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Uncontrollable ERJ

Uncontrollable ERJ

Jet manufacturer Embraer has been doing well as a short this morning, dropping over 5% as of this moment. I’ve mentioned this one frequently on Tastytrade, as it’s one of my 43 shorts, and judging from past performance, I’d say it’s got plenty of more downside potential.
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                        10 Investment Mistakes Even Skilled Investors Make

HH 10 Investment Mistakes Even Skilled Investors Make

Mistake #1: Only Planning for the Short Term The most successful investors have the ability to see beyond the first few days or weeks and look into how a particular stock or market will behave in the next year or two. This allows them to plant themselves firmly in assets that will accrue in both […]
Palladium And Rhodium Are On Fire, Is Platinum Next?

Palladium And Rhodium Are On Fire, Is Platinum Next?

Platinum was once the most precious of metals. For decades, it traded at a premium to gold. The other platinum group metals – palladium and rhodium – barely registered on investors’ radar screens. Platinum lost its crown to gold in 2015. It was overtaken by the other Platinum Group Metals (PGM) metals in recent weeks. […]
All About Fund Flows?

All About Fund Flows?

To say that the stock market has become a low-volatility game this year is definitely an understatement. For example, it has now been two months since the last time the S&P 500 dropped by 1% or more and according to Ned Davis Research, this is now the longest stretch without even a 3% pullback since […]
Netflix Inc. Subscriber Growth Fuels Share Gains In After Market

Netflix Inc. Subscriber Growth Fuels Share Gains In After Market

Netflix Inc. (NFLX) released Q3 earnings yesterday, that had mixed results compared to analyst expectations but still gave shares a nice pop in the aftermarket on Monday. The company announced 29 cents per share in earnings on $2.98 billion in revenue while analysts were looking for $2.97 billion. What really impressed investors is the fact that […]
Billion Dollar Unicorns: Apttus Eyeing An IPO

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Apttus Eyeing An IPO

According to Gartner, the Configure Price Quote (CPQ) application suites market is expected to grow 20% annually through 2015 to 2020, driven by the growth in cloud-based solutions. Billion Dollar Unicorn Apttus is a leading player in the space that is toying with the idea of going public yet again. Apttus’ Journey Apttus was founded in 2006 […]
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                        The Winners Of The New World Redux

EC The Winners Of The New World Redux

The New “Winners of the New World” Do you remember Jim Cramer’s February 29th, 2000 speech, “Winners of the New World? You want winners? You want me to put my Cramer Berkowitz hedge fund hat on and just discuss what my fund is buying today to try to make money tomorrow and the next day and […]
“Bank” Some Of Your Gains

“Bank” Some Of Your Gains

Recently I read Jonathan Clements’ piece Enough Already. The basic idea was to encourage older investors who have made gains in the risk assets, typically stocks, though it would apply to high yield bonds and other non-guaranteed investments that are highly correlated with stocks. His pithy way of phrasing it is: If I have already won […]
September 2017 Import And Export Price Year-Over-Year Inflation Again Increases

September 2017 Import And Export Price Year-Over-Year Inflation Again Increases

Import and export price inflation continues with import prices and export prices up. Analyst Opinion of the Import / Export Price Situation The elephant in this month’s changes were fuel / oil commodities. Import Oil prices were up 4.2 % month-over-month, and export agricultural prices were up 0.1 %. with import prices up 2.7 % year-over-year; and […]
Terrific Tuesday – Apple Tests $160 Again

Terrific Tuesday – Apple Tests $160 Again

The bull is back!  Well, it never left but it paused for a day and that’s something, right? As is often the case when the markets need a lift, Apple (AAPL) is getting a boost and, since it’s in the Dow, the $10 run this month has added 85 of the Dow’s 1,000 points but, in the […]