In the News- Protesters target Apple stores in 'ethical iPhone' campaign February 8, 2012Apple is facing demonstrations on Thursday at a half-dozen of its retail stores around the world from customers concerned about how Apple's suppliers treat their factory workers in China and other overseas locations. […]
- Groupon stock plunges on net loss February 8, 2012Welcome to the big leagues, Groupon. Shareholders punished the stock in after-hours trading Wednesday after the daily deals site posted a surprise loss for its first quarter as a public company. […]
- New nuclear reactors set to be OK'd for Georgia February 8, 2012The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expected to approve licenses to build two new nuclear reactors Thursday, the first approvals in over 30 years. […]
- Caesar's stock closes up 70% in debut February 8, 2012Shares of Caesar's Entertainment nearly doubled in the casino operator's public debut Wednesday and closed up 70%. […]
- Protesters target Apple stores in 'ethical iPhone' campaign February 8, 2012
Stocks Archive
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Breaking My Own Rules
Posted on November 20, 2008 | 2 CommentsI did something stupid today, I broke my own rules. I’ve been, rather successfully, playing the volatility in the market. I have avoided playing the long side since it is... -
Watching the Market
Posted on October 23, 2008 | 4 CommentsI was watching CNBC with someone at lunch today. He is not that familiar with how markets work, and I was explaining to him how I was playing the abnormal... -
Waiting for the Pullback
Posted on October 21, 2008 | No CommentsOnly a quick post. This is a very very busy week for me, so I doubt I will write much this week other than to make quick post on my... -
Hedging
Posted on October 13, 2008 | 2 CommentsToday the market rallied. And it rallied big. This is not a time to get excited. This was actually not a good thing. I’ll explain in a minute, but let... -
Classic Mistake – Turning a Trade into an investment
Posted on October 8, 2008 | 3 CommentsI did the classically wrong thing and I will now continue to do it. I turned a trade into an investment. As I’ve written in my previous post, I decided... -
Reversing Positions
Posted on October 1, 2008 | 4 CommentsAs I write, the Nasdaq is down 2% which makes the short position I took yesterday up 4%. Not bad for a 1 day trade. I will probably try and... -
More Regulation to Fix Regulation
Posted on September 30, 2008 | No CommentsI’m not sure about the logic that is being used by some that more regulation can fix the problems that regulation created in the first place. As I posted earlier,... -
A Lesson In Leverage
Posted on September 15, 2008 | 1 CommentMy prediction on the market turned out to be prophetic. The Dow took a 500 point plunge today. Considering the heavy selling at the end of the day, this pattern... -
Dealing with Layoffs
Posted on August 17, 2008 | 4 CommentsBefore you freak out that I lost my job, I haven’t. My company however did just have a round of layoffs. I’ve been part of a company that was a... -
What Type of Investor are You?
Posted on August 10, 2008 | 3 CommentsI’ve been out of the stock game a little longer than I have wanted to be due to competing priorities. However, I’ve finally been able to put a lot of...