Investment Capitalist

5 Metal and Mining Stocks for Short Term Consideration

"Cost 50 cents"? Did you skip basic match or something?

5 Metal and Mining Stocks for Short Term Consideration

This was a VERY prescient call to short these stocks. The returns have been mind boggling. Cheers to anyone that faded the mania in metals early in the summer.

Two Chinese Stocks Showing Opportunity

Who is "Mr. Petti" and what does he have to do with Investment Capitalist's trading recommendations?

Financial Stocks Respond to Fed Move

I must say that your market analysis has been spot on. I work at a high profile hedge fund and not a single analyst/trader on our floor had any conviction and we even started a pool on how these financial stock picks would play out. Not that I followed these blindly. I actually had the same names on my radar and was building my lines in most of them when I read your analysis. I just went bigger. But again, you nailed it with an uncanny (and eery) degree of accuracy. Any chance you might let us know who/what is responsible for these market calls? I mean, the financial sector was the top performer on Tuesday. Albeit it was the most oversold, but almost half of your picks were up double digit % gains! UYG, PJC, BX, FIG, MER and LEH have just doubled my performance numbers for the entire year! Thanks whoever you are.

Financial Stocks Respond to Fed Move

If only you could keep market calls like this coming all the time. I actually played the financial basked you've been covering (except for Bear Sterns) which could be in more trouble than they've let on.

But ultimately, being able to keep a cool head and recommend solid stocks while others are screaming bloody murder, is definately a trait of a professional. Not only that, but the biggest percentage gain in the market on Tuesday was the financial sector. Wow. I am impressed. Who/What is responsible for the content on Investment Capitalist?

25 Good Short Candidates

Your reasoning behind your CVS short is fine, but your closing sentence: "should not be trading near their 52-week high." is a first line risk control measure that immediately eliminates this as a "good" short candidate for any professional trader I know, including myself. In a general bull market, we do not short stocks at, near or just above their 52-wk high. On the contrary, it's generally a good idea to buy in these situations, although I wouldn't want to own CVS for reasons you mentioned, as well as other internal research we have on the sector and CVS in particular. Remember markets will stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.