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    Stock Market - Mark Cuban says he doesn’t trade the stock market like he used to — but he’s still sticking with these favorites

    Stock Market - Mark Cuban says he doesn’t trade the stock market like he used to — but he’s still sticking with these favorites


    Mark Cuban says he doesn’t trade the stock market like he used to — but he’s still sticking with these favorites

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 09:07 AM PDT

    https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mark-cuban-says-he-doesnt-trade-stocks-like-he-used-to-but-hes-still-loading-up-on-some-of-his-favorites-2020-08-26

    "I stick to the companies I believe in," Cuban explained, adding that he's owned shares of Netflix NFLX since they were trading around $50. At last check, the stock was all the way up at $528, rising almost 8% in Wednesday's session alone.

    He also said he bought up chunks of Amazon AMZN between $500 and $700, and more recently added more at just under $2,000 a share. The stock's at $3,385 now.

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    Here is a market recap for Wed Aug 26, 2020. Check it out!

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 02:26 PM PDT

    PsychoMarket Recap - Wed Aug 26, 2020

    Summary

    Once again today was a day full of records, the major indexes had an incredible run hitting all sort of highs the S&P500 closed up 1% and the NASDAQ up a whopping 1.7% . The Dow Jones lagged behind a little, but still closed 0.3% up, its at its highest point since the March lows. Market pushed by a combination of optimism on China trade talks, vaccine hopes, and liquidity. Interesting to note the Russel 2000 closed down 0.7% today.

    The big one today is that Hurricane Laura is expected to be devastating when it hits the Gulf of Mexico area and potentially could cause up to $25Billion in damages, according to Bloomberg. Currently its a category 4 out of 5 maximum in the Saffir-Simpson Scale jumping from a category 1 in a day. This will cause even further stress on an already ailing oil industry.

    Presidential campaigns continue to develop during these unprecedented times. While at the same time stimulus talks seem to have hit a bump in the road. FED Chairman Jerome Powell is set to speak tomorrow on the FED's monetary policiy framework with emphasis on inflation management. They have already declared that interest rates will remain at zero for the foreseeable future.

    Meanwhile the market seems to be on its own agenda as talks rage on between the experts as to whether we are in bubble territory, whether the market is overvalued, or if the economy is already on its way to a sustainable massive recovery to all time highs.

    Highlights

    • Notable player for the day is $CRM Salesforce, up around 25% at All time highs and upgraded to a target of $300. Today closed over $270.
    • ($GOOG) Google, ($AMZN) Amazon, ($FB) Facebook and ($TSLA) Tesla all hit new highs, and ($NFLX) Netflix getting really close as well.
    • ($AAPL) Apple Inc, upgraded by Wedbush from $515 to $600
    • ($NIO) NIO upgraded by ($MS) Morgan Stantley from $12 to $20.5
    • ($FLDM)
    • Desktop Metal, a 3D printing unicorn, is set to IPO through a SPAC led deal with TRINE Acquisition Corp. at approximately $2.5B
    • FDIC reported that banking industry second quarter profits fell by 70%
    • ($NIO) NIO upgraded price target to $20.5 the stock ran 15% after yesterday having another major run. Up 50% for the week!
    • Jack Ma's Ant Group to have an IPO, one of the biggest ever at around $200B
    • ($TSLA) Tesla's Elon Musk is now the fourth richest person in the world.

    Notable Earnings for tomorrow: Burlington Stores Inc ($BURL), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ($CM), China Life Insurance Co Ltd ($LFC), Dell Inc. ($DELL), Dollar General Corp. ($DG), Dollar Tree, Inc. ($DLTR), HP Inc. ($HPQ), Marvell Technology Group Ltd. ($MRVL), Okta Inc ($OKTA), PagSeguro Digital Ltd ($PAGS), Toronto-Dominion Bank ($TD), Ulta Beauty Inc ($ULTA), VMware, Inc. ($VMW), Workday Inc ($WDAY),

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    My RH account got hacked last week.

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 08:15 AM PDT

    My RH account got hacked last week.

    RH has locked my account when I reported this case through email (RH doesn't have a phone support which I think is really irresponsible.)

    The problem is that RH is not responsive at all. All I got from RH is an auto email reply from RH.

    They have blocked my account so I can't even access to my account.

    It's been like this since last Thursday.

    They are not updating anything and won't allow me to login my account.

    I am so done with RH. Bad customer service

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    Significant Activist Hedge Fund Activity (Last 7 Days)

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 02:26 PM PDT

    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.

