Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.Thursday, February 18, 2010
Chinese New Year Stock Picks for 2010 / Companies / China Stocks
No, I’m not seven weeks late. 1.3 billion Chinese are celebrating the start of the biggest holiday of the year — Chinese New Year.
The Lunar New Year is considered to be a combination of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s all rolled into an elaborate celebration of reflection, gratitude, renewal and hope. It is the single most celebrated holiday in China.
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Germany (EWG), Spain (EWP), Japan (EWJ), China (XFI), and Russia (RSX) and then the dollar (UUP) and gold (GLD) ETF Charts of the Week / Companies / Exchange Traded Funds
In our Charts of the Week this week, we look at S&P 500 (SPY) in comparison to international indexes for Germany (EWG), Spain (EWP), Japan (EWJ), China (XFI), and Russia (RSX) and then the dollar (UUP) and gold (GLD).
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Saturday, February 13, 2010
The iPad and The Impact On Apple’s Business and Stock / Companies / Tech Stocks
Kevin Duffey writes: Ok, the dust has settled a bit on the brand new product from Apple Inc. (AAPL). Apple’s iPad had enormous hype surrounding its release that there is no wonder many people are saying it didn’t live up to it. Unless the iPad could cure cancer while you watch a movie, I don’t think it would have been able to live up to the hype. Thus is the bar that Apple has set for itself over the years. A mark of extreme success in my opinion.
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Friday, February 12, 2010
Time For Banks to Stop High-Risk Trading / Companies / Market Regulation
Shah Gilani writes: When members of the Senate Banking Committee recently asked Paul A. Volcker how regulators would identify banks engaged in excessive, high-risk trading, the former U.S. Federal Reserve chairman quipped: "It's like pornography - you know it when you see it."
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Alternative ETFs, Hedge Funds For the Little Guy / Companies / Exchange Traded Funds
Whether you’re investing in stock exchange traded funds (ETFs), bond ETFs, commodity ETFs, currency ETFs, international ETFs, or even inverse ETFs, you’re stuck with one big problem: Any way you look at it, you are making a one-sided bet on the future direction of a specific market segment.
Of course, if your timing is right, you can make a lot of money with these bets. If your timing is wrong, you stand to lose.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
How to Profit From China’s Next Investment Move / Companies / Investing 2010
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes: For many investors who don't have the benefit of 20 years of experience in Asia like I do, figuring out what Beijing is up to is both puzzling and difficult.
But a handy little tool called a "Form 13F" can help.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
How to Profit From Macau, the Las Vegas of Asia / Companies / Investing 2010
I was raised on a vegetable farm in western Washington, so I’ve always felt more at home in the country than in big, crowded cities. That’s why I choose to raise my children in Montana.
When it comes to crowds, it doesn’t get more crowded than places like Jakarta, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, and Hong Kong, so I seldom turn down a chance to spend some time in an Asian version of Petticoat Junction.
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
International Stocks With Serious Investment Potential 2010 / Companies / Investing 2010
This week we'll take a closer look at some actual stocks and company-related ETFs you can buy which capitalize on the strength of the company itself and that of its underlying currencies.To help clarify what we looked at last week, here's two currency charts featuring the following currency ETFs ...
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Saturday, February 06, 2010
An Interesting Options Approach To Accumulating Shares of Philip Morris Int'l / Companies / Options & Warrants
Kevin Duffey writes: As the market seems to be in correction mode in recent weeks, I’m starting to become more focused on some positions that I want to accumulate. One of these has been Philip Morris Int’l (PM).
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Cautious on Cisco / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
Into the final portion of today's session, let's remember that Cisco (CSCO) releases earnings after the close of trading, which could have an impact on overall market direction before as well as after the closing bell. Usually, The Street reacts significantly to CSCO's results and to its conference call (John Chambers outlook). What if anything does the enclosed daily chart tell us about the potential reaction to CSCO earnings?
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010
AIG Bailout Cover-up Inside Story / Companies / Credit Crisis Bailouts
Shah Gilani writes: Just last week, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to directly pay billions of dollars to banks as part of its scheme to bail out insurance giant American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG).
According to committee Chairman Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, the testimony that congressmen heard just didn't "pass the smell test."
Monday, February 01, 2010
Technical Trading Charts for EWZ, UUP, SMH, BAC and WFC / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
This week we analyze four key market segments -- Brazil via its the iShares MSCI Brazil Index ETF (EWZ), the semiconductor sector via the Semiconductor HLDRs (SMH), the dollar via the PowerShares Dollar Bullish ETF (UUP), and financials via Bank of America (BAC) and Wells Fargo (WFC). Each write-up is accompanied by a link to Mike's video chart analysis.
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Monday, February 01, 2010
Another Petrobakken Take-over in the Cardium / Companies / Oil Companies
On Thursday January 27th, mid-tier Canadian oil producer Petrobakken (PBN-TSX) announced its second Cardium area acquisition – Result Energy(RTE-TSX). On January 4, Petrobakken bought out Berens Energy (BEN-TSX). This play has exploded onto the screens of analysts and investors in six short months.
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
AAPL Update - Steve Jobs, Apple, the iPad, and King Gillette / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
On Wednesday, after much hype and drama, Steve Jobs walked onstage and unveiled Apple's latest creation - the iPad. Having watched almost every key address for Apple for many years I, like many others, were disappointed that the product didn't live up to the hype. Nonetheless, Apple will sell a boatload of these products, but not as many as the iPhone.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Short Semiconductor SSG ETF on the Move / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
The UltraShort Semiconductor ProShares ETF (NYSE: SSG) has rocketed to the upside after today’s early weakness, and is set to put in a key upside reversal day. If at today’s close the SSG is above 20.71, the key reversal will be satisfied, which likely will coincide with the start of a new upleg that projects to 23.20. Beyond the reversal, let’s also notice that today’s lift-off occurred from the 50 DMA, which adds a bit of muscle to the upmove.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Why You Should Ignore New ETF Filings / Companies / Exchange Traded Funds
The old saying says, “Don’t believe everything you read.” While this is good advice, investors today have a bigger problem: News that is accurate but irrelevant.
I see this all the time as I track the ETF industry. Just about every week — and sometimes several times a week — I receive breathless news like “So-and-so has filed for an ETF to track the price of kangaroo milk in New Guinea!”
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Asian Automakers Are in the Driver’s Seat / Companies / Sector Analysis
The funeral list of industries that have dared to compete against low-cost Asian competitors is long and getting longer. Just ask anybody in the textile, furniture, footwear, electronics, steel, clothing, or TV industry.
You’ll be able to add the automobile business to that list in the near future.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Lot of Airsopace Below China FXI ETF / Companies / Chinese Stock Market
Figure 1 is a weekly chart of the i-Shares FTSE Xinshua/ China 25 (symbol: FXI).
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Hedge Fund Investing / Companies / Investing 2010
Monty Agarwal writes: Hedge funds and the managers who run them have been getting a lot of publicity lately — and not of the flattering kind.
We have massive Ponzi schemes, equally massive losses and outsized systemic risks that are enough to frighten away even the hardiest of investors.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
SPDR KBW Regional Bank Best Performing ETF / Companies / Exchange Traded Funds
Sorry for the catchy headline, but the SPDR KBW Regional Bank ETF (symbol:KRE) has been my best performing ETF since I first highlighted the sector back on November 18, 2009. KRE is up about 16% since then while the S&P500 has remained flat.
I bring KRE up not because I want to pat myself on the back, but because CNBC's Maria Bartiromo made this comment last Thursday as she was going to a commercial break and I paraphrase:
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