http://www.prooftrader.com/ ProofTrader is a stock picking community where participants are rated with a 1-100 score over time. Anyone may contribute and the site is completely free. en-us Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:00:01 GMT Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:00:03 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss editor@prooftrader.com webmaster@prooftrader.com http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VXX/653/Volatility It goes up...and it goes down.  We are here on a friday where the market is having a stellar day and a pretty stellar week, and the VIX is down.  Perfect time for me to pick up a few October 2010 options at the... David Sachdev Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:23:57 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VXX/653/Volatility http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AKAM/652/Streaming-Media As I have cancelled my DirectTV service in the last month or so and have been using Hulu, and likely NetFlix the power of technology like Akamai becomes even more apparent.  But there are tons of great write-ups on... David Sachdev Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:44:10 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AKAM/652/Streaming-Media http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ME/651/BIG-BAM-BOOM One of their rigs just exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.  Not sure of all the details yet, but this doesn't look good. Ian Hall Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:46:46 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ME/651/BIG-BAM-BOOM http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/EWZ/650/Brazil-keep-shining "When I create I try to submerge myself into a dream like state where I am a 5 year old. Just enough information to still have my own opinion" Okay what is Kanye talkin bout this time? It's Brazil.... Kanye West Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:37:01 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/EWZ/650/Brazil-keep-shining http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LULU/649/LULUbiquitous Lululemon Athletica Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of athletic apparel and accessories for women, men, and female youth in Canada, the United States, and Australia.File this one squarely under the... Ian Hall Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:30:51 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LULU/649/LULUbiquitous http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/USU/648/Bet-the-other-way Giving this recently-abused stock a month to bounce 10 points from its rather severe slide over the past quarter.  USEC supplies low enriched uranium (LEU) to commercial nuclear power plants in the United States and... Ian Hall Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:34:30 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/USU/648/Bet-the-other-way http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ONCY/647/Scarred-about-the-face-breast-chest-neck-and-head Well, it's really only the neck and head these folks are concerned with.  Oncolytics Biotech, Inc. () is a development stage biotechnology company based in Calgary, Alberta.The company develops REOLYSIN, a human cancer... Ian Hall Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:21:38 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ONCY/647/Scarred-about-the-face-breast-chest-neck-and-head http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CTCH/646/Spambusters Israel-based Commtouch Software Ltd., together with its subsidiary, Commtouch Inc., develops and provides messaging and Web security solutions to original equipment manufacturer partners and enterprises.Among other things, they... Ian Hall Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:01:54 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CTCH/646/Spambusters http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/STRN/645/Permanent-waves The world's in crisis, man.  Icecaps are meltin'.  The oceans are getting bigger...pretty soon, this place is gonna be like that terrible Costner flick I never watched called "Waterworld." ... Ian Hall Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:46:46 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/STRN/645/Permanent-waves http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/APP/644/Arent-the-good-guys-supposed-to-win American Apparel makes all its clothes in the USA, bucking the temptation to use sweatshop labor, and it wears this fact on its lapel like a badge of honor.  So it should be no surprise that our caustic culture greets... Ashley Rice Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:26:00 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/APP/644/Arent-the-good-guys-supposed-to-win http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QID/643/Hindenburg-Omen-Myth-Reality-or-Both The stock market is down more than 6% since the start of August, and lately you may have heard chatter about an ominous sounding phenomenon called the Hindenburg Omen.  For those who are not familiar with it, here is... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:25:29 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QID/643/Hindenburg-Omen-Myth-Reality-or-Both http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/HPQ/642/You-wont-believe-what-I-Hurd-the-other-day Let me preface this opinion by stating that a) I think HP's doing a great job in the server business, which fortunately for them comprises the bulk of their worth, and b) if a CEO wants to expense hookers for his clients, then... Nibbler Leela Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:00:31 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/HPQ/642/You-wont-believe-what-I-Hurd-the-other-day http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/INTC/641/Intel-Inside Sure, Intel isn't the only chip out there...in fact far from it, but it has enough market share that as we find CPU's in every household appliance Intel, as the market leader, will do well.  Truth is, I still have some... David Sachdev Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:58:32 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/INTC/641/Intel-Inside http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/640/Barrel-of-Apples I'm a collector of Apple at these levels, with a re-evaluation at the 272 level.  If Apple falls below 242, I will re-evaluate this strategy, and probably consider taking a loss based on what would push us below that... David Sachdev Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:49:33 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/640/Barrel-of-Apples http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CHBT/639/New-BIDU-on-the-block China-Biotics just posted its first full-quarter of revenues and earning, and from the looks of things, this company is well positioned to be a leader in China's huge probiotic market. Retail sales increased 26.3% year over year,... Mark Enriquez Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:44:42 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CHBT/639/New-BIDU-on-the-block http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/INTC/638/All-they-do-is-power-80-of-all-mobile-PCs-and-70-of-servers Intel's recent earnings report was a blow-out, the best quarter in their 42-year history.  