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Latest Market Commentaries

Thu, Aug 28, 2008 @ 07:17 am
By now you’ve certainly heard the good news - the second quarter’s growth in GDP (gross domestic product) was actually 3.3% rather than 1.9%. Fantastic. However, in all fairness to Joe Investor, does it really matter at this point? This is why I’m interested in very little economic data any more….at least not the economic [...]
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 @ 02:09 pm
I know hindsight is 20/20, but I still wish I would have waited to get into my Russell 2000 puts until today. The Russell closed 1.3% higher, and rather than the $20.40 per contract I had to shell out, the September 730 puts (RUTUF) could have been bought closer to the their closing price of 16.50. Still, [...]
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 @ 11:13 am
I hate to get on my soapbox say I told you so, but have you seen the small cap metal and glass container stocks today? The Standard & Poor’s Small Cap Metal & Glass Container Index is up nearly 5% for the day so far. In fact, it’s the second best performing index out of [...]
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 @ 09:58 am
I’ve been sitting on this trading idea for a few days now, not really sure how I wanted to play it. I knew the market was overbought, and I knew it was ripe for a reversal. What I wasn’t clear on was which index to trade…lately there’s been a bizarre disparity between the Dow, Russell, [...]

Hot Stock Picks and Trading Ideas

Thu, Jul 31, 2008 @ 10:05 am
It’s no secret I’ve been a fan of biotech since late June. I mentioned I was bullish on a couple of biotech indices, once on June 25th, and once again on the 26th. I specifically mentioned Amgen (AMGN) on July 1st, noting that a little more upside would push it past the key 200 day [...]
Mon, Jul 7, 2008 @ 12:46 pm
I’ve long contended even the average investor can’t afford to ignore making some money on the market’s downside…at least not anymore. Twenty years ago that may have worked. Today’s pullbacks are far too violent, large, and drawn-out to just ‘ride it out’ though. If you’re not selling short, buying put options, or at least buying [...]
Mon, Jun 23, 2008 @ 10:06 am
If you’re not familiar with the role that support and resistance can play in trading, I think the recent chart of the U.S. Dollar Index (UDX) can illustrate the idea quite well. When I last looked at the sawbuck, I highlighted how - for the first time in years - it had made higher highs and [...]
Fri, May 30, 2008 @ 09:09 am
On Tuesday of this week I made a handful of points about crude oil’s chart. In a nutshell, I thought oil had peaked at $135 in the prior week, and Tuesday’s level of $133 was just the beginning of a minor correction. Now with oil trading in the mid-$127 area (you can thank me for the [...]

Current Market Calls

Wed, Aug 27, 2008 @ 02:09 pm
I know hindsight is 20/20, but I still wish I would have waited to get into my Russell 2000 puts until today. The Russell closed 1.3% higher, and rather than the $20.40 per contract I had to shell out, the September 730 puts (RUTUF) could have been bought closer to the their closing price of 16.50. Still, [...]
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 @ 09:58 am
I’ve been sitting on this trading idea for a few days now, not really sure how I wanted to play it. I knew the market was overbought, and I knew it was ripe for a reversal. What I wasn’t clear on was which index to trade…lately there’s been a bizarre disparity between the Dow, Russell, [...]
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 @ 12:41 pm
I’m certainly not always right, but this is one I mentioned I saw coming on Monday in our ‘Market Call’ blog. So now that it’s here, nobody should be saying they weren’t warned. What I’m talking about, of course, is the rebound in oil prices, and the reversal of the U.S. dollar. Frankly, I’m surprised stocks aren’t struggling more than they [...]
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 @ 06:06 am
I know Hewlett-Packard’s (HPQ) news was good this morning, as was BJ’s Wholesale Club’s (BJ). Neither of those earnings results changes the bad ones we saw yesterday (the ones I referenced in a ‘Market Call’ blog entry). So, don’t get too excited….earnings are still a mixed bag. I didn’t come here to talk about earnings though [...]

Industry Trends and Sector Rotation

Tue, Aug 26, 2008 @ 11:13 am
I hate to get on my soapbox say I told you so, but have you seen the small cap metal and glass container stocks today? The Standard & Poor’s Small Cap Metal & Glass Container Index is up nearly 5% for the day so far. In fact, it’s the second best performing index out of [...]
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 @ 06:36 pm
I think I may have stirred up a hornet’s nest with the whole ‘hot industry’ thing. I did it on a whim Friday, and followed up with some specific picks on Monday. As a result, we’ve now got several requests for us to keep digging - to pinpoint the exact stocks responsible for the industry’s strength. [...]
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 @ 09:14 am
It’s official - I’m a giant nerd. Anybody who would go to the trouble of ferreting out the market’s hottest and coldest industries is ‘overdoing’ it. Anybody who would then break those industries out by large, small, and mid caps is officially waaaayyyy over-analyzing things. My insanity is your gain. Anyway, with a little extra time on [...]
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 @ 08:20 am
Well, while we’re waiting for oil to rally in the shadow of the Georgia/Russia conflict (which may not happen), and while we’re trying to figure out if the dollar’s going to take a break or not, I figure I have the time to share a quick look at some interesting sector trends. In nutshell, the [...]

