MorningWord 1/4/12: If you were to look at the performance of the German equity market and see the DAX up 3.6% ytd (off almost 2% from yesterday’s highs), after just 2 1/2 trading days you …
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MorningWord 1/3/12: After a fairly volatile year in 2011 that saw a 21% peak to trough draw-down in the SPX and a 30 plus point surge at its highs in the VIX (but still closing …
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Last week as detailed in the previous post “Weekender” was a one way street for making money from a macro level…..At the moment I am a bit more focused on the micro and have decided …
Continue readingNFLX has been one of those stocks that unless you had balls of steel and grown them in the last 2 months, it has almost been impossible to make money on the short side….I have tried desperately to short …
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Ok, the title might have been a little alarmist, but let’s be honest our elected officials in Washington are cause for alarm.
Continue readingUpdate: yesterday before the bell I reiterated my quick bearish thesis on NFLX. I did not want to commit a lot of premium to a punt before earnings, but I wanted to play. Butterflies can …
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Yesterday, as I pondered the week ahead, I wanted to place a higher priority on corporate earnings as opposed to the theatrics associated with our ineffectual elected officials in Washington and their inability to reach …
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Investors’ odd obsession with Nasdaq stocks that under/out -perform the SPX has been pronounced in this most recent market cycle as we saw a relatively orderly sell-off from early May to a very sharp V …
Continue readingReaders of this space know that while I am not a fan of NFLX‘s products or strategy (read previous post), I am not dumb enough to short the stock….
Continue readingJust when you thought you had NFLX from the short side………..and then you don’t…stock only down ~5.5% in the pre-market…..If you are long, this probably feels like a win…..Careful here as shorts may cover and …
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