In the News- Nevada's triple economic whammy February 4, 2012The Great Recession has dealt Nevada a losing hand. […]
- Disney employees now allowed to grow beards February 4, 2012Mickey Mouse can finally grow that goatee he's always wanted. Until now, Disney parks and resort employees had been prohibited from growing beards and goatees. Starting Friday they may do so, so long as they're a quarter-inch or shorter. […]
- Auto stocks gain on jobs report. GM up 7% February 3, 2012Shares of General Motors and Ford surged on Friday following strong data on the U.S. job market. […]
- Dow at 4-year high, Nasdaq hits 11-year high February 3, 2012U.S. stocks rallied Friday, as investors cheered a much stronger-than-expected jobs report. […]
- Nevada's triple economic whammy February 4, 2012
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Is It a Market Reversal
Posted on June 22, 2009 | 1 CommentIs the turn I’ve been waiting for finally happening? The market has continued its downward trend that it started last week. The broad market was down almost 3% today. This... -
Make Money in Any Market
Posted on May 27, 2009 | 1 CommentThe market was down significantly today, almost 2%. Despite this my portfolio was up about 1%. Now you might think that is because I am short the market but that... -
At the Turn …
Posted on May 13, 2009 | No CommentsI would like to say I called the top of this particular rally. With the Dow down over 180 points and consecutive days of weakness, it sure does look like... -
Down Baby Down
Posted on April 20, 2009 | No CommentsThe market moved down over 3% today. Is it wrong of me that I’m hoping it continues on its way down? I went short the market by buying a leveraged... -
Wade in Slowly …
Posted on March 24, 2009 | No Commentsand at your own risk. The market had a monster move just two days ago, and did its normal 2% correction the following day. It was pretty predictable after such... -
Playing it Right Lately
Posted on March 18, 2009 | No CommentsThus far, I’ve been pretty spot on with some of my trades. Two days ago, I bought more of the financial ETF UYG. In essentially one day, I’ve made 25%... -
Lucky Day – 20% gain
Posted on January 21, 2009 | No CommentsGoing to take a slight detour from my normal blogging routine to talk about a trade I made today. It was a pretty good trade for me, but most of... -
In Bear Markets, Everyone Loses Money
Posted on December 7, 2008 | No CommentsBear markets are very dangerous. No matter what side of a trade you take, you can lose money. Even if you yourself are a bear, chances are you will lose... -
How Trading Can Drive You to Maddness
Posted on December 1, 2008 | 1 CommentI went short the market last Wednesday. I did it by my normal method; I bought the Exchange Traded Fund SDS. I bought this ETF when the market turned negative... -
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...