http://www.prooftrader.com/ ProofTrader is a free stock market advice community where analysts are rated with a 1-100 PT score over time. en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:01 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:37:01 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss josh@prooftrader.com feedback@prooftrader.com http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FNMA/1350/Buy-now Market is slowly recovering and rates are still very low. Figure the rest out yourselves. I can only lead the horse to water but I can't make the horse drink            ... Joe Nobody Sat, 25 May 2013 16:34:12 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FNMA/1350/Buy-now http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KORS/1349/Earnings-bump Earnings for KORS are due today.  I've been meaning to cover this stock since it IPO'd, but I've only recently gotten back on the bandwagon.  I'm all over this for the same reason I was huge on... Ian Hall Thu, 23 May 2013 12:02:02 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KORS/1349/Earnings-bump http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SCMR/1348/Felled-aka-Trees-Are-Down-II "Sycamore Networks, Inc. does not have significant operations. Previously, it was engaged in the development and marketing of intelligent bandwidth management solutions for fixed line and mobile network operators worldwide.... Ian Hall Thu, 23 May 2013 11:49:24 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SCMR/1348/Felled-aka-Trees-Are-Down-II http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/PANL/1347/Its-out-thereyou-just-cant-buy-it--Yet During a recent conversation with a friend in which he was talking about how cool it would be to have a smartphone or pen that doubled as a LCD projector, I mused about how it's one of those techie dreams for which the... Ian Hall Mon, 20 May 2013 17:28:06 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/PANL/1347/Its-out-thereyou-just-cant-buy-it--Yet http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CMG/1343/Fill-the-Gap I'm not going to ignore that we are here in May, and we may see a market sell-off, but I think that Chipotle is strong and that we are going to see this gap filled.  Probably first to the 390 level, then 399, and then... David Sachdev Mon, 06 May 2013 14:47:28 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CMG/1343/Fill-the-Gap http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KO/1341/The-Other-Black-quotOilquot Coke has been doing very well lately and remains relatively stable.  With earnings coming up on April 16, it seems that the stock is ready to move past the 52 week high of $41.13.      ... Ginger Gal Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:23:16 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KO/1341/The-Other-Black-quotOilquot http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DDD/1340/3D-Printing-will-change-the-world Long term play here now that the latest earnings have been reported, and some of the air has been let out of the short term bubble. Lots I've said on 3D printing over the last few months - and I like DDD because they got in... David Sachdev Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:32:13 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DDD/1340/3D-Printing-will-change-the-world http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GOOG/1331/Android-now-has-the-edge-over-iOS-due-to-features-like-Swype I am in a uniquely good position to judge the smartphone wars, because right now I have an iPhone 4S as my regular phone and a Nexus 7 tablet as my tablet, and my girlfriend's phone is a new Galaxy S III. Anyway I am still... Josh Warner-Burke Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:11:51 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GOOG/1331/Android-now-has-the-edge-over-iOS-due-to-features-like-Swype http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TGT/1328/Annoying-ads-mean-good-business I don't know why, but people respond to utterly obnoxious ads. Nobody has cornered the market on teeth-clenchingly soul-sapping pandermongering like Target. Have a look at this douchebag. Yes, it's true that TGT sells... Alex O'Reilly Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:20:13 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TGT/1328/Annoying-ads-mean-good-business http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/MJNA/1326/The-Good-Weed- After today's market I may need some of this medical stuff myself.  Regardless,  with today's bloodbath these stocks were up.  Not sure how high the trajectory for these stocks will be and the... Ginger Gal Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:32:01 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/MJNA/1326/The-Good-Weed- http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/JNPR/1323/I-like-buyout-rumors I don't know too much about the inner workings or politics of the "cloud" but I do know that the big networking vendors are suppliers to companies like AKAM and AMZN because someone has to provide the tubes. Ironically,... Alex O'Reilly Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:09:02 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/JNPR/1323/I-like-buyout-rumors http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QID/1322/Mayan-Doom Friday was just a taste of what we can expect as we wind down this experiment called humankind on your planet Earth. Everyone is too wrapped up in the US Presidential election and the expiring tax cuts to realize that an extinct... Nibbler Leela Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:46:33 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QID/1322/Mayan-Doom http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DDD/1321/The-Future-is-Here---3D-Printing Below is a short summary of this company. This company provides "printing" on demand the products one needs.. could be anything.. custom parts for cars, electronics, shoes, clothes, etc. Its a "desktop... Ginger Gal Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:32:41 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DDD/1321/The-Future-is-Here---3D-Printing http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NSC/1320/This-Train-Is-At-the-Station Norfolk Southern is based in Norfolk, VA. I have been waiting for it to drop close to $65.  The drop was due to the summer weather impact on grain.  NSC is not only a great company, it pays  dividends.... Ginger Gal Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:49:54 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NSC/1320/This-Train-Is-At-the-Station http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NOK/1319/Windows-partnership-will-not-save-Nokia Once-proud Nokia.  Loved by the worldwide masses who buy inexpensive, commoditized cellphones, but increasingly spurned in the U.S. as iOS and Android take over the entire smartphone landscape. I am rolling over my... Josh Warner-Burke Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:32:27 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NOK/1319/Windows-partnership-will-not-save-Nokia http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GRPN/1318/Much-questioned-daily-deals-company-turns-payment-processor Today Groupon is getting a nice bounce on news that they've entered the mobile payments space competing with the likes of EBAY's PayPal and start-up Square. I think this is a smart move for them and although I totally... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:37:53 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GRPN/1318/Much-questioned-daily-deals-company-turns-payment-processor http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DHR/1317/Raw-sewage--I-LOVE-IT Well, kinda.  This DC-based corporation is a multi-segmented beast that dabbles in everything from electronic measurement systems to waste water disinfection systems, to medical and dental consumables and equipment to... Ian Hall Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:09:18 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DHR/1317/Raw-sewage--I-LOVE-IT http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/^VIX/1315/The-chances-of-a-crash-are-high While the market rejoices over QE3, those of us who have been lurking on the sidelines or in value stocks grow increasingly wary of this rally. In the long run, the market does love a two-term president, but nowadays even in the... Aaron Eckuban Mon, 17 Sep 2012 01:12:52 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/^VIX/1315/The-chances-of-a-crash-are-high http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BDSI/1311/BEMABEMA-BEMA-Little-Baby It's kinda tasteless to insert Ronettes jokes into the titles of coverages of pharma companies that develop cancer drugs, but I'm doing it anyway. What the hell is BEMA?  It's an acronym... Ian Hall Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:38:33 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BDSI/1311/BEMABEMA-BEMA-Little-Baby http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/PVH/1309/Get-shirty What's in a name?  Ask PVH, because they can surely tell you...their brand roster includes Calvin Klein, Van Heusen, Arrow, and everyone's favorite -- Tommy Hilfiger -- along with licensed brands DKNY and Michael... Ian Hall Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:32:26 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/PVH/1309/Get-shirty http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NOK/1308/The-Coke-Pepsi-World-of-Google-and-Apple I have long been guided by the view that we are headed inexorably for a Coke vs. Pepsi world in the smartphone market: Apple's iPhone monolith versus the Android horde. The other day, upon news that the jury in the Apple Samsung... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:48:24 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NOK/1308/The-Coke-Pepsi-World-of-Google-and-Apple http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AMZN/1305/Even-bigger-than-you-think Amazon is aptly named.  The breadth of the things it does are, like the river for which it is named, mindblowingly expansive. Aside from being the world's largest online retailer, it also produces... Ian Hall Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:19:44 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AMZN/1305/Even-bigger-than-you-think http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DELL/1304/Death-of-the-PC Let's go over Dell's May earnings release: The results mark a setback for Chief Executive Michael Dell‘s effort to transform Dell from a manufacturer of desktop computers based on technology from Microsoft... Brantley Foster Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:07:33 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DELL/1304/Death-of-the-PC http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VXX/1303/Whats-Volatility Have we already forgotten about our little friend called Mr. Volatility?  One thing I'm pretty confident about...volatility is going to increase over the coming months.  It has been so calm over the past few... Chad M Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:36:06 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VXX/1303/Whats-Volatility http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TPX/1301/Score-on-snores I've never paid a whole hell of a lot of attention to mattresses.  I'm made of pretty sturdy stuff and can sleep on a hardwood floor just as easily as I can on one of those hifalutin sleep number beds -- in fact, much... Ian Hall Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:46:35 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TPX/1301/Score-on-snores http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BBRY/1297/More-rumors--great-chance-to-short-again RIMM is up 5% today because Bloomberg reported this: "two people familiar with the situation said the company’s enterprise- services unit has attracted the interest of International Business Machines Corp. No... Josh Warner-Burke Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:45:19 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BBRY/1297/More-rumors--great-chance-to-short-again http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GMCR/1296/Time-to-be-a-bull Seems the recent qtrly has settled the fear surronding Green Mtn. Guidence although taken down seems to be in a range that is achievable. With all the panic, shorts and bears whom made an amazing call on this stock' bringing it... Marc Adereth Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:41:21 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GMCR/1296/Time-to-be-a-bull http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAN/1295/You-dont-own-me I was noticing the other day that there are a ton of Aaron's trucks out on the road, and it struck me that they have a pretty large number of stores around, too.  Turns out, a lot more than I'd thought...nearly 2,000... Ian Hall Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:20:50 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAN/1295/You-dont-own-me http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KGC/1294/Fools-Gold Pure speculation here after poking around on some message boards, but it sounds like Kinross could be ripe for an acquisition.  The duration of this coverage may be a little too short, but I'm gonna say by the end of CY... Ian Hall Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:31:07 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KGC/1294/Fools-Gold http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LNKD/1293/LinkedIn-the-new-Netflix-only-better I was too busy trying to get the right price on my FB puts (part of a spread, don't worry, I'm still long on FB long-term) to notice the impending LNKD earnings release. Oh well, I missed out on a nice 14% bump, or possibly a 50%... Mike Barkett Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:13:38 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LNKD/1293/LinkedIn-the-new-Netflix-only-better http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TBT/1292/Hop-on-the-bus-Gus-Not-me Treasuries have been in a 20 year bull cycle. The last year or so it's looking like capitulation. Great gains in treasuries with the constant barrage of crisis and global fears. Understood. Everyone is on the same bus and it's... Marc Adereth Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:52:40 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TBT/1292/Hop-on-the-bus-Gus-Not-me http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GRPN/1290/Pay-full-price What does a stock look like that is tanking to zero?  Well Groupon is a good chart to look at.  Might see a little bounce in the coming week, but then it's headed back to downville.  Their market cap is... Chad M Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:05:39 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GRPN/1290/Pay-full-price http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VMW/1288/Virtualization-options-play-for-August I've been thinking long and hard about what my next options play would be.  During the last options period, I made about 300% with RIMM puts.  Anyway, VMW is a stock that seems perpetually locked in a range.... