Citigroup Inc. (C)

Premarket buys/bidding: , , , ,  , , .

Buys this morning:  * $13.73 * $106.65 * $11.91  * $2214 * $2285 * $67.80 * $23.06 * $47.13 * $50.80 Shorts this morning:  * $32.81

* As Tiger Global proves that the larger the liquidation, the greater the pull!  After the close, Berkshire Hathaway delivered its first quarter 13F (holdings report). See here and here.  Normally I dismiss the 13Fs from some of the large hedge fund...

On the small bout of profit-taking, I have added to the following longs this afternoon: , , , , , . I have also covered my short calls positions (that mature in a week) in and -- they are well out of the money and have declined materially since I pu...

I just made the following buys: , , , , , , , , , , , and .

* I am aggressively so...  I am growing more positive on the outlook for selected equities and much more optimistic on bank stocks.  I wanted to get this out now - as my investment thesis will be delivered early tomorrow morning.  In essence, there ...

* The market (and money) never sleeps -- and neither do I, it appears! * Futures were schmeissed last night and early morning. "Workin' on our night moves Trying to lose the awkward teenage blues Workin' on our night moves In the summertime And oh t...

* $50.71 * $308.97 * $13.31 * $165.77 *  $158.61 * $411.45 * $46.33 * $43.81

I have added to , , , , , , .

* The market (and money) never sleeps -- and neither do I, it appears! * Stock futures edged higher overnight (but didn't hold the gains) and are now (4:45 a.m.) flattish after a tumultuous Monday morning session that, like the caterpillar turning i...

* The market (and money) never sleeps -- and neither do I, it appears! * Yesterday was a good day to apply Buffett's dictum -- be greedy when others are fearful  * Today, maybe not so much, in the market without memory from day to day * Stock future...

Added to , , , and this morning.

* The market (and money) never sleeps -- and neither do I, it appears! * Yesterday was a good day to apply Buffett's dictum -- be greedy when others are fearful * Bulls rejoiced over the last 12 hours as futures were materially higher throughout the...

Buying , , , , and on weakness - on the opening.

* The market (and money) never sleeps - and neither do I, it appears! * Futures were modestly lower overnight with little news to influence them... "Workin' on our night moves Trying to lose the awkward teenage blues Workin' on our night moves In th...

* I am neither a Perma Bull nor Perma Bear - I am a value investor who has at my core the marriage of a contrarian and a calculator * I am now less bearish as the markets, and falling share prices, have begun to discount my concerns * Selectively bu...

I am adding more aggressively to , , and now.

* The market (and money) never sleeps * Steady move modestly higher last night for futures -- but futures have declined in the last thirty minutes "Workin' on our night moves Trying to lose the awkward teenage blues Workin' on our night moves In the...

After an extended period of daily losses, bank stocks have turned (decisively?) today.  I suspect there is finally a trading opportunity on the long side in this underperforming sector.  I have purchased , , and today!  Perhaps more importantly, wit...

* Travelling with the herd is often harmful to your investment well being * Banks stock investors missed eight important headwinds to bank stock performance and banking industry profitability * Bank stocks remain "full on Monet" (From the movie Clue...

I am not going to repeat my negative viewpoint on banks - I have done a lot of this already in my Diary all week.   But I am astonished that JPMorgan owners have routinely defended their holding in the largest money center bank by repeating worn sou...