As the title said, about to come into 50k end of July, 26 and married, no debt other than 800 dollar mortgage. Have 20k saved in HYSA. Thinking about making out IrA and put the rest in brokerage. What are some stock suggestions, for the long terms. Looking at index funds and mutual funds. Reits and alternative. Open to suggestions.
Based on my research, all 3 of these stocks pay a dividend. I plan to buy and hold it for the next 40 years, with monthly investments of 500. Which of those do reddit recommend? My initial investment will be somewhere in the range of 3000. I’m also debating using my IRA to invest or should I use Robinhood?
So I got lucky with my first few option trades. I made about 150% off a call on IQ and then a 200% profit off a put position on IQ. Feeling like I was on cloud 9 I opened a bunch of put positions and found myself in a losing battle everyday. I ended up closing the positions at a loss when I realized that
1) time 2) iv 3) direction of stock
Was all going against me and I would rather take a loss then wait til it expires worthless.
So I decided to look into short selling and it just made more sense. If stock is declining then short selling can give you $$$ and you can buy to cover when you feel as though it’s going to go back up. And vice versus buy into it and ride it long or short term.
I love how puts and calls can give you so much profit but at the same time it’s hard to cash out on them as many things have to go your way.
I understand short selling a highly volatile 1-2$ stock can spell disaster but if it’s square...Twitter...insert big company name... you can just go in and go out and make some profit. If it runs sideways on you, you can close the position with minor loss. 10000 and it goes up 1-2% spells a 100-200 loss compared to losing 1000-2000$ premium on a put. What is the argument against short selling versus speculation puts?
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It seems like a lot of stocks sold off pretty hard right before the end of trading today. I didn't see any big news that would cause this, did I miss something?
First noticed this while looking at the Elon Post about him taunting the Short Shorts on twitter. Clicked on the twitter link on my PHONE and it took me to the web version of twitter cuz i dont have the app on my phone. Scrolled through the comments and noticed a phony Elon profile in the comments advertising a BTC/ETH giveaway:
Started googling and found the linked article at the top.
Now this is where it gets weird.
I grabbed my COMPUTER to make this post cuz I'm an autist watching Last Jedi on a Friday night. I go to twitter.com on Chrome browser, find the Elon post about the Short Shorts, look through the comments and cannot find that comment advertising the scammy BTC/ETH giveaway anywhere. Go back to my phone and the comment is still there as the very first comment.
Elon figured out a way to hide these comments and have them only show up on the mobile web browser version, not the iPhone App, not the normal web browser. He makes a bunch of fake accounts and keeps commenting on his posts from his official account. Dumb people fall for it and get their crypto stolen.
TL;DR: Elon figured out how to get unlimited funding for Tesla, $TSLA to the MOON! Also beware of crypto scams.
P.S. really wanted to post this on WSB but my posts getting ghosted right now so if anybody wants to post this to them that would be greeeeat.
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WD-40 Company (WDFC) shares are trading at 147.55, up 1.97% from yesterday.
WD-40 remains one of our absolute favorite household names. Despite the previous quarter's lightness on certain aspects of sales and margins, the fundamental long-term outlook remains positive, and the brand is as strong as ever.
Do you use any WDFC products? Will you buy it?
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So I've been having a phenomenal year on the market and have made ~$56,000 in realized gains. I pulled 15k for taxes and put it in a savings account and have more or less reinvested the rest. Needless to say I got cocky and now I'm holding a handful of stocks in the red that might never recover, or at least not anytime soon. I'm tinkering with the idea of just straight liquidating all my stocks and starting fresh because at the end of the day my account is still up over 45,000 from the start of the year. And then I would use some of that 50-60k to reinvest more intelligently. I have one stock, maybe two, that I would hold long term but everything else I could part with. I funded the account with 4,000 and now it's worth so much more I feel like this isn't really a huge loss if I start from stratch... what are your thoughts on this? Maybe I'll wait a bit to see if the losers come up a little so I can take less of a loss but at the same time If I knock down some of my capital gains I can keep more of my tax money I set aside.
