Day trading chimps?
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Sure - pretty-colored graph.I was just reading an article on zerohedge and now my head is spinning. Can someone please translate this graphic in to layman's terms or would this be lehman's terms?
That help?
Apple at $400 is more than 10% gain so I hit the sell. Not the time I was planning to but too the numbers are nice. No telling how long the good times will roll.
AAPLwtfBBQ
and that my friend, is a breakout! On huge volume too. Very mixed day.
I love the smell of feces in the bed in the morning.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110922-706357.html
Smells like a good day to buy.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110922-706357.html
Smells like a good day to buy.
http://www.gurufocus.com/news/145911/price-to-sales-and-operating-margins-aapl-and-amzn
Interesting reading, contrasting AAPL and AMZN market prices and metrics as examples of market madness.
Interesting reading, contrasting AAPL and AMZN market prices and metrics as examples of market madness.
On pace for the worst week since 2008. Be careful man. AAPL is holding on for dear life at 400.
SQQQ
Sold it last week.On pace for the worst week since 2008. Be careful man. AAPL is holding on for dear life at 400.
SQQQ
SQQQ where have you been all my life? Ishty performance over the last year though
It's not a security to hold long term. It's just a leveraged inverse etf. We have been in a bull market essentially from spring of 2009 until the end of august 2011 that's why its performance is weak.
FAZ has been equally fun today.
FAZ has been equally fun today.
how do you stumble across those? they look like options i'd consider using, but i know nothing about finding them and analyzing their performance.
I've fallen and I can't get up . . . oh, wait. AMAC is pulling a over 45% gain. Say what?!
so, if we were to build a Ridemonkey fund, what would be in it and how would it perform?
HANS - for Monster
LUX - for Oakley
i'm not able to find many public bike, tire, or suspension companies.
i'm assuming we should blend in some tech and beer stocks.
HANS - for Monster
LUX - for Oakley
i'm not able to find many public bike, tire, or suspension companies.
i'm assuming we should blend in some tech and beer stocks.
Sram is your best bet, assuming they didn't pull their IPO
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/09/26/329102/wall-street-trader-recession-dream/
The comments section on this video make me sick. That guy just gave the world a huge favor and we are too dumb to recognize it.
The comments section on this video make me sick. That guy just gave the world a huge favor and we are too dumb to recognize it.
The traders are going to put profits in the pockets of people who will turn around and use that money to do business, placing money in the pockets of the "working class" people offended by the statement.
Rut roh!
Yeah, today hurt.
I know the feeling all to well. You sold HANS right?
I did, but then got back in again. I apparently didn't wait long enough before going back in. Fortunately, I'm still not playing with big enough blocks to cause any real financial destruction.
I'm eyeballing AAPL. The i5 out tomorrow is going to translate into some big sales. Though, who knows with this economy.
I'm eyeballing AAPL. The i5 out tomorrow is going to translate into some big sales. Though, who knows with this economy.
Be careful man. See amazon for the most recent example of hype to complete failure pattern. That and the "trend is your friend."
FWIW, I just sold my position on AAPL today. I plan to re-enter short after any bear rally or break of 372.
FWIW, I just sold my position on AAPL today. I plan to re-enter short after any bear rally or break of 372.
wtf rally in the last hour?
Hard work trading today. Goodness!
And, everything is roses today, and I'm kicking myself for not going double-down on on a few investments last week. Live and learn.
christ, aapl is through the roof again....without me.
So is HANS. I'm thinking there has got to be a bad news day around the corner, so it may be selling time again. What a wild freak of a ride. Has the market historically seen this type of volatility on a week to week basis, or is this new since 2008, or even a more recent trend? Is it more of a function of which stocks I happen to be watching? It seems some have pretty wide swing on the 52 week high/low, while others I'm watching do tend to be tighter.
Edit - fvck AAPL, have you seen Goog? Of course you have. Q3 profits up 26% driving them up over 6% today.
I'm not sure where to go to get quarterly info the soonest it is available. Suggestions for online sources?
Edit 2 - found it
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html
Edit - fvck AAPL, have you seen Goog? Of course you have. Q3 profits up 26% driving them up over 6% today.
I'm not sure where to go to get quarterly info the soonest it is available. Suggestions for online sources?
