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Homebuilders – Too Far Too Fast?
Last week several homebuilder stocks rallied sharply as the market continued to advance to new recovery highs and managers shrugged off the “Goldman Risk” which had overshadowed traders for a single...
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Lululemon Heads South
When trading in an environment with extended prices and significant macro risks, even value and growth investors need to be particularly cognizant of technical trends. For months, the retail industry...
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BJ’s Restaurants – Great Expectations, Greater Risk
Investors in BJ’s Restaurants Inc. are optimistic souls. After all, the company has been able to show strong earnings even through the financial crisis, opening new stores during a time when consumer...
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First Solar Faces European Stimulus Concerns
Shares of First Solar Inc. are off more than 4.5% today as the broad market takes on water and growth investors are punished. The stock has had a very strong run over the past few months, rising 50%...
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Syniverse Exhibits Strength in a Tough Market
Successful investors are always keenly aware of the current trend. It’s important to understand what kind of environment one is working with. Whether looking at broad economic trends, the action of...
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Blue Nile Fails to Impress
Shares of Blue Nile Inc. (NILE) have broken decidedly lower after the company issued its first quarter earnings report last week. Sure, the overall market was weak and helped add emphasis to the...
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Priceline Travel Hits Turbulence
Shares of Priceline.com Inc. (PCLN) are off sharply in early trading after the company announced earnings for the first quarter. On the surface, the numbers were strong. Revenue for the first...
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Gold Stocks Back in Vogue
With the crisis in Europe still on the radar (despite a Trillion dollar rescue package), investors have become more concerned about inflation. The beauty of the Euro when it was created was that...
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Credit and Debit Cards Under Pressure
Credit and Debit card issuers, along with transaction processors were sharply lower on Friday after a Senate vote included restrictions on the fees that can be charged for these transactions. The...
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ICE Continues Tradition of Robust Growth
Times are good for IntercontinentalExchange Inc (ICE). The company is experiencing tailwinds from regulatory proceedings along with increased volatility in the market which drives heavier trading....
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Solar Selloff Close To Exhaustion?
A lot has happened since May 4th when I penned a negative article on First Solar Inc. (FSLR). My expectation was that the crisis in the Euro-Zone would have a material effect on stimulus for solar...
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Metals USA Primed for a Bounce
Just over a month ago, we took a look at Metals USA Holdings Corp (MUSA) after it’s IPO. The private equity firm Apollo Group was the primary beneficiary with a convoluted transaction where MUSA...
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Grand Canyon Education Looks Attractive
For-profit education companies have faced more than their share of scrutiny over the last several years. With high profile fraud cases, and rising concern that taxpayers are footing the bill for...
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Shopping Spree in the Home Health Industry
Despite the market carnage, shares of Gentiva Health Services Inc. (GTIV) are up sharply this week. The strength is primarily due to the fact that GTIV reached an agreement over the weekend to...
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Express IPO Looks Good for a Bounce
The last few weeks have been difficult for many retail stocks – and particularly challenging for investors in the recent IPO of Express Inc. (EXPR). After being offered to the public at $17.00 per...
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Gold, Silver and Mining Companies Shaping Up
From time to time, I allow readers to send me a guest post on timely subjects. With the potential for rising inflation, investors should consider precious metals as a hedge for the purchasing power...
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A Season of “Worsts”
According to Bespoke, Tuesday’s market action was the second worst start to June in the last 50 years. Only the first trading day of June 2002 was worse with a decline of 2.48%. Below we highlight...
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US Unemployment Claims Drop
This morning’s unemployment report is being viewed as a positive data point with the number of initial claims dropping by 10,000. However, with the total adjusted number checking in at 453,000, a 10k...
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Bernanke’s Comments on Unemployment
For any remaining employment optimists, the comments out of Washington from Ben Bernanke are certainly troubling. Last night the Federal Reserve Chairman sat down with Sam Donaldson (ABC) to discuss...
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Retail Sales Cast Doubt on Recovery
Friday’s dismal retail sales report was largely overlooked as the market continued it’s oversold bounce. But despite the strength in the broad averages, the fundamental data in the report was...
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FXE Offers Liquidity for Individual Traders
Note: Below is a guest post courtesy of Michael Trinkle. Michael represents ForexTraders.com ~ ForexTraders.com is an educational/informative resource center for the currency exchange market. We help...
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Consumers Face Loss of Confidence
Market’s are off sharply Tuesday as investors grapple with numerous economic and political crosswinds. This morning, traders were greeted with a weaker-than-expected Consumer Confidence report. The...
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Greek Riots Continue to Undermine Global Markets
If you think the worst is behind us when it comes to the Eurpean debt crisis, Think Again! Yesterday there were more riots in the streets of Athens as labor unions violently opposed a new proposal...
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GDP Report Shows Anemic Growth
Traders are reacting to this morning’s adjusted GDP report which shows slower growth than originally reported… Gross domestic product, the value of all goods and services produced, rose at an...
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Use of Payday Loans “Robust” Across the Pond
As in the U.S., working Brits continue to increase their use of quick short-term loans against paychecks to help them weather economic conditions. Unemployment – incidentally a factor which precludes...
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