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Helicopter Ben Bernanke Strikes Again
2007-11-19 03:58:00 Another week of crazy market gyrations brought about by "Helicopter Ben Bernanke " and his merry men of the Fed. It really does look as though the old Greenspan trick of lowering interest rates to pick up the economy is past its sell by date.
Thai Stanley - Detroit of Asia turns the corner
2007-11-16 23:55:00 Thai Stanley turned the corner in the 2nd quarter as profit rose 13% QoQ and sales rose 20% QoQ. Gross margin expanded to 25% from 21% in the first quarter and they received new orders for 3 car models and 4-5 motorcycles. More About: Asia , Investment Ideas , Thai , Corner
Reap The Benefits Of High Energy And Pollution With CECO
2007-11-16 21:36:00 CECO Environmental Corporation (stock symbol CECE) is looking like a great long term play on tightening environmental standards and a world that is becoming more polluted with every passing day. They just reported earnings on Monday of 14 cents per share, beating analysis expectations of 12 cents per share. Revenue rose an impressive 73% over last years to $65.3 million which also beat the estimated $58.8 million... More About: Pollution , Energy , Investment Ideas , High , Benefits
Wall Street Climbs Back Over 13,000 Mark
2007-11-16 18:39:00 Wall Street rebounded in early trading Tuesday after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. posted better-than-expected earnings and hinted that consumer spending might be stronger than anticipated this holiday shopping season. The world's largest retailer reported third-quarter profit surpassed Wall Street projections. The results also showed that heavy discounting during the period did not hurt margins, which the company said bodes well for the fourth quarter. The report gave investors a reason to buy a day after a turbulent session pushed the Dow Jone More About: Wall Street , Wall , Back , Mark
November Monthly Review
2007-11-16 18:39:00 We did have a losing trade this month, the DIA position, which lost 6.3%. But our two SPY positions gained 26.9% and 12.8%, giving us an average this month of 11.1% per trade. These were fairly straightforward trades and didn't require any intra-cycle adjustment. Two comments... More About: Investment Ideas , Review , Monthly Review , November , Mont
Agnico-Eagle Mines
2007-11-16 18:39:00 Agnico-Eagle is a strong mid-tier producer who will be ramping up production significantly over the next few years. Current projects are in mining friendly areas where the risk of seizure and problems are low. Recent mergers have left a gap in the mid-tier gold mining sector and Agnico-Eagle is well positioned to fill that gap. Longer term, a takeover by a much larger mining company is not out of the question. More About: Investment Ideas , Nico
AOL Buys Second Israeli Startup in Less than A Week
2007-11-16 17:38:00 AOL completed another acquisition of an Israeli start up. It started in 1998, when ICQ was sold for $406M, continued a week ago with the Quigo M&A for $340M, and it is now the turn of Israel-based Yedda, a semantic Q&A platform that was sold for an undisclosed amount More About: Week , Startup
Index Role Reversal
2007-11-16 17:38:00 If you were away from the markets today, you sure missed a wild ride. Let's have a little quiz: 1. This major index showed particular leadership today, closing in positive territory by over 0.6% when all the rest closed in the red. 2. This major index failed miserably, off-a-cliff style. It closed down over 3%, and some of the major components of this index were off by more than 5%... More About: Role , Index
Buying opportunites with investing guru, Mohnish Pabrai
2007-11-16 17:37:00 I am a firm believer in Mohnish Pabrai's investing abilities. Using Pabrai as your margin of safety, since he has analyzed these stocks, you can get into the action with his stock picks cheaper than when he bought it..... More About: Buying , Investment Ideas , Investing , Guru , Unit
Peyto Energy Trust
2007-11-16 00:58:00 They have large P&P reserves and strong tax pools in place which shields the dividend (yield of approx. 10%). The stock has been beaten down because of the tax and royalty changes but has shown some strength recently, rallying off its base. Natural gas spot prices will drive the stock price since production is fairly stable and high netbacks ensure the stability of my dividend. The natural gas producers fared best in the new royalty legislation from Alberta as the increase in royalty rates was less than forecast. More About: Energy , Investment Ideas , Trust
Barrick Gold 3rd Quarter summary
2007-11-16 00:58:00 Profits fell in the third quarter due to lower mineral grades mined in South America and Africa along with a higher cost for the ore mined. Production for the full year is estimated to be 8.1 million ounces at $350 /oz. With gold prices averaging $100 /oz. higher in the 4th quarter so far we can expect generous margin expansion going forward. Lower margin mines will be coming online in the next few years reducing operating cost pressure. More About: Gold , Basic Materials , Barrick , Summary , Quarter
SPX or SPY? The Case for ETF Trading
2007-11-16 00:55:00 We've written about the advantages of ETFs over traditional index options many times before (see our trading rules), but Longo makes a great case for the specific reasons why SPY is a superior choice for most investors... More About: Investment Ideas , Trading , Case
Where do We go from Here?