Edit 2 - found it
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html
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The market is completely news driven right now and we are entering earnings season, let alone all the government intervention. Expect the swings to continue and the issues to be pushed under the rug again. I stand by my previous analysis that I would have to see the S&P above 1230 to turn bullish. Historically October is normally a bullish month especially late oct...grain of salt.
As for 2008, I could probably find a dozen examples of similar market behavior between fall 2008 and fall 2011 but it all boils down to $hits ugly. Long term weekly and monthly index charts look like hsit, credit looks like **** and so does the EUR/USD. This market is not going anywhere without the financial sector.
As for 2008, I could probably find a dozen examples of similar market behavior between fall 2008 and fall 2011 but it all boils down to $hits ugly. Long term weekly and monthly index charts look like hsit, credit looks like **** and so does the EUR/USD. This market is not going anywhere without the financial sector.
Like a high school kid, I pulled out today. With my "fun money" investments, I dumped all my hold-for-growth holdings, and only held a few non-volitile div stocks. I had more than 15% growth in both GOOG and INTC, and HANS was getting close to 10%. I just don't have faith that things won't go wonky over the weekend, and I don't want to start next week with holdings in the dump. Going with the "bird in the hand" plan.
Well there was a comment from BIGHITR in here but he must have deleted it.
This range bound action blows.
This range bound action blows.
I'm wondering when we will see the next big sky-is-falling drop.
He sent me a pm. I'm worried that he has a strategy that sounds in the ballpark of mine.
Most likely in 13 months from now in anticipation of 11:03 pm on 12-21-12?
So you were watching that $425/share spike from the $363 week earlier huh?
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everyday man.
Speaking of. AAPL has got a nice tug of war going on. Holding support at the 30 day moving average and showing a On Balance Volume divergence. I thought we would see a gap fill but i guess not, this strikes me as odd considering the market is up 200+ points today and aapl is relatively stagnant. I'm definitely staying away until something defines itself. See attached.
After looking at all this, I'm almost glad I'm too poor to have money tied up in the stock market.
Wtf is up with the emails I get from The Motley Fool?! Every week it is like a white trash infomercial.
Definitely made the right call staying away from AAPL in hindsight, On balance volume rarely lies. I entered short at 397 this morning, I don't see this trade lasting very long though.
RE: Motley fool. This is why I don't listen to any talking heads...well maybe Reggie Middleton. Keep your eye on the financial sector.
RE: Motley fool. This is why I don't listen to any talking heads...well maybe Reggie Middleton. Keep your eye on the financial sector.
watching HANS dip again with the talking heads claiming current price below calculated value. i think HANS could be my momentum trade favorite; i am getting a feel for it and the volitility swings are big enough and frequent enough to make it worth my time following without making me fill my shorts with worry.
And I waited too long to buy HANS, they are bouncing up big today.
On the other hand, MDR is the suck, glad I don't own them.
Vague Euro news seems to be tugging things pretty hard. Once this thing gets resolved (say it happens tomorrow, just for giggles) what is going to be the big driver? Housing? Employment? Corn prices?
On the other hand, MDR is the suck, glad I don't own them.
Vague Euro news seems to be tugging things pretty hard. Once this thing gets resolved (say it happens tomorrow, just for giggles) what is going to be the big driver? Housing? Employment? Corn prices?
It's really been nothing but selling intraday today tech wise at least* (HANS included). Have a look at the hourly charts of both aapl and hans. Sure they are up but hardly up from where they were.
Keep your eye on the financials! Again, this market will go nowhere without them. Europe is playing the buy on the rumor - sell on the news strategy very well. They are creating a **** load of rumors and no solid news.
FWIW, the market has blasted through its significant resistance areas. Even permabears like me are bullish right now, but I'm making life easy and only trading the indices and aapl now (SPY, IWM, QQQ, AAPL). I was liking the price action happening on hans, it has developed a pretty nice up trending channel, but I'm a buyer way closer to 80 and not a very committed one with earnings right around the corner on Nov. 3.
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Keep your eye on the financials! Again, this market will go nowhere without them. Europe is playing the buy on the rumor - sell on the news strategy very well. They are creating a **** load of rumors and no solid news.
FWIW, the market has blasted through its significant resistance areas. Even permabears like me are bullish right now, but I'm making life easy and only trading the indices and aapl now (SPY, IWM, QQQ, AAPL). I was liking the price action happening on hans, it has developed a pretty nice up trending channel, but I'm a buyer way closer to 80 and not a very committed one with earnings right around the corner on Nov. 3.
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