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Maybe Caps should give us say 10 picks we can make for stocks under $100M cap

May 29, 2009 – Comments (4) | RELATED TICKERS: IGC

Reason is simple, there are many of us missing out on potential 10 baggers because we are not allowed to pick them at the very beginning.  [more]

Changing my View on Palm Pre after Verizon signs on

May 28, 2009 – Comments (0) | RELATED TICKERS: PALM.DL , VZ , S

I thought Sprint was going to be the only carrier for the Pre so I was bearish on a one wonder carrier scenerio. But with Verizon now on board this thing just grew legs.  [more]

Palm PRE is beating out iPhone in a Poll, I can't believe it.

May 27, 2009 – Comments (0) | RELATED TICKERS: PALM.DL , AAPL

GO to the site and vote against the Palm Pre. Lets knock it out of the top spot at polldaddy.com.

http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1396978/

IPOD made Apple soar will Pre do samething to PALM??

May 26, 2009 – Comments (4) | RELATED TICKERS: AAPL , PALM.DL

any techies in the fool please respond.

Sell in May & Go Away effect starts after Memorial Day But

May 26, 2009 – Comments (1)

since its nearly impossible to close 200 picks from Caps without wasting an entire day on the internet , I will have to weather the pullback without closing the positions.   [more]

I will be shocked if SKIL continues on its own for much longer

May 22, 2009 – Comments (0) | RELATED TICKERS: SKIL.DL

There are way too many bigger software companies that eat software stocks under $1B for lunch whenever they see a small player making huge gains in a short time period. One quick beast to look at is Oracle which has been swallowing smaller players like as if its one giant fish eating all the smaller fish.  [more]

Investors Optimistic On Russian Potential the tickerspy.com

May 20, 2009 – Comments (1) | RELATED TICKERS: MBT , ROS , MTL

Investors turned to Russian stocks on Tuesday on optimism for economic improvement. Related QuotesSymbolPriceChangeCTCM9.98+0.23MBT37.10+2.19MTL9.72+0.83ROS50.45+1.10VIP12.08+0.87{"s" : "ctcm,mbt,mtl,ros,vip","k" : "c10,l10,p20,t10","o" : "","j" : ""}

Some analysts are turning bullish on Russian stocks as oil prices rise and financial issues appear to subside. According to Reuters, Bank of America's Michael Hartnett thinks Russia's oil prices were holding Russian companies down. The analyst is telling clients that there is a "huge upside" if oil crosses the $60 mark. Crude is near Hartnett's magic number, currently trading above $58 a barrel.   [more]

How they heck am I losing to vitrified in the Champion of the world contest???

May 19, 2009 – Comments (5)

1 vitrified 139.70 +95.91 76.00% 2 IBDvalueinvestin 348.25 +206.77 75.38% I am up by 200 points over him and down less than 1% on accuracy so how could I be losing?? Another rigged contest?

The BRIC nations loaded with oversold stocks, Brazil (ARA), Russia (MTL), India (IBN), China (YZC)

May 19, 2009 – Comments (1) | RELATED TICKERS: ARA , MTL , IBN

Actually if MTL manages to pull off the deal of its life then it could also be our deal of a lifetime buying this stock below $10/shr   [more]

Indian stocks rally 17% , one thats going even higher is REDF

May 18, 2009 – Comments (0) | RELATED TICKERS: REDF

Indian stocks rally 17% , one thats going even higher is REDF

DRYS eps estimates now being revised upwards after a full year of steady downward revisions.

May 18, 2009 – Comments (0) | RELATED TICKERS: DRYS

I see this as a major trend reversal as the BDI index surging upwards will now cause DRYBULK shippers eps estimates to also reverse trend and move higher.

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ae?s=DRYS

Some info on Drybulk for those not familiar with the sector:

May 18, 2009 – Comments (2) | RELATED TICKERS: GNK , DSX , DRYS

Global Trade Depends on Cargo Ships

When you consider that two-thirds of the world’s goods are transported by sea, it's no wonder that investors would be wise to get more involved in this sector. International shipping plays a vital role in commodity trading and facilitating global trade, and that’s not going to change anytime soon. To put it in perspective, dry bulk shipping of commodities accounts for just below 40% of total seaborne freight. It’s a whopping amount of goods and a strong, high-yield sector! To learn how you can cash in on the commodity boom, you’ll want to read, “Commodities: Your Guide to Profiting Smartly.”  [more]

BDI made a much higher low in March-April and now Soaring towards a higher High

May 18, 2009 – Comments (1) | RELATED TICKERS: DRYS , GNK , DSX

in April - May, its setting up to break Feb. highs, when stocks like DRYS hit the mid teens on that last surge in BDI index. The BDI is higher again this morning. Up 61 points.

http://www.dryships.com/pages/report.asp

The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has Surged 400 points over the last Month due to China Buying Iron Ore

