by Michael Vodicka | Jan 29, 2011 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
When I was working on the trading floor a few years ago, oil had just started trading electronically. It was a big deal in the world of trading because oil had always been closely guarded, accessible only through a very tight network of insiders at the exchanges. But...
by Michael Vodicka | Jan 22, 2011 | All Updates, Weekly Update
Next time your stomach growls, I want you to think about stocks. That might sound a bit strange at first, but when you think about it, it makes perfect sense. Food is one of the very few things that every single person in the world has in common. The rules are pretty...
by Michael Vodicka | Jan 15, 2011 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
Records are made to be broken, but this is just ridiculous. The latest moon shot is Groupon, Inc., the Chicago-based deal slinger that Forbes recently tagged as the fastest growing company ever. I guess $500 million in revenue in your second year has that effect on...
by Michael Vodicka | Jan 9, 2011 | All Updates, Weekly Update
Once is a fluke. Twice is a Trend. Three times is a charm. That’s what the S&P500 is looking at right now, a chance to make it three in a row with another annual gain in 2011. The first year was probably the easiest, 2009’s big bounce from the bottom that saw...