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Comment on Is it Treason to Short Apple? by Lonia

Lonia — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:28:45 +0000

Technical trading is a joke…a pseudo science invented by a few techies who like to sound like they are scientific gurus….have they not heard of fundamentals ?…it's all make-believe and charting and yes, they may be right sometimes but merely by coincidence…in the long run it is only the fundamental performance of a business that should count and not what price movement driven by market-makers and manilpulators makes a chart look like…yes, I'm a licenced stock broker and tax-specialist CPA and many would disagree because they are brainwashed chartists…AAPL is now nearly at $470 and you can protect the downside with a Stop Loss order…my is at $450 and my profit from $425 is now locked in with unlimited upside…at $7/trade not a bad strategy to follow

Comment on Confirmation of a New Bull Market by King Ralph

King Ralph — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:13:02 +0000

The bears are going to hate you for this one.

Comment on Why Does Karl Rove Want to Fight Clint Eastwood? by Paul Kopper

Paul Kopper — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:38:26 +0000

It is/was a great commercil. I found nothing wrong with it. All positive, very uplifting.

Comment on Confirmation of a New Bull Market by George

George — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:11:33 +0000

"The bottom line of these new breakouts, which follow the spectacular pop and break-away-gap on Nasdaq, is THAT THE BROAD MARKET HAS CONFIRMED THAT STOCK PRICES ARE STILL RELATIVELY CHEAP and that we have begun a new bull market".
Sam,
I have difficulty to understand your conclusion " THAT THE BROAD MARKET HAS CONFIRMED THAT STOCK PRICES ARE STILL RELATIVELY CHEAP"!
Thanks in advance.
George

Comment on Confirmation of a New Bull Market by Kim

Kim — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:10:55 +0000

Sam, I'm also wondering what you think about the non confirmation with the Dow Transports.

Comment on Has Whitney Houston Gone Broke? by Sly

Sly — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:26:03 +0000

Stupido is as stupido does

Comment on Has Whitney Houston Gone Broke? by Sly

Sly — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:24:30 +0000

Stupid is as stupid does

Comment on Confirmation of a New Bull Market by Stevez1

Stevez1 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:06:02 +0000

Transportations have not confirmed Dow theory or the breakout. Normally it leads bull markets by 5-10% and this time it lags by 4%. Most issues are close to fully valued too..Gasoline prices here in S FL have shot up .20 in one week and appears headed to $4.00 again rather early in the season. Winners will likely remain some of technology

Comment on APC Breaks Through Its Neck Line by Harry

Harry — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:21:09 +0000

Good one! Grab!

Comment on Confirmation of a New Bull Market by Harry

Harry — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:19:55 +0000

Looks like it. Looking to be more heavily invested in stocks if the market allows. The long side is the right side!

Comment on Now Might Be the Best Time Ever to Buy a Home by @CashAdvances_US

@CashAdvances_US — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:50:00 +0000

Hard to believe, but once upon a time, economists worried that the U.S. government would pay off all its debt. Also hard to believe, once upon a time was only 11 years ago. But the analysts probably never dreamed that the next president, George W. Bush, and his Republican Congress would slash taxes, run two wars and create a $1 trillion Medicare drug benefit without a thought of paying for it with advance money. Meanwhile, financial deregulation accelerated, taking the cops off a Wall Street already made drunk by low interest rates and the attendant housing bubble. The inevitable financial crash followed, kicking off the deepest downturn since the Great Depression. Before you knew it, Republicans had turned a $155 billion surplus into a $1.5 trillion deficit.

Comment on How to Profit From the January Jobs Report by rogeliolunaz

rogeliolunaz — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:30:20 +0000

Unemployment in construction is 21.2%, I wish these guys would tell the truth. We all need to education ourself in this tough market only way is a degree or change your career.. search online for High Speed Universities for career advice

Comment on Microsoft Could Change Smartphones Forever with Skype by Roger Graham

Roger Graham — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:38:35 +0000

Have you seen the sagus smart phone yet?
It already has these features with the bandwidth capacity plus bluethooth connections and replaces your computer
with an 8 hr.battery

Comment on 6 Stocks to Sell in February by Gerd

Gerd — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:28:07 +0000

Depends when you bought it. And sold it.

Comment on 5 Midsize Stocks With High Yield, High Growth by Dennis Wolney

Dennis Wolney — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:31:51 +0000

Look at PAYX and I think you will have a good one.

