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SS13: Learn To Short Sell, Short Sellers As Scapegoats Is 1930 All Over Again & More
Posted by Timothy Sykes on Sun 21st of Sep, 2008 09:26:54 AM
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People blamed short selling in 1930 too!
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SS7: Some Cool New Sponsors & Blogs To Be Aware Of
Posted by Timothy Sykes on Tue 9th of Sep, 2008 04:17:33 PM Sponsor Offer:
Thanks to my growing list of sponsors!
Ben Bien disappeared and now his own blog, lots of lessons from failure
Check out the site my intern Zak has been working on HERE
Hell, even my web designer has a blog now, check it
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SS7: Why TIMalerts Is Good For Buying Stocks, Ron Insana, Carl Icahn et al
Posted by timothysykes on Sun 17th of Aug, 2008 11:53:22 AM Sponsor Offer:
For those of you who don’t like shorting, you know you can use my TIMalerts for longs, too, right? Even when it’s a alert to short—that’s because all shorts have to be bought back eventually and those could be good times to buy, as PCola (who’s now #2 on Covestor and we’ve got 4 PennyStockers in the top 6!!) demonstrated HERE:
At around $3.15, i was noticing how the volume wasn’t very much, and that when Tim covered I thought the price would spike as his subscribers covered as well. I debated getting in at that point, but decided to wait until his official e-mail alert. When I got the e-mail that he covered at $3.25, I got in at $3.29, and watched it squeeze all the way to a $3.45 close.
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The 11 Most Popular PennyStocking Blogs
Posted by timothysykes on Sun 10th of Aug, 2008 10:29:19 AM Sponsor Offer:
I’m incredibly proud to report that PennyStockers are starting blogs everywhere so I’m glad that my full throttle promotion of transparency in this joke of an industry is finally beginning to pay off (see all my verified trades HERE). After all, it doesn’t matter if you’re making millions, thousands or just learning the game, the key to success (as I detail in my instructional DVD which you can purchase HERE), is being honest–not only because it’s right, but because trading is all about understanding your strengths and weaknesses, maximizing one and minimizing the other, and you can’t figure that stuff out if you’re lying to yourself and everyone else.
Behold the 11 most popular PennyStocking blogs (PS I encourage you 11 bloggers to repost this post–and link back bitches–to help encourage traffic amongst one and all) :
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SS7: NewsFlashr Has A Cool New Tool & Must Read Investment Books
Posted by timothysykes on Sat 9th of Aug, 2008 01:24:09 PM Sponsor Offer:
LOL, I like this guy, quit your whining
Big shout out to my sponsors:
NewsFlashr has a cool search tool across all the major sites
Great investments on Ebay
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SS7: My Interview On Gold Seek Radio, Maria Bartiromo Is A Moron & My Sponsors Rock!
Posted by Timothy Sykes on Sat 2nd of Aug, 2008 09:26:22 AM Sponsor Offer:
Check out my badass interview on Gold Seek Radio
Big ups to my awesome sponsors, click em and see what they have to offer:
Zeccoooooooooo
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SS7: Dr. Brett Steenbarger, Sissy Value Investors & IMAX Corporation (USA) (IMAX)
Posted by timothysykes on Sat 19th of Jul, 2008 10:18:37 AM Sponsor Offer:
My first guest post on Paul Kedrosky’s blog using some solid contrary indicators
Me fighting with a sissy value investor, good stuff
Solid interview with Dr. Brett the no BS trading coach
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SS7: AMEX Black Card, Bill Miller Sucks & An Upcoming DVD Giveaway For My Twitter Followers Only!
Posted by timothysykes on Sat 12th of Jul, 2008 10:45:06 AM Sponsor Offer:
My interview on cokeheads in finance & the AMEX black card (seriously, a must read)
Bill Miller is down 40% in the last few months, maybe I should send him a copy of PennyStocking?
A big thank you to all my sponsors, my commentary could never be so honest/useful without them!
Options University (finally someone’s gonna teach you guys about options!)
Reebles (TIMbucks sponsor!)
