“Making Lateral Moves”

I used to know a complete douche bag who’d call his clients and say “I’m making a lateral move here and selling XYZ to buy ABC.” He’d only say that because he didn’t know any other words in the english language and because he really, really needed the money. These “lateral moves” were often stupid and didn’t even make any sense.

Ironically, his story ended when one of this reps blew up his firm with a $400,000 hit. When running a firm, just know, someone has to pay for the hits. It’s either the rep or the owner. When the rep leaves, the owner gets the bag.

That being said, I made some moves today, none of which were of the “lateral” nature.

I sold out of NAV and added to WNC, WETF, USG and GS.

Exposure to US equities stands at a conservative 107%, +9.7% for the year.

Just because the market is up every single day doesn’t mean it shouldn’t go up even higher. I warned you for well over 1,000 hours now: a new gilded era is upon us. Feel free to walk around in splendour, with your overcoats buttoned up high and scarves folded  in the european fashion. Give yourselves French middle names if you like. When at restaurant, order the hollandaise sauce with any and all dishes, even dessert.

Unfortunately, some of you  haven’t quite grasped the concept of perpetually higher equity prices– and as a result, have been optioned off to live the life of a horrible monster–vagrants of irreconcilable circumstance . To reserve oneself at a time of great excess and decadency is equal to falling asleep in the middle of an orgy.

Do not fall asleep in the middle of an orgy and stop being horrible monsters. Make believe you’re all crack addicts, or maybe even heroin, and buying stocks is the only way to stop the shakes. Call your brokers up, frantically, asking him to “get you the good stuff now” because “you got to have it.” If he questions your sanity, tell him “the frisson of excitement has given you the foresight to take what is rightfully yours.” Then proceed to burp loudly and curse him out as if he were a street prostitute trying to take your money without giving you a proper blow job (absolutely no homosexual).

This tape was built for short squeezes. Men like Icahn pressing hot irons to the face of men like Ackman is where we are now. I’ve built a screen of great mastery and fortune. Consider yourselves lucky enough to view the information contained in such a “screens of grandeur.” Members of The PPT may access the screen here.

All others shall be comforted by the fact that I’ve taken the liberties to upload these results, if that’s what you call them, to the Chartpin.

Enjoy.

Sorted by technical score.

1. USG
2. EQIX
3. VMED
4. ILMN
5. CIEN
6. AMKR
7. COCO
8. UA
9. GRPN
10. BZH

Disclaimer: USG is a top 5 position of mine.

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I went on margin for the first time in ages, leveraging up to buy as many blocks of WNC as I could possibly muster. I know their sales are explosive. Let’s see how the street likes them.

I also added to my ELLI position, doubling down on the name –post brutal sell off. It is my only loser, at the present. I am swimming in a sea of green. I emerge (you come, I emerge) from the water looking like a sea monster from the lagoon, strewn with seaweed and Heineken beer bottles. I am making so much money right now, my face is numb and my right hand is slapping people in the face, all on its own.

Back in the old days, I’d slap my trader/servants with hot slices of pizza. Now that I work from home, my wife slaps me with debit card transactions. There is a certain sadness to my existence. Nevertheless, don’t feel sorry for the guy with the machine gun and money to raise a militia.

“The Fly” dominated today’s tape, walking about the office, plotting to kick over the tombstones of his enemies. I made 3.10% for the day, led by NAV, VHC and WNC. I’m +10% for the year. I’m “gorilla arming” my banana into the weekend to come (absolutely no masturbation).

At the time of this post, I was 106% long.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pZsJ9FFV7Y

Full Icahn-Ackman truly epic battle

With today’s move, my gains are nearing +10% for the year.

Yet another stellar January for Senor Tropicana.

I added to my WETF position.

Cash position is now at 0%.

Netflix is hurrying back to $300, its rightful and lawful price given to it from the Gods of cinema. Apple is finished and semiconductors, like KLAC, QLGC, LSCC and RMBS, are all the rage.

OSK reported an outrageously good number, once again helping the prospects for trucking stocks. NAV is my favorite in the space, not because of the fundamentals, but because of the potential upside. I consider it to be a powerball ticket.

Bill Ackman is getting the business again, with shares of HLF trending up. It seems all of the high profile shorts, like GMCR, CMG, are ripping to the upside. Dare I say, it’s folly to disclose a short position to the world, unless you’re planning to cover your short right away. I don’t think it’s tactful or gentlemanly to hold these press conferences, highlighting reasons why XYZ is going to zero. These short sellers have it coming to them, AND MORE.

I’m fully invested, with less than 5% in cash. I am up 0.8% for the day and +7% for the year.

The Yen is getting wrecked today and SNE is up nicely off an upgrade. WETF and HMC are my favorite Japanese plays.

Finally, I like the look of OVTI here, as well as MOS. I want to position into Ag before the planting season, which is less than a month away. This is the season for Ag. Don’t expect Ag stocks to trend higher all year long. But you should expect them to keep going up now.

Stocks and industries are ranked by Hybrid score, which is a combination of technical and fundamental statistics.

Top Industries

Bottom Industries

Top Ranked Stocks

Top Ranked ETFs

I am thinking about buying HLF based solely upon this video. This battleground stock is bound to get very ugly and someone is going to lose very badly.

One of many reasons why Icahn wants to rip Ackman’s head off.

He is a contorted pervert.

And here is olde school Icahn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZjms7rRAQw
Who would you put your money on?