Earnings Reports & the Fed Meeting This Week

As Friday was a celebration for our family, I was not trading live nor gathering tickers as they occurred. Instead, I have used the resources that I could today to gain the Forms that I track so my results may be limited. Regardless, this will be a major week for markets worldwide with the heavy hitter earnings reports due out and with the potential rate hike on the horizon. According to some, Passover is a time when money is removed from the markets whether for religious reasoning or out of caution. That is another factor that we may be contending with when the markets open Monday morning. Passover began at Sunset this past Friday during or even after the after market was closed. With that all being stated, here are the tickers I acquired:

13D'S: BLOX, RHNOD, ATLS (2), DWCH, ZTS, CP (2), HNSM, UTEX, HNSN, CPXX & NHF

13G's: KINS, SQ & WGA

Form 3's: UIS, SLAB, IRET, RBA, NWGI, SLB, GMAM (2), PCLN, MOFG, NVLS, LDOS, BIIB, MCHX, FOSL, GPP, COL, HABT & FMSH

Form 4's (Insider Buys): GABC, XGTI, SUME (4), ASRV, FAV (2), MDSY, TXN, GTMM (2), SSI (3), NCR (6), WCUI, SPDL (2), UAL, SCHL, THMG, MMAC, LTBR, NXTR, MCHX (3), WAIR, SXCL (4), GPP, CMCT (6), NXCM & CWGL

Form 4's (Insider Acquirements for $0): HBMD (3), VRNT, IPHI (5), NAV, PBCT, FMC (8), AHS (6), AEGN (8), PPG (5), SPP (4), CBM (8), HBAN (12), SLAB (5), TTS (4), FDEF (8), CMCSA (4), NSPH (7), ATNY (12), ADGE, ISIL (7), YELP, OCN (2), NAUH (5), PFGC, PERY (7), SXT (9), SSNI (3), AAL (9), HAS, COBZ (10), WSM (7), SIVB (8) & NATI

Form 4's (Insider Sales): AMWD, CMPR, ABM, VLGEA, HMHC, PNC, TSN, PFG, SUNS, GS, CIEN, SSD (2), WFC, SWK, CACI, CPSS, BMI, VRTX, EBTC (8), WBS, SONC, ATNI, MEET (2), HBAN (12), JBHT (2), TECH, TTS, ONCE, RHT (2), CMCSA (3), JPM, UNH (2), SPWH, GCAP, GRUB, RTEC, SCHL, PEP, XENT, WEB, SPRT, ZEN (2), SPLK, DST, LLTC (5), IPGP, YELP, TUBE, TRTC, VRSN, RUBI, PVH, ASH, BSFT, AYI, NAUH (3), REV, CSRA, HQY, CP, SWN (2), HOG, BBBY, TRUP, TNDM, CSC, NFLX, CTBI, HAS (2), FPRX, PE, EXP, W, AAL (8), NXTM, HABT, WSM (7), ZAYO, HDP, AMPH, CBS, FNGN, ALIN, N, MBFI (2), TWTR, REGI (2), FLTX, TAYD, BATS, NOW & EXPE

Form 4's (Insider Disposals for $0): EBTC, CMCSA, ATNY (9), CAR, ADGE, LINE, LLEX, SSNI (3), MBFI & NATI

There are some big companies reporting this week & I will be watching them all. My personal top five list includes three companies on Tuesday: Apple (AAPL), JetBlue (JBLU) & Twitter (TWTR). All three of these companies have had recent insider transaction & solely based upon those transactions, one may conclude AAPL & TWTR will potentially miss & that JBLU will potentially beat, in my opinion. The two I am following on Wednesday are Comcast (CMCSA) & Facebook (FB). Again, solely based upon the recent insider transactions, both companies may miss their estimates. As we all know, there are many factors involved in the outcome of a company during their earnings report. I honestly don't even recommend holding a stock into earnings but that is just a gamble that I don't like to take. Please do your own due diligence on any investments or trades that you are making in this potentially volatile market week. We need to remember the Fed decision is going to play a major factor on our indices.

I didn't take the time to configure the largest & smallest dollar amount on the forms today. I only looked at the CFO's buying & selling. The CFO's that were buying on Friday work for SUME & MCHX. The CFO's that sold on Friday work for: CIEN, CACI, EBTC, HQY, AAL, ZAYO, WSM, AMPH, MBA, FLTX & REGI. Two notable companies with insiders that were selling Friday were American Airlines (AAL) & Williams Sonoma (WSM). Finally, the last bit from my notes on Friday's tickers that I'm willing to share is that there were many companies selling in the financial sector. This could just be to eliminate risks going into the potential rate hike or could be based on their companies earnings reports or maybe something different. Either way, I hope that this helps out somebody out there & I hope that everyone is able to make some money this week in the market.

