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2018 was the year of resilience. We as a world were tested from one of the largest fires in California to the political climate all around the world. There was a mass shooting in Florida and we saw a group of young adults show us what resilience looks like. Finally, the finance world was tested, the whole investment world, especially in the United States, was taken for a ride. From FAANG (Facebook...
1. Bull market is up 2. Keeps going up and up 3. As everyone buys 4. Soon the roller coaster starts 5. The bear market shows signs of starting 6. Everyone sells off 7. Soon this will all level out 8. This all equals a market correction Let us piece this together Everything in the market is up, There has been a strong bull market, but all of a sudden the roller coaster starts and the bear market creeps...
1. You hear some news come out about a company on the market 2. You tell your news to your friend, who in return, tells more people 3. Researchers look into the company and they start to notice the price swaying based on the news 4. Finally, you realize that all the information available to you is having a direct effect on the market price 5. And the stock price goes up and down based on the news out...
2017 was the year of hope, the year of compassion. We as a world experienced natural disaster from hurricanes in Florida to fires in California. We reached out to help one another in times of crisis, to come together as one and choose not to be separated. We lost legends like Tom Petty, Roger Moore, and Chris Cornell. The entertainment world was filled with shockers like Taylor Swift dropping her new...
1. The market makes prediction about your profit 2. Your quarter report date comes up 3. You take your companies profits for that quarter 4. You divide them by all the common stock out in the world 5. You come up with a number that is either positive or negative 6. The market freaks over your number beating or falling behind estimates #dontpanic Let us piece this together You are in charge of earnings...
Reading and understanding stocks is just as confusing and unknown as the depth of oceans. You may have been swiping on your phone looking at Apple and see all these metrics below, and just like algebra it looks like a foreign language to you. We don’t want you Orcas swimming in the deep blue without knowledge of what stocks out there maybe good or bad! We want to help guide you on the basics, so you...
Let us break this down 1. An Idea is born 2. Company starts in a garage 3. Becomes a bigger company 4. Files proper documents with a bank and SEC 5. Raises money 6. Chooses a date 7. Rings the bell 8. All equals an IPO Now, let us piece this together, you think of an idea one day and run with it, now you start this company in your garage and slowly it grows, from you and a couple buddies to actual...
The Honeymoon phase for Warren and IBM* has come to an end. Buffet made headlines again last week as he sold a third of his stake in IBM. Buffett previously owned approximately 80 million shares and now only owns approximately 50 million shares, holy batman that is a lot of shares! And IBM’s stock went tumbling moments after this happened. But why? *Disclaimer: I worked for IBM from 2013 to 2015. This...
Warren is back at it with the billions. This time our godfather started investing in airlines for the first time since the 80s! For those of you who know Warren Buffet is a very practical billionaire and has long been against investing in the airline industry after owing some stock in them in the 80s, which he described as an unpleasant experience. So why the change of heart? Well Buffet was against...
As the market is in a change Orca would like to introduce a new segment called Buffet Alerts, as many of you know Warren Buffet is the “Oracle of Omaha” but in my mind he is the godfather of the stock market, and truly a visionary that we Orca’s should learn and understand from. With the recent political changes Mr. Buffett has been very busy and we will be highlighting some of his bigger moves. So...
"Orca wrote about Snapchat filing for IPO back in November, please enjoy our repost from there, with one update. We predicted $25 Billion IPO, which turned out to be a $30 Billion IPO." Snapchat, the little yellow ghost that found its way into all our hearts is filing for IPO under their parent company Snap Inc. (don’t know what IPO is click here). Reports say Snap Inc. will debut with a $30 billion...
Let us break this down 1. You see a stock in the market 2. it is under $5 and looks like a penny stock 3. It goes up and down 4. You start to question what is going on 5. It goes up and down more 6. You freak out 7. This is all equals what a penny stock is like Now let us piece this together, you are looking in the market and you find a stock that fits the description of a penny stock, you watch it...