Earnings of $4 billion.  Yet the stock now sits below its price going into the earnings release.To me this is emblematic... Henry Chinaski Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:04:57 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/INTC/638/All-they-do-is-power-80-of-all-mobile-PCs-and-70-of-servers http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ZUMZ/637/Great-retailer-with-earnings-coming-out So we've got back to school and christmas time in my target time here....while I don't think it is going to take that long, retail is a bit fickle.  But from the price it is now, I'm positive you can make money on this... David Sachdev Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:27:33 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ZUMZ/637/Great-retailer-with-earnings-coming-out http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SBUX/636/Chance-to-pick-up-a-gold-star-stock-on-a-crap-day The percentage gain I am predicting here makes this look like a weak prediction, but in the options market you can still make decent money on this sort of thing.  I figured I'd be remiss if I didn't do at least some... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:28:45 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SBUX/636/Chance-to-pick-up-a-gold-star-stock-on-a-crap-day http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CELG/635/Starting-small-with-a-simple-momentum-trade  Analysts are looking for this stock to rise to $70.   Jeffries changed their mind on Jun 7th after a brief downgrade.  Even the lowest price target is above where CELG is now. The... Ken Greiner Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:24:33 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CELG/635/Starting-small-with-a-simple-momentum-trade http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KONA/634/Foursquare-and-seven-days-well-eightfrom-now Kona Grill, based in Scottsdale, AZ, operates upscale casual dining restaurants in Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, Texas, and ... Ian Hall Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:28:20 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KONA/634/Foursquare-and-seven-days-well-eightfrom-now http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NGBF/633/Little-known-local-player-in-the-Biofuels-market-may-make-a-splash Based in Columbia, Maryland, New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, New Generation Biofuels, Inc., holds an exclusive license to commercialize proprietary technology to manufacture an... Ian Hall Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:01:32 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NGBF/633/Little-known-local-player-in-the-Biofuels-market-may-make-a-splash http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/632/Pushing-My-Luck ...and I really should wait a few days to cover this one again, but well, maybe there is an Android annoucement coming out soon.  Of course everyone know's it's coming to Android, but seems like people are creating a... David Sachdev Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:58:46 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/632/Pushing-My-Luck http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SPY/631/2-Fridays-before-Op-Ex-just-tends-to-suck I have been very into options lately and today being such a crap day I was debating whether I should be getting out of some of my calls.It occurred to me that we have two full weeks left until expiration and I decided to look... Josh Warner-Burke Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:36:27 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SPY/631/2-Fridays-before-Op-Ex-just-tends-to-suck http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ABT/630/The-I-in-BRIC So, I hae some of my money in BRIC plays, and personally I want to be overweight in Brazil given their plethora of natural resources and the Olympics which are coming soon, but you can't ignore RIC! So I have jumped into... David Sachdev Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:01:36 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ABT/630/The-I-in-BRIC http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GME/627/Culture-and-experience-of-gaming-will-remain-important-and-this-dominant-player-will-rebound This stock has really had its share of ups and downs, most of which have to do with the perception that the video game sector is declining, especially absent online offerings.Before getting into my reasons for confidence in the... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:53:00 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GME/627/Culture-and-experience-of-gaming-will-remain-important-and-this-dominant-player-will-rebound http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/^DJI/623/Dear-MarketWatch-behold-my-magic-coin-flip I am writing this piece in reply to Mark Hulbert's MarketWatch article, No time like the present: August is a good month for stocks, in which Mr. Hulbert cites a study of the monthly return on the Dow Jones Industrial Average... Nibbler Leela Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:07:01 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/^DJI/623/Dear-MarketWatch-behold-my-magic-coin-flip http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VMW/620/Paradigm-shift-in-virtualization-favors-market-leader I recently have had the opportunity to use VMware's virtualization software on a Mac PowerBook Pro, running instances of Windows 7 and RedHat linux.  This setup is remarkably versatile.  You choose whatever... Josh Warner-Burke Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:33:19 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VMW/620/Paradigm-shift-in-virtualization-favors-market-leader http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NOK/615/Who-still-uses-Nokia-phones Here at ProofTrader, we just love smartphones.  Where is Nokia in this market?  It dawned on me while sitting in first class on a recent flight for a business trip.  I looked around and saw various... Mike Barkett Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:42:50 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NOK/615/Who-still-uses-Nokia-phones http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CMG/613/Expect-spicy-earnings-amigo Last earnings I successfully predicted that Chipotle's earnings would surprise to the upside.  What did I base this on?  Primarily my own 'field research'.  