You know how I always say wait for ideal opportunities? Well today was one and while I made $700, I screwed it up completely—latest proof that if u stick to these kinds of plays, its sooooooooo tough not to make … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Short Squeezes
One Of The Worst Trades Of My Life & Still A Solid Profit: Behold PennyStocking!
June 12, 2008 at 12:24 pm
by Timothy Sykes
The Dangers Of Shorting Hot Oil Stocks With Absurd SEC Rules, A Lack Of Discipline & A Tiny Account
May 21, 2008 at 4:34 pm
by timothysykes
That title is just about the worst combo there is and yet I went full steam ahead, shorting 1,000 FPP five minutes after the market open into a spike I thought to be ill-fated. Nearly right away when I was … Continue reading
The Dangers Of Shorting Hot Oil Stocks With Absurd SEC Rules, A Lack Of Discipline & A Tiny Account
May 21, 2008 at 4:34 pm
by Timothy Sykes
That title is just about the worst combo there is and yet I went full steam ahead, shorting 1,000 FPP five minutes after the market open into a spike I thought to be ill-fated. Nearly right away when I was … Continue reading
Don’t Short Sell Into Sideways Price Action Of Stocks That Are Still Up Big On The Day!
May 20, 2008 at 3:12 pm
by timothysykes
Lots of folks either have shorted or are thinking of shorting confirmed Supernova MXC here just above $40. Their reasoning—it cracked sideways price action, mistakenly believing it to be the kind of price action I always—or at least should always—look … Continue reading
My Latest AOL Finance Article, Some Seriously Good Advice
May 19, 2008 at 2:47 pm
by timothysykes
You Can check it out right HERE This was written last night and I basically nailed all the top percentage gainers today….too bad AOL didn’t publish it until 1pm, but that’s what I get for submitting a 2am article on … Continue reading
10 Stocks In Play: Where Do You Fit Into The PennyStocking Spectrum?
May 13, 2008 at 8:05 am
by timothysykes
Remember: just cuz I suck at buying breakouts—patience and actually being around to buy-wise—doesn’t mean you’re gonna suck at it too. It’s much much much easier to buy these suckers on the way up than is it to short sell … Continue reading
Controlling A Stupid Trading Mistake Means An Opportunity Lost
May 6, 2008 at 8:47 pm
by timothysykes
Despite my rather long list of potential plays I posted this morning, I had two clear favorites—LGDI and VRML—two sketchy and failing, respectively, penny stocks that were up in excess of 100% over the past few days on fluffy news, … Continue reading
Why Dennis Gartman Is A Classy Pump And Dumper & Some Other Hot Stocks
May 1, 2008 at 9:22 am
by timothysykes
COIN Yup, that old “classy” pump and dumper Dennis Gartman is at it again—re-adding this company with ZERO revenues (and even though they have PRs for everything including partnering with charities but can’t seem to find the time to put … Continue reading
Why Dennis Gartman Is A Classy Pump And Dumper & Some Other Hot Stocks
May 1, 2008 at 9:22 am
by Timothy Sykes
COIN Yup, that old “classy” pump and dumper Dennis Gartman is at it again—re-adding this company with ZERO revenues (and even though they have PRs for everything including partnering with charities but can’t seem to find the time to put … Continue reading
A Decent Profit From The Airport Lounge, Now I’m Up 50% In 6 Months, Jewww Yahhh!
April 28, 2008 at 4:35 pm
by timothysykes
First time around shorting sketchy-100-year-old-oil-company-that’s-watched-the-world-go-by PDO, I barely made anything before it spiked hardcore and proved itself to be a full fledged Supernova, squeezing those stubborn short sellers who didn’t purchase my instructional DVD PennyStocking (or else they’d have cut … Continue reading