Jacob Wolinsky
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TESLA Q2 2020 EARNINGS: STOCK PRICE TARGETS POPPING
Tesla released its Q2 2020 earnings report last night, and analysts responded with a flood of price target increases for Tesla stock. We’re finally starting to see a significant number of analysts with price targets in excess of $1,000, although the company’s valuation still gives most analysts pause.
By Jacob Wolinsky3 years ago in Trader
TESLA Q2 2020 EARNINGS: STOCK PRICE TARGETS POPPING
Tesla released its Q2 2020 earnings report last night, and analysts responded with a flood of price target increases for Tesla stock. We’re finally starting to see a significant number of analysts with price targets in excess of $1,000, although the company’s valuation still gives most analysts pause.
By Jacob Wolinsky3 years ago in Trader
SHORT SELLERS WITH THE BEST AVERAGE CAMPAIGN RETURNS BY YEAR
Short selling has been around for centuries. Dutch traders were shorting tulips at the peak of the Tulip Mania during the 1630s. But short selling stocks these days has become far more complicated. For one, the stock market has typically gone up in the long-run. Regulators also tend to step in to restrict short selling in one way or the other, especially during a crisis. But some activist short sellers have generated stellar returns on their campaigns. Here we take a look at the activist short sellers with the highest average campaign returns between 2013 and 2020.
By Jacob Wolinsky3 years ago in Trader
MUNGER’S MOATS: BANK OF AMERICA, PAYPAL AND SQUARE
Charlie Munger is famous for stressing the role of moats in successful investing. He argues that only strong moats allow a business to earn returns in excess of the cost of capital for substantial periods of time. The big problem is maintaining a moat. Potential competitors, eyeing those excess returns, will want to enter. What is worse, they will target those aspects of an incumbent’s business that are the most profitable and offer the best opportunities for growth. Technology serves to exacerbate the difficulty of maintaining a moat. It often allows an entrant to use software and electronic communication to reduce the cost of grabbing an incumbent’s most profitable busines.
By Jacob Wolinsky3 years ago in Trader
GOLD PRICES AND THE GREAT DOLLAR SHORT SQUEEZE
Gold prices pulled back today, but that may only be a temporary situation if one expert is right about the dollar short squeeze. Daniel Oliver of Myrmikan Capital said in a note this week that the value of the U.S. dollar is being held in place by a short squeeze, which is only temporarily holding gold prices back.
By Jacob Wolinsky3 years ago in Trader
GOLD BULLION, THE US-CHINA CONFLICT, COVID, AND RUSSIA
In January, progress on the US-China trade deal seemed to calm the trade war between the two countries. However, everything changed when the coronavirus emerged. Since the beginning of the pandemic, demand—and resultant spot price for silver and gold—reached new highs. The stock market fell and rose several times in the hopes and doubts for a vaccine. Although politics and gold bullion might not seem to have much in common, the gold price is inherently tied to political events. After all, it is deemed a safe-haven metal for a reason. So how do current events affect the 9-year high gold price?
By Jacob Wolinsky3 years ago in Trader
TEN BEST AND WORST PERFORMING BIOTECH STOCKS AMID COVID-19
Dozens of pharma and biotech stocks have skyrocketed in the last few months amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The companies are spending heavily on research and development to find a treatment or vaccine for the coronavirus. Typically, most pharma and biotech companies spend about 20% of their revenue on R&D activities. But the R&D spending will likely shoot up this year. Here we take a look at the top ten best and worst performing biotech stocks this year (as of July 16, 2020).
By Jacob Wolinsky3 years ago in Trader
HOW THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY SHAPE IMPACTS GOLD PRICE
The gold price remains above $1,800 an ounce, but where it will go next depends on what type of economic recovery we see. Many are expecting a V-shaped recovery. However, the resurgence in coronavirus cases in the U.S. suggests we could see a U-shaped or W-shaped economic recovery, which would impact gold prices.
By Jacob Wolinsky3 years ago in Trader
SUPREME COURT TO HEAR FANNIE MAE/ FREDDIE MAC COLLINS CASE
In a big win for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred shareholders, the Supreme Court has decided it will hear the Collins case. It’s widely expected that the court will rule the net worth sweep illegal, which would mean preferred shareholders would finally receive the big payday they believe they are due.
By Jacob Wolinsky3 years ago in The Swamp
HOW MUCH WILL THE TESLA STOCK BUBBLE INFLATE?
Tesla stock soared past $1,400 a share today, and talk about whether it’s in a bubble has been reignited. Several analysts have weighed in on the EV maker today, and even some bears are starting to say that the shares could keep rising.
By Jacob Wolinsky3 years ago in Trader
