So 99.999% of the investing world just had their worst week ever. Barry’s blog post includes the nice chart of all the damage that you can see below:
Tag Archives: Adapting
Worst Week Ever? Just Another 5% Gain Week For TIMalert Subscribers And I!
October 11, 2008 at 1:07 pm
by Timothy Sykes
Lots Of People Are Wondering…
October 7, 2008 at 8:20 am
by Timothy Sykes
…how in the world their “blue chip” stocks like AAPL, GE, MER, blah blah blah can drop so quickly. Where are the buyers? Don’t they see what a great deal these “quality” companies are now? There has to be a … Continue reading
The World Is Backwards & We Are The Losers: China Introduces Short Selling & Margin
October 6, 2008 at 10:13 am
by Timothy Sykes
When I saw this Marketwatch news article about China just now introducing short selling amd margin borrowing, I couldn’t help but feel that there is some justice in the world. No matter their country’s many many many many issues, injustices, … Continue reading
The World Is Backwards & We Are The Losers: China Introduces Short Selling & Margin
October 6, 2008 at 10:13 am
by Timothy Sykes
When I saw this Marketwatch news article about China just now introducing short selling amd margin borrowing, I couldn’t help but feel that there is some justice in the world. No matter their country’s many many many many issues, injustices, … Continue reading
Wild Google Inc. (GOOG) Stock Price Fluctuation Teaches Valuable Lesson
October 1, 2008 at 9:07 am
by Timothy Sykes
Late yesterday, with just a few minutes to go before the market close, GOOG traded like a wild penny stock, losing nearly half its value and then recovering to close down only $58/share or 15% on the day.
Is Thinkorswim Now Charging Fees On Hard-To-Borrow Stocks?
September 23, 2008 at 5:12 pm
by Timothy Sykes
A few readers have discovered the broker I love, use and recommend, Thinkorswim, is now charging fees on borrowing hard-to-borrow stocks. For a while I heard rumors of this, but like their decision to disallow shorting stocks under $3, I … Continue reading
What To Do If The Terrorist SEC Cell Bans Short Selling Altogether?
September 22, 2008 at 1:48 pm
by Timothy Sykes
Sure, it could easily happen–when you have gross misunderstanding of how an industry works, easy irrelevant scapegoats and you give this kind of influence to such ignorance/incompetence, anything’s possible. Hell, Australia just banned it so why not the US. Throw … Continue reading
How To Spend Trading/Blogging Profits: My 7-Day $11,000 Trip To Japan
August 19, 2008 at 3:24 pm
by timothysykes
By now you guys know that I’m a workaholic who’s been steadily growing his biz so I can proudly say this blog made $45k last month (see detailed breakdown HERE)…and as I’ve been preparing you guys for the last few … Continue reading
To All The Whiny Bitches Who Have Recently Visited My Site:
August 14, 2008 at 7:42 pm
by timothysykes
In a comment posted HERE about TIMalerts affecting the patterns we stalk, Yngvai said: You say someone should anticipate it all, but the subscriber base changes the variables that you teach. The “afternoon fade” is exactly that. A fade, not … Continue reading
I’m Going To Japan August 20th-September 1st, Got Any Tips/Connections?
August 9, 2008 at 11:24 am
by timothysykes
Yes, the rumors are true, but don’t worry, I’m planning this entire vacation around internet access so I’ll still be doing my daily TIMalerts premarket watchlist and trading/alerting TIMalert subscribers to any and all worthy opportunities. In fact, as those … Continue reading