    New Filings

    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.

    Date Form Company Investor Shares Ownership Change
    08‑26 13D MFAC / Megalith Financial Acquisition Corp. GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 195,800 6.13%
    08‑26 13D BMSN / Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. CROSSER DANIEL DEAN 12,364,235 %
    08‑25 13D ALXO / ALX Oncology Holdings Inc. Logos Global Management LP 3,080,901 8.4%
    08‑25 13D KYMR / Kymera Therapeutics, Inc. BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND L P 2,630,662 5.9%
    08‑25 13D ATROB / Astronics Corp. Boston & Saranac LLC 655,085 9.1%
    08‑25 13D PRNB / Principia Biopharma Inc. BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND L P 5,231,900 15.7% 0.00
    08‑25 13D LMFA / LM Funding America, Inc. Craven House Capital North America LLC 150,000 1.1% -95.62
    08‑24 13D PSNL / Personalis, Inc. LIGHTSPEED VENTURE PARTNERS VIII LP 7,850,734 24.62% 26.26
    08‑24 13D LMFA / LM Funding America, Inc. User-Friendly Phone Book, LLC 1,089,618 21.5%
    08‑24 13D BE / Bloom Energy Corporation NEW ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES 10 L P 13,328,900 11.6% -4.92
    08‑21 13D CIFS / China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc PX Global Advisors LLC 12,540,000 39.16%
    08‑21 13D PFNX / Pfenex Inc. ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 3,000,000 8.75% 68.27
    08‑21 13D CMPI / Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Longitude Capital Partners III, LLC 1,794,671 8.4%
    08‑21 13D AXAS / Abraxas Petroleum Corp. ANGELO GORDON & CO., L.P. 33,445,792 16.6%
    08‑21 13D ECR / Eclipse Resources Corp. SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO 14,051,904 39.0%
    08‑20 13D AXS / AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. T-VIII PUBOPPS LP 5,702,664 6.8%
    08‑20 13D AFIB / Acutus Medical, Inc. Flynn James E 4,775,916 17.14%
    08‑20 13D EVH / Evolent Health Inc. Engaged Capital LLC 8,553,155 9.99%
    08‑19 13D HWBK / Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. Ategra Capital Management, LLC 341,843 5.3%
    08‑19 13D FBSS / Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. Ategra Capital Management, LLC 359,958 9.5% 26.67
    08‑19 13D TXCB / Cang Bao Tian Xia International Art Trade Center, Inc. WANG WEI 18,000,000 16.3%
    08‑19 13D CMPI / Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Sofinnova Venture Partners IX, L.P. 3,606,707 16.8%

    Amended Filings

    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.