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:42:25 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VMW/1288/Virtualization-options-play-for-August http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/RGR/1287/The-futures-so-brightIve-gotta-wear-Kevlar I've been itching to cover a firearm stock for quite some time now...in fact, I pestered the PT brass about covering SWHC a few months back during the last season of The Walking Dead when it occurred to me that our already... Ian Hall Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:21:53 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/RGR/1287/The-futures-so-brightIve-gotta-wear-Kevlar http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SIRI/1286/--Sill-on-the-up While the stock is down, it seems SIRI is aimed for a rebound as it is under value right now and pretty much a steal at the current price.  Some have said it can reach as high as $5 in the long term.  Seeing... Steve Ug Mon, 23 Jul 2012 03:04:20 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SIRI/1286/--Sill-on-the-up http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TTC/1284/Strong-like-bull Please excuse the pun, but I'm bullish on Toro.  Why?  First off, they enjoyed record earnings during 2012 Q2 and are showing no signs of slowing down...second, PEOPLE ARE MOWING! ... Ian Hall Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:07:44 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TTC/1284/Strong-like-bull http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/1283/Ride-it-to-700 My tagline says that I only cover things when it disgusts me that other people don't see it, so I'm not sure if anything relating to AAPL qualifies. You can find opinions of all sorts on AAPL stock; long, short, sideways, doomed... Alex O'Reilly Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:20:54 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/1283/Ride-it-to-700 http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CYH/1282/SCOTUS-decision-on-health-care-a-boon-for-hospitals Not that I came up with this myself, but the common wisdom - and the reason for 8-10% up days for stocks in the sector - is that hospitals stand to gain the most from today's Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act.... Francisco Logan Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:25:48 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CYH/1282/SCOTUS-decision-on-health-care-a-boon-for-hospitals http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/JPM/1280/JPMorgan-trading-loss-may-reach-9-billion NYTimes' Dealbook reports that losses on JPM's complicated credit derivative bet gone awry may reach $9B.  Apparently they have sold off about half the position and things could still move in their favor. The most... Francisco Logan Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:05:03 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/JPM/1280/JPMorgan-trading-loss-may-reach-9-billion http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BBRY/1277/Still-plenty-of-downside-left Was reading a book yesterday about programming with PhoneGap for Mobile devices.  My interest is in Android, but the O'Reilly book I got about it keeps talking about how you can work with Blackberry but you have to do... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:59:16 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BBRY/1277/Still-plenty-of-downside-left http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FB/1274/Click-like-if-you-like-making-money Botched IPO yes, expensive relative to any number you want to look at, yes.  But long term this is still a powerhouse that has transformed the online advertising landscape and whose valuation will continue to climb into... Brantley Foster Tue, 29 May 2012 10:37:38 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FB/1274/Click-like-if-you-like-making-money http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SPY/1272/Finally-the-Greek-threat-is-real We've heard quite a bit about the threat that Greece poses to the Eurozone economy.  It's been quite the soap opera - will they, won't they, enact the austerity measures that Andrea Merckel and the Germans demand?... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 23 May 2012 01:26:59 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SPY/1272/Finally-the-Greek-threat-is-real http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FB/1271/Haters-gonna-hate ...but that doesn't mean they're wrong.  A simple summary of the situation:   Current P/E > 100 Management team that isn't really accountable to anyone and isn't particularly interested in the value of... Jerry Gregoire Tue, 22 May 2012 14:00:11 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FB/1271/Haters-gonna-hate http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FB/1270/Ominous-debut-for-Facebook-IPO Not surprised to see early morning futures signal an opening below the IPO price of $38 for the much-hyped and anticipated and talked about Facebook.   This company has seen tremendous growth, and tremendous growth in... Henry Chinaski Mon, 21 May 2012 09:22:00 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FB/1270/Ominous-debut-for-Facebook-IPO http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FB/1268/Facebook-head-fake What is there to say about the Facebook IPO that has not already been said? Regardless of what I write here, you already have an opinion on the company and that is not likely to change. Not since the GOOG initial offering nearly... Mike Barkett Fri, 18 May 2012 21:34:52 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FB/1268/Facebook-head-fake http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/YHOO/1267/You-cant-make-a-living-on-Fantasy-Football-alone I know Yahoo is up today because of the rumor/news that they will spin off $7B of their stake in Alibaba.  I can't speak to that but before this news, once they fired that foul-mouthed woman CEO Carol Bartz and announced... Henry Chinaski Fri, 18 May 2012 15:47:41 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/YHOO/1267/You-cant-make-a-living-on-Fantasy-Football-alone http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CSCO/1265/Still-Solid Cisco took a huge hit last week on global economy fears.  Well yeah, the global economy isn't great.  Still, there is a huge gap to fill.  Once people take some FB profits, maybe they will look to a... Chad M Thu, 17 May 2012 23:44:22 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CSCO/1265/Still-Solid http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DBO/1264/Oil-on-the-way-back-up I originally  bought this oil ETF in this price range, but for some reason did not write an article about it. Along with all oil and gas prices, DBO has pulled back abruptly in the past couple of weeks, but this... Mike Barkett Mon, 14 May 2012 09:31:16 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DBO/1264/Oil-on-the-way-back-up http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DPZ/1263/Still-way-overvalued This stock has run up epically since they revamped their pizza recipe and ads last summer.  Today it took a hit after an earnings miss... well, I think today was just the beginning.  Still looks expensive to... Henry Chinaski Wed, 02 May 2012 00:31:54 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DPZ/1263/Still-way-overvalued http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/OPEN/1262/Todays-special-hype It's not usually my thing to make such a quick trade on earnings, but I think I have a bead on how OPEN works. The company sells the shareholders a  bill of goods, and we gobble it up regardless of the content. Got it.... Alex O'Reilly Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:25:23 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/OPEN/1262/Todays-special-hype http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GRPN/1255/Easy-short-in-a-mistrustful-market Well the direction seems to be down, with people skeptical about the mess in Europe really being over, understandably worried about the impact of ridiculous gas prices affecting the consumer, and slowing improvement in the job... Josh Warner-Burke Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:30:25 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GRPN/1255/Easy-short-in-a-mistrustful-market http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/URBN/1254/The-hipster-mothership Urban Outfitters.  The Hipster Mothership.  Only place in suburbia where you can see a way too pretty, too skinny boy playing the acoustic guitar outside the door, for fun. URBN has embraced the fact that it is... Laura Michael Bamburak Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:36:39 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/URBN/1254/The-hipster-mothership http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TIBX/1252/Connecting-the-silos Tibco Software seems to be the enterprise choice for connecting the silos these days.  And while I'm not a big fan of SOAP, and much perfer REST APIs, I can see why bigger organizations choose SOAP and the SOA plan in... David Sachdev Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:42:57 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TIBX/1252/Connecting-the-silos http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NEM/1251/Gold-Mine-Revisited   NEM is at a buy price again.  Its the only gold company in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Newmont Mining  engages in the acquisition, exploration, and production of gold and copper... Ginger Gal Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:21:03 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NEM/1251/Gold-Mine-Revisited http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FRO/1247/Frontline-Assembly I'm a seer...or perhaps a fool...but not a Motley one...a PT one, all the way.  The virtual ink has hardly had time to dry on my GASS coverage -- and if this website were a virtual... Ian Hall Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:15:08 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FRO/1247/Frontline-Assembly http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KORS/1245/Recent-IPO-and-a-ton-of-growth--no-bear-case Was talking to my buddy Chris Cook about KORS recently, which has been my favorite options play, to the point of almost cultlike exclusivity (with buying calls).  And the way that I explained why I think it will keep... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:06:38 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KORS/1245/Recent-IPO-and-a-ton-of-growth--no-bear-case http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/1243/Show-some-love-for-AAPL You all know the justifications - the timing is of course the $45 billion being spent on the quarterly divident and share buyback (10 billion I believe) over the next 3 years. Opens up AAPL to many mutual funds that could not... David Sachdev Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:45:43 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/1243/Show-some-love-for-AAPL http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ZNGA/1240/I-dont-care-about-your-farm-or-your-fish-or-your-park-or-your-mafia ...but I don't mind the occasional free Zynga Poker chip gift and a good tilt at Words With Friends!  Zygna's got a bit of an uphill climb, and I'm not really certain about my feelings on this... Ian Hall Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:19:57 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ZNGA/1240/I-dont-care-about-your-farm-or-your-fish-or-your-park-or-your-mafia http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/COH/1237/Affordable-luxury-did-I-just-say-that I detest the term "affordable luxury."  It sounds like a car commercial, right? Smooth handling, sleek curves, this many miles per gallon, blah blah blah... Sadly, it's something that many... Laura Michael Bamburak Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:27:27 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/COH/1237/Affordable-luxury-did-I-just-say-that http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/YGE/1235/Can-I-go-4-for-4 That will be the question come baseball season, for sure, but that is a different story. I need to hit the cages a bit more before that can become a reality. Despite having made a good amount of cash by going long on YGE over... Mike Barkett Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:21:06 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/YGE/1235/Can-I-go-4-for-4 http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ZNGA/1233/On-the-edge-of-your-seat-earnings Took a flyer today on some ZNGA calls going into earnings.  In my view, the earnings themselves will be whatever they'll be - I suspect very good numbers - but that's baked in to the stock anyway.  The whole... Josh Warner-Burke Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:29:29 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ZNGA/1233/On-the-edge-of-your-seat-earnings http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LNKD/1232/Monster-Killer I keep hearing that Linkedin has more of a long term future that what it may seem. It is already killing Monster.com and the new way that not just people but companies connect with people. HR departments are using it more and... Ginger Gal Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:42:37 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LNKD/1232/Monster-Killer http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/^VIX/1221/Valentines-Day-Massacre First, a disclosure: I went long on ^VIX today shortly before the market closed.  This coincides with the somewhat expected news that Fitch has downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Slovenia, Italy... Mike Barkett Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:42:57 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/^VIX/1221/Valentines-Day-Massacre http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ZNGA/1219/About-to-blow-up I just have a feeling having watched the action and read all the stories that ZNGA has done its consolidation (bottoming around where I said at 8, momentarily, though really more like 8.50) and is ready to move considerably... Josh Warner-Burke Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:35:49 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ZNGA/1219/About-to-blow-up http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LYSDY/1218/MCPs-Aussie-Cousin This is the biggest rare earth producer in Austrialia and given its links with Asia and China looks very promising. Its been hovering around $0.9 to $1.2 for a while and of course if you can get it at $0.9 or $1.0 its best. But,... Ginger Gal Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:25:46 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LYSDY/1218/MCPs-Aussie-Cousin http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/1217/A-Bet-on-Streaming So Netflix has broken the 100 barrier strongly even as the market is heading down after this morning's early bump up.  I've been trading the stock, but wasn't willling to put in a longer term coverage...but here it... David Sachdev Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:11:58 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/1217/A-Bet-on-Streaming http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/1215/Runup-to-earnings I personally think that we will see 435 on AAPL prior to earnings which I believe are on the 24th.  