Why EMC is looking good though it has hit a 52-week low. EMC Corporation and its subsidiaries engage in the development and delivery of information infrastructures worldwide. It operates in four segments: EMC Information Storage Products, EMC Multiplatform Software, EMC Services, and VMware.
Looking at the trend charts, trends of the market, and trends of the EMC's industry. Along with other factors such as a very strong position in the disk storage industry. Coming with up with statistics such as EMC holding 21.8% of external disk storage systems. Plus, the diversified fact of EMC makes it pretty appealing. With EMC corp. being in development and delivery in information worldwide.
The things that are really sticking out to us, are the 0. We know usually that 0 is not a good number but in this case it is. This 0 is the long term debt that EMC has. Put that long term debt of 0 on top of generating $1.3 billion in annual free cash flow. Now do you see why we are liking this one. So this is one of the reasons why we think that EMC can be strong in the upcoming months.
Though, we will be completely honest with you do we feel that EMC is at it's complete low. It's hard to say, but we feel that it will still be dropping some. But, be looking for this EMC to be on the raise once the whole market settles and EMC might just be leading the way.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Are you ready to be called an active investor?
So here are some common signs that you aren't ready to be an active investor:
...you can't look at the basic fundamentals such as key statistics, balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
...you think that risk in the stock market can be measured by price volatility.
...you don't understand the difference between a company's intrinsic value and its stock price.
*please note this is all subjective information, and many investors will define different values of different investing ideas. This can result in many different methodologies, but the facts is better know your stuff and do your own research!
...you can't look at the basic fundamentals such as key statistics, balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
...you think that risk in the stock market can be measured by price volatility.
...you don't understand the difference between a company's intrinsic value and its stock price.
*please note this is all subjective information, and many investors will define different values of different investing ideas. This can result in many different methodologies, but the facts is better know your stuff and do your own research!
Monday, June 26, 2006
ETF and growing in focus
Just Yesterday, Rydex Investments will unveil a set of six currency ETFs, called CurrencyShares: Australian Dollar Trust (FXA), British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB), Canadian Dollar Trust (FXC), Mexican Peso Trust (FXM), Swedish Krona Trust (FXS), and Swiss Franc Trust (FXF).
Other recent ETF that have recently just opened have been. Lately, ETFs are getting more complicated. Once known as an easy, low-cost way to achieve broad diversification, ETFs are becoming increasingly focused, allowing institutional investors and other experts to gain exposure to ever-narrower sectors (see BusinessWeek.com, 05/05/06, "ETFs: Sliced, Diced and Razor-Thin"). Fund companies have rolled out 45 new ETFs so far this year, according to Boston-based Financial Research Corp.
Just in the past few weeks more have been added as well, State Street Global Advisors will launch six new ETFs. The new portfolios are: SPDR Metals and Mining (XME), SPDR Retail (XRT), SPDR Pharmaceuticals (XPH), SPDR Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (XES), SPDR Oil & Gas Exploration & Drilling (XOP) and streetTRACKS KBW Regional Banking (KRE). Each will carry an expense ratio of 0.35%. "What we're providing is pure exposure to each one of these industries," says Greg Ehret, senior managing director at State Street.
Other recent ETF that have recently just opened have been. Lately, ETFs are getting more complicated. Once known as an easy, low-cost way to achieve broad diversification, ETFs are becoming increasingly focused, allowing institutional investors and other experts to gain exposure to ever-narrower sectors (see BusinessWeek.com, 05/05/06, "ETFs: Sliced, Diced and Razor-Thin"). Fund companies have rolled out 45 new ETFs so far this year, according to Boston-based Financial Research Corp.
Just in the past few weeks more have been added as well, State Street Global Advisors will launch six new ETFs. The new portfolios are: SPDR Metals and Mining (XME), SPDR Retail (XRT), SPDR Pharmaceuticals (XPH), SPDR Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (XES), SPDR Oil & Gas Exploration & Drilling (XOP) and streetTRACKS KBW Regional Banking (KRE). Each will carry an expense ratio of 0.35%. "What we're providing is pure exposure to each one of these industries," says Greg Ehret, senior managing director at State Street.
Segway close to IPO
Segway sets course for stock market
Although the electric, self-balancing Segway scooter never quite caught on with commuters the way its backers had predicted five years ago, the segway scooter gizmo has found a growing market and very popular niche which include golf courses, law-enforcement agencies (with more than 100 police departments worldwide), and even the government is using them as well.
The segway scooter niche market, and add the highly interest from Europeans struggling with gas prices much higher than in the U.S., and Europeans being more environmentaly friend has brought with them a new fresh life into the Segway.
And Segway Inc. President and Chief Executive James Norrod, hoping to parlay the growth into a payday for the original investors in the scooter, has made grooming the company for an initial public offering in the next few years a top priority. Norrod said he was brought in as CEO last year for just that purpose by Segway's principal investors, Credit Suisse Group and the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, best known for its early investment in Google Inc.
Gauging Segway's prospects in an IPO is difficult, since the company will not reveal its yearly revenue or whether it is profitable. Norrod will only say that "tens of thousands" of Segways have been sold around the world, and that the company's revenue has been growing by at least 50 percent over each of the last few years.
Other factors which is the same old story we are hearing with the whole high fuel prices playing a major role in the potential of big number customers, especially in Europe, and other places where gas can be twice as expensive as it is in the U.S.