    Date Form Company Investor Shares Ownership Change
    08‑26 13D/A PRTS / U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. Nia Mehran 2,513,542 5.31% -60.37
    08‑26 13D/A AVTR / Avantor, Inc. GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 43,483,708 7.5% -26.47
    08‑26 13D/A KRTX / Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. PureTech Health LLC 3,406,564 12.8% -29.28
    08‑26 13D/A GEOS / Geospace Technologies Corp Nierenberg Investment Management Company, Inc. 552,765 4.0% -21.57
    08‑26 13D/A RNVA / Rennova Health, Inc. Lagan Seamus 0 0.0% -100.00
    08‑26 13D/A RAPT / RAPT Therapeutics, Inc. COLUMN GROUP II, LP 6,260,997 25.6% -8.24
    08‑26 13D/A NDLS / Noodles & Co Chu James Michael 6,186,741 13.4% -5.63
    08‑26 13D/A 971378104 / COMMON STOCK Sapphire Holding S.a r.l. 62,150,558 26.07%
    08‑26 13D/A STRT / Strattec Security Corp. GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 333,513 8.73% 18.94
    08‑26 13D/A VAL / LUMINUS MANAGEMENT LLC 24,650,000 12.36% -24.13
    08‑25 13D/A SFBC / Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. STILWELL JOSEPH 289,400 11.2% 17.89
    08‑25 13D/A LEU / Centrus Energy Corp. SUBIN NEIL S 1,249,400 11.2% 19.15
    08‑25 13D/A GHL / Greenhill & Co., Inc. BOK SCOTT L 2,171,502 11.5% 11.65
    08‑25 13D/A ELST / Electronic Systems Technology, Inc. EDCO PARTNERS LLLP 1,797,700 36.3% 7.08
    08‑25 13D/A GFF / Griffon Corp. GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 4,246,331 7.57% -19.21
    08‑25 13D/A ATRO / Astronics Corp. 5096 SARANAC LLC 0 0.0% -100.00
    08‑25 13D/A GFF / Griffon Corp. KRAMER RONALD J 3,400,681 6.1% -22.78
    08‑25 13D/A AP / Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 2,232,875 15.54% 68.00
    08‑25 13D/A MLI / Mueller Industries, Inc. GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 3,440,528 6.06% -16.41
    08‑25 13D/A RCII / Rent-A-Center, Inc. Engaged Capital LLC 2,918,609 5.4% -45.45
    08‑25 13D/A LOV / Spark Networks, Inc. PEAK6 Capital Management LLC 1,574,958 6.0%
    08‑25 13D/A SBGLF / Sibanye Gold Ltd ADR GOLD ONE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 247,127,452 9.24% -12.08
    08‑24 13D/A NBY / NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Fu Jian Ping 4,000,000 9.6% -70.91
    08‑24 13D/A VAL / LUMINUS MANAGEMENT LLC 32,482,076 16.29%
    08‑24 13D/A KAVL / Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc. Kaival Holdings, LLC 504,000,000 %
    08‑24 13D/A LEAT / Leatt Corp. De Villiers Jean-Pierre 428,206 7.9% -17.71
    08‑24 13D/A PRPL / Purple Innovation, Inc. Coliseum Capital Management, LLC 16,956,602 28.1% -28.13
    08‑24 13D/A ALYA / Alithya Group inc. GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 942,033 1.85% -10.19
    08‑24 13D/A LMFA / LM Funding America, Inc. User-Friendly Phone Book, LLC 1,120,038 7.7%
    08‑24 13D/A IIN / Intricon Corp. GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 515,250 5.77% 12.26
    08‑24 13D/A MCC / Medley Capital Corp. Amster Howard 234,802 8.62%
    08‑24 13D/A USNA / USANA Health Sciences, Inc. WENTZ MYRON W 8,485,743 40.4% -6.57
    08‑24 13D/A SE / Sea Ltd Kerry Group Ltd 16,722,326 4.98% -22.19
    08‑24 13D/A CQP / Cheniere Energy Partners, LP Blackstone Holdings III L.P. 205,893,147 42.5% -26.85
    08‑21 13D/A PRLE / Paragon Real Estate Equity and Investment Trust LAMBERT PAUL T 758,360 62.67% -5.19
    08‑21 13D/A PRLE / Paragon Real Estate Equity and Investment Trust CHOOKASZIAN DENNIS 325,644 41.49% 7.35
    08‑21 13D/A PRLE / Paragon Real Estate Equity and Investment Trust Jassem Kathy M 47,666 8.62% 48.36
    08‑21 13D/A MPX / Marine Products Corp. ROLLINS GARY W 24,384,082 71.8%
    08‑21 13D/A RES / RPC, Inc. ROLLINS GARY W 143,858,959 66.9%
    08‑21 13D/A PDSB / PDS Biotechnology Corporation NETSCIENTIFIC PLC 1,282,670 5.76% -20.11
    08‑21 13D/A ROL / Rollins, Inc. ROLLINS GARY W 173,173,784 52.8%
    08‑21 13D/A MGI / MoneyGram International, Inc. GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 3,465,436 4.8% -23.81
    08‑21 13D/A BSQR / BSQUARE Corporation Palogic Value Management, L.P. 1,640,985 12.5% 8.70
    08‑21 13D/A BDTX / Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc. Versant Venture Capital VI, L.P. 6,798,675 18.9% -9.13
    08‑21 13D/A VRT / Vertiv Holdings, LLC Class A PLATINUM EQUITY LLC 95,261,955 29.0% -19.44
    08‑21 13D/A PRLE / Paragon Real Estate Equity and Investment Trust PILLARSTONE CAPITAL REIT 325,644 41.49%
    08‑21 13D/A ABEO / Abeona Therapeutics Inc. SCO CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC 14,540,503 15.8% -67.01
    08‑21 13D/A CHNR / China Natural Resources, Inc. Feishang Group LTD 23,857,759 70.2%
    08‑21 13D/A BBQ / BBQ Holdings, Inc. Philotimo Fund, LP 1,648,746 17.8% 15.58
    08‑21 13D/A HRG / Harbinger Group Inc. Fortress Investment Group LLC 2,465,194 5.7% -16.18
    08‑20 13D/A SHRG / Sharing Services Global Corp. BEAR BULL MARKET DIVIDENDS, INC. 5,000,000 2.69% -88.84
    08‑20 13D/A HPTO / hopTo Inc. Novelty Capital Partners LP 8,302,476 44.59% 234.76
    08‑20 13D/A AXNX / Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. Longitude Capital Partners III, LLC 1,983,859 5.0% -54.55
    08‑20 13D/A NTLA / Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. 4,352,295 7.4% -13.95
    08‑20 13D/A SMRT / Stein Mart, Inc. STEIN JAY 0 0.0%
    08‑20 13D/A EARS / Auris Medical Holding AG Meyer Thomas 532,912 8.0% -48.05
    08‑20 13D/A KRMD / Repro Med Systems, Inc. Horton Capital Partners, LLC 11,775,919 26.82% -12.98
    08‑20 13D/A IDXG / Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc. Binsalamah Ziyad 0 0.0% -100.00
    08‑20 13D/A XEVFX / Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Saba Capital Management, L.P. 7,864,642 20.8% 7.22
    08‑20 13D/A ADVM / Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. Sonic Fund II, L.P. 4,247,281 4.4% -26.67
    08‑20 13D/A PGAS / Petrogress, Inc. Traios Christos P 3,921,817 15.86% -54.94
    08‑20 13D/A WHLR / Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. Khoshaba Daniel 1,057,152 10.9% 11.22
    08‑20 13D/A UPL / Ultra Petroleum Corp. FIR TREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 9,357,193 4.69% -30.00
    08‑19 13D/A KDP / Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. Maple Holdings B.V. 695,864,122 49.5% -5.89
    08‑19 13D/A MCRB / Seres Therapeutics, Inc. Nestle Health Science US Holdings, Inc. 7,892,890 8.8% -48.14
    08‑19 13D/A ACEL / Accel Entertainment, Inc. Peterson Karl Mr. 3,155,512 3.75% -30.43
    08‑19 13D/A NDLS / Noodles & Co Chu James Michael 6,570,602 14.2% -20.22
    08‑19 13D/A AWH / Aspira Women's Health Inc FEINBERG LARRY N 9,105,422 8.77% -16.63
    08‑19 13D/A SWAV / ShockWave Medical, Inc. Sofinnova Capital VII FCPR 2,279,829 7.16% -40.33