I also think that we will see high volatility on the price of the options up til the 22nd or 23rd, which is why I... David Sachdev Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:51:41 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/1215/Runup-to-earnings http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CIE/1214/Angola-Oil This is one of the western companies that have been granted access to Angola Oil.  And after having a neighbor that lived there, and knowing a bit about how that society works - They are lucky to have the... David Sachdev Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:05:43 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CIE/1214/Angola-Oil http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/STRT/1213/Maker-of-VAST-has-Vast-exposure-to-autos-adds-DIVY This worst performing lil known hi-tech auto-part supplyer , was overlooked till it came up in my stock screen.  With a low PE and only 1 real analyst covering it, i can foresee quite a few catalyst that can send volume... Harvey Dentist Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:22:34 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/STRT/1213/Maker-of-VAST-has-Vast-exposure-to-autos-adds-DIVY http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/1209/The-Rally-Continues I wasn't sure if the market would fall at the start of the year, so I ended my last AAPL coverage on Dec 31. Now it appears that the rally will continue. Reports from all over the country indicate record breaking crowds at... Larry Leviton Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:49:46 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/1209/The-Rally-Continues http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ALXN/1206/Soliris-solipsisall-the-same-to-me ...at least for now.  This is my first coverage of 2012, and it's time to come roaring back from the doldrums that hit me in late 2011.  I took most of the fall off, so I'm a bit rusty, but I tended to have... Ian Hall Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:25:08 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ALXN/1206/Soliris-solipsisall-the-same-to-me http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/EA/1203/-The-force-is-with-them Well, I am a gamer and I played WoW for longer than I'd like to admit. I am now playing Star wars: The Old Republic and they are off to a great start. I'm giving a target date of 6 months to see how they deal with... Wesley To Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:47:13 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/EA/1203/-The-force-is-with-them http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LMT/1201/Cash-in-on-war-and-5-dividends Here's a stock that typically does well when America is on its war footing, which might explain why it's up over 9000% over the last 40 years. Now, we sit and watch as Syria ramps up the internal war effort, a US Federal judge... Nibbler Leela Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:54:15 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LMT/1201/Cash-in-on-war-and-5-dividends http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/1199/An-Assault-on-400 As soon as Apple gets over $400 again, I think we will easily test the 408 level, and probably test the 412 level.  Personally in this time frame I think we will also test 415 as well as we approach earnings. ... David Sachdev Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:57:44 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/1199/An-Assault-on-400 http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KORS/1197/New-fashion-name-new-blood There are only so many high-end fashion names that are public companies.  Recent IPO Michael Kors Holdings adds to that short, exclusive list on the heels of Prada's debut earlier this year. Prada went from being a... Brantley Foster Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:02:49 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KORS/1197/New-fashion-name-new-blood http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/REMX/1193/Got-rare-earths-in-my-blood You've probably read all the arguments for rare earths already, so I won't rehash them here.  Just reflecting a real trade where I'm getting in for what should hopefully be a fairly conservative and steady gain off of... Mike Barkett Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:53:32 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/REMX/1193/Got-rare-earths-in-my-blood http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GTU/1189/Midas-Touch---GOLD Gold has been on a decline and may decline further as the stock market continues to be volatile.  But, in the end, if more money printing happens in the EU, the US, China etc. GOLD is what will be up.  Only when... Ginger Gal Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:22:55 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GTU/1189/Midas-Touch---GOLD http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ZNGA/1188/Another-tech-IPO-doomsday Everyone loves this game...you stack the blocks and pull them out one by one...oh wait, that's Jenga.  Well anyway, they seem to have good relationships and they are  using the IPO to help fund their "new... Chad M Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:21:07 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ZNGA/1188/Another-tech-IPO-doomsday http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KORS/1183/Your-girl-wont-shut-up-about-that-Michael-Kors-handbag With an impressive marketing presence and persistent expansion, Michael Kors has managed to straddle the line between luxury branding and accessibility, branching out from its founding platform of American sportswear apparel and... Laura Michael Bamburak Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:07:35 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KORS/1183/Your-girl-wont-shut-up-about-that-Michael-Kors-handbag http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UPS/1182/What-can-Brown-do-for-you Yeah, horrible tagline - but I think that UPS is edging out FedEx this year.  I meant to invest in the shippers just after Halloween, but the market kept money tied up elsewhere. The truth fo the matter is that if the... David Sachdev Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:44:45 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UPS/1182/What-can-Brown-do-for-you http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/PNRA/1181/Poboys-From-Hell I was just reminded of Pantera Bread today afer receiving a gift card and cashing it in on some panini and chili goodness. Like certain other fast casual restaurants, aka "fast food that doesn't suck" restaurants,... Mike Barkett Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:56:47 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/PNRA/1181/Poboys-From-Hell http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AET/1177/O-bomb-a-care-a-big-scare-for-health-plans No matter where you stand on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, otherwise known as Obamacare, if you are a stock trader then you should consider the impact it might have on public companies.  Not... Barry Hebert Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:42:15 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AET/1177/O-bomb-a-care-a-big-scare-for-health-plans http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/^VIX/1175/Money-doesnt-come-any-easier-than-this Has the market bottomed? Was yesterday's reaction to the central banks' decision the beginning of the next big rally? Can Carlos Mencia tell an original joke? Do pigs fly out of my ass? The only thing that is certain in... Barry Hebert Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:37:24 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/^VIX/1175/Money-doesnt-come-any-easier-than-this http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AMZN/1173/Amazon-prediction-it-always-gets-back-to-220 It's holiday shopping time and I think over the last few years the trend has been more online shopping, with AMZN a clear beneficiary.  This will continue, and this stock seems to trade in a range from 190 up to 220.... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:33:42 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AMZN/1173/Amazon-prediction-it-always-gets-back-to-220 http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/OCZ/1171/OCZ-is-at-the-end-of-the-Markets-whip I have stated this before OCZ moves violently with the market. If you flick a whip just a little bit the tail end will see all the force. OCZ being a small cap sees exacctly that. In the last month it has seen an upside of 40%... Wesley To Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:37:56 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/OCZ/1171/OCZ-is-at-the-end-of-the-Markets-whip http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QID/1164/My-big-fat-vote-of-no-confidence-in-our-Congress Well we've got our backs against the wall again with another looming deadline for members of the 'Super-Committee' to come to an agreement on deficit reduction - and they are supposed to come up with something to vote on by... Josh Warner-Burke Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:50:31 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QID/1164/My-big-fat-vote-of-no-confidence-in-our-Congress http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/PSUN/1162/Get-your-surf-on I have been a follower of ZUMZ for years...and often a stockholder, as well as a trader of their shares.  Part of that is following their competition such as Pacific Sunwear, and sometimes jumping into the stock when... David Sachdev Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:52:43 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/PSUN/1162/Get-your-surf-on http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CMG/1160/Asian-Explosion I was trying to wait for the stock to go back to the 316 level, but given the European optimism, I thought I should go ahead and cover this now.  So I did visit the Asian Chipotle - ShopHouse, and I thought it was... David Sachdev Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:45:00 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CMG/1160/Asian-Explosion http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/1157/Stabilized-at-90 I don't care too much about all the debate about Netflix.  It's a stock that gets plenty of attention, people like to trade it, and it seems to have created a base at 90 and I think it's a buy here.  A lot of... Henry Chinaski Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:06:35 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/1157/Stabilized-at-90 http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SHOO/1155/Steve-Madden-boots-for-all-the-ladies-in-your-life I don't have much to tell you here, except I could see the shoe trend coming back as a Wall St focus during the holiday season - and if so, it's a snap that SHOO gets back to 40.  Steve Madden, as a brand, still on the... Henry Chinaski Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:54:00 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SHOO/1155/Steve-Madden-boots-for-all-the-ladies-in-your-life http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UA/1153/Under-appreciated-growth-stock-to-become-Wall-St-darling Recently hitting all-time highs above 87 on Halloween, home-town hero (for me) Under Armour has moved down to an attractive level today and seems to have left the 70s behind.   The brand is still gaining in popularity... Josh Warner-Burke Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:08:07 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UA/1153/Under-appreciated-growth-stock-to-become-Wall-St-darling http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ATVI/1151/Put-of-Duty This is a Call of Duty + Q3 earnings perfect storm play.  Very risky, but it could be a quick payday.  So, the game release is happening the night before they announce earnings.  Hmm. ... Chad M Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:29:52 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ATVI/1151/Put-of-Duty http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GRPN/1150/Save-50-to-90-on-Groupon-stock-by-waiting-for-it-to-tank That's right, folks! All we have to do is get together a big group of people who are willing to pay only $14 for one share of GRPN and the market will happily oblige. IPOs are not my thing.  My bio says, "I only... Alex O'Reilly Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:50:12 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GRPN/1150/Save-50-to-90-on-Groupon-stock-by-waiting-for-it-to-tank http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GRPN/1148/Fascinating-company-but-fabulously-overvalued It's been a long time since an IPO generated as much buzz - both positive and negative - as Groupon has done with its $12B IPO today.  With the price now around $30 that is a valuation of around $20B.  Bigger... Josh Warner-Burke Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:29:09 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GRPN/1148/Fascinating-company-but-fabulously-overvalued http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NWSA/1144/Opportunity-opportunity-is-knockin-at-your-door Opportunity might be knocking at your door, but apparently not at Fox's or the NFL's, because as any football fan knows, every other commercial is the one with this song in it.  And every third commercial is the... Barry Hebert Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:51:21 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NWSA/1144/Opportunity-opportunity-is-knockin-at-your-door http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GLUU/1140/Ba-Zynga This is a stock that I tend to accumulate at under $3, and look to take some profit over $5.  I'm sure that I'll reach my target before the timeframe, and will likely take profits  somewhere over that $5... David Sachdev Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:44:19 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GLUU/1140/Ba-Zynga http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CREE/1136/Got-Light CREE:  I have been watching this LED lighting leader for a while.  They have some new products and it looks like their stock has finally found a good support level.  Looks to me like it should be a good... Chad M Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:00:58 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CREE/1136/Got-Light http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/1134/Momentum This is a very low confidence pick. I have gone back and fourth on this so many times in the last couple days. Bearish: 1. Price increases loses DVD goers and I think thats where their "current" income was coming... Wesley To Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:01:46 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/1134/Momentum http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/1133/What-me-long-on-Netflix Don't get too excited.  I'm writing this coverage for two reasons.  First, I already have an infamous short coverage on NFLX that recently turned positive, so I am hedging that a little bit with this confidence... Mike Barkett Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:42:14 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/1133/What-me-long-on-Netflix http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VPRT/1131/Business-cards-for-everyone I know my office is trying to reduce costs...and I bet yours is too.  