Entries Tagged as 'Stock Picks'

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

T - AT&T dividend yield 4.2%

“Given uncertainties, our strategy is to focus on stocks with minimal downside risk,” says Harry Domash who has added AT&T (NYSE: T) to the portfolio of his Winning Investing.”Telecom giant AT&T is in a recession resistant businesses and pays a high dividend, which are the characteristics we need for this market. The stock provides and […]

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Better time ahead for CUBA

CUBA the stock, and possibly Cuba the country.
CUBA:NASDAQ is  a closed-end fund managed by HERZFELD/CUBA a division of Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. (based in Miami). The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. To achieve its objective the Fund invests in issuers that are likely, in the Advisor’s view, to benefit from economic, political, structural and […]

Friday, February 15th, 2008

ETFC message board

Lots of eyes on ETFC as it sits on the $5 support/resistance level. A move over $5.50 would bring in a the technical traders looking for a break out. Support at $4.50 at the moment.  For more discussion ETFC visit the HSM message boards.

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Top 10 most actively traded with gains

Finding strength in a shaky market requires some research, so how about looking at what the most actively traded stocks with at least four days of consecutive gains. You might recognize some of these:
INTC - Intel Corporation
TWX - AMERICA ONLINE INC
RIO - COMPANHIA VALE
HPQ - HEWLETT-PACKARD
NVDA - NVIDIA Corporation
ADBE - Adobe Systems
SMH - Semiconductor Holders
DTV […]

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Agriculture stocks are hot

So we know that anything connected to agriculture has been moving, but what about the companies that provide the much needed chemicals that every farmer needs? Here is a list of agricultural chemical stocks:
MON - Monsanto Co

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Dogs of the Dow 2008

The Dogs of the Dow Theory is really quite simple. The Dow Jones Industrials is a prestigious list of companies to begin with. By sorting these stocks to find the ten companies with the highest dividend yield, you are automatically choosing companies that are undervalued relative to their peers. By refreshing the […]

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Microsoft +Yahoo = Microhoo?

A whole googol of lawmakers (yes, googol = 10100 , do you like that?) are lining up to poke and prod the Microhoo deal. There are some pretty charts at the end of this article, so keep reading!
The House Energy and Commerce subcommittee wants to hold a hearing about online advertising market and other issues […]

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

List of banking stocks within 10% of 52wk lows

With the financial sector taking the biggest beat down out there, it is the perfect place to fish around for picks. The following bank stocks are within 10% of their 52wk lows: UBB, MFG, ABN, ITU, VNBC, AWBC, MBVA, NBTF, BOFL, SBBX, ORIT, MCBF, PCBI, NASB, WFBC, ITYC.
Looking for increasing RSI coming off the lows, […]

Monday, February 4th, 2008

ETFC - E*Trade worth a close look at $4

After taking a severe hit from mortgage related issues, insiders at ETFC have loaded up in the $4 area. This is either a show of faith or just an attempt to let investors know they trust their company with their own money, either way, it looks tempting.