ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACAD)

"Every little swallow, every chick-a-dee Every little bird in the tall oak tree The wise old owl, the big black crow Flappin' their wings signin' "go bird, go" Rockin' robin, (tweet-tweet-tweet) Rock-rock-rockin' robin' (tweet-tweedilly-tweet) Go ro...

"It's not a joke, it's a rope, Tuco. Now I want you to get up there and put your head in that noose." -- Blondie, " The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" No "Takeaways" today as I have to prepare for my Tulane trip. So let's move to the abbreviated Monarc...

'Til April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom Holiday tables under the trees April in Paris, this is a feeling That no one can ever reprise - April in Paris, Vernon Duke and Yip Harburg - (rare video with Ella Fitzgerald!)  The market gapped higher and ...

For the first time in six years the DJIA fell for the eighth consecutive day. That said the Nasdaq has risen in ten of the last thirteen trading sessions as Donald Trump may be making volatility and uncertainty great again. (For that divergence and ...

Risk happens fast.  Most don't short and shouldn't short -- it's a game that requires volumes of risk control.  However, I would continue to maintain well above-average cash positions.  Today was not a benign event, in my view.  Nor was it likely a ...

The market pushed back presumably after it digested the inaugural speech and absorbed the marches around the world.   I don't believe the new president will be market and economy friendly.    The reflation trade is in question today.  And I remain b...

I had my most active day of the year trading. It was also my most profitable.   Regardless of one's market view, I continue to see more opportunities on the trading side vs. the investing side in the months ahead.   I started the day with a story re...

I have a series of meetings this afternoon and tomorrow morning so I want to get "Takeaways" out early today. I started with what I think is an important opening missive, "Wary in an Uncertain World" in which I covered a number of bases. I truly bel...

"Who you tryin' to get crazy with, 'ese? Don't you know I'm loco?..." -- Cypress Hill, Insane in the Brain 2017 will be the year of "The Dude."    My favorite large-cap long Allergan  and short Caterpillar   for next year.  AGN closed up by $4(!) wh...

More of the same -- as Mr. Market remains enthusiastic with The Orange Swan and his contemplated policies aimed at catalyzing domestic economic growth.   But, with fear and doubt having left Wall Street, we may be reaching The Outer Limits. And I ha...

Slow day, at meetings all morning.   Despite the strength in our currency (and its adverse implications on multi-national profitability), there was no follow-through to yesterday's schmeissing.   I reflected on my July call that we have hit a Genera...

The markets moved lower from the "get go," though about the time Sixty Minutes was on last evening the S&P 500 futures were up 10 handles. (Futures closed down 2.5 handles)   Perhaps this is the start of a well due correction. Apropos, here is the q...

What a strange day -- maybe even ominous.   This table tells it all.    The divergences I have been mentioning this week intensified today, with the technology-laden Nasdaq taken out to the shed and the Russell 2000 Index trading lower for the third...

"If you work for a living, why the hell do you kill yourself working?" -- Tuco the Ugly" The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" I further added to my short exposure today in a quiet, pre-Thanksgiving trading session. And now it's time to run down "The Good...

"If you work for a living, why the hell do you kill yourself working?" -- Tuco the Ugly "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" I did only a small amount of trading today (and added to short exposure), and there will be no "Takeaways" today (it's family ti...