Into the close and it’s a fading market. Then again, let’s call it a catlayst-less market as I did this morning instead. New geopolitical headlines could drive the markets up or down, perhaps, but I’m pretty sure the broader markets will be treading water until we start getting some fundamental updates and guidance from the […]
No buys today, just focusing on shorts a…
No buys today, just focusing on shorts and getting my portfolio a little more hedged. Though I’m bullish overall, I do want to get some hedges on for the short side. And come on! Did you guys see AONE down another 8% again today? If you’ve got shorts on that one, be sure that […]
Foxconn is one of the biggest contract m…
Foxconn is one of the biggest contract manufacturers in China and it’s running into some troubles finding profitability despite making gadgets for the Apples, Nokias and other big smartphone/tablet vendors of the world. But before you write off the app/tablet/smartphone revolution because of Foxconn’s bad news today, let’s drill down for some deeper analysis. Here’s […]
It’s a flattish open as we remain cataly…
It’s a flattish open as we remain catalyst-less until we fully enter earnings season in the next couple weeks. Here’s a list of my longs and shorts so far: Longs- Apple Ciena Celestica Cisco Cypress DBA Corning Google Microsoft Nokia Nuance Riverbed Shorts – Lender Processing Services XLF I’m going to look to start building […]
Social butterfly. Social security. Soc…
Social butterfly. Social security. Social drinking. Social smoker. Social sciences. Social distortion. Let’s talk social for a minute because it’s one of the key drivers in all things related to tech, media, and advertising. First off, let’s touch on this Wedbush report I got in my inbox today that says we’ve entered a brand new […]
So far today, I have bought more Nuance,…
So far today, I have bought more Nuance, Cisco and Corning calls. These positions are getting closer, at least half as large as what I’d consider a full position for my personal account. In other words, if I were expecting to expose say, $100,000 total, to Cisco, I should have more than $50k exposed to […]
I’ve bought a big chunk of Nuance so far…
I’ve bought a big chunk of Nuance so far and I don’t know whether I want it to start rallying just yet…I want to buy some more before it runs, if it runs. Here’s why Nuance is up 7% today: March 30, 2011 7:20 AM EDT FBR Capital reiterates an ‘Outperform/Top Pick’ Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: […]
I haven’t traded yet today, but remember…
I haven’t traded yet today, but remember I’ve been scaling into a short position in Lender Processing Services? Read this, from nakedcapitalism.com: Lender Processing Services has played a singularly destructive role in the mortgage servicing industry. The firm not only offered document fabrication services through DocX, a company it acquired and was forced to shut down […]
Most of my stocks right now are at level…
Most of my stocks right now are at levels I’ve been buying at, but I’ve got a couple more names I want to add today, so stay tuned. We’re about to embark upon earnings season and it’s always a good idea to review our positions, so let’s run through some of the stocks that I’m […]
Nice rally to close the day as the contr…
Nice rally to close the day as the contra hour reversed yesterday’s ugly close and powered us steadily higher. I bought the DBA and that’s it today. One of my old mentors used to tease me about an answer I once gave on CNBC, when I answered Larry Kudlow’s question of “Cody, is the stock […]
I just bought some DBA, which is the sym…
I just bought some DBA, which is the symbol for the ETF otherwise known as Power Shares DB Agriculture Fund, an exchange-traded fund of food and agriculture related stocks. One of the core themes in my approach for the last few years o is a bet that the things we need are likely to go up […]
Pretty steady betty open today as the ma…
Pretty steady betty open today as the market needs more of a catalyst than a meaningless S&P downgrade of some irrelevant country in Europe that speaks Portugese. One of the things we have to do as traders is deal with missed opportunities. I’ve been all over the web and in my reports (you Trading With […]
My latest: Dismantling the “TA…
My latest: Dismantling the “TARP was paid back”” lie http://t.co/QQlnihm
Ugly, slippery action into the close and…
Ugly, slippery action into the close and the markets end lower on the day for the first time in a long while. Other than the LPS short, my trading sheets are bare today and that’s ok. I’ve got a couple more names I’m looking to buy, such as the DBA, which will reflects a basket […]
I added to my Lender Processing Services…
I added to my Lender Processing Services short. I’d buy long-dated puts on this name to boost my possible returns if the company collapses under prosecution as I expect it eventually will for its many roles in the ongoing rampant foreclosure and mortgage fraud systems in this country, but there aren’t any dated into 2012 […]
The steady climb higher continues up the…
The steady climb higher continues up the wall of worry built with bricks of middle east revolutions and Japan radiation fears. Goldman grants Nokia an upgrade. It almost sounds like he just read my recent writings on Nokia as he sites the complete confusion and disarray as the reason the stock is priced at the […]
I bought some Nuance and that’s about it…
I bought some Nuance and that’s about it into the close. Is the week already over?! It’s important for investors and traders to acknowledge the broader macro-economic cycle and how it can affect your portfolio. And more to the point, with government helping fund most of the biggest corporations and the financial sector that […]
The strong week continues and the market…
The strong week continues and the markets climb steadily higher for day 6 out of the last 7. Aren’t you glad you didn’t panic and sell into the Japan nuke collapse last week? Indeed, if you steadily scaled in and if you got aggressive with me when I said it was time to get more […]
Why is the market willing to pay a highe…
Why is the market willing to pay a higher multiple for Oracle that it is willing to pay for Research in Motion when Oracle is growing slower than Research in Motion? Oracle grew its topline 29% year over year in the quarterly report they just issued last night and is today trading at a 14x P/E ratio. […]
Steady opening this morning, as the mark…
Steady opening this morning, as the markets (rightly?) focus on Oracle and Accenture being better indicators of corporate earnings momentum than RIMM. RIMM, loses marketshare, but still grew their topline more than 30%, all because it happens to be in the fastest growing market in the history of the planet — smartphones/tablet/app revolution. Regardless, we […]