Following up on Dan’s post this morning on ETFs and Cramer’s “best of breed” thesis, there’s no better ETF to revisit than the relationship between Amazon (AMZN) and the retail etf XRT. 10 days ago …
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Ten days ago CNBC’s Jim Cramer made a fairly compelling case against etfs, watch here: “At the end of the day, I’m against ETFs because they often create enormous distortions that can obliterate even the best …
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We talk about implied volatility in each individual stock post and try to relay whether options are cheap or expensive historically and versus the realized vol of the stock itself. As far as broad measures …
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Disney’s (DIS) stock is in striking distance of its all-time highs made in early August 2015 near $122, about 8% away, and up a whopping 25% from its 52-week lows made in mid-October. Given the …
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After a dismal year in 2016, closing down 13%, vs the Nasdaq closing up nearly 8%, shares of Salesforce.com (CRM) are up a whopping 20%, and now down just 3.5% from its all-time highs made last …
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One of the advantages of defined risk event trading as an alternative to owning a stock is that it allows for some nimbleness if initially wrong. A little over a week ago we looked at …
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Last night on CNBC’s Fast Money we discussed Apple (AAPL) closing at an all-time high, up 2% on the day, up 24% on the year, and up a whopping 60% from its 52-week lows made …
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Yesterday the Lex column in the Financial Times ran an interview with Square’s (SQ) CEO Jack Dorsey (here). The interview was primarily focused on Sqaure’s launch in the U.K. but the conversation quickly turned to his …
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In early February, prior to Chipotle Mexican Grill’s (CMG) Q4 earnings report we took a look at the beleaguered stock, offering the following admission: At the time the stock was at about the same spot it is now, …
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No matter where you fall on the political spectrum in this fine country, this tweet is good news, I think: Big announcement by Ford today. Major investment to be made in three Michigan plants. Car …
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