Hey all!
We recently caught wind that someone was floating around that I was a Harvard Mathematics Genius on the web. Not the case at all! Myself nor Carlos have ever attended nor plan to attend any such school. Just crazy spammers probably from an affliate.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Monday, March 26, 2007
Grand Opening 04/01/2007
I thought I would participate in shameless marketing and let everyone know who reads the blog that our grand opening for www.bluecollarinvesment.com will be 04/01/2007. The membership is 59.00 per year and 20% of that is donated to charity!
Joshua
Joshua
Monday, March 19, 2007
Ocean of Chaos
By Joshua Robbins
As we have watched the market go up and down this week, many of us have realized that perhaps the pulse of the market has changed. Many have said that it is going to slow down, but I ponder just what areas will go down. If you think about, if consumer sentiment is low, well hell, they still have to use electricity and gas to drive to work. I know that this seems really obvious, that is why it baffles me as to why so many people refuse to look at it. But hey, that is them, not me. We have all grown accustomed to a particular rhythm that certain sectors provide (marketing and paper) and I had too. I mean, everything you picked seemed to go up. Well, except for some of those small cap flash in the pans. But if you are getting that jittery finger before you execute your trade on your platform, well I feel the same way. Perhaps it is the “shell shock” or the fear of an unstable economy that rattles the very foundation of the Blue Collar Trader.
Throughout the day I find myself, much like all other traders, frantically watching the blue chips of the S & P go up and down randomly. It is the randomization that is really not random at all and if you hold enough shares, you will eventually pull ahead. I catch myself wanting to follow the other traders into certain death and I suppose that is my narcissistic nature as a consumer that has become completely soaked by the ocean of chaos that popular culture provided. But when I flip the screen off, take a deep breath, not even trade for the day, I find that same balance and logic that is embraced in the rules of the Blue Collar Trader (located at www.BlueCollarInvestment.com).
I am focusing this week and the upcoming weeks on the energy sector. I am focusing on this because this is the only sector this is worthy at the moment. I mean we recommend (TSO) and that is up 38% as well as (VLO) and (HAWK) as we realize that these have pulled strongly into the green and are going nowhere but up.
Why Oil, the pupil asks the Blue Collar Trader? Well, it is something that is needed regardless. Oil, Gas, Natural Gas, I mean the list could on. So if you want to know what to pick and how to pick it, join up. If you are a member, check out the attachment at the bottom of this email.
If you have any question be sure to email myself josh@bluecollarinvestment.com or Carlos (The Brain) (carlos@bluecollarinvestment.com).
By Joshua Robbins
As we have watched the market go up and down this week, many of us have realized that perhaps the pulse of the market has changed. Many have said that it is going to slow down, but I ponder just what areas will go down. If you think about, if consumer sentiment is low, well hell, they still have to use electricity and gas to drive to work. I know that this seems really obvious, that is why it baffles me as to why so many people refuse to look at it. But hey, that is them, not me. We have all grown accustomed to a particular rhythm that certain sectors provide (marketing and paper) and I had too. I mean, everything you picked seemed to go up. Well, except for some of those small cap flash in the pans. But if you are getting that jittery finger before you execute your trade on your platform, well I feel the same way. Perhaps it is the “shell shock” or the fear of an unstable economy that rattles the very foundation of the Blue Collar Trader.
Throughout the day I find myself, much like all other traders, frantically watching the blue chips of the S & P go up and down randomly. It is the randomization that is really not random at all and if you hold enough shares, you will eventually pull ahead. I catch myself wanting to follow the other traders into certain death and I suppose that is my narcissistic nature as a consumer that has become completely soaked by the ocean of chaos that popular culture provided. But when I flip the screen off, take a deep breath, not even trade for the day, I find that same balance and logic that is embraced in the rules of the Blue Collar Trader (located at www.BlueCollarInvestment.com).
I am focusing this week and the upcoming weeks on the energy sector. I am focusing on this because this is the only sector this is worthy at the moment. I mean we recommend (TSO) and that is up 38% as well as (VLO) and (HAWK) as we realize that these have pulled strongly into the green and are going nowhere but up.
