Blogs for TradeKing Communityhttp://community.tradeking.com/blogs2009-10-05T19:31:21ZTradeKing Trader NetworkOct 10, 2009 - a few thoughtstag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-05:Blog/438742009-10-05T19:31:21Z2009-10-05T19:31:21ZDannyUpshawMy foray back into trading last week went pretty well. I made $80-$100 playing the ERTS buyout offer. That's not a lot of cash, but it's not too bad for a few trades between classes.&nb...ERTS - upgrades/downgradestag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-16:Blog/422772009-09-16T19:48:26Z2009-09-16T19:48:26ZDannyUpshawSo, the other day, I made one of my usual longwinded posts about ERTS. Since then, Motley Fool has had a couple of guys bashing the stock, Goldman and BofA downgraded the stock, along with an...Electronic Arts (ERTS) Aug 31, 2009tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-08-30:Blog/404122009-08-31T18:31:39Z2009-08-31T16:14:08ZDannyUpshawI'm just now tiptoeing back into trading. For those of you who used to read my blog posts, I haven't yet gotten my trades in my new account to be reflected on my "community trades" and ROI.&n...Goldman's autotrading software stolentag:community.tradeking.com,2009-07-06:Blog/321472009-07-06T15:27:51Z2009-07-06T15:27:51ZDannyUpshawHere's a bit of reading I found interesting this morning. A blogger discusses the strange case of Goldman-Sach's autotrading. It appears that someone stole their autotrading program. An...Inside the Fed...tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-04-05:Blog/219672009-04-05T04:32:06Z2009-04-05T04:32:06ZDannyUpshawI'm not a raging Southpark fan, but I thought a few of you might find this clip informative. ...the last 30 seconds of the clip show the real innerworkings of the Fed. http://www.youtube.com/...Ye Old Retirement Fundtag:community.tradeking.com,2009-03-06:Blog/190442009-03-06T16:46:27Z2009-03-06T16:46:27ZDannyUpshawSo, I've been seeing my retirement fund dwindle, along with the rest of the world, and I thought I'd take an informal survey and see if any of the rest of you felt like sharing how your retirement ...Weird bit of news...(Fannie Mae hacker)tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-01-30:Blog/168132009-01-30T17:00:21Z2009-01-30T17:00:21ZDannyUpshawThere's an interesting bit of news over on drudgereport this morning. I thought I would share. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Feds-allege-plot-to-destroy-apf-14208185.html URBANA, Md. (AP) -- ...CRNT Charttag:community.tradeking.com,2009-01-27:Blog/166332009-01-28T14:21:17Z2009-01-27T16:27:50ZDannyUpshawWell, I mentioned yesterday that one of my favorite small caps, CRNT was moving up, possibly into earnings release on Feb 4. Here's a chart demonstrating what I am talking about. I'm no...Puts on...tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-01-26:Blog/165822009-01-26T19:50:49Z2009-01-26T19:50:49ZDannyUpshawOk guys and gals, if I were looking for a few stocks to short...what are a few good suggestions? I'd prefer to keep it cheap. In the next 60 days, are we looking at C hitting $2 or $4-$...Still on the sidelinestag:community.tradeking.com,2009-01-12:Blog/160672009-01-12T15:00:27Z2009-01-12T14:57:38ZDannyUpshawWell, I've been sitting on the sidelines for about about 45 days now. I was up a good bit last year, but I started work on an MBA while working full time and the bad market conditions combine...Neglecting the markettag:community.tradeking.com,2008-11-13:Blog/139382008-11-13T16:33:43Z2008-11-13T16:33:43ZDannyUpshaw
At the end of the summer, I started back to work. I’m a teacher. I also started taking classes toward another degree. Anyway, I had most of my funds in QQQQ because I tho...Small Caps: CRNT, AFSI, SOLtag:community.tradeking.com,2008-10-20:Blog/130442008-10-20T10:02:14Z2008-10-20T10:02:14ZDannyUpshawCRNT are one of my favorite small caps. They have cash on hand, no debt, and a 35% growth rate. They missed earnings by a few cents, and the stock dipped to $4.34 from around $5.00.&nbs...C-Span banking regulation talks from 2004tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-09-29:Blog/124992008-09-29T14:47:20Z2008-09-29T14:47:20ZDannyUpshawRegarding mortgage failures, someone on the Yahoo! boards posted an interesting clip from 2004. The clip is mostly made up of C-span debates about the regulation of fannie mae, freddic mac, e...Question - Best deals? tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-09-26:Blog/124532008-09-26T06:25:33Z2008-09-26T06:25:33ZDannyUpshawAlright, I've got most of my money in TTWO and QQQQ. I'm down for the first time this year, but I've got confidence that both of those stocks will come back. The Q will recover if I wai...Mortgage Brokerstag:community.tradeking.com,2008-09-22:Blog/123842008-09-23T07:48:54Z2008-09-23T07:48:54ZDannyUpshaw Since I was a graduate student back in 2001ish, I've managed to buy six houses, and probably could have bought a few more. I've had a bit of experience with the mortgage industry, ...Privacy, and a tough week.tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-09-20:Blog/123052008-09-21T19:21:32Z2008-09-20T18:49:19ZDannyUpshawHey everybody, I haven't had much time to blog lately between teaching in the day time and taking MBA classes at night, but here's another blog. :)--First of all, I've gotten not one, but TWO lette...Steve Jobs - not dead yet.tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-08-28:Blog/117242008-08-28T10:56:58Z2008-08-28T10:51:13ZDannyUpshawWell, Bloomberg briefly reported that Steve Jobs was dead. Geez, they're really anxious for him to pass aren't they? heh. Slow business week or what? Results of selling my first covered callstag:community.tradeking.com,2008-05-14:Blog/87272008-08-28T10:29:44Z2008-08-28T10:29:44ZDannyUpshawWell, I've been lying low on TK lately. I've gone to school full time this summer, so I don't have quite as much time to blog or trade. I'm working toward an MBA (a second MA), and then...shorting the QQQQtag:community.tradeking.com,2008-08-10:Blog/112562008-08-28T10:45:24Z2008-08-28T10:18:50ZDannyUpshawI made the mistake of buying a few $45 puts the other day. Luckily, they were offset by my sale of a $46 call. Overall, I made a little money, even after losing out on the puts. H...Wal-Mart Classifiedstag:community.tradeking.com,2008-08-26:Blog/116832008-08-27T13:41:32Z2008-08-26T17:31:58ZDannyUpshaw Wal-mart has started offering free classified ads on their web site. Visit walmart.oodle.com to see the beta of the site. If this catches on, I can see it really cutting into ebay...