May 15, 2009 – Comments (2) | RELATED TICKERS: GNK , DSX , DRYS

China buying boosts Baltic index

 http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/Companies/ByEvent/Indicators/Analysis/article/20090513/58523d54-3fa9-11de-a064-0015171400aa/China-buying-boosts-Baltic-index.jsp  [more]

3 months prior to August. is time to buy Drybulk, here is the reasons

May 15, 2009 – Comments (7) | RELATED TICKERS: TBSI , DSX , GNK

Companies order goods from China and other Asian nations 3 months ahead of August for back to school goods and it takes roughly 3 months to get the order processed and delivered on time for August delivery. Guess what time it is right now? 3 months ahead for August delivery and guess which stocks are rallying today? GNK, SB, EXM, DRYS, TBSI, DSX   [more]

GNW is skyrocketing after posting huge losses. nice but does it have legs???

May 14, 2009 – Comments (5) | RELATED TICKERS: GNW

Seems more like a one day wonder,.

DryBulk Stocks fell all week, but today they are rallying

May 14, 2009 – Comments (0)

One stock that reports next Thursday is up +.82 to $5.72 its symbol is SB  [more]

Are you ready for next wave of Bank Dilution?

May 14, 2009 – Comments (2) | RELATED TICKERS: BAC , WFC , C

Many in the economic world see the bank stress as a FED. setup to get banks to dilute shareholders so that the FED. does not have to give them more money.  [more]

Shocking initial jobless claims return. Just when we thought we were turning the corner.

May 14, 2009 – Comments (3) | RELATED TICKERS: POT , BJ.DL , WMT

Guest on bloomberg says we are headed into a wasted decade like Japan just had. Only one sector can still grow in this economy and its FOOD.  Farms and those supplying farms will continue to grow.

Fertilizer stocks and companies selling food cheap will still grow.

I guess that could be one of the reasons that POT was given a $150 price target yesterday.

But I really like BJ & WMT at these prices.

Market rebound on jobless numbers Thursday which have been beating estimates with lower losses this spring.

May 13, 2009 – Comments (3)

 
May 14 08:30 Core PPI Apr
0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
May 14 08:30 Initial Claims 05/09
580k NA 601K
May 14 08:30 PPI Apr
0.2% 0.1% -1.2%  [more]

Protein & Fertilizer Conference Thursday May 14, 2009 (POT)

May 13, 2009 – Comments (0) | RELATED TICKERS: POT , MOS , IPI

14-May-09 Conferences MOS, POT, IPI, DHR at BMO Capital Markets Agriculture, Protein & Fertilizer Conference (POT)

Market Rebounding after open gap down. As retail numbers were baked in.

May 13, 2009 – Comments (1)

Retail sector was down 4 straight session prior to today's numbers, shows that today's numbers were not a surprise.

Target raised on POT to $150

May 13, 2009 – Comments (2) | RELATED TICKERS: POT

Currently only $103

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=pot

Rich countries buying Farm land in poor countries to feed Rich people, while poor starve.

May 13, 2009 – Comments (2) | RELATED TICKERS: AGM , POT , MOS

FARMLAND is a constant increasing demand while the supply of FARMLAND is a constant decreasing supply. I would hate to live in the future where wars will be fought for Farmland not Oil fields.  [more]

Wow INTEL smoking up in Afterhours, Intel CEO: Second quarter 'better than expected'at MarketWatch(Tue 4:34pm)

May 12, 2009 – Comments (0) | RELATED TICKERS: INTC

Intel CEO: Second quarter 'better than expected'at MarketWatch(Tue 4:34pm)

Secular Bull again in Fertilizer & Agriculture stocks??

May 12, 2009 – Comments (1) | RELATED TICKERS: AGM , POT , MOS

Looks like AGM comments about  agriculture/fertilizer  has caused the entire sector to rally.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Farmer-Mac-Reports-First-prnews-15213536.html?.v=1

Looks like its AGM turn to run like WFC, BAC, ZION have done the last 6 weeks.

May 12, 2009 – Comments (1)

Earnings of $33 Million Bring Capital Surplus to $67 Million  [more]

ELN making $100M profit on every 10,000 new users

May 12, 2009 – Comments (2) | RELATED TICKERS: ELN

of its MS drug.   [more]

2 Drug stocks rose from the Dead, another is Poised to do the same.

May 11, 2009 – Comments (6) | RELATED TICKERS: DNDN , VNDA , ELN

DNDN from under $5 to $20's in days  [more]

INFY a strong buy because don't think for a minute that those Indian customer service workers

May 11, 2009 – Comments (0) | RELATED TICKERS: INFY

will dissappear from American corporations hotline (customer service center), the profits they make from the indians is far too high , no matter how much Obama wants to tax profits from overseas by American companies.

FSIN a $6+ stock down after raising Q2 guidance and beating by .02

May 11, 2009 – Comments (0) | RELATED TICKERS: FSIN.DL

Shows that the opening gap down is dragging even stocks with good news down today.

But that should be seen as an opportunity not as a selling point.

