The Ides of December

Happy weekend, friends! Whether you are celebrating Hanukkah or just starting to get you Christmas grove on on whatever, I hope that you are able to step away from the monstracity we are facing in the markets & just let it go, let it snow, do some blow. Just kidding but I hear that's what the Wall Street guys are into. Either way, I personally took a step back (as anyone who follows this does now) but I started my volatility game with TVIX on Thursday & SQQQ on Friday. I still hold a biotech that I do believe in, along with TERP's red-headed step cousin GLBL. We shall see if/when I get out of that. The funny thing is that the tendencies are doing the same as TERP did to me in the beginning & eventually what chased me out. This time, though the timing is awful, I will hold a bit longer. That being said, here were the insiders that I caught on Friday:

Form 3's: KTOS, AHL, TPHS, VRNG, RSTI, VYST, KR, NJR (2), MW, STCK (2), EMKR, XPO, USB (2), ANCB, OGE, AAVL, NCR (4), AWH, AMTY, ABG, BYLK (2), ABBV, NHLD, UTI & RUBI

13D's: UTSI, TPHS, STLT, FRO, MCBK, CSS, SCON, AAMC, NOG, SKUL, DUNRQ, STK, GFY, EPIQ, NCR, AEXP, ADSK, WWE, DHX, EMKR, CCON, UNIS & STCK

13G's: LAYN (-) (2), NOA (+), ERGO (+), YUMA (+), JYNT (+), UNTY (+), MFRM (-), GPNE, OXYS, RIPG (-) & TERP

Form 4's (Insider Buys): AYR, EPRS, KTOS, RVLT, NVLS, DHCC, PEBO, PULB, TIPT, BCV, ECF, TYG, CRBP, FGP (2), IBTX (4), CPTA, BZC, CLMS, PLPC, RLH, VRNG, OFG (2), MCRN, SEC, MTW (7), RSTI, ARQL (3), HCAP, LFVN, VICR, KHI, PNY (10), MTW , MCBK, MNRK (17), ISVC, B (2), APU, BTN, TLN (2), TEX (8), LOV, TWMC (2), HAR, PHX (5), SBSI, MCO (5), FMNB, DM, EVOL, FBP (9), CDSM, TY, FSP, LOB, KTEC, BWEN, JASN, EDF, CNBKA, ARCW, WGL (2), HBIO, WPT (2), NHI, NYMX, HD (2), LENS, SLRC (3), CETV, VNDA, CMCT (5), SEE, ENDV, MMMS, NHI, SHLD & UTI

Form 4's (Insider Acquirements for $0): REV, FLWS (3), AAON, AER, TFSL (7), GNOW (5), HAR (5), THO, KO, KR (2), MFA (12), WFC, CYT (13), SQNM, BCR (13), EMCF (8), VEEV, ARMK (15), WPZ, VSI, HRB (2), ADSK, HAR (2), MKTX, ITRI (2), AWH (3), AHS, AAMC, TBK (7), XOM, ABBV, FIT (3), AVGR, DKL, NOW, CRM, XEC (2), GDP (5), CRCM (3), NEWR (10), YELP, BLOX, BOX, TSLA & GLPN (5)

Form 4's (Insider Sales): RJF, VRTX, BKSC, SAM, CFFI, VLGEA, HAS, MHK, TEL, CASY, AER, CONN, HLX (3), NXST, SYK, BHBK, ANET (2), PLAY, NBR (2), CPLA (2), CSCD (2), CPFH, VFC, CORT, KR (2), GUID, MFA (11), FBC, CYT (21), WFC, PFS (2), BHBK, FLIC (2), WEBK, TYL, CCF (2), HBI (10), UTHR, PRSC, BCR (3), BPFH, IVC, MASI, FBP (9), OFG, HOLX, MLNX, LARK (2), PRTA (3), GEO, HMSY, MXL, WSFS, BGMD, BFAM, ESAC (2), JIVE, FMSA (2), PLAB, AVGO (4), GMET (2), CDW, UBSH, SSS, ESV, NXTM, ICUI, CMC, PMCS (2), TYPE, GRMN (2), OAS (2), BMTC, RRC, ECOM, SCSC (3), BKU (2), PDM, AHS, CERN (2), AOS, AAMC, CTL, LIQD, OCLR, AXS, TRVN, KBR, HD, FIT (3), STNR (17), COST, III, HAR, SHAK, ACHC, AVGR, ELLI, HSIC, NOW, ENV, ASGN, NFLX, CNC (6), SBUX, GDP (5), MOH, HSIC, AMPH (2), CRCM (3), NEWR (4), SOHU, YELP, AR, CRM, BANC, PFSW, ILMN, MTN, ARE, ANAC, SKUL (2), LHCG, ANAC, RDNT, PSB, CBG, W, BABY (2), FGEN (2), NVEE, PATK, JUNO, TUBE, C, NAC, WSO, PDCE, DAVE, TRVN, SWKS, PAHC (3), DBD, CDW, CYT (15), REGN, ECL & HRL

Form 4's (Insider Disposals for $0): ENTG, FLIR, AAON, ESE, PFG, WAT, USCR, IYZ, VFC, WFC, NAII, HBI (7), WPZ, DDD, TYPE, ECL (3), SPAN, AAMC, CTIC (5), KSU, UNIC, ACHC, HD, XOM, AVGR, ELLI, MSFT (2), SBUX, HSIC, NEWR (2), AR, AMDA, BOX & FII

So...as for insider action today...we see a lot of repeaters; we see a lot of more low profile tickers, we see a lot less of sales versus buys. What we see is just the Ides of December. A lot of people likely to move tor lose cash this time of year for multiple reasoning. That being said, I somewhat followed suit. It's bizarre how the charts actually can nail the date of the S&P decline again. Charts don't seem to lie. I was able to move my money into what is safe now & on the sidelines. That being said, it's late & we all probably need to study over the course of the weekend. I'm just going put the main rundown out there.

Beginning with insider buyers & AYR having another buy. The company is similar to Uber but for jets. This might be worth looking into during more stable times. There are many other repeaters, too. If you are tracking the insiders, pay attention to their earnings reports & things like patents, FDA approvals, etc. A few tickers crossed several boards which is worth looking into. Though MNRK had the highest number of insider buys at 15, the largest investment into a company today went to TTO with over $20 million worth of shares bought. VNDA was the second largest purchase du jour with just over $10 million worth of shares bought. Regardless, in awful market times like these, pay notice to who's buying & also what tickers are green. Finally, the only CFO's I saw buying work for: NK, HPQ, PHX, TEX, MNRK, MTW, FGP & CRBP.

The insider sales today also crossed many categories of my dissection. Check it out. As for the "biggies", the top sale of the day on Friday, the top sale went to FIT for over $65 million worth of shares dropped. Second & third in the sell off ran neck in neck with CDW dropping $52,860.000 worth of shares immediately followed by AR with $52,500,000 worth of shares dropped. The CFO's today were selling their stakes in: OFG, PDCE, AVGO, CVT, CBG, STNR, CNC, ACHC, BKU, SCSC, FBP, PRTA, HBI, CYT & MFA.

A huge factor of next week will be hedging your investments. I don't want to even remotely give advice here but please consider it. There are ETF's & ETN's that can & will work in your favor. That being said, happy homework weekend!

GLTA