will Be in Davos Next Week. What They Say May Move Markets. (Barron’s)
  10. Pharma and Biotech Aren’t Worried About Democrats’ Attacks Against Drugmakers (Barron’s)
  11. Oil’s Minnows Need to Start Earning Their Keep (Bloomberg)
  12. Intel earnings: How Intel figures in data-center recovery is key (MarketWatch)
  13. Can HBO Maintain its Dominance in the Streaming Wars? (Vanity Fair)
  14. Bob Iger — CEO and Chairman of Disney (#406) (Tim Ferriss Show)
  15. Value Investing Isn’t Dead Yet, Research Associates Argues (Institutional Investor)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Oil Companies Are Finally Pumping Out Cash. That’s Good News for Their Stocks. (Barron’s)
  2. Buy Occidental Petroleum Stock, Morgan Stanley Says. Its Dividend Is ‘Best-In-Class.’ (Barron’s)
  3. JPMorgan posts record profit in strong start to US earnings season (Financial Times)
  4. Citigroup earnings beat expectations on 49% fixed-income trading surge (CNBC)
  5. For Howard Marks, Investing Is Like a Game (Institutional Investor)
  6. Hedge fund puts $550m into technology stock option financing (Financial Times)
  7. EXCLUSIVE: JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon praises ‘phase one’ US-China trade deal (Fox Business)
  8. 2 GM engineers arrested after 100-mph Kentucky joyride in new Corvettes (USA Today)
  9. Big Commitments for China Energy/Ag Buys in Phase 1 Trade Deal (Reuters)
  10. Worry over ‘Japanification’ of the economy is overblown (Barron’s)
  11. Warren Buffett Should Buy FedEx. It’s Cheap and Elephant-Sized. (Barron’s)
  12. Xi Strikes Optimistic Tone After Riding Out Trade War With Trump (Bloomberg)

HFT VideoCast – Stock Market Commentary and Weekly Recap – Episode 11

Article referenced in VideoCast above:

The CAKE “Short Skirt, Long Jacket” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)

In this episode we cover:

  • Jobs Report
  • Rig Count
  • Harold Hamm on Oil Prices
  • General stock market commentary.
  • Hemline Indicator
  • Valueline Geometric Index – Long Term Implications
  • Positioning and sentiment.
  • Increased Guidance on tap?
  • Fed Liquidity.
  • AAII sentiment.
  • NAAIM positioning.
  • Earnings by Sectors: Energy, Gold Miners, REITs
  • S&P and Euro Stoxx 600 earnings.
  • Where to find value?  What’s Cheap?
  • India Small Caps
  • Commodities/CRB
  • Exploration & Production
  • Servicers?

Podcast – Hedge Fund Tips with Tom Hayes – Episode 2

Article referenced in podcast above:

The CAKE “Short Skirt, Long Jacket” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)

In this episode we cover:

  • Jobs Report
  • Rig Count
  • Harold Hamm on Oil Prices
  • General stock market commentary.
  • Hemline Indicator
  • Valueline Geometric Index – Long Term Implications
  • Positioning and sentiment.
  • Increased Guidance on tap?
  • Fed Liquidity.
  • AAII sentiment.
  • NAAIM positioning.
  • Earnings by Sectors: Energy, Gold Miners, REITs
  • S&P and Euro Stoxx 600 earnings.
  • Where to find value?  What’s Cheap?
  • India Small Caps
  • Commodities/CRB
  • Exploration & Production
  • Servicers?

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Thursday…

  1. China Moves to Steady Its Slowing Economic Growth (New York Times)
  2. The Earth, Wind & Fire “Shining Star” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results) (ZeroHedge)
  3. These 6 charts compare the US and China economies (CNBC)
  4. Irrational exuberance? Why last year’s stellar returns may have been a reversal of ‘excessive pessimism’ (MarketWatch)
  5. Goldman Sachs Was the Worst Dow Stock of 2018. It Was One of the Best in 2019. (Barron’s)
  6. FedEx Stock Ended 2019 With a Loss. One Director Bought Up Shares in December. (Barron’s)
  7. The highest-paid CEOs of 2019 (USA Today)
  8. The Dollar’s Losses May Just Be Getting Started (Bloomberg)
  9. Almost Everything Wall Street Expects in 2020 (Bloomberg)
  10. OPEC Output Falls as Gulf Nations Step Up Delivery of Oil Cuts (Bloomberg)
  11. This is what the Warren Buffett empire looks like, in one giant chart (MarketWatch)
  12. Treasury’s Mnuchin to head U.S. delegation to Davos conclave (Reuters)
  13. 7 Excellent Value Stocks to Buy for 2020 (Yahoo! Finance)
  14. Twilio CEO Lawson Tinkers Until Solving Customers’ Problems (Investor’s Business Daily)
  15. MAX Crashes Strengthen Resolve of Boeing to Automate Flight (Wall Street Journal)

Yahoo! Finance TV Appearance on Thursday (Video)

Watch it directly on Yahoo! Finance here

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The “Fly Me to the Moon” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)

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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) Â