It's time for the big three. Three stocks, three charts, three trades we've got to walk you through. We of course have Rick Cat, our lead market technician here joining us today and covering the trades for us today, Don Kaufman.Don, great to have you with us as always. You've got some good picks here today, but I'd love to just start with a big picture thought on the market action we've seen this week. Nice to have a bit of green on the board for our indices today.>> Well, green for uh for right now. We're ...

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Core Insights - Pershing Square Capital Management, led by Bill Ackman, made several small adjustments to its portfolio in the third quarter, with no new positions taken [1][2]. New and Exited Positions - The fund did not acquire any new stakes in companies during the third quarter [2]. - The fund reduced its stake in Alphabet Class A shares by 10%, bringing the total to 4,843,973 shares [4]. - Small portions of holdings in three other companies were sold, each representing less than 1% of the respective stakes [4]. Changes to Positions - No increases in stakes were made in any positions during the third quarter [5]. - The reduction in Alphabet Class A shares coincided with a new position taken by Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway in the same shares [4]. Top Holdings - As of the end of the third quarter, the top holdings in the fund included: - Uber Technologies: 20% - Brookfield: 19% - Howard Hughes Holdings: 11% - Alphabet Class C: 11% - Restaurant Brands: 10% - Amazon.com: 8.7% - Alphabet Class A: 8.0% - Chipotle Mexican Grill: 5.8% - Hilton Worldwide Holdings: 5.4% - Seaport Entertainment Group: 0.8% [9].

Core Insights - Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. disclosed their third-quarter transactions through a 13F filing, highlighting new positions and changes in existing holdings [1] New Positions - In the third quarter, Berkshire Hathaway established a new position in Alphabet Inc Class A, acquiring 17,846,142 shares, making it a top-10 holding for the company [2] Exited Positions - Berkshire Hathaway exited its position in DR Horton Inc, a stock it had purchased in the previous quarter [3] Changes to Positions - The filing revealed significant changes in existing stock positions, including a reduction in Apple shares, decreasing its stake to 238,212,764 shares, although Apple remains the largest position for Berkshire [4] Top Holdings - The top holdings in the fund include: - Chubb Limited: +16% - Domino's Pizza: +13% - SiriusXM Holdings: +4% - Lamar Advertising Holdings: +3% - VeriSign Inc: -32% - Apple Inc: -15% - Bank of America Corporation: -6% - DaVita Inc: -5% - Nucor Corporation: -3% [5] Additional Holdings - Other notable holdings include: - Apple: 23% - American Express: 19% - Bank of America: 11% - Coca-Cola: 9% - Chevron: 7.1% [6] Other Holdings - Additional positions include: - Occidental Petroleum: 4.8% - Moody's Corporation: 4.4% - Chubb: 3.3% - Kraft Heinz Company: 3.2% - Alphabet Inc: 1.6% [9]

Company Performance - JD.com reported a quarterly revenue growth of 14.9% year-over-year to $42.01 billion, surpassing the analyst consensus estimate of $41.33 billion [2] - JD posted an adjusted net income per ADS of 52 cents, exceeding the analyst consensus estimate of 34 cents [2] Stock Movements - Mersana Therapeutics Inc shares surged 205% to $27.06 after announcing its acquisition by Day One Biopharmaceuticals [8] - Nuvve Holding Corp shares increased 215% to $0.4916 following an aggregation agreement in Japan [8] - Ondas Holdings Inc shares rose 24% to $6.82 after reporting better-than-expected third-quarter results and raising its FY25 sales guidance [8] - Korro Bio Inc shares dropped 79% to $6.48 after announcing a wind-down of research and development activities [8] - Applied Therapeutics Inc shares fell 44% to $0.5070 following third-quarter results [8] - EPWK Holdings Ltd shares decreased 33% to $0.0434 after announcing a 40-for-1 share consolidation effective November 17 [8]

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Time now for Options Corner. Joining us to take a deeper look at this chart is Rick Dukat lead market technician. All right, Rick, Cisco up more than 20% year to date.What trends do you notice in this chart. >> Yeah, Cisco uh doing pretty well versus the broader market, but actually lagging a little bit behind the broader tech sector ETF 22% versus 24% respectively. If we were to look at other companies in this uh you know kind of networking hardware space Cisco is near the top versus the likes of Aristanet ...

Core Insights - Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, made significant portfolio adjustments focusing on Alibaba, Baidu, and Reddit amid changing market dynamics and regulatory challenges affecting Chinese firms [1] Alibaba Trade - Ark Invest's ETFs collectively purchased 157,731 shares of Alibaba, valued at approximately $25.36 million, despite the stock closing at $160.80, down 3.07% [3][4] Baidu Trade - Ark Invest acquired 12,006 shares through ARKK and 2,525 shares through ARKQ, totaling around $1.9 million, with Baidu's shares closing at $131.95, reflecting a slight dip of 0.28% [4][5] Reddit Trade - Ark Invest sold a total of 40,000 shares of Reddit across multiple ETFs, amounting to approximately $8.3 million, with Reddit's stock closing at $208.21, marking a 1.97% increase [2]

Unity Software Inc (NYSE:U) is one of the best names on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today, last seen up 9.6% to trade at $39.36, brushing off recent tech sector weakness. The video game software company reported adjusted third-quarter revenue of 20 cents per share on $470.60 million in revenue, both of which topped analyst estimates. Unity stock is heading for its best single-session gain since Aug. 12. Despite taking a roughly 16% haircut off of its Sept. 16 annual highs of $46.93, support stepped u ...

Core Insights - Berkshire Hathaway's operating earnings increased by 34% year-on-year to $13.5 billion, with insurance underwriting income nearly tripling to $2.4 billion [1][2] - The company's cash reserves reached a record high of over $350 billion, specifically $358 billion, or $382 billion when excluding payables for Treasury purchases [3][5] - Despite the strong earnings and cash position, the company has been a net seller of stocks for the 12th consecutive quarter, purchasing $6.4 billion in stocks while selling $12.5 billion [2][3] Financial Performance - Operating income surged by 34% year-on-year to $13.5 billion [1] - Insurance underwriting income saw a significant increase, nearly tripling to $2.4 billion [1] - Profits also rose in the BNSF Railway and manufacturing, service, and retailing divisions, although Berkshire Hathaway Energy and the insurance investment segment experienced a decline in operating earnings [2] Investment Activity - The company did not repurchase any shares for the fifth consecutive quarter, indicating that even its own stock did not appear to be a bargain [3] - Berkshire Hathaway's investment strategy involved spending $6.4 billion on stocks while selling $12.5 billion, resulting in a net selling position [2][3] Leadership Transition - Warren Buffett announced he would step down as CEO at the end of the year after 55 years in the role, with Greg Abel set to succeed him while Buffett remains as chairman [4] - Despite the leadership change, the company has continued to engage in significant transactions, such as agreeing to pay nearly $10 billion to acquire OxyChem from Occidental Petroleum [5]