Investment Capitalist

Regarding those increasingly volatile Chinese stocks, there’s a bearish overlay on Chinese material producers because of government controls on prices. Therefore, refiners and marketers like Sinopec (SHI) are operating at forced losses

I’m becoming convinced that Chinese stocks are presenting an opportunity for swing traders. These particular stocks accomplish their moves in gaps. Here is China Life Insurance (LFC):

To see China Life trading in the $50 range after last year’s parabolic run, which began in many of these names last August, for the institutional long-term buyers, this […]

This is one of those instances where “noise” becomes primary mover and lets the crowd get emotionally involved. If there is a 300 point rally in the Nasdaq from here, the 80 point gap in Google is just the beginning. I talked about the financials when the market was almost 800 points lower than where […]

Ivanhoe Energy, for having figured out how to dramatically alter the energy equation of bringing Bitumen (Oil Sand) to market in a cost effective and very ingenious manner that is patent protected, environmentally friendly, and has been tested by all the major producers with investment in Oil Sands, the market seems to not have noticed.
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FC Stone Group (FCSX) is up huge on blowout earnings. I indicated in the April 2 post that the fundamentals here are absolutely incredible, the volatility in the markets is the equivalent of a major gold rush, and they are shielded from the mortgage market because none of their trading partners are exposed to anything […]

SLM: Sallie’s showing great bid support after a 4-point run from where the entry was. It’s probably tempting to sell for $19 something you just bought for $15 about ten days ago. I know, “compound it out and that’s a fortune”. The problem is that it hasn’t been a year and this is a volatile […]

I’ve been slammed with emails from people wondering why no global macro commentary on the recent action. My response has been: “It’s far too late for commentary now. There’s nothing to do or change based on the market operation that was put in place when everyone else was screaming bloody murder”. In other words, as […]

Financial stocks in the stock market presenting major buying opportunities but risk is high so trading sizes should be reduced significantly and long term positions built up over time. Exploit the volatility.