January 2013

  • 4 Key Apple Inc Charts To Watch

    More than 100 $AAPL charts have been posted to the StockTwits Charts Stream in the last day. I pulled four of the many excellent ones as they are key here to keep an eye on… First, the Weekly via @stocktiger who notes the confluence of the major trend line and the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement…

  • Its Official: Jeff Bezos Won the Internet

      When you have a gargantuan speculative bubble, the majority of wildly overpriced assets never even come close to returning to their old high prices much less surpassing them. 400 years ago, at the height of tulipmania, a single bulb sold for the 34,584$ in Amsterdam and today, 400 years later, one sells for…

  • Global Social Network Consolidation

      The above gif comes from the Vincos Blog and shows the dominant social network by country across the globe from June 2009 to December 2012. Note the consolidation in the number of dominant sites over the 4 year period from 17 to 5. Facebook has now established its leadership position in 127 out…

  • Deep Focus Digital & Social Marketing Outlook for 2013

    Just spent some time with this excellent presentation by Ian Schafer and Deep Focus. If you are focused on social marketing or the fundamental analysis of social platforms, this idea that “digital and social media has converged” should be no surprise. So what are the implications and where does that lead? Take a closer look:…

  • Crushing It Is a Process

    Here’s a quick note to young traders who are taking it seriously and attempting to carve out a profitable career. First, most of you will not make it. So sad… Second, most of you will not listen to what I am about to write. Whatever… If you are one of the first or the…