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US Market Key Risers and Fallers

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:13:33 GMT

US Market Key Risers and Fallers for Tuesday 3rd November S&P 500 - Risers Black Decker Corp. (BDK) $62.00 +30.97% Burlingtn N Sante Fe (BNI) $97.00 +27.51% American International Group Inc. (AIG) $39.22 +14.31% Stanley Works The (SWK) $49.69 +10.06% GANNETT CO INC (GCI) $10.54 +7.99% Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) $59.41 +7.90% S&P 500 - Fallers Novellus Systems Inc. (NVLS) $19.65 -5.42% Vulcan Materials Co (VMC) $45.06 -4.37% Kla-Tencor Corp. ! (KLAC) $31.51 -4.10% Sandisk Corp. (SNDK) $20.04 -3.95% Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) $11.89 -3.31% Rockwell Collins Inc. (COL) $49.24 -3.03% Dow Jones I.A - Risers Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) $56.46 +1.75% Alcoa Inc.[More...]

Our Outlook For Technology Stocks - MSFT,SPWRS,CML,KLAC,ADSK

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:17:11 GMT

We have been tracking the monthly revenue figures published by Hon Hai, Quanta, Asustek, Compal, Wistron, and Inventec. These large Asian manufacturers, or OEMs, are an important part of the technology supply chain as they manufacture notebook PCs and other electronic devices for firms such as Apple (AAPL), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), and Dell (DELL).[More...]

Semiconductor Equipment Makers Rising From The Dead?

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:12:08 GMT

One of the hardest hit sectors in the downturn has been semiconductor equipment. With plunging demand for semis and rampant over-capacity, manufacturers of chip making equipment have been the zombies of the tech world. Are the dead beginning to come back to life?[More...]

S&P 500 - YTD Returns by Sector

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:37:13 GMT

Below is a chart and table outlining the 2009 year to date performance of the sectors within the S&P 500. The Technology sector has lead the way thus-far while Utilities and Financials have been dragging down the overall average of the index. As previously reported in our Market Forecast Project, Technology was also voted most attractive sector according the the survery of over 100 professional investors. These sectors are based on the sector classification created by The Applied Finance Group. [More...]

Varian Semiconductor (NASDAQ:VSEA): Upgraded to Overweight at Barclays Capital

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:21:49 GMT

Barclays' Semi Capital Equipment team is out positive on the space saying they expect the SemiconWest trade show next week will spark renewed interest in semi equipment stocks and they recommend investors increase exposure to the group. Firm looks for growing visibility to double-digit Q/Q order growth through 2009 and that this will lead to strong earnings revisions ahead. They expect growing confidence of increased spending from Samsung and Hynix and that this will be a major catalyst for shares.- Varian Semiconductor (NASDAQ:VSEA) is upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight with a $35 price target (prev. $26).The key drivers for the upgrade include: 1) They expect a beat on the Sep Q guide; 2) VSEA has a strong core franchise aided by aggressive cost cuts; 3) Firm[More...]

Watching The Grass Grow

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:16:00 GMT

I haven't had to much to post during the past few days. With the market range-bound and seemingly tired, yet unwilling to selloff, few charts seem truly inspiring either long or short. In my account, I continue to hold many of the same short positions I've had for several weeks, focused on insurers, some financial stocks, retailers, etc. I've had mixed results on the shorts, but will continue to hold since I think we'll trade lower than the current level at some point reasonably soon. Looking the other direction, I am holding high cash levels, with long positions primarily in commodity areas and semiconductor stocks. Here's a look at some current holdings in the trading account: Long: ZEUS, NFG, EGO, NVLS, KLAC, NGD, OCNF, DRYS, CRTX, XING Short: OFG, FDML, PRSC, DTG, AFL, BXP, AET, CTAS, AZO The retirement account has a larger number of holdings, including some that I am giving a longer leash (for[More...]

Bullish For Tuesday

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:11:02 GMT

We had a lot of breakouts today, and the market looks ready for another leg higher. Of the major index charts, QQQQ stands out as perhaps the most bullish: Of course, that point could be argued, since a wide range of sectors show clearly bullish patterns. Given that many charts are extended, I went looking for the best potential sectors for tomorrow. The semiconductors look quite[More...]

Market Report For Friday: Apr 17, 2009

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:00:45 GMT

(7:11am ET) There was plenty of economic data released in the US during the day; however the equity market sidetracked until 2pm ET, when with prices at modest losing levels on the week until that point, suddenly, and for no discernable reason, there was a rally that left the indexes with small gains through Thursday. Perhaps traders were anticipating a positive quarterly report from Google (GOOG +2.4% on +151% of average daily trading volume)? After the close, the company did not disappoint, beating both revenue and EPS estimates. The company posted net income of $1.42 billion ($5.16/share), up +8% from the $1.31 billion ($4.84/share) recorded during the same period a year ago. Revenue for 1Q2009 increased +10% to $4.07 billion, from $3.7 billion, excluding traffic acquisition costs. On average, analysts had expected earnings per share of $4.93 and revenue of $4.08 billion, according to Yahoo Finance. For the first[More...]

