***THE BUY*** FIO’s down 3% again today, just as it seems like it has been nearly every day for the last couple weeks. Time to buy some FIO. I’m buying some calls dated out into September with strike prices up to $30. The stock is right now at $24. If I buy a FIO call […]
Six Ways To Invest In Facebook Before The IPO
Facebook recently disallowed the trading of its stock on secondary markets like Sharespost and Liquidnet. And with the news that they have chosen to continue the tech tradition of listing on the Nasdaq instead of the NYSE, the IPO is probably less than two months out. With all this hype and focus on Facebook’s billion […]
How Apple gets to $350 by the end of the year redux
Re·dux /rēˈdəks/ Adjective: Brought back; revived: “the 1980s were more than the 50’s redux”. This one billionaire friend of mine made most of his money by selling a big .com to a big tech company at the peak in 2000 and before that had taken a semiconductor company that he founded public. Brilliant guy to […]
Earnings, paired trades and other stuff
The future will soon be a thing of the past. What year did Jesus think it was? Ever notice that anyone going slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster is a maniac? “One thing leads to another”? Not always. Sometimes one thing leads to the same thing. Ask an addict. I put […]
Chat Transcript for Apr 4, 2012: SNDK, FIO, Apple suppliers 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. Hi Cody, not surprisingly my question is about SNDK. What do you think caused the lowered estimate? How does their performance relate to AAPL? Has the market over-reacted and what […]
New eBook: Top 10 Apple Supplier Stocks
https://tradingwithcody.com/ebooks/top-10-apple-supplier-stocks/ Any problems downloading the new book or if you want us to email you a PDF version, just let us know at support@tradingwithcody.com. And don’t forget today’s chat at 2pm EST at https://tradingwithcody.com/chat. If you’ve been reading or listening to me over the past 10 years you know I […]
Sandisk takes a hit
Sandisk is down 9% this morning after the company warned that they’d miss their topline estimate by about 5% this quarter. That has left the Street and even yours truly surprised this morning though it really doesn’t change anything about our Sandisk investment. We know that the company will see ups and downs and that […]
Estimates are rising, but what’s priced in already?
“It’s all clear!” Wagonmaster western cowboy movie exciting ending – John Ford Or is it? Howdy y’all and welcome back to the trail where you better make sure your saddle is strapped on tight enough, no matter how gentle your horse. Apple’s trying to extend its breakout. Amazon can’t break away from $200. I’m seeing […]
First, focus your imagination: Latest Positions
You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. – Mark Twain, 11/30/1835 – 04/21/1910 Here’s a list of my latest positions in approximate order from largest to smallest. You know the dealio — I give each stock a current rating from 1 to 10, 1 being “Get out of this position […]
How About FIVE Trader’s Thoughts of the Day
I expanded and updated my prior post and turned it into a full-fledged article for an outlet that I write for. Here’s the full version of the post, now with 5 Trader’s Thoughts of the Day. First trader thought of the day — you can’t look back. On Friday, I wrote — “I would love […]
A couple trader’s thoughts of the day
First trader’s thought of the day — If there ever were a day to do it, today is the day to go buy a lottery ticket. Seriously, why would you buy the lottery ticket when EVERYBODY else is? Winning a lottery, whatever its size is the key, right? Not whether the lottery’s going to pay $15 […]