ONE-TWENTY TWO: Trading Financial Markets
Exploring the poetry in financial markets for students of money and economy since the year 2000.
This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on November 13, 2011. Click here to read the entire piece.) On Thursday evening, November 10, 2011, rare earth miner and producer Molycorp (MCP) reported strong earnings. There were no surprises given the strong guidance CEO Mark Smith delivered the previous week. … Read more
This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on October 30, 2011. Click here to read the entire piece.) Mark Smith, CEO of rare earth miner and producer Molycorp (MCP), appeared on CNBC again to discuss his company’s business and conditions in the industry. Smith provided an interesting “sneak peak” … Read more
This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on October 30, 2011. Click here to read the entire piece.) {snip} Today, I am going to try again to make the case that LPS is potentially turning around. Here are the main points and observations: Short interest is down 34% from … Read more
This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) December 10, 2010 Netflix (NFLX) closed at $194.63. CEO Reed Hastings scolds famous investor Whitley Tilson for shorting Netflix stock in “Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Responds to Whitney Tilson: Cover Your Short Position. Now.“: {snip} … Read more
This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) In the middle of the trading day on October 25, First Solar (FSLR) abruptly announced the departure of CEO Rob Gillette: {snip} This terse statement lacking background information sent FSLR’s stock reeling into a one-day … Read more