GLTA

Riding the Bull Market

As the major U.S. indices approach all time heights, we are amidst a very crucial earnings season. Today was slightly quiet as for insider transactions but some of the transactions that I did catch are a seemingly big deal going into their first quarter report. For instance, the CEO of Alphabet (GOOG) sold some of his shares today & they report tomorrow after hours. He could be selling because of their major lawsuit with the EU or maybe he knows something more about the report than the rest of us. Either way, be careful with any stocks that are headed into their earnings report regardless of the analysts sentiment. A company like Alphabet (GOOG) could make or break the S&P so be ready to hold on tightly.

With that all being said, here are the tickers that I collected today:

13D's:  PLCM, MITL, CBK, HCSB, ABRN, CGNT, DGSE, IMCL, BEB, PAC, GNK, CCSC, SXE (2), FTF, UAL (2), MBRG, CRAI, NROM, NSPR, EMKR

13G's: AVLP, CYPW, DIDG, ECOS, MTVX, KGET, ERFB, FGLD, BONU, VIICQ, NOHO, FLPC, AWON, OB & CBAY

Form 3's: GNUS, BLBD (2), CNO (2), LANC, VPIG, SWK, OSUR, FOSL, BSX, GNW, FRAN, CKH, ENOC, OB, NRP, CRAY, EVH & CDK

Form 4's (Insider Buys): OPK, AUBN (8), JGN, CNBKA, WNDM (2), HLS (2), AA (2), JMF, NUO, SGM, ESES, SNAK, TAYD (7), LMRK, IZEA, MFRI (4), HCFB, AMRH, SDPI, SMDM, EXAD, LTNC, BATS (4), CWGL (2) & CMCT (5)

Form 4's (Insider Acquirements for $0): SAH (5), MOV (5), LANC, VPIG, VIVO, FLIC (2), SLB, EUSP, UMPQ (2), LULU (2), TLCC, KAMN (9), SKLN, MN (3), PDCE, SCTY, OSUR, ASNB, CKH, WWAV (4), OB, VEEV, NCI, NTRS (12), SPP (3), TRK (4), DWCH (8), HSDT (3) & MFRM

Form 4's (Insider Sales): EBF, ICFI, SHAK, EBS, WEYS, DRI, BBG, EACO, SCKT, WNDM, UMPQ (2), GAM (3), MMM, MSM, MKC (2), WFC, SWK (2), CSFL, EYES, HMHC, CPLA, VRTU, PDCE, MET, SABR, ANSS, MEET (2), DOW, AZO, LARK, ARIS, TROX, DAL, NHI, SCL, AMPH, TNET, BBY (7), WIFI, YHOO, EXLS, TGTX, ALKS (3), VEEV (2), ZIOP, IRM, ORCL, NEOS, NEWR, OMAM (5), ACBI (2), CBOE, JPM, MEET (4), IESC, BSFT, JONE (4), ILMN (2), CARA, GOOG, ABMD (2), ACAD, EXTR, ADMS, MMI, HIVE, ENVA, GFN, LOCK, HCA, FB (2), NTRS, CRM, DIS, BLOX, EBS, VVUS, UNF, HDP (4) & FGEN

Form 4's (Insider Disposals for $0): EUSP, DVA, SCTY, DAL, COBZ (2) & BTCS

Since I have some family in town, I didn't get into the nitty gritty today to see whose buys & sells were the biggest but I did gather the CFO lists for you. The CFO who bought today works for MFRI & the CFO's selling work for MKC, SWK, TGTX, ALKS, MEET, OMAM, JONE, DIS & BBY. The most noteworthy sale, in my opinion (asides GOOG) was the sale from an EVP/Control, Financial Planner & Tax executive for Disney (DIS).

Sorry to be so brief this evening but I've got to run. I hope that this helps somebody out & best of luck with your portfolio.

GLTA

Gone Skiing

Personally, I left the markets early to have an amazing day of spring skiing at Winter Park Resort & Mary Jane because we've had some great spring powder dumps. I sold many of my positions out of fear that the markets would turn while I was away. I also was able to average down on my UVXY shares with a purchase at $14.75. Now, I am feeling safe in the few stocks that I am holding long & am actually pleased with my UVXY position. Regardless, I'll be busy prepping for my daughter's birthday while sneaking away to ski here & there for the rest of this week so I may not be blogging daily. Enough about me, here are the tickers I did collect after I came home from the mountain.

13D's: DLBDF, EJ, PTX, SCON, CHRS, VKTX, SNTA, CKEC, PRCP & GEVO

13G's: HCFB, EGRX, CADT, DTSI & JSD

Form 3's: CFG, CTXR, ZLTQ, FCH (3), AJX, ISSC, POL, CBIO, FBIZ, PWR, AGLE, GTLS, MMC, LAYN, VSTM, REV (2), WY, WDAY, CAPN & VGTL

Form 4's (Insider Buys): AVX (4), CBAY (2), FMER (12), TOMZ, PCTI, IHRC, COG (5), HEOP (3), PNY (12), ERC, DSU, DCA, BNET, ASB (3), KBR (2), CSH, ENSG (3), PHOT, HIIQ, EOG (2), DW (9), SYRG (2), KTEC, RSG & RF (8)

Form 4's (Insider Acquirements for $0): BONT (7), SGB (14), MSM, CFG, AMID (3), CAPL, FDEF, MFRM, VIAV, JGW (2), FCH (2), P (9), BAC, G (6), GLW (13), HLS (9), KMX 99), PYPL, ABCO (7), PIR (9), PLCM, RL, NTAP (2), CAR, CBR (6), COHU (4), UMPQ (3), GTLS, PENN, WDAY (7), YELP (5), ZNGA, GRPN (2), FIT, AGM, AR (7), AVGO (5), AM (7), AAPL (3), DXR (2), ZEN (8), RPTP (2), NFX (7), WSM (3), LOV, FB (3), PAYC (4), SN (2), EA, FCPT (5), LOGI (2), SHLM, CDNA (2) & MOV (11)

Form 4's (Insider Sales): HSY, NP, FANG, PLAY (2), LFUS, SFE (3), CAPL, GEVO, CPSS, LDR, IFF, WSFS (5), ALE, CLNT, SEAS, SYK, SCHW, UNF, REX, USG, MFRM, CYNO (3), SNFCA, RMD, ORCL, MPWR, BWLD, AMRK (2), PH, CFI (2), EBF, ALOG, MLHR, GNE, MNTA (6), REGNX, SEDG (2), INCR (2), HON (2), PKI, PCLN, BLUE, BAC, G, GLW (13), LDRH, NHI, CRTO, FITB (9), CVLT (3), GAM, CMI, MKC, CDNS (2), KODK (2), AMT, SONC (2), MIK, SPPI, CRY, DAL, KMX (9), PYPL, KWKAQ, RHT (5), XENT, ABCO (7), IMPR, RARE, MA, VAR (2), EXPR (8), NTAP (2), CAR, EACO, OMC (3), EPAY, SYY (2), PEGA, ENSG (2), GWRE, CL, LMAT, LARK, HUBB, UMPQ (5), LNG, PENN, WDAY (8), ATNI, ZNGA, SPLK (2), BLK (2), GRPN (2), SPWH (2), FIT, AR (7), AVGO (4), IRG (2), AAPL (3), BBY, QVCA, ZEN (8), VDSI, NFX (7), WSM (3), JUNO (2), PGLC, SWKS, FB (2), CUDA (2), INGN (2), AVGR, LOGI (2), VRA, HDP, LIVN, MSM, MDCL, SCHL, ANET, ACM, EA, XCO, CRM (2), MTDR (5), SHLM, PCRX, W (5) & IDTI

Form 4's (Insider Disposals for $0): PGR (3), BDN (5), GRIF (4), FOSL, SCHW, SNV, XCO, CDNS & DXR

I'm going to be brief here as it's almost bedtime & just do the Form 4 buy & sell recap this evening.  One very noteworthy thing from today was that there were many, many more insider sales than insider buys. I didn't really catch all the Form 13's I wanted to because I was at the mountain but most of them were increases in their stakes (not all, though).

On the buying side, the largest purchase was huge & for an OTC solar company called Sunergy Inc. (SNEY) with a whopping $7,354,194,977 worth of shares purchased. I had to pull it up to see the stock but this sub-penny didn't even have a price in Google Finance nor Yahoo Finance & actually went down today. I don't know. That's a lot of money for an OTC solar company, in my opinion. Anyhow, the CFO's that were buying shares of their companies work for: AVX, RSG, NHMD, SGB & ASB.

On the sale side of the Form 4's today, I noticed a lot of oil companies & banks but nothing huge with either. The largest insider sales was for Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings (SPWH) with $64,620,000 worth of shares sold followed by Honeywell (HON) with $30,202,800 worth of shares sold then Facebook (FB) with $20,380,800 worth of shares sold. Delta Airlines (DAL) also had another noteworthy sale of over $12 million worth of shares sold. The CFO's that I saw selling today work for: UMPQ, GRPN, IRG, ZEN, AAPL, AVGO, KMX, AMT, GLW, CYNO, PLAY, VAR, ABCO, CMI, NFX, WSM, CVLT, CUDA, VDSI, EXPR, SFE, CLNT, MNTA & FITB.

Please do your own due diligence before trading or investing in any company. Also, pay close attention to the Q1 earnings season that has really just began. Many insiders do buy or sell a few weeks out based on their earnings reports. As always, I hope this helps somebody out there. Have a great night tonight & best of luck with your positions tomorrow.

GLTA

Stick to the Plan

So...I didn't stick to my plan that I formulated about a month ago. My plan was to "load the boat" with UVXY or TVIX when I saw the ETF SPY surpass $209/share. I jumped the gun because of the second earthquake in Japan & the potential negativity from the Doha meeting over the weekend & bought UVXY in after hours last Friday despite the plan. That was not the best idea that I've ever had. I was also happy to leave it "as is" today & take my daughter skiing because my beloved Amedica (AMDA) was doing so great. Not the best idea either & I didn't really like how AMDA ended the day. Either way, a valuable lesson that I learn over & over again is that I need to stick to my plan. Being trigger happy isn't helping my overall gain, most of the time. Regardless, this is just a friendly reminder to anyone who might be reading this....do your homework, formulate a plan & stick to the plan. That is all I have to say about that, it's ticker time.

13D's:  DLBDF, EJ, PTX, SCON, CHRS, VKTX, SNTA, CRDS, SUNE & EVAR

13G's: HCFB, EGRX, SQ, AGLE & FNTC

Form 3's: NEWT, EVTC, BRPC, ALOT, NCI, XRAY, WCG (2), PBYI, SEAS, VNCE, IMSC, RLH, PEP (2), TWTR (2), CPSS & STOR

Form 4's (Insider Buys): OPK, FAV (2), SVBI (2), CHH (9), HOV, BMS, RHP, CET, UMH, YORW (7), BVSN, MNR (2), RLI, KFS (3), MYNG, DXR, PTEO, INO, DGAS (3), NWL (12), FSBK, CBZ (2), UBA, AKAM, HST (7), CPHC, LEG (17), PBIB (3), VWR, MBRG, HBHC, AAP, UTG, MON, SANW, CNBKA, LAD, SEP, ATNM (2), PANL, GES (2), ED, FC, SMLP, PICO, BXMT (4), BOKF (18) & MBVT (6)

Form 4's (Insider Acquirements for $0): TWMC, SGNT, MTSC, CCL (7), CUK (7), SXI, WOOF (4), IBKC, VEEV (2), HOLX, FCS, SEAS, TWX, HHS (9), PNR, INTX, NCI, PFPT, BOX, FNGN, FLEX (2) & STOR

Form 4's (Insider Sales): GIII, AFSI, Y, IDA, CIEN, K, TWMC, PLKI, ESND, TREX (2), PLAY (3), OZRK, FDEF, SIVB, AVAV, PBPB, MTSC, CYNO (3), ICFI, APOG (2), UBA, PGND, PQ, FONR, CPHC, SXI, PRLB, NVTA, MON, GWW, MLHR, IBKC, HA, CMC, VEEV (2), HTGC (2), UTHR, FTEK, HOLX, DPLO, AMPH, MKL, OLED, FUL, CVGW (2), TJX (5), SSH (2), NHI (2), SAVE, FCS, EIG, PERY (4), SCL, VRSN, DD, JAZZ, LAD (2), ZBH, OMAM (5), BSFT (3), TWX, HHS, MIE, LRY, JMDA, ASH, ADMP, FPRX, CVCO, TWOU, GWRE (3), JPM (3), SJM, IPCC (2), IPHI (4), MOV, WBA, CPLA, NBIX, FRED, FB, ANIP, AAL (7), FSLR, PFPT (2), NCI, ADLR, OFIX, RKUS, CRM (2), ABCO, FNGN, N, FLEX, RICE, ABCB & KERX 

Form 4's (Insider Disposals for $0): RJF, CDOR (3), HEI, BONT & SUI

I normally just share my notations on the Form 4 category but since I have been following SunEdison (SUNE) for a few months now, I found it interesting that David Einhorn reduced his position in the company even more during after hours today via 13D. This company is extremely beat down & it's only hope is a buyout, in my opinion. 

When looking through the Form 4 "buy list", I always look at the companies that have the most insiders buying & try to figure out why since the insiders do have the inside information. The most insider Form 4's buying today were for Leggett & Platt, Inc. (LEG). This is a company that I have seen cross the wires a lot asides the seventeen insider forms from today. As I review the chart, I see nothing special. The only thing I can really find for the excessive buys (which occurred on the 15th but didn't cross until today) was that there was a dividend paid out on the 15th. This will not be a company that I begin to follow on excessive insider buying. Others with a high level of insiders buying include a couple of hotel stocks which are HST & CHH. By reviewing their charts, I don't see a breakout in the near future but who knows. They may have something up their sleeves. When I pulled up York Water Co (YORW), I saw that they're amidst a serious rally. I have yet to read their news or do any further due diligence there but it was noteworthy. I also thought that Newell Brands Inc. (NWL) had a noteworthy chart which indicated to me a potential leg upwards. Again, I've not read their news nor done my due diligence there but for now, they've caught my attention & I will be researching them further.

Typically, I list the high flyers with the most lucrative buyers but nothing was too out of the box. Actually, I only saw one company with a buy surpassing a million. This company was Summit Midstream Partners (SMLP) with a buy of $1,094,647 worth of shares purchased. I also like to "follow the money" & see what the CFO's are buying. The Form 4's filed by & for CFO's that crossed the wires today were for the following companies: MNR, KFS, YORW, ATNM & LEG.

On the sale side of the Form 4 world, Kellogg's (K) was the largest sale du jour with $11,552,220 worth of shares sold. That is a noteworthy number for me even though only one insider sold today because K has been rallying upwards for awhile now & may be worth watching for the short. The second largest sale I saw today was for Hawaiian Air (HA) with $4,205,334 worth of shares sold. HA stands out because Spirit Airlines (SAVE) hit the list today, as did American Airlines (AAL) & Delta Air (DAL) made Friday's list. DAL has already hit its downtrend. AAL, SAVE & HA may be ready to begin theirs. Virgin Air (VA) hoisted them all up for a bit with their Alaskan Air (ALK) purchase. The only airline that is still on my list is JetBlue (JBLU) which looks ready to fly, in my opinion. All the airlines may be dragged down together, though. Again, please do your own due diligence before buying or selling any stock. I'm just a bit chattier today than most days because I actually do have some free time right now. 

The CFO's that I caught selling shares of their companies work for: IPHI, IPCC, WBA, ZBH, HHS, BFST, OMAM, PERY, SAVE, SSH, TJX, AAL & CYNO. It doesn't hurt to follow the money. Especially, when these forms are filed just before or right after the company reports earnings. 

Anyhow, I'm going stop an hour early (actually, these forms come through until about 11 p.m. EST) because I need to spend some valuable time with my family. There's a chance that I'll update later with the rest of the forms but no promises. The crazy part is, it's always the biggest & juiciest forms that cross later in the evening. Either way, I hope that what I'm putting up here helps somebody out there & I wish you all a great rest of your evening. Hopefully, you are able to find some green in your portfolios tomorrow & more importantly, I hope you do your homework & stick to your plans.

GLTA

Smoke Signals - Insider Transactions from Friday, April 15, 2016

As I've been taking a break from Facebook & other social media over the course of the past week, I still felt that a blog for Friday's insider transactions that I tracked would be in order as it is actually a very small list. We are headed back into our major Q1 earnings reports beginning this week & wish I had tracked & blogged more over the past month to help everyone follow the insiders but I really wasn't able to. The only one that stuck out that reports next week (to me) was SYK but they've had insider sales since I began the blog & before so not much has really changed there. Hopefully, some of these transactions will help you with your decisions to buy, sell or hold during the upcoming reports. That being said, I will just start with the light list of tickers from Friday now.

