Trading the ATT – Time Warner Merger Announcement?
On Friday, 8-June-2018, Michael Khouw discussed the investment merits of ATT on Options Action. ATT, a company with this simplest of stock tickers "T" is the giant telephone company that…
Sometimes Events Pinpoint a Sentiment Extreme
Investor mood swings from optimism to pessimism and back again. This is what gives markets their cyclical nature. These swings can occur over short durations or long ones. We just experienced…
Apple’s Developer’s Conference | A Tradable Catalyst?
On Monday, Apple (AAPL) will be kicking off its Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC). The big question on everyone's mind is "Will there be any groundbreaking announcements made during the big…
Time to Take a Ride on Ford?
On Friday, Carter Braxton Worth laid out the bearish case for the auto sector in general and Ford (F) in particular on CNBC's Options Action. Mike Khouw and Dan Nathan followed…
SMH the Semiconductor Holders ETF | Chip Shot or Chip Wreck?
On Friday, Dan Nathan discussed the semiconductor stocks and has some concerns. SMH, the Semiconductor ETF is down about 8% from its all-time high. Some of the constituents are down in…
Argentina’s “Sudden Stop”: Risk of Emerging Markets Collapse
In our previous post, we discussed the emerging markets currency markets among other things. We talked about the perils of emerging market currencies. The following is an article written by Daniel…
How to Play Home Depot (HD) Earnings & Beyond
On Friday, May 11, 2018, Michael discussed an interesting way to implement an intermediate bullish position in Home Depot given the company will be announcing earnings on May, 15. Those that…
Close the NVIDIA (NVDA) Earnings Trade
Time to close the NVIDIA earnings trade. Last Friday, Mike suggested investors take a bullish position on the company's stock ahead of earnings. Interesting how this one played out. The equity…
Buffett & Bitcoins
Over the weekend, Berkshire Hathaway held its annual shareholder's meeting. The Berkshire shareholder meeting is one of the most unique of all time. It is by far the largest shareholder meeting…
The Fed and the Value of the Dollar & Risk Assets
It is the national policy for virtually every centrally planned economy on the planet (which is all of them) to devalue the currency. Economic central planners use currency as a tool…
Tesla Report Earnings | Musk Says Q’s Are Boring | Stock Tanks
Yesterday after the close, Tesla reported their production and earnings number to the public. We think their production performance was a slight beat relative to expectations. Tesla has consistently over promised…