DISRUPT YOUR OWN FUTURE "Master disruption to own your future" from Pontus Siren at Innosight was the title of one of the most fascinating presentations that I sat in on at SALT Abu Dhabi. The talk was all about how you have to see disruption before the data tells you it's happening if you want to survive. He was mostly talking about businesses, but it totally applies to … [Read more...] about Disrupting your own future (and Trade Alert: New Year Sell-off Ahead?)
Takeaways from SALT in Abu Dhabi: A world in search of growth
Money might make the world go round, but growth makes the economy and markets go up. That's one of the takeaways from my time at the SALT conference, put on by my old pal Anthony Scaramucci and his Skybridge Capital firm and which they bill quite accurately as "global thought leadership forum fostering collaboration at the intersection of finance, technology and … [Read more...] about Takeaways from SALT in Abu Dhabi: A world in search of growth
Does the Trade War even matter? OR: I’m back from Abu Dhabi and ready to rock
Learned a lot, listened a lot, networked a lot, talked a lot at the SALT Conference in Abu Dhabi. I'm catching up on things in the office and answering some of the many missed communications from the past week. I have a lot to tell you about, both ideas, analysis and concepts that I learned at the conference, so I'll be in this weekend and will be sending out several reports … [Read more...] about Does the Trade War even matter? OR: I’m back from Abu Dhabi and ready to rock
Update From The SALT Hedge Fund Conference In Abu Dhabi
Well, it's certainly been insightful and interesting to come to a finance conference in Abu Dhabi with 1300 attendees from all over the world, representing hedge funds, service providers, wealthy family offices, sheiks and others. I've learned a lot already, including how many people here are long Zoom (ZM) but I have yet to find anybody who owns WORK or even TSLA. I like … [Read more...] about Update From The SALT Hedge Fund Conference In Abu Dhabi
The hardest trade to make right now is… (and Trade Alert: Trimming CPB)
Earlier this week, I asked both my Trading With Cody subscribers and my Twitter followers to take a poll: "The hardest trade to make right now is: Buying more stocks Trimming stocks/reducing exposure Sitting tight" As I'd noted at the time, if the hardest trade to make is usually the right one, then we might want to see if there's a consensus about whether it's … [Read more...] about The hardest trade to make right now is… (and Trade Alert: Trimming CPB)
Be cool, Update on the shorts and put hedges, No gold miners, Cannabis, WORK earnings, and more
Here's the transcript from this week's Live Q&A Chat. Be cool out there. Q. What’s your mindset on a down day like this? How do you manage the fear, do you get queasy? Are you staring at numbers? Getting your arms around the news? Deciding on buy/sell points? A. Two most important words for traders/investors: "Be cool." I certainly have felt more fear deep down inside … [Read more...] about Be cool, Update on the shorts and put hedges, No gold miners, Cannabis, WORK earnings, and more
Please Answer Our Poll: The hardest trade to make
If the hardest trade to make is usually the right one, what's the hardest trade to make right now after the market sold off to start December after a strong year for stocks? It's probably harder to buy than sell right now. Money managers who are judged at year's ends are probably wondering if they should sell now to protect what has probably been a pretty good year for many of … [Read more...] about Please Answer Our Poll: The hardest trade to make
Latest Positions: FANG(D), Defensive names, Space Revolution, Shorts (and Trade Alert: NFLX trim)
Here is Part 3 of 3 of my latest personal portfolio positions and most of the hedge fund positions with updated commentary and ratings for each position. Happy Thanksgiving to you all and I thank you all for reading. The ratings for each stock go from 1 to 10, 1 being “Get out of this position now!” and 10 being “Sell the farm, I’ve found a perfect investment.” The positions … [Read more...] about Latest Positions: FANG(D), Defensive names, Space Revolution, Shorts (and Trade Alert: NFLX trim)
Latest Positions: Cloud Revolution, Energy Revolution, China Middle Class Revolution
"Man just wants to forget the bad stuff, and believe in the made-up good stuff. It's easier that way. - A commoner in the play Rashomon. One of my favorite plays/movies, and one told in flash backs. (It'll make sense below). Some day I'll have to write up some analysis about how understanding the concepts of different perspectives that Rashomon teaches us can also help us when … [Read more...] about Latest Positions: Cloud Revolution, Energy Revolution, China Middle Class Revolution
Who’s scared, Cramer turns bullish on TSLA, Silver industrial uses, & more
Here's the transcript from this week's Live Q&A Chat. Q. Do you see interest rate spike within year timeframe? A. I doubt it actually. With negative interest rates and the race to devalue all fiat currencies by governments around the world, I think the pull on interest rates might be downward for US rates over the next year. Q. Things seem to be feeling very … [Read more...] about Who’s scared, Cramer turns bullish on TSLA, Silver industrial uses, & more