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Notes From a Cyber Trader


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330727 Reads | 868 Comments | 196 People call this a favourite

I'm a retail ("same day"/swing) trader who trades between 40 and 60 trades a month. I primarily trade from an RSP and secondarily from a TFSA account through a discount broker. I'm convinced the whole marketplace is set up to position the "retail trader" at a disadvantage - Starting with you're very own online discount investing broker! 99% of my stock picks are from the TSX Venture board. I do not make stock recommendations. Those who do, do it out of self interest and prey on others so that they can sell them their stocks in the end and then announce they closed their position. Why else would you tell someone to buy?? As Ayn Rand professed - There is no such thing as altruism. I will on occasion disclose stocks I routinely trade but do not recommend them. Its your job to pick your stocks and develop a trading strategy. My blog includes info on: - Mining and Energy Stocks. - Online trading - Technology - Current events - Books/Music


  • Value investing: A taste for value


    120 Reads | 0 Comments | November 2, 2010

            Of Note:Value investing is easy to understand, but extremely difficult to carry out, because the best bargains come at times when fear and pessimism are at peak levels.The key to value investing is to buy these stocks while they’re underpriced, then sell them once the market has realized that they’re worth much more._______________________________________________________________________...


  • 'We will make pain, and they will suffer'


    145 Reads | 1 Comment | November 1, 2010

     I look forward to seeing our telecom industry getting shaken up one day.   Our mobile rates are still way too expensive. Competition is always welcomed to foster fair market pricing and spur innovation. Of Note:We believe Canada deserves a very strong fourth player that will knock on this...what I call the monopolization of the consumer._________________________________________________________...


  • Trading slows - TD Ameritrade's profit falls 27%


    268 Reads | 0 Comments | October 28, 2010

    Online Trading_______________This article highlights online trading has not yet recovered. Less retail traders in play. Many got wiped out and moved their money to safer grounds or out all together. My experience is that I'm still seeing lower volume trading among many of the venture stocks. I'm still making trades but the turnover is much slower. As so many articles have stated, daytraders...


  • Day Trading is Dead - Want Proof?


    307 Reads | 2 Comments | October 28, 2010

    Day Trading____________Of Note:There’s an intriguing debate with opinions ranging from “it’s a great way to make a living” to “it never worked in the first place” to “we’re now in the midst of the great shakeout.” "It is getting much tougher for traders to make a living or get by.”______________________________________________________________________________________________Day Trading is Dead -...


  • 7 signs a stock is set to slide


    161 Reads | 2 Comments | October 26, 2010

    Trading / Investing___________________7 signs a stock is set to slide Glenn Curtis Last updated Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 6:40AM EDTGlobe and Mailinvestopedia.comA company might be a poor candidate for investment if it generates subpar earnings, has weak cash flow or perhaps a flimsy balance sheet. But there are also other characteristics that can be major turnoffs and harbingers of unpleasant...


  • Not all insider trades are created equal


    168 Reads | 0 Comments | October 26, 2010

    EQUITIES__________Of Note:Not all trading by insiders is equally good at predicting share price moves.It turns out that about half of all insider trades foretell future share price movements and the other half have little benefit.The trick for investors is to figure out which trades to ignore, and which to track.___________________________________________________________________________________...


  • 5 ways to profit from the soaring loonie


    157 Reads | 5 Comments | October 25, 2010

     Wealth_____________________________________________________________________________________________________5 ways to take advantage of a high dollar By Bryan Borzykowski moneyville.caToronto StarOctober 25, 2010SHUTTERSTOCK PHOTOAs the dollar hovers near par with the U.S. dollar , here are five ways Canadians can take advantage of the strong loonie, beyond shopping deals down south. 1. Buy U...


  • Death of the PC


    178 Reads | 0 Comments | October 24, 2010

     Technology_____________Of Note:Desktops and notebooks are losing their central role on our computing stage — and they may drag the PC establishment down with them.The excitement, innovation and major growth have all shifted from personal computers to smartphones, tablets and virtual PCs. All this bodes ill for the corporations that defined the first era of personal computing — Microsoft, Intel...