by irdadmin | Feb 18, 2019 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
On January 31st, Amazon reported an expected “beat” for Q4 revenue and net income. After the headline report hit the tape, the stock soared $59 to $1777 from the closing price ($1718) minutes earlier. But then the stock began plunging. It closed the...
by irdadmin | Nov 5, 2018 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
I’m already fatigued and disgusted with Christmas promotions. They’re everywhere now, including every other ad on television. I’ve come to loathe the holiday season because of the extreme materialism and consumerism into which it has degenerated....
by irdadmin | Nov 29, 2017 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
This article below is from my Seeking Alpha post earlier this week. I’ve studied AMZN’s financials and business model for several years. I’m probably one of the few analysts who bothers to scour the footnotes of AMZN’s financials. I was taught...
by irdadmin | Oct 31, 2017 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria. – Sir John Templeton I’ve always admired John Templeton. Not as the “father” of the modern mutual fund but because I considered him to have been...
by irdadmin | Feb 3, 2017 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
On a trailing twelve month quarterly basis, AMZN’s operating income growth has plunged from 30.2% in Q2 2015 to just 3.6% in Q4 2016. This is a stunning drop in growth considering that AMZN’s stock is trading at 92x operating income and 134x net income....
