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I’m adding Banco Santander Mexico to my Volatility Portfolio on NAFTA deal
I'm moving Mexico and Banco Santander Mexico (BSMX) up from "buy later"--after more of an emerging market bounce from China and South Africa--to a "buy now" on the basis of the announcement on Monday, October 1, of a new trade agreement between the United States,...
Buying Tencent Holdings for my Jubak Picks Portfolio
Today (or tomorrow morning, actually, October 2) I'm adding Tencent Holdings (TCEHY) to my 12-18 month Jubak Picks Portfolio. (The stock is already a member of my long-term 50 Stocks Portfolio. As I wrote in my Special Report: 10 Picks for the Emerging Markets bounce,...
Barrick buys Randgold as rumored, no premium in all stock deal
Gold mining is a depressed sector so maybe it shouldn't come as a surprise that Barrick Gold's (ABX) acquisition of Randgold Resources (GOLD) didn't come with any premium. The all-stock deal valued Randgold at $6.5 billion, approximately its market capitalization...
Randgold said to be in acquisition talks with Barrick Gold
The mining blog IKN is reporting that gold miners Barrick Gold (ABX) and Randgold Resources (GOLD) are in advanced stages of talks about a merger. The announcement could come today, Sunday, or tomorrow, according to IKN. There's an absolute paucity of details--such...
I almost pulled the trigger on my VIX Put complacency trade today–but not quite yet
I almost pulled the trigger and sold my VIX complacency trade today. On September 10 I added the December 19 Put on the CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) to my Volatility Portfolio with a strike of 13. The trade was coupled with a buy of the November 21 Call on...
Diamondback Energy doubles down on Permian Basin
Although other oil producers in the Permian Basin look to be slowing the development of their assets in the face of transportation bottlenecks that are making it tough to get oil out of the basin, Diamondback Energy has teamed up with the Carlyle Group to form a joint...
Pioneer Natural Resources signs deal to cut fracking sand costs by 50%
It's always important to see who has the leverage--customers or suppliers--when costs start to rise. On the recent agreement between Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), perhaps the dominant oil shale producer in the Permian Basin, and fracking sand producer U.S. Silica...
Adding a buy on shares of Sangamo Therapeutics for Tuesday, September 11, in my Volatility Portfolio
On Monday September 10, I snuck a buy recommendation for shares of Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMO) in just before the 5 p.m. deadline for my daily e-mail update. Here's a full post on the logic for that recommendation. I'd has been a wild ride for shares of biotech...
Adding a put/call trade to my Volatility Portfolio
It's September, the middle month of the most volatile three month period in the investing year (historically on average.) We're in the midst of an emerging market crisis that's being driven by a strong U.S. dollar--and we're looking at the high likelihood of two more...
Adding a VIX call/put trade to my Volatility Portfolio
It's September, the middle month of the most volatile three month period in the investing year (historically on average.) We're in the midst of an emerging market crisis that's being driven by a strong U.S. dollar--and we're looking at the high likelihood of two more...
Incyte beats on revenue, misses on earnings; reports good progress in pipeline
I am on vacation until August 26. I am using that downtime to catch up on some of the earnings reports I missed during the very busy second quarter earnings season. On July 30 Incyte (INCY) reported second quarter earnings of 26 cents a share, 4 cents below the Wall...Jim’s Stock Alerts
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