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 February 1, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) Trading through the earnings of a highly volatile stock often feels like flipping a coin. A trader must try to predict the earnings results AND the market’s reaction to those results. … Read more
The current extended overbought period has produced many amazing chart patterns. In this chart review, I am highlighting some charts I find particularly interesting and compelling. There are impressive recoveries, stocks dancing with critical resistance, and emerging breakouts. Some charts are quite telling in that they completely contradict the presumed economic disaster from an imminent … Read more
(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on January 22, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) So Eastman Kodak (EKDKQ.PK) was rearranging chairs on the deck of the Titanic after all. Late Wednesday night (January 18), Kodak announced that it will file a voluntary bankruptcy using an … Read more
This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on January 12, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) In “Why I Bought Eastman Kodak,” I noted the high amount of short interest in Eastman Kodak (EK) as one of four reasons to buy Kodak’s stock. I neglected to post … Read more
This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on January 11, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) On October 4th, I lamented that I missed out on trading a nice bounce in Eastman Kodak (EK) after the company refuted rumors it would file for bankruptcy. When EK fell … Read more