Bed Bath & Beyond's Chief Financial Officer commits suicide by jumping from New York City skyscraper, just days after a lawsuit alleged he was involved in a "pump and dump" scheme.
Elon Musk has changed his Twitter bio to "Chief Twit" and shared a video of him entering the company headquarters, "let that sink in!"
$TWTR now trading for $53.29/share with Musk planning to close a deal @ $54.20 on Friday.
Wook Capital's
@RodAlzmann
& GMEdd Discord community members
@lowesdown
& kmsully had the opportunity to interview
@RecycLiCo
CEO Zarko Meseldzija.
Check out the deep dive discussion as we continue to publish crowdsourced research for all investors:
Wook Capital is pleased to publish PLBYdd, our first single stock research report.
There are three documents, check out the main report at , the asset deck at , and the creator platform model at . $PLBY 1/2
The fund will monitor Jim Cramer's stock selections on Twitter and CNBC throughout the trading day and enter into short positions or futures, options, or swaps that produce a negative correlation to Cramer's recommendations.
We hope everyone enjoyed the varied perspectives from the loose collective of retail investors that came together in 2020 & played a vital role in crafting both
@GMEdd
& the novel thesis that underpins Wook Capital. 1/3
Wook Capital believes remedying the malignant mismanagement at $PLBY is of the utmost importance for all stakeholders.
Options exist.
We will continue to discuss & strategize on the best path forward with all interested stakeholders.
We will transparently share our work soon.
I continue exhaustively pursing the most constructive path forward for All shareholders with regard to $PLBY, including
@WookCapital
who remains among the largest shareholders.
After being lied to this Summer by Management, we continue to welcome discussion with all stakeholders
Considering the baseline of S&P's average annual return of ~10% in the investment era these careers covered, it should be clear how much of a performance outlier over a long duration 20%+ would be.
Be mindful of risk & exposure to large drawdowns on the investment journey. 1/2
A point I didn't clearly articulate on the podcast out soon is that at its core,
@WookCapital
believes in the pursuit of truth when it comes to crowdsourced research and analysis. You can always become more well informed.
While there's plenty of noise, golden nuggets are real.
$PLBY announced a $50M rights offering and credit amendment this morning.
@plbygroupceo
asserts this allows them to 'invest in the continued growth of Playboy and Honey Birdette.'
We believe new leadership is essential given management's failed capital allocation track record.
Wook Capital believes achieving investment alpha relies on collaborative, crowdsourced research.
We welcome passionate, creative, and resourceful individuals from all walks of life to join our community where every voice adds value.
Join our Discord:
The CEO of Coinbase has asserted ‘if you see FUD out there… our financials are public…’ following in the footsteps of every crypto implosion asserting there is no problem ahead of their failure.
Managing Director
@RodAlzmann
will be walking through the report, adding additional detail, and fielding Q&A tomorrow afternoon at 5PM ET with audio available on Spaces & video on the
@GMEdd
Discord:
Please sign up for the Inside Wook & be the first to hear about everything coming in 2H22 & beyond:
If you have any feedback, please let us know through the form, or if you're already signed up let us know via DM, or publicly below. - The Wookies 3/3
The first weekly Wook in Review hosted by
@RodAlzmann
every Friday is now available on YouTube ICYMI:
We welcome readers to join the Wook Capital Discord Beta @ , where all investors come together to crowdsource research.
If you missed the jump to hyperspace with the Wookie[e]s, check out the replay of this afternoon's pilot episode of The Wookend and please let us know what you think!
Newsletter:
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Wook Capital is kicking off Wook in Review, a weekly markets/info broadcast, Friday at 4PM ET.
Live chat/video will stream to Wookies via our discord with Spaces audio:
Become a Wookie @ and let us know what else we should cover!
In another sign that mega cap tech has truly taken its foot off the accelerator, $AMZN is freezing staffing levels in its profitable & fast growing (+25% y/y) advertising business, per Bloomberg.
ICYMI: Wook Capital's
@RodAlzmann
and
@Toast
along with Justin Dopierala of
@DOMOCAPITAL
spoke on Ryan Cohen's first memo as GameStop's newly appointed CEO 📣
📽️ Watch the recap here:
Are U.S. Companies moving production back to the states? 🇺🇸🛍️
Welcome to the twelfth Wook in Review thread, a weekly recap of major news topics impacting markets.
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GameStop $GME reports a slightly worse-than-expected fiscal third-quarter adjusted loss.
Adjusted loss of 31 cents a share; analysts forecasted a loss of 28 cents a share.
The company’s sales of $1.186 billion were also below expectations for $1.345 billion.
Join
@RodAlzmann
&
@Toast
for our penultimate Wook in Review to round out Wook Capital’s inaugural year!
We’ll have ~30 minutes of prepared visual content available live on Discord covering a weekly roundup of market news highlights & deeper dives
New York City’s subways set a ridership record on Thursday, carrying more than 3.6 million people in the busiest day since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020
Rod Alzmann discusses the latest developments in Elon Musk’s Twitter deal and the hurdles facing EV production! 🐦🪫
Check out the third Wook in Review on YouTube here:
The idea that passionate, collaborative, and transparent truth-seeking retail investors can crowdsource research that eclipses legacy Wall Street. Wook is committed to building a community that enables all retail investors to be empowered to achieve alpha, learn, and grow. 2/3
Faraday Future $FFIE has reached an agreement to remove Executive Chair Sue Swenson and has raised $100 million for production of its FF 91 electric luxury car.
Today, Marks released his "Sea Change" memo, stating, "In my 53 years investing, I’ve seen a number of economic cycles, manias and panics, bubbles and crashes, but only two real sea changes. I think we may be in the midst of a third one today."
