I'm back from Vail and am headfirst into catching up on emails, homework and loose ends. I was in Vail for an "ideas conference" where a bunch of hedge fund/money managers spend three days giving presentations about their best investment ideas. We couldn't make it logistically work out for me to give my TSLA long idea presentation in the parking lot around my Model 3 as … [Read more...] about The Vail Trip: A Den of Tesla Bears (and a note about the markets)
Cloud highs, the Tesla’s first long road trip and more
Here’s the transcript from this week’s Live Q&A Chat including discussion on options, my upcoming trip in the Tesla and Durant's injury. Q. You are using your TESLA to take a 10 hr road trip; I would like to know how you manage charging your vehicle while travelling...is it disruptive and time consuming or easy? A. Tesla is focused on putting Supercharger stations in … [Read more...] about Cloud highs, the Tesla’s first long road trip and more
Trade Alert: Get More Defensive in a Fog of War
I'm back from NYC, but tomorrow I'm headed out to Vail, CO for a small conference where hedge fund managers like me will trade their best ideas, both long and short. When I told the host that I'd like to do a presentation on Tesla, he was like, "Are you sure? Because most everybody there will be short TSLA." I'm going to make my presentation after dinner on Thursday night out … [Read more...] about Trade Alert: Get More Defensive in a Fog of War
Trade War outcomes, FANG Anti-trust, Inflation, Crowdfunding and more
Here’s the transcript from this week’s Live Q&A Chat including discussion on the trade war and antitrust issues. Q. If the US's capitalism is built on Ayn Rand philosophy and China controls all of their companies with political board positions, etc. and encourages their companies to steal IP then financially backs them, a trade deal seems very difficult as China would … [Read more...] about Trade War outcomes, FANG Anti-trust, Inflation, Crowdfunding and more
Trade Alert: A little nibbling into the fear, but just a little
Markets swings cause emotional swings which causes market swings which causes... There's a lot of emotion out there today led by fear. I'm not doing much nibbling, but I did nibble on a tiny bit of FB, AMZN and GOOG as the markets freak out about new anti-trust concerns from, of all things, the heretofore always corporate-friendly Republican Democrat Regime RDR. I tend to … [Read more...] about Trade Alert: A little nibbling into the fear, but just a little
Trade Alert: Full Trade War and stock market analysis
The Great Trade War of the 21st Century is just about the only thing that matters to the markets right now. And even though I always try to look past the headlines (and try to anticipate them before they happen), the fact is that the market is right to be worried about all this trade war escalation. Trump's new tariffs on Mexico are not just about Mexico, they underscore … [Read more...] about Trade Alert: Full Trade War and stock market analysis
Startup opportunities (and a NYC trip next week)
I'd mentioned a couple weeks ago that my hedge fund is going to do some tiny investments in early-stage private startups to help create a diversified portfolio and am getting started doing so on Republic, a crowdfunding platform built from the ground up to be SEC-compliant. Thirteen startups and one crypto are currently raising money on Republic. I've taken a look at several … [Read more...] about Startup opportunities (and a NYC trip next week)
Markets, Tesla, SQ, BIDU, and lots of other stocks
Here’s the transcript from this week’s Live Q&A Chat. Q. We’ve been quite optimistic in May buying some May call options on favourite stocks, as you recommended. Now it is upside down and one of the worst May's in years. Any comments? Sell in May and go away? A. I think about those questions every day. I added some hedges today, not really because of "Sell in May and … [Read more...] about Markets, Tesla, SQ, BIDU, and lots of other stocks
Trade Alert: Adding more put hedges
Morning all. We'll do this week's Live Q&A Chat at 2pm ET today in the TWC Chat Room or just email us your question to support@tradingwithcody.com. For the first time since the hedge fund launched, I took a day off -- and not just one, but two. For the first two months this year after I'd launched the hedge fund, Amaris was in the hospital in Albuquerque which made it … [Read more...] about Trade Alert: Adding more put hedges
Trade Alert: Whipsaws, fear, two nibbles, one sell
Whipsaws and fear are prevalent in the market today. I did a little nibbling on QCOM. Yes, the company has been anti-competitive, but most of what the judge was upset about is exactly what Qualcomm's new deal with Apple addressed. Meanwhile, this remains a very cheap stock, trading at about 10x next year's earnings with a 3.5% dividend right before The 5G Revolution, of which … [Read more...] about Trade Alert: Whipsaws, fear, two nibbles, one sell