2007-11-15 18:44:00 Last week's dismal performance in the market has triggered a Bear Alert for my systems. What this means is that SCMV Weekly, Tier 1 Steady MV, and Wave Rider will not be buying any more stocks until the alert is lifted. They will be selling some of their weak stocks Monday morning, and will be selling others along the way as they show signs of weakness. The three Trade 4 Cash systems will continue to trade, as they are designed with volatility in mind. But the topic of this post is, where is this market going from here? Are we going to see
This Weeks China IPOs
2007-11-15 18:44:00 Abbi Adest does a great job covering the upcoming IPOs. This week there are a few Chinese companies going public, and as you may be aware, the chinese IPOs have been on fire. Just today you saw Alibaba.com jump 193% from its IPO. Here's the breakdown: 1. AGRIA CORPORATION (GRO): agri-solutions provider engaged in research and development, production and sale of upstream agricultural products. They are offering 17.2 million shares at $14.50 - $16.50 per share. They are growing pretty fast, their Total Revenues grew at a compound annual More About: China , Investment Ideas , Weeks
Cooper Tire misses forecasts - shares fall
2007-11-15 18:44:00 Cooper Tire fell 21% at one time today as they reported income from continuing operations 2 cents below analysts forecasts. However, things weren't all doom and gloom for the company. Sales in North America rose 10 percent as they raised prices on tires and increased sales volumes of tires for SUVs and other vehicles. Internationally, sales rose 22 percent. Where Cooper had some problems is in the raw materials. Costs have continued to remain at high levels and are trending upward. Raw materials such as natural and synthetic rubber, car More About: Consumer Goods , Cooper , Shares , Fall , Ares
WAMU is an All Out Buy
2007-11-15 17:43:00 Washington Mutual (WM) has been a horrible investment and getting kicked to a new 52-week low serves CEO Kerry Killinger and every other board member right for dragging out subprime lending as long as they did. The Nation's largest Thrift hit $19.72 a share today, down 43% in the last month alone. The stock has hit a low and slowly, it will start to recover, you can count on it... More About: Financial
Timothy Sykes' 3Stocks To Short...But Not Yet
2007-11-15 17:43:00 these are three smallcaps that are in play, but none of the major media has picked them up (because of their "small" marketcap. SMRT, QSC and XRM all look to be potential short selling candidates soon; after all, hype doesn't last forever. More About: Investment Ideas , Timothy , Short
IBM Agreed to buy Cognos for $5bn cash deal
2007-11-14 21:22:00 After Oracle's recent purchase of Hyperion and SAP's agreement to buy Business Objects IBM was feeling left out, so they decided to go big. They unveiled on Monday a $5bn cash purchase of software maker Cognos . Right now IBM is on a mission to boost the size of its software business, which already accounts for 20% of revenues and 40% of gross profits, with a more specific focus on business intelligence software. Business-intelligence software allows companies to mine and turn overwhelming amounts of data into coherent information that More About: Technology , Deal , Cash
Is Increased Volatility a Sign of a Bear Market?
