Q1 earnings season is off to a sort of meh start. Last week, bank stocks rallied off of very low expectations, poor relative performance and results that were good enough to cause a bit of …
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On Friday’s Options Action, my co-panelist Carter Worth of Cornerstone Macro Research made the bullish case for a breakout of shares of Microsoft (MSFT) in the near future: Interestingly, Carter beat me to it, as I had …
Continue readingReminder: We’ll be hosting a webinar on Tonight at 8pm that concentrates on investing and trading during earnings season. If you haven’t already, register here. Dan will be discussing IBM’s earnings, due after the bell, …
Continue readingEvent: IBM reports Q1 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 4.5% one day move tomorrow, which is about inline with the 4 qtr one day avg move. With the …
Continue readingIf you’re like me, and you watched the final round of the Master’s golf tourney on Sunday, then you were subjected to what might be considered cruel and unusual punishment at the hands of IBM’s …
Continue readingYeah, yeah it’s Warren Buffett week. The Oracle held his annual meeting over the weekend and sat down with CNBC’s Beck Quick yesterday, offering wide ranging thoughts on his holdings, the health of the economy and a …
Continue readingThis morning on CNBC Warren Buffett, the largest holder in IBM (with nearly 9% of the shares outstanding), said he is not sure if he’s made a mistake owning the stock, but he has not sold …
Continue readingBear with me on this one, as it won’t exactly help you make money, but may help you lose less in the future. Larry McDonald, the Head of U.S. Strategy at Societe Generale Tweeted the …
Continue readingBlack 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 …
Continue readingAt one point in yesterday’s session, share of Walmart (WMT) were up 5% on the day, and up 8% from its 52 week lows made on Friday. The two day gains obviously came off of …
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