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Trading Idea of the Day
 

NASDAQ:ATVI - Activision Blizzard Inc - BULLISH BIAS

• Key levels on the chart - consider taking trades from key support/resistance zones.

• Microsoft's proposed buyout presents the potential for shareholders to realise its value.

• Amid management scandals, Microsoft has made an offer to buy ATVI for US$95 per share.

• Activision first appeared in the Berkshire portfolio after it was purchased by one (or both) of their smaller money managers – Todd Combs & Ted Weschler.
• Berkshire’s bet on Activision is a return to the old days of “workouts” for Buffett – a simple bet on Microsoft’s deal being approved, and shareholders capturing the spread between the current market price and Microsoft’s offer of $95/share.
• I suspect Buffett (with help from his other managers) wouldn’t mind owning the underlying business should the deal fall over too, as it has a strong track record of earnings growth.

ASX & Economic Key Events

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OPTO For Investors Research

Article of the Day: Lucid, NIO and Rivian report Q3 losses but order book strong

Podcast of the Day: Investment educator Brian Feroldi’s three principles for long-term investing
 

APAC Daily Report

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Market Snapshot & Highlights as of 8:00am AEDT

EXPECTATIONS: Energy HIGHER (higher oil prices) & Materials HIGHER on overall higher commodity prices.

Global Markets Headlines
 

• Donetsk battles are ‘hell,’ Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says as Kherson mops up (CNBC)

• Twitter cuts a large number of contract workers without giving internal teams a heads up (CNBC)

• FTX says it’s removing trading and withdrawals, moving assets to a cold wallet after $477 million suspected hack (CNBC)

• Disney plans targeted hiring freeze, job cuts and other cost reductions (CNBC)

• UK must raise taxes and cut spending, Hunt says ahead of budget (CNBC)

• Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX Probing Unauthorized Transactions (WSJ)

(All news & data sourced from AFR / The Australian / Bloomberg / Reuters / CNBC / Wall Street Journal / Morningstar / OPTO / Trading Economics)