This is a revamped roundtable format, henceforth called Alpha TALKS, hosted by Nathaniel E. Baker and featuring:

Aaron Task, VP Contributor Content and co-host Seeking Alpha's Alpha Trader podcast;

Brad Olesen, VP News;

Steve Alpher, Managing Editor News, co-host Alpha Trader.


Content Segments (Spotify users can click on the timestamp to link to the start of the segment):

Intro: a volatile week for stocks, highlighted by Thursday's dramatic sell-off (0:58);

Putting the volatility into perspective (3:05);

Hertz as a reflection of the speculative fervor that has shaped markets (6:24);

The "Robin Hood traders" and how they are able to move markets (9:00);

Seeking Alpha Content That Caught Our Eye This Week (11:53):

Stephen: The Magnitude of the Recent Rally and How Bad Was Thursday? by Ploutos;

Brad: Tesla tops 1,000 and Nikola goes parabolic;

Aaron: Impending Chesapeake Bankruptcy A Bullish Message To Oil Investors, by Daniel Dicker and AMD: Ready For Takeoff, by Business Quant

Nat: Economic Reality Sets In: This Could Be The End Of The Ever-Popular Buy-The-Dip Strategy, by Altitrade Partners

Re: the "buy the dip strategy": Not all dips are equal (19:34)


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