Quoth the Raven

Aaron Smith-Levin is CEO of OTG Research Group, a boutique investment research firm catering to hedge funds.    Having grown up in Scientology and then leaving in 2014, Aaron was featured in Season 1 Episode 6 of A&E's "Leah Remini: Scientology & the Aftermath" which won the Emmy Award for Best Informational Series.    Since 2015 Aaron has been educating the public about Scientology and exposing abuses within the organization through his YouTube channel “Growing Up In Scientology.”   Aaron is the Vice President of The Aftermath Foundation, a non-profit foundation which  helps those leaving Scientology get on their feet in the outside world (www.TheAftermathFoundation.com).    Aaron lives in Clearwater, FL with his wife and three daughters.    All content created and owned by Quoth the Raven Research, LLC.   QTR Podcasts are always free, but some people choose to make a small recurring donation, which is gratefully accepted: https://www.patreon.com/QTRResearch   All podcast content is subject to the following disclaimer: http://www.quoththeravenresearch.com/disclaimerterms-of-service/   Visit www.quoththeravenresearch.com for more on QTR.

Ryan Sellers is a former open outcry market maker from Chicago who traded on the floor for years in the early 2000's. He's also the originator of the @OpenOutcrier Twitter handle, an invaluable resource for traders that started many of the day-to-day nuances we see on FinTwit nowadays. His team of traders and news junkies have turned their once casual Twitter appearances into a full fledged news feed service. For more information: www.openoutcrier.com All content created and owned by Quoth the Raven Research, LLC. QTR Podcasts are always free, but some people choose to make a small recurring donation, which is gratefully accepted: https://www.patreon.com/QTRResearch All podcast content is subject to the following disclaimer: http://www.quoththeravenresearch.com/disclaimerterms-of-service/ Visit www.quoththeravenresearch.com for more on QTR.  

Christine Richard is an expert in Herbalife and its multi-level marketing business model. She runs Orion Research, LLC, which does due diligence research for investors, lawyers and foundations. She contributes investigative research to PlainSite, which provides access to millions of legal documents and does deep-dive document-driven research. She previously conducted research into Herbalife on behalf of Bill Ackman and Pershing Square Capital Management. You can follow her on Twitter at @richardorionllc  All content created and owned by Quoth the Raven Research, LLC. QTR Podcasts are always free, but some people choose to make a small recurring donation, which is gratefully accepted: https://www.patreon.com/QTRResearch All podcast content is subject to the following disclaimer: http://www.quoththeravenresearch.com/disclaimerterms-of-service/ Visit www.quoththeravenresearch.com for more on QTR.

I wanted to give my warm and fuzzy take on today's reversal in the market - as well as the media's reaction to it. The Dow swung nearly 800 points today to finish the day down 200 after opening up several hundred points. QTR Podcasts are always free, but some people choose to make a small recurring donation, which is gratefully accepted: https://www.patreon.com/QTRResearch All podcast content is subject to the following disclaimer: http://www.quoththeravenresearch.com/disclaimerterms-of-service/ Chris is not an investment adviser. Listeners should always speak to their personal financial advisers.  THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE - OPINION ONLY AND FOR JOURNALISTIC AND DISCUSSION PURPOSES Disclosures: Chris is long gold, short SPY Visit www.quoththeravenresearch.com for more on QTR.

My friend Kenny Polcari joins me again to talk about: 1. The recent volatility in the markets 2. Why he thinks the Fed must continue to raise rates 3. Why he thinks Democrats taking the Senate could lead to 1,000 point drop in the Dow in one day 4. How he likes his vodka martinis Kenny Polcari graduated from Boston University, School of Management in 1983 with a B.S. / B.A. degree: concentration finance. He came to Wall Street as a summer intern on the New York Stock Exchange during the summers of '80, '81 & '82 and upon graduation moved from Boston, Mass. to New York City where he began his career on the trading floor. He became a member of the New York Stock Exchange in August, 1985 and is currently a Managing Director at O'Neil Securities, Inc. and represents the interests of institutional asset managers that need to access global equity markets. Earlier in his career, Kenny served as managing director at Icap Corps, LLC, and prior to that was senior vice president, member New York Stock Exchange and division manager with Salomon Brothers directing their NYSE Division during the heady bull market of the 1990's. His 30 years of experience has taken him from the birth of the greatest bull market, to the crash of '87, the roaring '90's, the .com implosion, decimalization, 9/11, Regulation NMS, the merger between the NYSE / ARCA, then NYSE/Euronext, automation, HFT, and fragmentation. He is an engaging public speaker and you can find him speaking at industry & investor conferences, as well as colleges, forums and major asset manager events. He is at ease speaking about NYSE history, rules & regulation, former & current market structure including internalization, HFT and fragmentation and how those changes have forever changed the face of the U.S. capital markets and what that means to the investor. He writes a daily "Morning Thoughts" missive that is an informative, engaging and entertaining look at global markets and provides insight into the day's action. It has gained wide popularity and has become a signature of his "boots on the ground" analytical style. He is a member of STA and NOIP and is a guest lecturer for The American College. He holds the series 7, 24, 27, 55, 63 registrations. You can follow him on Twitter @kennypolcari and visit him at kennypolcari.com. All content created and owned by Quoth the Raven Research, LLC. QTR Podcasts are always free, but some people choose to make a small recurring donation, which is gratefully accepted: https://www.patreon.com/QTRResearch All podcast content is subject to the following disclaimer: http://www.quoththeravenresearch.com/disclaimerterms-of-service/ Visit www.quoththeravenresearch.com for more on QTR.

