PokerDonkey

Dollar Destruction: My Wealth Inequality Manifesto

I also noticed from your graph that the lowest quintiles had quite a slide from 1992 to 2000, while the top 1% quadrupled. How do you explain that?

E*Trade's 'First In, First Out' Position: Yes, 111M Shorts Can Be Wrong

I don't mind if she pumps it as long as her facts are researched and she discloses her position. I just don't want to hear "I told you so," in a year. I could pump any random stock and I would probably be right (eventually).

Oil Prices and 'Wash Trades'

I love election year articles. Oil is up -> CFMA2k -> Gramm -> McCain. McCain = Evil Thanks for the info Willy. I guess I should vote for socialism in November?

Banking Sector: 'Buy When There's Blood in the Streets'?

Hey! What if the new currency was hot dogs!? Would you eat your money? I would! I'd eat it with relish and spicy mustard!

Who Will Trigger E*Trade's Magic Moment - and a 111.4M Short Squeeze?

JBMaria - I guess it just shows you how useless it is to pump a stock on SA.

Oil Manipulations Exposed

I have a couple of questions I hope someone can answer:
1) Why wasn't the SPR full in 2002?
2) Wouldn't NYMEX traders be the wealthiest people in the world by now?
3) If so, how do I become one?
4) Is everything a Bush-led conspiracy?

I'm just about tired of every columnist's political rant. They claim the Bush administration is full of bumbling morons that somehow conceive and execute complex (and ingenious) conspiracies to fleece the American public.

If traders, speculator, republican, democrats, or martians are manipulating the tech, real estate, commodity, or stock markets, I don't really care. As long as I know a market is being manipulated, I can profit off it.

So what's the trade here? XOM, HAL, GS, USO, ATK, BA?

ExpressJet Part II: Cashflows

So it was CAL's idea to start branded service? hahahaha, very funny Buddy! A good management team wouldn't find themselves in that situation. If you think about it, the company would be worth more if they just shut down operations. Seriously, look at the balance sheet vs the price per share.

ExpressJet Part II: Cashflows

What does Kristy Nichlos have to say today about management destroying shareholder value? Ream and company are total morons. I'd lose less money if I stood out in my backyard throwing bricks of cash onto a bonfire. And he got paid $890k last year! Nice scam!

5 Reasons To Own Qualcomm

Reason #6: PokerDonkey is long QCOM and take a look at a 3 or 5 year chart by week. This breakout could be long term.

Options Trader: Friday Outlook

How long have people been arguing, "It'll take YEARS before we get any production out of ANWAR?"

Options Trader: Thursday Outlook

6.6 billion humans sounds like enough to me.

Avoid Starbucks at All Costs

I'm not too surprised at Starbucks' woes. After they took an afternoon off to retrain employees, I attempted to get a Venti coffee with cream and sugar. It took the moron 3 tries to get the order right! Here's a tip: If your main business is selling coffee, don't hire idiots that can't make a cup of coffee.

Analysts Shouldn't Mess With Texas (Instruments)

I take it you're an unappreciated engineer special1person.

I think equity analyst and politician are the only two careers where you can be totally wrong more than half the time, keep your job, and everyone still believes you know what you're talking about.

Analysts move their earnings expectations constantly, the companies they cover GIVE THEM GUIDANCE, and they still can't get it right. Pathetic.

Better Off Now Than 5 Years Ago?

Let's see, five years ago I owned a nice house, a new benz, vacationed in Europe, and dated a hot, blonde 23 yr-old. Now I'm living in the same house, buying a new BMW, vacationing in Costa Rica, and dating a hot, blonde 22 yr-old. Eh, pretty much the same. I wonder what I'll be doing 5 years from now.

A Google Bear's Take on Earnings

Wow, you've scared me out of GOOG. Not. It's the leader of a growing industry, and no, a 40 P/E isn't a "bubble valuation". Instead of losing billions, it's growing earnings 30% y/y during the current economic state, and it "missed" the OLD estimate $.03 or 0.6%. OMG! The sky is falling!!! Those estimates were reduced because comScore can't count using a consistent methodolgy and the stock price reflected the NEW earnings expectations. If I were you, I'd use today's profit taking to cover my short position.