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What Game of Thrones Can Teach You About the Stock Market
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It has been an exciting 24 hours in financial markets, but pretty soon we’re going to shut it down for the weekend, and you know what that means. Game of Thrones Season Finale Time! There are probably more of you out there that know Game of Thrones than the intricacies of the stock market so I figured, why not draw some parallels between your favorite GoT characters and some popular stocks out there.
I have to start at the top with Daenerys Targaryen. The Mother of Dragons. She’s fireproof, she frees slaves, she’s got a an army of loyal supporters, and, did I mention she’s got 3 dragons. She’s like the three headed beast of HBO, TBS, and Warner Brothers that make up Time Warner. And just like Daenerys has been on hold, waiting for ships so she can attack, Time Warner is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) right now.
Remember King Joffrey, that sniveling little creep nobody liked. Evil little guy, wasn’t he? Had Ned Stark killed, beat down poor Sansa, and is basically the worse villain in recent TV history. The kind of guy that would sell you flooring loaded with formaldehyde. That’s right Lumber Liquidators, I’m looking at you. After trading over $22 a year ago, shares of LL have come down to $10 before trading near the top of the recent range at $15.
Then there’s the Imp, Tyrion Lannister. What’s not to love about Tyrion. He’s a ladies man and he’s quick witted with a silver tongue. He’s got one of my favorite quotes of the series. “That’s what I do, I drink and I know things.” Molson Coors, the beer company, also drinks and knows things. They know how a to run a business over there. The company is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) right now. A big reason for the rank is next year’s earnings estimates have gone from $4.05 to $5.34.
Sansa Stark is like the most ill-fated princess of all-time. Pops gets killed in front of her, she was supposed to be the queen then she’s sent over to someone else, then she’s taken by Ramsay. But the point here is, she’s the perfect adult Disney Princess. Walt Disney has been in the news with the opening of Disney World in China and the new Star Wars movie. But all that hasn’t been enough to push this stock into a Buy. It’s still a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Last but not least, is my personal favorite, John Snow. He’s the perfect mix of emo and gangster. And he’s got another thing going for him, that’s right #beardgamestrong. More importantly, spoiler alert, the man came back from the dead and now is armed to the teeth and ready to go. Just like Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) Smith & Wesson. Shares have gone from trading up at $30 in March to being dead money at $21 in May. Now the stock is trading up over $25 and is one of the only stocks up on the day here.
Oh and today, I’d call that the Red Wedding. Nobody really thought the Brexit would happen and there’s blood all over my trading screen. That’s what I call carnage.
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What Game of Thrones Can Teach You About the Stock Market
It has been an exciting 24 hours in financial markets, but pretty soon we’re going to shut it down for the weekend, and you know what that means. Game of Thrones Season Finale Time! There are probably more of you out there that know Game of Thrones than the intricacies of the stock market so I figured, why not draw some parallels between your favorite GoT characters and some popular stocks out there.
I have to start at the top with Daenerys Targaryen. The Mother of Dragons. She’s fireproof, she frees slaves, she’s got a an army of loyal supporters, and, did I mention she’s got 3 dragons. She’s like the three headed beast of HBO, TBS, and Warner Brothers that make up Time Warner. And just like Daenerys has been on hold, waiting for ships so she can attack, Time Warner is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) right now.
Remember King Joffrey, that sniveling little creep nobody liked. Evil little guy, wasn’t he? Had Ned Stark killed, beat down poor Sansa, and is basically the worse villain in recent TV history. The kind of guy that would sell you flooring loaded with formaldehyde. That’s right Lumber Liquidators, I’m looking at you. After trading over $22 a year ago, shares of LL have come down to $10 before trading near the top of the recent range at $15.
Then there’s the Imp, Tyrion Lannister. What’s not to love about Tyrion. He’s a ladies man and he’s quick witted with a silver tongue. He’s got one of my favorite quotes of the series. “That’s what I do, I drink and I know things.” Molson Coors, the beer company, also drinks and knows things. They know how a to run a business over there. The company is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) right now. A big reason for the rank is next year’s earnings estimates have gone from $4.05 to $5.34.
Sansa Stark is like the most ill-fated princess of all-time. Pops gets killed in front of her, she was supposed to be the queen then she’s sent over to someone else, then she’s taken by Ramsay. But the point here is, she’s the perfect adult Disney Princess. Walt Disney has been in the news with the opening of Disney World in China and the new Star Wars movie. But all that hasn’t been enough to push this stock into a Buy. It’s still a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Last but not least, is my personal favorite, John Snow. He’s the perfect mix of emo and gangster. And he’s got another thing going for him, that’s right #beardgamestrong. More importantly, spoiler alert, the man came back from the dead and now is armed to the teeth and ready to go. Just like Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) Smith & Wesson. Shares have gone from trading up at $30 in March to being dead money at $21 in May. Now the stock is trading up over $25 and is one of the only stocks up on the day here.
Oh and today, I’d call that the Red Wedding. Nobody really thought the Brexit would happen and there’s blood all over my trading screen. That’s what I call carnage.