And by this I mean all the burrito bols I... Josh Warner-Burke Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:22:46 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CMG/613/Expect-spicy-earnings-amigo http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ABD/611/Have-you-seen-my-stapler ACCO Brands Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and markets traditional and computer-related office products and supplies, including staplers, staples, punches, ring binders, trimmers, sheet protectors, hanging file... Ian Hall Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:48:41 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ABD/611/Have-you-seen-my-stapler http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AKAM/609/Internet-heavy-hitters The price action on Akamai lately has really set it apart as a market leader.  At the same time, Intel's record earnings tells the story of a very healthy demand in the tech sector.  This is a company that has... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:02:56 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AKAM/609/Internet-heavy-hitters http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BP/606/Do-you-really-think-a-cap-will-fix-the-oil-spill Simply put, there are a lot of big IFS surrounding this latest capping strategy.  BP has shown repeatedly that their attempts to stem the spill amount to window dressing, tempered with measures to guard their... Mike Barkett Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:17:50 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BP/606/Do-you-really-think-a-cap-will-fix-the-oil-spill http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CSTR/599/Redbox-still-on-the-way-up-not-down-regardless-of-streaming Took notice of CoinStar, owner of Redbox movie rental kiosks, last autumn, around 34 or so, since then it's gotten run up, then run down.  The perception now, with appreciation of Netflix's streaming hegemony growing, is... Francisco Logan Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:29:27 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CSTR/599/Redbox-still-on-the-way-up-not-down-regardless-of-streaming http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/RL/598/Timeless-style-at-an-attractive-price My initial interest in Ralph Lauren came because of a particular sweatshirt I bought in the 90s.  I was I think 14 at the time, and my parents had taken me to a RL outlet store.  The sweatshirt, a simple dark... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:36:14 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/RL/598/Timeless-style-at-an-attractive-price http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/OPEN/595/IPO-hangover-in-store-for-OpenTable OpenTable is great.  If you are looking for some decent reviews and quick reservations at a nice restauraunt, then I highly recommend you check it out.  Like US Airways, I have used it many times, and unlike... Mike Barkett Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:57:43 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/OPEN/595/IPO-hangover-in-store-for-OpenTable http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SSO/594/Sell-in-June-shorts-to-the-moon @Chris On the last one, you ended up positive, but the much bigger move was in the opposite direction about 3-4 weeks delayed from your pick. So maybe I'll draft up a big short and cover it around mid-June, and put that to the... Mike Barkett Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:55:42 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SSO/594/Sell-in-June-shorts-to-the-moon http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ARMH/592/Droid-X-and-Blockbuster-and-Netflix-and-Apple-and-Qualcomm-and-Motorola-and-Verizon-and-Evo-and-and-and Similar to the $TQNT coverage made by another PT analyst, I am covering $ARMH in anticipation of the new Droid X that will be officially unveiled next week.  Some links on the topic:Droid X uses the ARMv7 processor,... Mike Barkett Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:37:52 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ARMH/592/Droid-X-and-Blockbuster-and-Netflix-and-Apple-and-Qualcomm-and-Motorola-and-Verizon-and-Evo-and-and-and http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FSLR/590/First-Solar-bounced-at-100-now-itll-go-to-140 On June 8 with the price about 102.89, I emailed this to a friendNot saying it's a buy right here, given the state of the market, but this stock is close to its 52 week low so if you're interested in solar, keep an eye on... Henry Chinaski Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:30:59 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FSLR/590/First-Solar-bounced-at-100-now-itll-go-to-140 http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UA/589/Can-Under-Armour-crack-the-NFLs-exclusive-contract There are a lot of reasons to be bullish on Under Armour.  Compare their market cap to the size of their brand.  One is small, the other is huge.  Consider how many college athletic programs they... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:02:53 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UA/589/Can-Under-Armour-crack-the-NFLs-exclusive-contract http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NED/587/Chinese-New-Year This one's been sleeping in the back of my mind for some time and today I can wait no longer...I'm busting through it like the secret door at the back of the wardrobe that leads to Narnia.Noah Education provides interactive,... Ian Hall Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:28:37 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NED/587/Chinese-New-Year http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SHOO/586/Shoes-right-now-where-were-we This stock peaked at a split-adjusted $40 at the beginning of May, following a shoe trend that saw Steve Madden and others like Deckers (maker of Ugg boots) and DSW skyrocket and capture the praises of Jim Cramer among others.In... Francisco Logan Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:40:44 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SHOO/586/Shoes-right-now-where-were-we http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LVS/580/Buzz-is-high-for-Sands-stock On Tuesday, when it seemed the market might just go Armageddon, I sold my LVS.  Then it immediately popped up, and I thought better of it, and bought back in.  Then I started looking at options and bought some... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:45:17 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LVS/580/Buzz-is-high-for-Sands-stock http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FAZ/574/Monday-wont-be-any-better Let's put it this way, if you think BP will suddenly get its act together, Greece and Hungary will start the world's most lucrative lemonade stand, Israel, Hamas and Turkey will all kiss and make up, Germany will decide they want... Mike Barkett Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:50:31 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FAZ/574/Monday-wont-be-any-better http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BWEN/570/Wind-power-upside-no-risk-of-air-spill Alternative energy, as a sector, has done pretty poorly since electing a Democratic president who stated on the campaign trail that clean energy would be a major priority under his watch.  