The segway scooter international sales were only about 5 percent of the complete segway business about two years ago, the stats are showing that it could be as high was 40 percent by the end of this year. The international segway sales are coming mostly from law-enforcement customers and commuters struggling with high gas prices in Europe. The company also recently set up dealerships in Japan and China.
The segway company is stating that the segway ht (human transporter) gets the equivalent of about 450 miles per gallon, based on the amount of gas it would take to create the electricity needed to run it.
For police and security users, many of whom bought the device with grants from the
Homeland Security Department and other federal agencies, the fuel efficiency is only an added bonus.
The scooters, which travel as fast as 12.5 mph, also allow an officer on patrol to cover a much greater distance than on foot, and go indoors, onto elevators and other places bigger vehicles can't. Blair said the added efficiency allows a force to cut down on the number of patrol officers on each shift and recoup the Segway's cost in as quickly as a month.
In other applications, several bomb squads such as those in Ventura County, Calif., and Little Rock, Ark., are using Segways to transport officers in bombproof and hazardous-material suits that can weigh as much as 100 pounds. The Segway allows them to scoot in and out of a scene quickly, without having to waddle in on foot in the bulky suits. Segway marketing Vice President Klee Kleber said emergency workers responded to the London bombings last year on Segways, as traffic clogged the routes for larger vehicles.
The segway company is also selling its "smart motion" technology — the software and chips that allow a segway to balance on two wheels — to robotic developers at universities and in the military. The technology of the segway will also be used in a robotic toy made by WowWee Ltd., maker of the "Robosapien" toy robot, that is due out later this year.
Although the electric, self-balancing Segway scooter never quite caught on with commuters the way its backers had predicted five years ago, the segway scooter gizmo has found a growing market and very popular niche which include golf courses, law-enforcement agencies (with more than 100 police departments worldwide), and even the government is using them as well.
The segway scooter niche market, and add the highly interest from Europeans struggling with gas prices much higher than in the U.S., and Europeans being more environmentaly friend has brought with them a new fresh life into the Segway.
And Segway Inc. President and Chief Executive James Norrod, hoping to parlay the growth into a payday for the original investors in the scooter, has made grooming the company for an initial public offering in the next few years a top priority. Norrod said he was brought in as CEO last year for just that purpose by Segway's principal investors, Credit Suisse Group and the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, best known for its early investment in Google Inc.
Gauging Segway's prospects in an IPO is difficult, since the company will not reveal its yearly revenue or whether it is profitable. Norrod will only say that "tens of thousands" of Segways have been sold around the world, and that the company's revenue has been growing by at least 50 percent over each of the last few years.
Other factors which is the same old story we are hearing with the whole high fuel prices playing a major role in the potential of big number customers, especially in Europe, and other places where gas can be twice as expensive as it is in the U.S.
The segway scooter international sales were only about 5 percent of the complete segway business about two years ago, the stats are showing that it could be as high was 40 percent by the end of this year. The international segway sales are coming mostly from law-enforcement customers and commuters struggling with high gas prices in Europe. The company also recently set up dealerships in Japan and China.
The segway company is stating that the segway ht (human transporter) gets the equivalent of about 450 miles per gallon, based on the amount of gas it would take to create the electricity needed to run it.
For police and security users, many of whom bought the device with grants from the
Homeland Security Department and other federal agencies, the fuel efficiency is only an added bonus.
The scooters, which travel as fast as 12.5 mph, also allow an officer on patrol to cover a much greater distance than on foot, and go indoors, onto elevators and other places bigger vehicles can't. Blair said the added efficiency allows a force to cut down on the number of patrol officers on each shift and recoup the Segway's cost in as quickly as a month.
In other applications, several bomb squads such as those in Ventura County, Calif., and Little Rock, Ark., are using Segways to transport officers in bombproof and hazardous-material suits that can weigh as much as 100 pounds. The Segway allows them to scoot in and out of a scene quickly, without having to waddle in on foot in the bulky suits. Segway marketing Vice President Klee Kleber said emergency workers responded to the London bombings last year on Segways, as traffic clogged the routes for larger vehicles.
The segway company is also selling its "smart motion" technology — the software and chips that allow a segway to balance on two wheels — to robotic developers at universities and in the military. The technology of the segway will also be used in a robotic toy made by WowWee Ltd., maker of the "Robosapien" toy robot, that is due out later this year.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Other things to be looking for!
Other things to be looking for is a the accumulation/distribution rating which looks at the companies buying (accumulation) and the companies selling (distribution) of public stock. Also, look for major indexes to post information on the day. Then you search the leaders of the major index, which are shown daily of each industry group. Be on the look out and researching the stocks that are hitting a new high.
Just a thought!
Here is an idea. It's a work smarter not harder idea. Everyone and thier brother is talking about the market and where this and that is going. Try this one for once, instead of complaining and spending our time talking about where the market is going. Why not spend some time researching, and really doing your homework in stocks that are first staying steady in this type of market, and second some potential that could be future buying stocks when you think the market has hit it's low and ready for the upward swing. It's like preparing yourself for the future WOW...what an idea!
Again, be looking for those stocks that stand steady and strong in such a market as today. Search for some of the stocks that did not loss 50% or more, this might be the steady and strong stocks for the future. Just waiting for the market and smart investors to come on board before it starts taking off again just like the market will.
