January 17, 2017 by Mike Khouw • Trade Ideas

After a 2 Years of Consolidation, It’s time to put Target Corp. (TGT) in Your Sights Target Corp. (TGT) is a very large general merchandise retailer many of us visit from time to time to …

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July 12, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Following up on my thoughts on Caterpillar (CAT), I think its worth noting the relative under-performance of its peer Deere (DE) which is up only 8% on the year, and down 7% from its June …

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March 29, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Lululemmon (LULU) reports their fiscal Q4 results tomorrow before the open. The options markets is implying about a 9% one day post earnings move, which is shy of its 4 quarter average one day …

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December 18, 2014 by Dan • Commentary

As a company, Target has had a tough year dealing with the aftermath of the largest corporate data breach in history. They suffered millions in related costs and lost sales causing the company to halt their share …

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August 25, 2014 by Dan • Commentary

The WSJ is reporting that Burger King (BKW) is considering buying Tim Hortons (THI) despite having fairly similar market capitalizations.  While a deal would likely have strategic value in terms of broadening THI’s footprint globally, the primary …

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November 22, 2013 by Enis • Commentary

Target posted its third straight earnings miss yesterday morning, and the stock was down 3.5% yesterday as a result.  The stock was downgraded this morning at BofA/ML, and is down again today.  Target’s woes have …

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August 28, 2013 by Enis • Commentary

We haven’t traded CSCO much this year, but we’ve followed the story closely.  Here is what Dan had to say in the earnings preview from earlier this month: CSCO was a bit of a show …

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