Here is this morning’s swing-trading watch-list:
Long Commercial Metals (CMC)
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Remember This?
I grew up in the deep south, in a fiercely anti-union household, and I clearly remember the utterly cornball “Union Label” that appeared on television with surprising frequency. Even as I kid, I wondered why so many men were hanging out at the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Suffice it to say, their quest for “decent wages” to “feed and kids” and “run the house” priced them right out of the market.
Earnings: To Hold or Fold?
First off, I just wanted to point out that the next few trading sessions are likely to be marked with increased volatility and above average chances for some fairly sizable opening gaps in either direction. The largest component of both the Nasdaq 100 & the S&P 500, AAPL (Apple), is scheduled to report earnings after the close today as well as another top component of both leading indices, MSFT (Microsoft). FB (Facebook) reports after the close tomorrow with AMZN (Amazon.com), another market leader, on deck for Thursday after the closing bell. (more…)
A Moment of Silence for Burrito Bears
Given the yet-another-record-high on Chipotle today, I was curious if there were any bears left at all on this (even I’m not crazy enough to short the likes of CMG). Although short interest has declined (understandably), there’s still a pretty stunning amount of victims:
