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TAKE PARTIAL PROFITS ON TWITTER $TWTR

April 29, 2014

This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. TWTR is long from $26. Profits have been taken as high as $57.30 and $70 on a trade around position. Only 15% is still being held. TWTR reports earnings after the close. There is a risk to both up and down sides. Do not count on stops to protect profits as the stock can be halted and open way below your stop. Consider evaluating your TWTR position in the context of your total portfolio and your risk tolerance. To reduce risk, consider taking profits on another 5% tranche this afternoon in

UPDATE ON UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS $UAL

April 28, 2014

This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. The stock market continues to punish growth stocks. The overall action in the market this morning towards growth stocks is very negative. The recent call was to accumulate 30% of UAL. In view of market’s behavior towards those stocks this morning, the position size should be reduced to 20% of the full core position size. What this means is those who are in the process of accumulating may consider accumulating no more than 20% and those who have already accumulated 30% may consider selling 10% or in the alternate put a

WEEKLY MARKET DIGEST: RUSSIA RAISES RATES AND GOLD JUMPS ON UKRAINE $GLD $SLV $USO $DIA $SPY $QQQ $TBF $TBT

April 25, 2014

(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) RUSSIA RAISES RATES AND GOLD JUMPS ON UKRAINE April 25, 2014 Ukraine PM accuses Russia of wanting to start World War III. Russian central bank announces surprise rate increase to support its currency as a defense against the West potentially imposing harsher sanctions. Gold finally took notice of the crisis but is meeting a lot of selling around the $1300 level. Oil and interest rates are falling. Gold futures are at $1299, silver futures

SEEDS OF APPLE’S NEW GROWTH IN MOBILE PAYMENTS, 800 MILLION ITUNE ACCOUNTS $AAPL $FB $TWTR

April 24, 2014

During Apple’s (AAPL) earnings conference call on Wednesday, it was revealed that Apple now has about 800 million iTunes accounts. CEO Tim Cook described it as “staggering.” This is an impressive achievement considering that at the end of the June 2013 quarter iTunes had 575 million accounts. Cook stated that there have been 70 billion app downloads from iTunes. During the last quarter alone, there were about 5 billion downloads that resulted in total purchases of $5.2 billion. The 800 million iTune accounts are the next gold mine for Apple. Cook recognizes the potential and during the previous quarter’s

AT&T PHONE FINANCING TRENDS POINT TO SHIFT FROM SUBSIDY MODEL $T $AAPL $VZ $S

April 24, 2014

It is difficult to watch TV on a major network without seeing an AT&T advertisement for its Mobile Share Value Plans, many of which do not require a two-year contract, but require full payment for phones–generally in the range of $600-$700 for Apple and Samsung’s newest top-shelf models. To ease the burden of the large upfront payment to buy a phone, AT&T is providing financing under an installment plan called AT&T Next. Under the Next plan; a consumer can pay $32.50 per month for 20 months to finance the phone. Subscribers to The Arora Report, a set of investment newsletters,

A NEW IDEA ON UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS $UAL

April 24, 2014

This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. UAL, an airline stock, is falling rapidly due to earnings miss. This is a buying opportunity but suitable only for those who can handle the high volatility in this stock. The buy zone is $39 to $41.20. The stock is trading at $40.80 as of this writing but is highly volatile so your price may be different. Consider accumulating up to 30% in this zone. Unless something fundamental changes, the plan is to buy more if the stock dips further. Short term target zone is $46 to $47. Long term target

WEEKLY MARKET DIGEST: STOCK FUTURES ERRASE OVERNIGHT LOSSES ON GOOD EARNINGS, EXPECT POSITION SQUARING $GLD $SLV $USO $DIA $SPY $QQQ $TBF $TBT

April 20, 2014

(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) STOCK FUTURES ERRASE OVERNIGHT LOSSES ON GOOD EARNINGS, EXPECT POSITION SQUARING April 17, 2014 After the recent bull run, stock futures dropped overnight on less than expected earnings from the likes of GOOG and IBM. This morning the earnings from the likes of GE and MS are better than expectations and stock futures have recovered. Expect position squaring ahead of the long weekend. Gold, silver, and oil are range bound. Interest rates are falling. Gold

TAKE OR PROTECT PROFITS ON NATURAL GAS $NG_F $DGAZ $UGAZ $UNG $BOIL

April 13, 2014

This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. Consider taking profits and exiting natural gas futures. The closing price was $4.62. Those holding DGAZ may consider putting a protective stop in the zone of $2.78 to $2.84 and consider taking profits on a move to $3.40 to $3.88. The previous signal to add to the position on a dip is canceled.