J.M. Smucker Company (SJM)

I was out of the office on Friday but I was active nonetheless: * I sold out my iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN long rental for a small profit. (Remember, VXX as well as leveraged ETFs are vehicles intended as a short-term rental a...

* Ss over Ns yesterday * I remain negative on the market outlook Yesterday's market action was eventful - with the Nasdaq exhibiting about a -230 handle loss.  NYSE Composite breadth was modestly positive (1620 to 1540) - not bad relative to the Nas...

* Smucker's had a good beat for the second quarter in a row  J. M. Smucker reported a $0.15/share beat (at $2.39) on better organic growth (+4%). Elevated at home consumption in the consumer and coffee segments were contributing factors. Smucker est...

* My continued mantra is less pontificating and more trading/investing * Considering a short in SPY and QQQ on further strength   * Breadth disappointing (negative - 1475 advancers, 1565 decliners on the NYSE) relative to +25 S&P and +210 Nasdaq * I...

* Ss (S&P) over Ns (Nasdaq). Again and for the second day in a row. * Breadth was 2-1 positive. * Bonds continue to get smoked - higher in yield, lower in price. ( - $1.25/share). * Crude +$1.22/barrel. * Gold +$21.70. * FAANG plus M(SFT) weak, agai...

* Yesterday may have represented a classic "sell on the good news" * While many were cheering about the vaccine news, I was waiting to sell, red tickets in hand * Some stocks and sectors had a great year yesterday * And some stocks and sectors got s...

* I am trading unemotionally and based on changing reward vs. risk   * I have moved to small-sized. * I have added to the following longs: , , and to on this morning's market weakness. * On the "whoosh" higher I reduced and to small-sized. I'll add ...

* Strong EPS beat * I am sticking with this inexpensive stock as I expect the trend to private label to continue TreeHouse's EPS of $0.71 was a nice beat relative to consensus of $0.63-$0.65. The driver was strong (+28%) EBIT growth as fixed cost le...

* The Nasdaq rose by 300 handles and the S&P advanced by 67 handles * The market was easy to dance to and had a good beat- I give this trading day a "95" "My name is Dougie Kass and I am 19. I am from Rockville Centre, Long Island, and I rate this t...

I am pressing the following value based longs: , , , , , , , and . Please note - regarding the pivot from growth to value - that the following growth stocks are lower in a sea of green: , , , , . __________  Long GOOGL, AMZN (large), VTV (large), VB...

* Mr. Market often does its best to confound the most investors * It may be doing it again, right now * I am large net long   The most distinguishing feature of today's market action (nearly three-to-one advancers over decliners) was the excellent p...

Again, the pivot from growth to value is conspicuous this morning.  Look at strength in "value" stocks like Caterpillar , Smucker , selected financials and ETFs, like and .  By contrast, growthy names like Apple , Amazon , Zoom , and Carvana are wea...

* The transaction is slightly (2%-3%) dilutive * I don't see the move as market impactful  In its move to concentrate in pet foods, snacks and coffee J.M. Smucker announced the sale of the Crisco line (oil and shortening) for $550 million (8x EBITDA...

* Some laggards that I have been buying "Well, I've spent a lifetime lookin' for you; singles bars and good time lovers were never true. Playin' a fools game hopin' to win; and tellin' those sweet lies and losin' again. I was lookin' for love in all...

Walmart is a beautiful thing to watch (up by another +$3 today) And so is our Trade of the Week, Amazon (+$43/share today). Twitter and Alphabet ain't half bad, either! (+$3), a recent buy, recovering from yesterday's weakness. is jiggy. (The Smarte...

In response to some email questions... very recent buys include , , , , , , , (upgraded), , , (I wrote several columns on the company yesterday), etc. __________  Long SJM (large), THS (large), GS (large), MS (large), GLD (large), WMT, GM (large), K...

I just added to and .  

* Fasten your seatbelts as today is another day, Scarlett! Thursday's session was wild and volatile.  Last evening was equally volatile - with S&P futures up as much as 20 handles and were down by -23 handles (at 7:05 am).  The S&P is at approximate...

* This is not your father's market -- as old rules don't apply   If your trading and investment decisions are based solely on price action (and charts) you should stop reading this column!   Since two Wednesdays ago, I have been looking for a series...

* 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 ...

I was in a real jam yesterday when S.J. Smucker was trading much lower. I added on the weakness on Tuesday. Today I am eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!

I am bidding for more J.M. Smucker now.  

* Big beat, good forward guidance * Staying with position (that has been recently added to) * SJM is on my Best Ideas List   Our channel checks indicated for the prospect of a robust quarter despite a concerning brokerage rating and price target dow...