2007-11-14 18:53:00 There are some who argue that the increase in volatility is a sign of a market top, implying that we may be entering a bear market. So, to see if this is in fact the case, Bespoke Investment Group did a little research. Bespoke went back to 1945 and charted the total number of days where the S&P 500 moved 2%. They then overlayed the chart with gray bars where there was a bear market(defined as a 20% decline on a closing basis in the S&P 500). As a result of their research they found that the increase in volatility does not directly corr More About: Market , Bear Market , Sign , Bear
Alibaba.com Gains 193 Pct in Trading Debut
2007-11-14 16:45:00 Shares in Alibaba .com nearly tripled on their trading debut on Tuesday, beating all expectations, after China's largest e-commerce firm raised $1.49 billion in Hong Kong's most popular initial public offering. Shares in Alibaba.com, in which Internet giant Yahoo is a key investor, traded as high as HK$39.95, compared with an IPO price of HK$13.50, which was at the top of an indicated range after the company's share sale drew record demand from Hong Kong retail investors. With more than 162 million Web users, China is the world's sec More About: Investment Ideas , Trading , Debut
TIM's Wednesday Roundup, Slightly Comical
2007-11-14 16:45:00 Wednesday's overview--informative and entertaining, I swear More About: Roundup , Wednesday
Bonus Trades: CitiBounce, China
2007-11-14 16:44:00 Interesting markets these days, huh? Worth mentioning right now that, assuming the bottom doesn't drop out tomorrow, our condors are in good shape this month, and we'll be looking at the December cycle late this week/early next week. In the mean time, here are some trades you might look at: More About: China , Investment Ideas , Bonus
The Best Kept Secret in Retail
2007-11-14 06:26:00 The best kept secret retail stock American Apparel is breaking out to new highs on light volume---nobody eve knows about it because they've become publicly traded through a blank check acquisition. More About: Consumer Goods , Retail , Secret
Blockbuster Missed Low Expectations
2007-11-13 23:11:00 Blockbuster (BBI) managed to do it, under-perform dismal expectations. Revenues of $1.24 billion (down 2% from Q2, down 5.7% y/y) and a $.20 per share loss.. More About: Consumer Goods , Blockbuster , Expectations
How to invest with the high CAD
2007-11-13 23:11:00 Is the high (and rising) Canadian dollar taking devaluing your U.S. stocks? Yes it is? So how do you invest with the high Canadian dollar? More About: Investment Ideas , High , Invest
Newsletter takedown #6: Wicked Profits
2007-11-13 22:42:00 Okay, we haven't done one of these takedowns for awhile, and people have been clamoring for more newsletter-debunking truthiness. Several people in particular have asked to take a look at Wicked Profits . As is our usual practice, we don't link directly to the site, but you can find them via any search engine. What do they provide? One vertical index credit spread per month - either a bull put spread or a bear call spread. In other words, they send out half an iron condor every month, and hope to be correct about the market direction. More About: Investment Ideas , Newsletter , Takedown
Timothy Sykes' Stocks To Watch on Friday
2007-11-13 18:32:00 Stocks to buy for bounces or to short sell on Friday . Forget Google and Baidu, come down to the world of low priced stocks--it's much more predictable! More About: Watch , Stocks , Investment Ideas , Timothy
Riding The Royal Bank Of Canada To New Heights
2007-11-13 18:32:00 As we continue to watch the banks here in The United States implode from the inside, I have been looking north for quite some time now to Canada for financial stocks that are actually worth owning. My favorite from the great white north is The Royal Bank Of Canada stock symbol (RY)... More About: Financial , Riding
E-Trade Loses Half of its Value
2007-11-13 17:19:00 E-Trade Financial plunged in early morning trading as investors worried over a Friday announcement the company would take larger-than-expected writedowns on its holdings of securities backed by home loans. Shares of E-Trade fell 4.33, or 50%, to $4.26 in morning trading. Citi Investment Research analyst Prashant Bhatia cut E-Trade's rating to "Sell" from "Hold." She believes there is a 15% chance E-Trade will have to declare bankruptcy and the company may be forced to sell loans and securities at a significant discount. However, More About: Half
Solar's Eleven: If Solar Stocks Were Cast in a Movie
More articles from this author:2007-11-13 17:14:00 Eleven solar stocks and how their qualities resemble movie characters More About: Movie , Stocks , Investment Ideas , Solar , Cast 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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