Daily Report For Thursday, Apr 16, 2009

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:36:24 GMT

(8:25am ET) The main focus of traders today will be the 1Q2009 earnings report from JP Morgan (JPM), and the close scrutiny of the data and hype that will follow. After hitting a low of $14.93 in early March, JPM has rallied +118.1% to yesterday’s close of $32.56. There was a high of $34.15 on Tuesday. http://tinyurl.com/da6dcv JP Morgan reported Q1 net income of $2.14 billion, or $0.40/share, down -10% from a year earlier, but beat analysts' expectations. Revenue increased +48% to $25.03 billion. WSJ reported that CEO Jamie Dimon said the firm extended about $150 billion in new credit to consumer and corporate customers during the quarter. With a last hour rally spurred by the real estate investment trusts (REITS) ($DJR +8.7%) and Banks ($BKX +5.1%) in the Financial sector (XLF +4.8%), the US equity[More...]

Daily Report For Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:18:59 GMT

(9:30am ET) Stocks in NY sank at the open following various negative reports from TV talking heads, though trade volume was weak on the Easter Monday. After the close, Goldman Sachs surprised with unusually positive revenue and earnings. Today, President Obama will be making a speech on the state of the economy. Traders are confused. Yesterday was pretty much a lost day in the market. Very little of consequence happened. By the close, the DJIA’s small loss (-25.57 -0.32% to 8057.81) offset the small gain in the S&P (+2.17 +0.25% to 858.73), while the NASDAQ (+0.77 +0.05% to 1653.31) was flat. The Toronto Composite (+98.50 +1.07% to 9285.6) and the Toronto Venture Board (+11.89 +1.23% to 980.86) were stronger as the metal miners and goldminers enjoyed a good day. Except for Japan’s Nikkei 225 index (-0.92% to 8842.7), prices today were strong in the major international equity markets: Australia (+2.22% to[More...]

Unemployment soars to 8.5 pct.; 13 million jobless

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:57:00 GMT

The hard times were only expected to get harder - a painful 10 percent jobless rate before long.
The current rate would be even higher - 15.6 percent - if it included laid-off workers who have given up looking for new jobs or have had to settle for part-time work because they can't do any better.
In Europe for an economic summit, Obama called Friday's unemployment report a "stark reminder" of a need for action at home and abroad.

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US Market Key Risers and Fallers

Our Outlook For Technology Stocks - MSFT,SPWRS,CML,KLAC,ADSK

Semiconductor Equipment Makers Rising From The Dead?

S&P 500 - YTD Returns by Sector

Varian Semiconductor (NASDAQ:VSEA): Upgraded to Overweight at Barclays Capital

Watching The Grass Grow

Bullish For Tuesday

Market Report For Friday: Apr 17, 2009

Daily Report For Thursday, Apr 16, 2009

Daily Report For Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009

Unemployment soars to 8.5 pct.; 13 million jobless

Unemployment soars to 8.5 percent; 13M now jobless

Jobless rate bolts to 8.5 percent, 663K jobs lost - Apr 3 2009 2:15PM

Jobless Numbers Deal Big Blow

Jobless rate bolts to 8.5 percent, 663K jobs lost - Apr 3 2009 11:05AM

Layoffs rise despite hope recession is easing - Apr 3 2009 5:59AM

Layoffs rise despite hope recession is easing - Apr 3 2009 1:03AM

Signs recession nears bottom, but layoffs persist

New signs emerge that recession may be near bottom

New jobless claims jump, factory orders up

BenchmarkJournal.Com Free Analyst Review for JDSU, CIEN, ILMN, KLAC, UMPQ and ESLR

StockPreacher.Com Issues Trading Outlook for Nanometrics Inc.

KLA-Tencor Declares Regular Cash Dividend for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010

KLA-Tencor Announces Live Webcast of Upcoming Investor Presentations

KLA-Tencor Reports Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

Extreme Networks to Report Q4 Revenue in Line With Analyst Estimates of Between $79 Million and $81 Million ; Company Appoints Bob L. Corey As Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

KLA-Tencor Announces Live Webcast of Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 Operating Results

KLA-Tencor Launches 2830 and Puma 9500 Series, eDR-5210

New XP Upgrade for KLA-Tencor’s 28xx Defect Inspection Systems Provides Enhanced Sensitivity, Productivity, Defect Yield-Relevance

KLA-Tencor Announces Live Webcast of Upcoming Bank of America and Merrill Lynch U.S. Technology Conference Investor Presentation

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