Feb 2012 Hedge Fund Results

The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Indexes Performance data for Feb 2012 has been updated. Please visit our site at http://www.hedgeindex.com for further details.    Dow Jones Credit…


What Does Apple Mean To Tech? Take A Look

Business Insider released an interesting chart from BarCap today that shows the astounding weight that Apple throws around the ring.  Are you holding AAPL? by Harvey Sax

Would You Buy A Broken BATS? Depends If It's Really Broken..

Last week saw the disaster of epic proportion that was BATS debut into the market with their IPO (seen here).  As a result, BATS retracted their offering with the intentions of regrouping.  However,…


An investment idea I'm working on

One area, probably the area that has the most insider buying by sheer numbers of companies and officers is the mortgage REIT sector.  Names that I'm watching there are Annaly NLY, Chimera CIM,…


Bad Day? At Least You Didn't Break The Market The First Day On The Job

Imagine this: you're driving to the office the very first day on the job.  As you casually hang a right into the parking lot, you begin thinking of how you are going to leave a stellar first…


What Really Happened with TVIX | ETF Trends

This is a good article explaining why these products don't work.  I've been railing against synthetic ETFS for some time.  What I mean by synthetic is an instrument that tries to mimic an index or…


Afghan Shooter Was A Broker? Joined Army To Escape Paying A $1.5 Million Judgement

With the recent sad news of the terrible incident in Afghanistan where a solider is suspected of shooting 16 civilians, information has been slow to be released on the situation.  Reuters released an…


What Would You Give Up For The Internet?

The global management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group just came out with some interesting statistics on just how important the internet is to day-to-day life.  Just how important is having a…


Life Lessons From A Professional Trader: The Hardest Lesson Of All? Do Nothing..

One of the hardest lessons a trader learns is to do nothing at all.  Being able to sit still, watch the screen and resist the temptation of firing off a trade is too much for some people.  The…


Goldman Upgrades, LinkedIn Jumps

LinkedIn shares shot up almost 8% today on good news from the Goldman camp.  Analysts decided to raise the price target $55 to $135 and up the rating from Hold to Buy.  While shares of LNKD broke the…