Posts Tagged ‘ stocks ’

What’s Bad for Bernanke Is Worse for You

Sep 1st, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Macro Economics
Bad day for stocks, Monday. A bad day. Not a terrible day. Not a crash day. Just a bad day. The Dow fell 140 points. This was baaaad...because it shows that the stock market does not really buy Bernanke’s storyline. You’ll recall that when we left off last week, Ben Bernanke assured ...read more

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Why You Need to Short Stocks Right Now

Jun 9th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Personal Investing
Gary Gibson: Dan, you said the summer should be the best environment for short selling since 2008. That implies a lot of declining stocks. How bad is the outlook for stocks really and why? Dan Amoss: Okay, well I start from the assumption that most economists and analysts are ignoring the ...read more

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Getting Prepared for the Best Short Market in Years

Jun 7th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Personal Investing
Be Prepared for the Best Short Market in Years Shorting stock is probably one of the most unusual ways to make money on Wall Street. And I think the best way to explain it is with a story. Say a friend lets you borrow his brand-new car for an extended time. So ...read more

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Short Selling is Good

Jun 4th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Personal Investing
Get Ready to Profit from a Summer of Decline First, let me make this perfectly clear: Shorting a stock is NOT taking money out of someone else’s pocket. You are NOT doing anything to make the stock fall in value. And you are NOT profiting from someone else’s misfortune. Instead, short selling is about taking ...read more

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