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From: February 2013
Is Apple ‘Too Big To Succeed’? ….And The Era of One Trillion
The negative sentiment on our $AAPL stream is deafening. I am not willing to fade the crowd on this. No matter how much $AAPL stock David Einhorn and Blackrock buy, the stock drops. I am reminded of this great Monty Python sketch regarding the Romans. In the last 10 years, Apple has given us the …
Momentum Wrap – LinkedIn, Open Table and A Railroad Hit New Multi-Year Highs
New Highs 62 new all-time highs among stocks that gained 1% or more: GWRE SLCA VRSK LNKD CSU JBHT SUSS ASR DLPH PCRX … 144 stocks reached new 52-week highs while appreciating 1%+. Some of the notable movers include: What is going on with oil & gas stocks? They are breaking out all over the …
How Many Screens do Investors and Traders Need?
It’s a heated topic. No two desks are alike. I don’t think there is a right answer, but I use one. It’s a big Mac screen, with many windows open, but I have decided on a very clean workspace for thinking about stocks and markets and reading. My iPhone is always close nearby. My home …
Speed Kills…and ‘Too Fast To Succeed?
Speed kills for sure, but can you go ‘Too Fast to Succeed’? I loved this post from Josh Williams now at $FB titled ‘play by your own rules‘. But of all the lessons I’ve learned through this journey, this one sticks out like a splinter. Play by your own rules. Listen to your users more …
Momentum Wrap – Stocks Slammed, The All-Time High List Almost Empty
The S & P 500 had its worst day since June last year. Correlation and volatility picked up. The pullback did not leave many prisoners. With the number of distribution days pilling up, $SPY seems on its way to test its rising 50dma – something that looked like a fairy tale a few days ago. …
What Do ‘Warning Shot’s Look Like in Financial Markets…Today! …and the Bondocalypse!
The markets have climbed a beautiful ‘Wall of Worry’ since the death of Europe and the death of Facebook and Social Media last summer. Lately we are getting big big warning signals that investors SHOULD worry again. Keeping it short: 1. Divergences 2. Deterioration on Momentum Stocks – Stocktwits50 is the BEST at surfacing warnings …
I Don’t Know…and Long-Term I Still Don’t Know
It is amazing how little I know about subjects I know the most about. Yep, stocks and markets for one thing and angel investing. I have run a partnership on investing since 1998 and been doing angel investing since 1992. I have now officially invested in a Company that has reached a billion dollars in …
Google Glasses Hidden Feature…Stock Price Predictions
I tried out a pair of Google Glasses yesterday when visiting Yahoo Finance in NYC. My head almost exploded. The lights, the data, the ladies….through it all, one number stood out…999.314159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41971 69399 37510 58209 74944 59230 78164 06286 20899 86280 34825 34211 70679… The glasses were speaking to …
Momentum Wrap – Philip Morris International and Jack In the Box Hit New 52-week Highs
Dividend-paying, defensive names shined today as capital does not want to leave the equity market just yet, but wants to decrease risk a bit. Look at the performance of consumer staples ($XLP) over the past week or so. $XLP is up 3% for February, while the S & P 500 is almost flat. New Highs …