Dow Theory (Part 3)

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

In the final post on Dow Theory, we examine how Dow Theory applies as a broad market indicator. If you need to catch up, you can read the other two posts - An Overview of Dow Theory and Using Dow Theory to Identify Trends - by clicking the links. To some degree, this is a […]

Portfolio A: VMW position initiated

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Well, I didn’t have to wait long to spot an interesting trade, though it wasn’t one of the three I found the other day though all three - Vornado, Western Union, and AUO - continue to remain interesting. It just so happened that the day of my post, VMWare’s earnings surprised upwards and came along […]

Dow Theory (Part 2)

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Back to the post series on Dow Theory. Today, we’ll look at how to use Dow Theory when examining an investment. Dow Theory’s basic tenets actually lend themselves to a very successful market timing strategy, though some argue that it is a little too reactionary and not necessarily the most efficient way of timing in […]

Portfolio A Update - Bye, Bye Centex

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Apologies for not updating sooner. I actually sold this stock on Friday. It seems that I’m shaking off some rust for my short term trading skills. While my initial pick of Centex was correct, my upside prediction was quite wrong. The stock moved swiftly to about $27.80 before hitting hard resistance and cracking down. Beyond […]

Weekend Diversions: Video Learning

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

This one is for readers of The Curious Investor who are interested in trading and technical analysis. I recently found out about INO.com through FeedtheBull. INO is a highly diversified trading website which features everything from basic charts and news to trade scans and trading tutorials.
For full disclosure, you may notice that I have begun […]

Google Earnings Report Analysis

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Taking a break from the recent Dow Theory series to give my two cents on today’s earnings beat by Google. It’s a stock I own so I’m understandably thrilled by Google’s recent earnings report. Google’s shares had shed nearly 40% of their value since reaching a peak at $750 and fallen to their 52-week low […]



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