This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. U. S. dollar is slumping and gold is flying high in the wake of ECB President Mario Draghi’s press conference. Earlier today both ECB and the Bank of England left rates unchanged. The key take is that ECB balance sheet continues to shrink
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. BA has moved up faster than we would have thought without giving us the opportunity to accumulate more. Consider taking profits and exiting the position right here in the zone of $75.90 to $76.90. The stock just hit $76.
This post was published last week on ZYX Buy Change Alert in response to an earlier post on partial hedging because of increased risks in the markets ahead of debt ceiling, spending cuts, and increasing dissension in the Federal Reserve. We have received a large number of questions on hedging.
The brilliance of Steve Jobs at Apple (AAPL) has been embodied in a carefully cultivated image for Apple products. Jobs created elegant products that appear to be meant for the elite but were sold to the masses. When the masses bought Apple products, they felt good because they were buying what the rich were
Today after the market close, Dish Network (DISH) announced a $3.30 offer for Clearwire, $0.33 more than the Sprint offer. Sprint called the offer from Dish illusory. Dish has been accumulating spectrum. Last month Dish won a ruling to convert some satellite spectrum to be used as cell phone spectrum.
Consider taking profits and exiting DFS in the zone of $40 – 40.60. The last on DFS is $40.08. Our positive thesis on the stock has not changed, the exit is due to our models perceiving higher risk in the financial sector than we like. The plan is to buy
This post was just published on ZYX Short Sell Change Alert. Consider short selling a 25% tranche in Sprint (S ) right here in the zone of $5.89 to $5.97. Sprint has a pending offer to buy CLWR. Know DISH has stepped up and offered $3.30 per share for CLWR. Considering
These post were just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Consider starting a 10% tranche on BA right here in the zone of $73. to $73.40. This is a short-term trade for aggressive investors only. BA stock has had a couple of dreadful days. The reasons are the fires on its
In response to my column yesterday,Consumer Reports Is No Fan Of iPhone 5, I received a large number of comments. Two contentions in these communications are worth addressing. A large number of readers contend that Consumer Reports is biased against Apple. Some also contend that Steve Jobs rubbed Consumer Reports the wrong way. I know nothing about
Over the last several months, I have been arguing the case that the long-term risks in Apple stock are rising. I have advanced two main arguments. First, competitors have caught up with Apple for all practical purposes. Second, Apple is failing to innovate at the rate it was innovating in the past.