Hello traders, I'm still pretty new in investing but I was wondering how do you know what stocks are trending? Currently I use robinhood, stocktwits, and yahoo finance, and of course just do research online. But how do I find stocks in a particular field. For example, what stocks are trending in the oil industry or the biopharm industry.
I have about $100 what stocks should I invest in ? Thanks
I am looking to invest about $400 into a stock in that is that is starting to go into the bull market, I am mainly into investing in pharmaceutical, technology, power companies, and banks.
Hey guys I'm considering to place a minor amount of money in a risky bet ( Factor 2x zertificate) on one of these 2 stocks but cannot decide. Both grow fast. Ctrip has a higher PE/growth but also a lot higher capitalization. Any input on this?
Got in at $32 has already more than doubled they have their own Netflix like service and tons of fans with an international market yet to be touched
A hedge fund that reaped an outrageous gain in February’s vol-mageddon is eyeing a fresh target. Houndstooth Capital Management LLC secured a 6,000 percent return from a bearish bet on an exchange-traded product tied to calm markets. Now, the $7.5 million fund sees trouble in an ETF designed to profit from the opposite -- turbulence in stocks. It’s wagering technical forces in the volatility complex will help spur a swift return to stability in the wake of a blowout, undoing the leveraged product in its wake. It goes like this: Even though Houndstooth expects another surge in price swings, it’s using out-of-the-money puts with near-term maturities to bet against the $413 million ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF. UVXY, as it is known, is one of the most liquid, leveraged ETFs that profit from rising volatility. The theory is that after an initial spike there will be a snapback in vol that will decimate the product. “We’re looking for areas where buying or selling volatility is mispriced by the market, or at least where we think there’s a very good risk-reward trade-off,” Lincoln Edwards, founder at Houndstooth, said in an interview. “There’s a risk that another massive VIX spike could destroy UVXY in a single day.” Tucker Hewes, a spokesman for ProShares at Hewes Communications, declined to comment. At $70,000 the trade is modest, but it highlights the contentious issue of whether securities such as UVXY can exert an outsize pull on the very contracts they track, exacerbating their own volatility in the process. Hot Summer Volatility investing has boomed in recent years as ETPs offered cheap and liquid ways for professional money managers and retail investors to punt on the burgeoning asset class. As Wall Street warns of a “hot” summer full of risk, and a more normal regime for volatility after two placid years, many traders are betting on bigger price swings in the latter half of the year. And that’s how Houndstooth made its spectacular February return. The Austin, Texas-based firm bought put options on the ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, or SVXY, thinking that an upward move in the Cboe Volatility Index would shake sellers out of their torpor. Sure enough, the gauge staged a record-one day spike, sending the ETF plummeting 83 percent -- and handing the fund its best-ever first quarter with a double-digit gain. Houndstooth reckons it has a keen eye for technical risks in the underbelly of the volatility complex. Since the VIX isn’t tradable, many products hold futures contracts on the gauge. Given their size, some participants say they can exert a large pull on the price of the assets they track, underscored by the spectacular collapse of ETNs linked to calm markets in February. Both long and short products buy and sell futures contracts on a daily basis to maintain their desired degree of exposure to implied equity volatility. That means a large one-way move in the VIX can dramatically increase the number of contracts they need to buy -- challenging liquidity and potentially driving the price of futures higher, according to Edwards. Cboe Global Markets Inc. didn’t immediately respond to an email request seeking comment. It has recently outlined changes to the monthly auction for the VIX settlement. Scenarios For the Houndstooth strategy to pay off, VIX futures need to lose two-thirds of their value in a single day. That, in theory, would be enough to send the price of the 1.5-times leveraged UVXY to zero. “Even if VIX futures gained 200 percent or even 10,000 percent in a single day, a one-day decline of 66 percent makes UVXY worth $0 regardless of how high it climbed,” Edwards said. Of course, the grip ETFs assert on VIX futures likely diminished after February, as products either closed or shrank, while several ProShares ETFs reduced leverage, including UVXY, curbing their need to rebalance after sharp moves. And the scenario didn’t play out after the VIX’s record spike on Feb. 5. The next day, the volatility gauge slumped by one-fifth -- only enough to send UVXY down by a third for the day. Still, buying put options on the ETF rather than shorting it allows Houndstooth to limit potential losses on the trade, and there are a few scenarios that could lead to its success. Under one, the VIX spikes from its current level to 40. The next day, as panic eases, the gauge knifes back down, its movements exacerbated by long buyers rushing to cover positions, and by volatility products flooding the futures market to rebalance holdings. In another, the VIX could surge on bad-news speculation and then quickly reverse, producing a large enough intraday spike for the bet to pay off. Alternatively, the gauge could gradually climb higher -- only to deflate suddenly if favorable news emerges. Edwards believes volatility is poised to move higher as November’s U.S. congressional elections approach. “We’ll also see a third interest-rate hike, which will spark much more volatility than what we’re seeing now. Political uncertainty in Europe will continue causing major fits of volatility. Expect to see the VIX over 30 at least one more time this year,” he said. The Houndstooth investor concedes that a 6,000 percent return on the strategy is a tail scenario -- but one “that’s massively underappreciated and underpriced.”
