We have watched with interest as XOM has rallied right up to near all-time highs in the past month. The headlines have heated up, as Buffett/Berkshire have taken a large stake, at the same time …
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We put the EBAY structure on about 2 weeks ago with the thought that EBAY would likely be range bound after earnings given the technical support around $50, but the poor fundamental outlook after a …
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About a week and a half ago, we highlighted the range that EBAY has been trading in for 2013 and offered a way to play that range after the stocks earnings decline offering a decent …
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JPM has underperformed the broader market since earnings, but the broader market’s strength has made our pullback bet unsuccessful, as the stock is only down a bit since we initiated our put spread after earnings. …
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Dan discussed EBAY in his Morning Word earlier today. The key takeaway: As we highlighted in the Morning Word on Monday, market participants want high growth at any price in the current environment. So even if …
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In what has become a disappointing trend for eBay investors, the company once again lowered guidance for the following quarter on this quarter’s results. EBAY beat earnings by a penny and barely missed revenues, but …
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We’ve had a couple successful trades in JPM over the last few weeks, one long and one short. The stock’s in an interesting technical position, with the $50 level critical long-term support. Meanwhile, the headlines …
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We have received a lot of questions on our BA Name That Trade post from a few weeks back, when we laid out a short term bearish trade when the stock was ~$119 due to …
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Monthly auto sales figures were released yesterday, and the two long-time stalwarts in the American car market went in totally opposite directions. Monthly sales figures vs. September 2012: Ford: +5.8% Chrysler: +0.7% GM: -11% September …
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We’ve written about BA twice in the past week, as the stock flew higher last week after breaking out to a new all-time high. First, our CotD post on the 19th concluded: The breakout last …
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