More Tales from Nvidia: Why the AI Infrastructure Buildout Math Doesn’t Work (Issues #204!)
Position: None
New short position put on late Thursday.
From the Comments Section:
Dougie Kass
I shorted IWM at $295.67 near the close and after hours.
First time long time.
Position: Short IWM (S)
It’s an either/or market, and you’re either in the favorite names or you might own something on the expanding new lows list.
The S&P Short Range Osclllator remains overbought at 1.77% vs. 1.99%.
Postion: None
Dougie Kass
800PM
With futures -59 handles I covered my Index shorts from Thursday (Friday was a holiday!):
From Thursday:
Here are today’s things:
* Re-shorted SPY at $746.68 and QQQ at $736.53.
* Re-shorted GRNY at $27.49 and JOET at $45.57.
* Added to cannabis longs: MSOS ($4.69), MSOX (new position) and GTBIF ($7.49).
* Shorted more MS at $228.47.
Position: Long GTBIF (S), MSOS (VL), MSOX (VS); Short SPY (S), QQQ (S), GRNY (VS), JOET (VS), MS.
BY Doug Kass · Jun 18, 2026, 11:55 AM EDT
We got that rally last week, but under the surface, there are worrying trends.
Several insiders purchased just over 180,000 shares in total during mid-May, always a nice vote of confidence.
Stocks that should be rallying are instead selling off hard.
Dividend income feels like a safety net, but a portfolio that keeps paying doesn’t necessarily keep growing. Here’s what the yield doesn’t show you.
The market does not reward activity. It rewards being right at the moments that matter.