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Monster.com?s Takeover Rumors
2007-05-04 12:06:00 Shares of the job recruitment site Monster .com (Nasdaq: MNST) surged yesterday in midday trading as rumors started flying about a possible acquisition. Shares were up 10% on nearly four times the average daily volume, and trading in calls between 45 and 55 strikes was through the roof. Jim Cramer of TheStreet.com said, “The trading smacks ... More About: Rumors , Takeover , Over , Mors
PCAR Chart Followup
2007-05-03 22:34:00 I previously wrote about Paccar’s great looking uptrend, while noting some concern about some insider selling. Well, earnings were released last Tuesday and Paccar (PCAR) blew away Wall Street’s expectations, causing a 9.9% gap up that easily surpassed the previous 52 week high of $79.29. While international sales outside of North America are booming, sales ... More About: Chart , Char
ROCM Chart - Catching a Falling Knife?
2007-05-03 06:39:00 One of the stocks on my watchlists–Rochester Medical (ROCM) recently took a massive nosedive following an earnings report. Now this is by no means a new phenomenon, but I can’t seem to figure out the reason behind the plunge. Rochester Medical showed strong promise, and was featured on IBD’s top 100 medical stocks (even reaching the ... More About: Commentary , Knife , Catch , Fall , Chart
Interactive Brokers (IBKR) IPO
2007-05-02 11:51:00 Interactive Broker s is a online brokerage firm that will be IPOing in the next few weeks. They have decided to go with the Dutch Auction method that Google used in their initial public offering. The IPO range was just raised from $23-27 a share to $27-31 a share, a strong indication of high demand. Since our ... More About: Interactive , Interac , Active
MSFT Surprises Wall Street
2007-04-29 21:07:00 Microsoft (MSFT) surprised Wall Street last Thursday, reporting earnings of $4.93 billion, or .50 cents a share. Numbers for it’s new Windows Vista OS and Microsoft Office 2007 Suite were impressive as well, laying to rest concerns that Vista was having some difficulties and not measuring up to expectations. In early February, CEO Steve Ballmer ... More About: Tree , Rise
The Biotech Short Squeeze
2007-04-27 10:01:00 I came across a great article over at Biotech Health Investor about the biotech short squeeze. A short squeeze is when a rapidly rising stock price escalates because short sellers need to buy stock back to cover their shorts. This causes the stock price to rise even higher. This happened very recently with Dendreon’s short squeeze ... More About: Commentary , Short , Squeeze
Investor?s Blog Network Festival #5
2007-04-24 08:17:00 The IBN Festival is a bi-weekly showcase of the very best articles submitted by IBN members. The IBN is a network of blogs dedicated to finance and investments, and this festival is hosted by BiotechHealthInvestor .com. Head over there and check out IBN Festival #5! More About: Network , Blog , Vest
Shanghai Index Bowtie Pattern
2007-04-22 10:09:00 While doing a bit more research on the Chinese markets, I came across this analysis of the Shanghai Index over at Stocktiming.com. (original link from TheKirkReport.com) Based on their technical analysis, it looks like Friday’s fall of 4.25% is preempting a bowtie pattern should take the index back down to support at ~6568. Where it ... More About: Commentary , Pattern
Stock Trading 101 Competition
2007-04-20 18:35:00 Stock Trading 101 is holding a stock competition for $100 in cash! All you have to do is guess the Nasdaq’s close on April 27, 2007. Entries must be in by Sunday April 22, so head over to Stock Trading 101 and post your guess! More About: Competition , Stock , Petition , Petit
Google Does It Again
2007-04-20 10:08:00 It seems as though the sky is the limit for this internet search powerhouse. In its earnings report yesterday, Googl e displayed a 69% increase in first quarter profit with earnings of $3.18 per share. While the analyst average was $3.30, Google would have easily surpassed this figure if it wasn’t for employee compensation with $3.68 ... More About: Again
Shenzhen and Shanghai Index Charts
2007-04-19 19:26:00 Everyone’s been talking about how hot China is, so I did a little research and came up with these: Dow Jones Shen Zhen Index : Dow Jones Shanghai Index: The charts look almost the same but if you look closely they are slightly different. I guess the Shen Zhen index is slightly different from the Shanghai index? Shen Zhen ... More About: Hart , Charts , Chart
Stock Quotes Sidebar
2007-04-18 21:06:00 I came across a pretty handy Wordpress plugin called Stock Quote s Side bar . For those of you that are stock bloggers, its a great addon to the sidebar. Look at the Dow go!
