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. Click here to read the entire piece.) For some time now, rare earth supply, demand, and prices have been hot topics of discussion and debate. While these elements are critical components in many high-tech products, they usually represent a very small part … Read more
(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) The management at Research In Motion (RIMM) disappointed this past week as it appears they failed to launch the long-awaited buyback. Who can blame them? It was a week of dour headlines filled with yet … Read more
(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) If you followed anything I have written about Research In Motion (RIMM), you know that the company may begin its latest massive share buyback as early as Monday, July 11. RIMM will buy up to … Read more
Apple (AAPL) initially failed a critical technical test at the 200-day moving average (DMA) and even made a new low for 2011, but the stock’s under-performance has finally ended. AAPL has gained over 10% since its 2011 low June 20th. The majority of the gains have come on just 4 days with strong bursts of … Read more
2011 has been a rough year for Google (GOOG) as the stock continues to underperform relative to the S&P 500. GOOG is down 14% year-to-date while the S&P 500 is up 6.5%. I was premature in mid-May speculating that GOOG had finally reached some kind of bottom in the wake of its bond-offering. However, a … Read more