Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT)

I have just added to the following shorts: , , , , , , .

I am covering a portion of my positions in the following shorts now: , , , , , , , , , , , and .

Here is a partial list of my (non-Index) individual equity shorts: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .

Sometimes discipline trumps an opinion.  And this is clearly the case over the last few weeks.  I have taken down the size in a number of shorts - as I am obviously on the wrong side of Ms Market.  This includes , , , , , , and .  All are small-size...

I am adding to shorts in , , , and .

Last week's new shorts - , and - are thriving today.

I have added to my and shorts.

Yesterday's new shorts - , , and - are behaving poorly... or well, depending on your vantage point!

They are: Live Nation and Hilton .  To summarize:  * The growing likelihood of a worsening in the spread of COVID, the Delta variant and/or another mutation - could produce lower sales and profits, relative to expectations, over the next year. * Cos...

Morning folks, once again we've got a slew of earnings reports and at first blush their coming in a tad better than expected from the likes of Nokia , STMicroelectronics , Wolverine World Wide , Textron , Overstock.com  , and Volkswagen (VLKAY). But...

Circling back to my comment on earnings expectations for the second half of 2021, next week we will see a more than 250% jump week over week for the number of earnings reports coming at us. That's right, just under 1,000 of companies are slated to r...

* The reopening trade has not worked for the last five weeks * The steady drop in travel and leisure sector share prices accelerated noticeably on Monday Back one month ago I took the other side of Jim "El Capitan" Cramer's bullish argument about bu...

* Is it time to expect the unexpected? * Too much "group stink" and "first level thinking" has invaded the markets * As an example, just look at the shares of General Motors and Delta Air Lines - both have been the subject of near universal optimism...

After today's close there are only a handful of companies reporting, including Steris , Take-Two  and Trip.com  . Of the three, at least to me, the most interesting one will be Trip.com as it will not only confirm some of the comments in recent week...

I have covered my shorts in Disney , Hilton and Hyatt this morning.

A lot of activity today. A real lot. If you can't follow (which is understandable!) I am left with the following:  Longs: Verizon VZ, Bank of America , Citigroup , JPMorgan , Wells Fargo , , Shorts: Bonds, Homebuilders, Hilton , Hyatt , Twitter , Di...

* Peak speculation? * GME joins the parthenon of speculation previously reserved for Resorts International, Piggly Wiggly, and Volkswagen * We are likely getting close as grotesque speculation often presages a Bear Market * Intelligent and disciplin...

"Just one more thing." - Lt. Columbo   I have my hands full with quite a lot of business projects I am working on (including a new hedge fund).   I was actively trading -- before and after leaving my office this afternoon -- and I want to alert you ...

On the whoosh lower I have taken in half of my shorts in Hilton and Hyatt .  Will reshort on strength.  Now medium-sized.

* I find a record low number of stocks that meet my standards for purchase today * Book mark this missive! * Stated simply...   "You're betraying your whole life if you don't say what you think - and you don't say it honestly and bluntly." - Charles...

* I now expect an acceleration in the pivot from growth to value * As reflected by recent voting results, Americans are more in the middle of the road than at the extremes  In a market warning in Monday's opening missive I wrote:  "The Georgia Senat...

I have added to my and shorts today.  

* My revised levels I don't want there to be any ambiguity about the size of my positions, or about my buy and short levels, as I strive for as much transparency as possible. "When the time comes to buy, you won't want to." - Walter Deemer "When the...

Stocks sold off hard from the early morning highs -- with S&P 500 futures about negative 45 handles below the best levels.   Volatility weakened and then rose, coinciding with the breadth reversal (something I was laser focused on this morning).   I...