Entries Tagged as 'Tick Talk'

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

5 Best Investing Blogs of 2008

My crush on CondorOptions.com is hereby repined. I didn’t make their list of Top Finance Blogs of 2008. TickTalk didn’t get an honorable mention or even the Miss Congeniality Award. With jealousy and a critical eye I reviewed each blog on their list. All pretended indignation aside, I was astonished to find that NONE of their top blogs publish performance returns! 
It will never cease [...]

Friday, December 26th, 2008

Mankind as a Business

While greed becomes more rampant and as a result mankind becomes less trusting, I am looking for businesses governed by the following:
“But you were always a good man of business, Jacob,” faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply himself.
“Business!” cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again.  “Mankind was my business.  The common welfare was my [...]

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

2007 Bull vs. 2008 Bull ($spy)

Sometimes it takes more than a chart to get the message across.

The above is a representation of what the bears can do to the bulls in one year.
p.s. Yes, it’s actually the same animal in both pics.
p.p.s. Yes, the livestock prices on beeves look about the same.
p.p.p.s. Yes, the steaks are delicious!!!

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Know When To Walk Away from the Market ($C)

Two traders discussing the game.

Trader 1: Hey dude, if you haven’t seen this yet, I think you’ll relate to it:
http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/11/11/The-End-of-Wall-Streets-Boom
Trader 2: Thank you. I have always known, to some degree or another, that the market is dirty. This article explains the craft in fine detail. Visually, I think it looks like the chart of Citi. Great [...]

Friday, November 21st, 2008

If the Trendline Breaks, I’ll Meet You in the Mountains ($SPY)

View the full SPY chart at Wikinvest
by Ren Richardson
Today’s move on the S&P dropped us below 2002’s lows. Funny how we’ve declined about 13% in two days and yet the coverage doesn’t seem as shocked or as dire as it did late Sep/early Oct. A number of traders/managers have remarked that they consider it rather [...]

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