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Netflix Surges After Smashing Subscriber Expectations, Guides Higher; Cash Burn Soars

Netflix stock has surged after hours, soaring above its all time high price, and up 8% after reporting Q2 numbers which while beating slightly on revenues ($2.79Bn, Exp. $2.77Bn), and missing modestly...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Risk-On Still Intact As Entire World Ignores China Stock Plunge: Full Visual Recap

Right, so pretty much all you need to know about Monday is that Chinese equities did one thing and everybody else did something different. US markets were quiet. The VIX is still hovering below 10 as ...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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VIX Below 10 Handle: Should Be Even Lower

The stock market had an amazing week as optimism surrounding earnings season pushed stocks higher. Investors are ignoring the nonsense in Washington because it’s mostly hot air. The fact that there ...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Invitation Homes Could Dip With Upcoming Lock-Up Expiration

July 31, 2017, concludes the 180-day lock-up period on Invitation Homes (NYSE:INVH). When the lock-up period ends, its executives, directors and pre-IPO shareholders will have the chance to sell 225M ...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Trades For Earnings Season

Video length: 00:13:33 A slow trading day ahead of earnings season. In tonight’s video, we explore the specific strategies of trading options around earnings announcements. What are the opportun...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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The Rally In Stocks Continues

The rally in stocks continues to be unstoppable while people like me continue to bite their nails and worry. The short-term uptrend is being confirmed by the bullish percents. Junk bonds also continue...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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US Shale Production Just Hit A New All Time High

One month ago, we reported that based on recent data, June oil output from shale producers would post the first double-digit production growth since July of 2015, when oil prices tumbled and a subs...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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It’s Official: Emerging Markets Break Out Into New Secular Bull Market

This is major stock market news: emerging stock markets are breaking out. We wrote at least once per month, since April 2016, that EEM ETF (representing emerging market stocks) should break above 42 p...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Intercept Slides As Analyst Calls CymaBay Drug ‘True Contender’ After Data

Shares of Intercept Pharmaceuticals (ICPT) are sliding after H.C. Wainwright analyst Ed Arce raised his price target for its competitor CymaBay Therapeutics (CBAY) following data from the company̵...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Why Wage Growth Is So Weak

The yearly growth rate of average hourly earnings in production and non-supervisory employment in the private sector eased to 2.3% in June from 2.4% in May. Many experts are puzzled by the subdued inc...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg