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Tuesday February 5, 2008 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
(ZNT ) Zenith National Insur ...(WOOF) VCA Antech, Inc (VIRL) Virage Logic Corp(UTR ) Unitrin Inc (TKPU) Polaris Acquisition Corp (SYX ) Systemax Inc(MAYS ) J W Mays Inc (LXRX ) Lexicon Genetics Inco ... (KOSN) Kosan Biosciences Inc (KEP ) Korea Electric Power ... (IDIU) Ideation Acquisitio...
Tuesday February 5, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Jones Soda Company (JSDA) has been successfully implementing a growth strategy based on introducing innovative new products, employing unique marketing programs, and utilizing multiple channels of distribution. The company is in the early stages of development as a participant in the carb...
Tuesday February 5, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Management at the Rite Aid Corporation (RAD) is executing a turnaround strategy centered on increasing the profitability of the existing store base, which includes improving the product mix with generic and private label products. Nevertheless, management acquired the Brooks Eckerd chain ...
Monday February 4, 2008 — Condor Options
People write in from time to time asking us not to make political comments. First of all, that’s kind of absurd: we’re not holding anyone’s nose to the computer screen. Second: if any time in history demanded political comment, it’s this one. When your country is decayin...
Monday February 4, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
The growth potential of the solar industry as a whole, and Evergreen Solar (ESLR) in particular, remains a compelling story. Capacity expansion and progress toward near-term break-even earnings make ESLR one of the fastest growing alternative energy stocks. Positive factors include signif...
Monday February 4, 2008 — Stock Market Beat
The following is a reprint of my January 28, 2008 RealMoney column.
When I wrote about Tempur Pedic (TPX) in December, I said “some concern is still warranted given the declining housing market and other signs that the economy may be slowing.” Although the shares appeared attractive based on the t...
Monday February 4, 2008 — TraderBlog.com
CURRENCIES
The March U.S. dollar index is near steady in early trading today. Bears still have the near-term technical advantage. Slow stochastics for the dollar index are bullish early today. The dollar index finds shorter-term technical resistance at Friday's high of 75.73 and then at 76.00. Sh...
Monday February 4, 2008 — TraderBlog.com
CURRENCIES
The March U.S. dollar index is near steady in early trading today. Bears still have the near-term technical advantage. Slow stochastics for the dollar index are bullish early today. The dollar index finds shorter-term technical resistance at Friday's high of 75.73 and then at 76.00. Sh...
Monday February 4, 2008 — Cleantech Blog
Last fall Cleantech Blog did an article on asking whether Microsoft Vista could be considered the best selling cleantech product in the world. And we have long admired the Green.Yahoo.com portal, so while maybe a stretch for Cleantech Blog, I couldn't help but weigh in on the recent Microsoft (NA...
Monday February 4, 2008 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
I had a wager with Patriot's Fan James Cullen over at the College Analysts on the Super Bowl and well, I won. James, true to his word has begun the "payoff" process with this blog post.Now James must complete the second phase. The monetary renumeration to my paypal address (my email address Jam...
Monday February 4, 2008 — Michael J Bommarito II's blog
As I've discussed before, the nature of the VIX and its technical dangers provide a large disincentive to ETF issuers. In the absence of a VIX ETF, however, there remain other options to effectively purchase volatility. Transaction costs remain a large issue in any such endeavor, and so I have con...
Monday February 4, 2008 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
Carl Icahn has suggested through his accumulation of 9.45% of The Greenbrier Companies (GBX) a merger of the company and his 57% controlled American Railcar Industries (ARII) From this mornings SEC filing:"From January 8, 2008 to January 25, 2008, Longtrain purchased an aggregate of 1,530,000 Sh...
Monday February 4, 2008 — Cleantech Blog
by Richard T. StuebiOne of the best things I've read recently is an oped in The Washington Post entitled "Going Green? Easy Doesn't Do It" by Michael Maniates, a professor of political science and environmental science at Allegheny College.Prof. Maniates gets right to the heart of one of the thing...
