Headline of the day: Greek debt predicted to decline more than expected The prediction is that the expectation for Greece’s debt will be more than predicted or expected. Or is it that the expectations now is that the predictions were too low or too high? People are clicking on that headline? Seriously? What the hell […]
Investor question of the day: How scared are you about our overall society and how these topics end up getting resolved?
I’ve been writing the Revolution Investing newsletter for Marketwatch for nearly three years now, and the whole reason we’d launched it when we did was because we thought it would be increasingly important for people to navigate the political and technological revolutions that we’re living through today. As I wrote in the inaugural issue: And see, […]
More on my $1000 price target for Apple
Late last week, I sat down with the WSJ’s Simon Constable and Bob O’Brien, a couple of old friends of mine, to talk about my $1,000 price target for Apple. Let’s be clear that I’m not saying Apple’s headed to a grand by the end of this year or something. I’m looking out over the […]
Anti-Trade Alert: Make sure you’re not over-trading (and my latest positions)
It’s Friday! And we have about 8″ of snow already on the ground outside and more is falling as I type. I’m going with a buddy skiing at Ski Apache this afternoon, so this will likely be my final post of the week although I’ll have some more stuff for you this weekend too. As […]
Market wrap and catch me later on the WSJ Video Network
It doesn’t look like I’m gonna get my $33 target on the FIO today, so I’ll end the day trade-less. But, as I’ve often remind you guys, one of the reasons you subscribe to this service is because I’m one of the very few who will remind you of the value of not trading, because […]
Trade Alert: Some alcoholic said beware of the truth, people hate to face facts (and selling some FIO calls)
Advertising may be described as the science of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it. – Stephen Leacock, 12/30/1869 – 03/28/1944 British-Canadian humorist & economist Just saw that quote today and my immediate thought was — could you imagine what Leacock would think of the endless barrage of advertisements we’re subjected to in this day and age? If he’s right, then […]
Chat Transcript for Mar 7, 2012: iPad 3, ABC’s “Lost Returns”, a fake Facebook supplier, FIO strategy and much more
Here’s the transcript of today’s chat. See you next week at 2pm EST at https://tradingwithcody.com/chat for more Q&A where you can ask me anything. Q. Cody: Is it possible to get the rating for the stock when you send out the trade alert? This will help us to do the trade based on whether you […]
It’s our 1-Year Anniversary! Get your free TradingWithCody hat or T-shirt
You’ll also see this in the chat transcript, but I figured it was also worth its own post here. Tomorrow is TRADINGWITHCODY.COM’s ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY?! Thank you all for helping us build and grow and figure out what investors need to know. And how about this — I’m going to order a bunch of TradingWithCody.com hats […]
Today’s must-reads (and don’t forget to meet me for today’s chat at 2pm EST)
Here’s what I was reading and thinking about when I wasn’t trying to stay out of the crazy March winds of the Sacramento Mountains in beautiful southeastern New Mexico (come see this country sometime!). We’re all hooked on free money – Great article that nails a lot of important trends. I didn’t care much for his […]
The analysis behind my latest trades
Contrary to what you are being led to believe the market doesn’t run on a calendar. I hate using the word “countless” because it’s my job to count but the number of I’ve times I’ve heard that a meeting or week or date is “crucial” is frankly uncountable. The newest crucial is March 8, the […]
Morning musings
Good morning and welcome back to the weight room, where you better make sure you have a good spotter before you start to trade. The markets are up a bit this morning and all eyes on the Apple conference today. Apple.com is down which they always do when they’re about to release a big new […]
Trade Alert: One sell, one brand new short
I’ll have much more about both of these and some market/economic analysis coming up in just a bit. But in the meantime, here are the two trades I’m looking at doing next. First, I’m going to sell my Visteon (VC) for a small loss. I’ve had this common stock for a while now and the […]
Don’t try to trade like the Carnac the Magnificent
A: Clean air, a virgin and a gas station open on Sunday. Q: Name three things you won’t find in Los Angeles. — The Great Carnac (and Ed McMahon) Yesterday, I wrote this: Market’s down this morning, but is trying to bounce back from the lows. Path of least resistance is probably lower, at least […]
Trade Alert: Trimming down two tech longs
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. – Winston Churchill Is the market waking up and deciding stocks are ugly? Apple had another of of its own little mini-flash-crashes again today and the stock’s been unable to find much of a bid since. As […]
Guts, Tablets, Predictions, Rumors and other things every investor needs to know
Here are some important links and stories that every investor and trader should ponder today. My Gut Feeling for Today, March 5, 2012 and Monday Morning Musings – Market’s down this morning, but is trying to bounce back from the lows. Path of least resistance is probably lower, at least for today though. Remember when […]
Trade like Ty Murray
You guys notice how trying to hold onto FIO and not allow it to buck you off sure is hard? I’ve explained from the beginning that this Fusion-IO, being a start up and trying to revolutionize the server business, is going to be wildly volatile. And it has been. The stock in just the last […]
Facebook as a short candidate and other must-reads
Here are some very provocative articles that every investor and trader should be thinking about today. Can Apple Continue Its Parabolic Rise? and my Time to panic about Apple’s parabolic chart? – Apple’s AAPL been my biggest position for a long time but I do think I’m probably going to trim some of it in the […]
Trade Alert: Betting against this glittery stuff
Good morning and welcome back to the fairgrounds, where you should know before you lay your money down that most of the games are rigged. The markets are up a bit and tech sans-Apple is finally starting to lead. Someone asked me yesterday about shorting gold here and it was like they read my mind […]