Comments on: What’s the matter with …? (Fill in the blank with your favorite stock)

By: viwi

viwi — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:09:51 +0000

It is the time to optimize your income tax, trade volumes are generally low because of the Holiday Season, so I expect nothing rational in the forthcoming week or two.

By: georic

georic — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:03:08 +0000

Hello Jim,
Is there, somewhere, an index of your daily blogs?

By: bsorge

bsorge — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:36:49 +0000

New Years eve predictions
- New BAC head CEO is a Turkey per his previous boss. Will not lead BAC to better times.
- Look for tax on stock trades that might amount to $ 250 on every 100,000 trade. This could kill the market. (Per a Senator friend of mine)
-Heavy profesional money is moving into Oil stocks. This from a Hedge fund owner.

By: AndyM789

AndyM789 — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:06:01 +0000

Milestone, it sounds like you stepped straight out of 1999. You keep right on day-trading. I’ll be enjoying my retirement while you’re walking around wearing a barrel.

By: Milestone

Milestone — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:01:49 +0000

Mr. Jubak,
Do you think the time of the long term investor is over for now?
I mean people that hold onto stocks for long periods of time and barely edge out a profit.
Why didn’t you sell you’re stock at 120 and rebuy it at 108, it would of made more money.
That is why we all invest is it not?
FOR THE MONEY.
Sunny temperaments get killed in today’s market.
Like you said “rollercoaster” so why not get in, get your money and get out before it drops and you’re left holding your arms up in the air with a big smile on your face screaming at the top of your lungs at the bottom of a drop.
For instance, take RIMM.
You could buy today and sell today and make 10%+ on your investment……
or…..
……hang onto it and watch your money go up and down, up and down and so on.
Personally, it is the news of quarter earnings and mergers and acquisitions and yes…rumors that move a stock up and down day today.
I don’t get hanging onto a stock for a year and even if it makes 80%, you can make that in a week.
If you put it in and pull it out everyday.
GOOG might buy ONT, look out for a rise soon, they have a meeting this next week.
Quarterly reports this next week: TIVO, COST, HNZ, NOVL (thursday after bell) and MRVL (Thursday after bell).