As one of our TradingWithCody.com subscribers phrased it in the Subscriber Chat Room on Friday, it’s a good time for everybody’s favorite gameshow, “Who’s more scared right now, the bulls or the bears?” With the TV on the background this morning, I saw the “Capitalize on it” ads on CNBC and I heard the suddenly relentlessly bullish […]
Latest positions, Monty Python and the big banks
Here’s a list of my latest positions in approximate order from largest to smallest. I give each stock a current rating from 1 to 10, 1 being “Get out of this position now!” and 10 being “Sell the farm, I’ve found a perfect investment” (there will never be a 10 rating, because there is no […]
Trade Alert – Reflexivity (And adding to a ramping stock)
Reflexivity is a concept that explains how the markets can feed off the headlines which can feed off the market action which can feed off the emotions of the masses which can feed off the headlines which can feed off the market action and so on…. I’ve observed, written about and traded against (or is […]
Cody Kiss & Tell: Tech Laggards, Doomed BBRY and the Next Apple
Here’s the transcript to this week’s Live Q&A chat. Join me next Wednesday at 2pm EST at https://tradingwithcody.com/chat or send me an email with your question at support@tradingwithcody.com. Let’s rock. Q. Why has tech lagged so far in 2013 while consumer staples like Hershey and Heinz growing 6% a year now have PE’s of 20’s […]
A look back at how we got to new highs and what’s next
(And don’t forget about this week’s Live Q&A at 2pm EST at https://tradingwithcody.com/chat) I always encourage every investor and trader to write about their activities, mindsets, psychology, and ideas every day and as much as possible. I learned long ago that writing my blogs and my own personal diaries and notes about the markets and […]
Trade Alert – Time to shift focus from components to infrastructure
Disclosure and portfolio to come. Title: Time to position for a new growth sector Staying ahead of the curve by getting into infrastructure We were way ahead of the curve and have made big money in components suppliers for the Smartphone/Tablet/App Revolution for the past several years (see The app revolution: the biggest market in the […]
Trade Alert – A euphoric tech sell and a disciplined but embarrassing buy
Our biggest position Google, courtesy of the Google calls we added when the stock was in a lull period two months ago, Latest positions (and Trade Alert – Noogle Gibble, er Google Nibble), is hitting new all-time highs yet again, and I think it’s time to trim a little bit here. We’ve had a heckuva run […]
Trades for the week of February 25th through March 1st
Here are my trades for the week of February 25th through March 1st: Common Stock: Stock Action Date Initiated Time Initiated Price ADSK – Autodesk BUY 2/25/2013 12:58pm $37.37 BIDU – Baidu SELL 2/26/2013 11:49am $89.00 FF – Future Fuel BUY 3/1/2013 11:12pm $13.08 Options: Stock CALL or PUT Action Date Initiated Stock Price Strike […]
Trade Alert – P/E ratio comparisons and time horizons
The Apple apathy apparently arises absolutely all of the time. Here’s your Trader’s Thought of the Day for today. Compare the following trailing twelve month P/E ratios, which don’t even account for the huge amount of cash (Apple, Google, Microsoft) or the huge amount of debt (IBM, HPQ, Comcast): Apple – 9 IBM – 14 […]