13D's: DLBDF, EJ, PTX, SCON, CHRS, VKTX, SNTA, CKEC & APHB

13G's: HCFB, EGRX, SYBT & LPLA

Form 3's: MITK, LEGX (2), BKJ, JAGX, PLAY, MPG, JIVE, ZIXI, ATU, KMPH, CTXR, TALN, BPMC, HMST, KIN & VIRT

Form 4's (Insider Buys): ROX, YORW (5), FBP (11), CH (5), LAQ (5), ISL (4), IF (4), DCA, DNP, FMER, SVBI (4), HIIQ, MMAC, ERC, DSU, AMAR, EEI, SCG (2), STAG (6), LII (9), NTRI, X, CUBE, OZRK (2), PTIE, VKTX, SNAK, LIFE, NYMX, SCHL, FCD (2), LMRK, INQD (2), WNRL, ABE, FTF & BLSP

Form 4's (Insider Acquirements for $0):  BONT, PLAY (7), JAH (6), MNTA (6), RLH (6), UCTT, OC (2), , VEEV, BPI, WYNN (8), DDR, LEN (8), PTIE (3), KRC (7), HMST, LOV, KTOS (8, TDW (2) & INQD (2)

Form 4's (Insider Sales): PYDS, AMWD, GBP (11), UNF, CMN, ISCA, CUNB (2), PRGS, RE, FANG, ACXM, GBX, MBRG (3), SYK, CYNO, FPRX, PLAY, LBY, A, VRTX, PFG, MEET, GLPI, CVLT (5), TLRD (9), PRTA, TYPE, IR (2), ABMD, ANTM, SONC, VEEV, ATLC (2), AXTA, RGNX, KMX, BPI, HYGS, GRUB (2), DAL, ATU, FDS (2), EXPR, JAZZ (2), TBK, CBG, BFB, HMTV, IPCC, CMC, DISCA, FLTX, LARK, NEOS, LOCK, WDAY, ICUI, IPCC (2), SNCR, NXTM, STXS, SLGD, MIDD (2), PFSW, MMI, YELP, MKTO, KW (6), HDP, NPTN, NOW (2), PMST, QVCA, SCHL, MNGA, SWKS, KTOS (7), OMER, MAC, PIP, GDDY, SUM, ILMN, HCA, TDW (2), UNXL, JAH (2), VRNT, EBF, EA, IPAR, SUM, LVNTA & COMM

Form 4's (Insider Disposals for $0): JAH (11), COO, CMC, HHC, BPMC, YELP & MRDN

As for all of the tickers above, I like to look for ones that cross several lists or that have had forms filed on multiple days. Since, I haven't been posting my blogs, that may be difficult but if you are looking at the company as or a trade or investment, I would highly recommend looking at their recent filings on an individual basis. Also, be sure to look into the individual company's earning report date as earnings season is again upon us.

I didn't note much on the insider buys side asides that SVBI was Friday's largest insider buy with $775,500 worth of share purchased amongst four registered insiders. The only CFO I saw buying works for FBP which I'd also like to note that their insider buys heavily outweighed their insider sales.

On the sale end, nothing was too crazy on Friday but on Tuesday, April 12th, LM had a huge sale of $673,673,792 worth of shares sold which was far & away the largest insider sale last week. The CFO's selling on Friday, April 15th work for: MAC, GRUB, IPAR, JAZZ, CBG, PSMT, TLRD, KW, CVLT, MBRG & JAH.

As always, I hope this helps somebody out there. Personally, I was hoping to see more oil companies involved with the upcoming Doha meeting on Sunday but oh well.

For anyone who cares, my current positions that I've held through this weekend are in LOCO, SID, TAHO, TAYD, TNK & UVXY. Please do keep in mind that I rarely hold long & that swing trading is what I do best though some of these are "longs" for me meaning I may hold them closer to the FOMC on April 27th.  Have a great weekend!

GLTA

Quitter

Sorry but it's way late, I have family in town & likely won't blog until the weekend.

GLTA

Lots & Lots & Lots of Forms

Monday was stupid for me. None of my plays worked as planned but whatever. There's always tomorrow & there's always averaging down. I was hoping to jump back into swing trading with two feet but it's been awhile since I've been live everyday & planning. Anyhow, I hope that you were able to find some greens in your portfolio. I have a ton of tickers tonight so I'm starting now.

13D's: HOLX, SDPI, FSYS (2), INAP, PHM, SENH, ULUR (2), HMIN, TLP, CHMP, KCAP, GOVX, POWR, JMG, CWBC, AERG, MPLX, SNAK, DRYS, MPET, EDGW & SENS

13G's: AMTG (2), DNOW, MS, APPY, CDTX & HGR

Form 3's: TWOU, SXI, TCO, DCI, TSRO, CFG, WG, MMP, TBI (3), RDC, TWOC, UMPQ, CMI, JGV, IPHS, PII, LOCO (2), HBP, CNAT, CLW, AOS, DDD, BW, VRTU, POSL, CLR, OMI, ITECK, BFFI (2), JBT, MOR, NAVB, CDR, COO (2), XENE, SPRI, MCRI, GBT & ASYS.

Form 4's (Insider Buys): LTS, UEC (2), SXI (3), JXSB (2), RGCO (11), ISDR, SMG (3), SNHY, CMDH, CACI, CP (4), MBI, FAV (3), SNBC (2), TTGT, CNMD (3), CBI, TRV (2), TRS (3), MDSY (3), CFCB, ITUS, EEI, PESI, NMRX (3), EZPW (4), MHFI, DCA, EVLV, ATOS, OFG, DXYN, SSEN, SSFN, EML (3), EGN (3), YUM (4), DRE (5), RLJ (4), DNR (6), ATO (2), WSTC (5), SPE, ERC, T (8), GPC (6), CIK, RE, XON, PIR (6), FRME (9), SHW (4), LUB (10), ECG, GNOW, MSI (2), SYF (8), JLL (2), NCR (2), NC, REPR, GBLI (8), VTR (6), EOG, POL, AAP (11), GSVC (2), INTI, TROX (6), LYV, ABMD, MLVF, ATHN (2), FL, VBFC (11), EXAC (3), NFC, WTFC (12), SHEN (2), ICFI (8), CXP (8), VRTU, HZO (2), WCUI, AGNC, GWR (9), TWMC, CHRW (2), ISBA (4), KNL, JPM (8), LXP (2), AEHR, LLNW (3), LGF (7), MYL, DLTR (4), SRDX (3), NOC (3), FCX (5), WTR (5), CINR (2), RLGY (3), MBFI (3), CNBKA, TINY (5), MFRM (2), TYG, TPZ, CCP (2), HAMP (2), ED (2), INCY, ELS, CNC (6), ITRI, AEHR (2), AMRH, HNRG, DRAD, IZEA (6), PTSI (7), GLF (2), CYRX (2), HNRG, APC (6), SDPI, CWEI, ICON (3), VAPE, AAP, CORR (4), GDHX (3), TREX, BDCV, TIPT, FRSI, INTT, TWMC, TTP & ANAC

Form 4's (Insider Acquirements for $0): OVAS (3), CHDN, HSY (8), EGAS (4), CCOI (3), TCO, WEYS, FNJN, DIRI (2), ZDPY, ESE (4), MOSY, CCRN (9), BVA, OLP, BRT, HPP (2), CNMD, SKX (2), STLD, KAI (4), ROYL, STEM, TIF (7), MPLX, TECH, CVU, SGI (2), UFS (7), T (2), CVEO, DRQ (3), STS (6), ABCW (11), OYM (2), PII (2), IBM, CMCSA (5), NC (7), ITC (9), UWFI, STWD, JMP (5), OXM (4), HBP, DHIL, GM (10), NWS (5), ARP, WWE (6), VRT (2), SPAR (14), CFX (4), POL (7), IESC (2), CLW, RYN (7), XL (5), MAT, BLT (8), ESNC, AAP (2), EXAS, KSU (3), BLK (14), AKAM, ECIG (3), CHSP, CENX, DDD, LVLT (7), AXE (12), SUN, EVHC (3), RLOC (4), WRE (3), PNC (3), IPHS (9), BBG, GRUB, CBR (3), FICO, SNBC (2), GTXI (2), AR, BRX (2), LB (5), IT (6), NAV, CIFC (4), ZBH, SHLD, FSS, LPAD, FSLR (8), ARE (5), INUV, MPW, ACAT (10), VG (9), USM (3), LYB (3), AOI (8), HAIN, WSTL (2), MAIN (8), GLDD (5), HZNP, GRPN (5), MSI (2), RLOG (5), N (5), DYII, MBFI, XRM (4), QCOM (3), GPOR (2), CDR, RSYS (3), CLNY (4), H (3), WMT (4), FCH (2), INT (2), YHOO (2), TAP (8), MITT (4), DF (4), GAIA (2), PRLB, NUAH, XTLY (2), AEGN, ARGS (6), OMI, OAK (7), DVA (9), INGR (9), FN, TBI, XELB (5), SBRA (2), BIOL, ZAYO (4), YUME & ST (6)