Even though companies have tons of money in the bank...saving is the name of the game.  And business cards from Vista Print are one way to... David Sachdev Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:50:16 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VPRT/1131/Business-cards-for-everyone http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CEO/1128/China-Oil-and-Gas This is a Hong Kong based major oil and gas operation. Its PE is just  7.14 and it pays a dividend of 3.6 percent. The stock was beaten down in the past several months (due partially to purhcases of... Ginger Gal Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:58:12 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CEO/1128/China-Oil-and-Gas http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ISRG/1125/Earnings-play My girlfriend works with these, they are all the rage in the hositpal industry. I have seen hospitals cut back on other things but there is still money being dumped into these type of robotic surgeries. The demand for these kind... Wesley To Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:10:15 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ISRG/1125/Earnings-play http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/COH/1123/Treat-yoself Sorry I haven't kept up with yall on twitter, I've been too busy rolling out my new line of clothes for ladies (they will be extraordinarily expensive, believe that) and rep'in with Michael Moore at Occupy Wall Street!... Kanye West Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:05:06 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/COH/1123/Treat-yoself http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SINA/1122/Chinese-micro-blogging-leader-has-plenty-of-upside-after-officials-give-the-nod Chinese Sina Corp, owner of Weibo, the Chinese twitter, was a great pick for me some time back going from $105 to $129 in a little over a month.  Well since then it fell out of favor along with a lot of other Chinese... Josh Warner-Burke Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:39:34 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SINA/1122/Chinese-micro-blogging-leader-has-plenty-of-upside-after-officials-give-the-nod http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GOOG/1121/A-company-I-will-stand-by-as-they-report-earnings This is a play on Google's earnings report on Thursday, October 13th. There seems to be a bearish feel on Google. I believe it comes from them attempting to enter the manufacturing business with the aquisition of Motorola (for... Wesley To Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:41:11 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GOOG/1121/A-company-I-will-stand-by-as-they-report-earnings http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GLW/1116/Tablet-explosion I think that the next few years are going to bring lots of tablets to the market, and you will start seeing people with multiple ones....one that they take with them on the Trains, Planes and Automobiles, and the one that they... David Sachdev Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:15:12 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GLW/1116/Tablet-explosion http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/P/1113/Spotify-Poised-to-Maximize-Calculatingly-Nonchalant-Aesthetic-Facebook-Bragging-Especially-Since-Pandora-Sucks There is no doubt that Zoidberg and facebook are pissing a lot of people off lately with some unceremoniously weird user interface and feed changes, to pile on top of their previous privacy sketchiness, but this should not... Jobe Smith Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:57:21 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/P/1113/Spotify-Poised-to-Maximize-Calculatingly-Nonchalant-Aesthetic-Facebook-Bragging-Especially-Since-Pandora-Sucks http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/1112/My-other-Christmas-stock Its time for me to get into Apple. Its seen a pretty solid pull back in price and we are leading into an Oct. 4th announcement presumably about the Iphone 5. I don't need to explain how great this company is, its just a matter... Wesley To Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:43:22 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/1112/My-other-Christmas-stock http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AMZN/1109/North-Pole-moved-to-Amazon-HQ So we get the Kindle Fire annoucement today, which I think will disappoint many people as a iPad Killer, but will be an awesome device on it's own.  But this coverage is more about us heading into the Christmas season... David Sachdev Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:02:16 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AMZN/1109/North-Pole-moved-to-Amazon-HQ http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/USO/1105/Oil-at-80-bucks-seems-a-wee-bit-low Hello, friends.  An ugly day out there by all accounts.  As they say, buy when there's blood in the streets.  I noticed oil settled today right at about $80.  In the past, whenever oil has come... Henry Chinaski Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:31:41 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/USO/1105/Oil-at-80-bucks-seems-a-wee-bit-low http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ARMH/1101/Mobile-will-take-over-the-world And the one thing that is clear is that the ARM processor will be a big part of it.  While you have recently heard talks of mobile platforms being tweeked to work well on the Intel processor, what you aren't hearing as... David Sachdev Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:21:51 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ARMH/1101/Mobile-will-take-over-the-world http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/1099/Hasty-Decisions One decision after another, its almost as if the higher ups are panicing. They foresee bad things and they are trying to be proactive about it but they are making some pretty hasty decisions. I believe they are splitting the... Wesley To Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:02:14 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/1099/Hasty-Decisions http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CMG/1097/Chipotles-Asian-themed-fast-casual-eatery-Shophouse-will-spread-like-wildfire This may surprise you, but there are many cities that don't have asian food.  Adn then there are cities that have the lone Chineese takeout place that is run by the lone asian family in the city.  Well, if... David Sachdev Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:35:49 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CMG/1097/Chipotles-Asian-themed-fast-casual-eatery-Shophouse-will-spread-like-wildfire http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LULU/1089/You-arent-a-yogi-unless-you-wear-LULU I didn't think I was going to get a chance to get in on this stock but it seems that the market is giving me an oppurtunity. This is a strong brand and all the "yogi" women (and soon men) are wearing their... Wesley To Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:55:18 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LULU/1089/You-arent-a-yogi-unless-you-wear-LULU http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/1086/Dora-is-warming-up I remember during the first six months of the 2000-2003 bear market a group of tech stocks that appeared inexplicably immune to the selling onslought. This was at a time when virtually all of the Nasdaq had already been ravaged.... Chris Cook Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:51:01 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/1086/Dora-is-warming-up http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/S/1085/Sprint-doesnt-get-enough-respect Okay, I think I understand why people are down on Sprint, especially with the AT&T / T-Mobile merger thing and all.   I read somewhere that a lady who used to be a U.S. Ambassador is the one sticking the... Ashley Rice Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:34:31 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/S/1085/Sprint-doesnt-get-enough-respect http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DECK/1084/You-may-not-like-Uggs but enough people seem to.  I bought Deckers last week on a technical breakout...and I was reluctant to cover it because I'm not buying it based on fundamentals.  I still need to do some research, but as we... David Sachdev Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:27:23 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DECK/1084/You-may-not-like-Uggs http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LULU/1082/Powerful-Brand The rich keep buying, and I think that is one of the primary markets for LULU.  You see their stores in areas where there in money...Bethesda, Tysons, across from the Whole Foods in DC.  Their target audience... David Sachdev Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:09:39 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LULU/1082/Powerful-Brand http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CMG/1079/Were-just-getting-started-hold-onto-your-burritos Last night my friend told me, upon hearing I was eating Chipotle yet again while trying to work on this website, said I should buy stock in Chipotle.  Well, I have many times and today I took her advice and got in... Josh Warner-Burke Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:32:25 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CMG/1079/Were-just-getting-started-hold-onto-your-burritos http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BBRY/1078/If-youre-looking-for-a-short-why-look-further I am not really good at picking shorts, or betting on the market going down.  As you've seen from my SDS prediction which has so far been completely wrong. But I do know that if you are looking for an easy target, you... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:41:51 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BBRY/1078/If-youre-looking-for-a-short-why-look-further http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ARMH/1077/Crazy-cheap-at-this-level Biggest chip designer of Android devices - as well as a supplier to Apple for its iOS line - a pure play on mobile, ARM holdings is very attractive at 25.47 as of the time of this writing.  Could be crushed by the... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:12:19 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ARMH/1077/Crazy-cheap-at-this-level http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AKAM/1074/Akamai-is-so-cheap-now-someone-will-buy-it Throwing a long deep ball to the endzone here after some pretty underwhelming picks lately.  I am not feeling too confident about the market in general but I do think that at today's price, Akamai has been so beaten... Francisco Logan Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:05:15 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AKAM/1074/Akamai-is-so-cheap-now-someone-will-buy-it http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SDS/1073/Bracing-for-the-crash-sign-of-the-beast-the-debt-society I sent this email to Mike after Monday's S&P downgrade-sparked selloff, who had just pointed out the number 666 rearing it's ugly head in the day's headline market number. I noticed the -6.66% thing too.... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:28:23 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SDS/1073/Bracing-for-the-crash-sign-of-the-beast-the-debt-society http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/^VIX/1071/An-open-invitation-for-SP-to-join-ProofTrader When you're at the top, there's usually nowhere to go but down.  The United States' debt is and has been considered the most secure investment in the world for longer than almost all of us have been alive. ... Mike Barkett Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:59:29 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/^VIX/1071/An-open-invitation-for-SP-to-join-ProofTrader http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FXE/1068/Short-the-FXE-here--on-EUR-stupidity I knew the ECB was wrong for raising rates now they will lower them.  They EUR should have been below 130. for a while now.  The only reason it was up was becuz of the weak dollar and the correlation with the... Harvey Dentist Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:52:59 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FXE/1068/Short-the-FXE-here--on-EUR-stupidity http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GURE/1065/Trading-at-Cash-Value This recommendation compliments my earlier ZSTN recommendation. There are many fine Chinese stocks that have been hammered down by massive short selling and guilt by association. But as far as I can tell, GURE is not a... Larry Leviton Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:31:19 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GURE/1065/Trading-at-Cash-Value http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/1063/In-case-you-were-wondering-the-Netflix-party-is-over I've never been on one side or the other of the Netflix debate, but I have to admit, if I were long on NFLX right now, I'd be pretty nervous.  Forget that you can buy a PS3 for the price of one share, forget that the... Alex O'Reilly Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:40:28 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/1063/In-case-you-were-wondering-the-Netflix-party-is-over http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DZZ/1056/Bearish-on-GLD With compromise inevitable in washington and large profits to be taken off the table this crowded gold trade is gonna see a nice decline in the next month.  My PT on GLD has been 1599 for a while an ive been... Harvey Dentist Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:46:54 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DZZ/1056/Bearish-on-GLD http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BBRY/1049/Late-to-the-game I keep looking at this stock and saying am I too late to the game? Then I thought about the reasoning and it doesn't make sense. If I believe this stock is just delaying the inevitable that means, I still have $26.76 downside to... Wesley To Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:35:25 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BBRY/1049/Late-to-the-game http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QLD/1045/Debt-limit-deal-forcing-meaningful-deficit-reduction-will-buoy-the-market Over the last few weeks watching this debt limit debacle play out, I have been afraid.  Senate Republicans, firmly in touch with reality, have known that a compromise would be necessary.  