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4 Earnings Season Option Strategies For Monday November 9

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:31:43 GMT

In my latest three blog posts, I listed some stocks which I would be willing to go long by selling the puts right before the stock reported earnings. Keep in mind these are companies which I believed would have a positive reaction to the earnings, however if the stock moved sideways on the number this strategy would still likely return a gain the following day.[More...]

Google’s Android Takes A Bite Out Of Apple

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:34:54 GMT

Even during the worldwide recession it seems consumers continue to abandon ‘dumb’ phones when, for just a little bit more money, they can get a pocket-sized computer – a smartphone – instead. According to research firm Gartner, overall handset sales are expected to shrink by 4 percent this year compared to last year. Meanwhile, smartphone sales are forecast to grow by more than 20 percent.[More...]

Technology Rises And Buying Facebook

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:54:11 GMT

Technology stocks have done well this year. The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) bottomed out in March and by late October was up more than 60%. Tech has performed better than any other sector year-to-date – up 33.7% as of Friday’s close.[More...]

Buffett Gets His Cheque Book Out

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:17:34 GMT

Given the slew of positive economic data Monday you might have been forgiven for expecting a decent rebound in risk assets. There was a rebound of sorts in early New York trading, with the Dow up close to 150 points at one stage.[More...]

Research in Motion (RIMM): Downgrade Is Too Late

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:05:43 GMT

“I thought the downgrade should have been made 20 points ago. You’ve got a 14 times earnings stock in the 50s. I’m not going to back away from it at this level. I’d rather buy it than sell it. It’s really down a lot.” — CNBC’s Mad Money 11/2/2009[More...]

Hot Stocks: Google’s Drive For Dominance Extends Into The Burgeoning Smartphone Market

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:38:16 GMT

Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) was founded in 1996 and went on to become the undisputed king of Internet search and advertising. Ten years later, it brought its ubiquitous search engine to mobile phones with the launch of Google Mobile.[More...]

Will Lightning Strike Twice At Apple (AAPL)?

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:59:56 GMT

I opened one of the first computer stores, Microdigital in Liverpool, in 1978. So I was in a good position to see the rise of Apple (AAPL) to dominate the personal computer (PC) market. I even visited Apple in Cupertino in California and was offered the UK distributorship. So this put me in the front row as they built up to own the market, then threw it all away. The big strength of Apple computers was that the software and the hardware came from the same company, so they worked.[More...]

ETF Update: A Glimmer Of Hope For Growth Stocks?

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:45:39 GMT

After last week, traders may wonder if there is a glimmer of hope anywhere. The market correction expected by many pundits for months finally had a serious impact. Sentiment and expectations have shifted despite a solid earnings season. The market debate continues to focus on the economy, with each data point the subject of both careful analysis and also plenty of spin.[More...]

What We've Done; What We're Doing; What We're Looking At

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:04:49 GMT

A very hectic period here - we're in the heart of earnings season, the first real drama has hit the market since July, a concentration of trading activity not seen in many months has hit yesterday, and I'm trying to regurgitate as much as I can in a public outlet in close to real time. Let's just say I slept well last night; but it's a new day.[More...]

Big Blue Excites Investors With Green (IBM)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:36:45 GMT

Investors in International Business Machines (IBM), aka “Big Blue,” are anything but “blue” this year. They should be ecstatic. As an old company and member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, investors typically don't view IBM as a high-flying tech stock.[More...]

Smart and powerful: New Droid offers replaceable battery, removable memory, free GPS

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMT

Nov. 7--Verizon's new high-powered smart phone, the Motorola Droid, is a fun little device and a worthy opponent to Apple Inc.'s hit iPhone.
The Droid, which went on sale Friday for $199, is the first smart phone to incorporate the latest version of the Google Android operating system.
But both companies have struggled in recent years to come up with a response to the popular iPhone -- that is, until the Droid.

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4 Earnings Season Option Strategies For Monday November 9

Google’s Android Takes A Bite Out Of Apple

Technology Rises And Buying Facebook

Buffett Gets His Cheque Book Out

Research in Motion (RIMM): Downgrade Is Too Late

Hot Stocks: Google’s Drive For Dominance Extends Into The Burgeoning Smartphone Market

Will Lightning Strike Twice At Apple (AAPL)?

ETF Update: A Glimmer Of Hope For Growth Stocks?

What We've Done; What We're Doing; What We're Looking At

Big Blue Excites Investors With Green (IBM)

Smart and powerful: New Droid offers replaceable battery, removable memory, free GPS

Business events scheduled for the coming week

Droid: Verizon Gets Next Best Thing To An iPhone

Harris: Box.net keeps getting bigger, despite economic downturn

Microsoft's job cuts 'complete' -- for now

Microsoft CEO upbeat about initial Japanese response to Windows 7

Google providing better view of personal data

Review: Motorola's Droid is a serious smart phone

A growing PayPal could soon overshadow parent eBay

Google's 3Q lobbying costs eclipse $1 million

Adobe Debuts Photoshop.com Mobile for Android

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