Part of this has to do with the... Francisco Logan Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:06:35 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BWEN/570/Wind-power-upside-no-risk-of-air-spill http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IKAN/567/Ikan-has-profit Ikanos Communications, Inc. provides network processors and other products that enable the delivery of triple- and quadruple-play services, including voice, video, and data over wireline and wireless networks.They experienced a... Ian Hall Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:03:18 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IKAN/567/Ikan-has-profit http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QLD/564/Oversold-market-to-shift-focus-back-to-US-recovery I completely botched my short term timing-based pick of Jamba, so I felt compelled to try to cover over that.  It helps that Chris Cook has indicated his proprietary timing system has flashed a buy signal, but I've seen... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 27 May 2010 10:28:18 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QLD/564/Oversold-market-to-shift-focus-back-to-US-recovery http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LCC/561/Bad-Customer-Service-10-reasons-why-its-not-always-profitable Last year I wrote about how Bank of America (BAC)  would rise because bad customer service often translates to bigger profits, especially when the customer base has few alternatives.  While Banking on Bad... Mike Barkett Wed, 26 May 2010 08:51:53 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LCC/561/Bad-Customer-Service-10-reasons-why-its-not-always-profitable http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/EUO/556/Piling-on-the-Euro Trying to catch the spike of the Euro above 1.25 before it begins its historic journey back to 1:1 with the dollar.  In fact, I believe we'll see it dip to .97 or so before the Euro makes its miraculous recovery and... Mike Barkett Thu, 20 May 2010 14:52:25 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/EUO/556/Piling-on-the-Euro http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KLIC/553/Dont-you-love-it-when-things-just-click Shameless play on words, but when a company increases sales by 510% over the most recent quarter, you've gotta figure they're due for a nice bump.  Giving this stock 130 days to join a number of my other They're into... Ian Hall Wed, 19 May 2010 12:15:24 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KLIC/553/Dont-you-love-it-when-things-just-click http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DRR/552/A-shot-at-parity-for-the-Euro I'll start by admitting I'm not buying this security in real life.  I've never made bets on currency moves before, but that is one advantage to using ProofTrader, you can try before you buy, so to speak.  I... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 19 May 2010 10:54:34 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DRR/552/A-shot-at-parity-for-the-Euro http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UN/550/Young-men-with-money That's where they say all the best business comes from, especially during a market recovery.  If you think we're recovering overall, then invest in Unilever.  They make a million different products, and if you... Ashley Rice Tue, 18 May 2010 13:00:23 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UN/550/Young-men-with-money http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TQNT/542/Triquint-to-the-rescue Wondering where the chips that power the iphone,  ipad, ibleh are coming from?  This stock is poised for a big gain after Apple introduces the 4th gen iphone and the numbers for the ipad 3G come out. Pier Rashad Sun, 09 May 2010 12:45:43 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TQNT/542/Triquint-to-the-rescue http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VZ/536/Call-it-a-hunch So, I went into the UPS store yesterday, to return a cruddy FIOS box, and the lady looks at me walking in with the pre-packaged box that has no markings on it, and says confidently, "Verizon?" ... Ashley Rice Wed, 05 May 2010 11:25:01 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VZ/536/Call-it-a-hunch http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UXG/535/UXG-Drilling-in-new-holes-yields-bullish-news Let's face it.   Gold and mining companies are no such secrets from the trading public, most often because the grandiose  companies are household names based on matured excavations and exportation... Brian Patrick Tue, 04 May 2010 00:25:40 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UXG/535/UXG-Drilling-in-new-holes-yields-bullish-news http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/530/All-my-eggs-in-the-Droid-basket With RIM looking strong and Droid obviously eating into the iPhone's market share, I think the giddiness in Apple-land is due for a let-down.  I know it's risky betting against a popular stock like this, and some people... Mike Barkett Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:22:31 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/530/All-my-eggs-in-the-Droid-basket http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AKAM/527/We-have-explosive Sorry to drop another 90's electronic tune reference on an Akamai coverage, but I'm all fired up about this one.  The Mattering Mabobs of MABativity may be calling for a major market downturn, but here's a company I've... Ian Hall Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:07:38 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AKAM/527/We-have-explosive http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/STP/526/Shorting-the-Sun It's solar earnings season (what a strange phrase that is) and I am putting a lot of eggs in the "short the altenergy" basket.  STP was good to me in real life, earning me some nice profits as I traded it up... Mike Barkett Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:54:45 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/STP/526/Shorting-the-Sun http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LVS/522/Future-plays-and-the-future-bodes-well-for-this-owner-of-the-Venetian-brand A long, long time ago, on September 3, 2007, I created a watch list in my Ameritrade account which I named the JWB50.  I picked 50 stocks (the maximum number you could have on a watch list) and 'invested' roughly $1000... Josh Warner-Burke Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:31:24 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LVS/522/Future-plays-and-the-future-bodes-well-for-this-owner-of-the-Venetian-brand http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SIRI/519/Are-you-Sirius Why did I set my sights so low on my last coverage?!  If the last couple of months are any indication, I'm probably undershooting again.  