When everybody knows something: TWTR
Oct 06, 2022Good morning!
āThe funk continues with futures settling back into negative to flat territory after two higher runs this week. All eyes are on jobs because traders are worried about how the Fed will react to the numbers.
Spoiler Alert: they donāt give a rip about the jobs number itself.
Hereās my playbook.
OPEC+ Ignores Biden as expected
No surprise: OPEC+ ignores the Presidentās request and cuts 2 million barrels a day, 1 million more than originally planned. Bidenās ordered another SPR release of 10 million barrels next month but thatās politics and nothing more. Now, heās talking about reducing Venezuelan oil sanctions to allow more pumping. (Read)
What he needs to do is the same thing he should have been doing all along ā¦ re-engaging US production. The solution is literally right under our feet, costs less and provides US jobs in a market that desperately needs āem.
I think prices hit $105-$110 by Q1 ā23 at the latest.
Oil stocks are still wildly undervalued. Steady pricing, great growth, solid dividends. What is there not to love?
Under $10 a share and worth a punt?
Insider buying can be an important signal that thereās something interesting ahead. But that can take on new importance when itās the CEO and CFO who pile in.
Thatās the case with L.B. Foster (FSTR) where the CEO and CFO both added to their holdings last month according to filings. The company is trading for just $9.95 and may be inexpensive enough for a speculative punt if that fits with your situation, risk tolerance and intestinal fortitude (none of which I know). As always, it is your money and your responsibility.
I bought a few shares this morning just for the heckuvit, FYI. My plan is to harvest a quick 25% if the markets give me that opportunity. If not, oh well.
Peloton cutting another 500 jobs in āfinalā round of layoffs
Whatās happening. Wall Street is trying its very best to paint a rosy picture now that Peloton has announced a āfinalā round of 500 job cuts. (Read)
The company is dead money. Peloton stock has now dropped 91.3% from 52-week highs. This may be good for a few bucks is what a lot of folks are thinking but ā¦ really?
Still a $2 stock IMHO. Or at least an āavoid like the plague.ā
TWTR: the hijinks continue
Twitter reportedly intends to hold Musk to his original deal after reports suggesting that two key financiers ā Apollo Global Management and Sixth Street ā have walked. Meanwhile, the judge who is in charge of the looming litigation between Musk and Twitter says the trial is still on. (Read)
I suspect Musk is up to his usual hijinks by creating a situation that is at once a distraction and a poker-like move intended to make Twitter blink.
One way to trade the situation. Everybody āknowsā that Twitter wants to bring the original deal home which makes me want to look at the other side of the situation. Thatās why I recommended buying a few speculative puts yesterday to Trade With Keith subscribers.
From the department of itās about time: UBER
Former Uber security chief Joseph Sullivan has been convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco for covering up a hack that exposed 57 million users. (Read)
Why this is a big deal. Itās the first prosecution of an executive for such things. And, long overdue. Letās hope the companies get the message!
Trade Idea: If youāre not buying cybersecurity companies, you are asleep at the switch.
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Bottom Line
Ignore the news. The consensus of a crowd often works against those who mistakenly believe in the security it provides.
Letās get out there and MAKE it a great day!
Keith