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Entries from March 25th, 2010

This Rally is about to Run off its Rails

March 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Runaway Trading, Stock Trading, Uncategorized

Whew! This has been one helluva month in the market. Made more money in a single week or two, I think, than I’ve made in any comparable period in more than 10 years of trading. But, I sold off much of my holdings fortuitously around noon Thursday.
Sure, I think the market is going higher. [...]

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iPad for Stock Trading? Decisions, Decisions

March 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Runaway Trading, Stock Trading

I sometimes wish my iPhone had an app to tell me what I really use my iPhone for. I am sure I’d be surprised. I’m guessing, but the shakeout might look like this:

60% — Making stock trade and checking on related information (stock futures, stock and precious metals prices, CNBC news etc.
10% — Reading newspapers [...]

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How’s this for being a Hypocrite?

March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Runaway Trading, Stock Trading

In the spirit of being transparently true blue, I have a confession to make. If you read my last post, you’ll note I went out of my way to criticize Chase credit cards (JPM) and Citicards (C), plus a few of the banks we love to hate.
Nothing unusual there. Everybody has been bitching about banks [...]

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