Here’s another subscriber question with my answer. Thanks for reading and I’ll see you guys tomorrow. As for trading, I only bought the MSFT calls today. “How do you reconcile investing in internet-related mobile stocks with the cable and telcos imposing data/bandwith caps on their services?” Cody here again. My answer: Cable and telco companies […]
Here’s an answer to a recent subscriber email. More of these to come…
I just bought some more. I used expiration dates six to eight months out and am using slightly out of the money strikes on the MSFT calls I just bought here. Here’s an answer to a recent subscriber email. More of these to come. “have you thought about the oct calls for dba? that’s a position […]
And while I do actively trade and invest on the ramifications of the…
In case we didn’t hear about it, the mainstream media wants us to know Greece is still trying to cut social services so that banks who lent the country money don’t have to recognize their losses. And while a similar dynamic is playing out here in the US as we continue to subsidize the TBTF […]
Apple is bigger than the entire Greek economy…
Good morning and welcome back to the circus, ladies and gentlemen. We’ve got a positive open to the week, but there’s little move in the way of magnitude on the screens early here and breadth mostly flat. Much of last week I spent doing more buying and I stepped up Friday afternoon getting a little more […]
Here’s a list of my positions, from largest notional to smallest…
Here’s a list of my positions, from largest notional to smallest: Longs – Riverbed Cisco Cypress Google Microsoft Nuance Corning Apple Visteon Celestica Adtran DBA Ciena Shorts – Lender Processing Services SLV GLD Cablevision XLF Live Nation Thanks for reading and thanks for subscribing and I’ll see you next week.
I just bought some slightly out-of-the-money Google calls…
Google’s down 3% on the day and it’s another one that has the bulls writhing in pain just now. But then again, looking out six months, this company has some huge growth ahead of it, is trading much cheaper than the broader markets and has tons of loaded ammo behind it as its a favorite […]
Okay, I’m stepping up and buying and I’m getting more aggressive…
Okay, I’m stepping up and buying and I’m getting more aggressive about my approach this time. Specifically, I have stepped up this afternoon and have bought some Riverbed calls and some Cisco calls. I know it’s scary out there right now and it’s very hard to pulll the trigger on purchases. Especially to step up right now […]
Although you know my rule when a stock like this gets crushed…
Well, the markets are flat and most of our stocks are too, with too big exceptions. First, as noted earlier this morning, that LPS is just getting killed today, on top of the 8% drop yesterday. LPS is down more than 12% today and we probably out to expect to see another counter trend rally […]
One of the best ways to feel out what the future will bring…
It’s not easy trying to stay ahead of the curve when you’re investing in cutting edge tech. But one of the best ways to feel out what the future will bring is to actually go in and spend your time and money building tech products. I’ve built Internet video websites and other content companies over […]
In case you had any doubt, RIMM is still truly dead…
In case you had any doubt, RIMM is still truly dead, as I have been had the unfortunate job of predicting to much hatred and chagrin from RIMM longs over the last couple years. I don’t know what else to say. I’ve been writing variations of this “RIMM is dead” theme for a year (see […]
This one remains my biggest short and my puts in LPS are up huge, but I plan to…
The Nasdaq was down on the day, but we were up nicely mainly because our biggest short by far, LPS, got killed heading into the close. And after the close the company announced that it was having a terrible quarter and would badly miss what Wall Street is expecting the company to report on both […]
Here’s a passing thought for you guys. Most pundits look at this headline and try to figure out what it means for you right now and how it might affect the EU and the ECB and the IMF and the budget impasse and so on: 2-year yield at all-time low But the most important ramification […]
Nice gains in the portfolio today and let’s run through the positions that are moving…
The markets bounce this morning and near the DJIA 12k pivot point once again. We’ve got some nice gains in the portfolio today and let’s run through a few of the positions that are moving with the most magnitude – VC – I’ve been steadily adding to Visteon and got more aggressive about buying it […]
And I’ll let you know what, where and why when I do…
The selling was relentless there for a while earlier this afternoon, but as we head into the closing mintues, the markets have rallied a good half a point. That said, the markets are still down more than 1% today. There’s nothing we can do to turn the tide ourselves and in the near-term this market’s […]
I’m looking to step up the buying across the board, using mostly common right now. I’m adding to…
It has gotten progressively uglier as the day has traded on, and I’m looking to step up the buying across the board, using mostly common right now. I’m adding to DBA and VC and with Riverbed now down 4% on the day I’m looking to add to it too. If I do pull any triggers […]
The bottom won’t be easy…
I’d pondered aloud last night at the close whether yesterday’s rally was the start of something sustainable for the near term or whether it would be fleeting…and, at least for today, at least for this morning, we’ve got our answer, as the market gives back all of yesterday’s gains and hits the DJIA 12k mark […]
Finding, adapting, and profiting from these marketplace revolutions…
I don’t like believing that the Fed’s ongoing 0% interest rates and other unprecedented easy monetary policies along with trillion dollar stimulus and targeted corporate tax and trade policies mean that we’re going to see the greatest asset bubbles we’ve seen yet in the next few years. I’d rather the market not overshoot and overinflate […]
And what’s the clearest trade on all these trends…
Here’s more on the macro-economy, the important trends inside of it, and how it is informing our analysis and portfolio positioning. I’ve spent the last couple weeks researching correlations between the broader macro economy and the stock market. We’ve been very successful and profitable in positioning for a new tech stock bubble since I […]
A couple quick common stock buys to tell you about really quickly here…
It might be a long, hot summer week, but we are hopping around here, eh? Just a couple quick common stock buys to tell you about really quickly here — I bought some Apple common stock and some DBA common stock, as noted and planned earlier. I’ll have a bunch more analysis on the DBA […]
It’s a green screen — stop the presses…
It’s a green screen — stop the presses. A strong open across the board this morning, with breadth strong to the upside. The question, of course, is whether this is a one morning wonder or perhaps the start of something more sustainable to the upside. I am looking to do some additional buying today and […]