Deere & Co. (DE)

"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...

I started the day with an important piece on bonds - at least I hope so. Sell 'em, short 'em!    Trade of the Week - long TBT (consistent with above).  Well off the opening, at $37.60 now - and that's a good thing.   So far, so good.  At 230PM yield...

"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 its vacation time at the Kass household and I want to take a swim with my fam...

A few odds and ends of note: Longtime fave Radian Group looks like it is making a move toward its old highs. Twitter is up about $0.40 in the early going. I add almost every day to this large holding. I appear to be in a minority of one! Bonds conti...

Deere shows an improvement in March 2017 retail sales as it laps weak results from a year ago. 

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 ...

Deere releases February sales:  2WD Tractors (< 40 PTO hp): Industry was +24%; Deere increased more than the industry 2WD Tractors (40 < 100 PTO hp): Industry was -1%; Deere increased single digits 2WD Tractors (100+ PTO hp): Industry was +13%; Deer...

This is a great invite, "Wall Street Goes to Washington," in which legendary journalist Michael Wolff will sit down with my pal, The Mooch! And it's free!  Happy eighth anniversary, Mr. Market. My Generational Low call on The Kudlow Report was the b...

  Every single market indicator I look at is overbought.  But it's likely that shorts and underperformers are buoying stocks.  Some are at the most overbought in decades.  The bond market is clearly not as sanguine on economic growth/corporate profi...

J.P. Morgan puts a damper on agriculture and ag-equipment stocks this morning. It cites the following:  "The outlook for global agriculture fundamentals remains mixed into 2017, driven by: 1) burdensome global supplies of major crops and potential f...

"I don't feel Tuesday...Tuesday has no feel." -- Seinfeld  I started the day with some food for thought -- on the changing channels of retail distribution. In this opener please pay some attention to not only the ramifications for retail stocks but ...

I wrote in my 15 Surprises for 2017 that Mr. Market may make a yearly high in the first two weeks of January. We are now wrapping up that period -- and I plan to expand my relatively small short exposure.   In other words, I am sticking to my script...

* Allergan (my fav large-cap long for 2017) remains the "world's fair" and market leader. Now up $25 a share above my initial purchase price. * Caterpillar (my fav large-cap short for 2017) looks like it could be rolling over. In part, competitor De...