Increased revenue would... Josh Warner-Burke Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:17:27 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QLD/1045/Debt-limit-deal-forcing-meaningful-deficit-reduction-will-buoy-the-market http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/1038/Mind-the-Gap Although this might appear to be a short sale, the trade here is to buy  Apple when it closes the gap at 378. Last night Apple traded as high as 405 after-hours and as low as 391 in pre-market this morning. My... Larry Leviton Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:19:11 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/1038/Mind-the-Gap http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/RVBD/1037/Personal-Hygiene I'm a big believer in personal hygiene. I know that it takes some courage to come right out and say that, but it needed to be said. Unfortunately, sometimes time seems to fly and it's only when I see the flies circling... The AcsMan Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:57:24 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/RVBD/1037/Personal-Hygiene http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NWSA/1035/Rome-is-burning-around-Murdoch I know News Corp stock has already been battered, and maybe this is late to the game, but who could possibly buy into this stock?  Given all the revelations of the past several weeks, many people will express their... Mike Barkett Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:49:28 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NWSA/1035/Rome-is-burning-around-Murdoch http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CPHD/1033/CPHD-topping-already CPHD topping already? Broke the head and shoulder neckline today. Representing a good shorting opportunity for mid-term hold strategy.   Company DescriptionCepheid, a molecular diagnostics company, develops,... Mohammad Faizan Azam Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:42:06 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CPHD/1033/CPHD-topping-already http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LVLT/1031/Level-3-to-benefit-from-Netflix-repricing I wrote a blog on NFLX shortly before they announced the new pricing news.  My analysis was mostly chart related, and it dosent change my opinion.  Putting NFLX asside for a sec. lets look for other ways to... Harvey Dentist Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:27:57 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LVLT/1031/Level-3-to-benefit-from-Netflix-repricing http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/XIDE/1029/Zoom-Zoom-How-will-you-get-around-with-gas-at-6-per-gallon Stop Start Batteries for Cars - Does Your Car Have It Here is the best link on this one. Bottom line, JCI and XIDE are the top two makers of stop start batteries for cars. XIDE reduced guidance last quarter and should now be... Ginger Gal Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:57:24 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/XIDE/1029/Zoom-Zoom-How-will-you-get-around-with-gas-at-6-per-gallon http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SPLS/1026/The-paperless-office-will-trump-this-industry I believe companies are moving towards a paperless enviroment and the need for office supplies drops more and more every day. I believe Staples will join its competitors (OMX , ODP) down in the sub $10 range, just give it time.... Wesley To Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:38:50 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SPLS/1026/The-paperless-office-will-trump-this-industry http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/EUO/1024/If-Europe-is-crumbling-then-what-does-that-say-about-us I am working a little bit out of my comfort zone on this one, as I normally cover pop culture stocks that just about everyone would recognize by name.  Currency gambling is voodoo to me, and the stuff just moves too... Alex O'Reilly Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:31:18 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/EUO/1024/If-Europe-is-crumbling-then-what-does-that-say-about-us http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/MMM/1019/Diversified-and-innovative-3M-quietly-moving-us-into-the-future I recently read an article about the MMM  system that will be used for St Paul public libraries.  They Acquired advanced chemicals and technology ( ) giving them exposure to the aerospace market. ... Harvey Dentist Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:27:00 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/MMM/1019/Diversified-and-innovative-3M-quietly-moving-us-into-the-future http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GLUU/1013/Zynga-IPO Glu Mobile has had quite a run in the past on the rumors of the Zynga IPO.  I opened up a position over a week ago based on the stock falling to levels where I thought it could rise.  I have seen some bit of a... David Sachdev Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:17:46 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GLUU/1013/Zynga-IPO http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/OCZ/1009/Against-all-odds I am very new to trading and most of my picks are because I like the industry. I have been following OCZ since their IPO, seeing it jump over 300% in the last year. I personally use their product and I know they make quality... Wesley To Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:01:51 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/OCZ/1009/Against-all-odds http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/P/1001/Disruptive-music-model-turns-heads-raises-eyebrows Pandora is a company I've been following for some time, waiting in anticipation of its IPO since I fell in love with the service.  Before I even talk about valuation, I'm going to try to explain why I think it will... Josh Warner-Burke Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:20:37 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/P/1001/Disruptive-music-model-turns-heads-raises-eyebrows http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/P/994/And-if-you-run-up-Ill-put-a-gun-upside-your-fckin-head I'm home sick from work today and in a rather crummy mood as a result.  My entertainment choices right now include Police Academy "Mission To Moscow" (George Gaynes currently has the sword of the Russian bad... Ian Hall Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:09:46 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/P/994/And-if-you-run-up-Ill-put-a-gun-upside-your-fckin-head http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/P/993/Theres-a-run-left-in-Pandora-IPO-stock-today We're not usually regarded as a day trading site, but we've had some good luck with IPO days, and I think P should be no different.  I'm wishy washy on Pandora's long term prospects; I think they would have been a... Mike Barkett Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:14:26 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/P/993/Theres-a-run-left-in-Pandora-IPO-stock-today http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NQ/991/Rumor-has-it China stocks have been taking it in the ear lately.  I've been hesitant to wade too deep, as this is an area where I've been burned a bit in both the recent and distant past...but there are a number of analysts opening... Ian Hall Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:43:45 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NQ/991/Rumor-has-it http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GNOM/989/Aint-nothin-but-a-genome-baby Time to swing for the fences. Complete Genomics became the world's first large-scale human genome sequencing company in 2008.  It provides end-to-end outsourced human genome sequencing for its customers, which include... Ian Hall Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:27:44 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GNOM/989/Aint-nothin-but-a-genome-baby http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ONTY/987/ITS-NOT-A-TUMOR ...is what potential future users of Oncothyreon's therapeutic cancer drugs will hope to hear, rather than having their doc scribble out a 'scrip for one of the drugs this company has in the pipeline.  As for me, I'm... Ian Hall Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:13:53 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ONTY/987/ITS-NOT-A-TUMOR http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/984/Its-that-time-of-the-month The thing driving the market lower is that most stocks were overvalued and rising gas prices left the consumer with less money to spend. However, Apple is undervalued. The thing driving Apple lower is Steve Jobs frail health. The... Larry Leviton Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:41:26 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/984/Its-that-time-of-the-month http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/STAN/983/Over-a-million-spaces-and-youll-pay-for-every-single-one Standard Parking Corporation is part of a giant army of scuzzbuckets who are out to take your money for the "privilege" of parking your car where you work, where you live, where you eat, where you go to seek out... Ian Hall Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:38:13 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/STAN/983/Over-a-million-spaces-and-youll-pay-for-every-single-one http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BAGL/982/Darn-good-coffee They're not lying, y'know.  Their Regular blend is pretty darn good.  Vanilla Hazelnut is even better, so long as you're not the first or last person to visit the urn.  It's really darn good! When it... Ian Hall Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:51:42 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BAGL/982/Darn-good-coffee http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NBS/980/Die-nowlive-later Well, not exactly...but I have been listening to KMFDM this morning and that song has been stuck in my head. Neostem isn't so much about resurrection as it is about personal regeneration and/or... Ian Hall Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:17:31 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NBS/980/Die-nowlive-later http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AIS/976/Gettin-stabbygettin-smeary Antares Pharmaceutical company that develops pharmaceutical self-injection products and technologies and topical gel-based products.  They're sort of all over the map...injectors that deliver insulin & HGH,... Ian Hall Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:36:37 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AIS/976/Gettin-stabbygettin-smeary http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CBOU/968/Coffee This is the first thing my officemate says to me most mornings the very minute my ass hits the chair at my desk.  After checking my e-mail, I join him in a Pavlovian march to one of the local dispensaries for a quick... Ian Hall Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:50:08 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CBOU/968/Coffee http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LUV/963/Flying-the-friendlier-skies The airline business is a tough, unglamorous business to be in, that much seems clear.  Oil prices you can't control, the lingering threat of terrorism, ornery unions to wrangle with, and aging fleets that require huge... Francisco Logan Fri, 27 May 2011 14:32:57 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LUV/963/Flying-the-friendlier-skies http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DNDN/960/Goodbye-doctor-jellyfinger-hello-Provenge Apparently, this is old-ish news (ca. late March or so), but still as big as the swollen prostates it may ultimately relieve -- Medicare plans to cover Provenge, Dendreon's prostate cancer therapy that treats the disease by... Ian Hall Fri, 27 May 2011 10:53:26 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DNDN/960/Goodbye-doctor-jellyfinger-hello-Provenge http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AUY/959/Canadas-gold-standard Yamana Gold, Inc. mines gold, silver, and copper in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia.  Part of the reason for this may be to provide the precious metals necessary to create the gold medals that are... Ian Hall Thu, 26 May 2011 10:06:34 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AUY/959/Canadas-gold-standard http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/YNDX/956/YNDX-would-have-to-be-at-46-to-be-same-valuation-as-BIDU   I recently read an artical on Mashable, which said that basically YNDX has tons of capital and is undervalued compared to BIDU.  This company was founded by a mathematician and a geophysicist, who happend to... Harvey Dentist Wed, 25 May 2011 11:57:53 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/YNDX/956/YNDX-would-have-to-be-at-46-to-be-same-valuation-as-BIDU http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KKD/955/Stupid-stock-move-of-the-day---Krispy-Kreme-up-25 Some days are pivotal.  Some days show you Wall Street's true hand.  But other days are beyond dumb.  Today with quality names like ARMH down 3.75%, DECK down 1.8%, CSCO down 1%, Krispy Kreme Donuts... Josh Warner-Burke Mon, 23 May 2011 20:44:29 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KKD/955/Stupid-stock-move-of-the-day---Krispy-Kreme-up-25 http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LNKD/954/Bulls-On-Parade Sakes alive!  I'm late to the LinkedIn parade...one of the most anticipated IPOs of 2011 and I'm, like, half an hour behind or so with my coverage.  Ah, snakepiss.  Well, I'm going to be like that... Ian Hall Thu, 19 May 2011 11:56:33 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LNKD/954/Bulls-On-Parade http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LNKD/953/Connecting-buyers-and-sellers-in-the-high-end-labor-market A lot of noise made about LinkedIn's IPO valuation in the run-up to today.  An exciting day by all accounts as LinkedIn is the first of the American social media companies to IPO.  Huge demand caused shares to... Francisco Logan Thu, 19 May 2011 10:49:22 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LNKD/953/Connecting-buyers-and-sellers-in-the-high-end-labor-market http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/HEVVQ/951/Dust-yourself-off-and-get-back-on-your-feet HEV is an innovative company in the lithium-ion battery space. In the past 2 weeks (see last conf call), they have taken a hard beating, due to the impairement loss they chose to take due to a badly gone investment into Think... Gabor Blasko Wed, 18 May 2011 03:35:57 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/HEVVQ/951/Dust-yourself-off-and-get-back-on-your-feet http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/EEM/949/Underperformed-YTD-emerging-markets-are-due-for-an-upswing Compare the MSCI Emerging Markets Index year-to-date to the S&P.  EEM has underperformed pretty much all the way, and especially lately.  So far this year, it's +6.37% SPY, -1.52% EEM.  Now back the... Francisco Logan Sat, 14 May 2011 15:18:59 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/EEM/949/Underperformed-YTD-emerging-markets-are-due-for-an-upswing http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/RENN/947/Chinese-Facebook-lottery-ticket Well a lot of hype built up in advance of RenRen's IPO on May 4.  It's the Facebook of China.  (Just as Sina's Weibo is the Twitter of China.)  The IPO priced at $14 at the top of their range.... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 12 May 2011 12:48:18 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/RENN/947/Chinese-Facebook-lottery-ticket http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/REDF/946/The-Groupon-of-India Rediff.com, a one-stop-online-shop for Indian interests, has recently unveiled Deal Ho Jaye - a daily deal website similar to Groupon, Living Social, Google Offers, Facebook Deals, BuyWithMe, etc. Deal Ho Jaye... Ian Hall Thu, 12 May 2011 10:35:10 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/REDF/946/The-Groupon-of-India http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/MVIS/942/MVIS-has-basis-for-growth I have kept track of MVIS over the past 4 years. It has been battered by the markets. Since its product (embedded laser projector) is something that needs to be produced in volume, it only needs a few 'big name' orders to ramp up... Gabor Blasko Mon, 09 May 2011 04:41:02 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/MVIS/942/MVIS-has-basis-for-growth http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BWLD/941/Buffalo-wings--Beer--You-know-you-want-them A few years back someone on this site alerted me to the fact that Buffalo Wild Wings is a public company.  At the time I'd never eaten there.  Well I'll be honest, I like local wing places, but for the masses,... Josh Warner-Burke Sun, 08 May 2011 23:38:26 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BWLD/941/Buffalo-wings--Beer--You-know-you-want-them http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IRBT/940/The-ultimate-growth-stock-iRobot New York, May 8, 2011 - In this dicey market, I can't say what's going to happen day by day.  But I believe strongly that at today's price, the market undervalues robotics maker iRobot (Nasdaq: IRBT).... Brantley Foster Sun, 08 May 2011 23:18:32 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IRBT/940/The-ultimate-growth-stock-iRobot http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ZSTN/937/Disinformation-Unfounded I am reopenning my long recommendation on ZSTN after reviewing comments made by the CEO, Bo Zhong. ZSTN is down solely because of heavy short selling, followed by panic (long) selling and now lack of (long) buying.  The... Larry Leviton Tue, 03 May 2011 11:48:14 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ZSTN/937/Disinformation-Unfounded http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BBRY/933/Stock-market-feels-toppy-and-the-Playbook-is-way-late-to-the-party Bought some puts in RIMM today mainly because I think stocks in general are about to take a fall.  Great earnings have gotten sold off in so many leaders, which would indicate to me people are looking for any chance to... Brantley Foster Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:38:24 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BBRY/933/Stock-market-feels-toppy-and-the-Playbook-is-way-late-to-the-party http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ZAGG/932/ZAGG-getting-attention-here-and-there       I recently started following this stock after my dude ferd told me about it.  He was looking for a cheaper way to gain exposure to AAPL when profit taking was occuring... Harvey Dentist Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:06:57 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ZAGG/932/ZAGG-getting-attention-here-and-there http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DD/931/America-runs-on-DD ...and I ain't talkin' Dunkin Donuts!  While that company conveys carbohydrates to chaps and chicks from California to Cape Cod, the subject chemical colossus clocks copious cash coaxing corporate customers into... Ian Hall Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:13:22 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DD/931/America-runs-on-DD http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ZSTN/929/Scam-or-Capitulation A few weeks ago a hedge fund manager, Steve Wegener, burst into ZST Digital Networks' offices in Zhengzhou City, China, and demanded to see the CEO, which he did. Mr. Wegener's fund owns 10,000 shares of ZSTN.... Larry Leviton Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:57:16 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ZSTN/929/Scam-or-Capitulation http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ELY/926/FORE--FIVE Charl Schwartzel won The Masters...held off Adam Scott, Tiger Woods, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, and a bunch of other dudes that were probably favored to kick his ass.  Pretty impressive.  Mickelson didn't even... Ian Hall Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:32:33 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ELY/926/FORE--FIVE http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SLV/924/Cramer-says-buy-silver-so-Ill-sell Silver is the "poor man's gold" and Cramer says you can open a new position in SLV or PAAS if you don't have any, but if you do, you shouldn't.  Not sure I see that logic, but I'd like to make a contrarian... Francisco Logan Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:02:29 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SLV/924/Cramer-says-buy-silver-so-Ill-sell http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LULU/918/The-rich-keep-spending That was the synopsis of something I heard on WTOP or NPR yesterday.  That even though the average American is starting to cut back once again, the high end spending is expected to increase over the coming... David Sachdev Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:21:26 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LULU/918/The-rich-keep-spending http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BBRY/908/Craptastic-apps-for-fogeys Seriously, Blackberry? You're building your marketing message around "hip" people using hot new killer apps like SMS and Urban Spoon? I can't believe you passed up this golden delicious opportunity to outfit your... Alex O'Reilly Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:40:31 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BBRY/908/Craptastic-apps-for-fogeys http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CBR/907/In-the-right-space Colorado-based CIBER, Inc. provides system integration and information technology consulting services within the US and abroad.   So what, right?  So do a lot of companies. What sets them... Ian Hall Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:30:34 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CBR/907/In-the-right-space http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/902/Despite-a-sea-of-heavy-hitting-competitors-Netflix-could-still-come-out-on-top Read this analyst note on SeekingAlpha yesterday: Google's big overhaul of YouTube is the latest evidence that Netflix is facing a growing, formidable field of competitors. "Unlike other... Josh Warner-Burke Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:21:47 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/902/Despite-a-sea-of-heavy-hitting-competitors-Netflix-could-still-come-out-on-top http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UA/900/As-momentum-as-it-gets Recent price action in Under Armour shares has been extremely bullish, if you ask me.  After getting to $70, the stock took a breather and fell down to low-mid 60s.  If you were smart enough to buy on say... Josh Warner-Burke Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:11:40 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UA/900/As-momentum-as-it-gets http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DISH/899/Blockbuster-deal-smacks-of-desperation I've been following the Blockbuster death spiral for some time, and my interest was piqued on April 4 by this Fool article:  At that point it was not clear how much a bidder would have to pay and how much of their... Josh Warner-Burke Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:31:54 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DISH/899/Blockbuster-deal-smacks-of-desperation http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BPHX/897/Phoenix-rising BluePhoenix Solutions Ltd. (formerly Crystal Systems Solutions Ltd.), based in Israel, are in the business of IT modernization solutions.  This is a very general term that relates to system and data migration...one... Ian Hall Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:38:13 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BPHX/897/Phoenix-rising http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/APP/893/American-Apparel-does-not-have-to-go-bankrupt Today American Apparel got thrummed in the hoo-ha because, for the third time in recent memory, they warned that they might have to file for bankruptcy protection.  Also, their numbers looked bad, again. Am I the only... Alex O'Reilly Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:02:33 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/APP/893/American-Apparel-does-not-have-to-go-bankrupt http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/890/Steve-Jobs-Resigns-April-Fools I agree with David Sachdev that something is wrong with Apple,although with my last prediction I vowed to never write a post again.Looking back at Feb 16 2011, Apple has an island gap caused by the Verizon iPhone... Larry Leviton Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:59:48 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/890/Steve-Jobs-Resigns-April-Fools http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IRBT/887/As-new-all-time-highs-are-hit-this-robotics-player-is-still-cheap It's always hard to buy a company sitting at new 52-week-highs (depending on how you like to do things) but looking at the market cap of this military and consumer robot-maker, $840M as of this writing, it seems dirt cheap.... Francisco Logan Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:00:20 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IRBT/887/As-new-all-time-highs-are-hit-this-robotics-player-is-still-cheap http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/RAX/886/Rackspace--Dell--Cloud-- I wish I could have covered this when I bought my options a few hours ago, but I didn't have time.  RAX was hitting my high percent change list, and this is what was up.... I think that this could be very good for... David Sachdev Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:37:18 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/RAX/886/Rackspace--Dell--Cloud-- http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CACI/884/Multi-year-High-on-big-Contract CACI, a local DC company that I used to work for has just hit a multi-year high today on news that it has been awarded a prime on a large contract: 9:38AM CACI Intl awarded prime position on $1.1 billion, multiple-award... David Sachdev Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:07:46 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CACI/884/Multi-year-High-on-big-Contract http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SINA/882/Weibo-the-Chinese-Twitter Sina Corp is a Chinese new media company which operates the 3rd largest by traffic website in China, microblogging site Weibo. Bloomberg published a story on 3/21 beginning: Sina Corp., China’s third-most visited... Josh Warner-Burke Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:24:02 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SINA/882/Weibo-the-Chinese-Twitter http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NXPI/881/Ready-for-Smartphones--to-Serve-As-Credit-Cards Is it time for Near field communication, or NFC?  If you think its time for cell phones to serve as credit cards and for tech devices to “talk” to each other then please continue to read.  On... Ginger Gal Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:30:04 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NXPI/881/Ready-for-Smartphones--to-Serve-As-Credit-Cards http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/HGG/879/Bargain-electronics-retailer-pushing-to-revive-battered-stock-price I must confess I hadn't heard of hhgregg until this past year, even though it has been around since the Eisenhower era.  When I started noticing their marketing blitz in the Mid-Atlantic area, I wondered if maybe they... Mike Barkett Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:04:05 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/HGG/879/Bargain-electronics-retailer-pushing-to-revive-battered-stock-price http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ACI/878/Back-to-basics Today is a bad day for energy stocks and a few scattered others, but not for much of the market...so while nobody's looking, I'm going to predict that shares of this coal stock -- which has made nice gains over the past year --... Ian Hall Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:44:35 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ACI/878/Back-to-basics http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ARMH/877/Cashing-in-on-Mobile As of 2009, ARM processors account for approximately 90% of all embedded 32-bit RISC (reduced instruction set computer) processors.  The simplicity of ARM processors make them ideal for low power applications which... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:56:26 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ARMH/877/Cashing-in-on-Mobile http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TCK/875/The-Fuel-JAPAN-Needs First of all, I have some Japanese American / Japanes Brazilian  friends and wish them and their families well.  My heart goes out to them and to the people who are suffering. What will Japan need in the coming... Ginger Gal Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:47:54 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TCK/875/The-Fuel-JAPAN-Needs http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CAT/874/Could-your-Tonka-toys-do-that I was already eyeing CAT as it pushed over 100 (I've been holding CAT for a long time, and have been constantly upping my stop-loss on it over the year as you can see by various posts on here), but I think that it may be soon... David Sachdev Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:20:51 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CAT/874/Could-your-Tonka-toys-do-that http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KONG/873/PT-vs-TheStreet-in-our-first-ever-Bull-vs-Bull Today TheStreet upgraded KongZhong Corporation from hold to buy.  Although they have not put a price target (or timeframe) to this recommendation, I have.  $10 by tax day (which is also April op-ex) is my... Josh Warner-Burke Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:16:28 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KONG/873/PT-vs-TheStreet-in-our-first-ever-Bull-vs-Bull http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/872/--A-Digital-Short-Story Initiating coverage of NFLX with a 1-yr $150 price target.  Price target reflects 34x consensus 2011 EPS compared to current valuation of 47x.   Our longer term call on NFLX is decidedly... Jorge Maceyras Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:08:33 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/872/--A-Digital-Short-Story http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DECK/869/UGG-Brand-Dominance Recently bought calls in Deckers, having missed out on the earnings story I figured would play out (they had a fantastic quarter) but now the stock has settled down a little, and I read this article on... Josh Warner-Burke Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:16:44 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DECK/869/UGG-Brand-Dominance http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GPL/867/Need-a-silver-bullet-silver-miner Need GOLD and SILVER As you may be aware, both the gold and silver jumped recently and silver just hit a 31 year high.  