Chart Review: Amazon Triggers Post-Earnings Short

On May 18th, I wrote that Amazon.com (AMZN) had triggered a post-earnings short by closing below the low of trading in the immediate aftermath of the last earnings report (at $220). However, I did not recommend pulling the trigger because the market was oversold at the time. Surprisingly, AMZN did not benefit from the market’s … Read more

So Far, Facebook IPO Has Had No Significant Impact On Housing Market Near HQ

Last week, Zillow (Z) published an infographic on its blog site purportedly describing the impact of the Facebook (FB) IPO on home listings in the local neighborhood of its Menlo Park headquarters (see “Millionaire’s Row: How Did Facebook’s IPO Affect Silicon Valley Real Estate?“). The summary caught my attention: “To illustrate the Valley’s real estate … Read more

How to Play The End of Google’s “Nine Lives” Around $600

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on May 20, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) For almost five years, GOOG has not been able to make a clean break from the $600 price level. {snip} Each time GOOG peaks just above $600, the subsequent sell-off has … Read more

Amazon.com Triggers Signal To Short – But Do Not Pull The Trigger Yet

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on May 18, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) Amazon.com (AMZN) reported earnings April 26th and soared in the after-hours about 22%. At the time, I decided to call an “audible” on the AMZN post-earnings play and avoid the trade … Read more