My Gut Feeling for Today, April 11, 2013 ($$)
I was right about nearly everything yesterday except that the S&P 500 (SPX) closed at a new high. For that I say, as we would when I lived in Japan, gomenasai, which is, excuse me, in English....
View ArticleIntel a Value Trap?
Regarding Intel, I find it hard to sell this stock at such a low valuation just as a big, new innovation cycle is beginning in notebooks and hybrids. Some of the PC decline was postponement of...
View ArticleMy Gut Feeling for Today, April 12, 2013 ($$)
The equity markets rose, and in the process, the S&P 500 (SPX) which closed at 1,593.37, set another record and is now within spitting distance of 1,600. Noticeable laggards were the Down Jones...
View ArticleMy Gut Feeling for Today, April 17, 2013 ($$)
The Monday events, from a market perspective has come and gone. Chalk it up as another example of a single day event which was meant to be bought. While the event will still play our in the collective...
View ArticleMy Gut Feeling for Today, April 18, 2013 ($$)
The markets came into Wednesday’s session poised to decline. However, ricin laced letters were received in Washington, bomb squads were dispatched in Washington as well and a courthouse was evacuated...
View ArticleMy Gut Feeling for Today, April 23, 2013 ($$)
While the opening move higher for the markets, specifically the S&P 500 (SPX), did not hold in the early part of the trading session, by the closing bell it proved resilient and closed with some...
View ArticleMy Gut Feeling for Today, April 30, 2013
The markets in what was an uncharacteristic Monday rose early and held those gains for the day. When the bell range, the S&P 500 (SPX) closed at an all-time high. Three-twenty-nine. I am not...
View ArticleMy Gut Feeling for Today, May 10, 2013
We got that picture perfect pullback yesterday, breaking the S&P 500 (SPX) winning streak without inflicting more than a flesh wound. The bulls even managed to push us into the green temporarily...
View ArticleWhat Tim Cook and Apple should do with all that cash
Apple’s got so much money and so many options on how to spend it, like dividends, stock buybacks, acquisition targets, bonds. That’s not news, but that Apple’s on a tear, as its “cheapness” has become...
View ArticleWeekly Sector Update – SOXX ($)
The top dog this week is SOXX (unfortunately, not the White Sox!) SOXX is iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF, which means it holds US semiconductor stocks (many that you would recognize). It has surpassed...
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