The Big Picture

Thu, Aug 28, 2008 @ 07:17 am
By now you’ve certainly heard the good news - the second quarter’s growth in GDP (gross domestic product) was actually 3.3% rather than 1.9%. Fantastic. However, in all fairness to Joe Investor, does it really matter at this point? This is why I’m interested in very little economic data any more….at least not the economic [...]
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 @ 06:46 am
Geez, that didn’t last long. After yesterday’s mid-day rebound (almost back to break-even levels), I was somewhat expecting a little follow through today…particularly when Wal-Mart (WMT) gave us some surprisingly good new. Then WHAM! Inflation grows at its fastest pace in 17 years. The market futures went from pretty positive to quite negative. But, here’s my question….does the data [...]
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 @ 04:58 am
As I worried, the rally for the U.S. Dollar Index is slowing down. It closed higher yesterday - and above that long-term resistance line we’ve been watching. But, it was a much less robust gain, and it faded from its high of 76.36. I’m not surprised to see this happen very near that resistance level….we’re [...]
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 @ 08:41 am
The dollar’s up, stocks are soaring, oil is way down, which means I can afford gas tomorrow. If visions of sugar plum fairies were dancing around in my head, I’d swear it was Christmas morning. It sure feels nice to see things flow in a positive direction for a change. I don’t know how long it’ll [...]

Street Smarts

Mon, Jul 28, 2008 @ 03:50 pm
After writing what I wrote early this morning about Robert Kiyosaki’s philosophy, I really started thinking about the ‘technical versus fundamental’ debate the majority of the market’s participants are still waging. It made me realize it’s been a while since I’ve discussed my own personal opinions about ‘what works’ when it comes to investing. Since [...]
Sun, Jul 27, 2008 @ 08:28 pm
…and no, this isn’t some lame joke. I don’t consider myself a fan of Robert Kiyosaki. I don’t dislike him or disagree with him; his type of investing is simply different than mine, so I just don’t follow him. However, I was reading something he wrote recently, and he ended the article in a way I’ve been trying [...]
Tue, Jul 15, 2008 @ 09:09 am
I don’t remember where I read it and who said it, but I’ve never not believed this…..don’t react to the first half hour of trading. It’s either all amateurs, or all professionals. I don’t trust the former, and I don’t want to get in the way of the latter. I think today is a prime example [...]
Wed, Jul 9, 2008 @ 03:50 pm
Today is why you don’t let one day be the foundation for any expectation. Things looked great yesterday. However (and I’ve blogged the daylights out of this idea lately), we’ve seen days like Tuesday before…in just the last few weeks. They did nothing except give the sellers a slightly better exit point. Folks, the bigger [...]

On and Off the Radar

Wed, Jul 2, 2008 @ 10:47 am
Headline: Starbucks to Close 600 Stores By my estimates, assuming 3000 caffeine-addicted ‘regulars’ per store, this will displace 1.8 million Starbucks customers. Now they’ll have to walk another 40 feet to go the Starbucks across the street from the one they normally go to, since their store is closing. I was convinced we could be in the [...]
Mon, Jun 30, 2008 @ 04:39 pm
We’re not even going to pretend to be Jim Cramer, though we don’t mind hosting something of a ‘Lightning Round’ of our own. We’ve gotten some questions about a handful of stocks the last few days, so we’re going to compile our responses and thoughts all in one place. Of course, it’s not live, and it’s [...]
Wed, Jun 4, 2008 @ 09:08 am
Geez, if they turned in a bad quarter and fell short of expectations, I can understand yesterday’s 13% drubbing. However, I think Layne Christensen (LAYN) may have been unfairly punished yesterday for not meeting analyst’s expectations for quarterly earnings of 54 cents per share. Their sin? They only earned 52 cents per share. What seems to [...]
Wed, May 14, 2008 @ 09:29 am
Ever since we started our coverage of small cap stock pick MIV Therapeutics (MIVT), I’ve been following the heart stent industry rather closely…it’s a fascinating arena. Why? Despite the fact that the drug-eluting stent business was practically shut down in 2006 due to health concerns (they could have been making things worse strather than better), [...]

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Thu, Aug 21, 2008 @ 08:53 am
Thanks for all your comments and questions regarding this morning’s announcement that Applied DNA (APDN) was entering the anti-counterfeit wine arena....
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 @ 05:37 am
It had been a while since we heard anything from biotech company CEL-SCI (CVM), but that changed yesterday with a fat dose of encouraging news. Teva Pharmaceuticals...
Mon, Aug 18, 2008 @ 09:57 am
If the rest of the market were up for the day I’m sure I wouldn’t even mention it. But, when one of our bulletin board stocks is making a gain...
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 @ 03:55 pm
It ain’t millions and millions yet, but I have to give credit where credit is due - Applied DNA (APDN) just posted their third quarter numbers. We...
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 @ 01:43 pm
OK, they probably weren’t long-awaited, but I mentioned they were on the way. So, here’s what I’ve got to say about Stockhouse’s...
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 @ 08:42 am
We mentioned it when first announced, but that was back in July. So, here’s a friendly reminder about StockHouse’s (STKH) second quarter 2008...

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Mon, Aug 25, 2008 @ 04:29 am
Remember what I said about a week ago regarding Voyant's RocketStream? After the company announced their technology was being used to deliver television...
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 @ 05:31 am
For centuries wine has been a profitable industry. In fact, wine so engrained into our society now, the Wine Institute (yes, a legitimate organization)...
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 @ 04:19 am
Could anything possibly make Michael Phelps even faster than he already is? Yeah, believe it or not, Voyant can make him even faster....in a sense. We'll...
Fri, Aug 15, 2008 @ 06:43 am
If you wanted to know why SpongeTech Delivery Systems' stock rallied nearly 80% out of nowhere - from 2.5 cents to 4.5 cents - over the last four days,...
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 @ 05:36 am
I hope you were in on Stockhouse's (OTCBB: STKH) conference all and webcast yesterday afternoon. If not, don't worry - I was on it for you. However, I...
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 @ 07:09 am
Looks like a little willingness to take action on our Cogent Systems (NASDAQ: COGT) idea last weekend has paid off; the company did indeed post solid earnings...

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