Bill Fleckenstein is one of my all time favorite market commentators and one of the few that understands how badly the Fed is making the economic situation in this country. He talks today about last week's market volatility, Apple, GE, the precious metal markets and why Jerome Powell is an "idiot".    Bill is a professional money manager with over 30 years of experience. He has written daily commentary on market action since 1996 and FleckensteinCapital.com launched in 2003. His website is: https://www.fleckensteincapital.com/   QTR Podcasts are always free, but some people choose to make a small recurring donation, which is gratefully accepted: https://www.patreon.com/QTRResearch   All podcast content is subject to the following disclaimer: http://www.quoththeravenresearch.com/disclaimerterms-of-service/   THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE   Visit www.quoththeravenresearch.com for more on QTR.

In this podcast, I offer the latest in my critically acclaimed* series, "Our Bullshit Economy". I berate the financial media and basically everyone else on Earth for how they handled today's 800 point sell off in the Dow. If you didn't see this coming - well, you haven't been listening to the QTR Podcast long enough. Score one for the bears today. QTR Podcasts are always free, but some people choose to make a small recurring donation, which is gratefully accepted: https://www.patreon.com/QTRResearch All podcast content is subject to the following disclaimer: http://www.quoththeravenresearch.com/disclaimerterms-of-service/ Chris is not an investment adviser. Listeners should always speak to their personal financial advisers.  THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE - OPINION ONLY AND FOR JOURNALISTIC AND DISCUSSION PURPOSES Disclosures: Chris is short TSLA Visit www.quoththeravenresearch.com for more on QTR. *not true, sorry

On today's podcast, I talk about Elon Musk's Tweet trolling the SEC and - more importantly - his comments that short sellers are "value destroyers". QTR Podcasts are always free, but some people choose to make a small recurring donation, which is gratefully accepted: https://www.patreon.com/QTRResearch All podcast content is subject to the following disclaimer: http://www.quoththeravenresearch.com/disclaimerterms-of-service/ Chris is not an investment adviser. Listeners should always speak to their personal financial advisers.  THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE - OPINION ONLY AND FOR JOURNALISTIC AND DISCUSSION PURPOSES Disclosures: Chris is short TSLA Visit www.quoththeravenresearch.com for more on QTR.

On today's podcast I talk about Musk settling with the SEC: what the effect will be, why it's good for both longs and shorts, and the one important thing I think everyone is missing from this situation.  QTR Podcasts are always free, but some people choose to make a small recurring donation, which is gratefully accepted: https://www.patreon.com/QTRResearch All podcast content is subject to the following disclaimer: http://www.quoththeravenresearch.com/disclaimerterms-of-service/ Chris is not an investment adviser. Listeners should always speak to their personal financial advisers.  THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE - OPINION ONLY AND FOR JOURNALISTIC AND DISCUSSION PURPOSES Disclosures: Chris is short TSLA Visit www.quoththeravenresearch.com for more on QTR.

