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FACEBOOK TRADE UPDATE AFTER EARNINGS $FB

May 2, 2013

This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. 20% of the full core position size is being held from an average price of $25.77 for the medium-term. Profits were previously taken on the associated short-term trade. FB earnings were a mixed bag. Mobile was better than expectations but desk top was worse than expectations. There is no doubt that mobile is more important but losses in desktop are not a good development. We are in a market where good news is great news and bad news is good news. The result is that FB stock is trading up to

TEST

May 1, 2013

This is a test, please ignore.

WALL STREET FEEDS APPLE TO THE MUPPETS AGAIN $AAPL

May 1, 2013

Wall Street is busy feeding Apple to the muppets again. At this point, feeding Apple stock is long over, so now it is time to put out some Apple bonds. And make no mistake, Apple stock investors have been highly encouraged to know that muppets are eagerly snapping up Apple bonds. Apple AAPL stock had a low of $392.50 on April 24, 2013. Tuesday, the stock closed at $442.78, a move of 12.7% in six days. The rally has been ferocious, as shown on the chart. Click here to see the chart. Nary a thought seemed to be given by

GALAXY S4 IS A GREAT DEVICE, SAVE THE SOFTWARE AND GIMMICKS $AAPL $T $GOOG

April 30, 2013

This is a hands-on review of Samsung’s Galaxy S4, specifically for the power user written with the intent of helping those who may be looking at buying this new device. I am defining power users as being more concerned about productivity and a phone is a big part of their work day. My definition is different from the geek definition of someone who wants to use every single feature. Here are eight features that ‘power users’ should find appealing: The Big Screen: The big five inch screen is a productivity boost over using the much smaller screen of iPhone 5.

EXIT CIT $CIT

April 30, 2013

This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Consider exiting CIT right here around $42.30 for a very small gain. The reason is that the stock is hitting our time stop as it was a short-term trade.

APPLE BLEEDS MARKET SHARE WITH IPHONE $AAPL $GOOG $BBY

April 30, 2013

For several months I have been writing that the market for smart phones in the developed markets is near saturation and Apple AAPL does not have the right products for major growth in emerging markets. In emerging markets, Google GOOG Android has been growing my leaps and bounds. This morning there is research showing that Apple’s market share is falling rapidly. In a note, AllianceBernstein predicts that Apple’s market share in smart phones will fall to about 12% this quarter, compared to 23% in the same quarter of 2012. Further, the firm predicts that Apple’s market share may fall into single digits next quarter. On the

THC AND VHS, GOOD NEWS FOR HOSPITAL STOCKS $VHS $THC

April 29, 2013

The centers for Medicare and Medicaid services has released their proposal to increase hospital reimbursement by 80 basis points by FY14. This is better than most expectations. There are two hospital stocks in our portfolio THC and VHS. THC is long with an average price of $20.40. Profits have been taken as high at $46.87. VHS is a relatively recent position long from about $14.55. The new buy zone for VHS is $12. to $14.75. Target zone is $18 to $20. No stops since the position is in the process of being accumulated, however for those who must use stops, the

TAKE PROFITS AND EXIT SBGI

April 29, 2013

This post was just published on ZYX Short Sell Change Alert. SBGI is conducting a secondary. Our view on this stock remains negative and our new target is in the teens. However, in overall market conditions similar to the ones that exist now, there is a pattern of stocks that are levitating to go up after a secondary. For this reason it is best to take profits now and plan to short it again if it runs up. The stock is at $25.35 as of this writing.