S&P Short‑Range Oscillator Still Slightly Overbought
Wed, Feb 25 at 5:16 AM The S&P Short Range Oscillator remained modestly overbought at 1.26% v 1.03% . @dougkass @thestreetpro
Cannabis Refinancings Signal Imminent Rescheduling and Rally
The largest multi state cannabis companies have announced meaningful refinancings (with relatively good terms - interest rates and maturities) over the last two weeks - presaging, in our view, a much anticipated and favorable rescheduling decision by the Administration. The "refinancing...
HalftimeReport Missed IBM Surge, Lost $30
Go to @HalftimeReport archives on $IBM recommendations (-$30 and -12%) Last sale $228 1. January 21, 2026 $295 and January 29, 2026 $308 Malcolm 2. Slink continuous over last six months (multiple prices, all much higher than last sale) Not ad hominem. That...
Doug Kass Expands Index Short Calls Amid S&P Rally
Adding to Index Short Calls @thestreetpro With S&P cash +5 handles I am adding to my Index short calls. By Doug Kass Feb 23, 2026 9:39 AM EST @dougkass @tomkeene @business
CNBC Moderator Pushes Conflict‑ridded Versus Warner Trade
Another beaut from @JoeSquawk . @SquawkCNBC Only on Fin TV can a moderator who works for a company (in this case Versant Media Group $VSNT (parent of CNBC)) suggest a pairs trade of being long Versant and short Warner....
Financial Media Misuses Weak GDPNow Forecasts to Spin Bullish Narrative
Recall @HalftimeReport Slink's confidentally quoting (on almost a daily basis) of the robust GDP Now projections by the Atlanta Fed (among the worst forecasters extant) to support her "the economy is great" and bullish market thesis? That is the...
S&P Briefly Dips Negative, Marking a Ludacris Day
ludacris day means that sometime in the day the s and p turns negative after being substantially higher. the s and p did turn negative (briefly) qualifying as a ludacris day.
Equity Risk Discount Signals Overvalued Market Amid Turmoil
An equity risk premium which has recently turned into an equity risk discount. (Historically, an awful launnching pad for future returns) Policy turmoil, slowing domestic economic growth, sticky inflation, circular financing deals in AI (holding up the econ data) and traditional...
S&P Reverses Gains, Slides Downward After Recent Surge
S and P now down on the day (reversing 45 handles in last few minutes) From an hour ago... on @thestreetpro Dougie Kass Ludacris Day? @dougkass
Short the Rips, Buy the Dips: Grinder’s Strategy
Grinder on the short side of the Indices for several months. Short the rips, buy the dips... for now, Bill. @DougKass
Shorting SPY at $686.72 in Premarket Trade
Premarket Trading (4:10 AM) @TheStreetPro * Win, lose or draw - I timestamp * I don't bullshit (by sweeping losers under the rug and regaling in my winners) .... I am back shorting the indices: * (SPY) $686.72 By Doug Kass Feb 20, 2026...
Stay Cautious on Retail, Long Amazon, Short Walmart, Costco
(In contrast to the bullish view expressed yesterday on the Fin TV show - see SLINK's confident consumer outlook on @cnbc), we remain cautious on the consumer. This week we put on a three way pairs trade - long $AMZN/Short $COST...
Analyst's PANW Recommendation Misses, Stock Tanks
I was astonished that Bryn Talkington's feet were not held to the fire today after she recommended (confidentally) $PANW yesterday. Four hours later the company guided lower and the stock tanked. Does the network basically not give a shit (about their most...
Retail Shorts Ahead as High‑Income Spending Slips
The show panelists (don't be shocked, they are bullish) love retail/consumer stocks - we shorted $COST and $WMT in the last 24 hours. We are looking for more consumer shorts. We believe lower home and stock prices will take away from the...
AI Spending and Consumer Surge Mask Weak Underlying Growth
Recent top and bottom line (as well as profit margins) have been disproportionately impacted by massive AI cap spending and high end consumer spending. The former has a half life to it. The later may not be sustained if home and stock...
