At least that is what i Expect to hear, But with the company basically paying you to buy it, why wouldn’t a smart company buy it, Its balance sheet is a clean one, the only problem is its a dog, I expect a very nice short squeeze
Health Net Inc HNT:NYSE bought by Aetna Inc AET:NYSE
December 15th, 2008 · No Comments
We are overbought.
December 8th, 2008 · No Comments
I intend on shorting the s&p 500 first thing this morning, I dont think the market will be up above 9000 anytime soon, I think its being propped up by some buy the rumor sell the news AND ITS NEWSDAY.
The market has been opening lower and steadily gaining throught the day, I believe Today we will see this pattern reversed.
Blackrock’s CEO says people are still redeeming, and there are some that are trying to hang in there, and nobody is putting money in. Which means this rally is fake.
We are in “a bottoming process” and as such, you need to watch out for the light at the end of the tunnel as it might be a freight train.
Take your gains if your long, after all, you might have gained alot.
Announcing my new book (im looking for a publisher): How to Act like an Investment Banker
December 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment
How to Act like an Investor
Yes finally, there is a all telling source on how to act like an investor, even if your not.
Stunning Gem’s from the book include:
A List of Things to have on you before walking out of your house to your fararri.
Personality Defects to ensure your replicating and how.
Obnoxious ways to spend your money.
How to pick up a model in a bar (aka one million a year or no go)
The guide to Italian Shit…..
How to COMPLETELY RUIN THE AMERICAN FINANCIAL SYSTEM
Glossary of terms to confuse the average person
How to never admit your mistakes
All this for whatever my publisher decides to sell it for.
Proper Yiddish Phrases for a conference call.
December 4th, 2008 · No Comments
During a conference call today, Robert Toll decided to give a try at saying something in yiddish about the housing market, fasluk. This is not a yiddish word, It sounds yiddish, it isnt.
Nice Jewish boy and finance expert Scott Rothbort has told me, he probably ment Fastunken.
For future conference call references for all you ceo’s out there. Here is a list of words with their category
Broygis: Not on speaking terms.
Bubeleh: Endearing term for anyone you like regardless of age.
Bupkis: Nothing. Something totally worthless. (Literally “Beans”)
Chutzpeh: Brazenness, gall.
Cockamamie: Crazy; ludicrous
Drek: Human dung, feces, manure or excrement; inferior merchandise or work; insincere talk or excessive flattery
Farkuckt (taboo): Dungy, shitty
Farshlugginer: Refers to a mixed-up or shaken item. Generally indicates something of little or dubious value.
Feh!: Fooey, It stinks, It’s no good.
Gelt: Money
Gevalt!: Heaven Forbid! (Exclamatory in the extreme.)
Ipish: Bad odor, stink
(To) Kibbitz: To offer unsolicited advice as a spectator
Kibbitzer: Meddlesome spectator
Kish mir en toches: Kiss my backside (slang)
(A) Kitsel: Tickle
Klutz (klotz): Ungraceful, awkward, clumsy person; bungler
K’nishes: Baked dumplings filled with potato, meat, liver or barley
Kolboynik: Rascally know-it-all
K’vetsh: Whine, complain; whiner, a complainer
Leck, shmeck: Done superficially (Literally, “lick, smell”)
L’chei-im, le’chayim!: To life! (the traditional Jewish toast); To your health, skol
Mazel Tov: Good Luck (lit) Generally used to convey “congratulations”.
Mentsh: A special man or person. One who can be respected.
Meshugeh: Crazy
Meshugeneh: Mad, crazy, insane female.
Meshugener: Mad, crazy, insane man
Mish mash: Combination, mess, hodgepodge:
Mitzvah: Good deed; a gift to help one in get started in their career or future
Nebbish: A nobody, simpleton, weakling, awkward person
Nosh: Eat, snack
Nudnik: Pesty nagger, nuisance, a bore, obnoxious person
Nudje: Annoying person, badgerer (Americanism)
Oi!!: Yiddish exclamation to denote disgust, pain, astonishment or rapture
Oi, gevald: Cry of anguish, suffering, frustration or for help
Oi, Vai!: Dear me! Expression of dismay or hurt
Phooey! fooey, pfui: Designates disbelief, distaste, contempt
Plotz: To burst, fall over
Prost: Coarse, common, vulgar
Putz: Slang word for “penis.” Also used when describing someone someone as being “a jerk.”
