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Market. This pull back started Monday. Hopefully the real low was Monday. Things don’t go up in a straight line. Marijuana and Bitcoin stocks have had increased volatility. The central driving force of this is in the volatility index. There are ETFs that allow you to benefit when volatility goes up. Some strategies required small profits in low volatility. When one part of the bet goes the wrong way they have to sell equities to offset the losses. A lot of this correction was done on machines. 3:10 Monday is when it really kicked in. Currencies and credit and global equities did not sell off much. This is just a ‘corrective process’.

(A Top Pick Feb 8/17, Up 24%) It has been a great place to be. Their other areas are a drag, like autonomous driving and so on. It would be nice to see them get the ‘other’ bets’ size down and give more disclosure. They have enormous cash to repatriate.

(A Top Pick Feb 8/17, Up 27%) People have been thrown out of the space because of GE-N. He could stick with this quite comfortably. They moved toward recurring revenue. They are a forward thinking industrial and a good one to continue with.

He sold all of his direct energy exposure Jan 31. He thinks there is a $55 to $60 for WTI going forward. He has a negative view of this sector going forward. Pipelines and mid-streamers is the place to be and there is a good story behind the return of capital, but it is simply a tough story. He would stay away from it.

It has had a great run. The valuation is not rally that stretched. He would like to see more growth. It is a consistent story with good cash flow. It is not a bad place to be but he is not involved. You need to see what happens in the next 2-6 weeks. Be cautious with new positions.

You put in a low and then you sit on your hands and let it work through. It will likely take 2-4 weeks or even months to work through. You have to clear the selling pressure. They have put up some great numbers and will be a great spot to step into at the right time.

BAC-N vs. PRU-N. He leans more toward the banks. You are taking on yield curve and interest rate risk with the banks, however. BAC-N is his preference of the two above.

BAC-N vs. PRU-N. He leans more toward the banks. You are taking on yield curve and interest rate risk with the banks, however. BAC-N is his preference.

Technically it has had very touch go. It does not check his boxes. He is concerned about the pharma’s right now.

It does not check the technical boxes. The dividend is juicy but when it all comes together the total return has not been very good for you. If it does not work in good markets you should ask tough questions.

They put up some great numbers and he has been there through an ETF ITA-N. It has a missile component. All components are firing right now. He wants to see the windfall from the tax breaks to go into reinvestments and cap-X. Give it some time and then reconsider it in a month. Let it shake out a little bit.

It is a cloud play. It is a Chinese AMZN-Q. Hang tight. This one can really whip around. He cannot knock it. Give it some time before expecting it to go up. It has not cracked from a technical point of view.

AAPL-Q vs. CAT-N. CAT-N is machinery and has been a hero. They both really pulled back. CAT-N had a 22% earnings beat last quarter. AAPL-Q is really the iPhone X or 10 story. They missed on units. It is not a lost leader but the concept applies. This will be used like the iPad with augmented reality. You are in a very expensive period of time – an air pocket. AAPL-Q is a great company, however.

AAPL-Q vs. CAT-N. CAT-N is machinery and has been a hero. They both really pulled back. CAT-N had a 22% earnings beat last quarter. AAPL-Q is really the iPhone X or 10 story. They missed on units. It is not a lost leader but the concept applies. This will be used like the iPad with augmented reality. You are in a very expensive period of time – an air pocket. AAPL-Q is a great company, however.

Missiles and Missile defense is their number one business. It is firing on all cylinders. Now you have a higher free cash flow outlook. They boosted their pension deduction while tax rates are still high. It raised their free cash flow projections. (Analysts’ target: $231.40).