The Daily Blog Watch

08/14/06 - 07:55 AM EDT

James Altucher

Editor's note: Every morning, James Altucher presents the most timely, topical posts from the Web's best business blogs. As always, let us know what you think.

Great post by Quant Investor on combining two different calendar-based systems for a market-timing system.


Follow this advice and you too can be a YouTube star.


Special Situations Investing updates his value take on Take Two (TTWO Quote - Cramer on TTWO - Stock Picks).


Dividend Guy looks at the 10 worst market crashes in history.


Rough Type finds a new investment vehicle on eBay (EBAY Quote - Cramer on EBAY - Stock Picks).


Finance Weblog writes about how to think like Warren Buffett. (However, I do want to add that my book Trade Like Warren Buffett is also worthwhile.)


Capital Spectator points out that despite all the worry, the indices are mostly positive on the year. I was surprised, however, at the underperformance of the Russell Microcap index.


Information Arbitrage asks is Google (GOOG Quote - Cramer on GOOG - Stock Picks) a big hedge fund?


In one of the odder, but more interesting, comparisons I've seen, Financial News compares Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA Quote - Cramer on BRKA - Stock Picks) and eBay.


The AIM market in London has been hot, and has even pulled business from the Nasdaq. However, Paul Kedrosky looks at recent IPOs there and notes that things aren't so rosy.


Well, one more odd comparison: Google as Napoleonic France.


Ticker Sense notes the best and worst stock market performers.


Steve Ballmer really knows how to get the developers revved up.

At the time of publication, Altucher and/or his fund had no positions in any of the stocks mentioned, although positions may change at any time.

James Altucher is a managing partner at Formula Capital, an alternative asset management firm that runs several quantitative-based hedge funds as well as a fund of hedge funds. He is also the author of Trade Like a Hedge Fund and Trade Like Warren Buffett. Under no circumstances does the information in this column represent a recommendation to buy or sell stocks. Altucher appreciates your feedback; click here to send him an email.

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