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Thank God I’m a trader, not an analyst!
/by Peter BrandtThank God I’m a trader, not an analyst! There is a huge difference between being a trader and being a market analyst. Analysts are paid by being right. On this basis alone I am not smart enough to be an analyst. Traders are paid by managing risk. These two skill sets are a world apart. […]
The Apple has fallen (AAPL Part 6): 04.18.2011
/by Peter BrandtThe Apple has fallen…look out below! The decline by Apple today has completed a major reversal head and shoulders pattern. In the process I have now sold the final 1/3 (another 100 shares per $100,000 of capital) of my short campaign. A close above today’s high at 328.14 and especially above the Apr. 13 high […]
Apple Computer, Part 5: 04.15.2011
/by Peter BrandtIs a weak Friday close a sign of weak earnings? Next week is earnings week for AAPL. The weak close expected today could be a “tell.” The H&S continues to form. I am short two layers of AAPL, waiting to place the final layer at the completion of the top. The rally on Wednesday sets […]
Special Report, Buy Soybeans & Sell Corn: 04.13.2011
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/by Peter BrandtAppless Computer – Part 4: 04.12.2011
/by Peter BrandtApple is declining into support. The poisonous wrath from the Apple Computer “fruit and nut club” continue to come my way. Here are just a couple of excerpts from the “fan” mail I have received because I suggested that AAPL might be topping out. “This is nonsense. Never heard of a double head. This is […]