This morning the Department of Labor released blowout employment numbers. April nonfarm-payroll numbers rose by 176K vs. a consensus of 166K, and more importantly, the whisper numbers were under 140K. The reaction in the markets has been violent. Interest rates have risen, and DJIA has broken the resistance at
This post was just published on ZYX Emerging Alert. Upgrading Russia to Buy both in the short-term and medium-term. Long-term remains a Buy. The ETF of choice is Market Vectors Russia ETF RSX. Economy of Russia is heavily dependent on the export of commodities. This morning’s employment report in the United States, indicates
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Adding another 10% tranche to TBT in the zone of $58.80 to $59.35.
This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. ZAGG is an example of how it pays to slowly and cautiously build short positions in popular stocks with poor fundamentals. ZAGG was the darling of the stock market when we started shorting it. The present ZAGG position is short from $13.85. Profits have
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. 20% of the full core position size is being held from an average price of $25.77 for the medium-term. Profits were previously taken on the associated short-term trade. FB earnings were a mixed bag. Mobile was better than expectations but desk
Wall Street is busy feeding Apple to the muppets again. At this point, feeding Apple stock is long over, so now it is time to put out some Apple bonds. And make no mistake, Apple stock investors have been highly encouraged to know that muppets are eagerly snapping up
This is a hands-on review of Samsung’s Galaxy S4, specifically for the power user written with the intent of helping those who may be looking at buying this new device. I am defining power users as being more concerned about productivity and a phone is a big part of their
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Consider exiting CIT right here around $42.30 for a very small gain. The reason is that the stock is hitting our time stop as it was a short-term trade.
For several months I have been writing that the market for smart phones in the developed markets is near saturation and Apple AAPL does not have the right products for major growth in emerging markets. In emerging markets, Google GOOG Android has been growing my leaps and bounds. This morning there is research showing that Apple’s