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- 10/3/2008The folks in charge in Washington seem determined to toss spending and tax cuts into the financial rescue bill just to "Get 'er done!" That's no way to solve a problem.
- 9/29/2008Getting back to the basics of underwriting home loans would go a long way toward restoring confidence in the credit market.
- 9/23/2008Regulators, directors and the other experts we rely on for the truth slept (or worse) while the banking crisis was building. Only short sellers called it right -- and now they're the ones being punished.
- 9/19/2008I'm closing several long positions today and shorting several exchange-traded funds hitting new 65-day lows.
- 9/18/2008We need to sit down and talk about the market. Am I worried about it? No, I'm worried that you might overreact and do something emotional or impulsive and hurt yourself.
- 9/17/2008A big down day can be depressing, but don't let it lead you into rash moves.
- 9/16/2008In this market, finding stocks moving in a predictable direction can be frustrating. Sometimes, the best thing you can do is stand pat.
- 9/10/2008
- 9/8/2008I think Wall Street is due for a bump now that the political conventions are over. I'm buying Dollar Thrifty Automotive and shorting emerging markets.
- 9/3/2008A neophyte once asked me about day trading. The truth was he could do it but wasn't ready. Like him, I have steered into an area I may not know enough about: shorting stocks.
- 8/28/2008The market remains deadlocked, but we may get a little move up. I'm selling NuVasive and Maxwell for two new plays, and shorting Italy and the British pound.
- 8/25/2008Fundamental analysts and the big value players want to know every facet of a company's story, but we can't beat them at that game. So just look for stocks that consistently go up.
- 8/19/2008I've gotten a quick lesson in Strategy Lab about the risks of shorting individual stocks. So I'll close a couple of painful positions and buy Cal-Maine Foods.
- 8/13/2008With stocks jumping around in every direction, rushing in haphazardly can hurt you. It's important to have a plan and stick to it.
- 8/7/2008The popping of the real-estate bubble offers a lesson on heeding the information at hand. In the coming months, the numbers say tighter credit will put the squeeze on many otherwise stable companies.
- 8/6/2008Screening points me to Ciena, which is trading well below its 50-day moving average.
- 8/4/2008With the market in turmoil, it's hard to tell whose numbers and statements you can trust. So I'll follow the market data to pick my stocks.
- 8/1/2008My strategy is pretty simple: Find stocks with prices that are rising faster than the market and go long on those, and find stocks that are falling faster than the market and short those.