DNDN?s Bears Strike Back
2007-04-16 16:14:00 The last few trading days have seen a pretty vicious tug of war between Dendreon bulls and bears. After topping out around ~$25, shares of DNDN settled at $17.25 this Friday. It’s only natural that a little consolidation is in order as investors (including the CEO) lock in some gains, but where will Dendreon ... More About: Bears , Back , Strike , Ears , Bear
ESLR, MRK, YHOO Stock Charts
2007-04-16 09:01:00 Here’s a few charts I pulled from the upcoming earnings list in the previous post: Remember that buying before an earnings report is released is risky business. More About: Stock , Hart , Charts , Chart , Char
Upcoming Earnings Reports
2007-04-15 08:29:00 Here are some notable earnings reports to watch for the upcoming week of 4/16/07 - 4/20/07: Monday, 4/16/07 Citigroup (C) Mattel (MAT) Wachovia Corporation (WB) Tuesday, 4/17/07 Dow Jones & Company (DJ) Evergreen Solar (ESLR) Intel Corporation (INTC) Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Seagate Technology (STX) Washington Mutual (WM) Wells Fargo (WFC) Yahoo (YHOO) Wednesday, 4/18/07 Etrade Financial Group (ETFC) Ebay (EBAY) JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPM) Motorola (MOT) Thursday, 4/19/07 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Bank ... More About: Report , Port , Earn , Earnings , Repo
Kontera Ads
2007-04-15 06:31:00 As you guys may have noticed, I’ve recently placed Kontera Ads on my site. Do you guys think they are obtrusive? Annoying? Feel free to drop me a line at wallstreetmatador[at]gmail[dot]com. Any feedback is appreciated. More About: Tera
DNDN Options Play
2007-04-14 08:38:00 Frank over at Technicator.net has posted his strategy for a DNDN options play. According to his setup, his max risk is 800 while the max gain is 1300, with a fairly high probability of success. Personally, I don’t know enough about options to make the same play but the odds don’t seem that bad to me. More About: Play , Options , Opti
Pearls Before Breakfast
2007-04-13 21:37:00 This is completely unrelated to stocks/investing, but I just came across this article today and it had quite a profound impact on me. The article, Pear ls Before Break fast , describes a social experiment conducted by the Washington Post involving a world famous musician, a subway, and some spare change. The results are pretty startling, painting a ... More About: Fast , Pearl
DNDN?s 15 Minutes
2007-04-12 18:43:00 The hot stock of the hour is currently Dendreon, a biotech company that recently had Provenge—their prostate cancer drug—”deemed safe” by a FDA advisory committee. Now bear in mind that this doesn’t necessarily mean that the drug will be approved by the FDA, but a thumbs up from the advisory committee greatly enhances Provenge’s chances ... More About: Minutes , Minute , Utes
YHOO Chart
2007-04-12 12:47:00 Yahoo! (YHOO) appears to be forming an ascending triangle. Volume decreasing as the stock consolidates. Yahoo’s publisher network (YPN) is gradually picking up steam, and early results from “Project Panama“—a redesign of Yahoo’s ad targeting system—have been promising. In addition, it’s new partnership with Viacom opens the doors to many advertising possibilities for Yahoo. More About: Hart , Chart , Char
Bloomberg Report on ?Naked Shorting?
2007-04-11 15:30:00 Here’s an interesting Bloomberg report I came across on “naked shorting,” a trading strategy that has been surrounding by controversy. It’s a bit long, but its pretty informational. Take a look: More About: Report , Port , Repo , Short
Bloomberg Report on ?Naked Shorting?
2007-04-11 15:30:00 Here’s an interesting Bloomberg report I came across on “naked shorting,” a trading strategy that has been surrounding by controversy. It’s a bit long, but its pretty informational. Take a look: More About: Report , Port , Repo , Short
EDGW Chart - Cup and Handle
2007-04-10 10:00:00 Looks like a cup and handle forming on EDGW: More About: Hart , Hand , Chart , Handle , Char
EDGW Chart - Cup and Handle
2007-04-10 10:00:00 Looks like a cup and handle forming on EDGW: More About: Hart , Hand , Chart , Handle , Char
PCAR Insider Selling
2007-04-09 14:31:00 Thanks to Sergio for the link to PCAR and SEC Filings: The article takes a look at some suspicious PCAR insider selling since October 2006. Of course, some of these are probably just exercised options. It’s always a good idea to look into insider trading when researching a stock. The trend is your friend, but make sure ... More About: Selling , Inside , Sell , Side , Insider
PCAR Insider Selling
2007-04-09 14:31:00 Thanks to Sergio for the link to PCAR and SEC Filings: The article takes a look at some suspicious PCAR insider selling since October 2006. Of course, some of these are probably just exercised options. It’s always a good idea to look into insider trading when researching a stock. The trend is your friend, but make sure ... More About: Selling , Inside , Sell , Side , Insider
PCAR Insider Selling
2007-04-09 14:31:00 Thanks to Sergio for the link to PCAR and SEC Filings: The article takes a look at some suspicious PCAR insider selling since October 2006. Of course, some of these are probably just exercised options. It’s always a good idea to look into insider trading when researching a stock. The trend is your friend, but make sure ... More About: Selling , Inside , Sell , Side , Insider
PCAR Uptrend
2007-04-08 09:55:00 Take a look at PCAR’s chart. I came across this stock while doing some research on CAT… what a beautiful uptrend! From Yahoo Finance: “PACCAR, Inc. engages in design, manufacture, and distribution of light, medium, and heavy duty trucks, and related aftermarket distribution of parts worldwide. The company’s trucks are used for over the road and ... More About: Trend
PCAR Uptrend
2007-04-08 09:55:00 Take a look at PCAR’s chart. I came across this stock while doing some research on CAT… what a beautiful uptrend! From Yahoo Finance: “PACCAR, Inc. engages in design, manufacture, and distribution of light, medium, and heavy duty trucks, and related aftermarket distribution of parts worldwide. The company’s trucks are used for over the road and ... More About: Trend
PCAR Uptrend
More articles from this author:2007-04-08 09:55:00 Take a look at PCAR’s chart. I came across this stock while doing some research on CAT… what a beautiful uptrend! From Yahoo Finance: “PACCAR, Inc. engages in design, manufacture, and distribution of light, medium, and heavy duty trucks, and related aftermarket distribution of parts worldwide. The company’s trucks are used for over the road and ... More About: Trend 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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