Author: charlie

Twitter Ticker ($BAC)

Bank of America is the hottest ticker on StockTwits as the SEC charges the bank with fraud, only to negotiate a $33 million settlement MINUTES later. This may be the fastest resolution to financial impropriety I’ve ever seen, and it makes me wonder: how can I get paid $33 million to ignore $5.8 billion in…


Best Safari Ever (If You’re Into Monkey Sex)

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Bobby McFerrin and the Pentatonic Scale

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Office Worker Goes Absolutely Insane

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Twitter Ticker ($FSLR)

First Solar is lighting up StockTwits as the alternative energy giant’s earnings report creates an after hours roller coaster. For a great play by play, catch the breakdown at SMB Capital to see how the trade looked after numbers were announced. Despite the reversal down after the close, FSLR remains in an uptrend above a…


Quote Corner

To succeed in the markets, it is essential to make your own decisions. Numerous traders cited listening to others as their worst blunder. – Jack D. Schwager (Investment manager, author, Stock Market Wizards: Interviews with America’s Top Stock Traders, b. 1948)


Twitter Ticker ($YHOO)

Yahoo! is buzzing on StockTwits as the Internet information provider announces a deal with Microsoft. The Street seems unimpressed with the “news” as YHOO sells off 11%, breaching the primary uptrend with a secondary downtrend (new O column) Although it remains above a rising 20sma, it no longer enjoys the advantage of trading beyond an…


All Eyes On The Dollar ($UUP)

The USD has fallen over 10% since March, stirring up inflationistas and fueling the bull market. Since the beginning of May, the dollar has traded in a downtrend below a descending lower Bollinger band, forming a descending triple bottom on July 20th. While it seems unlikely that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates due…


Quote Corner

The four most expensive words in the English language, “This time it’s different.” – Sir John Templeton (Founder Templeton Funds, philanthropist, b. 1912)


Quote Corner

Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand. – Confucius (Chinese philosopher, 551-478 B.C.)