Stock Capitalist

Les and Simon are a couple of “Stock Capitalists” that scour thru literally hundreds of stock market related sites, newsletters, e-mails, blogs, etc… and “siphon” out great ideas, quotes, recommendations, and stock market related information. They have been trading the stock market for more than 20 years and offer some of their insight and best articles of interest.

Archive for July, 2008

Elliott Wave Forecast For 4.16.08

31st July 2008 by todaysha Comments Off

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Frustrated or intrigued by investment email teasers?

31st July 2008 by Simon Comments Off

Frustrated or intrigued by email teasers from investment newsletters and advisers? Me too. That’s why I was so impressed to discover a website that solves them and tracks there performance…..
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Check it out!
http://www.stockgumshoe.com/

Technorati Tags: Investing, Stock Information, stock market, Stock Picks, stockmarket, Trading

Why anyone would write a put option….

30th July 2008 by Simon Comments Off

A great example of”why on earth” anyone would write a put option. If you are a long term investor, it can be a way to generate income while dollar cost averaging the stock you want to continue purchasing!! This article is worded excellent!! Once againit is an article from The Tycoon Report, one of my [...]

Double Up Profits as Oil Falls

30th July 2008 by Simon Comments Off

Here is an interesting article on how to play the oil pullback. I plan to watch Suncor and Nexen very carefully as oil get’s close to $100 again. In the mean time… Put options may be a way to play it. See the original article at:
http://www.changewave.com/
Enjoy!
The summer doldrums have set in, but I’ve got a [...]

These Stocks Will Burn Your Portfolio

30th July 2008 by Simon Comments Off

Here is an interesting article By Joe Magyr at The Motley Fool Website (www.fool.com). You can read the whole article for yourself at:
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2008/07/30/these-stocks-will-burn-your-portfolio.aspx
but in a nutshell… here are the stocks they recommend to avoid or short! I haven’t checked out the liquidity of the put options on all of these but it’s worth a look.

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Maybe Brazil….or Vietnam!

30th July 2008 by Simon Comments Off

Here is a very interesting article on buying stocks in other areas of the world right now. With the US in a volitile state…there may be some good ideas here to investigate.
Also… this is another one of those FREE newsletters that I gleam a tonne of information from. sign up for it at: http://www.dailyreckoning.com/
Every Party [...]

5 big winners in the banking crisis

29th July 2008 by Simon Comments Off

Here is an interestingexcerpt about companies that may benefit from the banking crisis. May be worth some more research. Enjoy.
“Each one of these winners is going to gain market share at the expense of its challenged competitors. It’s pretty easy to pick up business against a competitor that’s still firing people, selling off whole businesses [...]

The 5 Reminders…

28th July 2008 by Simon 1 Comment

Here is an excerpt from another www.investmentu.com newsletter. Very interesting perspective. Enjoy!
These five reminders can do more than anything to keep your money safe and your investments sound. And theyll increase your overall return, too
#1. Buy quality. In market downturns, dividend-paying blue chips hold up better than up-and-comers. Large caps will do better than small [...]

Three Ways to Beat Analysts at Their Own Job

24th July 2008 by Simon Comments Off

Another one of thoseFREE newsletters that i “gleam” valuable ideas and information from is “The Oxford Club’s Investment U Newsletter”. To sign up for it… go to http://www.investmentu.com/
Here is an excerpt from the latest issue #825

Three Ways to Beat Analysts at Their Own Job
by Floyd G. Brown, Advisory Panelist

Dear Investment U Reader,
If we only had [...]

The Implications of a Secular Bear Market

24th July 2008 by Simon 2 Comments

Before I post this interesting article… I wanted to say that Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. is one of my “stock market mentor” hero’s. I’ve read his book “Trade your way to financial freedom” a number of times and listened to an interview he did that TOTALLY CHANGED MY WAY OF LOOKING AT THE MARKET. Life [...]

Is This Rally for Real?

23rd July 2008 by Simon Comments Off

Here is an article from The Tycoon Report, another one of my favorite newsletters. Sign up for free at:
http://tycoonreport.tycoonresearch.com/index.php
Boy oh boy, crude oil sure did an about face didnt it? Weve seen spot market oil collapse from $147 to $128 in a heartbeat. And it’s these declining crude oil prices — along with the Fannie [...]

Exploiting the Volatility of Oil

22nd July 2008 by Simon Comments Off

Here’s an interesting trading methodolgy that may be worth some more investigation.
Enjoy!
Exploiting the Volatility of Oil – Zeelotes post at the motley fool
Original post at:
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=26802392&sort=whole&source=ihtfoceml799000

IntroductionThere is a relatively simple way for an investor to exploit the volatility of oil prices. What I’m going to share in this post I developed as an indicator a few [...]

Two free newsletters worth reading!

22nd July 2008 by Simon Comments Off

If your into reading about economic strategy and trends…then these are two newsletters that I subscribe to and find very valuable.
Click on the links and read some of the back issues for each newsletter. If you like it….then subscribe. It’s free!!!
http://www.investorsinsight.com/blogs/john_mauldins_outside_the_box/default.aspx
and
http://www.investorsinsight.com/blogs/forecasts_trends/default.aspx

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Before You Buy, Ask Questions

21st July 2008 by Simon 2 Comments

Here is an excerpt from an excellent newsletter I read called “stockscores perspectives”. I find this one of the best stock related educational newsletters you can read. This article really hit’s the nail on the head…especially now with extreme volitility in the market…i am being extra careful with buying.
Sign up for it for free at [...]

Financials not over with the write-downs

21st July 2008 by Simon Comments Off

Here is a great article from Adam Lass, at WaveStrength Options Weekly. (I like their articles and would suggest you get on their mailing list.)
http://www.taipanpublishinggroup.com/

Oh, Ursus, We Barely Knew You
Was that it? Did we just see the bottom, the tipping point, the moment the falling knife hit and stuck?
Last Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrials hit [...]