Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS)

This morning's EPS results at Wells Fargo ,  a small miss against expectations, and Goldman Sachs , a large beat relative to expectations, illustrates the structural difference in the two institutions. Wells Fargo is a consumer based bank that is hi...

While I have no plans to sell my large holding, the setup for tomorrow's earnings are poor as Goldman's shares have risen by over +$20 in the last two weeks.  GS was placed on my Best Ideas List back in December, 2018 at $169.95. I had sold the stoc...

* But I remain very optimistic about the 2-3 year sector outlook * With individual add on buys, new positions in GS and MS and a large XLF position taken last week, my exposure to financials now exceed 25% * This week's EPS announcements will show c...

* 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...

I aggressively repurchased a few weeks ago at $190/share:  Neil S  Goldman Sachs Earnings Preview: 20% Undervalued Thanks Primarily To The Absence Of The Share Buyback 9:35 am, Thu, Oct. 8, 2020, by Brian Gilmartin, CFA • Summary • The stock's intri...

* Financials remain unloved * Until they rally further! It was only about two weeks ago that I began to add to and initiate a number of individual equity buys.   Among those was Goldman Sachs (at under $190/share) which is now trading at nearly $206...

The Fed has extended the buy back ban for banks to year end. To me, this is the sort of news that is part and parcel of the bottoming process for the bank sector.  I have continued to add to the existing holdings and recently reestablished longs in ...

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...

Disney , one of last week's longs that I reestablished (along with Goldman Sachs  and Morgan Stanley  ) is getting jiggy now.   It was a morning add.     

Goldman Sachs continues its stellar rally from under $190/share last week.     

After having sold my s, I am adding to what i view as "value stocks." I am bidding for Papa John's  , General Motors  , Walmart   , Morgan Stanley  , Goldman Sachs  .... and more bank stocks.

* 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...

I am adding to  , upgraded by brokerage,  , also upgraded, and now.    

* 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...

* We seem now to be at or near an an extreme negative investor sentiment reading in financials  "Buy on the sound of cannons, sell on the sound of trumpets." - Grandma Koufax  Boy oh boy... I hope Paul Price is correct!  I have recently upped my alr...

Above all I seek to deliver transparency and ownership of my trading and investing ideas.  Trading and investing is an imperfect science. No specific methodology has a concession on the truth. As Grandma Koufax used to say, "Dougie, there are many w...

I was active today:  * Covered the balance of my and shorts. * Sold my and puts. * Initiated a long. * Reestablished longs in , and . All have been on my Best Ideas List for years. * Moved to large (Trade of the Week).  * Added further to banks.  * ...

I have done some buying in the last hour.  This includes, but is not restricted to, Papa John's , Morgan Stanley , and Goldman Sachs , which have all come back down to my buy levels.   I have also initiated an investment in Walmart .   I am now slig...

* I believe so! * Downside risks dwarf upside rewards at current prices * I have moved to between a medium-sized and large-sized net short exposure in the last two days * More evidence of a possible pivot from growth to value is being exhibited this...

* 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 ...