I’ve had BitCoins in my portfolio since earlier this year but I don’t know anybody but me and maybe a couple of my TradingWithCody.com subscribers who own any BitCoins $BTC. I don’t know anybody else who’s even considering buying BitCoins right now or ever. I see BitCoins on the front page of Marketwatch a lot lately and there’s a […]
Cody’s Latest Positions
Here’s a most complete picture of my own latest positions. I’ve broken the list into Longs and Shorts. And from there, I’ve broken down each list into even further into refined categories. I’ve added a color code to the list to convey even more information about the size of each position, which are already listed […]
Trade Alert – Remember my outrageous Facebook price target?
I’m buying a little bit of XONE call options, dated out into November, with strikes around $45. Very risky, but just a small tranche of trying to add some additional exposure to this part of the 3-D printing basket while it’s down in a straight line. I am also going to add a last small […]
Cody’s help, personalized just for you (and Cody’s latest positions)
I am constantly asked by friends and family to help them with their money management. In order to do it properly, I go through their individual portfolios, assets and income streams and help get it all safely balanced, tailored to their personal goals, risk-tolerance and desire for upside potential, low-risk, high-yield, and/or security. Everybody is scared […]
Trade Alert: Housecleaning and a color-coded list of my latest positions
I strive to give you guys the very best product I can, and I always know that I can do better. Before I jump in to this report, I want to request some feedback from each of you — what do you like about TradingWithCody.com and what would you like to see improved? The whole […]
Latest Positions – a broadly diversified portfolio
Here’s a list of my latest positions in approximate notional order from largest to smallest. In the never-ending quest to provide the best service I can to you guys (and to help keep my own sanity), I’ve broken the list down even further into refined categories. I give each stock a current rating from 1 […]
Everything You Need to Know About Investing in Gold and Silver
Read as PDF (right click to or click through and download the PDF version): Everything You Need to Know About Investing in Gold and Silver Most people seem to fall into two disparate camps when it comes to gold and silver – 1. Goldbugs, who can cite a litany of well-reasoned and long-held beliefs explaining […]
Latest positions (new format gives even greater detail than ever)
This type of action is not normal, though it feels like it right now. 5% intraday dislocations in ETFs, 5% intraday dislocations in precious metals, 2-3% intraday moves in stock markets around the world. a huge spike in rates and sell-off in Treasurys a US Federal Reserve bank’s inability to deliver gold as promised to its […]
Even Extremes Are Cyclical
Amaris is back home. Thanks for bearing with me while I spent some of the last few days and nights with her at the hospital. I sure won’t complain about that though, as she is home and healthy again. My wife is such a rock and she finally might get a night or two of […]
Some Extreme Thoughts On The World’s New Economic Paradigm
ex·treme /ikˈstrēm/ adjective 1. reaching a high or the highest degree; very great. “extreme cold” Similar: utmost uttermost very great greatest greatest possible maximum maximal highest ultimate supreme paramount great acute major intense enormous severe high superlative exceptional extraordinary Opposite: slight 2. furthest from the center or a given point; outermost. “the extreme northwest of […]
China Vs Taiwan Would Start WWIII, Crowded Commodities, Onshoring Opps, Seinfeldian Fed, And More
Here’s part 2 of a lightly edited transcript from a 1 hour and 20 minute long zoom Trading With Cody Q&A. You can also watch the full video version of this by clicking here. Farouq: Cody, it’s Farouq here. I had a question on RKLB. Cody Willard: Okay, back to stocks. Farouq: Is it bottoming, […]
Part 2: Shootout In NYC, Lots Of Dollars, More Space, Etc
Here’s part 2 of this week’s Trading With Cody Live Q&A chat. Q. What’s your thoughts on Standing Repo Facility (SRF)? Is it basically QE 2.0 in a way? A. The Fed’s money games are good for banks and giant corporations. That’s about the best way to answer that question quickly and I just don’t […]
Is The Entire US Dollar Global Economic System At Risk Of Collapse?
If bitcoin and ether didn’t exist and hadn’t already hit a combined $1.5 trillion dollar market cap, if a global pandemic hadn’t hit and the governments around the world, including Republicans and Democrats who never came up with a plan that leveraged scientists and private industry standards, hadn’t shut their economies and local businesses down […]
Hear Me Speak, Democrats Love Bubbles Too, Tesla Trillion, Sell Some Bitcoin, And More
I was interviewed by Aaron Task and Stephen Alpher for a podcast earlier this week: A bubble-blowing, bull market, blow-off top phase – Cody Willard joins Alpha Trader You can also hear me talk to Sean Bill of MacroCrunch on his podcast. This interview actually took place over a year ago when I was in […]
Looking Back At A Crazy, Stressful, Profitable Year
Keeping track of one’s analysis, reasons for making trades and other records are key to long-term outperformance. It’s incredibly helpful to go back and look at your thoughts. If you haven’t been doing this, maybe start now. Whenever you make a trade, jot down a few notes to remind yourself why. Now that I think […]
The Long Arc Of Justice Will Come For The Markets And Everything Else Too
Last week, I held a Zoom call with my hedge fund partners since we can’t get together for a retreat or anything fun like that during the Coronavirus Crisis. We talked about valuations comparing ZM to TSLA, what can make the markets go down, how 2020 is a lot like 1920 and other things. Here are some […]
I’m Seeing More To Sell Than Buy, Stocks Vs Bitcoin Vs Gold, Could Covid Be Bullish Long-Term, And More
Here’s the transcript from Friday’s video version of our Live Q&A chat. You can watch the video in its entirety here. Also, I’m supposed to do a Fox Business appearance from Ruidoso Monday around 10am or so. Cody: Hello everybody and welcome to another weekly Live Q&A chat for Trading With Cody. Look, market’s down […]
Empathy Again, SpaceX, Reasons The Market’s Flying, Stocks, Gold, Bitcoin and more
Here’s the transcript from this week’s Zoom Video version of our Live Q&A Chat. Click here (or on the picture below) to watch the transcript instead of reading it. Cody: Welcome to another episode of the Trading with Cody live Q&A chat over Zoom. Let’s jump in and to be completely frank, it’s been a tense […]
Defense, Tensions, Protests, Chat Transcript
Here’s the transcript from Friday’s Live Q&A Chat. It seems a bit tone deaf given all the tensions, protests and violence going on all around us right now in this country. Given the escalation of the tensions in this country, given the economic ramifications of those tensions, given the structural risks developing in the economy […]
Pro Hoops Dreams, Career Path Options For 14 Year Olds And Market Stuff
We start off this week’s chat transcript with some fun stuff: some college basketball dream memories, some advice on how to be the next Cody Willard (not sure you want to be though!) and then we get into the markets, bitcoin, economy, and individual stocks. Q. Who was a better player, Marlow White or Charles […]