Bret Jensen
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Bret Jensen was chief investment strategist from 2008-2011 for Simplified Asset Management (S.A.M.), a small long/short hedge fund based in Miami. The fund was in top 5% of long/short hedge funds for total return in its first full year (2009) as ranked by Hedgeco fund database (more than 450 funds in category). Jensen has nearly 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, including more than a decade of managerial experience at American Express.Expand

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Arizona State University. His personal blog is at http://www.bretjenseninvests.com. Jensen acts as corporate secretary for Florida Alternative Investment Association, which encompasses more than 100 managers managing more than $30 billion in assets under management.

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Have not seen a reversal like this in the market for quite some time

By Bret Jensen
| May 22, 2013
| 4:22 PM EDT
Wednesday's market was a roller coaster. After being up more than 150 points on the Dow early in the day, the market re...

Nice move in 10 year yields

By Bret Jensen
| May 22, 2013
| 1:02 PM EDT
Following up on Timothy Collin's earlier comments today, very interesting action in 10 year treasuries here on the back ...

Strong housing market continues to drive Toll Brothers

By Bret Jensen
| May 22, 2013
| 8:16 AM EDT
Solid results from Toll Brothers (TOL) this morning. Home deliveries up 33% Y/Y. Backlog up 52% Y/Y. Average price of...

Truckers have come too far, too fast

By Bret Jensen
| May 21, 2013
| 12:36 PM EDT
Back in Mid-September I made the case for two truckers selling at $8 a share, Swift Transportation (SWFT) and Arkansas B...

Dancing With the Cyclicals

By

Bret Jensen

| May 21, 2013 | 9:00 AM EDT
I am buying long-dated bull call spreads within the mining-and-materials sector.

Solid earnngs from Home Depot

By Bret Jensen
| May 21, 2013
| 6:13 AM EDT
Home Depot (HD) just provided their earnings results. Based on cursory glance, look very solid. EPS of 81 cents beat c...

Don't know if this bodes well or ill

By Bret Jensen
| May 20, 2013
| 3:37 PM EDT
Good piece on Bloomberg today. The most-indebted U.S. companies are rallying more than any time in almost four years co...

Some refiners making big moves today

By Bret Jensen
| May 20, 2013
| 12:21 PM EDT
Tesoro (TSO) is up almost five percent today on back of a call from Barclay's putting a $120 price target on the shares ...

Giving Devon Energy Another Look

By

Bret Jensen

| May 20, 2013 | 12:00 PM EDT
The rise of natural gas prices the past six months is beneficial to the company's valuation/long-term profits.

Infrastructure firms are having nice start to the trading week

By Bret Jensen
| May 20, 2013
| 10:17 AM EDT
Chicago Bridge & Iron (CBI) continues its strong upward bias that has been in place since Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A)...

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