Comment on Where Did All the Money Go? by Rolf

Rolf — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:35:16 +0000

What stocks are the funds investing in?

Comment on MRVL Chart Nothing Short of Extraordinary by stevez1

stevez1 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:23:28 +0000

I'll still never trust MRVL given at their all time high insiders took what equaled an entire quarters earnings for compensation, It's been downhill since.

They had good earnings so what? Then they back dated options into their high..The good old days

Comment on 6 Stocks to Sell in February by J McD

J McD — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:37:00 +0000

Individual stocks are like vodka…too much wrecks your stomach. I should have never bought NFLX. Should have stuck with my diversify/simplify approach.

Comment on Gold, Silver Reverse Course by J McD

J McD — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:35:00 +0000

Keynes must have been a goldbug! Bernanke has made me a believer (again). PRPFX is my ‘safe’ exposure to gold/silver/energy.

Comment on EyeIO: First Netflix, Then a World of Online Video to Compress by Swiper Fox

Swiper Fox — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:02:47 +0000

I smell another Raystream (RAYS). Hope not.

Comment on 14,849% Profits in Red-Hot Penny Stocks! … Or Go Bankrupt by marek

marek — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:20 +0000

dont agree with the part of stocks under 1$ see for example lenovo words N.2. PC maker. the share are around 0.8 $ and its not a bad investment

Comment on Stocks Due for a Breather by Elizabeth Kury

Elizabeth Kury — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:54:26 +0000

I once was told you have to ask the right questions to get the right answers, Kudos to Sam Collins for asking the questions that have answers confirming new highs around 1570 for the S & P. Also supportive of a rally is that the S&P 500 200 day moving average is mounting and so is the 50 day moving average which has crossed up through it confirming an uptrend.

Comment on Stocks Due for a Breather by fallingman

fallingman — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:57:06 +0000

There are reasons why P/E has fallen and is now below the average. I think the case for P/E going lower over time or staying where it is is at least as compelling as the case for a higher P/E. The reason to bet on a higher P/E and a rising market, at least in the short term, is the central bank money pumping program. When the system is flush with cash, prices of many things gets bid up. But when they create more "money" without a corresponding increase in actual wealth, as is the case today, what you get is a false prosperity and puffed up bubble values that can disappear in an instant. Higher prices? Entirely possible. Real value? Nope.

This market isn't about discounting future wealth production. It's about discounting how much liquor the Fed and the ECB are willing to pour. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Comment on Can January’s Rally Continue? by Guest

Guest — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:45:24 +0000

When I cash in my gains from this market, is the bank going to refuse to take my deposit because I made money only because of theFed's manipulation? Rather than pissing & moaning about Fed manipulation, why not just get on board the train and ride it for as long as it lasts? Sheesh.

Comment on Stocks Due for a Breather by George

George — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:58:55 +0000

Sam,
The average P/E is one thing and the actual one at any given time is another story and in the past we witnessed operating P/Es as low as 6 or even 5, I believe.In the meantime, the 2012 estimated operating EPS for the S$P500 now stand around $106 but as we know typically are overoptimistic and given the Q4 2011 year-over-year significant decline of the pace of earnings growth from 17.00% to just 7.00%-a trend that I think will continue and follows the trend of the GDP-then my best estimate for 2012 is closer to $100. Given that for every piece of potential good news also there is a risk larking, then I don't really expect a significant multiple
expansion as a way for stocks to rise going forward. Assuming that a multiple of 14.00 is more than reasonable, then my year-end target for the S&P500 is around 1,400.
George.

Comment on Stocks Due for a Breather by simon

simon — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:48:59 +0000

fascinating—-thank you

Comment on 4 of Top 10 World’s Worst Airport Terminals Are in U.S. by lsd

lsd — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:06:05 +0000

can't believe Brazil's GRU isn't on that list. I thought it would be the #1 on the "worst" list…

Comment on Fed’s Zero-Interest Rate Pledge Zaps Market Volatility by fredrang

fredrang — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:02:19 +0000

info is wrong…not very professional to not check your numbers and sell/buy the wrong strikes

Comment on Has Whitney Houston Gone Broke? by jay

jay — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:33:59 +0000

The $100 million contract was 10 years ago. Whitney had a HUGE career from 1985 to 2000…selling over 150 million albums, countless singles and huge concert grosses…SOOOOOO she was already worth well over $200 million before that new contract. People tend to forget this. Ummm, "I will Always Love You" anyone…The Bodyguard CD sold over 42 million copies worldwide alone, her debut over 25 million and 2 albums inbetween those, both over 20 million!.

