Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)

* Wells Fargo reportedly is exploring the sale of its asset management arm. This is a good development as Wells Fargo considers shedding non-core businesses. * Citigroup declared its normal dividend distribution of $0.51/share. This, too, is a good ...

* And placing the stock on my Best Ideas List (short) * Large money centers have spent billions of dollars on technology to compete with Square, Pay Pal, et al. * This morning's JPMorgan announcement of point of sale innovation is meaningful   Witho...

Here are today's trades:  * I have added to my ($43.83),  ($24.02), and ($24.34) longs on this morning's weakness. * I have added to my ($351.40) and ($295.95) shorts on the early ramp.  As a result of these trades, I have moved to Market Neutral.  ...

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...

Watching the poor price action and volume in Wells Fargo trading over the last week - I suspect that Berkshire Hathaway is down to "tag ends".

* 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...

Based in part because of the greater confidence I now have in the pivot from growth to value, I am raising my buy entry levels in the four banks I currently own.  Buy Levels Was   Now        $48 $50   $26 $27.50   $95 $100 $25 $26.50

I just purchased , and for my personal pension plan. In size.

* I believe so! * More evidence of a possible pivot from growth to value was seen today * I believe that pivot will continue (e.g.,banks should be the beneficiary of that pivot)   First Level Thinking: "The Fed will remain loose for years to come. T...

In terms of my recent individual long additions in the last two weeks - here they are in order of size:  #1 General Motors  - and put on Best Ideas List, long #2 Wells Fargo  - the shares have weathered well Berkshire's selling #3 Bank of America - ...

I just added to , , and ( in a new account).  

* 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 added to Bank of America at $25.67 and Wells Fargo at $24.10.  

* Offering more and on the short side * Added to at $23.70 * Bidding for more and * Bidding for more puts * Bidding for more (there was a brokerage downgrade yesterday) __________  Long WFC (large), SPY puts, SDS (large), SJM (large), BAC (large), J...

- I am bidding for out of the money puts now with an expiration within one month. - Adding to and again this morning. - I tried to short some on the ramp into positive territory - but just missed the trade.