S & P 500 just closed its best January in 15 years (up 5%). Defensive sectors have been outperforming as of late, but keep in mind that a new month starts tomorrow, and funds are likely to put new money to work. Even the slightest dips are bought. The market is consolidating its gains through …

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New Highs 22 new all-time highs among stocks that gained 1% or more: CVLT LIFE BOFI TCAP BCEI LUX MSG RNF PRIM 67 new 52-week highs among stocks that appreciated 1%+. Some of the notable movers include: Regional banks keep climbing higher: $ZION $BOFI $CMA $RF Who said that gaming stocks should be left for …

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New Highs 70 new all-time highs among stocks that gained 1% or more today: CP PSX TUP GGG DK MPC HFC JJSF CZZ STZ 163 stocks reached new 52-week highs while appreciating 1%+. Some of the notable movers include: Refiners followed up on yesterday’s strong session after impressive earnings from Valero ($VLO).  Strength begets more …

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Much has been written over the last several months about the changes being made to how Twitter works with third party developers (like StockTwits). Effective March 1, 2013, StockTwits users will no longer be able to post to their StockTwits accounts via Twitter by including a $TICKER or $$ in the message. The only way to …

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Nobody is complaining these days other than tech bloggers and ZeroHedge (he complains all day everyday). Actually, people long $AAPL are complaining too. I hear them talking about how cheap Apple is. I would be more bullish on Apple if it were going up and more expensive. I am perpetually nervous, but I eat it …

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New Highs 41 new all-time highs among stocks that gained 1% or more today: CVI LAD PBH SRC TRS SNTA CRM LNKD CRPT TAL 121 new 52-week highs among stocks that appreciated 1% or more. Some of the notable movers include: Highly-shorted names continue to squeeze higher. One of the unwritten market laws says that …

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Disclosure – In late July I disclosed that I was selling my Twitter shares. I did. It just felt like the right time. Since that time, I received some holdback shares from the Tweetdeck acquisition (angel investor). I decided to hold those shares. With the launch of Vine I am pretty excited to be a …

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Oh dear God it was along time ago that I created and started Wallstrip. The first show was October 15, 2006…I have the blog post to prove it. My pitch to investors…’Cramer with _____’! I kid the Cramer! Lindsay Campbell, our awesome host, continues to be offended by me today. I know this because she …

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I saw a lot of people today on the streams rationalizing their Apple losses. People calling it ‘house money’. NO. I did not lose the House’s money today in $AAPL. I lost my money and partner’s money. A few days ago I could have liquidated and had MORE money. It was mine. Never the house’s. …

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In bear markets, price is the news. In bull markets, news follows price. Currently, earnings surprises continue to follow the direction of the established trend. Breakouts are still happening all over the place and among different industry groups. Today, many stocks finished below their high of the day, providing clues of a potential market exhaustion …

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