In case you missed it, Twitter (TWTR) is parting ways (he’ll stay on the board) with their beleaguered CEO Dick Costolo. On last night’s Fast Money we spent a bit of time on the topic, …
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I have a sort of love hate relationship with Twitter. Both the company and the stock. I see, as many do, tremendous potential for the micro-blogging platform. But I’ve been fairly vocal about my disappointment …
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I think the best word to describe Linkedin’s (LNKD) stock performance in 2015 would be gappy. The stock broke out to new all time highs back in late February, up 20% on the year after …
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Friday afternoon CNBC’s David Faber confirmed the speculation surrounding a potential bid by Microsoft (MSFT) for Salesforce.com (CRM): Microsoft and Salesforce.com had significant talks earlier this spring about a purchase of Salesforce by Microsoft, according …
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I am probably a lot like you when it comes to the financial markets, I find single stock stories more interesting than the rest of the stuff. Often, I gravitate towards companies whose products or …
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Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Tuesday’s trading: 1. XLY – saw a large bearish roll. When the consumer discretionary etf was a 76.16, a trader sold to …
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Here is a quick recap of trades that we initiated, closed, or debated in the week that was April 27th to May 1st:
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Yesterday in this space (MorningWord 04/30/15: You Are Here) we discussed the cheapness of index volatility, and for good reason. Large cap US stocks measured by the S&P500 (SPX) have been grinding in a tight …
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I have been long Twitter on and off over the last year from the highs beginning in the high $30s. I’ve sold in two instances, in the highs $40s and low $50s (here and here). In …
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On Friday afternoon I gave some thoughts about my current long position in Twitter (TWTR) and the fact that I was considering replacing my stock with a defined risk options structure into tonight’s potentially volatile …
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