Has the U.S. reached it’s tipping point?
Marc Faber talks about the U.S. debt crisis, credit rating and the health of the economy.
I agree with Marc’s point but I also think the U.S. is hasn’t gotten to the stage of Greece.
{ TILT } – perspective on investing and life
Why Apple might lose again
It seems like Apple ($AAPL) might be on the same path to repeating the same fatal tactical mistake it did in the 90’s against Microsoft ($MSFT). To refresh our memories, here’s a brief time-line of how Apple had the opportunity to rule the computing world:
From 1980’s to 1995, Apple ruled the computing world with their then exceptional interface of Mac OS. Apple did business the classic Apple-way; bundling their hardware and software and of course locking consumers into the Apple ecosystem.
Apple had the opportunity to build their OS business and lock out Microsoft for good by licensing the MacOS to other hardware vendors. And after 1995 Apple lost the OS war to Microsoft’s Windows ‘95.
…..More Apple vs. Microsoft time-line here
Now we have another OS war in disguise again! Well, a lot of people see it as a mobile device war but it’s really another OS war. It is Google’s Android vs Apple. And Why do I think Apple might blow it again??!!!
Google ($GOOG) is executing Microsoft’s play book by creating an OS to potentially work on “all” mobile device platforms. And what is Apple doing? Of course repeating the same Apple-way business model; creating an Apple-only ecosystem. Ughh…Steve are you this hard headed?
And as of recent, Google brings on the iPad killer
Would 2010 be a year of Retracements or Reversals?
Based on the huge bull run last year, I’m leaning towards these markets retracing or being in a range for a while, before continuing their trend. On the bright side, this could be an opportunity to find favorable price levels to get back in. Check out the charts below for some ideas….
Gold Futures [@GC]
Silver [@SI]
S&P 500 [@ES]
Crude Oil [@CL]
A perspective into the global debt bomb
Interesting Interview with Kyle Bass of Hayman Advisors on the increasing global debt of nations. My take on this is that this could this be an opportunity to get knee deep into actively trading currencies. I think 2010 and 2011 would show surprising currency trends.
Can’t stop wondering when the markets would lose some steam
I think we have reached an area of thin ice in the markets and so I’m expecting a substantial retracement soon; check out the huge negative MACD divergence. Again, this is more of an anticipation; until we see some strong price action confirmation, I’ll say follow the trend!
See $SPY chart below
Has the U.S. reached it’s tipping point?
Marc Faber talks about the U.S. debt crisis, credit rating and the health of the economy.
I agree with Marc's point but I also think the U.S. is hasn't gotten to the stage of Greece.
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