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VIVUS Inc, VVUS great chart
My friend recently introduced to the beauty known as VVUS. Vivus Inc. is a pharmaceutical company focused on obesity drugs. The price has ranged from 2.72 to 9.27 in the past year but since its low of 2.72 in March when almost all stocks hit their ye...
Covered TEN at 7.02
Apparently there was an analyst upgrade that shot the stock up. Pretty ironic in a overall down day but I don’t think I played this wrong so I can live with a 13% loss. New opportunities await. a2a_linkname="Covered TEN at 7.02";a2a_l...
Short TEN at 6.28
I shorted Tenneco, an auto part company at the end of Friday’s trading day. This stock has jumped from 2.50 to 7 bucks in a matter of 10 trading days on earnings. So the company had great earnings? The company posted a 1.05 dollar loss compared...
How I got screwed using a stop loss
I shorted a stock CBOU, a coffee company at 4.96 and it tanked to 4.64. Being the nit that I am, I decide to set a stop loss at 4.75 just to lock in some profits. Little did I know my stop loss executes so I am sort of bummed. However, when I look to...
Short CPSL at 2.76
Since I’ve been trading charts more, this is an example of an intraday breakdown. I honestly have no clue what this company does aside from the fact that it is called China Precision Steel Inc. but It just ran from 1.5 to 3 on earnings. Take a ...
In AINV at 5.87 out at 6.10
Recently, I’ve been playing breakouts as many companies have formed strong bases. I got in late here and actually entered after the break out but the stock had legs and I rode the momentum. As of 8:00am PST however, the market looks weak and I&...
Swine Flu Plays
3 Plays NVAX - Vaccine related - up from .81 to 3.00 from last Friday to as of this post, I was going to get in this morning at 1.9 when I saw after hours but it opened at 3.41. BCRX - Vaccine related - up from 1.73 to 3.95 from last Friday to as of...
Out of FAZ at 9.61
took a 4 percent profit i may get back in tomorrow as the stock is below 9 now. ————————————————————————&#...
Entered in FAZ at 9.29
This goes against traditional technical analysis as the ETF is 60 cents off of its 52 week low and has lost 80 percent of its value in the past 2 months. I’m basing my decision to enter on the chart which appears that everytime the ETF hits the...
Back for some action
I have been gone the past half year not at my own volition but because of my job. I wont go into details but I sure am glad it is over and so I can go back to trying to time this market. I have been in and out of FAZ and FAS over the past couple of m...
An ETF on Water?
I came across this article on CGW, Claymore S&P Global Water (CGW). I never thought investing in something so basic as water before. Funny how one water ETF (PHO) has actually outperformed all major indexes this year. Anyway, the price movement o...
LDK - Bullish at last
LDK recent conference call saw earnings of 82 cents when consensus estimates were 42 cents. Revenues were 441.7 million, while estimates were 277 million. Guidance on revenue was also raised from 1.1 billion to 1.7 billion. The one downer of the conf...
Gold Stocks Trading at 6 Month Lows
As the dollar recovers, gold seems to be going lower and lower. The commodity is now trading in the 800’s Gold stocks (GG, ABX, AUY, GLD, GDX) are also trading at 6 month lows. On the flip side, DZZ, which is a short gold ETN has gone up from ...
Hansen Natural – Still undervalued
Many people correctly predicted that Hansen would bounce since the stock appeared undervalued and oversold. Congratulations for those who bought at the low 20’s who have seen the stock shoot back up 40%. However, technically, the chart is still qui...
True Religion – What the hell are the shorts thinking??
True Religion is in a very interesting position. I invested in this stock in late 2005 to early 2006 based on solid fundamentals and heavy buying volume. I got out in 2006 before I went abroad for a year but have always kept an eye on this stock. Wha...
Six Flags – The end is near
The situation at Six Flags just keeps looking more grim. Aside from the company blaming the weather for their misfortunes, there are many other negatives surrounding the second largest theme park. Six Flags has not turned in a profit in 10 years and...
Solar stock performance
I put together a list of solar companies to see how these companies traded in sync with each other and to also track the performace of solar in the past 6 months. Below are the charts of 10 solar companies and TAN, the solar fund. With the exception ...
Garmin (GRMN) – Going to get worse
I usually have a gut feeling about consumer electronics probably due to the fact that I am of the generation that grew up with DSL, laptops and mp3 players. My gut feeling with stand alone GPS devices is that in a couple of years, only ones that are ...
How to spot a bullshit penny stock scam: GAGO
I got an email the other day introducing me to Global Agri-Med Technologies (GAGO). The ‘company’ manufacturers breast abnormality indicators in Chile and the U.K. I wish I could find a way to short this fraud and if one of you indeed does find a...
Quick update on Vision Media (VISN)
I recommended this stock on June 6th at 17 link . Its at 23 now after a nice earnings report in which profits jumped 57% and the company raised guidance. The Olympics will help them beat this raised guidance since there will be more subway riders in ...
BIDU – Great quarter and upcoming Olympics
Bidu posted second quarter earnings of 265 million or 38.6 million dollars. This was an 87 percent increase in quarterly profit. The stock subsequently rose 12% in after-hours and is up about 40 points since earnings. The company was able to do what ...
Apple Computer’s rebound
I came across an interesting video from my friends at ino.com (original link) that showed why buying Apple Computer at the 149 range after the stock was down 10% afterhours was not a big risk. a2a_linkname="Apple Computer’s rebound";a2a_l...
Steel: Going higher?
Steel is the second most traded commodity in the world after oil and was a on a monster roll throughout the first half of the year. Prices reached $1100 per metric ton and are now at a lower range. I can see why some people are still bullish on steel...
Bank stocks getting killed – How to make a killing
I wont go into details about the recent troubles of IndyMac, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac since there are much better sources out there than this blog. I do want to give a heads up of how to profit from the recent bank woes. The answer is Ultrashort Fin...
Wind Power: Don’t overlook it
I got an email the other day asking what I thought about wind power as an alternative energy. Within the past year, solar has been getting most of our attention and Chinese solar companies have had a mad rush of investors. Wind has got the short end ...
Shorting World Poker Tour Enterprises
To make things clear, I don’t hate poker just because its my second post on shorting a poker stock, btw the first one (PTEK) I posted is down 15% in a month . I love the game and follow it almost as much as I do the market. But unfortunately, a...
TITN : Perfect Buying Opportunity?
Hats off to Chris Peruna for introducing me to this beauty a couple months ago. I’ve been promoting agriculture stocks and the run up this year only fuels the fire. But with every play, we need to look at the peripherals that drive these stocks up....
Did Tim Sykes read my post about CNEH?
Hopefully he did and is way bullish about it too. Great minds think alike, sure. Seems like he thinks its the best fundamental and technical play of the year. Here is my original post and here is his. CNEH - A Bright Future Why I Bought A Stock Wit...
Agrium : Going Higher
Agrium has run up quite well in the past 6 months (50%) despite the inevitable recession we are experiencing. I still like Agrium’s prospects and think it will continue to run up. This is why 1. Forecasted EPS has risen from 1.92-2.22 to 2.80-...
RIMM oh RIMM
Just a quickie, I went out and bought a few shares of RIMM before its earnings. Bad move, but I really thought the 65 days that the IPhone was sold out would push earnings over estimates. Oh well, I’ll probably close the position tomorrow. ...