Comment on Has Whitney Houston Gone Broke? by antonios

antonios — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:09:27 +0000

The power of addiction will destroy anybody.

Comment on These Canadian Stocks Offer Big Potential by Tim

Tim — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:41:19 +0000

So we have the Fertilizer fund pretty beaten down still, SOIL. A lot of Canada exposure. The US will produce a record corn crop in 2012 and 20% of that goes directly to China. Farmers continuing to enjoy strong prices for a few successive years now will be able to afford more fertilizer this year than in the 3 previous crop planting cycles. The prices of Nat Gas underpinning the lower costs for the producers.

Also in the ags with the strong distribution and recent Normal course bid buy back program the AGGZF.

Hands down the best of ANY North American forest products company Acadian. Acadian last year going bi-coastal buying out Cell-For. No other can touch this one for TOTAL return.

While more diversified it still has a lot of Canadian exposure, the ABCS. I am selling 75% of my shares here near the +$22.55 mark but will hope to replace that with a larger lot below $20 later in the year.

Then to own those Canadian banks for yield you can also probably channel trade the CNPF which is 70% made up of those banks the author touts. Buying near ?$13.75 ?and selling into $15.20?

A couple others for watch listing for purchase lower with stronger distributions would be a couple Healthcare REITS. The CWSRF is worth sitting on for yield until it rises to ~US$9.15. Probably a bit toppy for now but worth a tranche into nearer to +/-$8.00 in a Summer market sell off. MFCSF, NOT organized in a Reit structure so with some tax benefits to US IRA investors. Also great channel trade and also getting a bit toppy as of late. Awaiting the ~$10.75 handle might make owning and channel trading partials in it a great total return scheme.

The near fully discounted for the impending dividend cut MCQPF. ex/MacQuarie Capstone infrastructure has already announced it will cut to something sustainable which may bring the yield down to near 6.5% when it is finally announced as to what the new dividend will be.

By June or July the unusually bad hydrology of the second qtr in 2012 in earnings, following on what is always (because of poor hydrology/ICE & Snow pack) a poor 1st qtr in Brookfield Renewable Power, may make for a nice buying opportunity in this now recently re-structured Limited Partnership non-fossil fuel electric utility . A sub $23 handle entirely possible. Brookfield with their rather stingy 5.2% less the 15% Cand W/Holding has just increased their dividend. @$23 though the distribution is a lot more appetizing. The whole Great Lakes and to the east along the north and south of St Lawrence river and down into New England is having a winter drought. Weak electricity productions the normal for the 1st qtr of any year as ice forms and snow piles up in deep snow packs. That water then released in the second qtr provides for the year's best generating capacity. There just will not be much water coming out of the watersheds on the heels of a winter drought and above normal temps deterring ice formations on the lakes and rivers in 2012.

Not much of a divvy but the small mid cap Canada etf CNDA looks very under valued. Beaten down by two successive year ending quarters in 2011 in Precious metals and O&G E&P. CNDA on any dip as against PMs eventually surpassing the 2011 peaks and the Glut in North American gas beginning to subside with the opening of the LNG export facilities at Kitimat and Sabine Pass. the Others that will follow as we can export this gas as LNG without a single penny of export tax to pay for anything. CHK and others now shutting down wells that do not produce adequate oil or NGLs to compensate for the cost of producing gas for a faltering market.

Comment on Fed’s Zero-Interest Rate Pledge Zaps Market Volatility by Joe

Joe — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:45:47 +0000

THere is something very wrong with your numbers here….

Comment on Understanding Margin Requirements for Selling Naked Puts by DZ9

DZ9 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:45:26 +0000

divide option premium by the strike price to get % return

Comment on Fed’s Zero-Interest Rate Pledge Zaps Market Volatility by carlos

carlos — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:45:09 +0000

this trade you posted has no head and no legs. its a totally fake trade.
you need to do your checking before publishing. salim is right though, you are expressing values of a call spread but the purpose is different of the one you stated.

Comment on The Megaupload Bust’s Cloud-Computing Fallout by Hokaido

Hokaido — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:32:39 +0000

Your date can be safe only on your encrypted HDD, at your place !

Never be so naive to trust a corporation that ensures you about privacy – they will sell your data for anybody who will offer enough $$$, or give it to CIA, NSA, FBI or other government agencies.