Shikseh: Non-Jewish girl
Shiva: Mourning period of seven days observed by family and friends of deceased
Shlemiel: Clumsy bungler, an inept person, butter-fingered; dopey person
Shlep: Drag, carry or haul, particularly unnecessary things, parcels or baggage; to go somewhere unwillingly or where you may be unwanted
Shlimazel: Luckless person. Unlucky person; one with perpetual bad luck (it is said that the shlemiel spills the soup on the shlimazel!)
Shlub: A jerk; a foolish, stupid or unknowing person, second rate, inferior.
Shlump: Careless dresser, untidy person; as a verb, to idle or lounge around
Shmaltz: Grease or fat; (slang) flattery; to sweet talk, overly praise, dramatic
Shmeer: The business; the whole works; to bribe, to coat like butter
Shmendrik: nincompoop; an inept or indifferent person; same as shlemiel
Shmo(e): Naive person, easy to deceive; a goof (Americanism)
Shmuck (tabboo): Self-made fool; obscene for penis: derisive term for a man
Shmuts: Dirt, slime
Shnook: A patsy, a sucker, a sap, easy-going, person easy to impose upon, gullible
Shnorrer: A beggar who makes pretensions to respectability; sponger, a parasite
Shtik: Piece, routine: a special bit of acting
(A) Shtunk: A guy who doesn’t smell too good; a stink (bad odor) a lousy human
Verklempt: Extremely emotional. On the verge of tears. (See “Farklempt”)
Vos iz?: What’s the matter?
Zol zein!: Let it be! That’s all!
Get Britney Spears some shorts, and short Braskem (BAK:NYSE)
December 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
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Thats right: If two years ago I had said to you the following things would happen.
- Britney spears would Look hot again
- Kevin Federline would turn out to be a responsible parent
- The phillies would win the WS
- There would be a massive financial collapse
You would have thought I was delusional:

But I am not, and if I took the time back then to say that commodities prices would collapse, you would have been right for 2 years, then you would come to believe me.
This is one of the many reasons Braskem is on the long death spiral.
they are a finance driven company that experiences “weaker demand”.
If this goes back above $5.00 I am shorting this, and holding it to 0.
Dear LCC, you stole my Xbox, now you get another short: Why LCC is on my Cowpie list.
December 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Thats right, this company managed to have employees that stole my xbox, and I intend to extract damages out of the value of their company.
That set aside, this company paid way too much for gas earlier in the year, and is failing (according to a concierge i talked to) to book many of its flights all the way.
I anticipate a major decline in the long run, however I would be scared as to weather or not this stock is too tied to market movements.
My suggestion is to set a “rediculous option in price” wherein if you see a jump, you can have a limit order go off, and possibly gain a bit of a extra profit in the end.
Long term target price. $1 a share.
The latest trade that makes you think, what is wrong with this market: Rambus Inc RMBS:NASDAQ and why it deserves to die.
December 2nd, 2008 · 5 Comments
Rambus inc is a company that will die before it recieves any cash from judgments.
“U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte ruled Tuesday that several major chip companies violated certain elements of computer memory patents held by Rambus. Whyte denied a request for summary judgment on other elements of the patent dispute, which is set for trial on Jan. 22.
But Capstone Investments analyst Jeff Schreiner said the decision bodes well for Rambus in a suit that could lead to significant royalties for the company.
In an interview, Schreiner said “obviously this is not a ’show me the money’ type ruling.” But he said by stripping out some of the more technical aspects of the case, the decision makes the rest of the company’s argument easier to put to a jury.
Schreiner estimates the companies involved in the suit represented about 60 percent of 2007 sales for the dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, chips Rambus is suing over.
They include South Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co. and Hynix Semiconductor, Boise, Taiwan-based Nanya Technology Corp. and Idaho-based Inc., Micron Technology Inc.” ~ap
If you have ever tried to sue a fortune 500 company, you will realize, that even if they are wrong, and everyone around them knows that they are wrong, incuding them, they will still tie you up in court for 30 years, using the money that they could have paid you to fund their lawers, and starve you of legal fees.
So when i see a company jump 100% on a PRETRIAL ruling, I think “where is the best place to short”
I found it Today, Just the right pattern for weakeness, and I intend to hold on to this one till its down to at least 10, possibly 9.
I shorted SDS at these levels and so can you!
