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  • Wipe Out
    Tickerville, Tickerville | January 22nd, 2010 at 7:50 am

    The 4th distribution day set in on Thursday and set in hard. After hours GOOG was off a quick $30.00

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  • Tape Talk
    Tickerville, Tickerville | January 19th, 2010 at 7:31 am

    With a long weekend to review the charts, we take a moment to realize just where we are and the inflection points that still loom.

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  • The grind continues
    Tickerville, Tickerville | January 15th, 2010 at 7:33 am

    The market continued to grind higher today ahead of major earnings reports from Intel (INTC) and JP Morgan (JPM)

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  • Day One of Consolidation
    Tickerville, Tickerville | January 13th, 2010 at 7:35 am

    The market fell Tuesday as traders took a big step back from risk, flocking into bonds. From a technical perspective, not much has changed but our patience is warranted.

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  • What a Week
    Tickerville, Tickerville | January 10th, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    The first week in 2010 started off with a bang as stocks soared higher and momentum ruled the day.

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  • Bringing it to a Boil
    Tickerville, Tickerville | January 8th, 2010 at 7:45 am

    The market continued its tear on Thursday as momentum once again led the way.

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  • Red Hot Start to 2010
    Tickerville, Tickerville | January 6th, 2010 at 7:33 am

    The market started off 2010 with bang as momentum flooded in stocks flew. It’s getting a bit hot and traders must remember to protect with stops and understand risk.

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  • Happy New Year
    Tickerville, Tickerville | January 4th, 2010 at 7:40 am

    2010 begins and traders return for another year of fun in the sun….

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  • Qman’s – 2010 Fab 4
    Tickerville, Tickerville | December 30th, 2009 at 3:41 pm

    trophyI remember stumbling upon StockTwits this year after fumbling my way around Twitter land for a few months and thinking to myself, wow, these guys get it. They’ve actually figured out a way to bring us altogether. My dilemma of course was just how to participate when my day was filled with all the tasks of a fund manager, separate account advisor and web dabbler. To my wife’s chagrin, I began Stock Tweeting on Saturday’s and wouldn’t ya know, it stuck. That role has now been filled by fabulous content from @StevenPlace, whom my wife praises for stepping up to the plate, but my content can be heard and seen at least three times a week, which has been a ton of fun and something I very much look forward to building upon in the coming year.

    Unfortunately, I just don’t get as much time as I would like during the day to participate in the stream, however all of you know I am there in spirit and I can’t thank you enough for embracing me when I do have the time, regardless of the hour or wine glass I happen to be on. ;-)

    I have never participated in a Follow Friday, and in all honesty for the longest time I had no idea what #FF even meant until I broke down and humbly asked someone. While I have never participated, I have compiled my own favorites and am watching many of you. In addition to those of you who already know you are good, my goal is not to promote those of you who have already been promoted but to give credit to those who may not be as well known, but will be very soon if I have anything to say about it.

    @StockTwits has done a fantastic job plucking out the great traders, educators and communicators, however a few continue to grind it out day in and day out, not looking for anything more than a place to communicate their thoughts and to bat around ideas with others.

    I will build on this list, but in getting started here’s to my top 4, very own #2010MustFollow. Enjoy and Happy New Year.

    1.)    @SnoopyJC – Don’t let the name or the funny icon fool you. Snoopy is one of the most humble, respectful and honest traders I have seen out there. His candor is above reproach and he has supported my efforts from day one. He’s got great ideas, isn’t afraid to admit when he piggybacks others, and has patience that I can only admire. If you’re looking to learn, @SnoopyJC is the best place to start.

    2.)    @ZorTrades – There is something special about the old school broker. You know the one, the guy who doesn’t just make his living off his picks, but has to hustle up the clients, and deal with all the garbage too. It didn’t take the higher-ups long to find @ZorTrades on the stream and I was proud to have caught onto his great eye at a very early time when he would interact with me during the StockTwits brunch hour. For the life of me, I could have sworn that he was a laid-back retired hedge fund manager just dabbling in the mo mo names because he could. Not only did it floor me to meet a fine Italian Bronx boy at the StockTwits gathering, but it was an honor to learn that my assumption was quite a ways off. I am proud to now call @ZorTrades a friend and look forward to many years sharing ideas with this incredible trading champ. You have to understand that as a broker, with a compliance eye above him his hands are a bit tied at times however if you ever really want to get into his head and enjoy all of his trades, heck open an account with him. I’m considering doing just that.

    3.)    @Pipmaestro – I think it’s the picture combined with the hours this rock star keeps that makes his posts so intriguing. Long before it was even a part of the @StockTwits stream, @Pipmaestro was posting his currency trades in full disclosure, good bad and indifferent. I am only just now getting to know this night owl but I must say as I review his stream as I do every week, I am always learning something new. Want to venture out into currency land? Pip’s your man.

    4.)    @TraderFlorida – I don’t think any will argue that this cat may be one of the strongest traders in the bunch. You will find no emotion in the posts, no macro views, no overlaying thesis just pure and simple chart work from a full time trader living and breathing the tape. Nothing else to say about that for now.

    Well, that’s it, short and sweet. Is this everyone I follow, read, study, learn from, or laugh with on StockTwits? No sir, but it’s my fab four and a great place for you to start if you haven’t found these gems already.

    Cheers!

    Qman

  • Tape Talk – 3 Years Strong
    Tickerville, Tickerville | December 30th, 2009 at 7:30 am

    Tape Talk concludes its third year doing what we have done week in and week out, letting the Tape Talk

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  • S&P Breaks Out
    Tickerville, Tickerville | December 27th, 2009 at 11:11 am

    The long awaited channel resolution took place on Thursday ahead of Christmas with a move to the upside. The Bulls now look to capitalize on the technical action into year end.

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  • Christmas Cheer is in the Air
    Tickerville, Tickerville | December 21st, 2009 at 7:30 am

    The markets remained exceptionally resilient this week facing a much stronger dollar. Will Santa grace us with his presence through the end of the year?

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  • Grinch from Greece Steps on the Scene
    Tickerville, Tickerville | December 18th, 2009 at 8:09 am

    The Grinch showed up on Thursday after S&P downgraded Greece for the second time this year. Stocks fell and the dollar ran. Will it be coal for Christmas?

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  • Financials Clearly Don’t Matter….Yet
    Tickerville, Tickerville | December 16th, 2009 at 7:07 am

    The market continues to act extremely resilient despite the underlying weakness among financial stocks. The dollar strength is also not effecting the tape from a bearish standpoint and traders are enjoying a Pre-Santa mo mo run.

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  • Dollar Up, Stocks Up
    Tickerville, Tickerville | December 13th, 2009 at 1:06 pm

    Despite the common belief that the dollar decline had given an incredible boost to stock prices, the recent dollar advance has done nothing to slow down the bulls.