Why Oil, the pupil asks the Blue Collar Trader? Well, it is something that is needed regardless. Oil, Gas, Natural Gas, I mean the list could on. So if you want to know what to pick and how to pick it, join up. If you are a member, check out the attachment at the bottom of this email.
If you have any question be sure to email myself josh@bluecollarinvestment.com or Carlos (The Brain) (carlos@bluecollarinvestment.com).
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Selling the Short Sell!
By Joshua Robbins
“Be fearful when people are greedy. Be greedy when people are fearful.”
Warren Buffet
Is it me, or do you notice anytime someone mentions “fear” in the stock market, the entire market collapses? Fear, I mean come-on, what ever happened to go old fashion business sense. Okay, let the sub prime lenders plummet; let the people who purchased homes in order to flip it due to a good rich quick schemes go bankrupt. But for the love of God, please look at the obvious! Goldman Sachs (GS) will go down again which and they have absolutely no ties to the sub prime industry. This will put money in our pockets! Oil, Valero (VLO), stood still as if it was waiting for a wave of chaos to destruct it, but it didn’t. Oh, where are the wise investors in this world? Where are the groups of people that I see on the Smith Barney commercials or the stock televangelist worshippers? Flee! Flee! The ship is sinking!
I watched the market do what it did two weeks ago, almost to the day. It plummeted because some over priced, bloated shares came to a realization that they were not really worth the premium people were paying. The yen rose, meaning some trader in southern
What can we learn from today? In the words of Kenny Rogers lyrical master piece (just kidding) the gambler, “You got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, Know when to walk away and know when to run. You never count your money when your sittin’ at the table; there’ll be enough time for countin’ when the dealin’ is done.” It could not be said any better.
It is time to get a grip, seriously. I am not a street hustler but as said, “No one is going to give you anything! You need to go out and take it!” No one is going to increase your portfolio, only you.
My better half, who is not as cut throat as I am in regards to business had mentioned to me that there are a few people that are upset with the tactics of buying a stock at its bottom and selling at its top, even if it is only for a few hours. My apologies to the dumb founded trader who refuses to look at the obvious. Think about it for a second; if a company that is worth more than it is selling for and is available for a quick gain, your telling me you are not going to take it? Oh, but that is not fair as it hurts the average trader. One word for you, “Broker”, you need to get one. Hey, it is a Dog-Eat-Dog world. By all means, continue to hold on to your over priced stock so I can take the profits and run.
As for the members of the group, all is going up. The sector are starting to kill the market, the earnings picks are blowing the tops again. Here are the earnings picks we traded this week:
03/12/2007 (JAS) Jo Ann Fabrics Purchase: $22.88 x 830.42 Shares= $ 19000.00
Sold: $25.99 x 830.42 Shares= $ 21582.62
Total Gain: $ 2582.62
03/13/2007 (GYMB) Gymboree Purchase: $35.14 X 540.69 Shares= $19000.00
Sold: $38.35 x 540.69 Shares= $ 20735.46
Total Gain: $1735.46
03/14/2007 (ZUMI) ZUMIEZ Purchase: $35.65 x 532.96 Shares= $19000.00
Sold: $ 37.35 x 532.96 Shares=$ 19906.06
Total Gain: $906.06
Total Gained: $5224.15
* Note: All amounts used for purchase were based off margin. Margins are not for every trader and can carry certain risks. Talk to your local broker to see is a margin is suitable for you.
Hopefully this will put to rest everyone wanting to know how the Blue Collar Trader is able to gain even when the market is bear. For more info on how to gain on what we are investing in before we invest, log onto Bluecollarinvestment.com and become a member!
Friday, March 9, 2007
Conjuring the Lipan
By Joshua Robbins
The Lipan were a small group of Eastern Apache bands who in an attempt to preserve their heritage and lives, continuously migrated away from aggressive and hostile people. Their history is one of migration that involved being displaced by external pressures like the arrival of the Europeans and in turn, displacing the people who lived on the land they came to occupy. They became skillful warriors themselves and shared a history of warfare with other native groups and Europeans alike. Eventually this small group was “modernized” and moved to a reservation away from their homeland of Texas where the Lipan tradition would soon die out of time and memory.
