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Keeping It Fundamental With Small-Cap ETFs
Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 2:39pm | 505Framed as strong dollar plays, major small-cap indexes have disappointed this year with the Russell 2000 and the S&P SmallCap 600 posting an average year-to-date loss of almost 4.4 percent. Some fundamentally-weighted small-cap exchange traded funds have performed even worse than traditional...
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Top Small-Cap Pick With An Expected Reversal: Opower
Monday, August 31, 2015 - 9:58am | 311Opower Inc (NYSE: OPWR) shares have lost 43 percent over the past year, after having peaked at $19.36 in September 2014. Wunderlich’s Rob Breza maintained a Buy rating for the company, with a price target of $16. The company is poised for revenue acceleration and improved bookings...
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Lean Hogs Lower
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 - 1:32pm | 54Wednesday's USDA hog slaughter was 426,000 head versus a year ago at 414,000 head. Lean Hog Future traded lower and choppy for most of the session. At last check, October Lean Hogs were trading at 67.05, down 0.42 and December Lean Hogs were trading at 62.30, down 1.17. February Lean Hogs at last...
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Live Cattle Futures Lower
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 - 1:30pm | 57Wednesday's USDA cattle slaughter was 108,000 head versus a year ago at 116,000 head. Live Cattle futures traded weak for most of the session extending Tuesday's losses. Some late buying moved prices off lows of the session. At last check, October Live Cattle was trading at 140.40, down 1.30 and...
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Carl Icahn & Christian Leone's Latest Moves In Small-Cap Stocks
Friday, August 21, 2015 - 5:42am | 456Tracking hedge fund moves can be an easy and useful way to come up with research-backed investment ideas.Let’s take a look at some of the most relevant transactions in the past couple of days. Carl Icahn On Wednesday, billionaire Carl Icahn filed a Schedule 13D with the SEC disclosing a...
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A Small-Cap Dividend ETF With A Strong Dollar Angle
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 12:11pm | 597Small-cap exchange traded funds have betrayed their reputations as credible beneficiaries of the stronger U.S. dollar. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM) and the iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSE: IJR) are up an average of just 1.5 percent year-to-date while the S&P 500 is higher...
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Credit Suisse: Top 11 Small-Cap Growth Stocks
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 11:17am | 570Growth has been a key driver of the stock market so far in 2015. For traders still looking to get in on high-growth stocks, Credit Suisse recently released a report that contained the firm’s top 11 small-cap growth stock ideas. Here’s a breakdown of the list. Ferro Corporation (...
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Some Small-Cap ETFs Have Been Duds This Year
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 5:57am | 561The operative word in that headline is “some” because it must be noted some small-cap exchange traded funds have delivered impressive returns this year, but broadly speaking, smaller stocks have been disappointed. Enter the phrase “small-cap ETFs strong dollar” into a...
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Small-Cap Software Provider Comverse Expected To Report Considerable Growth
Saturday, June 13, 2015 - 7:08am | 344Small-cap software provider Comverse Inc (NASDAQ: CNSI) is scheduled to announce its first quarter financial results before the market opens on Monday, and analysts are modeling an 80 percent year-over-year decrease in the company’s loss. In the first quarter of 2014, the company...
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Why This Solar Player Is Under Fire
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 9:37am | 336Shares of Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE) continued to plunge on Tuesday after Monday's more than 10 percent decline. China-based Yingli is a supplier of vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) modules with a presence across many markets around the world, including China, the United...
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What Does Fintech, Chinese Social Media & Kyle Bass Have In Common? Renren
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 10:56am | 1302Renren Inc (NYSE: RENN) began as a burgeoning social media company headed up by Joseph Chen. Considered to be the "Facebook Of China," it struggled to grow and diversify its business from competitors like WeChat. Trying to fight off the gloomy fates of doomed, less dynamic sites such...
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Mind Control: Neurotech Research On The Rise
Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 1:39pm | 450Imagine a world where a person could control a computer just by thinking about it, or a marketing firm could get an accurate picture of consumers' opinions by reading their minds. It may sound like something from a Sci-fi movie, but according to a new study, neurotech is capturing the...
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UPDATE: Tesla's First Acquisition Riviera Tool Is Trading Up 10,000%
Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 12:07pm | 315Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) will be acquiring a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based auto parts maker, the Detroit Free Press reported on Wednesday night. Traders seems to have discovered this little-known company late Thursday morning. Riviera Tool Company (OTC: RIVT), a penny stock, was up more than...
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3 Micro-Cap Stocks This Pro Has Been Watching
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 3:00pm | 274Tom Shaughnessy was recently a guest on #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show hosted by Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick. SecretCaps Author Tom Shaughnessy discussed micro-cap stocks on the show and the in-depth research he does on companies and the potential for substantial returns....
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Is This Unknown SaaS Business A Game-Changer?
Monday, March 23, 2015 - 10:29am | 1066Join SecretCaps now for 90% off with offer code "Save" Research Solutions Inc (OTCMKTS:RSSS) is a California-based pioneer in providing on-demand access to scientific, technical and medical (STM) information. These include science companies, academic...