Be looking for the stocks that have a nice combination of strong growth, great earnings, sales growth would be a must, and top it off with a solid fundamentals and profit margin. I easy way to truly check out the company's strong earnings would be to checking out the company's earning per share rating. This EPS is rated and measured every company from a 1 (lower/worst) to 99 (highest/best).
Again, be looking for those stocks that stand steady and strong in such a market as today. Search for some of the stocks that did not loss 50% or more, this might be the steady and strong stocks for the future. Just waiting for the market and smart investors to come on board before it starts taking off again just like the market will.
Be looking for the stocks that have a nice combination of strong growth, great earnings, sales growth would be a must, and top it off with a solid fundamentals and profit margin. I easy way to truly check out the company's strong earnings would be to checking out the company's earning per share rating. This EPS is rated and measured every company from a 1 (lower/worst) to 99 (highest/best).
Monday, June 19, 2006
Debt free can be a life safer
Debt clouds the line that separates wants, desires, and needs. Needs are necessary purchases such as food, clothing, shelter, medical coverage, transportation, and others. Wants involve choices about quality of goods. Discount shopping versus specialty shopping, lobster versus chicken, or a new car versus a good used car, and so on. Desires are those things that can be purchased only after all other obligations are met and only if there are surplus funds available to purchase them. Debt allows desires to become wants and wants to become needs.
Debt encourages impulse buying and overspending. The chief financial officer of a national credit card company said that consumers spend on the average of 25 to 30 percent more when they charge than if they purchase with a check or cash and that a great majority of those extra purchases are the result of impulse buying. Unrestricted debt assumption and credit cards have allowed people to buy immediately beyond the means to repay, without sacrificing needs and necessities.
Debt stifles resourcefulness. In a society that lives by the premise of “I want, what I want, when I want it,” the need to be resourceful—mending clothing, resoling shoes, and changing oil—in order to save money is no longer relevant. It is more convenient to purchase new or to charge services simply by “putting it on plastic,” and then paying for it later, regardless of interest or finance charges.
Debt eliminates family financial planning. Rather than planning for the future and allowing for a margin of errors, overruns, and changes to dictate future financial development, debt eliminates the necessity for future planning because the course for the financial future of the family will have already been set: pay the debt that has been accumulated.
Debt teaches children that the world’s method of managing money is normal. Debt causes children to have a casual regard for using credit cards, obtaining loans and mortgages, and keeping vows to pay the bills. For this reason, we have children who have graduated from college by borrowing for education expenses and living to the limit of their credit cards. They have never considered paying cash for transportation or anything else and have begun adult life with so much debt that they have to work for years just to pay for the debt accumulated during their college years.
Debt encourages impulse buying and overspending. The chief financial officer of a national credit card company said that consumers spend on the average of 25 to 30 percent more when they charge than if they purchase with a check or cash and that a great majority of those extra purchases are the result of impulse buying. Unrestricted debt assumption and credit cards have allowed people to buy immediately beyond the means to repay, without sacrificing needs and necessities.
Debt stifles resourcefulness. In a society that lives by the premise of “I want, what I want, when I want it,” the need to be resourceful—mending clothing, resoling shoes, and changing oil—in order to save money is no longer relevant. It is more convenient to purchase new or to charge services simply by “putting it on plastic,” and then paying for it later, regardless of interest or finance charges.
Debt eliminates family financial planning. Rather than planning for the future and allowing for a margin of errors, overruns, and changes to dictate future financial development, debt eliminates the necessity for future planning because the course for the financial future of the family will have already been set: pay the debt that has been accumulated.
Debt teaches children that the world’s method of managing money is normal. Debt causes children to have a casual regard for using credit cards, obtaining loans and mortgages, and keeping vows to pay the bills. For this reason, we have children who have graduated from college by borrowing for education expenses and living to the limit of their credit cards. They have never considered paying cash for transportation or anything else and have begun adult life with so much debt that they have to work for years just to pay for the debt accumulated during their college years.
Why debt is so dangerous
Why debt is so dangerous
* Debt presumes on the future. When people commit themselves to payments over a period of time, they are presuming that there will be no pay reductions, no loss of job, and no unexpected expenses. That is an improbable assumption (see Proverbs 27:1).
* Debt lowers future standards of living. Money that is borrowed today must be repaid over time along with interest, which means that those things purchased with credit will cost more “tomorrow” than they did today. Therefore, the standard of living will have to be adjusted to compensate for the added expense.
* Debt focuses on façade decisions rather than real-life decisions. Debt encourages people to make decisions based on whether they can afford a monthly payment, rather than on whether they can afford the total cost (purchase price, operational expenses, and finance charges) of the item. Debt makes it too easy to say yes to low monthly payments while ignoring the real cost of items.
* Debt leaves people at the mercy of the power of compound interest. If consumers pay the minimum monthly payment on a $1,000 debt at 19.8 percent rate of interest and never charge anything else on that account, it will take eight (8) years to pay back the $1,000 and they will pay $2,023 for the privilege of charging $1,000. In some cases, items charged on nationally accepted bank credit cards can cost upwards to eight times the original purchase price of the item by the time the bill is paid off.
* Debt presumes on the future. When people commit themselves to payments over a period of time, they are presuming that there will be no pay reductions, no loss of job, and no unexpected expenses. That is an improbable assumption (see Proverbs 27:1).
* Debt lowers future standards of living. Money that is borrowed today must be repaid over time along with interest, which means that those things purchased with credit will cost more “tomorrow” than they did today. Therefore, the standard of living will have to be adjusted to compensate for the added expense.
