BY: ShortMeTina

​This is my third attempt and I hope the third time is indeed a charm. 
 
First write up – DELETED
 
Second write up –DELETED
 
They had to go because they were boring. 

So boring that it was painfully difficult re-reading my own writings.  I’ll admit, it’s hard to sound enthused if you’re not enthused about the topic you’re blogging about.

Quite frank, my experience visiting Amazon’s (AMZN) four-star store was blah.

I should also add here; I make no claims -none- that this write-up is any less boring than the first two that didn’t make the cut.

However, for the sake of my sanity, I hope it’s “good enough” to go.  

By: ShortMeTina

I arrived at the Apple (AAPL) store around 9:30am but was told the store didn’t open until 10. I had a lot to do that day but remaining in step with my goal to become a more patient person, I decided not to fuss. 
I took the extra time to visit the nearby Starbucks (SBUX)- -remember it’s Pumpkin Spice season and the last time I went to Starbucks…
 
…well, that story was already written. 
 
With coffee in hand, I made my way to the Apple store.  The first thing I noticed was the crowd.  Notably, there really wasn’t any.

​BY: ShortMeTina

It’s been a long time coming but I finally created a LinkedIn (MSFT) page for my business, ShortMeTina (feel free to add me to your connections).

I’m not specifically sure where I will take that page and the type of content I want to create but I’ve always said; when in doubt, just start and you’ll figure things out along the way.
 
As it stands, it will be a page dedicated to my journey as a trader, trading coach, entrepreneur and business owner.  As well as the randomness that occur in my life.  

​I’m rambling now, but I will stop because I really want to bring you to how I got here.  

Taylor Swift is finally talking! 

On October 11, 2017, Taylor Swift published a sneak peak into her gaming partnership with Glu Mobile (GLUU), the makers behind Kim Kardashian: Hollywood and Nicki Minaj: Empire.    

The app is described as ‘a creative, inclusive and community-driven place for users to better connect with each other… and Taylor!”
From what I gather from the 33 second ‘First Look’; the app comes off very much like a social networking platform.

That’s right, I think this will be a place for Swift’s fans to gather, communicate and rock out to all things Taylor.  With the extra benefit of having Taylor right there to engage with them. 

The Swift Life seems like her very own, Facebook (Swiftbook), Instagram (Instaswift), and Twitter (Swifter) all wrapped up into one ‘Taylor-verse”. 

As promised, Glu seems to be departing from the freemium model that garnished huge success as we saw with Kim Kardashian’s: Hollywood and Gordon Ramsay’s Dash. 

Will this Swift centered social media platform work?  I can’t say, only time will tell. 

But considering Taylor Swift’s huge fan base, The Swift Life might actually have a shot at getting this company back to profitability. 

The stock is currently up 5% on the news.

By: ShortMeTina

If you’re relatively new to the investing world, you’re probably wondering why everyone seems to be celebrating the ‘recent’ strength of the small-cap index. 
 
As with anything else in trading, this is up for debate but many investors look to the small-cap index (RUT) as a leading indicator of the economy and the overall strength of the stock market. 

In other words, the recent break out in the RUT is ‘signaling’ to investors that this bull market is real and perhaps, here to stay for a long time. 
 
The small-cap index has lagged the S&P 500 for almost all of 2017.  In fact, the index has traded within a well-defined range for most of 2017 and finally broke out last month on above average volume. 
 
To put it into perspective, so goes the small-cap index, so goes the entire stock market. 

​If this indicator does in fact signal that; it may be time to liquidate all our short positions and get long or get left behind. 

Look below for a comparison of all the 4 major indexes.  Notice the sideways action of the Russell vs. the other indexes?  

Russell trading within a well defined box for majority of 2017.  

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By: ShortMeTina

At the heart of it; our trade ideas are generated primarily on ‘technical analysis’.  By analyzing supply and demand; we make projections as to where a stock might head. 
 
When Glu Mobile (GLUU) came on our radar it was the technical chart that said there was further upside.   The upcoming ‘catalyst’, which can potentially improve their fundamentals, indicated to us, this stock has a real shot at providing investors/traders a 100% return on their money. 
 
With an average buy level of $2.47*, we are half way there.  What will provide ShortMeTina’s community with the other 50% we are seeking? 
 
Before I get into that, let me give you a little background on this company that I’ve followed since 2012-2013.

By: ShortMeTina

​As a full-time stock trader, I speak stock market lingo every single day.  Outside of my stock trading community, and to an extent some family members, it’s almost like I speak a different language. 
“I wouldn’t short that stock, it’s thinly traded or lacks liquidity”.   If you fully understood that statement, chances are you trade stocks.  If nothing in that statement makes sense to you, then you probably are like most ‘normal’ folks and get a bit confused when tuned in to Showtime’s Billions. 

Yesterday we investors saw something we haven’t experienced in quite some time.  We saw a lot of ‘red’ flash across our screens.  To be clear, the SPY had a pull back to the tune of 1.2%.
 
And while seeing your positions (if you’re long) lose value isn’t a good feeling at all; pullbacks and consolidations are all healthy behaviors for the overall stock market.  Not to throw in a cliché here but like they say; “stocks don’t go up in a straight line” and neither does the broader market.  
 
Pullbacks, in essence, are a part of the course.  

​Pullbacks also represent opportunities to finally get into that trade that got away from you. 
 
How Will the Short Me Tina Community Position themselves?