Month: June 2009

Quote Corner

A.I. (artificial intelligence) is the science of how to get machines to do the things they do in the movies. – Professor Astro Teller (Carnegie Mellon University)

June 16, 2009 June 16, 2009 By charlie In Comments Off on Quote Corner

Elastic Girl

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.2745875&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] more about “Elastic Girl“, posted with vodpod

June 16, 2009 June 16, 2009 By charlie In 1 Comment

S&P 500 Bullidex ($ES_F $SPY $SPX)

The S&P 500 Bullidex fell 8% to close at 215, ending the 3 month uptrend that began in mid March. This implies an increasingly dangerous market for investors as fewer stocks are rising amidst increasing volatility. Short trades like MTXX and STSI are beginning to pop up, and we’ve come a long way from the…

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June 16, 2009 June 16, 2009 By charlie In , , , , , , Comments Off on S&P 500 Bullidex ($ES_F $SPY $SPX)

Twitter Ticker ($MTXX)

At 11:16 am, Matrixx Initiatives became the focus of StockTwits chatter. Trading was halted at 8.56 by 11:34, only to reopen at 6.30 over two hours later. The maker of Zicam nasal spray fell 70% intraday as the FDA revealed a rather unpleasant side effect, permanent olfactory damage. The Zicam products in question account for…

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June 16, 2009 June 16, 2009 By charlie In , , , , , Comments Off on Twitter Ticker ($MTXX)

Hip Hop Violin – Paul Dateh & inka one

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.2736217&w=425&h=350&fv=m%3D12103539%26type%3Dvideo%26a%3D0] more about “Hip Hop Violin – Paul Dateh & inka on…“, posted with vodpod

June 15, 2009 June 15, 2009 By charlie In Comments Off on Hip Hop Violin – Paul Dateh & inka one

Quote Corner

When everybody starts looking really smart, and not realizing that a lot of it was luck, I get scared. -Raphael Yavneh (President Forbes Investors Advisory Institute, 1930-1990)

June 11, 2009 June 11, 2009 By charlie In Comments Off on Quote Corner

SPXHILO:VIX ($ES_F $SPY $SPX)

SPXHILO:VIX rose 24% to close at 193, the highest measure since September 2008. This signifies the percentage of stocks making new highs is increasing relative to volatility, a change that promotes the likelihood of successful investment. So long as the uptrend remains intact, I will continue buying stocks and the weakness in Treasuries continues to…

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June 11, 2009 June 11, 2009 By charlie In , , , , , Comments Off on SPXHILO:VIX ($ES_F $SPY $SPX)

Twitter Ticker ($UNG)

Interest in natural gas continues to bubble on  StockTwits, but as Brian Shannon likes to say, bottoming is a process, not an event. Nevertheless, momentum appears to be reversing as the downtrend that started in July 08 begins to flatten. A low volume move below 12.87 would really flush out the remaining longs and pave…

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June 11, 2009 June 11, 2009 By charlie In , , , , , 1 Comment

Quote Corner

If there’s anything duller than being on a board in Corporate America, I haven’t found it. – H. Ross Perot (American businessman, NY Times, 10/28/92, two-time presidential candidate 1992 & 1996, b. 1930)

June 11, 2009 June 11, 2009 By charlie In Comments Off on Quote Corner

Twitter Ticker ($SPY)

StockTwits chatter was dominated by stocks of questionable investment value (JAZZ), so I’m taking a look at the S&P 500 ETF SPY for some perspective on the market. Despite today’s pullback, the SPY remains in an uptrend, and is trading well above the upper Bollinger. Clearly momentum has slowed since May, but so long as…

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June 10, 2009 June 10, 2009 By charlie In , , , , , 3 Comments