* Debt focuses on façade decisions rather than real-life decisions. Debt encourages people to make decisions based on whether they can afford a monthly payment, rather than on whether they can afford the total cost (purchase price, operational expenses, and finance charges) of the item. Debt makes it too easy to say yes to low monthly payments while ignoring the real cost of items.
* Debt leaves people at the mercy of the power of compound interest. If consumers pay the minimum monthly payment on a $1,000 debt at 19.8 percent rate of interest and never charge anything else on that account, it will take eight (8) years to pay back the $1,000 and they will pay $2,023 for the privilege of charging $1,000. In some cases, items charged on nationally accepted bank credit cards can cost upwards to eight times the original purchase price of the item by the time the bill is paid off.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Making ETFs work for you
Making ETFs work for you by investing in what you want. Take todays market for example, a lot of people are very hesitant an d don't know what to invest in. Well, this is where ETFs can really step into your portfolio, by a little extra protection since they are one diversified, two they are funds not just one individual stock, and thirdly you can really specialize in certain sectors and areas that may be volatile in individual stocks.
Here are some real ways that ETFs can be inserted into your portfolios and making them whatever you want:
Maybe your want something international, maybe try looking into iShares MSCI GERMANY (AMEX:EWG) or iShares TR FTSE INDX (NYSE:FXI)
Say you want income from Dividends, a great looking ETF for this is iShares Down Jones Select Dividend Index (DVY), and Vanguard's REIT VIPER (VNQ).
Maybe you want to protect yourself from inflation, maybe try iShares Goldman Sachs Natural Resources Index (IGE) and iShares Lehman TIPS Bond (TIP).
Along with these roles ETFs can also, play that filler in your portfolio. Let's just say you fell that you have just about everything that you wanted covered in your complete portfolio, but your have a lot of one area, but you just want to cover everything. Well, ETF could be a great play in this factor. So make the EFTs that filler for you to completely diversified to your likes. Even if you like investing in individual stocks, ETFs may be able to play a role in your portfolio. Say if you have a lot of the large cap stocks covered, why not fill that gap with a small cap ETF to fully fill that portfolio. Just one more way of making ETFs work for you!
Here are some real ways that ETFs can be inserted into your portfolios and making them whatever you want:
Maybe your want something international, maybe try looking into iShares MSCI GERMANY (AMEX:EWG) or iShares TR FTSE INDX (NYSE:FXI)
Say you want income from Dividends, a great looking ETF for this is iShares Down Jones Select Dividend Index (DVY), and Vanguard's REIT VIPER (VNQ).
Maybe you want to protect yourself from inflation, maybe try iShares Goldman Sachs Natural Resources Index (IGE) and iShares Lehman TIPS Bond (TIP).
Along with these roles ETFs can also, play that filler in your portfolio. Let's just say you fell that you have just about everything that you wanted covered in your complete portfolio, but your have a lot of one area, but you just want to cover everything. Well, ETF could be a great play in this factor. So make the EFTs that filler for you to completely diversified to your likes. Even if you like investing in individual stocks, ETFs may be able to play a role in your portfolio. Say if you have a lot of the large cap stocks covered, why not fill that gap with a small cap ETF to fully fill that portfolio. Just one more way of making ETFs work for you!
Make ETFs win for you
Make ETFs win for your portfolio. Here is the first one we would suggest in making ETF trading work for you and your portfolio. We suggest that you would target a well researched sector of that you know through your research that is going to be a winner and why not diversify with throwing in an ETF of your portfolio.
The good things about an ETF is that your getting what you want through customized but still a good mix of a sector of your choice. Along with this, we fell that ETFs are winners for all. It does not matter if your a still working, newly retired, or just about to retire. ETFs can still work for all of those people. The great things about ETFs still is that they target and play different investing styles. Still not convinced, check it out for your self at iShares website (http://www.ishares.com) this should help you in creating that customized mix we are talking about.
The good things about an ETF is that your getting what you want through customized but still a good mix of a sector of your choice. Along with this, we fell that ETFs are winners for all. It does not matter if your a still working, newly retired, or just about to retire. ETFs can still work for all of those people. The great things about ETFs still is that they target and play different investing styles. Still not convinced, check it out for your self at iShares website (http://www.ishares.com) this should help you in creating that customized mix we are talking about.
Make ETFs work for you
One more role ETFs can play is in the tax loss area. ETFs can help you do some fast, quick, easy moves to and a little easier on the taxes. Here is one example say you feel that Ebay is a strong solid stock with great long-term potential. Say your sitting currently on a loss as of right now, but you still really like the stock. So, this is what could do to make it look more attractive on paper. So, say you sell your stock at a loss just for the tax write-off, but in return you still really want the stock of Ebay. So you think or don't want to miss out on anything from Ebay, but remember the rule of the IRS 31 days "wash sale". This is where the role and great way of playing ETFs.
Here is the plan:
You currently own a bio tech at a loss, so you sell the stock for tax purpos only, turn around or even the same day you could purchase a bio ETF with that same stock that you were or had owned, wait 31 days...sell the ETF...buy back the stock.
Here is the plan:
You currently own a bio tech at a loss, so you sell the stock for tax purpos only, turn around or even the same day you could purchase a bio ETF with that same stock that you were or had owned, wait 31 days...sell the ETF...buy back the stock.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Stock Options can be the safe way to play
Sometimes some of the safest plays can be stock options. That's right, this could be a safe insurance to know for sure what your getting and your bidding on whatever price you think the stock will be in the future!
