‘Pull backs are going to be the new normal’ after worst sell-off since March: Strategist

Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy Is Leading an Army of Day Traders

(Bloomberg) -- Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy had bought just one stock in his life before the quarantine hit. When the country shut down in March, canceling sports and sports betting, the founder of the brash, misogynistic media empire dusted off his old E*Trade account and started day trading.“With the volatility, it is kind of like watching a sports game,” said Portnoy, 43, who started live streaming as “Davey Day Trader Global” to his 1.5 million Twitter followers with the caveat: “I’m not a financial advisor. Don’t trust anything I say about stocks.”Despite the obligatory warning, Portnoy has touted stocks like InspireMD Inc. and Smith & Wesson Brands Inc., while dissing the acumen of Warren Buffett, the world’s fifth-richest person and widely regarded as one of the greatest investors ever. “I’m sure Warren Buffett is a great guy but when it comes to stocks he’s washed up,” Portnoy tweeted Tuesday. “I’m the...

The Calculus Is Failing American Airlines

From the perspective of American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL), Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell might as well be a deity. A little more than a week ago, Powell stated that he will "act as appropriate" to sustain the economic recovery. Immediately, that sent AAL stock flying as it implied more inflation, which would theoretically reduce the underlying company's debt burden.Source: GagliardiPhotography / Shutterstock.com The following day after Powell broadcast his accommodative intentions, the government released the May jobs report. Frankly, it was stunning, revealing that the economy added 2.5 million jobs. Not only was it confirmation that the worst was behind us, it was also a repudiation of the many doom and gloom prognostications that preceded the report. This too gave AAL stock a hearty lift.But recently, the Fed Chair played the role of the killjoy. Despite encouraging labor market dynamics, Powell warned that the economy faced "a long road" to recovery. And...