The meter to my left tells me this is a pretty ambitious pick, but I've... Ian Hall Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:05:53 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SIRI/519/Are-you-Sirius http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/WLP/515/Reuters-WellPoint-routinely-targets-and-drops-breast-cancer-patients Editor's Note: Corrected link, as original Reuters link was returning "Our apologies, the requested page was not found" as of 4/28/2010 9:21 pm.And we had to so quickly abandon the 'public option'.  Because... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:34:08 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/WLP/515/Reuters-WellPoint-routinely-targets-and-drops-breast-cancer-patients http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CMG/509/Earnings-never-disappoint-as-long-lines-portend Yesterday at lunchtime I went to Chipotle in the Inner Harbor (in Baltimore) at 12 pm and it was as mobbed as I've ever seen it.  I am going to take this as a sign, however anecdotal, that their earnings will not... Josh Warner-Burke Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:23:43 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CMG/509/Earnings-never-disappoint-as-long-lines-portend http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QID/508/Short-the-Nasdaq-100-as-the-news-cycle-turns-negative We had quite a run there. Only a week ago I admit I was as optimistic as anyone. Over time I have learned that my own optimism peaks right before I should probably liquidate my whole portfolio.  In essence I absorb the... Josh Warner-Burke Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:58:39 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QID/508/Short-the-Nasdaq-100-as-the-news-cycle-turns-negative http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GOOG/505/The-market-has-given-you-an-opportunity ...to own a great stock at lower prices.  I'm watching the Level 2 now for a good price to get into Google.   Scratch that...added in at 559.50.  Are we going lower.  Maybe. ... David Sachdev Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:31:09 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GOOG/505/The-market-has-given-you-an-opportunity http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/500/Digital-Dance-of-the-Dead ...is what NFLX is doing on BBI's grave.  I mean, really.  They're playing friggin' BASS LICKS on the graves of the rest of the video rental industry.  Aside from a few mom & pop stores with enough... Ian Hall Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:53:44 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/500/Digital-Dance-of-the-Dead http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/HPQ/499/Dead-cat-bounce-yesterday-means-nothing So we all know Palm was looking like total shit until yesterday when, miraculously for people holding Palm stock, WSJ reports on a possible sale of the company.  In one day a ton of lemmings jump in saying the rumors of... Francisco Logan Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:38:39 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/HPQ/499/Dead-cat-bounce-yesterday-means-nothing http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DDE/497/Or-imagine-being-whisked-away-to-Delaware-quotHi-Im-in-Delawarequot ...and so is Delware Downs, a 165,000 square foot video lottery casino complex featuring slot machine offerings, including multi-player electronic table, and a race and sports book; the Dover Downs Hotel and Conference Center,... Ian Hall Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:18:20 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DDE/497/Or-imagine-being-whisked-away-to-Delaware-quotHi-Im-in-Delawarequot http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IRBT/496/10-Reasons-why-you-need-iRobot-in-your-portfolio I was told once that anything with 10 in the headline will sell like gangbusters.  Here are ten reasons to buy iRobot at today's price.1. It seems to be a cyclical stock that moves between around $12 on the low end... Josh Warner-Burke Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:23:26 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IRBT/496/10-Reasons-why-you-need-iRobot-in-your-portfolio http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VNQ/494/A-very-REAL-reason-to-write-ProofTrader-coverages-on-your-real-world-picks I bought VNQ in December 2008 at 34.50, and my real-world position is up 45% since then.  Stupid me, once again I make a nice real-world pick and then neglect to write a ProofTrader coverage, and so my PT Score... Mike Barkett Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:11:21 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VNQ/494/A-very-REAL-reason-to-write-ProofTrader-coverages-on-your-real-world-picks http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UA/490/Powerful-consumer-brand-rapidly-growing-business-and-its-hiding-in-plain-view Under Armour is an amazing brand and amazingly you can buy in today only a few dollars higher than IPO price. For the first few years of its existence investors saw its huge future potential and it was a great gainer. But it fell... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:48:33 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UA/490/Powerful-consumer-brand-rapidly-growing-business-and-its-hiding-in-plain-view http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FUN/484/He-who-dies-with-the-most-toys-wins I really hate to bet on these pigs because they were essentially responsible for the wholesale sell-off of one of my favorite childhood haunts, Geagua Lake Park in Aurora, Ohio.Walking into this amusement park was like taking a... Ian Hall Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:50:53 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FUN/484/He-who-dies-with-the-most-toys-wins http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/C/481/Will-it-survive I think that Citibank will make its way back to a $5 stock before the year is out.  I do realize that there is a large short position here, and part of what I'm relying on is a short squeeze.  And now that there... David Sachdev Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:57:18 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/C/481/Will-it-survive http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/MOT/473/Aint-Life-Grand-in-the-Android-Warehouse As promised in my ill-fated one day short coverage of MOT, I am now covering it long and strong.  Barring a market meltdown -- which I will admit is a frightening prospect as we move through this Spring -- I see MOT... Mike Barkett Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:50:03 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/MOT/473/Aint-Life-Grand-in-the-Android-Warehouse http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TIE/467/Titanium-demand-to-rise-on-Boeings-787-production-ramp-up Titanium Metals Corp, aka TIMET, was a high flyer in the heady bull market of 2006.  