Form 4's (Insider Sales): SO, TLP, UFPI, IBP, CHDN, CLNT, PLAY (2), MAS, SMG, MFA (2), ADP (2), CACI, UCBI, SFE (3), IFF (5), CCOI (3), NGL,  FNJN, HI, CTXS (5), A (2), ORCL, MOSY, TIF (8), YUM (4), NJR, FNRN (6), EVBS (2), CCRN (7), GBNK (3). MHFI, FUL, ABCB (8), LARK, ZION, FNF, PEG, EPAY, MPWR, AVY, CNMD, YUM (3), DNR (4), TECH, ESND, ROST (2), MVF, VSTO (3), SGI (2), HMHC, UFS (4), SPE, GPC (6), EXTN, KO (2), ABCW (3), SASR (7), LKQ, CBI, DW, PANW, PAYX, SEDG (2), OXM (6), EGLT (3), IBM, CMCSA (5), CLB, FBHS, DHIL (2), GM (10),  NWS (4), IMPV (3), BAH (4), UTHR (2), GIS, EGLT, FIS, QTS (5), NUAN, MET, REGN, RNR, VNTV, KSU (2), ISTR (4), SKT, MAT, BLT (8), INBK (2), EXAS, AFSI, BLK (4), WMGI, AZPN (3), LEN (3), POPE, USAT, WABC (2), WEC, LVLT (7), HYGS, CLH, WMGI, LYV (2), BW, ATHN (2), ATRA, PNC (3), ARAY (3), IPHS (5), GRUB (3), CBR (2), EXR, WSR (6), HRWR, SAH (4), BRO (2), SSNC, CONE (3), LBY, HZO (2), CIFC (2), MON, AOSL, MTGE (2), KNL, BSFT, NANO, GPN, LLNW (3), FICO, LB (2), CAMP, ATML (8), AXS, FL, ASH, ACAT (2), BBY, GWRE, HIL IRDM (2), BCOR (2), USM (3), LYB (3), RLGY (2), STR (2), HMSY, JWN, MMI, CRCM, ATVI (2), MAIN (7), QTWO, EIGI (3), TTWO (2), VG (2), AAL, HZNP, GRPN (5), CENT (5), PEGI (5), VRNS, CSAL (2), ZOES, INCR, VCRA (3), RSYS (3), CHEF, NEWR, CNC, VER (2), FGEN, HR, INGN, EXP (7), ITRI, MCRB, PFPT, WLFC, GVA, RMGS, NROM, XELB (5), CRM, BIOL, DECK (4), INGR, BGMD (3), AZYO (4), ZFGN, NVDA (2), HCP, PEG, ESND,  FFWM. PATK, FNF, VNTV, AKAM, BW, CRCM, LBTY & FN

Form 4's (Insider Disposals for $0): PRAA, CTRN, WEYS (3), KTEC, OLP, BRT, MJN, T (2), STWD, BBG, EVOL, FBIZ, SNX, CWK, ATML, HMTV (2), CLNY, BSRR & RDC

I've got to be brief so...the largest Form 4 insider purchase today was for Mattress Firm (MFRM) at $4.419,410 worth of shares bought. The CFO's who were buying into their companies work for: UEC, SCI, JXSB, RGCO, CP, ICON & EXAC. Julian Baker bought INCY & Mr. Icahn bought HOLX - just an FYI. There may be something to it.

The largest Form 4 sale that I saw today was for NGL with $96,458,967 worth of shares sold. Next, the CFO's selling on Monday work for: SFE, CLNT, VSTO, ROST, TECH, DNR, ABCB, FNRN, CCRN, MOSY, CTXS, QTS, ISTR, INBK, EGLT, GM, DHIL, OXM, CBI, SASR, T, YUME, NVDA, BGMD, ZAYO, DECK, XELB, RMBS, MCRB, EXP, INGN, NEWR, RSYS, GRPN, TTWO, USM, WSR, STR, IRDM, ATML, ARAY, CAMP, LB, LLNW, CIFC, SAH, SSNC, LYV, LVLT, WABC, AZPN, AFSI, BLT & SGI.

Have a great night!

GLTA