Archive for August, 2011

• When Judging the Best Bottom, First Insure it is Real
  Posted by Greg Harmon on August 3rd, 2011 at 6:16 pm, Comments: 0

  Share on StockTwits Everybody has a different view on what type of bottom they prefer. Some like them looser moving up and down a up. […]

• Head and Shoulders are Nice, But What About Bonds
  Posted by Greg Harmon on August 3rd, 2011 at 3:20 pm, Comments: 0

  Share on StockTwits Peter Brandt has written a great technical series about the breakdown in the $SPY through the Head and Shoulders Neckline and trend […]

• In Shipping Owning Beats Doing the Work
  Posted by Greg Harmon on August 3rd, 2011 at 7:59 am, Comments: 0

  Share on StockTwits The shipping business, and I mean tankers, has been a horrible place to put your money over the last several months. Several […]

• Worried About the Market – Hide in a Mine or a Field, but not a Minefield
  Posted by Greg Harmon on August 2nd, 2011 at 6:06 pm, Comments: 0

  Share on StockTwits The broad market dropped over 2.5% today while Treasuries jumped over 2.5% and Gold went through the roof. Feeling like you wish […]

• Mastercard Earnings Play with Options
  Posted by Greg Harmon on August 2nd, 2011 at 3:06 pm, Comments: 0

  Share on StockTwits Mastercard ($MA) reports earnings before the open tomorrow. Leading into it Tuesday the stock has been in a bull flag for a […]

• My Phone’s Bigger: Pairs or Basket Trade
  Posted by Greg Harmon on August 2nd, 2011 at 7:59 am, Comments: 0

  Share on StockTwits Seems not that long ago that everyone wanted to own the small cellular carriers like Sprint (ticker: $S), MetroPCS (ticker: $PCS) and […]

• Do All Aluminum Companies Crumble Like Foil
  Posted by Greg Harmon on August 1st, 2011 at 6:15 pm, Comments: 0

  Share on StockTwits Aluminum companies, or Aluminium for you on the other side of the pond, have had a tough go of it lately, crumbling […]

• Noticing a Pattern in the Yen ETF
  Posted by Greg Harmon on August 1st, 2011 at 2:12 pm, Comments: 0

  Share on StockTwits I am starting to notice a pattern in the Currency Shares Japanese Yen Trust (ticker: $FXY), the Yen ETF. Take a look […]

• Macro Month in Review/Preview July-August 2011
  Posted by Greg Harmon on August 1st, 2011 at 11:48 am, Comments: 0

  Share on StockTwits Last month in this space my Monthly Macro Review/Preview suggested that the monthly charts had shifted to showing very little upside in […]

• Choosing a Stock Sector Should be Like Looking For a Date
  Posted by Greg Harmon on August 1st, 2011 at 8:06 am, Comments: 0

  Share on StockTwits For some guys it is easier than others. Size them up from across the room, check out their attributes, maybe do a […]