On Friday, we got involved into two brand new positions. The first position was in a Midterm Trade in Suntech Power (STP). This solar company is set to release earnings on Wednesday morning, and it should make some moves before...
Read MoreChina became the World’s 2nd largest economy this weekend. Or rather, Japan became number three because it’s not so much what China did as what Japan did not do, which was (or was not, in this case) grow. Japan’s GDP came in at...
Read MoreWhat are people thinking? It is interesting to see so many of the same people calling for a “double dip” recession while at the same time railing against government spending. The US Government is spending $3.5Tn...
Read MoreTalk about feeling outnumbered! As the guy in Airplane kind of said – “Looks like I pricked the wrong week to get bullish!” Of course, as I often tell people I am neither bullish nor bearish – I’m...
Read MoreToday’s tickers: EFA, EEM, DYN & RMBS EFA – iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund – One investor appears nervous over a continued slide lower for global stocks and used a put option combination in the index fund tracking...
Read MoreLong Term Investment: Basic Sanitation Company of Sao Paulo (SBS) Profile: Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (Basic Sanitation Company of Sao Paulo – SBS) is the state of Sao Paulo’s environmental...
Read MoreIt has been an up and down week for us. We hit a bit of bad luck with our typically successful Overnight Trades that may have been due. Yesterday, we got into an Overnight Trade in Nordstrom (JWN). The company reported EPS...
Read MoreToday’s tickers: CSCO, M, SPWRA & LEN CSCO – Cisco Systems Inc. – A disappointing revenue forecast for the current quarter by computer giant Cisco late on Wednesday spawned more fears about the strength of...
Read MoreI’m pretty cautious moving into the market this morning. This appears to be the third straight day of declines, and we are out of capital for short sales. Getting into a buy might be suicide, so I think we need to wait this one...
Read MoreThe markets are clearly insane. I diagnosed manic depression in the markets years ago but it’s been getting worse and worse to the point where we now have mood swings from week to week and sometimes even day to day. Much of...
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