July 20, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

Event: IBM reports Q2 results after the close tonight. The options market is implying about a 3.5% one day move which is rich to the 2.9% 4 qtr avg one day move and the 3.1% …

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October 21, 2014 by Dan • Commentary

Apple has always been a stock that has traded on expectations. Heading into last night’s fiscal Q4 results expectations were high and the company more than delivered.  While Steve Jobs was widely considered to be …

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March 7, 2014 by Dan • Commentary

JPM held their annual analyst meeting last week and while the street generally walked away satisfied with the commentary, headwinds to the sector and JPM specifically remain.  Bernstein Research analyst  John McDonald had a very …

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December 9, 2013 by Dan • Commentary

Broadcom has been a very dramatic under-performer vs the SOX and the broad market in 2013, down 16.5% vs INTC up nearly 21%, the SOX and the Nasdaq up nearly 35% each.  The company is …

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