I like to buy platforms, as I’ve explained many times over the years. Buying platforms enables you to bet on the success on all the companies and ideas and concepts that get built upon the original platform. Which leads me to a company I want to invest in called Unity Software that provides software solutions […]
Don’t Lose Sleep In This Blizzy Blizzy Bizzle Boop Market
The market pulled back! Oh my goodness. I thought stocks only went up. The question remains whether or not this is the beginning of the end, even if the end is a whimper leading to a slow grind lower over several months and not necessarily a crash. That said, I don’t quite hate the markets […]
This Ain’t 2007, There’s No “Right” Percentage Of Cash To Hold, Balance Your Portfolio And More
Here’s the transcript from this week’s Live Q&A Chat. Q. You’ve mentioned in the past how you became an outright bear in 2007. Are you feeling the same way now, here in 2021? A. No, it’s not the same. In 2021, I think valuations are clearly out of whack with reality for many small cap […]
Be Disciplined, Not Random
Just in case anybody needed a reminder that stocks are risky, that they don’t always go straight up and that your losses can be real, the cannabis stocks were exactly that today as they dropped 20-50% across the board. Look at this one-month chart that looks like it could be a one-year chart for MJ, […]
Trade Alert: Strategies For This Blow-Off Top Market
“That’s how any good bubble starts, with enough people getting far enough ahead of themselves that the reality becomes a self-perpetuating phenomenon. Again, we probably aren’t at that tipping point just yet, but it’s coming. I don’t want to let this scare you off, we are likely at least a couple years away from a […]
Trade Alert: Adding To Qualcomm, Trimming SPCE, Best VR Games, More
Howdy folks. AMA. Q. Cody – I was curious your thoughts on trimming and locking in gains during this bubble blowing bull market. We spoke on the phone once briefly while you were golfing. I am 40 years old, never married and no kids, make a base salary of 300k with bonus potential to get […]
My Mission Ten Years Ago
Trading With Cody is about to celebrate its 10-year anniversary in March. Some of you have been here for pretty much the whole time. And if you’ve been a subscriber for ten years, I’m going to come up with a cool gift to send you. So, let me know if and when you pass your […]
Trade Alert: Revisiting Our Coronavirus Vaccine Platform Name
Over the last part of 2020, the investment community (including me in this case), decided that mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna were clearly going to be very effective and that Johnson & Johnson’s and other vaccines would likely supplement the mRNA supply to conquer The Coronavirus Crisis. The virus had other ideas. And as […]
Robin Hood And Wall Street Are Trying To Screw You (What’s New?)
Wall Street is a tough place. It’s got gangsters like the Tier 1 investment banks which literally have divisions that never have down trading days because they trade in front of and to the government itself. It’s got fraudsters who will promise and say anything on their fancy presentations and websites about how their company […]
Everything You Need To Know About Analyzing A Stock
Yesterday, I did a zoom video where I showed people the approach I take to valuing individual stocks, including what resources I use and much more information about stock analysis. You can watch a replay of the video here and I’ve included a full, lightly edited transcript below. Cody: So, I have no written notes, no […]
A Very Special Live Q&A Chat (And Note The Semi’s)
Ah, a market pull back? At least for the early morning Wednesday here. Let’s see how long it lasts. I’d note that the semiconductor stocks have pulled back a full 7% from last Thursday’s highs. The semi’s had been one of the steady leaders in this Blow-Off Top part of the Bubble-Blowing Bull Market that […]
Virtual Derivative Reality Will Be A Trillion Dollar Market
I’m sore from playing, just maybe an hour or so every day, on my Oculus Quest 2 over the last couple weeks. This new virtual reality headset thingee from Facebook is still blowing my mind, in fact even more so since I last wrote about it a couple weeks ago. We’ve ordered our third, because […]
Bad Social Media Vs Pinterest, Bad Cryptos Vs Bitcoin, Welcome To Space, Etc
Here’s the transcript from Friday’s Live Q&A Chat which we did live over Zoom. You can watch the video here: Cody: Welcome to another edition of the Trading with Cody live Q&A chat Zoom version. I come to you live from Ruidoso, New Mexico today as usual since the pandemic. The coronavirus kicked in and […]
Trade Alert: Everything Is Exactly What It Seems
Everything is exactly what it seems She’s not hiding wings beneath her leather jacket Everything is exactly what it seems Making my way downtown through the haze I thought I’d figure out how to change But you never change Everyone is exactly who they are You’re not straying far from who you were in high […]
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 […]
Trade Alert: This Virtual Reality Platform Will Change Reality
We’ve added quite a few new subscribers to Trading With Cody in the past few weeks, so here’s some analysis from a book I wrote a few years ago. I think it’s a good way to start today’s report as so much of it still applies and I want to talk about virtual reality because […]
Cody The Magnificent’s Fortune Telling For 2021
Some predictions for 2021 then. 1. Small caps underperform, especially the most speculative small cap stocks that are up huge already. 2. FANG or FAANNG (FB, AAPL, AMZN, NFLX, NVDA, GOOG) trades in disparate ways, with FB, AAPL, GOOG have a good year, NVDA trades flattish, while AMZN and NFLX underperform. 3. Oil trades down […]
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 […]
Space Revolutions, Hedging The New Year, Dream Stocks, Etc
Here’s the transcript from this week’s Live Q&A Chat. Merry Xmas, happy holidays, etc etc! Thanks for being a part of Trading With Cody this year. Let’s rock. Q. $AJRD. speaking of space revolution, and missed opportunity. Is this the “space revolution” decade? A. Yea, we had this one nailed. But this is an old […]
Latest Positions: The Other Longs, The Short Hedges, Cryptos
Here is a Part 5 of 5 of the list my latest personal portfolio positions and most of the hedge fund positions with updated commentary and ratings for each position. Let’s do this week’s Live Q&A Chat at 1pm ET tomorrow (Wednesday). Come directly to the TWC Chat Room or just email us your question to support@tradingwithcody.com […]