Snapchat went public last week and it opened up around $24.73 and has since traded between $23.50 to $29.44 . It is one of the most anticipated IPOs in recent times. I been asked a few times if I would be buying Snapchat stocks. My answer is ‘No’. I have a very simple reason for not buying it. Mainly it is a product I dont understand and find a use for. I normally tend to invest in what I know…
Summary : If I had to pick only one of the towers to visit in Chicago I would pick the John Hancock Tower – also known as the 360 Chicago Observation Deck ! I liked the lake view and felt it provided a more diverse view of the city ! For details read on ! There are two towers that you can visit in Chicago to get an aerial view of the city . The Willis Tower or the John…
Summary : If you visit Chicago you must go see the Bean ! See below for why ! I have heard the bean mentioned whenever people talked about Chicago. To me it just looked like a reflective surface that people made funny faces for . In person it is a really cool structure. Beautifully designed . From the different sides you can see the reflection of the city skyline. Its official name is The Cloud Gate. The night time view…
I recently had a chance to visit Chicago known as the Windy City . During my visit I stayed at the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel. This is a beautiful hotel across from Millennium Park and the Bean ! This is a great location for a first time visit to Chicago. I sort of fell in love with this hotel so I wanted to start off writing about my Chicago Hotel. The hotel has very rich history and is beautiful inside….
I been lucky enough to have been on many trips . One of my favorite trips was within Canada. A few years ago I visited Banff Alberta with my friends and even did the drive to Jasper from Banff. This is a place I would love to go back to !!I describe Banff to my friends as, “its like a painting everywhere you turn” ! These are the things that we did in Banff that I recommend. I ‘ll provide…
One of the basic concepts of Technical Analysis is Candlesticks. Candlesticks provide a graphical representation of the open/close price of a stock and are a good indicator of buying selling selling pressure of the stock. What are Candlesticks ? This youtube video provides a good introduction to what Candlesticks are. It is under 10 minutes and easy to understand. How to tell the market sentiment of a specific stock using candlesticks? This is a good video on understanding market sentiment…
I am normally a long term investor. My investing is very much fundamental analysis based. I currently hold some positions and have had them for over 6 months. You can see my current long term holds on the right. I have not bought any new stocks this year so far. I wanted to learn some technical indicators so I can determine my entry and exit points for my trades using a methodology. During my search I came across Warrior Trading…
The year of trying to expand my mind ! Here are the Ted and Other Talks I have watched so far this year How to find work you love – Good talk good lessons to take away Keith Barry Does Brian Magic – Entertaining not worth watching no take away Why You Should Talk to Strangers – Good talk Falling in love is the easy part – Interesting talk to watch – The 36 questions An ode to envy –…
This will be my final post on Florida ! You can find the various posts about Florida on this page. I am a big Harry Potter fan ! I loved the Harry Potter books and movies. So it made sense that I would visit Universal Studios when I was in Orlando ! We booked our tickets through the Universal website. As the website highlights you have to buy a park to park admission to be able to ride on the…
We were in Miami for only one day. We drove to Miami from Keywest. We stayed in a hotel on Collins Avenue which is a block from Ocean Drive and the Beach ! We were in the South Beach area. I loved Miami and wish we had allocated more time there. It is definitely a place I would go back to visit for a longer stretch ! We stayed at Nassau Suite Hotel on Collins avenue. When we checked into…