Morgan Stanley (MS)

* The setup into the current reporting period is poor * With bank stocks elevated, in-line to slightly lower reports, relative to consensus expectations, could modestly disappoint traders and investors - particularly if my market concerns pan out * ...

I am not planning to reduce my medium-sized financial/bank investments.  However, given the time and magnitude of the recent climb, I would now not be surprised if the sector takes a 10% decline over the near term. Stocks like and could suffer great...

* 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...

* There were many! Among my biggest mistakes included: * Selling ViacomCBS * Selling Disney , Facebook , Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs prematurely * Selling cannabis stocks * Shorting Apple * Not buying AAPL * Not sticking with my Zoom Video shor...

Repeating for emphasis.  I am no longer in , , , , , , , , , and .

I am now completely out of , , Goldman Sachs , Morgan Stanley  , Disney  , Amazon , and Alphabet . The stocks remain on my Best Ideas List (long) because I would be a buyer on weakness, albeit large weakness from current prices!

"Ch-ch-changes Ooh, look out, you rock 'n' rollers Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Turn and face the strange Ch-ch-changes Pretty soon now you're gonna get older Time may change me But I can't trace time I said that time may change me But I can't trace time" - ...

* In late November I cautioned about the possibility that Covid-19 mutates - the evidence is now that it has  * Risk happens fast * Today's investors are greedy (speculation has run amok) when they should be fearful * Not since I was uber bullish in...

Though market breadth is still 2-1 (positive) I see developing pockets of concern and weakness. Most conspicuously, growthy FAANG has already reversed and the Nasdaq is well off the morning high. Tesla is even down on the day! Though banks remain up...

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...

* The S&P is about 20% overvalued * I am medium-sized (about -25%) net short * And I have a lot of room to get shorter on further strength I have been net long for the majority of 2020.  No longer.  I have steadily reduced large holdings in a number...

* Google joins an expanding list of long holdings that have gone from large-sized to small-sized  On Friday I reduced my Alphabet holdings from large-sized to medium-sized: Nov 27, 2020 ' 10:40 AM EST DOUG KASS Reducing Long Exposure Through Individ...

Morgan Stanley raised Wells Fargo price target to $40 this morning.

* I do love pizza * But the dual concerns of pulling forward sales and some evidence of disappointing sales, relative to high expectations, has reduced my upside price target for Papa John's .  In keeping with my paring down of some long term invest...

*The "Biden Bump" has taken stocks higher in the fourth quarter * Many stocks have moved from undervalued to fairly or overvalued * Market participants are now again complacent, greed has replaced fear and markets are now vulnerable to a bitcoin-lik...

With positive breadth (NYSE 3-1 advancers over decliners), Mr. Market reversed Friday's weakness on the wings of more favorable results of vaccination trials.   Financials were the world's fair -- clear market leaders with broad based gains of betwe...

* Based on a less favorable upside/downside in both stocks  Just as was the case with and -- the shares of Disney and General Motors have moved into far less favorable levels on a reward vs. risk basis.  Disney is now trading +$5.50 to $146.50. I pl...

* Based on reward vs. risk  Investment managers Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have broken out to new highs today after stellar performance over the last two months.  MS was placed on my Best Ideas List at $31 only about eight months ago. It is tr...

* Added to my Index shorts, sold off some more Disney . * New 52 week high Walmart . * Banks are up by over 2%, +1.7% * Value winning - my two value ETFs -- and  -- are +1.2% and +2.1%, respectively - against S&P +0.7% and +0.4%. * Offering some , a...

* It's a process * Breadth 2-1 negative today * No trades  This week I sold down to small-sized from large-sized on a number of longs: , , , , , , etc.  I sold at good prices and I am comfortable with that decision.  I will be posting "Levels" in th...

I now have tagend positions - ergo less than small! - in , , , , and .  I am now between small and medium-sized in net short exposure.