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Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

Alibaba's IPO debut roared ... and its shares soared 38%. 

 

 

In many ways, the IPO was surprisingly big.

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

 

Lighter Links:

• Can Technology Really Change Your Habits? (FastCompany)
• The 10,000 Hours Myth: Practice Predicts Only 12% of Performance. (Spring)
• The Man Who Created The First Pop-Up Ad Says 'Sorry'. (TheVerge)
• Do Dogs Really Feel Shame and Guilt? (Psychology Today)
• China Says New Supersonic Sub Would Reach San Francisco In 100 Minutes. (Sploid)

 

Trading Links:

• Apple's Secret War Against Samsung is Working. (MacObserver)
• Microsoft Still Doesn't Get Why the iPhone Succeeded. (TUAW)
• The Dark, Disturbing World of the Visa-For-Sale Program. (Fortune)
• U.S. Hikes Fee to Renounce Citizenship By 422%. (Forbes)
• Here's How Much Aid The U.S. Wants To Send Foreign Countries In 2015, and Why. (INFOGRAPHIC)

Four of the world's most valuable internet companies are now based in China.

Four of the world's most valuable internet companies are based in China. 

 

 

 

$BIDU $JD $TENCENT $BABA -  via StockTwits

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Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

The U.S. is supposed to be the model for free market economics.  So, why do we have the highest corporate tax rate in the world?

 

Here are ten posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

 

Lighter Links:

• These Are Some of Best Time-Saving Hacks for A Productive Day. (AlltopStartups)
• There are Now 50 Colleges that Charge More Than $60,000 Per Year [List]. (Insider)
• If Logos Had Honest Slogans ... (TwistedSifter)
• Amazon Tests Kindle Unlimited, Its Own E-book Subscription Service. (FastCompany)
• Dad Claims Kingdom So 7-Year-Old Can Be Real Princess. (HuffingtonPost)

 

Trading Links:

• The Moneyball of Quality Investing. (ResearchAffiliates)
• The Difference Between a Good and a Bad Trader: What Brain Imaging Reveals. (ZH)
• Central Bank Exec Says Stocks Are 'Irrational'; China Poised To Crash. (BizInsider)
• A Cheat Sheet for Understanding the Different Schools of Economics. (Pragcap)
• 5 Everyday Products Whose Prices Are Hitting All-Time Highs. (Fool)

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

What's been good for ALS, but bad for your Facebook stream?

 

 

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

 

Lighter Links:

• Ask This Small Question To Make Big Changes. (FastCo)
• The Next Twenty Years Are Going to Make This Last Twenty Years Just Pale. (CDixon)
• Hackers reverse-engineer NSA's leaked bugging devices. (NewScientist)
• Masters of Love. Science says lasting relationships come down to these two things. (Atlantic)
• How Our Delusions Keep Us Sane: The Psychology of Our Essential Self-Enhancement Bias. (BrainPickings)

 

Trading Links:

• The Hockey Stick of Human Prosperity. (MarginalRevolution)
• America's Top 10 Fastest-Moving Housing Markets. (Forbes)
• Mind-Blowing Fact Of The Day: China Has Over 52 Million Vacant Homes. (ZH)
• Offshore Accounts. Far-reaching new rules aim to catch overseas tax cheats. (WSJ)
• Echo Boom. There are more 23-year olds than any other age group in the US today (BusinessInsider)

This Is Why I Let Machines Trade ...

Humans make baffling decisions.  And fear is a powerful motivator. 

My shoulder has been inflamed since having surgery a few months ago.  I've tried being patient, rehab, etc.  However, nothing seemed to work.

I joked that I would try anything.

I don't like pills, needles, or doctors (fear is a powerful inhibitor too).  Nonetheless, I'm trying accupuncture.

 

 

Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.  It seems to be working.

Watch out, though, I think one of the side-effects is that it causes hair growth.

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

If you need a suggestion on how to fix your broken vacuum ...

 

 

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

 

Lighter Links:

• Secrets of the Creative Brain. (The Atlantic)
• Isn't it ironic? The value of sarcasm. (NewScientist)
• Is Coding the New Literacy?. (Mother Jones)
• Is MSG Bad For You? The Truth Behind Notorious Flavor Enhancer MSG. (BI)
• Comparing Beauty Standards: Woman Had Her Face Photoshopped In More Than 25 Countries. (BoredPanda)

 

Trading Links:

• Financial Stress Just Hit A Record Low - Here's Why You Should Worry. (Forbes)
• "Cluster Of Central Banks" Have Secretly Invested $29 Trillion In The Market. (MW)
• Fast Money: The Battle Against the High Frequency Traders. (TheGuardian)
• Tim Cook, Making Apple His Own. (NYTimes)
• The Top 20 Angel Investors. (CBInsights)

"Humans Need Not Apply" - Video about Automation and Humanity

Here is an interesting video about automation and what it will do to jobs and humanity.

 

 

via YouTube.

The point is to anticipate (and be prepared) for what is coming.

The Dow Has Given Back All Its 2014 Gains - Do You Care?

All trades result from a disagreement.  Someone wants to buy, while someone else wants to sell.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has given back all 2014 gains.

 

 

So, is that a major trend-line break to sell?  Or, is it a buying opportunity?

 

 

It is a matter of perspective.  What matters is what happens next.

Which Markets Did Best In the First Half of the Year?

There is always something working.  It still surprises me how often it changes.

For example, take a look at Coffee's rise.

The chart below shows the top-and-bottom performing markets so far this year.  The data is color coded based on sector. The first column shows year-to-date performance, followed by six columns of the most recent yearly market performances.

Click the image to jump to the full chart.

 

  

Click this link to view weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly views of this data.

So, how does that compare to other markets around the world? Here is an interactive chart to answer that question.

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

Why are vacations so stressful?

 

 

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

 

Lighter Links:

• The Negative Side of Positive Thinking. (Explore)
• The Dalai Lama’s Ski Trip: What you can learn in the slush with His Holiness. (Slate)
• The Not-So-Distant Future When We Can All Upgrade Our Brains. (TheAtlantic)
• Scientists Just Discovered How To Regrow Teeth Using Laser Beams. (DigitalTrends)
• The Odd (And Effective) Routines of Famous Minds like Beethoven, Maya Angelou, and Francis Bacon. (FHWW)

 

Trading Links:

• U.S. Household Net Worth Hits Record High On Stocks, Property. (ChicagoTribune)
• Super Zips. Map highlights the highest ranking zip codes based on income & education. (WP)
• China's Ghost Cities In 2014 - The Problem Is Getting Bigger. (BusinessInsider)
• Here Comes a Decade of Crummy Stock Market Returns. (Society Generale)
• Why Investors Love Hedge Funds. (Bloomberg)