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Former college students turned full time autists praise the subreddit r/wallstreetbets for giving them the courage to drop out of school and trade stocks for a living, namely long OTM options trades. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more “Modern day education just teaches you how to become an employee, which is pretty lame. […]

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Commenting on the strong earnings from Apple and Facebook, and today’s trading, Gorilla Trades strategist Ken Berman said: Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Shares Of Apple And Facebook Catapul To New Record Highs The major indices are mixed at midday following a very active morning session on Wall Street. Amazon (AMZN, +4.8%), […]

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Euclidean Technologies commentary for the second quarter ended June 2020, titled, “Quantifying Margin of Safety.” Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Although having recovered a good deal since the March lows, value strategies like Euclidean’s continue to suffer disproportionately during the pandemic. I am reluctant to assign a cause to why one part […]

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Here are the top 10 activist short calls in the first half of 2020 that paid off big time. Shorting is a challenging business, especially during a crisis

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At a time when Republicans and Democrats are negotiating over another coronavirus relief package, four Republican senators introduced a new bill on Thursday. This new bill would provide $1000 in coronavirus stimulus checks to Americans. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Coronavirus stimulus checks of $1000 The new bill called the Coronavirus Assistance […]

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The Fallout of COVID-19… So Far Probably one of the biggest headlines at this time are those concerning the Federal Interest rate. The Federal Reserve decided on Wednesday that interest rates shall remain capped at 0% for the foreseeable future. This news is announced amid the continued increase in unemployment claims, another 1.43 million of […]

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Senate Republicans and Democrats have left Capitol Hill without passing a stimulus package for the House of Representatives to vote on. That means the House will leave for its August recess without being able to even negotiate on the next stimulus package. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Senate Republicans, Democrats unwilling to […]

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Alluvial Fund commentary for the second quarter ended June 2020, discussing the virtures of a negative working capital cycle. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Alluvial Fund rose 14.8% in the second quarter, recouping most of the first quarter’s losses. As I write in late July, the fund has reached approximately break-even for […]

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The gold price reached a new record high this week, beating the previous record set on Sept. 5, 2011. The gold price kept rising past the record high to new heights as the week wore on, and now the $1,940 record that was set on July 28 appears to have become the new floor for […]

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