Archive: June, 2011

I think I’ll be wearing my bull costume for sometime to come.

We are squarely in the middle of a point in history where the speed of innovation is causing entrepreneurs, innovators and investors to question everything they know about business.

It was another week of fury and rage that, in the end, amounted to a hiccup when all was said and done. I decided to take a look at 5 companies that I think should be a part of every investors portfolio. And, of course, my weekly look at the general markets. (click on charts [...]

There are some opportunities to be had in the Chinese stocks. Everybody is running scared with the specter of John “I am Jesus” Paulson getting hit due to an investment in a supposedly legitimate  Chinese company. This has called into question ALL Chinese companies. Whenever ALL of anything is called into question, opportunities open themselves up. [...]

I have come up with 3 names that not only provide value and a catalyst

The tattooed inmate wants your shares.

It’s an extraction of excessive speculation.

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Either way you look at it, your risk from these levels is extremely well defined.

Took a tiny profit on SSO at 49.05. Trade didn’t work as expected. Moving on.

Bulls are taking full advantage of the bears today. It’s a trend that should last until the market close and into tomorrow. There are simply way too many bears that were caught off guard by this gap up. Whenever you have so many market participants that are forced to scramble in a hasty fashion, you [...]

Buying the S&P here in the form of the SSO – 2X leveraged ETF at 48.75. Initial position. Have a little more to buy if need be.

I rarely recommend ETFs for investment. They are too unimaginative for my taste. In a world where you have thousands of stocks to choose from undergoing various forms of pricing illusion, delusion and misinterpretation, ETFs are a lazy investors way out. I recommended GAZ months ago. I still like it, as I think natural gas [...]

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Plenty of opportunity here if you take your emotions out of it.

the charge is good enough that even a fundamentally flawed system will have much to gain.

- I’m looking for 127.50 – 128 on the SPY to buy. Not sure if I’ll get into Nasdaq or S&P derivatives if that point comes. Probably Nasdaq as that is the stronger average. I posted my thoughts on the SPY on Sunday night if you missed it. – LNKD scored a nice run today. [...]

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This article also featured on Forbes The past 11 years in the financial markets have taught investors that a) analysts, brokers and traders are all out to take advantage of them b) financial managers are liable to steal your money to finance yachts, expensive homes and odd pieces of artwork c) the financial system can [...]

This article also featured on TheStreet and Fidelity For all the fury that this week had in terms of headlines that focused on doubt and fear, we remain in nothing more than a prolonged sideways range that has been with us since the first quarter of this year. If there is anything that investors should [...]

Sold LNKD at 77.90. Breakeven trade more or less. Not responding to the technical picture that’s being built. I’ll explain this weekend.

Check it out: How Skepticism Gives Rise To Booming Bull Markets

With all the bearish headlines and panicked technicians out there you would think the markets hit a 52 week low today. In fact, we haven’t crossed a 5 day low on the S&P and Nasdaq. Yet anyone with access to a chart is in full blown panic mode. Welcome to the post-2008 stock market. Today’s [...]

A tool to gauge how much your portfolio has the potential to beat you down if things continue going down the bearish path. If you underperformed the market today. Meaning that your portfolio was down in excess of 3%, then you need to consider trimming exposure beginning with the weakest positions. If you outperformed the [...]

Long LNKD at 77.70 for a trade. Have one more allocation to make at lower prices if need be.