The SEC has charged Elon Musk with fraud. What does it mean for Tesla going forward? What does it mean for shareholders? Customers? Will additional charges follow? Will the DOJ weigh in? I break down the entire situation for 30 minutes before being joined by the one, the only, Montana Skeptic - fresh off his several month hiatus. Montana Skeptic is a well known Tesla skeptic and short seller who wrote frequently on Seeking Alpha and has over 4,000 followers. He manages a $1B+ portfolio for a family office and invests using bonds, equities, hedge funds, and private investments with a wide geographical and asset class dispersion. He has a J.D. degree from Yale Law School and he practiced for 30 years as a trial lawyer in commercial cases. Elon Musk called his boss and made him stop writing critically about the company several months ago. Today, he rides again exclusively on the QTR Podcast. QTR Podcasts are always free, but some people choose to make a small recurring donation, which is gratefully accepted: https://www.patreon.com/QTRResearch All podcast content is subject to the following disclaimer: http://www.quoththeravenresearch.com/disclaimerterms-of-service/ Chris is not an investment adviser. Listeners should always speak to their personal financial advisers. Disclosure: MS and QTR are both short TSLA THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE - OPINION ONLY AND FOR JOURNALISTIC AND DISCUSSION PURPOSES Visit www.quoththeravenresearch.com for more on QTR.

In this episode of the podcast, I rant about Jerome Powell's vaudeville act that he performed during the Fed presser and after the FOMC's decision to raise rates.  QTR Podcasts are always free, but some people choose to make a small recurring donation, which is gratefully accepted: https://www.patreon.com/QTRResearch All podcast content is subject to the following disclaimer: http://www.quoththeravenresearch.com/disclaimerterms-of-service/ Chris is not an investment adviser. Listeners should always speak to their personal financial advisers.  THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE - OPINION ONLY AND FOR JOURNALISTIC AND DISCUSSION PURPOSES Visit www.quoththeravenresearch.com for more on QTR.

In this episode of my podcast - which I swear is not a Tesla exclusive podcast - I talk about the fact that it was reported today that Tesla was the subject of a criminal probe by the Department of Justice. I also talk about the irony of CNBC bringing on a guest to talk about this event who, after Musk's "Funding Secured" tweet, himself tweeted out that "This is not fake. This is real. Tesla is going private at $420." #FacePalm QTR Podcasts are always free, but some people choose to make a small recurring donation, which is gratefully accepted: https://www.patreon.com/QTRResearch All podcast content is subject to the following disclaimer: http://www.quoththeravenresearch.com/disclaimerterms-of-service/ Chris is not an investment adviser. Listeners should always speak to their personal financial advisers.  THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE - OPINION ONLY AND FOR JOURNALISTIC AND DISCUSSION PURPOSES Disclosures: Chris is short TSLA Visit www.quoththeravenresearch.com for more on QTR.

In this podcast, I talk about Janet Yellen coming back from the dead to make the claim that “lower-for-longer” should be the Fed's official motto for interest rates. QTR Podcasts are always free, but some people choose to make a small recurring donation, which is gratefully accepted: https://www.patreon.com/QTRResearch All podcast content is subject to the following disclaimer: http://www.quoththeravenresearch.com/disclaimerterms-of-service/ Chris is not an investment adviser. Listeners should always speak to their personal financial advisers.  THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE - OPINION ONLY AND FOR JOURNALISTIC AND DISCUSSION PURPOSES Visit www.quoththeravenresearch.com for more on QTR.

In this episode of the podcast, I scream about the former Chief Economist of the IMF suggesting that the Fed should buy stocks and a lady at Wawa who went out of her way to comment on my choice of footwear for the day. QTR Podcasts are always free, but some people choose to make a small recurring donation, which is gratefully accepted: https://www.patreon.com/QTRResearch All podcast content is subject to the following disclaimer: http://www.quoththeravenresearch.com/disclaimerterms-of-service/ Chris is not an investment adviser. Listeners should always speak to their personal financial advisers.  THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE - OPINION ONLY AND FOR JOURNALISTIC AND DISCUSSION PURPOSES Visit www.quoththeravenresearch.com for more on QTR.

In this episode of my podcast - which I swear is not a Tesla exclusive podcast - I ponder the subtle irony of reports of Tesla employees, tasked with pushing the human race forward, needing to shit on Tesla's Gigafactory floor because of clogged toilets. QTR Podcasts are always free, but some people choose to make a small recurring donation, which is gratefully accepted: https://www.patreon.com/QTRResearch All podcast content is subject to the following disclaimer: http://www.quoththeravenresearch.com/disclaimerterms-of-service/ Chris is not an investment adviser. Listeners should always speak to their personal financial advisers.  THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE - OPINION ONLY AND FOR JOURNALISTIC AND DISCUSSION PURPOSES Disclosures: Chris is short TSLA Visit www.quoththeravenresearch.com for more on QTR.