    Source: Fintel.io/activists

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    A little secret for trading the Biotech sector. Check it out!!

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 02:24 PM PDT

    The Biotech sector is a very luring and intimidating corner of the market. These are companies that develop drugs and therapies for all sorts of conditions. It is a sector where you see stocks that jump 100% or more or even lose 70% of their value in a single day!

    The reason for this is in a big way thanks to two factors;

    1. 1. Because their because market value is usually under $1 Billion and trade lower volume, though not necessarily, which can cause big movements in the price, and
    2. 2. Because of the incredibly enormous profitable prospects of drugs.

    On this second point, in order for a company to get a drug to market, they have to pass many stages that are governed by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in the US and EMA (European Medicine Agency) in Europe. In order for a company to get a drug to market, they have to undergo a series of trials or stages that are regulated by these agencies before they can sell to the public. Normally there are four phases. Generally speaking;

    1. Phase I: Test on healthy volunteers to see how the body metabolizes the drug.
    2. Phase II: Sometimes split into IIa and IIb. Used to determine dosing requirements.
    3. Phase III: A real deal trial with many volunteers, placebos, control arm, and test arm.
    4. NDA Application: After they have received the ok and good results on all the previous tests they submit the data for approval. The agency can tell the company that its approved, to go back and do more testing, or even designate a priority review to Fastrack the process. Once approved a company usually has exclusive rights to sell a particular drug for many years.

    Other events that can positively influence a Biotech company is a merger, acquisition, or a partnership that can enhance their profit. For example, a manufacturing partner, or a partner to distribute a proprietary drug in a new country and market. Earnings call can also have a big impact on a companies stock price because there's potential for big news like first time profitability and any other update.

    However, in the same way, that prices can be influenced to skyrocket, they too can be made to plummet by even 50% or 70% in a day if one of these events is negative. Typically there are two main reasons;

    1. Negative data release; For example that results from trials were not positive or significant.
    2. Public Offering; which is when a company sells its stock to raise money. Keep in mind that many of these biotech companies have no products in the market and getting through all the phases can take many years. Consequently, they finance their operations via things like public offerings, private investments, or grants which can affect the price negatively.

    For traders, there are two main ways to play the biotech sector. The first is betting on a catalyst event and getting it right. However, with so many moving parts and phases, this can sometimes feel like a gamble, as we cannot realistically predict a consistent basis for the outcomes of these events.

