An old Buffett adage goes something like this “we don’t have to be smarter than others, we have to be more disciplined” and what’s true for the investing world goes for the trading world too.
In that realm, champion traders have to watch stocks like a hawk. Waiting for the precise moment for breakouts to occur and then pouncing on them when they do.
A lot is made of Buffett’s approach to investing but it can be simplified to a level even a 12-year old understands.
While it’s easy for sophisticated investors to get caught up in the weeds of price-to-earnings multiples, competitive advantages, book values, and balance sheets, there is arguably a much simpler approach Buffett has taken to investing that can be applied by just about any investor willing to spend a little time musing on the topic.
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Buffett says he doesn’t time the market but when you look at his past moves, it’s clear that the old sage uses metrics that happen to coincide well with smart market timing.
Take his purchases at the bottom of the market in 2008-09 when he deployed almost 50% of his cash pile within the space of just a few weeks in October 2008.
On August 1st, Intel released its Q2 earnings report, much to the chagrin of longtime shareholders.
In the release, the company reported a 1% year-over-year revenue drop alongside a quarterly net loss of $1.6 billion. Much more concerning was the company’s plan for a cost reduction campaign that involved layoffs, reduced capital expenditures and a suspension of the company’s quarterly dividend.
If one market analyst is to be believed, the path of the market that will lead to most pain will involve a move higher from the early August lows followed by a sharp correction in September and October, repeating a pattern not seen since 1998.
Back then July marked the high and October the low,
You’ll never guess who has turned bearish on AI? It seems one of the most prestigious names on Wall Street, Goldman Sachs, has done a U-turn and is betting against a continuation of the momentum previously seen in artificial intelligence stocks.
While Goldman has a long history of staying bullish, often for too long,
While Buffett’s massive cash pile of nearly $300 billion on the books at Berkshire Hathaway has been making waves, what few are paying attention to is how much he’s actually earning on that money every day, week or month.
It turns out Buffett is raking in just shy of a cool billion dollars each and every month just from interest earnings on his war chest.
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If Goldman Sachs is right, the market moves late last week were sufficient to alleviate selling pressure, at least for now. They identified a key line in the sand around 5250 where selling pressure would sharply drop over the coming week from the sell orders that had been slated.
It’s also been a tailwind to see big institutions,
With over 33 million subscribers as of 2024, Sirius XM seems like a company that has scaled and locked in a wide moat, but is there more to this Buffett stock than meets the eye.
After all, Buffett may be famous for making billions but he’s not immune to picking poor stocks from time to time.
When it comes to investing, following the actions of top investors is a much smarter play than following their words. Take Warren Buffett, for example, who has a philosophy of betting on America long-term and a reputation for having a holding period of forever. You could be forgiven for becoming complacent about how long to hold a position if you listened to that advice.
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