Why is this important? Well it seems as though we as traders are constantly being sold on ideas and what is good for the “modernizers.” We try to shun these ideas away but eventually, we always lose and “they” take what is ours. Who we are in nature, are survivors, trying to provide the essentials to life. There are two ways to survive: ethically secure and catastrophically distressed. We must move away from the aggressive, hostile traders.
Considering what has happened over the last week, one would think that we as investors as a whole would take a hint and not drive inflation. Wednesday was an example that we have yet to learn our lesson. I am attempting to conjure the Lipan so perhaps they will give us the spirit and drive to disconnect with pop-culture media brokers and learn to take care of basic needs for survival.
I have received about 1,000 emails throughout the week as to what to look forward too; so many confused, vulnerable traders out there willing to cut someone’s throat to make a dollar. Hence the reason, it is best to watch your back. To be honest, there are many ways to protect you. One way is to not buy inflated equities. What do I mean when I talk about inflated equities? Well here is a quick example. “Inflation is measured by comparing two sets of goods at two points in time, and computing the increase in cost not reflected by an increase in quality. Therefore, there are two of the same product. One costs more than the other. Thus, one sells at its worth and one sells at an inflated price. This is a huge problem with most buyers in the market today as they look at it at as a “bet” and that is exactly what it is; gambling. Buying a stock that is inflated doesn’t make you hip; it causes a catastrophic chain reaction that we all recently witnessed. The upside is that you, as a Blue Collar Trader, will not have this problem as the product is priced relatively close to what it is worth.
Alright, I get it, enough opinion! You want to know what sectors I am buying? Well that will be in the members area that is attached to the bottom of this article. But I can give you one heads up, because I know you want to make some money. Nike (NKE) is splitting on 04/02/07 2-1; therefore to get this 2-1 split you have to be on the record before March 12th. Isn’t a split bad? No, it just makes the stock more appealing to a normal investor which creates an upswing, which puts money in your pocket.
The Lipan were a small group of Eastern Apache bands who in an attempt to preserve their heritage and lives, continuously migrated away from aggressive and hostile people. Their history is one of migration that involved being displaced by external pressures like the arrival of the Europeans and in turn, displacing the people who lived on the land they came to occupy. They became skillful warriors themselves and shared a history of warfare with other native groups and Europeans alike. Eventually this small group was “modernized” and moved to a reservation away from their homeland of Texas where the Lipan tradition would soon die out of time and memory.
Why is this important? Well it seems as though we as traders are constantly being sold on ideas and what is good for the “modernizers.” We try to shun these ideas away but eventually, we always lose and “they” take what is ours. Who we are in nature, are survivors, trying to provide the essentials to life. There are two ways to survive: ethically secure and catastrophically distressed. We must move away from the aggressive, hostile traders.
Considering what has happened over the last week, one would think that we as investors as a whole would take a hint and not drive inflation. Wednesday was an example that we have yet to learn our lesson. I am attempting to conjure the Lipan so perhaps they will give us the spirit and drive to disconnect with pop-culture media brokers and learn to take care of basic needs for survival.
I have received about 1,000 emails throughout the week as to what to look forward too; so many confused, vulnerable traders out there willing to cut someone’s throat to make a dollar. Hence the reason, it is best to watch your back. To be honest, there are many ways to protect you. One way is to not buy inflated equities. What do I mean when I talk about inflated equities? Well here is a quick example. “Inflation is measured by comparing two sets of goods at two points in time, and computing the increase in cost not reflected by an increase in quality. Therefore, there are two of the same product. One costs more than the other. Thus, one sells at its worth and one sells at an inflated price. This is a huge problem with most buyers in the market today as they look at it at as a “bet” and that is exactly what it is; gambling. Buying a stock that is inflated doesn’t make you hip; it causes a catastrophic chain reaction that we all recently witnessed. The upside is that you, as a Blue Collar Trader, will not have this problem as the product is priced relatively close to what it is worth.
Alright, I get it, enough opinion! You want to know what sectors I am buying? Well that will be in the members area that is attached to the bottom of this article. But I can give you one heads up, because I know you want to make some money. Nike (NKE) is splitting on 04/02/07 2-1; therefore to get this 2-1 split you have to be on the record before March 12th. Isn’t a split bad? No, it just makes the stock more appealing to a normal investor which creates an upswing, which puts money in your pocket.
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