Hey, what stocks do you recommend I have on my watch list?
CNBC: Amazon plans to acquire online pharmacy PillPack, the companies announced Thursday. CNBC has reported on Amazon's push into the pharmacy industry. The deal will give Amazon an immediate platform into the business of selling drugs. Shares of drugstore chains Walgreens Boots Alliance, CVS Health and Rite Aid all tanked on the news. PillPack packages organize and deliver drugs. It sends consumers packages with the specific number of medications they're supposed to take at specific times. It boasts a "full-service" pharmacy, meaning its customer service team is available 24/7.
There are two things I see here. One, Amazon has a really long runway. If there is a product that can be delivered to you they will find a way.
Two, is it time to either bail out of the pharmacy stocks and or short them? Will they become the next victim of Amazon?
What do you think?
What parts of the market do you all see getting a bump or going into decline if/when the Democrats take control of Congress from the November elections?
Are there certain sectors that do better or worse when democrats are in control? Although I know trump still has veto power.
- is there anything Trump was going to do that was built into the market already that won’t be happening if it’s not done by the end of 2018?
Can anyone recommend a website or iOS app that will alert me when there is news about a particular stock or ETF? Thanks.
As usual I'm looking in the bargain bin for some trade ideas. I see that even with GWPH's news, stocks in the marijuana sector are underperforming their previous trend and I like that right now. So with that I'm watching a few stocks and wondered what else people are watching. Two I got from an article https://medium.com/stock-market-source/are-you-watching-these-2-marijuana-stocks-right-now-8279b1d6d908 and I'm actually in both of them so it's a bit more reassuring. Other than those two, I'm also tracking CRON, CGC, TGODF, and EMMBF
Anywhere I can find a list of all the public stock tickers from one industry?
The White House opted to take a less confrontational approach toward Chinese investments in the U.S. as it pushes Congress to strengthen an existing review process rather than invoke a little-used law reserved for economic emergencies.
President Donald Trump wants Congress to pass legislation to bolster the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., or CFIUS, so it can prevent companies from violating intellectual-property rights of American companies, two administration officials said Wednesday, speaking to reporters on the condition of anonymity.
The administration decided not to employ the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 that would give the president broad authority to curb Chinese investments in the country.
The decision comes amid White House allegations that China engages in widespread theft of intellectual property. The inter-agency CFIUS panel, if bolstered by Congress, can address those concerns while maintaining an open investment climate, one of the administration officials said.
Trump’s choice shows that he is favoring a more measured strategy that requires coordination with Congress, rather than working solely through the executive branch. It’s also a win for proponents of conciliatory tone in negotiations with China such as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who told reporters on Wednesday that moves to strengthen CFIUS aren’t intended to single out Beijing.
“This is not intended to target China,” Mnuchin said. “It’s fair to say that certain countries will get a heightened review; I don’t think we need a list of special countries.”
