June Monthly Roundup: The Market Stumbled in June. The Portfolio Didn’t.
As we extended our lead over the S&P 500, we locked in big gains on several positions, added to new holdings and made other buys.
Financial Services Shorts
I am now short C ($C) and JPM ($JPM) against my private equity longs ($BX), ($KKR) and ($APOL)
Positions: Long BX S KKR S APOL S; Short C S JPM S.
We’re Adding This Under-the-Radar AI Infrastructure Play
The company’s products are a necessary ingredient for AI infrastructure.
VIDEO: Micron’s $100B Deals, ‘Irrational Exuberance’ and the Market’s Next Move
We like the rash of bank dividend increases, but remain focus on the engine driving them.
Oil Falls to Pre-War Levels: 8 Key Items Shaping the Stock Market Thursday
Micron’s blowout earnings, May PCE, Bank dividend announcements, and other headlines are moving stocks this morning.
More Reasons to Pay Attention to Micron’s Earnings and Guidance
SK Hynix is teeing up a U.S. IPO, and it stands to benefit these two holdings.
Is This Just the Latest Example of Algorithmic Overshoot?
Let’s get real about South Korea’s wild market swings, a new ADR listing, oil’s decline, the DJIA, and what I’m seeing from the S&P 500.
The Reversal in Financials (Part Deux)
The “reversal” in financials continues:
* JPMorgan ($JPM) -$5.30 after being +$6. Wally Deemer confirmed to me a possible downside day if things stay the same
* Short Morgan Stanley ($MS) is about even on the day after being +$5 in the early going (added $228.47)
* Short Goldman Sachs ($GS) is +$4 after being +$26 (added at $1,119)
* American Express ($AXP) -$2 after being +$7
And so on and so forth…
Position: Short GS (VS), MS (VS)
Added to Index Shorts
I added to index shorts as the market makes a high for the day:
* $SPY $746.83
* $QQQ $738.73
Proximate reasons: extended memory stocks (moving to Ludacris Speed!) and the outside day to the downside in JPMorgan ($JPM).
Position: Short SPY (S), QQQ (S)