We personally like some stock options currently in some for the short and others for the long term.
Check and research some of the these stock options!
Parallel Petroleum Corporation (NasdaqNM:PLLL) engages in the acquisition, development, and exploitation of oil and natural gas reserves in Texas and New Mexico. It produces and sells oil and natural gas. The July calls on 20 are looking sort of interesting with high volume sort of pushing them as well. This would be a good one to be looking at.
Nokia (NYSE:NOK - News) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The July 20 puts is one that is striking to us. Maybe it's worth some of your own research to look into this one.
PORTALPLAYER INC (NasdaqNM:PLAY) this is one that a lot of looking at for the 10 calls for this month. It's interesting and will be interesting to see where or what this plays out (with no pun intended)!
Carnival (NYSE:CCL - News) also had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 36.41 and the July 37 1/2 puts (CCL SU) closed at 1.90 - 2.00.
We personally like some stock options currently in some for the short and others for the long term.
Check and research some of the these stock options!
Parallel Petroleum Corporation (NasdaqNM:PLLL) engages in the acquisition, development, and exploitation of oil and natural gas reserves in Texas and New Mexico. It produces and sells oil and natural gas. The July calls on 20 are looking sort of interesting with high volume sort of pushing them as well. This would be a good one to be looking at.
Nokia (NYSE:NOK - News) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The July 20 puts is one that is striking to us. Maybe it's worth some of your own research to look into this one.
PORTALPLAYER INC (NasdaqNM:PLAY) this is one that a lot of looking at for the 10 calls for this month. It's interesting and will be interesting to see where or what this plays out (with no pun intended)!
Carnival (NYSE:CCL - News) also had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 36.41 and the July 37 1/2 puts (CCL SU) closed at 1.90 - 2.00.
Why ETFs could be the way to go
ETF's look like the smart and safe way to go in rough markets. Why, because they are like traditional index funds, but only better while giving you the same diversiftication without the large broker fees and paying those taxes. Well, let's just stay it does not take a today's market to stir up the ETF being the next smartest, coolest thing to come along since, well the index funds! Just to paint the full picture for you. Check these numbers out...ETFs have exploded from 30 different ETFs with $34 billion in assests just six years ago, where as today there are over 200 ETF to pick from and a booming more then $300 Billion assests! If that's not telling you something, wake up and hear the wall street bell because it should be telling you something. ETF can be found in just about every sector, subsector, entertainment, gold, and even forex exchange such as the euro! So maybe some of you are convinced but maybe just convinced that ETF is a new hyped investment that a lot of people are jumping on the band wagon. Well, we are not here to debate that issue. Instead we would like to start a serious of how ETFs might be able to added in your portfolio, in return making your investing strategy that much strong in the long term that is.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
More signals and charts part two
Here are some tips, suggestions, and flags to be looking for in charts. We all know that signals and charts are very important to be looking at in research for stocks that you own or looking to buy. Rather it's a long term position or short term position there are times to be checking and seeing if it's time to let go and give into cash. Here are some things to be looking for in stocks that you should be letting go.
Volume is must to be looking, charting, and watching our for high volume selling. This is a quick yellow flag that shows people are selling the stock at high volume and mostly for a reason. Make sure you watching the trend lines of it's moving average, this is a must to keep your eye on these trend lines. Remember your out to make money not lose money. So lastly, be looking at your stocks high prices in the previous weeks to months and if you see stock getting above this it might be a good signal to take your gains and let go!
Remember the most important of all is to be doing your research, follow your rules, and enjoy trading.
Volume is must to be looking, charting, and watching our for high volume selling. This is a quick yellow flag that shows people are selling the stock at high volume and mostly for a reason. Make sure you watching the trend lines of it's moving average, this is a must to keep your eye on these trend lines. Remember your out to make money not lose money. So lastly, be looking at your stocks high prices in the previous weeks to months and if you see stock getting above this it might be a good signal to take your gains and let go!
Remember the most important of all is to be doing your research, follow your rules, and enjoy trading.
Signals and Charts
Signals and Charts to watching for.
Here are some tips, suggestions, and flags to be looking for in charts. We all know that signals and charts are very important to be looking at in research for stocks that you own or looking to buy. Rather it's a long term position or short term position there are times to be checking and seeing if it's time to let go and give into cash. Here are some things to be looking for in stocks that you should be letting go.
Always, always, always check out the volume of your of the stock. If the volume of the stock is low, but the stock is having new highs this is a good signal or at least a yellow flag to be looking and maybe looking to let go. Trends are to be followed, example if you have rode a stock for several months or maybe years and now it seems to be suddenly changing...well that change can be a fast downhill slide. Also, you need to be looking at the stock if it's closing at or close to the stocks low of the day, this could be a vulnerable time and a signal to sell. Lastly, if it's dropping and it's dropping fast don't keep telling yourself it's going to get better, because sooner then later it's going to get worse!
Here are some tips, suggestions, and flags to be looking for in charts. We all know that signals and charts are very important to be looking at in research for stocks that you own or looking to buy. Rather it's a long term position or short term position there are times to be checking and seeing if it's time to let go and give into cash. Here are some things to be looking for in stocks that you should be letting go.
Always, always, always check out the volume of your of the stock. If the volume of the stock is low, but the stock is having new highs this is a good signal or at least a yellow flag to be looking and maybe looking to let go. Trends are to be followed, example if you have rode a stock for several months or maybe years and now it seems to be suddenly changing...well that change can be a fast downhill slide. Also, you need to be looking at the stock if it's closing at or close to the stocks low of the day, this could be a vulnerable time and a signal to sell. Lastly, if it's dropping and it's dropping fast don't keep telling yourself it's going to get better, because sooner then later it's going to get worse!
Don't and Do for a market like this!
So the market is going who knows where. Well, I am sure some know where, and others have there thoughts. But, the most important is that you should know where your money is going and do your own hard nose research. With all that said and done with the market looking the way it is the past several weeks. Here are some small stocks tips to be looking for next and hopefully saving you a lot of money in the long term outlook of the stock market.
When the market is like it has been. Here are some major do's and don'ts!
Don't:
don't be afraid to cut your losses short!
don't let your emotions play!
don't be a pig and always want more!
Do:
do set stop losses
do set sell and lose rules
do follow disciplines rules
When the market is like it has been. Here are some major do's and don'ts!
Don't:
don't be afraid to cut your losses short!
don't let your emotions play!
don't be a pig and always want more!
Do:
do set stop losses
do set sell and lose rules
do follow disciplines rules
Monday, June 05, 2006
stay away stocks!
Here are two stocks that I think I would be staying pretty far away from as of right now!
Empire Resources Inc. (ERS)
Mannatech Inc. (MTEX)
Empire Resources Inc. (ERS)
Mannatech Inc. (MTEX)
Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD)
Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD)
Check out this top % gainer on the NASDAQ and a while ago seen this one Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD). This might be worth taking a little more look and research into this one. I do love the place myself!
Buffalo Wild Wings is a new hot in more ways then one restaurant, and they may be opening soon to a city near you. This is one the best restaurants that I keep seeing and popping up everywhere.
"...engages in the ownership, operation, and franchising of restaurants in the United States. The company’s restaurants serve various food items, as well as domestic and imported beers, wines, and liquor. As of December 25, 2005, it operated 122 company-owned restaurants and 248 franchised restaurants."
BWLD announced 1st quarter 2006 results. Your going to have to check out the total revenue, which increased 26.5% to $64.3 million for the quarter ended March 26, 2006, from $50.8 million in the same quarter last year. Also look at these sales growth for the quarter was 7.7% at company-owned stores and 6.7% at franchised restaurants. Net earnings grew 43% to $3.52 million from $2.45 million during the same period last year. Earnings per diluted share also grew 43% to $.40/share from $.28/share in the same quarter in 2005. These were very strong results imho.
Still not completely convinced okay. Well, check out the what morningstar.com says by taking a look at the "5-Yr Restated" financials on BWLD, we can see the steady revenue growth from $74.6 million in 2001 to $171.0 million in 2004 and $209.7 million in 2005.
Reported earnings start in 2004 with $.84/share, increasing to $1.02/share in 2005. There has been a slight increas in shares from 8 million outstanding in 2004 to 9 million in the trailing twelve months.
Free cash flow has been a bit erratic with $7 million in 2003, a negative $(2) million in 2004,and $3 milllion in 2005.
The balance sheet looks solid with $52.4 milllion in cash, enough to pay off the combined $20.2 million in current liabilities and the $16.1 million in long-term liabilities combined. Calculating the current ratio, with $8.7 million in other current assets added to the cash gives us $61.1 million in total current assets, which, when balanced against the $20.2 million in current liabilities yields a current ratio of 3.02. Recall that ratios of 1.5 or higher are considered "healthy".
Reviewing the Yahoo "Key Statistics" on Buffalo Wild Wings, we find that this is a small-cap stock with a market capitalization of only $336.86 million.
The trailing p/e is a moderate 34.61; however, the forward p/e (fye 25-Dec-07) is more reasonable 22.29. With the rapid growth estimated (5 yr expected), we have a PEG on this stock of 1.02.
Referring to the Fidelity.com eresearch website, we can see that BWLD is in the "Restaurants" industrial group. By the Price/Sales ratio, BWLD is moderately priced with McDonald's (MCD) topping this list with a ratio of 2. This is followed by BWLD at 1.5, Applebee's (APPB) at 1.3, Darden (DRI) at 1, Brinker Intl (EAT) at 0.8, and OSI Restaurant Partners (OSI) at 0.8.
Comparing profitability numbers, by comparing the return on equity (ROE) figures, we find that BWLD is actually the least profitable with a ROE of 10.4%. Leading the list is Darden (DRI) at 26.2%, Applebee's (APPB) at 21.1%, Brinker (EAT) at 18.2%, McDonald's (MCD) at 16.9% and OSI Restaurant Partners (OSI) at 11.1%.
Finishing up the Yahoo statistics, we find that there are only 8.54 million shares outstanding with only 6.88 million of them that float. Of these shares, 1.32 million are out short, representing 17.90% of the float as of 4/10/06, or 11.1 trading days of volume (the short ratio). This is significant imho and may result in a 'squeeze' of the short-sellers if the company continues to report good news.
Check out this top % gainer on the NASDAQ and a while ago seen this one Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD). This might be worth taking a little more look and research into this one. I do love the place myself!
Buffalo Wild Wings is a new hot in more ways then one restaurant, and they may be opening soon to a city near you. This is one the best restaurants that I keep seeing and popping up everywhere.
