2016-03-19 18:53
So after another round of BTFD, we are right back at the highs in the Naz, S&P and DJIA and a good day away from a high on the RUT.Two weeks ago the world was ending because the S&P… Read More
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Commentary, opinion, ideas and observations from Rubicon Capital Advisors, an investment advisor managing a private investment fund specializing in long & short positions in US equities.
2016-03-19 18:53
The first negative Friday in 2013. That is a remarkable statistic; here we sit in the middle of March and this is the first Friday in which the indices closed down. This of cours… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
The VIX and the 3 major indices would tell you so. The markets will plunge, congress will notice the vaporizing of billions of dollars in market capitalization and a deal will get done… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
What a week. The markets (and much of the world) hung on the words of Obama, Boehner, Reid and others as they waxed poetic about the impending cliff...and with just minutes to go befor… Read More
2015-08-12 19:41
Been a whirlwind - lots of great exciting developments - some pertaining to the markets and my involvement in them...and some not having anything to do with the markets. Back in a bit… Read More
2012-11-29 21:42
So half the FB position was covered at $20 and the rest was covered earlier at $25 when it gapped up (our predetermined stop) and we quickly covered based on the fillable gap that we did not… Read More
2012-11-07 14:14
To miss earnings or say things on the conference call that analysts and investors don't want to hear and then have your stock price violate a long term upward trend channel is never a good t… Read More
2012-10-26 16:44
FB, Facebook, one of the most disappointing IPOs in recent memory. The hype. The media frenzy. The over-priced IPO. The disappointment.It recently gapped up to near term highs.&n&hell…Read More
2012-10-20 01:34
So that did not work out well. TECL, the leveraged tech ETF would have done a bit better if Google had not released disappointing earnings (accidentally during yesterday's trading day)… Read More
2012-10-16 23:37
Yesterday the SPX bounced off its 50 DMA and after the significant sell-off the technology sector had in particular over the last week, the 3X leveraged tech ETF TECL managed to find support… Read More
2012-10-02 20:56
Time to get back to work - nice break / hiatus from blog updates and postings.The market heads towards the inevitable fiscal cliff - although it could be years before we do the lemming swan… Read More
2012-04-16 03:54
We've come so far but after taking the escalator up for months, is it time for the elevator ride back to the lobby? Earnings season is ramping up and we'll see if the companies can mee… Read More
2012-04-01 20:22
The last 3 weeks the $SPX has been in a sideways trading range. From here we can go one of 3 ways, continue sideways, breakout to the upside or similar breakout action but to the downs… Read More
2012-03-26 00:40
Not sure if this will continue given the momentum that this multi-month rally has carried, but if there is a pull-back, it will be much needed and will provide profit for the bears and a nic… Read More
2012-03-18 19:29
Another week, another huge pop early in the week and continuation through the rest of the week makes for another impressive week of gains. Can anything stop this market? The VIX… Read More
2012-03-05 00:37
A long MLK weekend leads us into a short trading week. Over the long US weekend the S&P guys in Euro-land were busy taking a hard look at the state of the sovereign entities… Read More
2012-03-05 00:33
The SPX is now trading and levels we have not seen since mid-2008 and we all know how well the latter half of 2008 turned out. Not predicting or forecasting by any means, just know we… Read More
2012-01-04 20:49
Another year, and with it comes another opportunity to put up great risk-adjusted returns and preserve capital while making money.Goals, dreams, opportunities, hard work and just a little bi… Read More
2011-12-20 14:27
from the kids at bloomberg...here is the data from yesterday's closeDow 11,766.30… Read More
2011-12-20 14:17
So the S&P 500 is teetering precariously at 1200. Trading right below its 20/50/200 day exponential moving averages and just below its 50 simple MA. Could it possibly re-rest the l… Read More
2011-10-13 14:21
....Europe, earnings season, kick-the-can mentality, well, frankly the list just goes on and on. The financial sector both here and abroad is in tough shape. It is no secret that the banks… Read More
2011-10-12 19:47
Took a break from the blog for summer and that lasted a few more weeks into fall so here we are back with the weekly and sometimes more frequent than that updates. This time around the post… Read More
2011-06-26 21:04
Wow, tax day? That was the last update? How the months fly. So here we are in late June, coming up on the close of Q2. (and QE2)...the markets have sold off in the last few months, the bear… Read More
2011-04-15 22:21
Thought a chart would be a nice change of pace. This is a stock that we are currently short. The company reported disappointing earnings last week. The general story for the bears is that ev… Read More
2011-04-15 22:05
So the markets are showing staying power but no one is going to be a true believer until the S&P can break the highs of a few weeks ago and more importantly the highs of mid-February. C… Read More
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