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Brave enough to make the hardest trade?

“Ms. Calhoun, I can’t let you make such a sacrifice from a loyal southern girl. You must think of your country.” “I am thinking of it. I know you’re an enemy and a spy. But you’re a man and I just can’t send you to your

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Pep talk: Keep your head up even when you’re down from the highs

And if it’s bad Don’t let it get you down, you can take it And if it hurts Don’t let them see you cry, you can take it Hold your head up, hold your head up Hold your head up, hold your head high – Argent Muddy Souls

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Trade Alert: One aggressive buy and two sells

***THE BUY*** FIO’s down 3% again today, just as it seems like it has been nearly every day for the last couple weeks. Time to buy some FIO. I’m buying some calls dated out into September with strike prices up to $30. The stock is right now at

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Six Ways To Invest In Facebook Before The IPO

Facebook recently disallowed the trading of its stock on secondary markets like Sharespost and Liquidnet.  And with the news that they have chosen to continue the tech tradition of listing on the Nasdaq instead of the NYSE, the IPO is probably less than two months out. With all this hype

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How Apple gets to $350 by the end of the year redux

Re·dux /rēˈdəks/ Adjective: Brought back; revived: “the 1980s were more than the 50’s redux”. This one billionaire friend of mine made most of his money by selling a big .com to a big tech company at the peak in 2000 and before that had taken a semiconductor company

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Earnings, paired trades and other stuff

The future will soon be a thing of the past. What year did Jesus think it was? Ever notice that anyone going slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster is a maniac? “One thing leads to another”? Not always. Sometimes one thing leads to the same thing.

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Chat Transcript for Apr 4, 2012: SNDK, FIO, Apple suppliers and much more

Here’s the transcript of today’s chat. See you next week at 2pm EST at http://tradingwithcody.com/chat for more Q&A where you can ask me anything. Q. Hi Cody, not surprisingly my question is about SNDK. What do you think caused the lowered estimate? How

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New eBook: Top 10 Apple Supplier Stocks

http://tradingwithcody.com/ebooks/top-10-apple-supplier-stocks/ Any problems downloading the new book or if you want us to email you a PDF version, just let us know at support@tradingwithcody.com. And don’t forget today’s chat at 2pm EST at http://tradingwithcody.com/chat. If you’ve been reading

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Sandisk takes a hit

Sandisk is down 9% this morning after the company warned that they’d miss their topline estimate by about 5% this quarter. That has left the Street and even yours truly surprised this morning though it really doesn’t change anything about our Sandisk investment. We know that the company

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Estimates are rising, but what’s priced in already?

“It’s all clear!” Wagonmaster western cowboy movie exciting ending – John Ford Or is it? Howdy y’all and welcome back to the trail where you better make sure your saddle is strapped on tight enough, no matter how gentle your horse. Apple’s trying to extend its breakout. Amazon

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First, focus your imagination: Latest Positions

You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. – Mark Twain, 11/30/1835 – 04/21/1910 Here’s a list of my latest positions in approximate order from largest to smallest. You know the dealio — I give each stock a current rating from 1

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How About FIVE Trader’s Thoughts of the Day

I expanded and updated my prior post and turned it into a full-fledged article for an outlet that I write for. Here’s the full version of the post, now with 5 Trader’s Thoughts of the Day. First trader thought of the day — you can’t look back. On