"...engages in the ownership, operation, and franchising of restaurants in the United States. The company’s restaurants serve various food items, as well as domestic and imported beers, wines, and liquor. As of December 25, 2005, it operated 122 company-owned restaurants and 248 franchised restaurants."
BWLD announced 1st quarter 2006 results. Your going to have to check out the total revenue, which increased 26.5% to $64.3 million for the quarter ended March 26, 2006, from $50.8 million in the same quarter last year. Also look at these sales growth for the quarter was 7.7% at company-owned stores and 6.7% at franchised restaurants. Net earnings grew 43% to $3.52 million from $2.45 million during the same period last year. Earnings per diluted share also grew 43% to $.40/share from $.28/share in the same quarter in 2005. These were very strong results imho.
Still not completely convinced okay. Well, check out the what morningstar.com says by taking a look at the "5-Yr Restated" financials on BWLD, we can see the steady revenue growth from $74.6 million in 2001 to $171.0 million in 2004 and $209.7 million in 2005.
Reported earnings start in 2004 with $.84/share, increasing to $1.02/share in 2005. There has been a slight increas in shares from 8 million outstanding in 2004 to 9 million in the trailing twelve months.
Free cash flow has been a bit erratic with $7 million in 2003, a negative $(2) million in 2004,and $3 milllion in 2005.
The balance sheet looks solid with $52.4 milllion in cash, enough to pay off the combined $20.2 million in current liabilities and the $16.1 million in long-term liabilities combined. Calculating the current ratio, with $8.7 million in other current assets added to the cash gives us $61.1 million in total current assets, which, when balanced against the $20.2 million in current liabilities yields a current ratio of 3.02. Recall that ratios of 1.5 or higher are considered "healthy".
Reviewing the Yahoo "Key Statistics" on Buffalo Wild Wings, we find that this is a small-cap stock with a market capitalization of only $336.86 million.
The trailing p/e is a moderate 34.61; however, the forward p/e (fye 25-Dec-07) is more reasonable 22.29. With the rapid growth estimated (5 yr expected), we have a PEG on this stock of 1.02.
Referring to the Fidelity.com eresearch website, we can see that BWLD is in the "Restaurants" industrial group. By the Price/Sales ratio, BWLD is moderately priced with McDonald's (MCD) topping this list with a ratio of 2. This is followed by BWLD at 1.5, Applebee's (APPB) at 1.3, Darden (DRI) at 1, Brinker Intl (EAT) at 0.8, and OSI Restaurant Partners (OSI) at 0.8.
Comparing profitability numbers, by comparing the return on equity (ROE) figures, we find that BWLD is actually the least profitable with a ROE of 10.4%. Leading the list is Darden (DRI) at 26.2%, Applebee's (APPB) at 21.1%, Brinker (EAT) at 18.2%, McDonald's (MCD) at 16.9% and OSI Restaurant Partners (OSI) at 11.1%.
Finishing up the Yahoo statistics, we find that there are only 8.54 million shares outstanding with only 6.88 million of them that float. Of these shares, 1.32 million are out short, representing 17.90% of the float as of 4/10/06, or 11.1 trading days of volume (the short ratio). This is significant imho and may result in a 'squeeze' of the short-sellers if the company continues to report good news.
Hansen Natural Corporation
(HANS) Hansen Natural Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the development, marketing, sale, and distribution of beverages in the United States and Canada. It offers natural sodas, fruit juices, energy drinks and energy sports drinks, fruit juice smoothies sparkling lemonades and orangeades, noncarbonated ready-to-drink iced teas, seltzer waters, lemonades, juice cocktails, children's multivitamin juice drinks, and noncarbonated lightly flavored energy waters. The company also provides vitamin and mineral drink mixes in powdered form. It sells its products primarily under the brand names, including Hansen's’, ‘Blue Sky’, and ‘Junior Juice’ to retail and specialty chains, club stores, mass merchandisers, full service distributors, and health food distributors. Hansen Natural Corporation was founded in 1985 and is based in Corona, California.
Hi-Shear Technology Corp. (HSR) engages in the design and manufacture of pyrotechnic, mechanical, and electronic products for the aerospace industry primarily in the United States. Its products include cartridges, cutters, pin pullers, and separation nuts and bolts that are used in the functioning of satellites and the vehicles that launch them into space. In addition, the company designs and manufactures electronic fire systems that control and sequentially fire the pyrotechnic devices according to preprogrammed parameters. Its products are used in missiles, launch vehicles, weapon systems, fighter aircraft ejection seats, and other applications. The company’s customers primarily include military, satellite manufacturers, launch vehicle assemblers, the U.S. Government departments and agencies, and foreign space agencies. Hi-Shear Technology was founded in 1950 and is based in Torrance, California.