Amazon's Shift to Capital‑intensive Model Triggers Sell‑off
The transition of $AMZN (and some other MAG7 constituents) from a capital light business model to a capital intensive business model is more than three months old... the transformation has been measured in multiple quarters and not in months. It...
Media Hype Ignored Risks, Gemini IPO Crashes
Remember the excitement in the business media about the Gemini IPO? $GEMI The shares have crashed from over $45 to $6... Remember the softballs thrown to the executives and the admiration bestowed on the Winkelvoss twins by the Fin TV community? I do....
Investors Underprice Risk as Stocks Reach Extreme Overvaluation
Coming up on @TheStreetPro (a multi-part series) Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind * Investors are underpricing risk * Equities - both fundamentally and from a valuation standpoint - remain between somewhere between very overvalued and pornographically overvalued "Trouble with you Is the trouble with me Got two...
Media's Shallow Analysis Misleads Retail Investors
No, Kip, not pumping and dumping $PANW. Just no or limited investment process, opinions full of hubris, memorized sound bytes, no company spreadsheets/models, no timestamps - which "works" when the tide is coming in but not when the tide is going...
CNBC Panel’s Unfounded Praise Triggers PANW Stock Drop
$PANW, the object of affection on the show (by two members) today (and a third, last week ) @cnbc is now -$17 or -10% in after hours after poor guidance. Some say I dwell on my criticism and that...
Berkshire Hathaway Trims Apple Stake by 10 Million Shares
Berkshire Hathaway reduces its $AAPL holdings from 238.21 million to 227.92 million shares. No biggie. @ScottWapnerCNBC @dougkass
Markets Overvalued: Between Very and Pornographically High
Market Update: We continue to view the market as being somewhere between very overvalued and pornographically overvalued. We have an out of consensus outlook. @dougkass @andrewrsorkin @BeckyQuick @SquawkCNBC @CNBCFastMoney @HalftimeReport @carlquintanilla @ScottWapnerCNBC @jimcramer @pboockvar @saraeisen @SullyCNBC @tomkeene @ferrotv @lisaabramowicz1 @business...
Stock Futures Swing Wildly This Evening
This evening stock futures are having more moves than a shortstop batting .110. @KeithMcCullough @hedgeye @andrewrsorkin @BeckyQuick @SquawkCNBC @carlquintanilla @ScottWapnerCNBC @guyadami @saraeisen @SullyCNBC @Convertbond @pboockvar
Chamath's SPACs Crash: All Lose Over 90%
Meanwhile Chamath Palihapitiya’s SPAC track record - Chamath became the face of the SPAC boom through his Social Capital Hedosophia deals. Their performance since? • $SPCE: −95% • $OPEN: −98% • $CLOV: −90% • $SOFI: −45% • $AKLI: −95% •...
Gemini Miscalculates Google’s Massive Depreciation Drag
Coming up on @thestreetpro More Tales From Nvidia: The Depreciation "Tail and Spike" Will Be Painful to Mag7 Profits (Issue #178!) * As free cash flow is plummeting... I decided to ask the AI about itself. In this case, I asked Google Gemini about...
Uber Slides to Multi‑month Low, 30% Off Recent High
$UBER one of the show's favorite longs hits a multi month low and is now close to -30% below its recent high. Crickets. @dougkass @KeithMcCullough
Financial Stocks Overvalued, Commoditization Signals Short Opportunity
Financial stocks are "overearning" and subject to disruption. Altruist's tool is the tip of the iceberg. Today's share price declines are justified, imho - as pricing of industry product offerings will become more commoditized. This was inevitable. Trading at historic premiums...
Doubling Down: Shorting QQQ to Complement SPY Bet
Adding Some QQQ to My SPY Short @TheStreetPro I just shorted (QQQ) (to add to my (SPY) short earlier this morning): * QQQ $615.74 By Doug Kass Feb 10, 2026 9:26 AM EST