Blogs for TradeKing Communityhttp://community.tradeking.com/blogs2009-11-09T14:41:42ZTradeKing Trader NetworkAfter BNI, what’s next for Buffett / BRK? tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-06:Blog/467152009-11-09T14:41:42Z2009-11-09T14:41:42ZbigdogWhat do you make of Warren Buffett’s $34 billion takeover of Burlington Northern (BNI) railroad, Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK) biggest deal ever? I know a lot of you cats are big transportation fans (...More financial-graphics eye-candy!tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-18:Blog/424872009-09-22T13:27:30Z2009-09-22T13:27:30ZbigdogI love this new infographics trend among financial sites. Today’s designers really know how to transform dry financial data into a compelling picture – one that’s both beautiful and often very illu...Options Recap – 9/9/09tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-09:Blog/414732009-09-10T12:54:12Z2009-09-10T12:54:12ZTK All-starFred Ruffy recaps emerging trends from the latest trading session.Market SentimentStocks are holding modest gains in a relatively uneventful market Wednesday. After a 56-point gain Tuesday, the Dow...Boats against the current....borne back ceaselessly into the pasttag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-08:Blog/413052009-09-08T13:58:54Z2009-09-08T13:58:54ZUMBC Mike
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly
into the past.” F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote this as his closing statement in his
masterpiece the Great Gatsby, as Nick Caraway ...Trading A Down Market Means Knowing How To Spot and Trade Change In Trend Patternstag:community.tradeking.com,2009-08-31:Blog/404552009-08-31T12:55:59Z2009-08-31T12:39:04ZAll About TrendsThe Market In ReviewAs you can see from the charts of the indexes below, there's money to be made on the short-side of the market. This is particularly true for stocks that have completed ideal Cha...Price Headley's Weekly Market Outlooktag:community.tradeking.com,2009-06-22:Blog/305952009-06-22T20:49:12Z2009-06-22T20:49:12ZBigTrends.comJune
Expiration ended last Friday with the major indices down sharply for
the week. We are also down thus far on Monday, with the S&P 500 Index (SPX)
right around the round 900 level c...I drink alone because I prefer to be by myself (One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer)tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-05-29:Blog/277782009-05-30T05:54:39Z2009-05-29T22:39:52ZWill Profit Update and goodnight 11:00 pm CT: I let Louis drive me home from Happy Time in my truck. Wow, great designated driver. He was pulled over for n...For summer fun, visit Deductionland!tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-05-21:Blog/267542009-05-26T16:21:53Z2009-05-26T16:21:53ZTK All-starJim Crimmins dissects tax savings on T&E (travel and entertainment) Welcome to Deductionland, America’s tax-smart theme park! Thrill to the Accelerated Depreciation roller coaster! Splash down ...BigTrends Kentucky Derby Pickstag:community.tradeking.com,2009-05-01:Blog/242032009-05-01T14:10:58Z2009-05-01T14:10:58ZBigTrends.comMay 1st, 2009It's
time for our long-standing tradition of giving our BigTrends Derby
Picks. As you may know, we are located in Lexington, Kentucky, the
heart of horse country.Price Headley...Don't be a PIG!tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-04-14:Blog/227492009-04-14T21:11:11Z2009-04-14T21:11:10ZLiberty FinancePontificating on the market’s current impressive rally, some experts
are calling it the start of a new bull market while others maintain
it’s just a bear market rally. Bull, bear…I don’t care, I ...Who needs liquidity?tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-04-13:Blog/226582009-04-14T13:16:25Z2009-04-14T13:16:25ZTK All-starNicole Wachs explores why liquidity is important and what happens when it dries up. In my last post Is short selling bad for the market? I explained one of the positives short sellers bring to the ...The Bull's Eye's on Biotech.tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-03-23:Blog/203712009-03-24T03:30:49Z2009-03-24T03:30:49ZswmnBMW After seeing Pfizer buy up Wyeth and Roche take on the biotech behemoth Genentech it got me thinking - and looking. Some of the big Pharma companies are holding on to massive cas...Ya can't squeeze rock out of a dry Juicetag:community.tradeking.com,2009-03-15:Blog/196752009-03-17T13:15:17Z2009-03-17T13:15:17ZWill Profit
Excerpts of a Foxnews.com article with my usual non partisan commentary.
{LAS VEGAS — Claiming O.J. Simpson was dealt an injustice, an effort is under way to solicit money for the for...Believe me, you DON’T want to do your own taxes!tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-03-03:Blog/188352009-03-03T19:33:06Z2009-03-03T19:33:06ZTK All-starJim Crimmins sifts through a mountain of tax forms – so that you don’t have to.Every year at this time, many Americans sit down with a strong cup of coffee, a yellow No. 2 pencil and a legal pad an...Maybe the Tooth Fairy Will Buy You a Free Lunch, Part IItag:community.tradeking.com,2009-02-26:Blog/186352009-02-27T04:58:39Z2009-02-27T04:58:39ZJCullenI read the following post on opposing the "Trading Tax" with great interest. To set things straight early on, and hopefully prevent a bunch of angry replies, I am as unhappy (if not mores...According to Kenneth Rogoff something "Dramatic is about to happen"tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-02-02:Blog/169852009-02-03T04:30:15Z2009-02-03T04:30:15ZsnowmanHe says the crisis or bank debt is much larger than we thought. He is a professor at Harvard and worked for the Federal Reserve and also consults for them. He says unemployment growth will extend i...Should I buy into dryship (drys)?tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-02-02:Blog/169682009-02-02T23:33:08Z2009-02-02T23:33:08ZAstudentThey are in like 751.8 million dollars in debt. Thay are also one of Greece biggest company and I can't see them leting Dryship go under. I'm think they might be good long-term hold.5 Minutes With... Uranium_Pinto_Beanstag:community.tradeking.com,2009-01-26:Blog/165482009-01-26T21:29:40Z2009-01-26T21:29:40ZtradekingDo you ever check out the TradeKing Leaderboard (how is performance calculated) and wonder: Who’s cranking out stellar performance stats like that – especially in these tough markets? We’re curious...LEAPS ON DRYStag:community.tradeking.com,2009-01-05:Blog/157622009-01-05T05:14:01Z2009-01-05T05:11:33Z1958tigerI AM NEW TO YOUR BLOG AND ACTUALLY AM WAITING FOR MY ACCOUNT TO BE FUNDED BUT WHEN IT IS, BARRING A GAP UP, I AM CONSIDERING A JAN 2010 35 CALL ON DRYS @ $1.10 WITH AN SELL AT .88 OR $2.20 IN THE I...Moving With The Markettag:community.tradeking.com,2009-01-04:Blog/157432009-01-05T06:45:05Z2009-01-04T08:28:20ZAll About Trends
We were seeing a lot of First Thrust Up/Pullback Off Highs uptrend patterns form as the market attempts to rebound from heavy selling. December was the month to take advantage...