In hindsight, the almost 30 percent crash in $AAPL stock will be easy to understand. I am digging into the streams and research and data to get an edge, because I am bleeding money and my instincts only say buy and keep buying both Google and Apple. Henry Blodget has a great summary post up …

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If that was the social media bubble busting, color me happy. When the internet bubble burst in 2000, a bazillion small individual investors imploded (check Etrade’s stock price today $ETFC). When the credit bubble burst in 2007, the American homeowner blew themselves up (Barney Frank made them do it). Sure, the big banks were bailed …

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Today was a typical day for me… 1. I woke up and lost money owning Apple. 2. I got 500 emails asking me if they should buy Apple. 3. I read two thousand $AAPL posts on Stocktwits. 4. I went on CNBC and waved my hands a lot and said insane things that will be …

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Not much is working. It’s one of those painful periods for trend guys like me. Winners are becoming losers. It’s worse though for dip buyers. Losers are becoming bigger losers (see Groupon). If you are a delusional person, November is rocking. Bank of America considers itself a ‘trusted brand‘. But I digress…. Since September, Apple …

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WTF happened today? It’s not like Obama was not a lock from an electoral standpoint. Machines and smart people were predicting it. That means the machines on Wall Street had factored the electoral landslide in…No? Guess not. In the end, today is just another day and data point. If you spend anytime on my stream …

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Momentum Monday is back by popular demand after too long a hiatus. Markets feel heavy after the leading tech stocks $GOOG, $AAPL, $AMZN, $IBM disappointed (at least the price drops signal a mood change) this earnings season, but there are other emerging trends that are capturing our attention. The market is an opportunity machine and …

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I have been talking about the trend upwards in the Biotech Industry for a while on this blog. They have been a leader since the market bottom of 2009. I have always been nervous about biotech stocks because I don’t understand the financial structures, FDA risk and valuations. I avoid. Patents have the same feel. …

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I grew up with a Sandy. My mom. A Blackswan of a mom. I mean look at me and now Max. I had no warning. She just had me. I love my mom, but as soon as I could flee, I did. Sandy is now a Blackswan weather event. A hurricane. Massive destruction. People were …

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It has been a magical few days for our community and ecosystem. One goal was to bring attention to how all the markets work together from angel investing and Venture Capital to Municipal bonds and stocks. My big takeaways: 1. Common Sense – a big pet peeve of mine – ruled the day. When Josh …

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