This Week inward Barrons: 5-26-2019:
Thoughts:
What has happened to us? Have nosotros lost all powerfulness to ‘grow a pair’? Thanks MJP.
In the 70's in addition to 80's, nosotros had the powerfulness to express joy at ourselves. We had thicker skins, in addition to didn't acquire outraged past times every unmarried make-believe insult. Remember when:
- People weren't thence offended past times something equally unproblematic equally a speech communication they didn't take away hold with.
- People either walked out, turned it off, or didn’t attend inward the commencement place.
- People may non take away hold liked it, may take away hold argued against it, but never played the: “I’m offended thence I’m going to sue you” game.
- We knew right from wrong?
- It felt goodness to convey stereotypes to the screen, in addition to allow humour expose them. Not to live offensive, but rather introspective thence nosotros could discovery in addition to right our flaws.
The TV shows of the 70's in addition to 80’s would live banned inward today’s marketplace. Movies like Blazing Saddles, would never had been made. Archie Bunker’s All inward the Family, topographic point racism in addition to bigotry inward our human face upward equally something piteous that nosotros all could collectively express joy at. But in addition to then participation trophies in addition to political correctness spread similar a California wildfire. Soon it wasn’t but beingness able to speak without offending someone – nosotros had to larn the right adjectives, identifiers, in addition to descriptions. Now, nosotros take away hold succeeded inward stopping people from talking at social gatherings, because they’re worried almost what they say may scandalise someone. Today yous require to know over xx dissimilar genders. In NYC, yous tin live fined upward to $250,000 if yous incorrectly topographic point an employee using the wrong sex pronoun. Yes that’s right – the wrong ‘he or she’ tin ground yous inward courtroom or worse – jail. From in that location it’s a brusk measuring to ‘Hate Speech.’ Who decides if something is ‘Hate Speech’?
Q: "Should loathe speech communication live banned?"
A: "Yes, there's no room for loathe speech communication inward this solar daytime in addition to age. By the way what fourth dimension is Game of Thrones on?”
Q: "What's thence bad almost loathe speech?"
A: "It's hurtful, it leads to violence, in addition to should live illegal. What fourth dimension did yous say Game of Thrones was on?"
Q: “So nosotros require to ban everything that’s hurtful?”
A: “Absolutely, if a grouping gets offended past times someone's speech communication – but ban it. Are yous going to reply me almost Game of Thrones?”
Should loathe speech communication live banned? I hold coming upward amongst the same answer: NO. When yous ban speech communication but because it ‘offends’ SOME people, yous take away hold done null but give the ultimate powerfulness in addition to protection to THOSE people. They acquire untouchable. They tin do virtually anything nether the guise of: “We’re but responding to the loathe speech communication that’s out there. They loathe us because we’re _________.” Who decides whether it’s: (a) ‘hate speech’, (b) a ‘point-of-view’, or (c) but an sentiment that yous don’t like? If you're a snowflake in addition to don't similar conservative viewpoints at your college – in addition to then don't attend the talk. The work amongst ‘banning’ costless speech communication – is that it feeds the monster of global command that would similar null ameliorate than to take away hold all ‘free speech’ live moderated. And that won’t hitting home, until they ban YOUR costless speech. We tin surely build a ‘social credit system’ similar to what Communist People's Republic of China has created. Just don’t live offended when you’re non allowed to board an bird or a develop because your educatee debt is equally good high.
Although the authorities may impose greater punishments on crimes motivated past times hate, the police force is rattling clear. The U.S. Supreme Court inward June of 2017 ruled that whatever grouping has the constitutional right to demonstrate in addition to limited their intend message. ”Speech that demeans on the footing of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, disability, or whatever other similar Earth is hateful; but the proudest boast of our costless speech communication jurisprudence is that nosotros protect the liberty to limited 'the idea that nosotros hate,'" said the Supreme Court. And history shows that punishing loathe speech communication risks creating martyrs in addition to rallying support.
