Oil Prices Continue to Fall: 8 Key Items Shaping the Stock Market Monday
Coke and the IRS, Google flexes its balance sheet, and other headlines are moving stocks this morning.
Tracking 21 Signals Across 10 of Our Investing Themes
Let’s scan through the headlines for the stories of the week that speak to our Pro Portfolio holdings.
Weekly Roundup: Peace Deal, Warsh Arrives, and the Portfolio Moves Ahead
We closed three positions, began a new one, and added to two others. Plus, we look ahead to the potentially most impactful earnings report next week.
Real Winners and Losers Emerge in Asia After Fed Meeting
Japan, Korea and Taiwan are setting new records, while a potential trade to exploit the high degree of leverage creeps into the system.
Kroger Sends Inflation Message as Gas Prices Begin to Come Down
The grocery giant spoke to some key investing themes in its latest comments.
Tech Tumbles, SpaceX Soars, Warsh-Era Begins
Let’s examine what to expect from the FOMC, look at post-IPO SpaceX, and peer down at Marvell, Intel and KLA Corp.
Basket of Shorts Covered
Housekeeping item.
Into the afternoon swoon I have covered the basket of high-octane/beta shorts I recently put on.
Some of the stocks in the basket include $MU, $AMAT, $SNDK, $AVGO, $MRVL and $TSM.
As I have noted in the Comments Section, this strategy is not recommended for home gamers!
Position: None
Speculative Short Basket Doubled
I doubled the size of my speculative short basket this morning — and not for most homegamers.
My half life on these baskets are short and I am disciplined as this package includes such high-octane stocks as $SNDK, $MU, $AMD, $AMAT, $MRVL and $TSM among others!
In all likelihood I will cover the package by the end of the day — especially if the market averages keep falling.
SanDisk Hits Magic Number; Semis Surge; Marvell, Micron Jump
How should we approach SanDisk now that it hit our price target? Also, let’s chart the market to see if it’s our ‘cup’ of tea….
Weekly Sentiment Survey: The Team Leans Bearish Overall
While the overall sentiment was bearish, not all members feel that way.