Over the last few years the stock has cratered, hurt by declining demand among aerospace companies for titanium. In the... Josh Warner-Burke Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:24:29 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TIE/467/Titanium-demand-to-rise-on-Boeings-787-production-ramp-up http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TZOO/454/Im-not-living-on-your-Priceline-planning-out-my-lifetime Travelzoo (Travelzoo? When was the last time you heard that name?) is sparkling today, apparently now rumored to be in the sights of Captain Kirk and his Wall St darling Priceline.com (PCLN), which is flush with cash and high... Mike Barkett Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:24:51 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TZOO/454/Im-not-living-on-your-Priceline-planning-out-my-lifetime http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/MPEL/453/Casinos-red-headed-stepchild-with-Macao-presence-to-rebound This used to be the only company operating casinos in the Chinese enclave of Macao.  Now they compete with the likes of Sands, Wynn, and MGM.If you take a look at the chart, over 6 months it's taken a nose-dive.... Francisco Logan Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:49:58 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/MPEL/453/Casinos-red-headed-stepchild-with-Macao-presence-to-rebound http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/F/447/Ford-because-Chrysler-is-FIAT-and-GM-is-GM-and-Toyota-is-Japanese-for-quotOh-my-God-were-all-gonna-diequot Look, to be honest this is a bit of a gamble.  I don't think that positive performance from Ford is going to surprise anyone at this point, but as they make better cars than GM, and cars that are less beige and have a... Jerry Gregoire Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:45:31 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/F/447/Ford-because-Chrysler-is-FIAT-and-GM-is-GM-and-Toyota-is-Japanese-for-quotOh-my-God-were-all-gonna-diequot http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/JOEZ/445/Skinny-jeans-for-a-fat-paycheck This showed up on a screener I rigged up today.  The criteria were: market cap under $250M,  outperformed the S&P at least 10% YTD, and EPS growth last quarter > 30%.  Oh and P/E over 0 meaning... Francisco Logan Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:15:40 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/JOEZ/445/Skinny-jeans-for-a-fat-paycheck http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SXE/444/Leading-provider-of-systems-integration-and-professional-services ...so says the blurb on their website.  I'm inclined to agree.  I've worked with folks who've worked for Stanley for quite some time now, and I've always had great experiences with them.  They seem to... Ian Hall Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:15:30 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SXE/444/Leading-provider-of-systems-integration-and-professional-services http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VLNC/442/Renewed-energy Valence Technology, Inc. develops, manufactures, sells, and supplies high-energy power systems in the United States and internationally. Its developed product includes U-Charge energy storage system, a suite of products based on... Ian Hall Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:10:25 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VLNC/442/Renewed-energy http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TM/423/Oh-What-a-Feeling-From-Bad-to-Worse Don't get me wrong, I think Toyota is a great company with the best operating model in the entire industry.  However, they cannot catch a break lately, and the shorts will pile on while the jittery longs will file... Mike Barkett Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:14:30 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TM/423/Oh-What-a-Feeling-From-Bad-to-Worse http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ESLR/410/It-hurts-to-do-it-but-I-have-to-bet-against-you-Evergreen We could pontificate for a long time about what happened to solar stocks.  A lot of it has to do with the economy, people perceiving solar to be a luxury.  And politically, even with Obama being elected, not as... Francisco Logan Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:51:20 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ESLR/410/It-hurts-to-do-it-but-I-have-to-bet-against-you-Evergreen http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/407/From-underdog-to-tech-superstar-Netflix-is-going-to-be-built-into-your-TV I recently had a Netflix coverage close, and I couldn't miss out on all the upside left in this stock.  Vizio's 1080p XVT line is just starting to ship, and it's got internet apps cooked right into the TV.And if you read... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:06:04 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/407/From-underdog-to-tech-superstar-Netflix-is-going-to-be-built-into-your-TV http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SSO/406/Positioning-for-a-bounce I am now positioned for a bounce here. I expect this bounce to last 4-6 weeks at a maximum. I also expect the rate of ascent to be more gradual then that of the decline we have just experienced, hence the somewhat conservative... Chris Cook Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:55:58 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SSO/406/Positioning-for-a-bounce http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SCO/403/Shorting-oil-is-a-good-hedge-against-market-losses On a day like today, with the Dow off 200 points, you might be wondering what IS up today?  Well SCO is, because it's an ultra-short oil ETF.  It is set up to move twice the inverse of crude oil prices.When the... Henry Chinaski Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:43:40 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SCO/403/Shorting-oil-is-a-good-hedge-against-market-losses http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/RNOW/398/Savvy-web-30-company-manages-relationships-in-the-cloud 3.0, what?  That was just to get your attention.  This young and recently profitable company sells software-as-a-service (SaaS) customer relationship management software.  They don't call it CRM, they... Henry Chinaski Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:34:18 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/RNOW/398/Savvy-web-30-company-manages-relationships-in-the-cloud http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CHKP/395/The-Worlds-Most-Underrated-1B-Company Standard disclaimer: I work for Check Point, and thus I am subject to quiet periods at certain times of the year.  Now is not one of those times.I thought I made a pretty good case for CHKP making it to 40 by the day of... Mike Barkett Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:05:41 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CHKP/395/The-Worlds-Most-Underrated-1B-Company http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TSCM/394/TheStreet-the-road-to-riches I was intrigued to discover recently that thestreet.com is a publicly traded company.  