Archive for the 'Technology' Category
In late December, early January, there was widespread talk about the potential earnings hit Netflix (NFLX) was destined to take as they prepared to enrage their customers by implementing two huge changes. The first was an across the board membership price increase, which didn’t include streaming-only memberships, and the second had to do with the [...]
February 1st, 2012 | Posted in Behavioral Finance, Discretionary Traders, Hedge Funds, Internet Stocks, Proprietary Trading, Technical Analysis, Technology, Trade Ideas | No Comments
The following letter is a contributing factor behind NFLX’s 75% decline from recent highs that touched $300; although simultaneous announcements of spinning off the DVD division into a stand alone company called “Quikster” and the company’s decision to raise prices by 60% (although they back tracked from this) have created uncertainty in a stock that [...]
December 20th, 2011 | Posted in Bearish Looks, Discretionary Traders, Proprietary Trading, Tech Stocks, Technical Analysis, Technology, Trade Ideas, Trading Discipline | Comments Off
Increase Your Returns with the New Ava AutoTrader Dear Investment Capitalist, We are please to announce a partnership with AvaFX to welcome you to the new Ava Auto Trader (AAT) Platform. AAT is a revolutionary platform that allows you to automate strategies on the fly, in real time as opportunities present themselves. They’ve cut [...]
July 17th, 2011 | Posted in Algorithm Development, Discretionary Traders, Forex Trading, Proprietary Trading, Technology, Trade Ideas, Trading Platforms | Comments Off
Let’s look at Skype’s acquisition by Microsoft 10, 20, even 50 years from now. The first thing I noticed was the cancellation of: “Skype Me Now” Moreover, Skype remains downloadable for Android regardless of the acquisition and iPhone is still on the boards as well. No proprietary moves thus far but it’s the top of [...]
June 25th, 2011 | Posted in Behavioral Finance, global macro, Google, Microsoft, Politics, Proprietary Trading, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Tech Stocks, Technology, Telecommunications, Trade Ideas, Trading Discipline, Web 3.0, Yahoo! | Comments Off
*IMPORTANT Point of Clarification: Lightspeed has not purchased Assent, but rather has licensed The Anvil platform, which will continue to be available to customers. The press release actually crossed the wire this morning and can be found on multiple news outlets, or you can read it below: Lightspeed Financial Acquires Exclusive License to Operate Anvil [...]
June 24th, 2011 | Posted in Algorithm Development, Discretionary Traders, Proprietary Trading, Technology | Comments Off
Did I mention the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) which has had one of my laptops in a loop for 10 days? Today, I saw something quite extraordinary yet obvious: the importance of being in the right market at the right time. Regardless of where or what that market is. For example, in the old [...]
January 4th, 2011 | Posted in Algorithm Development, Bearish Looks, Behavioral Finance, Commodities, Discretionary Traders, Economy, Emerging Markets, Energy Stocks, Geo Political Re-posts, global macro, Hedge Funds, Market Neutral, Politics, Proprietary Trading, Social Media Marketing, Technical Analysis, Technology, Trading Discipline | Comments Off
It’s not free running a free blog, much less something like a Proprietary Trading site based on Global Macro financial research. Every reader knows that they get something out of the site and for each reader it’s unique. Some like the geo-political twists, some purview based on Quantitative Global financial research. While most of you [...]
November 20th, 2010 | Posted in Algorithm Development, Art, Bearish Looks, Behavioral Finance, Biotech, China Stocks, Commodities, Contribute, Discretionary Traders, Economy, Emerging Markets, Energy Stocks, Ethanol, Financial Sector, Geo Political Re-posts, global macro, Google, Hedge Funds, Home Builders, Journal Entry, Market Neutral, Metals & Mining, Microsoft, Politics, Proprietary Trading, Semiconductors, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Tech Stocks, Technical Analysis, Technology, Trade Ideas, Trading Discipline, Uncategorized, Web 2.0, Web 3.0, Yahoo! | Comments Off