    The second and best way (in my opinion) is to play the run-ups to the event. Normally when there's data release of an important potential drug or company, there will be a run-up in stock price. Regardless of the direction of the potential price jump in either direction, the anticipation is enough to drive the price.

    In essence that's the secret to playing the biotech sector profitably and consistently for the long run; Understand that playing through events is a complete gamble and its more reliable to play then 4-6 week runup. Obviously this is an oversimplification, but at least a just of the idea.

    Thoughts of a Psycho Trader...

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    BRK-B

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 04:12 PM PDT

    I bought Berkshire Hathaway a few years ago to diversify a bit. It has really been pretty blaw. When the market crashes it went down faster than the S&P and when it went up it went up slower than the S&P. It's up a little over 10% of what I bought it at so I can't complain too much, but it just feels like it should be doing better. Is Buffet just holding out waiting to strike? What are you all doing with BRK?

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    $10,000 to invest

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 12:22 PM PDT

    If you were taking 10,000 from savings and moving it to stocks what would you buy?

    Would you spend all right now?

    Would you wait a few months until after the election or the chance of a second wave of covid?

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    Got a series 7 or 65? Now you can invest in IPOs pre-launch!

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 07:08 PM PDT

    The SEC has modernized the accredited investor definition so it includes more than just high net worth individuals now. This is really good if you're a sophisticated or experienced investor but don't have $1M in liquid assets because it will allow you to do things like invest in IPOs before they launch and participate in private equity. It also includes LLCs if they meet certain criteria as well as some other entities.

    This is good for small investors but also changes the IPO market significantly IMO. What do you think?

    https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-191

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    Watchlist: 8/26 Consequences of The Fed

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 05:13 AM PDT

    Market Notes:

    Fed Chairman Powell will give a speech on Thursday after the Fed wraps up its annual Jackson Hole conference. Expectations are high for a consequential speech that will likely lead to purposefully increased inflation.

    Basically the Fed will do more than it's already doing. This will have long term effects on the USD and the economy. Exactly what those effects are is anyone's guess.

    As the dollar gets weaker stocks, bonds, gold, and bitcoin are all looking more attractive than idle cash. I'm staying bullish until we see a change in the markets.

    Watchlist:

    PPSI is a low float, resistance at $2.50

    ICLK has resistance at $10

    AXTI has resistance at $6

    CCH has resistance at $15.20

    GOGO key level at $4.60

    CARS has support at $9

    FLDM is flying in the premarket, I'm watching for a setup above VWAP

    SPWR watching for a setup above $13.35

    PACB has resistance at $6.73

    NIO is flying in the premarket, on watch

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    Would the Ant IPO be available on Robinhood?

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 01:19 PM PDT

    I see that they are listing it on Shanghai's Star market. Will it be accessible on Robinhood? If not, how would I go about getting a piece once it's released?

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    $DAN: next move for the electric car market?

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 09:43 AM PDT

    Hello everyone,

    I was hoping to get people's thoughts on $DAN. They have been upgrade 2 times in the past week to overweight by Barclays and Keybank but haven't seen much of a move as a result. They are currently a manufacturer in parts of electric cars which is what I believe to be a catalyst for long term growth. With Tesla and NIO blowing up, wouldn't a rational move be to get in on their part manufacturers? Additionally, I'm sure ford and gm will need manufacturing as well. The stock lies just below $14 a share but has seen valuations as high as 25-30 per share. Let me know your thoughts, Thanks!!

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    Tic-Tock in court??

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 07:46 PM PDT

    So Tic-Tock is taking the U.S to court. What will that mean for investors? Will price go down and is it a good thing? I'm not an investor in any social medical platform, but I'm hearing big things are coming when Microsoft merges with tic-tock. Thoughts?

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    Should I have stop losses set for things I plan on holding forever in case of something like another Dot-Com crash?

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 08:14 AM PDT

    I guess I'm just spooked at how well the market is doing. I know you should hold things forever and I have been since inception 3 years ago and made bank, but everything is nuts right now and doesnt make sense.

    The only reason I ask is that the NASDAQ took 20 (Edit: More like 10-15) years to recover from that crash and I plan on retiring in less than 15. Is it a good idea to plant some stop losses for tech stocks (Admittedly feeding the panic that will be bound to happen but im looking out for myself) and if so what do you set them at?

    I'm thinking about 50% of overall gains in 50% of my portfolio, just to make sure it doesnt sell early and I can survive in one piece and not just retain my gains.