FSIN guides Q2 $0.21-0.25 vs. $0.19 consensus. 

Sector rotation out of Banks and into Energy will be more profound today.

May 11, 2009 – Comments (2)

Banks have gone well ahead of themselves right now but energy is just getting started and every year energy has its biggest gains in MAY ahead of the summer driving season. Usually energy peaks on Memorial Day. Which is the kickoff to the summer driving season.

Sort of buy ahead of the news and sell on the news mentality.

Natural Gas Surges most Since 2006

May 08, 2009 – Comments (0) | RELATED TICKERS: NGS

Natural Gas Advances Toward Biggest Weekly Gain Since 2006

By Reg Curren  [more]

News just out on Restrictions on CO2 will lead to Natural Gas demand picking up dramatically

May 08, 2009 – Comments (2) | RELATED TICKERS: NGS

US States retooling laws to bury coal's CO2Source: Stateline.Org
Published Friday, 8 May, 2009 - 16:12 If Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D) gets his way, carbon dioxide pollution that now spews from a coal-fired plant in nearby Canada instead would be siphoned off and piped 50 miles south into northeastern Montana. The gas would be compressed and cooled into a liquid and then buried some 6,000 feet below ground, with Canada footing part of the bill.
The carbon dioxide would stay there and not in the atmosphere, where it could otherwise contribute to global warming.

Clearing the way for such “carbon sequestration” projects will be no easy task, even in a coal-rich state like Montana. But sequestration could soon be a hot topic in state capitols because of federal efforts to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide pollution. The Obama administration is pushing caps on greenhouse gas production and will soon dole out more than $1.5 billion in incentives for sequestration projects from its economic stimulus package.  [more]

Bought Call options in FSIN mainly because of this article

May 08, 2009 – Comments (1) | RELATED TICKERS: FSIN.DL , ACH

China Stirs a Pot of Gold  [more]

Amazing how fast sectors rotating back into Biotechs & Healthcare

May 07, 2009 – Comments (0)

I guess that is the end of the 2 month rally.

VNDA another 5 Bagger Potential even after the 7 Baggers of today put it at $9/shr

May 07, 2009 – Comments (0) | RELATED TICKERS: VNDA

Vanda Pharmaceuticals: Tomorrow's Headline Stock

by: Joe Kunkle May 07, 2009 |   [more]

VANDA makes it to the Bigtime, too bad I can't pick it today due to caps delayed market caps rules.

May 07, 2009 – Comments (1) | RELATED TICKERS: VNDA

Ahead of the Bell: Vanda surges on Fanapt approval
Vanda shares soar after company says FDA approves schizophrenia drug following delay

 Related:

    * Johnson & Johnson
    * , Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. skyrocketed in premarket trading Thursday after the company said regulators approved its schizophrenia drug Fanapt.
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Rockville, Md.-based Vanda plans to begin shipping the drug to pharmacies later this year. The news sent Vanda shares surging nearly tenfold to $11.25 from $1.08. The stock last traded above $11 in November 2007, and has not been above $6.59 in the last year.

Fanapt, or iloperidone, was more effective than a sugar pill in controlling symptoms of schizophrenia in clinical testing. The drug is an atypical antipsychotic, a group of relatively new drugs. Other drugs in the group include risperidone, which Johnson & Johnson markets as Risperdal, and Eli Lilly & Co.'s Zyprexa.

Approval for the drug was delayed in July because the Food and Drug Administration concluded Fanapt was too similar to drugs already on the market. The agency also required more testing at the time.

The most common side effects for Fanapt in clinical testing were dizziness, dry mouth, fatigue, nasal congestion, sleepiness, low blood pressure, rapid heartbeat, and mild weight gain.  [more]

Asphalt a big chunk of Stimulus by Obama, as millions of miles of highway will be resurfaced with Asphalt. Holly should be a benefactor..

May 07, 2009 – Comments (0) | RELATED TICKERS: HFC

UPDATE 1-Holly Q1 profit more than doubles

* Q1 EPS $0.44 vs $0.17 year-ago  [more]

Sector rotation into energy started already...based on the

May 06, 2009 – Comments (1)

the stock performance today of the High beta energy names like PDO, royl, mxc, fpp  [more]

Sector Rotation out of Banks will start after Stress test report.

May 06, 2009 – Comments (1)

Banks have rallied 100% to 300% depending on which bank you look at, but that was the easy money. Now to safeguard those returns many will rotate out of banks and into the energy sector again. That is the one sector which is still well below its former highs. Oil is still in mid $50's after being $147 in July 2008 Peak.

Watching HOLLY prior to earnings tonight for hints its earnings thru price movement.

May 06, 2009 – Comments (0) | RELATED TICKERS: HFC

10:31  Crude oil spikes to highs, at $55.80, following inventory data; now up $1.32 to $55.16

Best Coal stock still Under $10? My Pick PCX

May 04, 2009 – Comments (7) | RELATED TICKERS: PCXCQ

its following the Coal trend up but its still well off its past highs in the $80's