CFIUS legislation passed in the House would expand investigations by the panel to include minority investments in “critical technology” or “critical infrastructure” and joint ventures where technology companies contribute intellectual property. While CFIUS reviews are technically voluntary, the bill would require foreign investors that are at least 25 percent owned by foreign governments to go through CFIUS when they are acquiring at least a 25 percent stake in a U.S. business.
Read more from QuickTake on CFIUS
The Treasury Department has been closely involved in drafting the legislation, and Congress secured the administration’s full support before proposing it.
Mnuchin on Wednesday increased pressure on Congress to approve the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act, or FIRRMA, saying lawmakers must act fast.
“Should Congress fail to pass strong FIRRMA legislation that better protects the crown jewels of American technology and intellectual property from transfers and acquisitions that threaten our national security -- and future economic prosperity -- I will direct my Administration to deploy new tools, developed under existing authorities, that will do so globally,” Trump said in a statement.
Only five takeovers of American firms have been blocked by U.S. presidents on national security grounds since 1990. Trump has used the tool more frequently than past administrations.
“This is a positive development. It avoids use of emergency powers, which would have created a new ad hoc and highly uncertain framework,” said Robert Kahn, a professor at American University who previously worked at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. “The new congressional legislation strengthening CFIUS could still have a chilling effect on Chinese investment depending on how it is implemented.”
For anyone looking to better understand how indices/index fund investing works:
I am big fundamentals investor. I only see stocks as businesses and invest like so.
I look for 4 big things when assessing an investment. 1) The ability to understand the business 2) Wonderful managers 3) Constantly high roe and low debt and 4) a purchase price well below intrinsic value.
How about you? What do you look for?
The Brent – WTI spread has normalized back to historical avgs. Currently @ USD$5.68, down from the recent high of USD$11.43 last month. How are you playing this reversion back to the mean?
I understand how in/out of the money and contract expiration date affects options but I would like to understand them fully. What book would you recommend for that?
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I gotta know, who is buying and selling this American icon. Will the brand love change due to the relocation of the manufacturing. Will fewer people love the brand if they are not made in America?
LexaGene’s technology was originally designed for pathogen detection across very large markets – I’m thrilled to report that we are working to expand our technology’s capability to include cancer diagnostics and Next Generation Sequencing
Disclaimer: Looking for higher risk/reward plays
Theory: Most US bank stocks are the highest they will ever be
There are things like shorting a few bank stocks, or buying an inverse ETF with leverage (although these are a little weird to hold longer than a day).
What do you guys recommend?
I'm sure some of you know FAZ. Actually, over a year or longer holding I have seen the error not too high. I think the law of large numbers could apply. And also it is like random trading a bull market, and we all know monkeys can do as well as traders. So I'm leaning towards buying $500 of FAZ and holding for a year. But maybe this is just the worst way to trade.
What do you think?
($NKE $CCL $LEN $WBA $GIS $PAYX $STZ $RAD $FDS $JKS $ACN $KBH $BBBY $INFO $MKC $SCHN $UNF $CAG $APOG $CUK $SONC$GMS$AVAV $PIR $EROS $SNX $LNN $OMN $SJR $FUL $XPLR $CAMP $PRGS $NG $FC $DTRM $IRET $GBX $DAC)
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General Electric – GE announced plans to spin off its health-care unit, selling 20 percent and distributing the rest to shareholders, and it will also exit its stake in Baker Hughes over the next two to three years. Today is also the first time since 1907 that the Dow Jones Industrial Average will trade without GE as a member, with the stock replaced in the Dow by Walgreens Boots Alliance.
STOCK SYMBOL: GE
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Lennar – The home builder beat Wall Street forecasts on both the top and bottom lines with its second-quarter earnings, as new orders surged more than 62 percent from a year ago and home prices increased by more than 10 percent.
STOCK SYMBOL: LEN
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FactSet Research Systems – The financial information services provider reported adjusted quarterly profit of $2.18 per share, 5 cents a share above estimates. Revenue came in slightly above forecasts. FactSet said it was benefiting from a successful integration of its acquisitions as well as boosting organic growth.
