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Much was made on Monday about the protective tariffs for the aluminum and steel industries in ‘mericuh. My one relevant position, NUE, I didn’t touch, and I daresay the three steel outfits shown below will cut below recent lows soon enough.
I wrote about Humana (HUM) six months ago when it was about $400. It is approaching half that price now. The public absolutely despises so-called health insurance companies, such as UNH, and HUM is no exception. It has been a steady wipeout, and it’ll continue.
Companies that make small loans at ungodly interest rates (like triple digits…………) are doing GREAT as the poor gets more desperate. Here’s AFRM and, below, OPFI, with a comparison beneath.
I had suggested a bearish position on the scumbag organization United Healthcare, and those puts are up 40% already. I think they’ll be in triple digit territory soon enough. Here are a couple of corrupt health “care” organizations that I think are in trouble.