The ground for going off on this tangent today is Facebook. Facebook is the unmarried largest social media platform inward the world. Billions of people rely on it. Facebook would similar to command what yous tin run across in addition to take away heed on their platform. On May 10thMark Zuckerberg (CEO of Facebook) said: “My fellowship volition function amongst governments to determine what content is acceptable on social-media networks. There needs to live a procedure to determine what is unacceptable in addition to what mustn’t live on these networks.” Of class the scary portion hither is who is doing the controlling. When Governments command what yous tin or cannot speak almost – nosotros take away hold lost the most of import liberty of all. To quote AB: “I run across the lite at the halt of the tunnel, in addition to it is dark.” I actually HATE what is going to hap to my liberty of speech. How do nosotros create it? The create is NOT past times allowing Facebook to command what yous say, see, take away heed in addition to believe. But I guess if Facebook stole the world’s privacy without a revolt – they may live good on their way to stealing our liberty of speech communication equally well.
InfoBits:
- Who's feeling the heat? Huawei, becauseGoogle but suspended concern amongst the Chinese tech giant. Huawei smartphones run on the Android operating organisation in addition to take away hold had access to Google's Play Store in addition to Gmail. On Monday, Google told Huawei: “We’re shutting yous down.”
- Who’s NOT feeling the heat? Huawei. It seems less than 24 hours afterward:
o Google: Huawei – we’re shutting yous down.
o Huawei: Google – That’s ok, we’ve been edifice our ain mobile OS for half dozen years. We’re set upward for this.
Suddenly, Google re-instated Huawei’s rights to usage the Android OS, in addition to is acting similar null happened. I guess the idea of losing access to the entire Chinese marketplace topographic point was plenty to convey Google dorsum inward line. Ya think?
- Lost Productivity: That Game of Thrones finale cost the U.S. economic scheme $3.3B inward lost productivity (e-mails, discussions, etc.). To topographic point that inward perspective, the Super Bowl costs us $4.4B, in addition to vacation shopping destroys $35.4B.
- Trade, Trade, Go away: Companies pain due to the merchandise state of war include:
o John Deere = China's non buying equally many U.S. soybeans, in addition to the Chinese steel that makes the tractors: “Run similar a deer”– forthwith costs more.
o Caterpillar = China is the biggest construction nation inward the world, in addition to forthwith that’s gone.
o Tesla = China is almost their #1 marketplace topographic point for Tesla automobiles.
- To Improve Thinking on Your Feet - practice:
o Playing to a greater extent than thinking games,
o Reading in addition to requesting to a greater extent than information,
o Watching press conferences for inspiration – in that location no do-overs,
o Becoming accountable for your actions, and
o Constantly summarizing the telephone commutation points of every discussion.
- Hey, don’t allow the door hitting yous inward the… Ford announced this calendar week that it’s laying off 10% of its salaried workforce (starting amongst 900 jobs in conclusion week) – inward hopes of boosting profitability. The cuts volition salve Ford almost $600m a year. The fellowship is spending billions to modify the way it does business, hoping to increase its sales overseas in addition to to focus on electrical in addition to autonomous driving tech.
- Going Under: Tesla roughshod nether $200 this past times calendar week for the commencement fourth dimension since 2015. Remember when Apple tried to purchase Tesla at $240/share amongst the status that Elon Musk had to measuring away from the company? Wondering if Tesla investors are having 2ndthoughts? Morgan Stanley cutting its worst example guess to $10 per Tesla percentage while Citi said that its deport example stopped at $36 per share. Both maintained a sell / high-risk rating equally concerns rest surrounding demand for their cars.
- Facebook: will move on to block the sale of marijuana on its platform. It currently bans whatever get upward of pot despite the fact that it is legal for recreational usage inward Canada in addition to some states. Facebook does allow content pushing products derived from cannabidiol – CBD.
- The Chicago Fed National Activity Index: plunged to 3-year Lows.
- To Veg or Not to Veg: McDonalds (MCD) is noticeably missing from the listing of fast nutrient companies who are adopting plant-based nutrient products (veggie-burgers). As MCD restructures their offerings (ridding themselves of specialty products inward favor of improving character for their traditional lineup) it appears that a vegan McDouble is non right or thence the corner.
- “I Wanna Dance amongst Some-body” The ‘body’ portion could live over-rated. New music from the tardily Whitney Houston is said to live coming out before long along amongst a proposed hologram concert tour for the legendary singer.
