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Market Sentiment Mildy Bullish

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:39:52 +0000

While we are due for some downside, the trend is generally higher heading into Q3.

http://www.prlog.org/10275554-penny-stocks-and-market-sentiment-on-hotstockmarketcom.html

ETFC – Etrade making a move to test May highs

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:33:35 +0000

Finally some action for ETFC shareholders with a move to test the recent highs.

$4.35 is the May high it need to break.

New short term highs

admin — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:35:24 +0000

Stocks hitting new 52wk highs worth noting:

VISN, ISYS, BWEN, CRZO, AXYS, OTTR, CWEI

Stocks making new highs are worth noting for possible short term trades to higher levels.

Solar stocks ETF – TAN

admin — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:36:29 +0000

You can now buy a basket of the top 25 solar stocks in the new ETF aptly named TAN. More information on this new solar ETF here http://www.claymore.com/TAN/

Top Fund Holdings as of 4/15/08
Name Weighting
FIRST SOLAR INC 8.96 %
RENEWABLE ENERGY CORP AS 7.80 %
Q-CELLS AG 6.49 %
SUNTECH POWER HOLDINGS ADR 6.08 %
JA SOLAR HOLDINGS CO LTD 5.30 %
SOLARWORLD AG 5.24 %

SUNPOWER CORP-A 5.20 %
LDK SOLAR CO LTD-ADR 4.73 %
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS INC 4.54 %
YINGLI GREEN ENERGY – ADR 4.21 %
SOLARIA ENERGIA TE SA 3.72 %
TRINA SOLAR LTD-SPON ADR 3.38 %
EVERGREEN SOLAR INC 3.25 %
CENTROTHERM PHOTOVOLTAICS 3.19 %
ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES 3.16 %
SOLARFUN POWER HOLDINGS CO 3.11 %
ERSOL SOLAR ENERGY AG 3.08 %
CANADIAN SOLAR INC 3.00 %
SOLON AG FUER SOLARTECHNI 2.80 %
MEYER BURGER TECHNOLOGY A 2.61 %
CONERGY AG 2.40 %
CHINA SUNERGY CO LTD 2.06 %
MANZ AUTOMATION AG 1.98 %
ROTH & RAU AG 1.96 %
EMCORE CORP 1.73 %

VISA IPO Date

admin — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:11:09 +0000

The VISA IPO should be done by Oct 4th according to the company (visit VISA IPO date message board)

The company in November filed to raise up to $10 billion with the offering, potentially making it the second largest U.S. IPO after 2000’s $10.6 billion offering by AT&T Wireless. It has not disclosed the number of shares it will offer, or a price range for the share sale.

Best stock picks

admin — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:37:28 +0000

I had a question sent about this, you will note the category labeled “Best”, this is reserved for stocks that we feel are the best stock picks for mid to long term appreciation. They will usually be familiar blue chip names, or at times mid caps that are looking good technically and fundamentally.

You can scan for the best stock picks by simply clicking on that category.

Who is donating what to the candidates?

admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:22:37 +0000

With presidential candidates primed to raise $1B this election season, which big investment banks and tech firms are ponying up to support the top contenders?

Alexandra Twin of CNNMoney.com has the following share:
One of the most competitive presidential elections in years is also on track to become the most expensive election ever, according to OpenSecrets.org, the web site of the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics.

And big publicly traded companies such as investment banks Lehman Brothers (LEH, Fortune 500) and Merrill Lynch (MER, Fortune 500) and tech leaders Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) and Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) are among the largest contributors to the top candidates.

In 2007, the major presidential candidates raised $582.5 million and spent $481.2 million.

Lehman Brothers and Microsoft were the biggest overall donors in the fourth quarter, while Goldman Sachs and Citigroup were the biggest corporate donors for the year.

Here are the full details for the top two candidates from each party. The CRP totals include money from PACs, contributors and their family members.
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D.-N.Y.

Clinton raised $26.6 million in the fourth quarter and nearly $117.7 million through year-end 2007.

Top contributors so far: DLA Piper ($470,150); Goldman Sachs ($407,561); Morgan Stanley ($362,700); Citigroup ($350,895); and Lehman Brothers ($237,270).
Sen. Barack Obama, D.-Ill.

Obama raised $22.8 million in the fourth quarter and nearly $102.2 million by the end of 2007.

Top contributors so far: Goldman Sachs ($421,763); UBS ($296,670); Lehman Brothers ($250,630); National Amusements ($245,843); and JP Morgan Chase ($240,788).
Former Gov. Mitt Romney, R.-Mass.

Romney raised $26.9 million in the fourth quarter and nearly $88.5 million through year-end 2007. The CRP notes that $35.4 million of his funding has come from his own pocket.

Top contributors so far: Goldman Sachs ($223,925); Merrill Lynch ($163,020); Citigroup ($162,950); Morgan Stanley ($152,050); and Lehman Brothers ($137,450).
Sen. John McCain, R.-Ariz.

McCain raised $9.7 million in the fourth quarter and $41.1 million as of the end of 2007.

Top contributors so far: Merrill Lynch ($155,950); Citigroup ($153,362); Blank Rome ($143,501); Greenberg Traurig ($130,587); and Goldman Sachs ($85,252). To top of page