This website, which provides financial news & analysis, is probably best known for the contributions of its outspoken founder,... Ian Hall Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:25:45 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TSCM/394/TheStreet-the-road-to-riches http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BRK-B/382/Follow-the-Leader-is-Easy-Money-When-the-Leader-is-Warren-Buffett The biggest financial news of the week -- bigger than earnings, bigger than Citigroup's TARP losses, bigger than anything going on in politics -- is a stock split.Not just any stock split, though.  For the first time in... Mike Barkett Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:25:01 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BRK-B/382/Follow-the-Leader-is-Easy-Money-When-the-Leader-is-Warren-Buffett http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SLW/370/Shiny-happy-silver Silver Wheaton Corp. operates as a silver streaming company worldwide. It has 17 purchase agreements that provide the right to purchase all or a portion of the silver production from various mines located in Mexico, Chile,... Ian Hall Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:45:55 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SLW/370/Shiny-happy-silver http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/MAPP/369/Head-games-Levadex-a-cure-for-migraines-and-a-dull-portfolio MAPP is engaged in the development & commercialization of drug therapies focused on medical conditions and diseases not adequately addressed in the marketplace.The Company's lead drug candidate Levadex inhalant is presently... Ian Hall Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:53:01 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/MAPP/369/Head-games-Levadex-a-cure-for-migraines-and-a-dull-portfolio http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NCMI/344/Annoyance-a-go-go Going to the movies used to be so simple and fun.  You'd fork over a five spot,  shuffle into the darkness, find a seat, and after a few relevant previews and a quick in-house ad -- the old familiar plea to buy... Ian Hall Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:12:33 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NCMI/344/Annoyance-a-go-go http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IMAX/340/Riding-a-wave-of-3-D-buzz-is-this-company-ripe-for-an-acquisition In 2000, this stock was worth almost exactly double its current value, 28.06 on Aug. 11, 2000.  10 years later, it is now making new highs post 2000-crash.  It has flown under the radar and is now enjoying a lot... Josh Warner-Burke Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:08:22 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IMAX/340/Riding-a-wave-of-3-D-buzz-is-this-company-ripe-for-an-acquisition http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GOOG/323/Nexus-One-Evil-Genius-or-Careless-Powerplay Note: this article is based on an email response to Josh's article, in which I made some comments skeptical of the wisdom of GOOG's potential jump into the cell phone hardware business.  In light of Google's release of... Mike Barkett Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:25:27 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GOOG/323/Nexus-One-Evil-Genius-or-Careless-Powerplay http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/JAV/285/Bringing-the-pain-relief Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a leading developer and marketer of specialty pharmaceutical products for pain management.  Just this month, they submitted a New Drug Application to the FDA for its... Ian Hall Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:37:03 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/JAV/285/Bringing-the-pain-relief http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NABI/275/Quit-smoking-drug-NicVAX-If-it-works-It-will-be-huge There are many promising quit smoking drugs out there.  Whoever develops one with Viagra-like marketing stickiness will have found the golden goose.  If you have not heard of  NicVAX, by NABI, then read... Mike Barkett Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:04:32 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NABI/275/Quit-smoking-drug-NicVAX-If-it-works-It-will-be-huge http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/238/Cash-cash-cash Would you bet against a company that has $35 billion in the bank, almost a 70% 5-year earnings growth rate, and grew earnings almost 20% in the year of the worst consumer spending ever? Yes? How about a 35% gross margin?... David Passmore Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:04:38 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/238/Cash-cash-cash http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BCOM/225/Whats-in-a-name First they were Gold E Ltd.  Then they were Goldtrade Electronic Trading Ltd.  Then Smile.Communications Ltd.  Now, they are 012 Smile.Communications Ltd.This company provides a variety of broadband and... Ian Hall Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:29:06 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BCOM/225/Whats-in-a-name http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GIII/215/Nothin-but-a-G-thing-baby Makers of outerwear and sportswear that is licensed and sold under a host of popular brand names (Calvin Klein, Sean John, Tommy Hilfiger, Guess, Kenneth Cole, Nine West, and Marvin Richards to name a few).  This company... Ian Hall Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:54:20 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GIII/215/Nothin-but-a-G-thing-baby http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LVS/212/Once-a-power-player-then-left-for-dead-now-an-up-and-comer I remember buying this stock for $80 and then selling it as it topped around $110.  Well it has come a long way since then; basically, they extended and over-extended themselves just as the economy and the credit climate... Josh Warner-Burke Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:48:23 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LVS/212/Once-a-power-player-then-left-for-dead-now-an-up-and-comer http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/EGHT/202/VOIP--- Fast-growing company that's making some waves in the business phone & VoIP market by offering low-cost alternatives to legacy phone systems.  Particularly popular among small businesses.  I've a very good... Ian Hall Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:48:43 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/EGHT/202/VOIP--- http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/JMBA/180/Juicy-fruit Probably too optimistic about this one, but I'm a big fan of Jamba Juice.  I know they've set up shop in the Whole Foods near my house, but I never get it there.  I only get it when I'm in New York. ... Ian Hall Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:40:00 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/JMBA/180/Juicy-fruit http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/146/Quietly-profitable-very-strong-brand I have been agonizing lately over NFLX.  I have been a fan of the stock for years, since I signed up for the service itself.  