Here’s everything you need to know to start off this new week. Behind the weather that led to the deadly Yarnell Hill Fire – It rained in SE New Mexico last night. Glory be. Truly seemed like the first time in years. Mother Nature and Mother Market work in mysterious ways. Meanwhile, my prayers go out to all those affected […]
Trade Alert – “We sell the car and buy diving gear!”
Buried Treasure (1967) We can’t control when or where opportunity arises. And as you know with gold having crashed some 30% from its highs, I started rebuilding my own physical gold and silver assets in April, looking to take about 1-2 years to build up those assets to about 10-15% of my portfolio to own/hedge/protect […]
Trade Alert – Gold, silver and diamonds
“The U.S. government has a technology, called a printing press (or today, its electronic equivalent), that allows it to produce as many U.S. dollars as it wishes at no cost.” – Ben Bernanke 2002 “With respect to their safety, derivatives, for the most part, are traded among very sophisticated financial institutions and individuals who have considerable […]
Trade Alert – Preview of my upcoming “Ten Potential 10-Baggers” book
I’m working on a new investment book called “Ten Potential 10-Baggers” and we should be publishing it next week. In it, I drill down on three disparate extremely high growth sectors of our economy and detailing their financials, their fundamentals and their long-term prospects, giving each a Revolution Investment Rating from 1-10 with 10 being […]
Trade Alert – Rolling profits into a risky options trade
Talk about some volatility. We’re watching 2-3% daily moves in the US stock markets and 5% plus daily moves in Asia. When volatility is this high, and when you were buying VIX calls back when volatility was extremely low just a few weeks ago, it’s time to take profits and close the trade. I’m closing […]
Trade Alert – Making several moves in the portfolio
All we know are the facts, ma’am. – Sgt. Joe Friday On Friday, last week I asked, “Who’s more scared right now, the bulls or the bears?” We got hundreds of replies at our poll on WallStreetAllStars.com and by email and twitter. Even before this morning’s market tanking, the poll results were skewed heavily towards the […]
Trade Alert – Forced to play the game (and a flip & a trim)
The cross currents in the markets and the economy and especially in the political world are swarming faster than ever. As always, it’s crucial to step back and get some perspective on what is dominating the headlines. Deciphering what matters from hype is one of the most important keys to staying in front of the […]
Trade Alert – Relative Valuation Analysis (and buying more metals)
Don’t forget this week’s Live Q&A Chat at 2pm EST at https://tradingwithcody.com/chat. Be there or be square. Speaking of being square, I don’t think the action in the gold and silver markets is “squaring” with the reality of actual prices in the market place. There’s a serious and non-stop demand for physical gold and silver […]
Trade Alert – Locking in more VIX gains, Ciena pops and Kansas is dry
As green as Kansas normally is, it’s shocking to see the yellow and brown fields throughout most of the west part of the state. The drought is bad here too, though not anything like it is in New Mexico right now. Water is the new oil. And water will someday be the new gold. Probably […]
Trade Alert – Dorothy we aren’t in Kansas anymore
I’m traveling to Kansas with my parents today for their 50th high school reunion. Markets are cracking this morning. This is part of the playbook as we have been expecting. Juniper is the only green stock on my screen as the CEO confirms the uptick in carrier spending. I’m going to sell half of my […]
Trade Alert – Social add and Bottom-up analysis on our long positions
First, the trade – I’m adding to Zynga and LNKD this morning, double the size of what was a very small position. It’s still just a small position. Remember that LNKD and ZNGA along with the larger position in Facebook is part of a basket of stocks I plan to own for a decade and […]
Trade Alert – Social Decade Basket (and updated analysis on real estate)
Trades first. I’m buying a little bit of FB, ZNGA and LNKD common stock this morning, as I’d mentioned I wanted to in yesterday’s chat session. I’m going to put the shares I buy in each of the three of them this morning in a “Do not touch for ten years” basket and let this […]
Trade Alert – Here comes wearable computing (and VIX trim)
Budget ceiling! Panic, hurry, Greece is imploding. Oh man, the Fed’s gonna stop QE tomorrow, sell everything! Oh no, rates are finally rising and…wait, you mean, there’s no headlines panicking over the sharp rise in Treasury rates? The only thing you’ll find in the headlines about suddenly spiking rates is a debate of whether or […]
Trade Alert – The best way to set up for higher rates
I told you guys over and over that this ongoing stock market bubble could last longer and go higher than just about anybody thought possible. The stock market bubble we set up for four years ago when we launched Revolution Investing and I wrote the following are here. http://blogs.marketwatch.com/cody/2009/11/05/a-couple-ideas-on-how-to-trade-the-money-supply-bubble/ “And I do think we’ll see […]
Trade Alert – Get your bucket out in the $80 trillion river
The bubble continues to blow bigger. And with every new article you see in the mainstream media explaining to you why it’s so rational for the markets to go straight up for the past few weeks, months, or years, the closer we get to at least a short-term top. The more you see people acting […]
Trade Alert – Locking in some gains (And Cody’s Latest Positions)
Good morning and welcome back to the airport, where the jets take off and land, but you always need a little bit of help on the ground. A couple trades this morning to mention. First Solar is up nearly 50% since we added it to the portfolio just a few weeks ago, and I’m going […]
Trade Alert – Everything you need to know about Intel and the chip industry
Let’s talk about a developing tech story that will be the single most important driver of Intel and many other semiconductor stocks for the next few years. First, let’s back up and talk about what Intel’s chips do and why the company is so important to the industry’s dynamics. There are many commoditized chip makers […]
Trade Alert – Zagg drag (and how we should be set up in this market right now)
Good morning and welcome back to the bird feeder where the sparrows fight over the shells that the big blue jays leave behind. Zagg’s a drag. The report last night was awful, as the company missed topline and bottomline estimates by a wide mile and guided the year’s estimates lower. That means that the management […]
Trade Alert – Selling a Pop (and Deep Dive on Apple and Gold)
Howdy and good day. Apple’s now up 15% from the recent lows. As noted in yesterday’s Kiss & Tell transcript, there’s a lot of money ready and starting to flow back into tech and Apple seems to be part of that rotation. Keep in mind that there’s a lot of weakhanded retail shareholders who bought […]
Trade Alert – Portfolio moves in our metals, dollars, and chips
I want to make a few trades today, so let’s jump right in and get started on the dirty details. First, gold has continued to rally and rally big since I was pounding the table for you guys after that recent gold crash. The week of the crash, I personally gone to a local coin […]