Helping Samsung beat Apple is making Synaptics stock soar. Synaptics is a San Jose, Calif.-based supplier of human interface solutions, mostly for touch applications This morning, Synaptics stock was up about $20, an inordinately large move after about $12 gain after hours Tuesday in the wake of an earnings report.
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Only about a month ago SYNA was purchased at $55.87. As of this writing, the stock is trading at $78.45, up about $12 for the day in the after market. SYNA now sees FY14 revenue $933M-$943M, consensus $918.5M. SYNA raises
Investors take notice, underlying the positive sentiment and positive trading are four shockingly negative data points in the post-split trading so far of Apple (AAPL) stock. Apple is trading post split after the first split in nine years. Even though a split is meaningless from the view point of
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. This idea is appropriate only for aggressive investors as the risk of loss is high. VXX is an ETF that represents short term volatility in S&P 500. VIX, the volatility index, is hitting seven-year low. The concept behind this trade
Summer is the season to travel and have fun, and many of the companies that help people do that are publicly traded. Among 14 “summer-fun” stocks is a hidden gem that I find particularly intriguing at this time. Cruise lines The three pure plays worth consideration are Carnival (CCL), Royal Caribbean (RCL)
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) THE U.S. ECONOMY RECOVERS ALL JOBS LOST DURING THE RECESSION, GOLD RALLIES AFTER A KNEE JERK DIP June 6, 2014 The employment report released this
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. SNN hit $100 target yesterday afternoon on rumors that MDT would make a bid. SNN is long from $81.40. There are more synergies in a buyout by SYK. For this reason SYK may be able to pay a higher price. However
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) EARLY ATTEMPTS TO SELL OFF ARE MET WITH BUYING May 30, 2014 Early attempts to sell stocks have met with buying. Gold and silver are
This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. There is a small profit in NPSP. Consider booking it before the market close. There is an obvious risk over the weekend. Then consider short selling it again on Monday if it runs up. The buy to cover zone is $30-31.65.
This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. NPSP is a pharma company that is running up on rumors that Shire will by it. In all likelihood these rumors are false. Consider a 20% tranche in the zone of $33.50 to $34.85. The stock is at $34.31 as of