November 19th, 2008 · No Comments
I am expecting a snapback rally sometime this week, I believe that as we are at-near closing lows, this may be the best chance you could ever get to go long the market.
I would like to caution that this is a very long term play (years) and also a very short term play (days).
The only ways to be able to get guarenteed returns in this market is to buy United states guarenteed goverment guarenteed securities).
More to come at closing bell, im just informing you all that this may be the time.
EDIT: I am cheering this stock up today, even though i am short, as when we get a 10% rally tommrow, the stock will go down to the 90s
Looking to get into aig today.
November 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Target price under 2.5
edit: Bought at 2.5 short term sell, 3.10 long term hold till $8 if the possible goverment takeover of 80% is off the table.
edit 2: tempting to put even more money in, definate if you havent gotten in, this may be for you
Why Shorting SDS is in my opininion the greatest long term strategy for the average investor
November 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments
IF you look at the chart located HERE, you will see that over time, SDS does worse than its non leveraged counterpart SH.
This is caused by the Constant Leverage Trap, a problem with double leverage that causes below 200% returns.
The solution to the issue, and the way to achieve an over 200% return, In periods of volitility.
If you short this, or any of the leveraged ETF funds listed below, you may be able to better use ETF’S to maximize your profit
Short & UltraShort MarketCap ETFs:
| ETF Name | Ticker | Benchmark Index |
|---|---|---|
| Short QQQ | PSQ | Nasdaq-100 |
| Short Dow 30 | DOG | DJIA |
| Short S&P 500 | SH | S&P 500 |
| Short MidCap400 | MYY | S&P MidCap 400 |
| Short SmallCap600 | SBB | S&P SmallCap 600 |
| Short Russell2000 | RWM | Russell 2000 |
| UltraShort QQQ | QID | Nasdaq-100 |
| UltraShort Dow 30 | DXD | DJIA |
| UltraShort S&P 500 | SDS | S&P 500 |
| UltraShort MidCap400 | MZZ | S&P MidCap 400 |
| UltraShort SmallCap600 | SDD | S&P SmallCap 600 |
| UltraShort Russell2000 | TWM | Russell 2000 |
UltraShort Style:
| ETF Name | Ticker | Benchmark Index |
|---|---|---|
| UltraShort Russell1000 Value | SJF | Russell 1000 Value |
| UltraShort Russell1000 Growth | SFK | Russell 1000 Growth |
| UltraShort Russell MidCap Value | SJL | Russell MidCap Value |
| UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth | SDK | Russell MidCap Growth |
| UltraShort Russell2000 Value | SJH | Russell 2000 Value |
| UltraShort Russell2000 Growth | SKK | Russell 2000 Growth |
UltraShort Sector:
| ETF Name | Ticker | Benchmark Index |
|---|---|---|
| UltraShort Basic Materials | SMN | Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials |
| UltraShort Consumer Goods | SZK | Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods |
| UltraShort Consumer Services | SCC | Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services |
| UltraShort Financials | SKF | Dow Jones U.S. Financials |
| UltraShort Health Care | RXD | Dow Jones U.S. Health Care |
| UltraShort Industrials | SIJ | Dow Jones U.S. Industrials |
| UltraShort Real Estate | SRS | Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate |
| UltraShort Semiconductors | SSG | Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductors |
| UltraShort Oil & Gas | DUG | Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas |
| UltraShort Technology | REW | Dow Jones U.S. Technology |
| UltraShort Utilities | SDP | Dow Jones U.S. Utilities |
Short & UltraShort International:
| ETF Name | Ticker | Benchmark Index |
|---|---|---|
| Short MSCI Emerging Markets | EUM | MSCI Emerging Markets Index |
| Short MSCI EAFE | EFZ | MSCI EAFE Index |
| UltraShort MSCI EAFE | EFU | MSCI EAFE Index |
| UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets | EEV | MSCI Emerging Markets index |
| UltraShort MSCI Japan | EWV | MSCI Japan Index |
| UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25 | FXP | FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index |
Now I included the regular short ETFs because I wanted to make a point. **The following Idea is a derivative of something I am trying to start a fund based upon** You can go 100% pro the s&p, dow, nasdaq.. etc. and get a better than 100% return against the index. Now some will argue that the Double Leverage trap dosent exist but I believe that it is an effective way to game this market.
My reccomendation for this week is to wait until tuesday to go long. I will Post another brief on monday night.


