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NEW IDEA ON GENERAL MOTORS $GM

February 6, 2014

This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. GM is down this morning after earnings. This is a buying opportunity however due to overall market conditions it is important to keep the overall quantity small here and plan to add later if the stock dips further. The buy zone is $31.26 to $34.26. The stock is trading at $33.90 as of this writing in the pre-market. Aggressive traders may want to take a 10 – 20% tranche here. Maximum accumulation if the stock dips should not exceed 60% of the full core position. Target zone is $48 to $50.

TAKE PROFITS ON JOHNSON CONTROLS AND EXIT POSITION $JCI

February 6, 2014

This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. Consider taking profits on JCI and exit the position in the zone of $43.25 to $44.75. The stock is trading at $44.63 as of this writing.

TAKE PROFITS ON S&P 500 $SPY

February 6, 2014

This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. The last tranche on SPY is short from $184.24. As of this writing SPY is trading at $175.60. Consider booking profits on this trade.

IPHONE SUPPLIER DELIVERS BAD NEWS FOR APPLE $AAPL $ARMH

February 5, 2014

The designer of processors for Apple’s iPhone, United Kingdom-based ARM Holdings, reported earnings Tuesday in a mostly positive call, but there was one comment with regard to a drop in future high-end smartphone sales that may give potential buyers of Apple pause. The reason I pay a lot of attention to the details of ARM Holdings’ UK: ARM business is because such details provide one of the most reliable independent data sets about smartphones, especially about Apple AAPL. About 95% of the world’s smartphones have an ARM processor. After adjusting for extraordinary items, earnings for ARM Holding came at GBP0.05 compared

PROTECT PROFITS ON TWITTER $TWTR

February 5, 2014

This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. TWTR is long from $26 and partial profits have been taken as high as $57.30. TWTR earnings were a disappointment. Consider putting a stop on a 5% tranche in the zone of $47 to $47.43 or in the alternate consider taking profits on a 5% tranche in the zone of $54. to $58. The stock is trading at $57 as of this writing in the aftermarket but is very volatile. It is difficult to know how it is going to trade tomorrow morning; it can go either way. For this reason it becomes a matter

TAKE PROFITS ON THIS MORNING’S TRANCHE ON NATURAL GAS $NGAZ $UNG $BOIL $NG_F $NGH4

February 5, 2014

This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. Consider taking profits on this morning’s tranche on natural gas NGH4. IF you used futures your entry price should be $5.75 and it is now trading at $5.00. If you used UNG, your entry price was $28.26 and now it is trading at $24.60. If you used inverse ETF DGAZ, your entry price should be $2.50 and now is trading at $3.63. Continue to hold the previous tranche.

ADDING TO NATURAL GAS SHORT $UNG $NG_F $DGAZ $BOIL $NGH4

February 5, 2014

This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. Adding a 10% tranche to natural gas in the zone of $5.60 to $5.95. NGH4 is trading at $5.69 as of this writing. Consider adding another 10% if natural gas spikes in the zone of $6.35 to $6.75. Those using ETFs, equivalent on UNG for this 10% tranche is $27.80 to $28.90. UNG is trading at $28.02 as of this writing. Those who cannot short can consider DGAZ which is an inverse ETF but it exhibits significant tracking error. If UNG is not available, consider ETF BOIL. BOIL is a leveraged

AN EVERGREEN STRATEGY FOR UNSTABLE TIMES $WAG

February 4, 2014

Markets are volatile. This is an inescapable fact. At times, they are less so, but nonetheless, a certain level of volatility is always present. But what is one to do when they become uncomfortably so? Investors have a clear choice: either fall victim to the volatility or make volatility your friend to generate wealth. In this column, I will discuss one of the many strategies we use at The Arora Report to take advantage of volatility. The strategy is simple: buy good companies when they dip on bad news that is likely to have a temporary effect in the short-term,