http://stockrake.disqus.com/My stock trading journal. I time the market and look for trading opportunities in stocks, etfs, and options.enThu, 25 Oct 2007 13:45:51 -0000http://www.stockrake.com/timothy-sykes-an-american-hedge-fund%7E2007%7E10.html#comment-2378872Update to the Sykes saga. He has been reported to the SEC for posting on message boards attacks against a company he made a short recommendation against on <a href="http://thestreet.com" rel="nofollow">thestreet.com</a><br><br>How he swindled that side into giving him a podium is anybody's guess. I imagine he fancies himself ala Jim Cramer, but where he tries to match Cramer in terms of bluster and self-aggrandizement he lacks Cramer's obvious deep well of knowledge and ability to educate about the markets which is something Sykes cannot do. I hope Cramer knows Sykes used his site and then bashed the same pick on Yahoo and Raging Bull message boards immediately after to reinforce the chances of success for his short recommendation.<br><br>This kid is the sleaziest thing to hit the financial media in a long time and that is saying something.<br><br>Just say NO to Tim Sykes.<br><br>And if you haven't already seen his now classic laughing stock of Wall Street series of emails published on <a href="http://TraderDaily.com" rel="nofollow">TraderDaily.com</a> go look them up. They are excruciatingly embarrassing.Norman LundenThu, 25 Oct 2007 13:45:51 -0000