Crypto-Bytes:
- Bitcoin’s repeated failures to transcend $8,300 heighten the run a hazard of a cost pullback. Bitcoin’s Elliott Wave Crypto analyst warns of danger signals ahead.
- Barry Silbert (CEO of Digital Currency Group) says Bitcoin could perform ‘really, actually well’ inward a fiscal apocalypse.
- Winklevoss says sitting on the sidelines is crazier than investing in Bitcoin.
- Circle Layoffs: Crypto startup Circle has set off almost 10% of its staff. The fellowship – which owns trading platform Poloniex, equity crowdfunding site SeedInvest, runs the USDC stablecoin inward partnership amongst Coinbase, in addition to has rattling closed ties amongst Goldman Sachs – is looking to cutting costs.
- U Up? “Hey, stranger.” “I immature adult woman you.” “It’s been a while.” “How’ve yous been?” The Zuck is forthwith seeking reconciliation amongst the Winkelvoss twins. The 2 groups are dorsum inward the tidings after reports demo that FB is getting into the crypto game. The Zuck would similar WhatsApp users to live able to ship payments to 1 some other using a crypto token designed for in addition to past times FB. The Winkelvoss twins are 1 of the leading experts inward the crypto space, thence despite their awkward history, the motility past times FB to seek the Winkelvoss’s council appears prudent. How’s that line go: “He who laughs last…”
- Sticking amongst Facebook: Social media giant Facebook is set to curl out its ain cryptocurrency, dubbed ‘GlobalCoin’ past times Q1 2020. The cryptocurrency-based payment organisation is slated for launch inward a dozen countries amongst trials expected past times the halt of this year. If FB tin line off beingness (a) the communication ‘monitor’ in addition to (b) the ‘banker’ for the un-banked in addition to the thinly-banked populations of the globe – to quote Terry Bradshaw: “Gonna live mighty tough to rhythm out – mighty tough.”
Last Week:
The Chinesemedia started airing propaganda suggesting that non solely was the U.S. wrong inward placing tariffs on the Chinese, but the U.S. is also the enemy of the people. This is concerning because in that location are hundreds of U.S. companies inward China. Will those companies live boycotted? It's possible. Combine that withtech leaders such equally Xilinx, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Intel, etc. having announced that they are no longer going to do concern amongst Huawei – you’re throwing gasoline onto a fire.
David Tepper fired a alert shot heard ‘round the globe – that the residual of us take away hold been yelling almost for years: “What we’re living through right forthwith – is non investing – it’s gambling – in addition to it’s no longer enjoyable.” David announced that he (one of the greatest hedge fund managers of all time) is seriously thinking almost calling it quits in addition to turning his fund into a topographic point unit of measurement role because of all of the imitation in addition to nonsensical information that is beingness ‘tweeted’ from the highest role inward the land.
It was made world that Elon Musk'scompensation packet from Tesla was valued at $2.3B. That was the largest compensation packet e'er contracted amongst an individual. Tesla structured the pay packet thence that the fellowship would take away hold to achieve meaning milestones nether his leadership for him to have those rewards. Musk owns almost a fifth of Tesla, thence he'd live raking inward money if the fellowship did good fifty-fifty without an incentive package.
We saw how badlythis marketplace topographic point wants to move down. It's old, tired, in addition to has no legs underneath it. It needs some rest, relaxation, in addition to rehabilitation. But the economic scheme is forthwith thence intertwined amongst the marketplace topographic point (via derivatives, cross-collaterals, etc.) that if the marketplace topographic point was to curl over – the economic scheme would move right along amongst it. So they hold it up, but for how much longer? Just long plenty to notice / industry a boogeyman on which to blame the fall. An ugly state of war out of Iran, or the failure of a major banking company (such equally Deutsche Bank) – would give the FED a backdoor out of their predicament. The markets could plunge in addition to they would non live the ‘fall guy’.
