Celestica also reported some very strong fundamental numbers this morning. This stock is one of the cheapest stocks I can find — even after today’s pop, it’s cheaper because the fundamentals are going up even faster than the stock price. Here’s the scoop on the numbers today, from Briefing again: InPlay: Celestica beats by $0.02, […]
Did I mention earnings season? Did I me…
Did I mention earnings season? Did I mention I thought individual earnings reports would be the next catalyst for our stocks? Here are some earnings updates from our stocks from the last 16 hours: 1. Apple – blowout, huge, amazing quarter with typical Apple-esque conservative guidance. Earnings nearly doubled…and we were talking a huge multi-billion […]
In other words, folks, Qualcomm and Appl…
In other words, folks, Qualcomm and Apple just gave us some very important affirmation of the ongoing app revolution that we’re positioning ourselves in front of…here’s a real-time discussion of Apple’s earnings and some tech investment analysis for you from a discussion between the Bob Dylan of Wall Street (James Altucher) and yours truly: James: […]
Okay, as we start this week, I’m well-re…
Okay, as we start this week, I’m well-rested, prepared and ready to confront earnings season with a clear head and emotions checked. I’ll readily admit that I’m outright excited to see how our stocks react to earnings season. I do think some of the recently highlighted near-term earnings trades are technically set up nicely […]
Look around — the stock markets and the…
Look around — the stock markets and the corporate economies they reflect are doing great (exactly what we’ve been positioning our portfolios for), but there are always crises in this world and there are always new crises coming along. The trick is to tell which crises actually matter and when they will matter. So which […]
Foxconn is one of the biggest contract m…
Foxconn is one of the biggest contract manufacturers in China and it’s running into some troubles finding profitability despite making gadgets for the Apples, Nokias and other big smartphone/tablet vendors of the world. But before you write off the app/tablet/smartphone revolution because of Foxconn’s bad news today, let’s drill down for some deeper analysis. Here’s […]
It’s a flattish open as we remain cataly…
It’s a flattish open as we remain catalyst-less until we fully enter earnings season in the next couple weeks. Here’s a list of my longs and shorts so far: Longs- Apple Ciena Celestica Cisco Cypress DBA Corning Google Microsoft Nokia Nuance Riverbed Shorts – Lender Processing Services XLF I’m going to look to start building […]
Social butterfly. Social security. Soc…
Social butterfly. Social security. Social drinking. Social smoker. Social sciences. Social distortion. Let’s talk social for a minute because it’s one of the key drivers in all things related to tech, media, and advertising. First off, let’s touch on this Wedbush report I got in my inbox today that says we’ve entered a brand new […]
Most of my stocks right now are at level…
Most of my stocks right now are at levels I’ve been buying at, but I’ve got a couple more names I want to add today, so stay tuned. We’re about to embark upon earnings season and it’s always a good idea to review our positions, so let’s run through some of the stocks that I’m […]
I bought some Nuance and that’s about it…
I bought some Nuance and that’s about it into the close. Is the week already over?! It’s important for investors and traders to acknowledge the broader macro-economic cycle and how it can affect your portfolio. And more to the point, with government helping fund most of the biggest corporations and the financial sector that […]
I’m following almost the exact same play…
I’m following almost the exact same playbook I’ve been outlining for the last year. Despite the pullback they were already in, and despite the heart-wrenching tragedies and worrisome radiation threats from Japan, the broader stock markets have hung in there, down only 5-10%. Meanwhile, many of my favorite “app revolution” stocks, some of which were […]
Bought some Apple common and some more R…
Bought some Apple common and some more Riverbed. Markets are freaking out over the reality that Japan’s nuclear problems are indeed worse than the Japanese government had been letting on. I’ll look to buy more every 100 points lower for now and I’ll be more aggressive each tranche in.
Nice intraday rally continues as the emo…
Nice intraday rally continues as the emotions and worries over Japan’s disaster today start to fade and traders look to position themselves into the weekend. The shorts have had a huge week, and are feeling great about double digit gains in many of their most-hated positions. And that propels them to cover some of those […]
I expect to get up to about 15-20 total …
I expect to get up to about 15-20 total positions in this portfolio with about 2/3 of the picks longs and 1/3 shorts by the time I’m done building in this set up. That 2/3 longs vs 1/3 short set up is in large part a function of my overall bullishness about the stock […]
Buying common and sometimes call options…
Buying common and sometimes call options on AAPL from $7 to $160 and GOOG from $95 to nearly $600 were some of the trades/investments that helped shape my career. I do expect I’ll get an opportunity to be more aggressive in each of these two stocks in coming months, as time and price move and […]