Earnings season is in full swing, providing new data points for investors to reassess positions. After a careful review of IBM‘s latest report Tuesday afternoon, I see no reason to buy the stock at current prices. The risk-reward trade off is simply not favorable. IBM reported Q4 earnings per share of
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. The position is long with an average price of $14.62. Currently, 55% of the full core position size is being held. Profits have been taken as high as $18.11. Consider taking profits on another 10% tranche right here around $21.
This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. GNRC is a manufacturer of generators. It is way overvalued. If there are no major storms on the East Coast, especially the New York area for a couple of quarters, this stock is likely to dip into the $30’s. Over the
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) SHORT COVERING BEFORE THE LONG WEEKEND, GOLD MOVES HIGHER January 17, 2014 Expect a fair amount of short covering before the long weekend. Short covering
This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. Consider adding a 5% tranche to SPY in the zone of $184.20 to $185.20. SPY is trading at $184.24 as of this writing. Please consider keeping the quantity small as the plan is to build the position slowly.
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. The position is long with an average price of $34.14. The stock is trading at $58.15 as of this writing. The earnings are in line with our expectations. What To Do Now? Those in the stock may continue to hold. Those
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) WHY IGNORE THE SHOCKING EMPLOYMENT DATA January 10, 2014 This morning the Department of Labor released shocking employment data. December unemployment rate fell to 6.7%
To consistently generate high, risk-adjusted returns year after year, both in bull and bear markets, investors are well advised to get into the habit of diversifying among different asset classes. Here, in my opinion, are the best stock, the best currency, the best country and the best commodity investments for
This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. FRX is a pharmaceutical company that is running up in the pre-market as it buys another company. The irony is that FRX stock has been levitating in part because this company was supposed to be a buy out candidate. The acquisition
As new-year pension money pours in, the stock market is screaming higher today. The true test will be when the very short-term oversold condition is relieved. In spite of today’s rally, the first three days have a major significance that investors should pay attention to. On the first day of