STOCK SYMBOL: FDS
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Harley-Davidson– Harley remains on watch, after enduring criticism from President Donald Trump for its plans to move some production out of the U.S. because of European Union tariffs. Harley shares fell yesterday after the motorcycle maker said that the tariffs would add $2,200 to the cost of each motorcycle exported to the EU from the U.S.
STOCK SYMBOL: HOG
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Vale, BHP Billiton – The mining companies have signed a settlement with Brazilian authorities that settles a $5.3 billion lawsuit over the 2015 dam disaster that killed 19 people.
STOCK SYMBOL: VALE
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GW Pharmaceuticals – GW won Food and Drug Administration approval for its drug to treat epilepsy, the first-ever cannabis-based treatment to be approved in the United States.
STOCK SYMBOL: GWPH
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Northrop Grumman – The defense contractor struck a deal to sell six U.S. Titan drone aircraft to the Australian government in a $5.1 billion deal.
STOCK SYMBOL: NOC
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TJX Cos. – The parent of Marshall’s and TJ Maxx was downgraded to “neutral” from “overweight” at Atlantic Equities, which cited valuation as its key reason. The retailer’s stock is up more than 24 percent so far this year.
STOCK SYMBOL: TJX
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AMC Networks – AMC was downgraded to “neutral” from “buy” at Goldman Sachs, which points to slower advertising growth at the cable television channel provider.
STOCK SYMBOL: AMCX
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Ocwen Financial – Ocwen named its chief investment officer John Britti as interim CEO upon the retirement of current CEO Ronald Faris at the end of this month. Ocwen is in the process of acquiring financial services company PHH Corp., and when that deal closes later this y ear, former PHH CEO Glen Messina will take the same job at Ocwen.
STOCK SYMBOL: OCN
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Copart – Copart will be joining the S&P 500 prior to the open on July 2. The provider of online auction and vehicle marketing services will replace Dr Pepper Snapple, which is in the process of merging with Keurig Green Mountain and will no longer be eligible for inclusion in the S&P 500 following that transaction. Copart’s place in the S&P MidCap 400 will be taken by cancer treatment developer Exelixis.
STOCK SYMBOL: CPRT
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MGM Resorts – MGM was downgraded to "neutral" from “buy” at Goldman Sachs and removed from Goldman’s “Conviction List,” citing delays in various positive factors taking hold including an expected recovery at MGM’s Mandalay Bay property.
STOCK SYMBOL: MGM
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Spotify – Spotify was rated “overweight” in new coverage at Barclays, citing the streaming music service’s ability to innovate, create best-in-class products and user experiences.
STOCK SYMBOL: SPOT
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What is on everyone's radar for today's trading day ahead here at r/StockMarket?
Earning came out as 'better than Wall Street's expectations' but what would be the reason for 9.7% down?
($NKE $CCL $LEN $WBA $GIS $PAYX $STZ $RAD $FDS $JKS $ACN $KBH $BBBY $INFO $MKC $SCHN $UNF $CAG $APOG $CUK $SONC $GMS$AVAV $PIR $EROS $SNX $LNN $OMN $SJR $FUL $XPLR $CAMP $PRGS $NG $FC $DTRM $IRET $GBX $DAC)
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Harley-Davidson – The motorcycle maker said newly raised European Union tariffs would add $2,200 to the cost of each motorcycle exported to the EU from the U.S., but that it would not raise prices as a result. Harley plans to shift production of motorcycles intended for EU purchase out of the U.S. to its international facilities, but that this may take up to 18 months to complete.
STOCK SYMBOL: HOG
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Netflix - Chief communications officer Jonathan Friedland is resigning. The company did not give details on why Friedland was leaving, but he tweeted that he had spoken in an “insensitive” manner. Friedland had spent seven years with Netflix.
STOCK SYMBOL: NFLX
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General Electric – GE is near a sale of its industrial engine unit to private equity firm Advent International, according to the Wall Street Journal. A sale worth $3 billion or more could be announced as soon as today, according to the paper, with Advent beating out Cummins for that business.
