Tag Archives: Eva Zaleski

IBM as a market indicator

Large US companies heavily used as investment vehicles are good market indicators. They definitely belong to my “toolbox”. IBM reported after market closed on 7-18-12. The company exceeded expectations. What happened the next day? The shares opened about 3% higher. … Continue reading

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Facebook – up or down?

You may check my previous blogs posts about Facebook. I am going to review the FB charts once in a while to document this IPO progress. It is fascinating to watch these charts – so much action written in them. … Continue reading

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EWZ – still looking for direction

Wow – that was a week of a lot of action that got some EWZ traders shaken a bit. The daily chart caught all their emotions: Monday almost 2% down to open below $50! Tuesday trying to hold, so was … Continue reading

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Facebook saga continues

Why Facebook trading seems so interesting to me? I just want to use it as a test of technical trading vs. fundamentals. If you think that Facebook IPO was unique – think twice…. There are really no solid measures of … Continue reading

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And now…what?

It looks like the market has a problem. For quite some time I have been quite uncomfortable with putting larger trades. You may see my past blogs for explanation on how I trade. I wrote on April 10th about H&S … Continue reading

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Technical case for Facebook – too early?

Is it too early to see a technical trend developing in the stock of Facebook FB? Yes in my opinion. However the first week(s) chart action of fresh issues is an amazing presentation of market actions. Setting aside all the … Continue reading

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IWM or TNA?

IWM is just a plain vanilla ETF. TNA is a “juiced” vehicle that is supposed to work like 3x IWM. I use mainly plain vanilla ETFs. Only sometimes, when I feel really energized, I use TNA for a really short … Continue reading

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What to do when market confuses?

Market seems sending mixed signals. At times like that I like to zoom out to a longer term to see a “bigger picture”. For this week I chose EEM not that it is of any specific situation. Many ETFs are … Continue reading

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Take your money and run!

What do you do when you see a stock jump and zoom up? Do you join the energized crowd and buy, buy, buy? What if this is a stock that you already have a position in? Do you hold it … Continue reading

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Hard to be contrarian?

Yes, emotionally it comes difficult to most people, including traders to go against the prevailing opinion. I go back to the 2005 or so when I went to visit Arizona with the intent to invest in another property. Real-estate was … Continue reading

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