And my interest in it began to really take off when I was involved with their Netflix... Josh Warner-Burke Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:16:09 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/146/Quietly-profitable-very-strong-brand http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/YCS/127/Yen-to-collapse-says-same-guy-who-said-Lehman-would-collapse Despite the Obama administration's dirty looks in its nemesis' general direction, Fox News is apparently good for something, sometimes.  I noticed this story on FN about a major hedge fund's decision to start effectively... Mike Barkett Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:12:45 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/YCS/127/Yen-to-collapse-says-same-guy-who-said-Lehman-would-collapse http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ORCL/122/Has-been-Megalith-Oracle-No-Longer-Gets-It Larry Ellison is trying to sell the idea that Oracle can be all things to all enterprises.  But I am not buying it. First of all, we've heard this story a million times before.  A software company bills... Mike Barkett Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:39:12 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ORCL/122/Has-been-Megalith-Oracle-No-Longer-Gets-It http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GME/120/Games-as-a-cyclical-play-Gamestop-because-its-a-piece-of-all-the-action Every year in the Fall there is at least some built-in tendency for video game related stocks to go up heading into the Christmas season.  Now we have learned that video game sales are not recession-proof as was once... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:05:55 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GME/120/Games-as-a-cyclical-play-Gamestop-because-its-a-piece-of-all-the-action http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/YHOO/118/Return-of-the-Yahoo-Brand At a certain point after the Microsoft $40B offer was rebuffed, the Yahoo brand was deemed dead.  Well some time has passed and it seems the rumors of their demise were greatly exaggerated.One thing worth talking about... Henry Chinaski Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:08:11 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/YHOO/118/Return-of-the-Yahoo-Brand http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GRMN/114/What-Makes-Garmin-the-Next-Dell We've all seen it before, the pocket calculator, CB radios and hula hoops. All of them quickly became commodities and the companies that made them went no where or went out of business. And that is how the market is valuing... Larry Leviton Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:53:30 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GRMN/114/What-Makes-Garmin-the-Next-Dell http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QQQQ/113/its-on not a lot of green candles after that FOMC blather.  i think the decline begins in earnest NOW.when the same economists that didnt see the recession coming in 2006 don't see a double dip recession as... Chris Cook Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:55:35 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QQQQ/113/its-on http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FDX/111/FedEx-to-slump-by-Thanksgiving Everyone saw this week's headline that FDX earnings dipped 53% this quarter and maybe you thought it was a good time to jump on the stock, while everyone else overreacted... especially since they proffered positive guidance in... Mike Barkett Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:43:59 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FDX/111/FedEx-to-slump-by-Thanksgiving http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BWLD/105/NFL-season-will-bring-expected-boost Prior to the CMG (Chipotle) IPO about 3.5 years ago, I was already addicted to Chipotle food.  I knew it was a sure thing, and I jumped in on IPO day, for a near-perfect ride of buy-low/sell-high that still hasn't... Mike Barkett Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:39:24 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BWLD/105/NFL-season-will-bring-expected-boost http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VISN/101/TV-ads-on-buses-in-China-100-revenue-growth-last-year I found this stock through a screener, I was looking for stocks with a market cap under $1B, that have underperformed the S&P over 1 year by at least 50%, whose EPS growth projected for next year is at least 25%, and whose... Josh Warner-Burke Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:22:16 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VISN/101/TV-ads-on-buses-in-China-100-revenue-growth-last-year http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/84/Apple-too-big-to-succeed Testing image upload in this article. Everyone thought the China Mobile deal would go through.  Now that AAPL is tied to the NUMBER TWO provider in China and less than a third of the predicted captive audience... Mike Barkett Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:45:52 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/84/Apple-too-big-to-succeed http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/S/83/Sprints-better-network-will-inevitably-give-T-a-run-for-its-money I realize that the iPhone is the best phone on the market.  I personally am struggling to not buy one, in spite of a simmering hatred and mistrust of AAPL.  The Palm Pre is not exactly as good, and this survey... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:50:16 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/S/83/Sprints-better-network-will-inevitably-give-T-a-run-for-its-money http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IRBT/69/iRobot-overreaction-after-weak-earnings-market-cap-way-off-reality I bought a small amount of iRobot stock today, after I saw it was down like 14%.  The market cap as of today's close is only 271 million.  I think this grossly undervalues this company.  In the earnings... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:44:45 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IRBT/69/iRobot-overreaction-after-weak-earnings-market-cap-way-off-reality http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ESLR/66/Been-burned-so-many-times--Sell-sell-sell Normally I would have gotten my hopes up about ESLR to see that it was up big today.  I would have bought in, then a week later I would have sold because short sellers had pushed me around.  It's like sitting at... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:41:36 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ESLR/66/Been-burned-so-many-times--Sell-sell-sell http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/F/54/Ford-is-the-only-one-doing-it-right I bought F at $1, too bad I dont get PT credit for that. But I do get lots of real money for it, which is even better, I suppose. Yeee haw! Mike Barkett Thu, 07 May 2009 02:34:40 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/F/54/Ford-is-the-only-one-doing-it-right