Your data, only on your properly encrypted HDD !

Comment on Fed’s Zero-Interest Rate Pledge Zaps Market Volatility by DINOSAUR

DINOSAUR — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:32:28 +0000

SALIM MUST HAVE CHECKED — WHAT ??? PUT SPREAD – YOU SELL THE HIGHER AND BUY THE LOWER TO MINIMIZE THE LOSS IF STOCK REALLY GOES SOUTH. THE DESCRIPTION ABOVE SOUNDS RIGHT – BUT THE BUY AND SELL INSTRUCTIONS ARE SCREWED UP
DINOSAUR

Comment on Fed’s Zero-Interest Rate Pledge Zaps Market Volatility by Smada

Smada — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:31:31 +0000

The prices shown ($7.50 and $3.40) appear to be for calls at these strikes, not puts. The April puts are being quoted at $1.16 and $0.33. Perhaps I'm missing something in the strategy?

Comment on Fed’s Zero-Interest Rate Pledge Zaps Market Volatility by salim

salim — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:13:37 +0000

this is not a put spead. the prices are quoted from the call options.

Comment on Can January’s Rally Continue? by Paul Browning, Jr.

Paul Browning, Jr. — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:10:38 +0000

I absolutely agree with the comment about the Fed manipulating this market. Without that we would be dropping like a rock.

Comment on Yum! Brands — How to Play Tuesday’s Earnings Report by Dave

Dave — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:18:00 +0000

you were wrong dumba**

Comment on UPDATE: Trump May Endorse Romney by Doggerelo

Doggerelo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:15:50 +0000

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Comment on Verizon, Redbox Alliance Faces Fierce Competition in Streaming Video by david

david — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:54:48 +0000

The problem with Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, sure n you can stream unlimited old release movies but if you want to watch a new release you have to pay 3.99 and up. If Redbox will stream new releases for a $1.00 like they do at thier kiosk then they will take over the streaming game maybe. Tying in with Verizon will cut them off from half the market. Don't understand that move. They should go it alone and give everyone access not just people that have verizon accts.

Comment on Energy Expectations for February by @pentamillionair

@pentamillionair — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:41:13 +0000

The solution for fraccing pollution is waterless fraccing; Gasfrac has done over a 1000 fracs with gelled propane; you don't need any water; you don't produce any waste fluids (no need for injection wells); no need to flare (no CO2 emissions); truck traffic is cut to a trickle from 900 trips per well for water fraccing to 30 with propane fracs; and on top of that the process increases oil and gas production; it is a win for the industry, a win for the community and a win for the environment.

Comment on Verizon, Redbox Alliance Faces Fierce Competition in Streaming Video by Kevin Klein

Kevin Klein — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:33:10 +0000

I absolutly love RedBox and hope these two companies can pull this off. I have tried Netflix and I don't enjoy watching movies that are older than I am.

Comment on 3 Stocks That Are Better Than Facebook by samir

samir — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:13:05 +0000

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Comment on Forget Greek Debt for 6 Weeks and Start Buying Stocks by ChuckPonzi

ChuckPonzi — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:53:33 +0000

"And most Greeks, despite complaints about austerity, still are by and large in favor of remaining a member of the EU."

True but most Greeks continue to think the then can game the system and avoid reform and austerity.

Comment on Virus Strikes Passengers and Crew on One of Carnival’s Cruise Ships by john madon

john madon — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:58:34 +0000

You need to check your facts. It was 2 ships the Ruby & the crown princess. The crown had approximately 300 – 400 passengers & crew infected. It was on one of the big 3 news programs (cbs, nbc, abc) over the weekend

Comment on Can January’s Rally Continue? by Sam Collins

Sam Collins — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:45:11 +0000

Strongly agree.

Comment on Can January’s Rally Continue? by George

George — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:40:16 +0000

Sam,
You mentioned above that the up/down volume ratio in the Nasdaq land came at 21.0:1, but in my calculations it came only at around 5.50:1 and thus short of bullish extremes of 9.0:1.
George

Comment on Get Ready for Facebook Mobile Ads by @MosaicTec

@MosaicTec — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:34:00 +0000

Mobile advertisements would be a big step for Facebook. Advertising on its site has existed for years, but the mobile version has been free from ads since its inception. Consumers would probably be happy to go on without ads, but this will be a whole new revenue stream for Facebook.

Sarah
Mosaic Technology