A CAVEAT UP FRONT—silver has already gone up.  The question is will there be a... Ginger Gal Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:34:58 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GPL/867/Need-a-silver-bullet-silver-miner http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GAME/866/JP-Morgan-maintains-its-Overweight-rating-and-8-price-target I picked 8 as my target as it turns out JP Morgan agrees.  I am riding the Shanda Games bandwagon here this morning.  It's a Chinese gaming company, what more do you need to know? As it announced earnings... Francisco Logan Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:56:50 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GAME/866/JP-Morgan-maintains-its-Overweight-rating-and-8-price-target http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SKM/863/Top-Korean-Telecom-to-Roll-Out-iPhone- SK Telecom  is the biggest telecom carrier in Korea. The stock dropped as the Seoul stock market was pressured by a drop in oil refiners. In the meantime, SK Telecom today announced that they will be... Ginger Gal Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:16:34 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SKM/863/Top-Korean-Telecom-to-Roll-Out-iPhone- http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DIG/860/Oil-super-spike--perfect-storm-at-hand Today seems like a hugely pivotal day as oil spiking close to $100 a barrel may signal a fulcrum from an up market to a down one.  I haven't closed any of my PT coverages (yet) and the reason is, I believe in all those... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:49:10 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DIG/860/Oil-super-spike--perfect-storm-at-hand http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ISRG/858/New-Age-Surgery Intutitive Surgical has a device called the Da Vinci, which is a robotic surgery system that uses computers and visual technologies to improve surgeries.  As of 2010, they had installed 1,752 systems. This is a very... Ginger Gal Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:48:49 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ISRG/858/New-Age-Surgery http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/HK/856/Dirty-stocks-bought-dirt-cheap I'm not even going to bother getting too in depth on this coverage -- let's just say that despite my general optimism, I think there's still a long way to go before people are ready to say ENOUGH to the oil & gas... Ian Hall Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:43:00 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/HK/856/Dirty-stocks-bought-dirt-cheap http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/PARL/855/Rihanna-vs-the-stink-bugs Looks like the plague of stink bugs that descended upon the Metro DC area last fall was only a small taste of what's headed our way as good 'ol Punxatawney Phil's prediction of an early Spring heats up the area over the next... Ian Hall Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:24:43 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/PARL/855/Rihanna-vs-the-stink-bugs http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IACI/854/Wall-St-sleeps-on-how-valuable-OkCupid-acquisition-is Sorry for my long absence from PT but I've been busy with life events.  Like getting divorced and getting back out into the dating world.  I was told by a friend of mine about a dating site called... Francisco Logan Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:57:23 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IACI/854/Wall-St-sleeps-on-how-valuable-OkCupid-acquisition-is http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/STEC/851/Rotation-what--Of-course-it-doesnt-spin We all know that mechanical parts burn out over time...things move, friction happens, and things die.  Is that what you really want to trust your data to?  And more importantly if you can move away from it at a... David Sachdev Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:00:13 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/STEC/851/Rotation-what--Of-course-it-doesnt-spin http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FSLR/849/First-and-best-name-in-solar For various reasons, solar power is making its way back into the spotlight, and when it comes to solar power, there are a number of names but none have the cachet that First Solar (FSLR) does.  It's an American thin film... Henry Chinaski Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:07:56 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FSLR/849/First-and-best-name-in-solar http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FCKYHOO/844/How-to-make-money-off-the-diet-soda-stroke-news One of the hottest stories of the week is the AP article about the Northern Manhattan Study that found that drinking diet soda may significantly increase your risk of stroke.  The article seems to be going viral, as... Mike Barkett Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:06:37 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FCKYHOO/844/How-to-make-money-off-the-diet-soda-stroke-news http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/XXIA/836/The-new-face-of-cloud-computing-security-testing VPNs & cloud computing have worn out their welcome as industry buzzwords, but plenty of work remains in bringing the virtual realm up to the level of reliability, speed & security offered by traditional wired... Ian Hall Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:22:06 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/XXIA/836/The-new-face-of-cloud-computing-security-testing http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/HTCO/832/Hickory-dickory-stock Hickory Tech Corp. is a Minnesota-based telecom company that offers business and residential services through two sectors: The Enventis Sector segment distributes telecommunications and data processing equipment, as well as... Ian Hall Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:49:29 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/HTCO/832/Hickory-dickory-stock http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IRBT/831/Robotics-trend-intact-with-international-orders-a-notable-avenue-for-growth I have lately made plays on UA and CMG earnings and done well on those.  I got smacked a little with CSTR but that's another matter.  iRobot is a long time favorite of mine.  A company I am not always... Josh Warner-Burke Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:47:25 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IRBT/831/Robotics-trend-intact-with-international-orders-a-notable-avenue-for-growth http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UA/828/Youth-of-the-Nation In an article on thestreet.com recently a user named Tomthumb made this comment: Go ask any 13y old person (boy or girl) what their brand is. UA is what they buy. NKE is what their aging parents buy. Don't look at PE. If... Josh Warner-Burke Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:26:48 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UA/828/Youth-of-the-Nation http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BUD/825/STELLA Anheuser-Busch InBev, HQ'd in the beautiful hamlet known as Leuven, Belgium, engages in brewing and selling beer in North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific.  Yes.  This is that Belgian beer... Ian Hall Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:03:35 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BUD/825/STELLA http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ORCL/821/Oracle-Slips-With-Tech Oracle Corp.(NYSE:ORCL) is one of the leading enterprise software companies in world. Today the stock is coming under some slight pressure as the Nasdaq 100 Index is trading lower on the session. Oracle stock should have... Inthe Money Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:49:33 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ORCL/821/Oracle-Slips-With-Tech http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CMG/819/Analysts-estimates-likely-too-low-for-Chipotle-4Q With this headline I risk looking pretty stupid after earnings on Feb. 10, but that is the fun of this site isn't it?  I have a bit of armchair analysis and a pinch of gut feeling here - Q3 2009 for Chipotle 1.08, Q3... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:23:52 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CMG/819/Analysts-estimates-likely-too-low-for-Chipotle-4Q http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LVS/818/Roll-a-Natural So here is my short term coverage on LVS based on the strong move up today ahead of earnings and the good news out of Macau.  Risk is high, as I think that this stock will make either a decent move up or down...and well,... David Sachdev Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:33:55 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LVS/818/Roll-a-Natural http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QLD/816/Is-it-contrarian-to-believe-a-real-bull-market-has-already-begun Be Contrarian; Believe a 'Real Bull Market Is Starting' I think he makes some solid points in here and the general  thesis is more right than wrong. (Reply)  I've been suspecting/hoping for something... Josh Warner-Burke Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:32:50 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QLD/816/Is-it-contrarian-to-believe-a-real-bull-market-has-already-begun http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SLTM/812/You-probably-think-this-stock-is-about-youdont-youdont-you Solta Medical, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets energy-based medical device systems for aesthetic applications.  Its systems consist of one or more hand pieces, a console that incorporates a graphical... Ian Hall Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:20:31 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SLTM/812/You-probably-think-this-stock-is-about-youdont-youdont-you http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BCONQ/808/Beacon-bits Beacon Power Corporation is a leading provider of fast-response energy storage systems and services to support a more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid.  They just recently launched a flywheel energy... Ian Hall Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:38:31 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BCONQ/808/Beacon-bits http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NSRGY/806/Nestle-has-brand-equity-in-emerging-markets Albert Meyer  runs the Mirzam CapitalAppreciation Fund.  One of his favorite holdings—Swiss confectionary and food giant Nestlé (Pink Sheets: NSRGY)—happens to trade over the... Jim Goldstein Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:30:47 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NSRGY/806/Nestle-has-brand-equity-in-emerging-markets http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GWMGF/805/All-the-rage-about-rare-stuff-again Great Western Minerals is a Canada based junior exploration company and an integrated rare earths  processor. According to its website, GWG's "specialty alloys are used in the battery, magnet and aerospace... Ginger Gal Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:16:03 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GWMGF/805/All-the-rage-about-rare-stuff-again http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AMD/794/How-about-some-chips-to-go-with-those-good-ol-cola-wars There have been a half dozen coverages of Intel here on PT.  Only half of them have even moved in the right direction and not a single analyst has managed to hit the target on a coverage.  Such an... Ian Hall Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:50:59 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AMD/794/How-about-some-chips-to-go-with-those-good-ol-cola-wars http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CYB/782/Were-all-going-broke-says-Geithner Would you like to get totally freaked out by the same brand of whack-job that predicted the housing bubble, the dot com bubble, and the financial crisis of 2008?  If so, check out this poorly presented but startlingly... Nibbler Leela Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:21:09 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CYB/782/Were-all-going-broke-says-Geithner http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UA/777/Underdog--Sleeping-Giant Compare the size of their brand and the market cap of the stock.  They don't even come close.  This has been my basic pitch for a few years now with home town Baltimore favorite Under Armour.  But not... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:26:58 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UA/777/Underdog--Sleeping-Giant http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CSTR/776/Bullish-on-Redbox I am still bullish on Coinstar, owner of the popular Redbox franchise.  Recently was speaking to my cousin who is in college about Redbox and she said basically, with pay-per-view movies or even with Netflix there is a... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:15:27 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CSTR/776/Bullish-on-Redbox http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAMRQ/775/Like-shooting-snakes-on-a-motherfing-plane Bet against American's chances, it's like shooting snakes on a motherf***ing plane.  Isn't that how the saying goes?  Or that other saying: this one is a no-brainer.  It's a no-brainer because the... Alex O'Reilly Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:41:58 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAMRQ/775/Like-shooting-snakes-on-a-motherfing-plane http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/MMI/774/The-better-half Today, Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. successfully spun off from the parent company, which is now known as Motorola Solutions. Motorola Mobility now comprises two distinct units: Mobile Devices provides smartphones. In fact,... Ian Hall Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:21:41 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/MMI/774/The-better-half http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/WTW/772/New-Years-resolutions-are-for-the-weak I don't have one.  I lost sixty five pounds by eating right and walking.  A lot.  Like every damned day.  None of that weight-watchers bullshit for me.  I made these necessary... Chris Bartnek Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:49:29 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/WTW/772/New-Years-resolutions-are-for-the-weak http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FTEK/766/Stop-slaggin-my-heart-around Fuel-Tech, Inc. provides engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems in utility and industrial applications worldwide.  That's really just a fancy way of saying that they're in the pollution... Ian Hall Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:29:43 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FTEK/766/Stop-slaggin-my-heart-around http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BBY/765/Christmas-best-for-Boost-Buy A friend of mine drew a comparison between the recently-defunct D.C. beer heaven known as the Brickskeller, and former retail music heavyweight-turned-pretender Tower Records.  