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    Star fund managers era is over

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 08:55 AM PDT

    Even the CEO of #FranklinTempleton Jenny Johnson admits officially that "the era of Star fund managers" is over (see below). Constant and mostly unsuccessful chase for outperformance of the market over a long period of time and the rise of cheap passive investing options like #ETFs and #IndexFunds keeps confirming that the times of heros like #PeterLynch or #MarkMobius is not coming back.
    That's why at #GlobalAlphaSearch we say:
    - count on yourself and your method, not on anyone else; we have our method - #SmartInvestingApproach (SIA),
    - don't make any index your benchmark, cos you'll possibly loose anyway; rather concentrate on repeatedly positive returns and protecting your capital in absolute terms, not relative to a benchmark; your only and ultimate benchmark should be protection of the purchasing power of your money; that's what #SIA is all about,
    - do not pay for delivering constant underperformance nor for no systematic protection from negative absolute returns; #SIA portfolios are a cycle-adjusted mix of assets with negative or no correlation having the right proportions of the right assets at the right time;

    " (Bloomberg) --

    Having a star fund manager is an easy way for an asset management firm to attract client money. But for Franklin Resources Inc.'s chief executive officer, it's not worth the disruption when they leave.

    "Clients get nervous by a star manager, if you appoint one, because then it becomes a succession issue," Jenny Johnson said in a Bloomberg "Front Row" interview.

    Franklin should know. The firm's Franklin Templeton fund business was once synonymous with Mark Mobius, the investment guru who introduced emerging markets to a generation of investors. Mobius retired from Templeton in 2018 only to start his own firm a few months later. But, said Johnson, it's rarely about one person making all the investment decisions. "The reality is they were always supported by a large team."

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    Significant Insider Trading Activity (Last 7 Days)

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 02:26 PM PDT

    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.

    Largest Insider Buying (Last 7 Days)

    Company Count Shares Changed Avg. Price Value Change
    AXS / AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. 3 611,415 45 27,731,280
    KOD / Kodiak Sciences Inc. 14 199,617 48 9,633,211
    CAR / Avis Budget Group, Inc. 3 212,337 33 6,968,162
    KMI / Kinder Morgan, Inc. 1 373,233 14 5,259,674
    LEU / Centrus Energy Corp. 2 500,000 10 5,000,000
    RRR / Red Rock Resorts, Inc. 2 290,000 17 4,911,730
    GBDC / Golub Capital BDC, Inc. 4 338,808 13 4,306,394
    HRMY / Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. 5 170,460 30 4,226,878
    INBX / Inhibrx, Inc. 3 131,465 19 2,548,688
    LOB / Live Oak Bancshares, Inc 3 93,454 20 1,844,297
    FTK / Flotek Industries Inc. 12 716,147 2 1,429,293
    CWH / Camping World Holdings, Inc. 3 39,815 32 1,249,016
    KW / Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. 1 75,000 14 1,055,250
    CCNE / CNB Financial Corp. 13 41,997 25 1,049,925
    JBGS / JBG SMITH Properties 2 36,500 28 1,004,555
    EVF / Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust 2 170,893 6 1,004,219
    PRTY / Party City Holdco Inc. 2 490,000 2 984,176
    EYEN / Eyenovia, Inc. 1 451,620 2 929,434
    ORCC / Owl Rock Capital Corporation 2 63,200 12 756,343
    GHL / Greenhill & Co., Inc. 3 65,961 11 739,603
    SIC / Select Interior Concepts, Inc. 2 102,264 6 596,542
    BFS / Saul Centers, Inc. 4 20,250 28 571,581
    CALX / Calix, Inc. 2 28,064 20 559,889
    AAT / American Assets Trust Inc 3 20,000 25 506,629
    ADM / Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1 11,100 45 496,725
    BWB / Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. 2 48,151 10 458,791
    LGF.A / Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. 2 50,000 8 423,560
    TENX / Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. 4 240,714 1 357,831
    NGM / NGM BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC 3 18,445 18 331,349
    EPD / Enterprise Products Partners L.P. 2 17,500 18 308,500
    NMFC / New Mountain Finance Corporation 17 30,000 10 297,977
    CNSP / CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1 142,000 2 289,680
    VRCA / Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. 3 30,000 9 270,585
    ELAN / Elanco Animal Health Inc 1 10,000 27 269,400
    SRE / Sempra Energy 1 2,000 125 250,920
    BOH / Bank of Hawaii Corp. 1 4,475 56 249,079
    CWGL / Crimson Wine Group Ltd. 6 41,480 6 240,286
    CATY / Cathay General Bancorp 3 9,300 25 232,500
    DEX / Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend & Income Fund 2 24,348 9 218,025
    PWOD / Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. 1 9,756 20 199,998

