Wall Street has a habit of grouping stocks into sectors. For example, almost every trading day we hear market participants refer to sector performance in areas like semiconductors, retail, energy, banks, etc. This keeps things …
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Here is a quick recap of all of the trades that we initiated, closed, managed, expired and considered (Name That Trades) in the week that was June 16th – June 20th:
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Earlier, I highlighted the technical situation in solar panel provider SCTY (here) and concluded that the stock could be an inflection point as it has seen declining momentum and failed to make a higher since …
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Solar has been one hot sector over the past year. The most popular solar ETF, TAN, was trading in the high teens last March, vs. almost $50 today. The ETF has essentially tripled. That would …
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Dan and I were at a Stocktwits conference two weeks ago in San Diego and one of the presenters was going over some charts in the market over the past year. He got to a …
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First Solar is another roller coaster stock. I am fascinated by stocks like these because the market’s perceived value of these companies has changed so rapidly from year-to-year. That volatility indicates that traders and investors …
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After previewing SPWR, here are a couple trades that looked interesting to us depending on the view and position. For Those Interested in Getting Long at Lower Prices and/or playing for breakout above 30:
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Event: SPWR reports their fiscal Q2 earnings tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 14% one day move, which is below both the 4 qtr avg of about 10.5% and the …
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Some high short interest names like GMCR and TSLA were up big today on better than expected earnings. RAX did the opposite and continues to implode off it’s highs. The market hung around on the …
Continue readingThe promise of the Internet has finally panned out, but far after the initial investor euphoria in the late 1990’s. The Internet WAS the future back then, just not as soon as the dot-come investor …
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