The technology world and Apple geeks worldwide (myself included) got their first taste of how the company contrasts under Tim Cook than it did with Steve Jobs. By now, most people are quite aware of Apple’s disastrous customer experience with Apple Maps on the new IPhone 5, so we won’t go into that.
Mark Zuckerberg made all the headlines a week ago when he gave his first public interview in a TechCrunch conference. He mentioned Facebook (FB) was concentrating on mobile as well as improving its Search function, both of which would significantly add to FB’s revenues. Investors cheered and the stock has been up almost 25% since then, before taking a breather yesterday. So is Facebook a buy or this is a head-fake ? Let’s look at the facts –
The VIX Index, also known as the “Fear Index”, is one of the most watched indices in the markets. The VIX Index is a measure of Volatility in the markets. You’d be forgiven if you believe that the VIX should go up when the markets are volatile, on the upside or the downside. But this is not the case. The VIX actually goes up when the markets go down, and goes down when the markets go up.
A set of very interesting infographics on Apple (AAPL) that shows what Apple is really worth, and what the Apple Valuation can buy.
Not to be left behind the U.S. and Europe, Japan has embarked on yet another round of Quantitative Easing (QE). Of course, Japan QE has been going on for 20 years, with little results to show for it. The only advantage Japan has is that most of the money it borrows are from its own citizens.
One of the most widely used reason (or excuse) for Quantitative Easing (QE) is that it keeps interest rates low. This is in fact a myth or a bluff and it’s surprising not more people call this bluff. In fact, with the Fed buying mortgage-backed securities or Treasury Bonds, interest rates have to go up. Why is this the case – let’s break it down in simple terms.
When it comes to chart reading skills and Technical analysis skills, its best to keep things simple. And always include Volume analysis in your study. The S&P 500 is at an interesting point on Sept 18. After last week’s announcement of QE-ternity, markets have hit a 4-year high. Fundamental analysis tells us the market is overbought at this point.
Now that the market has hit 4 year highs, and many high flying stocks are also at similar levels, it may be a good time to protect your profits. Put Options are the ultimate protector for stocks you own – so let’s dig into the nuts and bolts of how Put Options work.
One of the few successful global investors who’s not afraid to speak his mind – and the truth. You may not agree with all his views, but he makes sense for the most part. The Reuters journalist is a bit annoying, but this Jim Rogers interview is interesting as always.
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