The S&P lost its 50-day moving average 8 total sessions ago, in addition to can't seem to reclaim it. The DOW lost its 50-day, 12 sessions agone in addition to is struggling. In the distance I tin take away heed the wingbeats of dark swans. If nosotros reclaim those 50-day moving averages, they'll endeavor in addition to gun us for novel highs. But commencement things first, nosotros require to find the 50-day moving averages earlier whatever reconstruction tin fifty-fifty start out to happen.
Weed:
We’re finally seeing some rattling interesting results out of Canada concerning the consumption correlation betwixt Cannabis, CBD in addition to other beverages – specifically beer.
1. People consuming CBD related beverages take away hold almost doubled inward 2019 from 25% of the population inward 2018 to 48% inward 2019.
2. 44% of all consumers are showing a rigid involvement inward CBD related drinks, in addition to that issue grew to 60% amid Gen Z in addition to millennials.
3. Increased CBD usage is direct correlated to a decrease inward beer consumption.
4. Surveys suggest that CBD users are daily consumers of the production – amongst an average of 2 to iii doses per day, in addition to xx to 25mg of CBD per dose.
Canadian beer sales dropped past times 6.8% inward March of 2019. Analysts at Cowen say: "We believe that beer faces their biggest headwind during the transition to legal CBD." As CBD becomes increasingly normalized, big-name nutrient brands are getting inward on the act. A issue of large call alcohol brands take away hold already announced partnerships amongst diverse growers to develop novel CBD / THC infused drinks. Most recently, Canada's oldest independent brewer Moosehead announced plans to develop a CBD / THC -based drinkable that would hitting the marketplace topographic point afterward this year. Diageo has also expressed involvement inward producing CBD / THC beverages. Diageo produces both Smirnoff in addition to Baileys – the world's best-selling vodka in addition to liqueur respectively.
Meanwhile, soft-drink makers take away hold also expressed involvement inward the CBD / THC market. Pepsi's CFO Hugh Johnston said inward an interview that developing CBD / THC based beverages is definitely on the tabular array for the company. With Pepsi's biggest competitor Coca-Cola stating that they volition non live moving frontward amongst whatever hybrid drinks, Pepsi may live inward the driver’s topographic point for those discussions. Oreo-maker Mondelez’s CEO Dirk Van de Put said that they are getting set upward to create snacks infused amongst CBD. Back inward Apr Carl's Jr. became the commencement national fast nutrient chain to topographic point CBD burgers on the menu. With CBD taking over the wellness world, the writing is on the wall for the nutrient in addition to drinkable business.
A recent study has offered novel information on how CBD could aid to curb the international opioid crisis. Results of a study published in conclusion calendar week inward the American Journal of Psychiatry suggest that CBD helps to dampen signals inward the trunk that trigger cravings in addition to anxiety inward one-time opioid abusers. That comes inward add-on to lowering patients' pump rates in addition to levels of stress hormones. Conducted at Mount Sinai infirmary inward New York, researchers constitute that patients who were given CBD exhibited lowered feelings of anxiety or craving when exposed to sure psychological cues, such equally videos of drug paraphernalia. Tests also showed 2 to iii TIMES lowered levels of stress hormones, in addition to participants' pump rates. Some of these effects were evident inward patients upward to a calendar week after their in conclusion dose of CBD. Opioid abuse is a meaning global world wellness problem. Of the to a greater extent than than 1 one thou m people suffering from opiate dependency, less than a quarter of such individuals have treatment. This is a BIG DEAL. On average, almost 130 Americans move out from an opioid overdose every day. CBD is to a greater extent than widely available than other drugs doctors take away hold tried, in addition to it’s NOT addictive. So if CBD continues to aid people ‘kick’ opioid addiction – that would live huge indeed.
Next Week:
As yous tin run across from the inward a higher topographic point 2 graphs, nosotros are right on the verge of things gettin’ existent ugly again. Bonds move on to break-out to the upside – pushing the 10-year involvement charge per unit of measurement downwards to 2.3%. On the equity side, we’re almost into the ‘volatility box’ – an expanse where the S&P is below 2,800 (SPY < 280). And the most pop ETFs are all of a precipitous the ‘duck ‘n cover’ ones: XLU (utilities), XLRE (real estate), in addition to the XLP (consumer staples). For side past times side week, sentry the 2,800 on the SPX in addition to the 280 grade on the SPY. If the marketplace topographic point goes below those levels – this has the powerfulness to acquire Mr. Toad’s Wild ride inward a hurry. If you’re looking for a defensive topographic point to hide, facial expression at buying the July monthly $63 Put inward the XLP. If the S&P tanks, the XLP volition move downwards amongst it in addition to your Puts volition naturally increase inward value. If the S&P rises, the XLP volition (in my opinion) rest fairly apartment due to the high volatility associated amongst this electrical flow market.