Monday February 4, 2008 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) reported this mornings and announced record earnings and said revenues increased 50%."ADM's record earnings for the second quarter and first half of fiscal 2008 demonstrate the value created by and the strengths of our broadly diversified asset base and product portfol...
Monday February 4, 2008 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
"As the size of a business grows, the percentage growth it enjoys must inevitably decline" The Law of Large Numbers Google (GOOG) released results last Thursday and the quarter was by all accounts, outstanding. Yet shareholders got killed. What happened? The only 100% true Law of Investing ran u...
Monday February 4, 2008 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
"As the size of a business grows, the percentage growth it enjoys must inevitably decline" The Law of Large Numbers Google (GOOG) released results last Thursday and the quarter was by all accounts, outstanding. Yet shareholders got killed. What happened? The only 100% true Law of Investing ran u...
Monday February 4, 2008 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
(TBAC )= Tandy Brands Accessor ... (SYX )= Systemax Inc (SUPG )= SuperGen Inc (SHMR )= Shamir Optical Indust ... (RYAAY )= Ryanair Hldgs Plc (PTSX )= Point 360 (PEAK )= Peak Intl Ltd(MNT )= Mentor Corporation(MAYS )= J W Mays Inc(MAQU)= Marathon Acquisition Corp (LXRX )= Lexicon Genetics Inco ....
Sunday February 3, 2008 — Condor Options
What is the single most important factor in successful trading? It takes a lot to be successful at trading over the long term, but obviously some factors are more important than others. Is it enough to just have a large bankroll? What about careful asset allocation - will that ensure success? ...
Sunday February 3, 2008 — Michael J Bommarito II's blog
As the ETF industry has introduced a large number of new funds over the past year, the list of optionable ETFs has also grown. In order to highlight those funds most suited to both trading and option-hedging, I've gathered the list of PHLX-listed optionable ETFs and calculated their last month's r...
Sunday February 3, 2008 — Michael J Bommarito II's blog
As volatility has increased over the past months, the ProShares Ultra ETFs have seen a dramatic increase in average dollar liquidity. There are exactly 50 of these leveraged instruments at the moment, and they are listed below, sorted by age.
ETF
Age (sessions)
ProShares Ultra Dow30
40...
Sunday February 3, 2008 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
UpgradesClear Channel (CCU)- CL King Neutral » Strong Buy Chartered Semi (CHRT)- HSBC Securities Underweight » Neutral Dionex (DNEX)- Wedbush Morgan Hold » Buy $74 » $83PetroChina (PTR)- Credit Suisse Underperform » Neutral GSI Technology (GSIT)- Stanford Research Hold » Buy Ca...
Sunday February 3, 2008 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
UpgradesClear Channel (CCU)- CL King Neutral » Strong Buy Chartered Semi (CHRT)- HSBC Securities Underweight » Neutral Dionex (DNEX)- Wedbush Morgan Hold » Buy $74 » $83PetroChina (PTR)- Credit Suisse Underperform » Neutral GSI Technology (GSIT)- Stanford Research Hold » Buy Ca...
Sunday February 3, 2008 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
UpgradesClear Channel (CCU)- CL King Neutral » Strong Buy Chartered Semi (CHRT)- HSBC Securities Underweight » Neutral Dionex (DNEX)- Wedbush Morgan Hold » Buy $74 » $83PetroChina (PTR)- Credit Suisse Underperform » Neutral GSI Technology (GSIT)- Stanford Research Hold » Buy Ca...
Sunday February 3, 2008 — Stocks and Blogs
I was at the post office last weekend and the guy helping me there mentioned that in a few years, we will have the Amero replacing the dollar in the US. Like the Euro, this would be a common currency across the US and its neighbours - Canada and Mexico come to mind. I laughed off his casual commen...
Saturday February 2, 2008 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
UpgradesClear Channel (CCU)- CL King Neutral » Strong Buy Chartered Semi (CHRT)- HSBC Securities Underweight » Neutral Dionex (DNEX)- Wedbush Morgan Hold » Buy $74 » $83PetroChina (PTR)- Credit Suisse Underperform » Neutral GSI Technology (GSIT)- Stanford Research Hold » Buy Ca...