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Posted by Martin
February 02, 2022
Apple and Google shined while social media such as Facebook, Snap, and streaming providers like Netflix pooped. These “distractions” providers had something in common: a loss of users growth or users engagement growth. But the problem is that Wall Street is looking at these companies through the lenses of the 2020 Covid era. People were Continue reading →
Posted by Martin
January 29, 2022
January is over and it was a difficult month for our investing and trading. Our account got slammed a lot but we were not taking any losses. The net-liq was going down as our stock positions were losing value and our options were gaining value due to increased volatility. We closed some of our positions Continue reading →
Posted by Martin
January 29, 2022
January 2022 was a rout and our account got hammered by volatility. It is an unfortunate result of trading a small account. Our challenge account is now underperforming SPX and our goal. But I see it positively in the near future. Accumulation phase The account is underperforming our goal but it is on Continue reading →
Posted by Martin
January 29, 2022
January 2022 is over and our SPX strategy once again outperformed the market. The market was horrible last week, full of volatile zig-zag moving and losses. However, it seems that the market found support at the $4,315 level. If it holds we may see the market moving up and that would prop our SPX strategy Continue reading →
Posted by Martin
January 24, 2022
Did you join the retail investors today and sold everything? If you are wondering what drove the market today, you no longer have to. It was retail investors according to Blomberg and data from brokerage houses and their order flow reports. Today’s trading in the stock market was a typical view into the soul of Continue reading →
Posted by Martin
January 23, 2022
ARKK returns last year and at the beginning of this year were so embarrassing that they decided to change their home page to no longer indicate YTD returns.
Posted by Martin
January 23, 2022
This selloff in SPX is a blessing as well as a sour moment in the markets. It is a blessing because once this ends and people realize that they were overreacting once again, we will see a nice recovery. It may be slow and long, or a “V” shaped. In both cases, once our SPX Continue reading →
Posted by Martin
January 22, 2022
Last week the SPX went on a crazy downhill. At first, trading was calm but then it sped up and everybody was selling like crazy. Panic was the investment strategy. And who panicked first was the winner (sarcasm). The initial catalyst for selling was the FED raising the rates surprisingly more than expected. But seriously, Continue reading →
Posted by Martin
January 21, 2022
What a week! And a month! SPX got hammered though not as much as Nasdaq. We are in a stage where investors are dumping everything now. Even good quality stocks. I guess margin calls are hitting them hard so they have to liquidate even good holdings in their portfolios. Last two weeks, I was rolling, Continue reading →
Posted by Martin
January 20, 2022
It looked promising in the morning as the stocks bounced higher possibly creating a bottoming process. But then it was slowly bleeding and erasing all morning gains. The investors continue to act as if FED is going to increase the rates to 10% or some similar number. Not the case. At the most, we will Continue reading →
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