March 12, 2021

Can’t Stop Selling GameStop Vol…


Ever since GameStop (GME – USA) pulled off a Melvinator, I have had various short vol GME option trades on. Often, this was some combination of deep out of the money (OTM) strike puts and a smattering of even further OTM calls. Yes, I know I said that shorting “Project Zimbabwe” is suicide and maybe I need to re-learn that lesson myself, but I’ll Read More
Positions Mentioned: GME
January 31, 2021

Talking KEDM On Real Vision…


During one of the craziest weeks I can remember in the markets, I chatted with Max Wiethe from Real Vision about what is going on. We covered a lot of ground, including an overview of why this is a golden era for Event-Driven trading and how KEDM can help you capitalize on all of the opportunity. We also go through a few historic examples Read More
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January 25, 2021

On Avoiding Expensive Mistakes…


Let me throw this out there; the investing game is mind-numbingly easy. You buy good businesses for less than fair value. Sure, we can all argue about fair value. There are always surprises in the future trajectory of a business. This game has some wrinkles and drama, but at the most basic level, it’s easy. In fact, done correctly, it only involves a handful Read More
Categories: Comments On Events
Positions Mentioned: GME
January 15, 2021

On Getting Stolen From…


Last night, a buddy texted me. (I’m going to paraphrase a bit as this is a family site) FRIEND: Kuppy, you won’t believe what those assholes did!! ME: Wait!! What?? Who?? FRIEND: They robbed us!! ME: Who?? FRIEND: Read that press release from AT… ME: Holy Shit!! Who else do we know that owns this?? FRIEND: Dunno… You wanna rally the troops and get Read More
Categories: Investments
Positions Mentioned: AT
January 12, 2021

KEDM.COM


Dear Friends, Over the years, I have frequently traded Event-Driven situations, dozens of which I have profitably profiled on this site. As value investing has stopped “working,” I have spent an increasing amount of my time focused on these situations, especially as the influx of retail day-traders and the growth of passive investing has led these situations to work surprisingly well. Along the way, Read More
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