Archive for October, 2010

  • The psychological difficulties behind buying momentum stocks
    Posted by on October 27th, 2010 at 1:47 am, Comments: 0

    A few weeks ago, I received an email from a reader, describing how he is having troubles buying momentum stocks. This is an excerpt from the email: [...]

  • Three Momentum Setups for Tuesday. Just Charts, No Comments
    Posted by on October 26th, 2010 at 2:45 am, Comments: 0

  • What Happens when Momentum slows down
    Posted by on October 24th, 2010 at 9:17 pm, Comments: 0

    Everyone is excited about the opportunities that momentum stocks bring when they are moving up. Unusual price moves lead to a conversation and boost risk [...]

  • Ecopetrol is Approaching a New All Time High
    Posted by on October 17th, 2010 at 10:51 pm, Comments: 0

    Ecopetrol is a Colombia based oil and gas exploration company. $EC is up 94% ytd and it has been a regular member of the StockTwits [...]

  • Reasons to be bullish, Reasons to be cautious
    Posted by on October 14th, 2010 at 12:17 pm, Comments: 0

    Yesterday I had an opportunity to discuss StockTwits 50 and Momentum with Howard Lindzon. In the end of the conversation, I let myself to be [...]

  • Liquidity Follows Price
    Posted by on October 13th, 2010 at 2:43 am, Comments: 0

    Today one of the suggested traders on StockTwits – @johnsontrading made a very good comment on the price/volume action in $MOTR: $MOTR – it can [...]

  • From Failed Moves Come Fast Moves – $LFL
    Posted by on October 12th, 2010 at 12:09 pm, Comments: 0

    There is an Irish proverb that applies very well to capital markets: The obvious rarely happens, the unexpected constantly occurs. The Chilean Airlines $LFL was [...]

  • Skill vs Talent
    Posted by on October 12th, 2010 at 12:39 am, Comments: 0

    “The Separation between talent and skill is one of the greatest misunderstood concepts. Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours [...]

  • Beer, Pork and Drugs at the New All Time High List
    Posted by on October 11th, 2010 at 4:58 pm, Comments: 0

    There is a great variety of industries at the all time high list – from discount US retailers to Chinese pork producers.  Short-term price trends [...]

  • How to manage a position
    Posted by on October 6th, 2010 at 9:20 pm, Comments: 0

    On August 23rd, I wrote a post: $ASYS – the anatomy of an earnings trade, where I described the catalysts behind $ASYS move. I finished [...]