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Analyst Buys Bristol-Myers, Shorts Apple (AAPL, CMG, TOL, BMY, CAG)
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 11:05am | 151In an interview with CNBC, Ronald Carson, of Carson Wealth Management Group, shared his strategies for playing the market. He said, “In the longer-term, the only way to survive this environment is to have some short positions and have some hedges.” He also advised investors to shun consumer...
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Cramer Says It’s Time to Buy Teva Pharmaceutical (TEVA) on a Pullback
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 8:11am | 1680Last week, during his infamous “Lighting Round” on CNBC, Jim Cramer opined on Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NASDAQ: TEVA), saying it might be a candidate to buy on the dip given its recent pullback. The eccentric Mad Money host said that even with health care stocks in reversal mode, it could be...
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Nike Has Attractive Long Term Growth Opportunities, Can Offer Conservative Future Guidance
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 10:47am | 210Analysts at Citigroup reiterate their "buy" rating on Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE). The target price for NKE is set to $86. Citigroup continues to be optimistic about NKE’s attractive long-term growth opportunities. The analysts have, however, removed NKE from Citi’s Top Picks Live as they believe “the co’...
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Momentum Stock Roundup (NFLX, ESRX, DECK, AKAM, CMG)
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 2:01pm | 202Despite the severe sell off in equities over the last month, some stocks have been performing very well. Among these momentum names are Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX), Deckers Outdoor (NASDAQ: DECK), Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM), and Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG...
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Short-Term Traders Bet on Crocs (CROX)
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 3:05pm | 124Shares of Crocs Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) are higher on the session by 3.59%, currently trading $10.67. The stock has been a relative outperformer as of late and has managed to hold the 50-day moving average. The stock also looks like it wants to break to new highs above $11. Options traders are buying...
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Downside Purchased on K-Swiss (KSWS)
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 1:47pm | 140Shares of K-Swiss Inc. (NASDAQ: KSWS) are higher on the session by 0.98%, currently trading $12.37. The stock has been gyrating wildly over the past four weeks, but is currently trading above both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. A put spread was bought on the name today with the January...
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Deckers Outdoor Gaining On High Volume (DECK)
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 1:30pm | 144Shares of Deckers Outdoor (NASDAQ: DECK) are rising on higher than average volume today. The stock has gained 2.42% to $144.93 during the current trading session. More than 450,000 shares have already changed hands with two and a half hours left in the market day. The daily average volume in DECK...
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Priceline.com (PCLN) option strategies for bulls and bears
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 11:03am | 1796For the past month along with the overall market, priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN) has been in a downtrend that it can’t negotiate itself out of. Specifically, the stock has dropped from a recent high near 274 (reached on April 30) to its current last price near 185. That’s a 33% decline in four...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Jim Believes DNDN Is A Winner, Backs F
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 7:20am | 290In his "Mad Money Lightning Round" on Tuesday, Jim said that he would still back Ford (NYSE: F) as the company is doing everything right. He disclosed that he preferred to remain long on Ford. Yesterday F slipped 2.73% to close at $11.41, but rose 0.79% to $11.50 in after hours. Cramer called...
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Stocks That Crossed 52-Week Highs (CEBK, GSAT, EVVV, BOOT)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 2:06pm | 200Central Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: CEBK) crossed its earlier 52-week high of $11.50 and created a new 52-week high of $11.51, up 0.09% at 1:04 pm. CEBK is the holding company of Central Co-operative Bank, which provides commercial banking services in the northwestern suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts....
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Bookkeeping: Weekly Changes to Fund Positions Year 3, Week 43
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 8:43am | 2103Year 3, Week 43 Major Position Changes To see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'. Cash: 83.0% (v 84.5% last week)18 long bias: 13.7% (v 13.5% last week)3 short bias: 3.3% (v 2.0% last week) [Includes 1 'long dollar' position]...
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Set Your Stop loss With an Option!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 8:41am | 1909On a percentage basis, this May was the worst-performing month since 1962. Volatility really began to pick up around April 27 and exploded on May 6, with the so-called “flash crash.” Many long side investors were “stopped out” that day, possibly at prices that were far below where their actual...
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Deckers Outdoors Surging On High Volume (DECK)
Friday, May 28, 2010 - 2:47pm | 127Shares of Deckers Outdoor Corp. (NASDAQ: DECK) are surging on high volume today. The stock has gained 4.09% to $144.65 during the trading session. In the last 3 months, DECK has gained over 20%. On the year, the stock is up nearly 155%. Volume has been heavier than normal, with 523,034 shares...
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Call Volume Heats Up on Deckers (DECK)
Friday, May 28, 2010 - 11:43am | 127Shares of Deckers Outdoor Corp. (NASDAQ: DECK) are higher on the session by 4.32%, currently trading $144.95. The stock has been a relative outperformer as of late and has managed to hold the 50-day moving average as well, which is a bullish sign. Deckers announced a three-for-one stock split this...
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Bookkeeping: SHOO'd Away
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 4:08pm | 384Well I appreciate when my losses come quick. This morning's short against Steve Madden (SHOO) lasted all of 5 hrs as the market melts up into the close. I am stopped out for a 2.9% loss as the stock breaks over the 20 day moving average. There is a small gap to resolve below $33 but it...