Basic Energy Services, Inc. (BAS) provides well site services to oil and gas drilling and producing companies in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and the Rocky Mountain States. It operates in four segments: Well Servicing, Fluid Services, Drilling and Completion Services, and Well Site Construction Services. The Well Servicing segment operates a fleet of 323 well servicing rigs and related equipment. It offers services, such as the installation and removal of downhole equipment, and elimination of obstructions in the well bore to facilitate the flow of oil and gas. The Fluid Services segment provides oilfield fluid supply, transportation, and storage services. It offers services, such as transportation of fluids used in drilling and workover operations; sale and transportation of fresh and brine water used in drilling and workover activities; rental of portable frac tanks and test tanks used to store fluids on well sites; and operation of nonhazardous wastewater disposal wells. This segment provides these services by utilizing a fleet of 475 fluid services trucks and related assets. The Drilling and Completion Services segment provides pressure pumping services, such as cementing, coiled tubing, and pressure testing; cased-hole wireline services; and underbalanced drilling in low pressure and fluid sensitive reservoirs. It offers these services through operating a fleet of 56 pressure pumping units, 25 air compressor packages, and 12 cased-hole wireline units. The Well Site Construction Services segment provides services for the construction and maintenance of oil and gas production infrastructure, such as preparing and maintaining access roads and well locations; installing small diameter gathering lines and pipelines; and constructing temporary foundations to support drilling rigs. It offers these services by utilizing a fleet of 200 operated power units. Basic Energy Services was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas.
Glamis Gold Ltd. (GLG) engages in exploration, mine development, and the mining and extraction of precious metals in the United States, Honduras, Mexico, and Guatemala. It produces gold from El Sauzal Mine in Mexico, Marigold Mine in Nevada, San Martin Mine in Honduras. The company operates Rand Mine in California for gold; and Marlin Mine in Guatemala for gold and silver. It also holds a 100% interest in the Cerro Blanco Project in Guatemala; and a property located in Imperial County, California. As of December 31, 2005, the company’s proven and probable reserves include 102,428 thousand tones of gold and 32,257 thousand tones of silver. Glamis Gold, formerly known as Renniks Resources, Ltd., was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Reno, Nevada.
Hi-Shear Technology Corp. (HSR) engages in the design and manufacture of pyrotechnic, mechanical, and electronic products for the aerospace industry primarily in the United States. Its products include cartridges, cutters, pin pullers, and separation nuts and bolts that are used in the functioning of satellites and the vehicles that launch them into space. In addition, the company designs and manufactures electronic fire systems that control and sequentially fire the pyrotechnic devices according to preprogrammed parameters. Its products are used in missiles, launch vehicles, weapon systems, fighter aircraft ejection seats, and other applications. The company’s customers primarily include military, satellite manufacturers, launch vehicle assemblers, the U.S. Government departments and agencies, and foreign space agencies. Hi-Shear Technology was founded in 1950 and is based in Torrance, California.
Basic Energy Services, Inc. (BAS) provides well site services to oil and gas drilling and producing companies in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and the Rocky Mountain States. It operates in four segments: Well Servicing, Fluid Services, Drilling and Completion Services, and Well Site Construction Services. The Well Servicing segment operates a fleet of 323 well servicing rigs and related equipment. It offers services, such as the installation and removal of downhole equipment, and elimination of obstructions in the well bore to facilitate the flow of oil and gas. The Fluid Services segment provides oilfield fluid supply, transportation, and storage services. It offers services, such as transportation of fluids used in drilling and workover operations; sale and transportation of fresh and brine water used in drilling and workover activities; rental of portable frac tanks and test tanks used to store fluids on well sites; and operation of nonhazardous wastewater disposal wells. This segment provides these services by utilizing a fleet of 475 fluid services trucks and related assets. The Drilling and Completion Services segment provides pressure pumping services, such as cementing, coiled tubing, and pressure testing; cased-hole wireline services; and underbalanced drilling in low pressure and fluid sensitive reservoirs. It offers these services through operating a fleet of 56 pressure pumping units, 25 air compressor packages, and 12 cased-hole wireline units. The Well Site Construction Services segment provides services for the construction and maintenance of oil and gas production infrastructure, such as preparing and maintaining access roads and well locations; installing small diameter gathering lines and pipelines; and constructing temporary foundations to support drilling rigs. It offers these services by utilizing a fleet of 200 operated power units. Basic Energy Services was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas.
Glamis Gold Ltd. (GLG) engages in exploration, mine development, and the mining and extraction of precious metals in the United States, Honduras, Mexico, and Guatemala. It produces gold from El Sauzal Mine in Mexico, Marigold Mine in Nevada, San Martin Mine in Honduras. The company operates Rand Mine in California for gold; and Marlin Mine in Guatemala for gold and silver. It also holds a 100% interest in the Cerro Blanco Project in Guatemala; and a property located in Imperial County, California. As of December 31, 2005, the company’s proven and probable reserves include 102,428 thousand tones of gold and 32,257 thousand tones of silver. Glamis Gold, formerly known as Renniks Resources, Ltd., was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Reno, Nevada.
SPIL
SPIL is moving very close to it's 200 day average. Institutional holding is up, buyers outnumber sellers about 2 to 1, and history tells us this is a good stock to hide in during June... when our market gets a bit weird.
Increase in earnings for this year is targeted at 50% plus. FY 06 earnings are estimated at .75 @ share which if you do some conservative math gives you at least $7.50 @ share and it's currently $6.27...and that's using my "chicken little" math... you can apply whatever PE feels good. Institutional holders include Fidelity Management and Barclays Global. Best of all, 8.8% of the stock is insider held. That means not only their reputations, but their billfolds are on the line. My kinda' set up Smile
Increase in earnings for this year is targeted at 50% plus. FY 06 earnings are estimated at .75 @ share which if you do some conservative math gives you at least $7.50 @ share and it's currently $6.27...and that's using my "chicken little" math... you can apply whatever PE feels good. Institutional holders include Fidelity Management and Barclays Global. Best of all, 8.8% of the stock is insider held. That means not only their reputations, but their billfolds are on the line. My kinda' set up Smile
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