Read more:
Join us as we kick off Wook Capital’s earnings call series with $NFLX tomorrow. We’ll launch Spaces 10 mins before the company’s scheduled call time & after the ~hour of remarks + Q&A will dive into the analysis/takeaways. All are welcome to participate:
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs a restrictive new two-year moratorium on crypto-mining companies powered by fossil fuels using PoW authentication (like Bitcoin).
Bloomberg:
Disney Explores Amazon Prime-Like Membership Program to Offer Discounts and Perks
Entertainment giant looks to package streaming, parks and merchandise offerings together; aims to add commerce feature to Disney+
🗓️ Join
@RodAlzmann
&
@Toast
at the close on Friday to break down the latest market news 🎙️
🎥 Video and webcam will be presented in the Wook Discord @ wook․gg 💬
Welcome to the 25th Wook in Review thread, a weekly recap of financial markets! 🏦
Today we’ll be covering the fed hiking 25 bps, $GME posting profits for the company's fourth quarter, and more.
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“In a probabilistic environment, you are better served by focusing on the process by which you make a decision than on the outcome” — Michael J. Mauboussin, Think Twice
Join the discussion this Tuesday!
John Kim’s $GME investment in 2020 and the following success led him to found Wook Capital to pursue his goal of creating a community where investing does not have to be a zero-sum game, but a collaborative pursuit of the truth 📈
Here's his thoughts on the financial year:
Welcome to the 34th Wook in Review thread, a weekly recap of financial markets! 🏦
Today we'll be covering $NVDA's mooning, Icahn Losing $15B, and more.
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UK Prime Minister appears to be backing down from the fullest extent of the debt funded tax cuts that have sent the pound & long dated gilts on a wild ride since September 23rd
🚨🚨🚨
NEW: Liz Truss preparing to ditch 45p rate TODAY after late crisis talks with Chancellor
Humiliating climb down plan comes after day of acrimony on Brum
Announcement expected in morn in body blow to new Government
No denial from No10 this eve
President Biden asserts that Putin is ‘not joking’ about nuclear weapons and that ‘Armageddon risk’ is at its highest since the Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years ago.
As shown in our liquidation analysis summarized above, conducted prior to the sale of the company's private jet, the enterprise continues to trade at a deep discount to liquidation value as the market believes management will continue to destroy shareholder value.
Joel Greenblatt’s Little Book That Still Beats The Market delivers a crash course in value investing 📖
He covers how to view the market, why most people fail to beat it, metrics for quality and low priced stocks, and how his Magic Formula works ✨
Here are three lessons 🧵
Join Wook Capital Managing Director
@RodAlzmann
at the close on Friday to discuss $WMT's consumer discretionary warning, real estate sales, and the latest on the markets 📢
We're looking to get better every day on this long journey called life as we (fill in the blanks) together! Please share constructive feedback with us if you checked out our pilot social media programming:
More soon.
If you missed the jump to hyperspace with the Wookie[e]s, check out the replay of this afternoon's pilot episode of The Wookend and please let us know what you think!
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The Wook Capital Discord Server will be kicking off our Book Club series tonight at 8pm ET! 📚
Join us at to discuss “Richer, Wiser, Happier - How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life,” by William Green 📈🧠🙂
What happened with Cathie Wood and ARKK this week? What's the state of the autonomous vehicle landscape?
Welcome to the fourth Wook in Review thread, a weekly recap of major news topics impacting markets.
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Welcome to the 48th Wook in Review thread, a weekly recap of financial markets! 🏦
Today we'll be covering the new Tesla Model 3, the Grayscale Bitcoin ETF being approved, and dollar stores flashing warnings 🚨
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Join us Friday at the close for our 23rd edition of the Wook in Review, and sign up with the link in our profile to receive the note in your inbox every Friday morning!
Spaces:
What's the breakdown on Powell's Wednesday decision? What does data say about the state of the housing market?
Welcome to the first Wook in Review thread, a weekly recap of major news topics impacting markets.
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Tune in Friday at the Close for our post-mortem discussion on $BBBYQ 🧻
For reference, we discussed Bed Bath activism and interviewed Jake Freeman last year:
$BBBYQ: Canceled, Released, and Extinguished 🔥
Join
@RodAlzmann
and
@Toast
on Friday at the close for a post-mortem on Bed Bath and Beyond as we discuss what went wrong:
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Our Wook in Review replay from this past Friday is available on our YouTube channel:
We'll also be hosting a $PLBY earnings discussion & live analyst call this afternoon at 4:30pm ET:
What's the latest on the Fed's hawkish turn and the recent bout of tech layoffs? 🇺🇸
Welcome to the seventh Wook in Review thread, a weekly recap of major news topics impacting markets.
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We explored risk, cyclicality, psychology, and other investment related themes from Howard Marks' The Most Important Thing this Tuesday.
Check out the replay & click the newsletter link in our profile to receive the Wook in Review on Friday morning:
The Big Short by Michael Lewis explores the origins of and fallout from the 2008 financial crisis through the eyes of a handful of eccentric and oddball investors who saw that the U.S. housing market—and, by extension, the entire financial system—was built on a foundation of sand
As the Bank of England's emergency bond buying program wraps up on Friday, asset managers & their pension-fund clients have been working feverishly to beat the clock, including rewriting risk controls that were ill prepared for such parabolic moves.
WSJ:
What's the breakdown on the freefall of the British Pound? Is the U.S. Dollar headed to the moon?
Welcome to the second Wook in Review thread, a weekly recap of major news topics impacting markets.
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Welcome to the 41st Wook in Review thread, a weekly recap of financial markets! 🏦
Today we'll be covering $MSFT winning their case to buy $ATVI, China sliding to the brink of deflation, and Shopify's 'cost calculator'.
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