    Largest Insider Selling (Last 7 Days)

    Company Count Shares Change Avg. Price Value Change
    ZI / ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. Class A 48 -50,279,063 36 -1,799,864,758
    AVTR / Avantor, Inc. 2 -40,972,477 20 -799,229,623
    FISV / Fiserv, Inc. 1 -5,000,000 98 -490,000,000
    VSLR / Vivint Solar Inc. 13 -12,399,302 26 -270,769,566
    KRTX / Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. 1 -1,333,333 76 -101,616,241
    OPCH / Option Care Health, Inc. 3 -8,100,000 12 -101,250,000
    PRPL / Purple Innovation, Inc. 1 -3,150,450 20 -63,639,090
    SNPS / Synopsys, Inc. 5 -273,935 211 -57,918,427
    USNA / USANA Health Sciences, Inc. 2 -600,270 82 -48,022,451
    REGN / Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 27 -62,000 606 -37,546,838
    EXPD / Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 3 -246,930 87 -21,330,308
    NET / Cloudflare, Inc. Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share 1 -438,500 40 -17,544,824
    HD / Home Depot, Inc. (The) 3 -56,307 280 -15,761,524
    FOXF / Fox Factory Holding Corp. 10 -124,436 107 -13,223,703
    SSNC / SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. 2 -200,000 63 -12,564,456
    TGT / Target Corp. 3 -75,931 153 -11,676,681
    GFF / Griffon Corp. 1 -500,000 22 -10,750,000
    PG / Procter & Gamble Co. (The) 7 -76,618 137 -10,531,939
    JBHT / Hunt (J.B.) Transport Services, Inc. 5 -66,802 141 -9,418,459
    IDXX / IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. 6 -21,722 383 -8,311,205
    TTEK / Tetra Tech, Inc. 4 -88,270 77 -7,262,415
    K / Kellogg Co. 1 -100,000 69 -6,881,070
    WAT / Waters Corp. 4 -30,761 215 -6,622,422
    GNCMB / General Communication, Inc. 5 -78,731 81 -6,389,921
    PACB / Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. 4 -934,197 7 -6,098,811
    GGG / Graco Inc. 2 -105,600 57 -6,029,780
    RSG / Republic Services, Inc. 2 -65,914 91 -6,008,160
    GSHD / Goosehead Insurance, Inc. 10 -58,494 101 -5,861,924
    PM / Philip Morris International, Inc. 2 -75,000 78 -5,829,979
    MTH / Meritage Homes Corp. 5 -49,204 104 -5,129,781
    VRSK / Verisk Analytics, Inc. 2 -27,433 187 -5,115,298
    CRWD / CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A 5 -42,475 112 -4,770,919
    ORLY / O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. 1 -10,000 464 -4,643,202
    ETN / Eaton Corporation 1 -40,550 102 -4,136,506
    DIOD / Diodes Incorporated 5 -68,500 50 -3,445,366
    PE / Parsley Energy, Inc. 1 -300,000 11 -3,438,000
    SWAV / ShockWave Medical, Inc. 2 -55,358 60 -3,322,249
    SITM / SiTime Corporation 8 -47,183 66 -3,119,355
    SWFT / Swift Transportation Company 7 -64,205 47 -3,019,911

    Count column is number of transactions.

    Source: Fintel.io/insiders

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    E-Commerce Choices

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 05:50 PM PDT

    I currently have holdings in V, PYPL, JD, SQ.

    I'm thinking about adding a 5th e-commerce ticker to my portfolio but i'm not sure which one.

    There are many like Amazon or MercadoLibre that are great companies but they don't have immense room to grow.

    Any suggestions?

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    View on ALLY

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 01:10 PM PDT

    Hello,

    I recently did some research on ALLY and decided to go invest in it for a short-term period, the problem is that short-term extended quite significant from like 1month at most that I wanted to keep, is starting to get to 3 months with no significant changes, in any better way. I kinda want to get out of it but I really see some potential in this company, the Q2 earnings were quite good for them, the brokers are putting the price of it around 30%-40% higher than it is right now, but still the company has seen better days, so I am a little indecisive about what to do(considering right now I am on minus by like 2%). The plan was to get out around 24.2 to 25 but I am not sure that thing is coming any time soon, it tried to go up this week but got stuck in the 23.7 resistance and is kinda bouncing back.
    Is there anyone else that traded or invested in ally to share their perspective and opinions based on the research they made, also, their plan/strategu.

