UPS reported earnings this morning missed consensus estimates and guided down for the balance of the year, from the WSJ: the company said it now expects per-share earnings in a range of $4.90 to $5, …
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Yesterday we previewed TWTR’s Q2 Earnings in yesterday’s post. Here was our conclusion: The one worry we would have at current levels is that the company’s recent addition and changes to senior management and the intro of …
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Corning is down nearly 10% on its earnings results, its largest move on earnings since October 2012. GLW missed the consensus EPS estimate by a penny ($0.37 vs. $0.38 expected), but the real disappointment was …
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After yesterday’s 1.4% advance, the utilities sector once again took the lead as the best performing major sector in the U.S. market in 2014. I discussed the technical situation in last month’s MorningWord, when the Dow …
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OK people, get ready, cause what I am about to write is likely to send you Apple holders into deep contemplation about finally taking profits in your stock, but not for the reasons you think. …
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Intraday volatility has been more elevated in the past week, though options volumes have remained subdued. Traders are waiting for the heavy economic calendar in the second half of the week. 1. LNG – The Jan16 80 …
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I know it seems like a distant memory, but there was a time in the last year that most market participants were fairly well convinced that rates were going up. As many remember, 2013 ended …
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Event: TWTR reports its Q2 earnings tomorrow after the close (Tuesday July 29th). The options market is implying about a 11.5% one day move, which is below the 2 quarter average of 16.25%. (TWTR has only …
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Event: Tonight after the close, Masco (MAS) reports their Q2 results. The options market is implying about a 6% one day move, which is a bit higher than the 4 qtr avg of a little …
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A week that was already scheduled to be newsy with a ton of Q2 earnings, a much anticipated Q2 GDP print, and the FOMC’s press release, just got a heck of lot newsier. This morning’s …
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