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Spreading the Wealth in The War Room

This morning, despite a crumbling market at the open, War Room members cleaned up on a spread trade on Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) when the company blew away estimates.

Yesterday, Bryan urged members to get into a Twilio spread:
Open Trade TWLO:
Let’s move into a new call spread on TWLO – which is a name that could have room up to retest $280 and has remained strong in the midst of the back-and-forth market moves. Here’s the play:
TWLO Call Spread: Buy to Open the TWLO October 255 Calls (O:TWLO 20J255.00D16) for the best prices available, good for the day. Then, Sell …read more […]

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The Most Critical Market Event of Our Lifetime

In the third week of October, companies will begin reporting third quarter results. We’ll find out which companies are set to soar and which are poised for a crash.
For long-term investors, earnings are always a good time to look at their stocks and analyze the companies’ performance over the last several quarters. Then, long-term investors can determine whether it makes sense to continue holding the stocks.
For shorter-term investors or traders, earnings can supercharge their returns. These reports can get the party started as stocks take off on better-than-expected results.
And this earnings season is especially critical. Between COVID-19, interest rate and …read more […]

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New Ford CEO Jim Farley Puts Emphasis On EVs, AVs, EBIT Margins

The 11th CEO in Ford’s 117-year history officially took the wheel Thursday. Ford’s Plan for Growth: New Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) CEO Jim Farley plans on turning Ford around. The plan outlined by the company is:”Turn around automotive operations; allocate capital to Ford’s strongest franchises and high-growth opportunities; produce compelling, uniquely Ford electric vehicles at scale; and stand up new AV-enabled businesses.”The operational metrics outlined during a virtual town hall with employees include top-line growth, operational excellence, high quality customer satisfaction, sustained adjusted EBIT margins of 8% and strong automotive adjusted free cash flow.Farley put an emphasis on improving …read more […]

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Trump treated with Regeneron antibody cocktail: WH doctor

As President Trump tests positive for coronavirus, investors and health officials worry over the state of the vaccine race and testing. Dr. Isaac Bogach, an Infectious Diseases Specialist, joins The Final Round to discuss his thoughts on the latest developments with the coronavirus and the vaccine race. …read more […]

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Trump in ‘Good Spirits’ and Treated With Antibody Cocktail, Doctor Says

(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump is in “good spirits” after his Covid-19 diagnosis on Friday and has been treated with a Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. “antibody cocktail,” the White House physician said.“Following PCR-confirmation of the president’s diagnosis, as a precautionary measure he received a single 8 gram dose of Regenerons’s polyclonal antibody cocktail,” the physician, Sean Conley, said in a statement released by White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany.“In addition to the polyclonal antibodies, the president has been taking zinc, vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin and a daily aspirin.”Trump “remains fatigued but is in good spirits,” Conley said. First lady Melania Trump, …read more […]

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Pelosi says stimulus for airlines is ‘being advanced’

On Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked airlines to hold off on laying off more workers as stimulus was ‘being advanced’ to the industry. This comes as the Democrats saw their $2.2 trillion dollar package under the Heroes Act pass the House and President Trump tests positive for coronavirus. Yahoo Finance’s Jess Smith joins The Final Round to discuss the latest from Washington D.C. …read more […]

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I Was Batboy to the Greatest Slugger of Them All

When you think about sluggers and their batboys, you might envision Hank Aaron or Ted Williams. (Or, if you’re a DC Comics fan, Batman and Robin.)
But I’m referring to a different slugger, one even more paunchy than Babe Ruth: Warren Buffett.
Over the last three decades, I’ve learned a lot from the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B), the most successful value investor of all time.
When I was a young man starting out in the money management business in 1985, he didn’t just educate me about financial markets. He taught me a lot about life.

Click here to watch Alex’s latest video …read more […]

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Solid Biosciences’ (SLDB) Stock Will Surge Over 200% From Current Levels, Says Analyst

11 months ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shut down Solid Biosciences’ (SLDB) “IGNITE DMD” Phase I/II clinical trial after one of the young patients involved in the trial suffered a “serious adverse event.” Despite the patient in question recovering, no new patients suffering such serious adverse events, and the company providing the FDA with “information and measures intended to improve patient safety” and “data related to manufacturing process improvements,” the FDA declined to allow trials to resume in July, and asked Solid Biosciences to provide even more information on its trials, and on the safety measures it …read more […]