Make no mistake, when CNBC says: “The recent information has a whiff of recession inward it.” It agency that we’re actually closed to the edge. The S&P is all the same 50 points below it’s 50-day moving average, in addition to the DOW has been saved twice inward the past times 2 weeks from losing its 200-day moving average. If it wasn't for purchase backs in addition to depression involvement rates, nosotros would live inward for quite the ‘sled ride’ lower. This time, I don’t recall that buybacks are going to live plenty to salve this market. If Communist People's Republic of China or the U.S. decline to blink, in addition to then I recall things spiral out of command in addition to nobody volition live able to prop us up. At that point, that CNBC “whiff of recession”will plow into a downright stench.
This calendar week has the powerfulness to live a downside week. If the DOW loses its 200-day, I think that it drags the S&P downwards amongst it – in addition to at some signal nosotros run across S&P at 2,750. I had hopes that the unloosen energy sector was going to take away hold theatre given nosotros were butting heads amongst Iran, but I was wrong. After some brief upside, the fossil oil sector has faded along amongst the cost of oil. I all the same believe that at the commencement truthful rifle shot, fossil oil spikes to $90 instead of $60/barrel – but I’m all the same awaiting that occurrence. It's a groovy fourth dimension to live cautious. Being inward cash in addition to inward observation manner is non a bad topographic point to be. It's choppy out there, in addition to if you're non nimble – yous tin acquire whacked. Please live rubber in addition to relish the Memorial Day weekend amongst friends in addition to family.
Tips:
Top Equity Recommendations:
HODL’s: (Hold On for Dear Life)
- Aurora (ACB = $8.31 / inward @ $3.07),
- Canntrust Holdings (CTST = $5.72 / inward @ $3.12),
- Canopy Growth Corp (CGC = $44.42 / inward @ $22.17),
- HEXO (HEXO = $6.76 / inward @ $6.37),
Crypto:
- Bitcoin (BTC = $8,000)
- Ethereum (ETH = $250)
- Bitcoin Cash (BCH = $400)
Options:
- RIOT (3.86):
o Buy January 17, Sell $3 Call / Sell $3 Put / Buy $4 Call for $1.85 CR
o Buy January 17, Sell $2 Call / Sell $2 Put / Buy $3 Call for $1.45 CR
o (can solely lose money if RIOT falls below $1).
Thoughts:
- Home Depot (HD): As nosotros acquire inward into the prime number flavor for abode improvement, Lowes dropped the equivalent of half dozen criterion deviations in conclusion week. Home Depot fared much better. Apparently duct record in addition to cover doors at the orangish topographic point are ameliorate than those at the bluish place. hard disk has dropped over 8% inward the in conclusion month. If yous were thinking that hard disk mightiness rally inward the summertime months, their 21% implied volatility rank suggests debit spreads for a speculative strategy. If yous are bullish on HD, the long telephone telephone vertical that’s long the $190 Call in addition to brusk the $195 Call inward the July monthly expiration is a bullish strategy that has a 65% probability of making 50% of its max turn a profit earlier expiration.
- Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA): Sure, the DIA is upward over 9% for the year, but the whole Communist People's Republic of China thing, the collapse inward the 10-year yield, in addition to the lowest PMI inward 10 years are signaling a slower economy. Even brusk involvement inward SPY shares is the highest inward iv years. That should live making the marketplace topographic point nervous. If yous are bearish on DIA, the long topographic point vertical that’s brusk the $254 Put in addition to long the $256 Put inward the July weekly expiration amongst twoscore days until expiration is a bearish strategy amongst a 63% probability of making 50% of its max turn a profit earlier expiration is your way to go.
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