Rule #1: dedication…I’m doing this post on a layover in the Toronto Airport! Building a successful blog/internet brand ain’t easy. Nine months into this game, ‘m still workin’ 16-18 hour days…and lovin’ every second of it. Check out THIS awesome near-hourlong podcast interview I did with Mixergy.com, a site that interviews “web visionaries” as we discussed what’s worked (PennyStocking, TIMalerts), what hasn’t (TIMbucks, TIMaffiliates) and what you need to do to create your own successful personal brand, if you’re into that kind of thing. Mixergy’s founder Andrew Warner even did THIS snazzy video intro. You like that? Yeah you did. Here’s the 2nd interview:
Category Archives: Podcasts
How To Build A Successful Personal Brand On The Internet: 2 Podcast Interviews
August 20, 2008 at 12:22 pm by Timothy Sykes
TIMradio #7: John Forman, Author Of The Essentials Of Trading
July 6, 2008 at 11:14 am by Timothy Sykes
Oh yes, the podcast interviews just keep coming…this latest installment is with John Forman, author of the outstanding trader psychology book The Essentials of Trading, which is REQUIRED READING. He’s even got an entire blog, coincidentally named TheEssentialsOfTrading.com, dedicated to teaching the same principles! In both his book & site, he’s got time tested examples and exercises for novice and veteran traders alike…really gotta understand the emotions/psychology that play into trading if you’re gonna master it. For the 4938483rd time, successful trading is not just about making the right picks, it’s more about finding what strategies work best for you and then refining your skills through practice and discipline… Sorry the volume is so weak on this one, it was … Continue reading
TIMradio #4: Michael Covel, Best-Selling Author Of Trend Following & The Complete TurtleTrader
May 18, 2008 at 5:04 pm by Timothy Sykes
There are finance writers and then there are finance writers. Sadly, most fall under the category “author only because it’s a great way to get exposure for fee-based businesses thus increasing income streams”. Yup, all you sugarcoating scumsuckers know EXACTLY who you are–enjoy your hedonist meaningless lives you soulless bastards–for too long you’ve helped nobody but yourselves, sullying the reputation of this once great industry! Sorry I digress, some people just piss me off. The good news is there are authors out there who write because they wish to share useful information, helping to teach you news ways of making money. I was fortunate enough to sit down and talk with one of the greats, the ever bustling … Continue reading
TIMradio #4: Michael Covel, Best-Selling Author Of Trend Following & The Complete TurtleTrader
May 18, 2008 at 5:04 pm by Timothy Sykes
There are finance writers and then there are finance writers. Sadly, most fall under the category “author only because it’s a great way to get exposure for fee-based businesses thus increasing income streams”. Yup, all you sugarcoating scumsuckers know EXACTLY who you are–enjoy your hedonist meaningless lives you soulless bastards–for too long you’ve helped nobody but yourselves, sullying the reputation of this once great industry! Sorry I digress, some people just piss me off. The good news is there are authors out there who write because they wish to share useful information, helping to teach you news ways of making money. I was fortunate enough to sit down and talk with one of the greats, the ever bustling … Continue reading
TIMradio #3: Tom Sosnoff, Founder of Online Broker Thinkorswim
May 9, 2008 at 2:21 pm by Timothy Sykes
As I sit here waiting for the near-inevitable crack in VRML’s stock price, I thought I’d offer up a podcast for your listening and learning pleasure: You’ve all heard me talk about how much I love and recommend Thinkorswim as a broker–not only do they have the best customer service/software, but they have solid borrows through Penson and most importantly, the people at the company actually try to help customers instead of ripping them off. Maybe that’s why there’s a Chicago-based firm, not NYC. So for TIMradio podcast #3, I was fortunate to have a fine little chat with the man behind the curtain, Thinkorswim‘s founder himself, Tom Sosnoff. Besides being a legendary options trader and frequent industry speaker, he’s … Continue reading
TIMradio #2: Cameron Fous, TheTechnicaltrader.net, Another Successful Microcap Trader Whaaaaat
May 2, 2008 at 3:33 pm by Timothy Sykes
All right, stop, collaborate and listen, TIMradio is back with a brand new edition…everybody give a warm round of page views to Cameron Fous of TheTechnicalTrader.net who not only plays microcap stocks from the opposite side as me–meaning he buys them on the way up–he’s in Idaho or some weird place like that, he’s younger and a better trader than me (except the last 2 weeks, haha suck on that Fous!)–with his account up 450%+ in 2 years. Interview with Cameron Fous of TheTechnicalTrader.net
TIMRadio #1: Eddy Elfenbein, Mr. CrossingWallStreet.com
May 1, 2008 at 2:04 pm by Timothy Sykes
Financial blogging has only been around for ages a few years, but already the cream has risen to the top. In my first TIMRadio podcast, I was fortunate enough to be joined by a prime example of that cream, Mr. Eddy Elfenbein, better known by his still-getting-better-by-the-day blog CrossingWallStreet.com. Have a listen and hear us talk about everything from edge-lacking market predictions and Eddy’s old microcap newsletter to my inability to be very outgoing or self-promotional CrossingWallStreet.com Click here to listen to the interview
Sykes' Saturday Seven: March 22nd, 2008 Edition
March 22, 2008 at 3:16 pm by Timothy Sykes
Techcrunch might be right about Inspectd.com being fun and addicting, but it sets a very very very very very very very bad example. The problem lay in the fact that pattern recognition is only part of the game, you also have to understand the variables that align to CREATE those patterns. Comparing a 100% one-week stock price jump based on a positive earnings report—meaningful, further strength likely—is very very very very very very very different from the same kind of jump based on two ANALyst upgrades and a newsletter mention—hype, reversal probable. Exemplified by the pic below: Check out THIS sweet 20 minute podcast talking to some other traders Also check out THIS interview I did, chastising those pathetic people … Continue reading
Sykes’ Saturday Seven: March 22nd, 2008 Edition
March 22, 2008 at 3:16 pm by Timothy Sykes
Techcrunch might be right about Inspectd.com being fun and addicting, but it sets a very very very very very very very bad example. The problem lay in the fact that pattern recognition is only part of the game, you also have to understand the variables that align to CREATE those patterns. Comparing a 100% one-week stock price jump based on a positive earnings report—meaningful, further strength likely—is very very very very very very very different from the same kind of jump based on two ANALyst upgrades and a newsletter mention—hype, reversal probable. Exemplified by the pic below: Check out THIS sweet 20 minute podcast talking to some other traders Also check out THIS interview I did, chastising those pathetic people … Continue reading
Zecco and FOX Biz Interviews And Some More Glowing Book Reviews
March 12, 2008 at 12:44 pm by Timothy Sykes
Andrew Horowitz, wealth manager, the godfather of financial podcasting, aka “El Podrino” and author of beginners-must-read-or-else-you’ll-stay-stupid-forever book The Disciplined Investor and I will be talking about our different strategies for this bear market in a Zecco/BlogTalkRadio sponsored podcast fiesta next Thursday, March 20th, 5PM EST. It’s free to listeners—you can even ask us questions live—but there’s also gonna be a televised Pay-Per-View event, check with your local cable company. Tim Sykes bomaye! Listen to the promo and register below so we can send you annoying reminders the day or two before the event and then harvest your emails FOREVA. (I’m kidding, there will be no harvesting… just reminding)
