GB DavisMay 9, 20204 minWill Italy be this Cycle's Lehman Moment? - 5/8/20Moody's took no action on Italy or Greece today. (Note: Moody's Sovereign Release Calendar designates two dates for the potential releas...
GB DavisMay 9, 20205 minCRE, CMBS, Lodging and Retail Storm Brewing - 5/9/20Standard & Poor's reports that the percentage of CMBS Loan (by loan balance) in their respective "Grace Periods" has historically rested ...
GB DavisMay 28, 20191 minMarket CommentaryIn our Newsletter, Issue #6 (5/27/19), we highlighted weakness in Disk Drives ($DDX), Retail ($XRT proxy), and Sysco ($SYY) - on the firs...
GB DavisMay 17, 20191 minRecap: Positions++ Our $MU $40 Put, Buy to Open, June 14 expiry @ $1.60, sits at over 2X +- Our $HTZ $19 Put, Buy to Open, July 19 expiry @ $3.30, sits a...
GB DavisMay 12, 20191 minSecurity in Focus: Coca-Cola ($KO)We like $KO and have added it to our Watchlist, looking for a good entry. #NotInvestmentAdvice
GB DavisMay 9, 20191 minSecurity in Focus: Hertz ($HTZ)We have the entry and set up we wanted now: Jun 14 Put $18 strike @ $1.20 / contract buy to open. #NotInvestmentAdvice
GB DavisMay 8, 20191 minSecurity in Focus: Twitter ($TWTR)On the common core position of 4/23, in which we sold a covered call (4/26) that cleared; currently still open with naked May $37 put. H...
GB DavisMay 8, 20191 minSecurity in Focus: Netflix ($NFLX)We think this go-go stock has had its run, trading at over 100x now. Why exactly? We enter Buy to Open August 16 Puts $360 strike @ $26...
GB DavisMay 8, 20191 minSecurity in Focus: Farmer Bros ($FARM)We usually do not dip into Small Caps - but the Gap Down (breaking all support) in Farmer Bros appears to be based on declining fundament...
GB DavisMay 7, 20191 minSecurity in Focus: Hertz ($HTZ)On April 10 here, we went bearish in Hertz. It's getting its teeth kicked in today, after earnings. Yet, our $3 put play has been eaten...
GB DavisMay 3, 20191 minMarket Insight: $USD via $UUPWe close our Strong U.S. Dollar view here via $UUP at $26.21 vs our entry at $26.03 on purely technical factors and will revaluate entry w...
GB DavisApr 29, 20191 minMarket Insights: 4/29/19Action on the bid in U.S. Markets today was mostly as predicted. Euro traded higher throughout the Day ($XEU) with a softening $USD. We...
GB DavisApr 24, 20191 minMarket Insight: $USD (via $UUP)Recall when we commented at the beginning of the month about dollar strength? $UUP sitting AT 26.23 above that level (26.03) - and $USD ...
GB DavisApr 23, 20191 minSecurity in Focus: Jeld-Wen ($JELD)JELD appears to be consolidating in the $18-$22 neighborhood. $JELD looks like a steal in the $13-$17 range from its Dec lows. We belie...
GB DavisApr 23, 20191 minSecurity in Focus: Twitter ($TWTR)We see no reason to not be bullish right here on Twitter. We love its PEG ratio. We love its operating margin. We love the fact that a...
GB DavisApr 22, 20191 minSecurity in Focus: Urban Outfitters ($URBN) $URBN has gone through $30. Previously we indicated May 17 $30 Puts, buy to open 3x in size at $0.25, now mid-market intraday at $0.90, ...
GB DavisApr 22, 20191 minSecurity In Focus: Micron ($MU)We've been watching Micron for sometime now skeptical of biz fundamentals. Overnight, chip sales out of S. Korea, tanked, which could be...
GB DavisApr 22, 20191 minMarket Insight: USGDP 1Q19eThe revered, Mohamed A. El-Erian, Chief Economic Adviser, Allianz. Author of NYT bestsellers "When Markets Collide" and “The Only Game i...
GB DavisApr 21, 20191 minWeek Ahead (4/22)Monday, April 22, 2019 * Nada de Nada Tuesday, April 23, 2019 * EU Consumer Confidence (Apr) Wednesday, April 24, 2019 * Asia-Pacific/Eur...
GB DavisApr 20, 20192 minMarket Insight: Where We at MacroWorld?Some interesting data this week. First, Tuesday's Capacity Utilization (which we highlighted in our Week Ahead posting last week) was pa...