It is no secret that growth in developed markets has remarkably slowed. Investors who are looking for growth markets have no choice but to allocate a portion of their portfolios to emerging markets. However, the previously popular BRIC countries have now become too popular and are over-owned. Therefore, astute investors
In the world of information technology, two megatrends are in their infancy — migration to cloud computing and virtualization. Cloud computing entails providing software as a service. Virtualization means the creation of virtual machines that mimic real computers. Cloud computing and virtualization stocks are very expensive, face stiff competition and
This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. There are reports that AAPL iOS6 contains building blocks of a potential competitor to P. If AAPL were to introduce a Pandora like service, our target for P is $3-4. CAUTION: P HAS HIGH SHORT INTEREST, THEREFORE ONLY A VERY SMALL
The search for the next Apple is on. In some quarters, hopes are high that Facebook will generate Apple-like returns. A picture is worth a 1,000 words, and the chart tells the story. Money has been pouring out of Apple stock and into Facebook stock. Facebook has outperformed Apple by about 90% in a very short time. The price pattern of a stock
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. SAN is falling along with the Spanish market. The Plan SAN is a very long-term position and the plan is to accumulate on bad news. Currently 25% of the full core position size is being held, so there is plenty of
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) UNEMPLOYMENT UNEXPECTEDLY RISES, BUT STOCKS RUN ANYWAY TOWARDS DJIA 14000 February 1, 2013 In the U. S., unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 7.9% vs. 7.7% expectations.
This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. SPY is getting very overbought and sequestration is ahead. After the new month money gets fully invested, there may be a down turn. However caution is needed because the momentum to the upside is very strong. It is best to
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Both gold and silver spiked on weaker employment data. For details please see the morning capsule on the Real Time Feed. The upspike makes sense because the Fed is targeting the unemployment rate; the Fed plans to continue with QE until unemployment falls to about
To the uninitiated investor, there seems nothing more insane than the contrasting behaviors of Apple and Amazon stocks. Tuesday after the close, Amazon AMZN reported weak earnings, and the stock promptly went up about 9% in the aftermarket. Not many days ago, Apple AAPL reported reasonably good earnings after the close, and
This post was just published on ZYX Short Sell Change Alert. There is no fill on STZ on the short side. The recommendation is now cancelled.