I have lots of info at many different places:
follow me on Twitter (gonna have a DVD giveaway contest next week for
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TIM June Monthly Review: It’s Satisfying To Earn 14% When Most Others Lose
Posted by Pallian (Moderator) on Mon 7th of Jul, 2008 11:42:33 AM Sponsor Offer:
June was a tremendous month for me, my site and my strategy all took off just as others collapsed. Of course, just as all the longs look like geniuses in bull markets so do short sellers in bear markets and my trading/teaching was far from perfect, but the key is we’re all earning and learning…
To the numbers…
My Thinkorswim account increased from $17,807 to $20,272, a gain of $2,465, or 13.84%. Plenty of mistakes (click blog posts on the table below to see), but nice domination of Covestor (see rankings HERE) and the major indexes:
Site traffic continued its strong growth, especially monthly visitors which increased from May’s 104,000 to 150,000!
And get excited cuz now I’ve figured out a way to
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SS7: Fun Business Class Perks, Why Prop Firms Are Scams & Bernard Baruch Quotes!
Posted by timothysykes on Sat 5th of Jul, 2008 10:57:36 AM Sponsor Offer:
Thank you to my wonderful sponsors—we have a new one in town Options University!
SpeedTrader (yes, you can short OTCBBs and Pink Sheets)
Now this is an interesting add-on for business class passengers!
The Globe tries to cheer investors up by saying even Buffett is down big this year…awwww, poor you!
You friggin morons, just
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SS7: Todd Harrison & Chris Perruna Are Wise, Bill Gates Tries To Be Sexy
Posted by timothysykes on Sat 28th of Jun, 2008 09:40:57 AM Sponsor Offer:
Listen to THIS GUY—he’s bigtime, smart & open
Young Bill Gates tried to look sexy…seriously
Gratzie a mi sponsors: SpeedTrader, GFT Forex, Optimus Futures & Thinkorswim
Why long-term investors are dopes aka
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SS7: Beer Is Pricey, Abnormal Returns Rocks, Spam Mailers & More!
Posted by atulkumar on Sun 22nd of Jun, 2008 11:03:44 AM Sponsor Offer:
SS7 now means Sykes’, basically just when I have too much crap to do…as in the last few weeks….1862 unread emails, c’mon guys that’s just crazy!
Lots of added goodies when you follow me on Twitter
Major League Beer Pricing Chart
Shout out to my sponsors GFT Forex, SpeedTrader (yes, they do allow shorts on OTCBBs and Pink Sheet stocks), Optimum and Thinkorswim
A better list of links than I could ever create
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SS7: Bear Stearns Succeeds At Something & Other Fun Facts You Probly Didn’t Know
Posted by timothysykes on Sun 15th of Jun, 2008 03:56:12 PM Sponsor Offer:
When you do an 8-hour marathon show, you’re inevitably gonna fall behind on some stuff, Sykes’ Saturday Seven was one of the causalities, here it is:
God I love it…You want the pump? You want the pump? You can’t handle the pump!
Cost of living rising due to speculators? Pffffff Maybe the cost of dying is dropping due to speculators?
Bear Stearns is actually
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SS7: The Modern-Day Reminiscences Of A Stock Operator & Other Trading Links
Posted by timothysykes on Sat 7th of Jun, 2008 09:37:22 AM Sponsor Offer:
Great book review for An American Hedge Fund from another trader of low priced stocks TK
Anyone who is considering a career as a trader in the
securities business needs to read the book An American Hedge
Fund. It is the honest, real-life story of what a
trader will face in the quest for success.
Click HERE to read the rest…TK was even kind enough to forward a followup email one of his readers sent him:
Thanks for the book recommendation An American Hedge Fund by Timothy Sykes it was a great read. Reminded me a little of Reminiscences of a Stock Operator.
Boom! And check out TFPOI’s review HERE. My favorite parts:
Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone who has a child interested in the stock market, anyone interested in starting their own hedge fund, or anyone looking for a great financial read on par with Reminiscences of a Stock Operator.
Ahhh yes considering ROASO is literally the best financial piece of writing ever, getting compared to it again and again is truly an honor, and it helps with my insecurity issues…Whewwww
Angry about high gas prices? Do something constructive with your rage and burn gas stations!
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Sykes’ Saturday Seven: Stock Twittering & More Cool Financial Tools
Posted by timothysykes on Sat 31st of May, 2008 09:28:55 AM Sponsor Offer:
Still getting waaay too many emails from newbies asking how I made so much and lost so much so quickly—guys, my life is an open book, literally…now you can even listen to it at the gym.
Tired of all these technology bloggers getting all the attention? Lindzon and his gang are trying to grow stock twittering, and I think it’s a great idea. Be an early adopter and get on Twitter…even I’m on it!