STOCK SYMBOL: GE
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Microsoft – Microsoft was upgraded to “overweight” from “neutral” at Atlantic Equities, which said Microsoft has successfully managed its transition to being a cloud-based company and has expanded its potential market in doing so.
STOCK SYMBOL: MSFT
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Amazon.com – Amazon has expanded its savings program for Prime members at its Whole Foods grocery stores, with the savings now available nationwide. The program was first launched in Florida last month.
STOCK SYMBOL: AMZN
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Kroger – The supermarket operator’s stock was downgraded to “hold” from “buy” by Pivotal Research. The call was made on a valuation basis, with the stock up 17 percent over the past month.
STOCK SYMBOL: KR
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Tapestry – The company formerly known as Coach is rated “buy” in new coverage at Goldman Sachs, saying it sees strong growth prospects for both the Coach and Kate Spade brands.
STOCK SYMBOL: TPR
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Estee Lauder – The stock was downgraded to “equal-weight” from “overweight” at Morgan Stanley. The firm had rated the cosmetics maker “overweight” since 2012 and is still a long-term bull, but is making this call on a valuation basis as well as some short term risk factors.
STOCK SYMBOL: EL
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Education Realty Trust – Education Realty agreed to be bought by Greystar Student Housing Growth and Income Fund for about $4.6 billion including assumed debt. Shareholders in the owner of college student housing communities will receive $41.50 per share in cash, compared to Friday’s closing price of $40.83.
STOCK SYMBOL: EDR
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Campbell Soup – Campbell Soup is drawing possible takeover interest from Kraft Heinz, according to the New York Post. The paper said Kraft believes the soup maker’s management will soon initiate a sales process, and also reported that General Mills could be a potential buyer as well.
STOCK SYMBOL: CPB
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AT&T – AT&T expressed interest in buying CBS before striking its deal to buy Time Warner, according to the Wall Street Journal.
STOCK SYMBOL: T
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KKR – KKR is facing a backlash from pension funds that have invested billions in the private equity firm, according to the Financial Times. The funds are said to be upset with KKR’s treatment of workers at bankrupt toy retailer Toys R Us.
STOCK SYMBOL: KKR
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Medtronic – The medical device maker reported upbeat study results for its MiniMed 670G insulin pump system.
STOCK SYMBOL: MDT
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Intel – Intel was downgraded to “neutral” from “buy” at Nomura/Instinet, which cited the departure of CEO Brian Krzanich last week as well as uncertainty about the chipmaker’s longer term prospects.
STOCK SYMBOL: INTC
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What is on everyone's radar for today's trading day ahead here at r/StockMarket?
The following is the summary from my blog: http://zenanalyst.com/2018/06/24/weekly-review-6-22-2018/
The week began with 2 quiet trading days, which I took advantage of by reading general tech news (and learning how to sous vide but that’s for another blog). There were many interesting tech articles out last weekend and this week, especially in AI, which remains one of the hottest topic among tech investors. See my daily notes for links.
Then on Tuesday, after the close, ORCL reported decent earnings but issued weak next-quarter guidance and analysts raised questions on the health of its cloud business as the company decided not to disclose cloud revenues. ORCL traded down 7.5% on Wednesday. After that, RHT reported on Thursday after the close, which really set the tech market on fire. While most head-line metrics looked OK, RHT posted weaker-than-expected billings (+12% y/y vs. +15% y/y) and management lowered its FY guidance due to FX headwinds. In addition, management disclosed that the contract renewal pool is down y/y, which implies a headwind for near-term billings. The stock fell in the mid-teens on Friday.
The two weak tech earnings came at a time of increasing concern around tech valuation, especially software / SaaS names. For example, there were multiple valuation-drive downgrades on Thursday, including CHGG and ELLI. So in conclusion, it looks to me that we are at the start of a tech correction that may last for a 5 trading days or more. Of course, no one knows exactly what will happens, which is why tech investors have their eyes glued on the event / earnings calendar as well as keeping an eye on the health of the IPO market. By my count, there are 12 IPOs scheduled for this week.
As reported this morning by CNBC: GE is near a sale of its industrial engine unit to private equity firm Advent International, according to the Wall Street Journal. A sale worth $3 billion or more could be announced as soon as today, according to the paper, with Advent beating out Cummins for that business.
We are selling the plans begin to show out. The CEO said last year that they would be exciting around $20 billion of businesses. I am liking it. A long slow turnaround but it is getting there......slowly.
What are you doing, are you buying GE this low?
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These are the latest Schedule 13D forms filed by activist investors in the last 7 days. Activist investors are investors that make an investment with the intention of influencing management in some way. There is evidence that following activist investors into investments can generate excess returns. Schedule 13G forms, in contrast, are filed by significant investors with no intention of influencing management (such as Index funds).
There is always a lot of interest in insider trades, but what a lot of people probably don't realize is that hedge fund activity is probably more predictive of future returns than insider activity. The reason is that hedge funds (a) have large research budgets, and (b) have a choice where to put their money. In contract, insiders have no choice where to put their money, but only when to time their transactions.
This table lists new 13D filings in the last week. A new filing does not necessarily indicate a new position, as investors frequently accumulate in advance before reaching the filing threshold.
This table lists amended filings in the last week, and is useful for monitoring changes in existing investments or when a fund closes a position. I have eliminated all filings with less than a 5% change in ownership.
Source: Fintel.io/activists
This is a list of the top 20 companies that experienced the largest change in insider shares in the last seven (7) days. The SEC defines an insider as any officer, director or 10% shareholder. It is not illegal for these people to buy or sell their own shares. In fact, since most of them get paid in stock options, it is expected. However, it is illegal for them to trade on inside information that has not been made public. So for example if there are drug trial results that are bad and not public, insiders cannot dump shares. That said, many people have observed that insiders - in general - seem to have a good track record at timing their purchases. All trades that are marked as part of a 10b5 plan are excluded from this report.
| Company | Count | Shares Change | Avg. Price | Value Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMT / Walmart, Inc. | 6 | -3,185,553 | 83 | -264,594,290 |
| GFF / Griffon Corp. | 2 | -11,166,750 | 17 | -190,448,921 |
| NVG / Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Income Fund | 1 | -1,800 | 100,000 | -180,000,000 |
| CISN / Cision Ltd. | 3 | -12,000,000 | 14 | -173,430,000 |
| USX / US XPRESS ENTERPRISES INC | 7 | -5,346,400 | 15 | -81,446,000 |
| RP / RealPage, Inc. | 24 | -1,271,901 | 58 | -72,157,628 |
| WEB / Web.com Group, Inc. | 3 | -2,000,000 | 8 | -50,000,000 |
| NFLX / Netflix, Inc. | 15 | -88,034 | 412 | -36,424,960 |
| GIII / G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. | 4 | -610,810 | 47 | -28,933,871 |
| ICUI / ICU Medical, Inc. | 20 | -92,422 | 302 | -27,831,246 |
| ORLY / O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. | 3 | -96,746 | 284 | -27,493,278 |
| ASUR / Asure Software, Inc. | 2 | -1,000,000 | 16 | -16,450,000 |
| CURO / CURO Group Holdings Corp. | 3 | -552,197 | 23 | -12,700,531 |
| ACOR / Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | -393,184 | 31 | -12,062,607 |
| GOOG / Alphabet Inc. Class C | 10 | -10,000 | 1,179 | -11,790,743 |
| NYT / New York Times Co. | 3 | -448,300 | 25 | -11,217,411 |
| HPE / Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 2 | -674,000 | 15 | -10,329,488 |
| XNCR / Xencor, Inc. | 3 | -250,000 | 40 | -9,974,392 |
| DLB / Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | 4 | -150,000 | 65 | -9,777,160 |
| BLMN / Bloomin' Brands, Inc. | 4 | -400,000 | 22 | -8,962,000 |
| FI / Frank's International NV | 9 | -1,139,700 | 7 | -8,485,859 |
Count column is number of transactions.
Source: Fintel.io/insiders
