Last week I posted my 100th blog entry. To celebrate this milestone, I’m showing support for all my readers out there by holding a stock giveaway contest. Except, rather than giving away real stocks, I’ll be sending one lucky winner money instead. I am giving away a RIM share, in the form of cash! Research In Motion is… Read More »
Another swing trade? Where did this come from? Well this is a very unusual situation. In our first swing trade we used the volatility index to correctly predict that the markets will become less volatile and move up. But yesterday as I was glancing over my watch list I noticed the VIX was really low (around 18.6), which… Read More »
Roughly a month ago I wrote about how cheap some companies were trading in North America, like Silver Wheaton and Halliburton Co. And there was a 75% chance that the stock market will move up in the short term based on my unique analysis of how much people were saving. So I started another swing trade and hoped… Read More »
This is a quick crash course on analyzing stocks using technical analysis, which is a term that describes how to predict future stock prices by analyzing past stock prices. I use tech analysis when I swing trade and so do most research analysts. Let’s use the stock I bought a couple days ago as an example, Goldcorp. First, the stock… Read More »
It’s only the beginning of the year and I’ve already made a big item purchase. Earlier today I bought 45 shares of Goldcorp Inc. (G.TSE) at $45.95 each. The price is very attractive, the company is well managed, and it’s financials are in great shape. This is a long term hold for me. I don’t care if it… Read More »
Last week I bought 2 stocks hoping to make a quick profit in the months to come. Short term volatility is not a concern for me. After all, the last stock I chose in November, Cineplex, dropped in price right after I bought it. But today, I am up more than 6% on that investment. Not too shabby,… Read More »