Black Friday is on like Donkey Kong. I find the early reports of holiday selling season winners fascinating, the proclamations seem to come earlier and earlier each year, just as the Black Friday deals have (now …
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MorningWord 12/2/13: Reports this morning suggest that Black Friday weekend sales were down almost 3% year over year, which should not come as a massive surprise given the weak retail results and guidance over the …
Continue readingMorningWord 11/30/12: On a daily basis we do our best to look at the markets from both qualitative and quantitative standpoints and provide readers with non-consensus views, sometimes we even hit the trifecta and nail some witty …
Continue readingMorningWord 11/29/12: The discussion about the potential outcomes of the “fiscal cliff” has of late left Wall Street and is now finding its way to Main Street. This was fairly evident at President Obama’s speech …
Continue readingMorningWord 11/28/12: Yesterday we took a hard look at GMCR prior to their fiscal Q4 report, and our conclusion after completing the preview was: Long premium options trades will not be easy to make money …
Continue readingMorningWord 11/27/12: RIMM shares have rallied nearly 100% since making new 8 year lows in late Sept. For those who bought the stock near the lows as a “trade”, that’s one heck of a trade, …
Continue readingMorningWord 11/26/12: I have to assume that I am not the only one, but all this talk of Grey Thursday Eve, Black Friday and Cyber Monday makes me a bit ill. I get it, people …
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