Back in November we considered the sector rotations happening in the stock market into and out of the election results. In particular we looked at healthcare stocks, which had sold off fairly dramatically into the election …
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Continue readingEarlier, we previewed Oracle’s (ORCL) Fiscal 2Q earnings due after the bell. Here’s what we had to say in conclusion: The most likely outcome in my opinion is that the stock is up or down …
Continue readingShares of Twitter got a boost this morning when it was revealed that activist investor Jana Partners took a small stake. I am not sure this news should be viewed too positively as it could …
Continue readingIn case you missed it, U.S. Treasury yields have been on the rise, with the 10 year at 2.15%, above the dividend yield on the S&P 500 (SPX) for the first time in a long …
Continue readingFor the purposes of this post I am not going to debate the merits of a Twitter (TWTR) takeover, or the validity of the frenzy of reporting over the last couple weeks that first caused a …
Continue readingWith the rise of the internet in the 1990s we stumbled onto something new and democratic. No longer were public thoughts and opinions simply the purview of ivory tower intellectuals (or good looking talking heads), …
Continue readingA little less than a month ago when the TLT. the iShares 20 year U.S. Treasury bond etf was trading $130, I expressed a bullish view on bonds, bearish view on yields in the etf …
Continue readingOn May 20th we laid out out bullish view for U.S. Treasury bonds, expressing it with a Risk Reversal in September expiration (Must Yield to Fedestrians). Here was the trade an rationale: TLT ($130) Buy …
Continue readingShares of Twitter hit a new all time low on February 11th, after reporting Q4 results that for the most part disappointed investors. Since then, shares have rallied roughly 30%. Despite the recent gains, the …
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