The Top 10 Financial Tweets For Friday, August 16

There are millions of tweets written every day. Benzinga sifts through the maelstrom of information to find the ten best tweets of the day that are either informative, insightful, or just down right comical.

1. Paul R. La Monica

CNNMoney's Paul R. La Monica (@LaMonicaBuzz) tweeted out a rather comical tweet following Joseph A. Bank's JOSB lowered guidance for the second quarter with a funny reference to Tesla TSLA.

2. Jeff York

Jeff York (@mpgtrader) tweeted out to remind traders that today is options expiration. Be careful of odd moves out there ahead of expiry.

3. Michael McDonough

Bloomberg's Michael McDonough (@M_McDonough) tweeted out this morning an interesting fact that highlights the continued easing of sovereign stresses in Europe.

4. Ed Matts

Ed Matts (@EdMatts) tweeted an out interesting chart likening the current technical setup in Apple AAPL to a few years ago before it skyrocketed higher.

5. AdmiralRoadCapital

AdmiralRoadCapital (@AdmiralRoadCap) tweeted out a fact that all traders need to keep in mind when trading.

6. Financial Acrobat

Financial Acrobat (@finansakrobat) tweeted out this chart and it's just awesome.

7. Christine Harper

Bloomberg's Christine Harper (@cr_harper) tweeted out an article about SAC Capital which shows the dire straights that the hedge fund is in as it faces a massive legal blow from the government.

8. Christopher Vecchio

DailyFX's Christopher Vecchio (@CVecchioFX) tweeted out this morning noting that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is still worried about Greece. Or she could just be trying to win votes ahead of the German elections next month...

9. Dan Nathan

CNBC Fast Money contributor Dan Nathan (@RiskReversal) tweeted an interesting fact about Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway BRK.

10. Felix Salmon

Reuters' Felix Salmon (@felixsalmon) tweeted out an interesting article from Vogue. Apparently, Yahoo! YHOO CEO Marissa Meyer did a photo shoot for the magazine about what she wears to work everyday.