    Thanks

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    NFLX today?

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 10:42 AM PDT

    up 12%?

    I realize there are technical reasons - it was at the bottom of a channel but its going to hit the top in one day?

    Fundamentally, I figured covid would be terrible for NFLX. Just think about all of their user base doubling or tripling their watching but the membership fee stays the same. You could argue they would get new users, but honestly who didn't already have netflix that was going to get it, and how can that possibly overshadow all the increased costs from existing users watching more?

    So what am I missing? thanks.

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    $PAN Share-based compensation-related charges?

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 04:14 PM PDT

    Hey people. I'm reading about palto alto network's financial results and they would have been profitable if they weren't paying so much to employees in "Share-based compensation-related charges". (I presume this is stock for their executives and higher ups). Why would a company pay out so much that they would actually become unprofitable? I don't get it. (Sorry if this is a newbie question)

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    Making a Tradestation Account (19)

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 03:34 PM PDT

    Hi, I am a 19-year-old, and I am trying to make a trade station account, purely to trade stocks, not options, crypto, or futures. I tried making it, but It said I need to be 21. Am I trying to get the wrong account or something? why does this broker restrict the age to 21, not 18?

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    Had a thought about the market. What do you think?

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 09:54 AM PDT

    Hey guys, so I wanted to make this post, I feel with the crazy run we've had the last couple of days with NASDAQ and S&P500 hitting new highs, $AAPL hitting the $2Trillion market cap, $CRM, $NFLX, $AMD, $TSLA making all time highs and much more!

    News for a vaccine are getting hotter each day with governments all over the world already having sealed distribution deals with major pharmaceuticals.

    It almost seems as if a population we are becoming normalized to the virus. Although we respect it, we also are willing, and wanting to continue with everyday life. Principles for race, equality, fairness and environment wellness are still top of mind, despite virus news constantly being thrown in our face. Seems like we are getting over the whole ordeal.

    Elections coming up, job recovery top of mind, more stimulus on the horizon and the seeming rift between the stock market and the real economy are all interesting factors that can affect in either direction the stock market.

    Nevertheless, there is one reality that is undeniable. The markets have never been more skewed with technology and pharmaceuticals at the forefront of the whole thing. The top 5 stocks on the S&P500 now account for more than 20% of its value!

    In any case, historically strong sectors like energy, Real estate, travel and tourism are still down anywhere from 30% to 70% from their pre-covid levels.

    Arguably the most important catalyst the stock market waits for right now is the official approval of a vaccine that is "accepted" by the authorities. Once this happens, for sure airlines and tourism will catch a breather, also energy as demands open back up, and simply pent up demand from being in quarantined.

    I guess my though is the following: Assuming an approval is around the corner anywhere from now to the next 6 or 8 months, once that happens what does the market correction look like?

    Will it be an overall push higher for the market as a whole? Or will it be a massive redistribution of capital where a lot of what is tied up in tech and stay-at-home stocks goes back to these more traditional asset classes?

    Thoughts of a Psycho Trader….

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    As an owner of 1087 shares of Camber Energy, Inc. (CEI), what does this mean for me once (if) this merger goes through?

    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 01:40 PM PDT

    Text from Camber Energy, Inc. and Viking Energy Group, Inc. Provide Update on Continued Process Towards Completing Planned Merger (bolded text is mainly what applies to me):

    As disclosed previously, the planned merger contemplates Camber issuing newly-issued shares of common stock to the equity holders of Viking in exchange for 100% of the outstanding equity securities of Viking by means of a reverse triangular merger in which a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of Camber will merge with and into Viking, with Viking continuing as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Camber after the Merger. If the closing of the Merger occurs (the "Closing"), the Viking equity holders prior to the Merger will own approximately 80% of Camber's issued and outstanding common stock immediately after the Merger, and the Camber equity holders prior to the Merger shall own approximately 20% of Camber's issued and outstanding common stock immediately after the Merger, subject to adjustment mechanisms set out in the Merger Agreement, as amended, and in each case on a fully-diluted, as-converted basis as of immediately prior to the Closing (including options, warrants and other rights to acquire equity securities of Viking or Camber), but without taking into account any shares of common stock issuable to the holder of Camber's Series C Preferred Stock upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock. Completion of the Merger is subject to a number of closing conditions, as set out in the Merger Agreement.

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