Amazon.com Closes In On Its Endgame As Sales Taxes Loom

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on July 17, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) In “Tax Break Nears End For Online Shoppers“, the Wall Street Journal reports that the final dominoes appear to be falling in favor of providing states authority to tax online retailers. … Read more

Chart Review: Amazon Flips Back to Bullish

The opportunity to go short on Amazon.com (AMZN) was short-lived. Just last week I pointed out how AMZN triggered a post-earnings short again. I missed the first breakdown and was looking to play a second move down. It was not to be. Instead, on Monday, AMZN flipped back into bullish territory. I followed suit by … Read more

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

Chart Review: Apple’s Revenge Part Two

It seems Friday’s stalemate was indeed a demonstration of Apple buyers finally putting up a fight. Apple’s stock is still in a short-term downtrend, but the trading action has been electrifying almost the entire way down. The wild swings and near symmetry of the move downward are the kind of “art” that only a chart … 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