Cool interactive Wall Street graveyard
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SS7: Steve Ballmer Gets Egged, Understanding The UltraShort Oil & Gas ProShares (DUG) & More!
Posted by timothysykes on Sat 24th of May, 2008 11:29:29 AM Sponsor Offer:
Great message board focusing on stocks that send out spam
My buddy had THIS $175 burger on Wall Street, he told me it sucked….big surprise
It’s not nearly as educational as THIS (which is brought to you by SpeedTrader), but you know you gotta watch Steve Ballmer of Microsoft get egged…you just gotta
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Sykes’ Saturday Sevenish: May 17th, 2008 Inside Edition
Posted by timothysykes on Sat 17th of May, 2008 10:44:58 AM Sponsor Offer:
Trade with any of my sponsors and you’re pretty much set:
Active traders: Speedtrader!
Forex traders: GFT!
Futures traders: Optimus
Shorting penny stocks: Thinkorswim
Everyone’s going crazy over Bill O’Reilly’s finny breakdown video clip…they should be, it’s friggin hilarious!
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Sykes’ Saturday Sevenish: May 9th, 2008 Educacion
Posted by timothysykes on Sat 10th of May, 2008 09:57:06 AM Sponsor Offer:
Now that prices have come down a bit, think it’s time to buy real estate in the US? Hello no! Check out what your hard earned money can buy in other countries…
Can’t wait to read badass short selling hedge fund manager’s David Einhorn’s new book…he was just on CNBC today talking about that oh so evil, unpatriotic act, impressing the hell out of just about everyone. I’m particularly pleased with him lashing out at the bastards over at the SEC. Guess you just need a few billion under management to get people to listen.
It’s time to play check out Tim’s excellent sponsors game again because they allow for such a transparent business model! Your choice of click throughs are:
a. SpeedTrader!
b. GFT Forex!
c. Optimus Futures!
d. Your Ad Here!
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Sykes’ Saturday Seven: Watch Some Crazy Indians & Warren Buffett Screw Up
Posted by timothysykes on Sat 3rd of May, 2008 11:58:02 AM Sponsor Offer:
Berkshire Hathaway is gonna get taken apart next week as they missed on revenue estimates by $3 billion and took a $1.6 billion loss on derivatives—I like and respect Warren Buffett, but I do look forward to the pain this will cause his sissy value investor cult
This video is tailor made for the narrow-minded value investors out there—while this looks pretty crazy to us, it’s a multi-century tradition older than our entire egotistical culture:
Perruna’s got a cool stock screen
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TIM 6 Month Review: Earn 47% While The Markets Drop 10%
Posted by timothysykes on Thu 1st of May, 2008 02:57:15 AM Sponsor Offer:
Yup, that’s right, tiny, loud mouthed, mistake-celebrating TIM just busted a cap in the ass of the joke that is the financial industry by implementing my own brand of PennyStocking, or short selling penny stocks, a niche that’s supposedly random/akin to gambling and according to Forbes’ oh so popular Investopedia, in their definition of short selling, impossible to short sell! Screw them, the graph below says it all:
Maybe in the future more attention will be paid to this accurate definition of short selling—written by somebody who’s made millions from this strategy instead of some wannabe who’s just the latest journalist joker…you guys remember Sri, the theater major over at CNBC (fired yet?) and TheStreet.com guy who wrote about a product the company had already sold (fired yet?)! How could we forget—after all, their jokes have been very profitable for me and my readers.
Sorry, I digress—my blood is boiling from the amount of misinformation out there—this is a time for celebration and review. After all, while I made plenty of mistakes, a 47% return in 6 months is something to be proud of. So, take a look at all the most important posts during this journey, I promise, no matter what Investopedia says, this strategy is alive and well, legal and learnable (and to you haters, just wait until you see what I can do when I no longer have to deal with the pattern day trader rules, I plan my speaking schedule better and I’m not building a revolutionary new website…when TIM reaches $100k, it’s gonna be damn fun shutting you up as I make $50k+ in 6 months):
Successes:
Shorting Into A Factually Inaccurate Article
How I Made An 8% Return Before Lunch
How I Made 25% Just By Holding A Distinct Pattern Overnight
Why My Strategy Works Even For Stupid People
God, I Love Short Selling Penny Stocks!
Failures:
