The opening bell has rung and here is what I see…Pre-open stock futures suggested weakness and that is what we saw as the regular session came to life…(Read More)
Monthly Archives: August 2007
The! Biggest! News! of! the! Day! – Not Bernanke, Sears, Ciena, the GDP, A New iPod, or Mozilo
Here are some of the contenders for today’s biggest…news…of…the…day… The suggestion [subscription required] that Ben Bernanke may not rush to save the stock market…[note - here is a summary of the article for those who don't have a WSJ subscription...]Earnings from Ciena Corp…(Read More)
Into the Open – Upgrades and Downgrades
We head toward the bell with stock futures still pointing to a downside bias…the S&Ps are now more than 10 points below fair value…gold is down 1.80…Here are a few of the analyst upgrades and downgrades that I thought were worth noting this morning…Upgrades Infineon (IFX) Joy Global (JOYG) Laboratory Corp (LH) Motorola (MOT) STMicroelectronics (STM) TASER (TASR) VeraSun Energy (VSE)Downgrades Coldwater Creek (CWTR) Collective Brands (PSS) Select Comfort (SCSS)…(Read More)
Unusual Stock Volume Scan
Here are the results for today’s unusual stock volume scan. The scan looks at the previous day’s volume and compares it to the recent average volume…(Read More)
The Early View – Downside Bias Amid Chatter About Bernanke, Greenspan, Sears, and Ciena
Good morning everyone – welcome to the second half of the trading week where we find stock futures giving back part of yesterday’s bounce-back rally…The S&Ps are currently sitting more than seven points below fair value…(Read More)
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Daily Wrap-up – The Greatest Trick the Devil Ever Pulled…
In the movie The Usual Suspects, one of the characters, Roger ‘Verbal’ Kint, is discussing Kaiser Soeze and says “The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist…(Read More)
Today’s Leading/Lagging Exchange Traded Funds
Here’s a look at today’s top and bottom performing Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)… We head toward the closing bell with a bounce back still in play, 95% of my list is trading higher with 78% of funds gaining more than one percent…(Read More)
From the New Annual Low List – Yahoo Inc. (YHOO)
I was just looking over the list of stocks hitting a new annual low and noticed Yahoo Inc…(Read More)
Midday Market Check – Widespread Gains
We head into the second half of the session with buyers still showing some interest in the market…The S&P 500 (SPX) showed an initial burst of buying and then started to pullback until around 10:30 when a new round of demand pushed the index to a new session high…(Read More)
Investors Intelligence
The weekly figures from Investors Intelligence are out…The percent bullish came in at 41.7 (versus 40.6 last week) while the percent bearish registered 37.4 (versus 37.4 last week)…You can find the Investors Intelligence chart and recent data here……(Read More)