Have you done all your Christmas shopping yet? I know many stocks that are On Sale right now. I’m trying my hand at speculating once again. And now we’ll find out if my last swing trade success was just beginner’s luck. Why is it a good time to buy now? After all, the VIX (which we used before to successfully… Read More »
This idea came to me after watching an episode of The Big Bang Theory in which Leonard and Penny bicker about which movie they should see. The moral of that episode seems to be that guys are willing sit through boring movies with their girlfriend if it means they can score afterwards. I did a little research on… Read More »
Last month I explained why I started a swing trade. It’s like day trading, but you hold onto the securities for longer. Earlier today I sold the related holdings and made a profit. In my previous post on swing trading, I borrowed about $5000 to buy some undervalued stocks. I wrote back then that when the VIX drops back down to 30… Read More »
Making money in the stock market isn’t always easy. Here is a simple technique that I use to increase my chances. The volatility index “VIX” is a measure of how nervous investors are. The VIX moves in opposite directions from the stock market for the most part. In the 5 year graph below we compare the VIX (blue)… Read More »
Added a new section to the blog….. The Dividend Subsidizing Hedge Fund The basic premise of the page shows a systematic approach to reaching financial independence. The interesting thing about the method is that everyone’s portfolios, or their Hedge Funds will be different based on their personality and spending habits.
The Canadian Loonie edged up higher today. As of right now you can trade 1 Canadian dollar for 1.028 US dollar. And the US based S&P; 500 is trading at a discount compared to the Canadian S&P;/TSX Composite index so I decided to take this opportunity to buy some US stocks because it’s like taking money that’s worth… Read More »