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Technical Analysis Is Not Clairvoyance

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:56:09 GMT

Been meaning to write this post for a while, but it seems that my patience has paid off as I have even more chart evidence to work with. And, that is the main point of this post. Technical analysis is not a means for predicting the future. That may seem paradoxical to those who have seen me use technical analysis to attempt to determine buy and sell points. If technical analysis isn’t for predicting the future, then how can it be useful?[More...]

Department Stores Are Focused on Value - SHLD,M,KSS,JCP,SKS

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:31:32 GMT

Value is top of mind for consumers these days, and department store chains are taking note with the all-important holiday season fast approaching. Shoppers expect to get more in terms of quality, design, and brand for less in today's environment.[More...]

Positions Revisited

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:32:28 GMT

I want to revisit some of my stock decisions and see what was the outcome and analyze if there is anything I should have done better. I will try to be intellectually honest with my assessments and recognize my errors. Also i want to look back and see if there are any mental traps that affected my decisions and recognize when i fall for these psychological biases. Below is all the positions that I have talked about on this blog for over a year or so. All are businesses that I looked to own but did not or I bought and sold. General Growth (GGPWQ): I have dismissed the value in[More...]

Stock Trading Strategy: Support/Resistance Or Range Trading

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:05:29 GMT

In this post, we will discuss the Support/Resistance or Range Trading Strategy. The first thing you need to know is when to apply this strategy. You apply this strategy when you have confirmed that the stock has entered a range/consolidation.[More...]

Why Investors Like Walmart (NYSE: WMT)

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:48:05 GMT

Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is the company that Americans have such a remarkable love-hate relationship with. Here's a company that the small, local merchants can't compete with and which leaves a gigantic "asphalt and concrete footprint" wherever it goes. Yet Americans love bargains and they love to stretch their dollars, so WMT is usually on their "to-go" list.[More...]

Cash For Refrigerators

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:34:11 GMT

First Clunkers. Now refrigerators. And I love Peter Schiff’s “modest proposal” of Dough for Dumps. But where will it end? In the latest round of government intelligence, it has been determined that the appliance makers are the next group that deserve to make more money by the powers that be. Should tax-paying citizens be concerned?[More...]

Post Market Summary: Wall Street Climbs As Financials Rally, AIG (NYSE: AIG) Soars

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:32:18 GMT

US stocks finished higher on Thursday after newly appointed AIG CEO Robert Benmosche that he expects that the insurer will be able to pay back the government.[More...]

ETF Preview: Commodities Mixed, Solar Back In Play After Sector Deal

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Major market ETFs, including the SPY, DIA, UYG and others, are modestly firmer in pre-market trading. Gains do look in jeopardy after a report showed the number of weekly jobless claims rose. U.S. markets are expected to again take their cues from[More...]

US Stock Trim Gains After Jobless Data, Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) In Spotlight

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:51:00 GMT

US stock-index futures trimmed gains after a government report showed initial claims rose 15,000 to 576,000 in the week ending August 15.[More...]

Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD): Second Quarter Earnings Preview

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:11:38 GMT

Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) is scheduled to release its second quarter financial results before the market open on Thursday, August 20, 2009[More...]

Energy Star sales on tap this weekend: Energy-efficient appliances tax-free through Sunday

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:46:00 GMT

Nov. 7--Going green will save North Carolinians some green this weekend.
Gov. Bev Perdue recently announced that customers can take advantage of savings during the state's second annual tax-free weekend for selected Energy Star-rated appliances.
Items that meet guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are authorized to carry the Energy Star label.

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Technical Analysis Is Not Clairvoyance

Department Stores Are Focused on Value - SHLD,M,KSS,JCP,SKS

Positions Revisited

Stock Trading Strategy: Support/Resistance Or Range Trading

Why Investors Like Walmart (NYSE: WMT)

Cash For Refrigerators

Post Market Summary: Wall Street Climbs As Financials Rally, AIG (NYSE: AIG) Soars

ETF Preview: Commodities Mixed, Solar Back In Play After Sector Deal

US Stock Trim Gains After Jobless Data, Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) In Spotlight

Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD): Second Quarter Earnings Preview

Energy Star sales on tap this weekend: Energy-efficient appliances tax-free through Sunday

UPI NewsTrack Business

Wal-Mart prepares for Christmas price cuts

Popular local coffee purveyor Peet's set to open at Northgate

Retail sees boost in October

Carlsbad job fair expected to draw 100 companies that are hiring

Why Wait for Black Friday? Deals Abound Now.

Willis Tower Looks to Go Green, From the Rooftops on Down: Rooftop Gardens Part of Plan to Improve Efficiency

Fleeger's Hardware to Shutter Bancroft Location: Hardware Vet Gives Ground

The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind., In the Bag Column: Shopping Column: Find Unique Gifts at Two Artists' Venues

Escalade Reports Profit for Third Quarter 2009

RidgewaterEquity.Com Free Fundamental Sector &Amp; Market Research on LO, LLL, BEAV, SHLD, ARCC and ARUN

Sears Holdings Partners With eBillme to Offer Secure Cash Payments for Online Checkout

CPower Named A Global Cleantech 100 Clean Technology Company

Kenmore(R) Announces the Crazy Cleaning Confessions Contest ; Nation's Leading Appliance Brand Challenges Americans to 'Fess Up' for the Chance to Win a High-Efficiency Appliance to Help End Their Crazy Cleaning Habits

Sears Introduces Full-Service Beauty Shop

Sears Joins Forces to Support Ongoing Hurricane Katrina Recovery Efforts

Update: Sears Holdings Announces Manage My Home

Sears Holdings Announces Manage My Home

Sears and Kmart Rewarding Customers Who "Stash Their Cash" for the Upcoming Holidays

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Form 4 JOHNSON W BRUCE For: Aug 01 (10K)

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Form 4 MIXON JAMES P For: May 01 (10K)

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Form 4 JOHNSON W BRUCE For: Mar 12 (10K)

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