Or even the apocryphal Planet Music of 15... Mike Barkett Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:05:18 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BBY/765/Christmas-best-for-Boost-Buy http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SVU/764/Need-Some-Supervalue--A-Play-on-Food-Inflation Supervalue (SVU) is a grocery retail and pharmacy chain. It has  2,500 retail stores. It presently trades at the same price it traded in February 1987. Its price to book is 1.35 and it has a market cap of 1.94B. It... Ginger Gal Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:54:19 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SVU/764/Need-Some-Supervalue--A-Play-on-Food-Inflation http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ESIC/763/Its-all-about-the-cowlick Some of the coverages I write make perfect sense.  They are generally based on well-reasoned observations of real-world phenomena that seem likely to drive the action behind a particular security.  Others are... Ian Hall Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:55:19 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ESIC/763/Its-all-about-the-cowlick http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LTD/762/Christmas-is-the-season-for-giving Wanted to write something Christmas-y, and what's more Christmas-y than Victoria's Secret?  I know others on PT have covered this one, so I don't have any sizzle to offer you, any crucial details. But my gut says this... Aaron Eckuban Fri, 24 Dec 2010 13:49:53 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LTD/762/Christmas-is-the-season-for-giving http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BAC/761/Bank-of-America The Dow Jones Industry Average has increased by  10.98% from a year ago. The housing market is also becoming more stabilize than last year. The amount of foreclosure homes are steady decreasing while the rate... Dennis H. Fri, 24 Dec 2010 12:34:01 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BAC/761/Bank-of-America http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ADBE/757/Earnings-will-be-more-important-than-HTML5 The changing of the seasons is upon us, and that usually means it's time for Adobe's earnings release. I don't always talk much about earnings or do the financial analysis thing, but I am very familiar with Adobe from the stuff I... Ashley Rice Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:13:05 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ADBE/757/Earnings-will-be-more-important-than-HTML5 http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DEER/756/DEER-Consumer-Products-DEER A newbie selection.  Deer is a Chinese manufacturer of blenders,  soy milk makers and other small electronics for Target, Wal-Mart, Black and Decker etc.  Originally was solely exporting but now is... Jim Goldstein Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:22:32 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DEER/756/DEER-Consumer-Products-DEER http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BCSI/754/Yet-another-security-company This is yet another computer security company that has come under buy0ut speculation.  I have purchased shares in three such companies hoping that one will be a true buyout target, but this coverage is based on technical... David Sachdev Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:10:24 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BCSI/754/Yet-another-security-company http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DECK/752/The-secret-to-a-womans-heart-is-through-her-UGGs As I sit here looking at the Ugg website, considering buying Ugg boots for women I know, it seems only natural to come back to this stock.  I covered it last year at the split adjusted equivalent of about $30, and I... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:06:16 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DECK/752/The-secret-to-a-womans-heart-is-through-her-UGGs http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NUAN/750/Its-all-about-Nuancesand-a-possible-buyout-by-AAPL NUAN is based in Burlington, Mass. This company’s market cap is $5.5B. Its closing price yesterday was $17.94 vs. target price of $20.36. Today it has moved up a bit to $18.75. This is a voice technology play.... Ginger Gal Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:36:03 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NUAN/750/Its-all-about-Nuancesand-a-possible-buyout-by-AAPL http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/748/Apparently-Apples-float-to-the-top-of-the-barrel Apple has broken the 52-week high today, and was already a great play into the Christmas season.  I picked up some shares at the 318 level about a week ago, and I have traded apple a decent amount over the last month for... David Sachdev Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:38:59 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/748/Apparently-Apples-float-to-the-top-of-the-barrel http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DNN/743/Metals-supercycle-2nd-half-train-is-leaving-the-station There are periods when making money in the market isn't rocket science... in fact, I would say that this site is kind of based on that idea. Sometimes a couple of facts are all you really need to make a compelling case for a... Chris Cook Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:11:05 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/DNN/743/Metals-supercycle-2nd-half-train-is-leaving-the-station http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LVS/741/Phoenix-rising-from-the-ashes This title would have been more apropos as it reclaimed $10 in May 2009 or when it cracked $20 in March 2010.  But compared to its prior peak value, LVS could have a ways to go. Today is an off day on news that a land... Josh Warner-Burke Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:14:44 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LVS/741/Phoenix-rising-from-the-ashes http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IMAX/740/The-Smallest-Market-Cap-Theory I have been working lately on a theory which may be either pure genius or complete nonsense.  But humor me.  I pick stocks based on the lowest market cap among the international brands on my radar. ... Brantley Foster Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:35:47 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/IMAX/740/The-Smallest-Market-Cap-Theory http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/PM/738/The-best-marketing-people-in-the-world-work-to-sell-cigarettes Let me start by going off on a tangent about a product sold by a competitor to Philip Morris International, which is the non-American cigarette conglomerate that owns the Marlboro brand, just to illustrate an overall point about... Brantley Foster Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:30:47 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/PM/738/The-best-marketing-people-in-the-world-work-to-sell-cigarettes http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/MCP/734/Long-Term-Holding This is a buy into the rare earth companies.  They have been all the talk amogst daytraders for the last 3 weeks or so, but I'm making a purchase for the long term because, well....rare earths!  Have I bought at... David Sachdev Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:47:37 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/MCP/734/Long-Term-Holding http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QXMCF/731/Cellin-it-down-the-river They say buy on the rumor, but this one's been swirling around too long for me to claim I was ahead of the game.  Word on the street is that Qiao Xing Universal Resources is looking to buy back Qiao Xing Mobile, a ten... Ian Hall Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:52:10 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QXMCF/731/Cellin-it-down-the-river http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NR/729/The-devil-is-in-the-details Like Flotek, Newpark Resources is a company that provides parts & services to the "exploration & production" (read: oil & gas) industry.  Specifically, they're in the business of fluid management,... Ian Hall Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:27:33 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NR/729/The-devil-is-in-the-details http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ATVI/726/Call-Of-Duty-Black-Ops-is-a-holiday-blockbuster You want music?  You want action?  Adventure, and suspense?  Do you want to control it all?  Call Of Duty Black Ops is the answer for you.  This title is being called the best COD yet,... Alex O'Reilly Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:59:03 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ATVI/726/Call-Of-Duty-Black-Ops-is-a-holiday-blockbuster http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KNXA/722/Making-hiring-easy "Job Creation" is good for the resumes of bigwigs in government & the private sector.   Bigwigs in government & the private sector are known for wanting to keep things simple, at least... Ian Hall Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:24:42 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KNXA/722/Making-hiring-easy http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NTDOY/721/Now-that-XBox-and-PS3-have-motion-gaming-Nintendo-is-cooked Okay so Nintendo was, when Wii came out, an amazing buy.  If you recognized early enough that Wii would turn that brand around, you were a genius.  But today,the smart money will realize that the competitive... Henry Chinaski Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:14:50 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NTDOY/721/Now-that-XBox-and-PS3-have-motion-gaming-Nintendo-is-cooked http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/HLYS/719/What-youre-not-getting-for-Christmas-this-year The subject pretty much sums it up.  Heelys (formerly Heeling, Inc.) is the company that makes those annoying heel-wheeled shoes that kids were using to zip around like so many bats outta hell.   Were these... Ian Hall Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:51:12 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/HLYS/719/What-youre-not-getting-for-Christmas-this-year http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LTD/712/Eventually-all-womens-clothes-will-be-sold-through-Victorias-Secret My first argument for buying Limited Brands Inc, owner of the Victoria's Secret dynasty: Just take a look at that and tell me it doesn't make you want to buy something.  You're a guy, if you're reading this, probably,... Brantley Foster Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:44:22 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LTD/712/Eventually-all-womens-clothes-will-be-sold-through-Victorias-Secret http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LVS/708/We-Got-the-Fever-Five Actually, I think that this stock is going to move right past 55, and try to make an assult on that 59 mark that seems to form some strong resistance for it.  And given that we've moved so far I'm giving this one some... David Sachdev Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:03:33 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LVS/708/We-Got-the-Fever-Five http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ISLN/702/Ready-for-a-wild-ride I plan to short this stock, but not before I make some quick gains on its rocket-like trajectory to $2B+ in valuation on approximately $64.18 in annual revenue.  (Give or take $150M.)  I agree with pretty much... Mike Barkett Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:04:40 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ISLN/702/Ready-for-a-wild-ride http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FTK/698/My-life-with-the-drill-kill-kult Okey-doke...bad band puns aside, this is a make-or-break pick.  High ambition on this one, owing to the Obama administration pussing out on its drilling moratorium.  My guess is that offshore drilling is gonna... Ian Hall Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:49:12 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FTK/698/My-life-with-the-drill-kill-kult http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/EWY/697/Samsung-and-Hyundai-looks-like-a-million-bucks--Starts-under-20000 Oct. 20, 2010 LOS ANGELES - Samsung is the #1 maker of NAND flash memory in the world.  You can't easily buy just Samsung, but you can buy this iShares South Korea index, of which 16% is Samsung, and about 4.8% is... Henry Chinaski Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:48:29 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/EWY/697/Samsung-and-Hyundai-looks-like-a-million-bucks--Starts-under-20000 http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KONG/693/King-Kong KongZhong Corporation is a big play on the mobile dumb-ification of China.  They offer interactive entertainment services, which include mobile games, pictures, logos, karaoke, electronic books, and mobile phone ... Ian Hall Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:10:18 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/KONG/693/King-Kong http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/690/Im-not-a-witch-Im-investing-in-the-stock-market-today When Christine O'Donnell uttered those awkward lines (which she ripped from The Princess Bride in an apparent attempt to appeal to Gen X voters who she probably (hypocrtically) hopes might vote for her with their, uh, anatomy) I... Ashley Rice Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:10:05 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AAPL/690/Im-not-a-witch-Im-investing-in-the-stock-market-today http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BWLD/689/NFL-basket-filled-with-wings-from-Buffalo-Wild-Wings-and-great-earnings We are all NFL fans.  Even all your stupid friends on Facebook who love to post "Is ______ season over yet?" like it's something they just thought up themselves.  If you don't believe me, then I invite... Mike Barkett Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:42:34 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/BWLD/689/NFL-basket-filled-with-wings-from-Buffalo-Wild-Wings-and-great-earnings http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/WYNN/685/Ill-win-like-Al-Wynn-or-Steve-Wynn-in-this-case Al Wynn's gotta have the best name in all of politics.  Steve Wynn's got a pretty bangin' name for a casino mogul...but his Vegas funhouse needs a bit of rethinking.  I almost vomited as I approached the... Ian Hall Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:32:00 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/WYNN/685/Ill-win-like-Al-Wynn-or-Steve-Wynn-in-this-case http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/JBLU/684/Hoping-it-will-soar So I've had DAL on my watchlist for a while...and I've traded it a few times, and wish I traded it more.  I should know on a day when Delta falls close to 10%...buy it for a quick turnaround....but don't ever plan to be... David Sachdev Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:10:22 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/JBLU/684/Hoping-it-will-soar http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/YGE/681/Taking-profits-again So far I'm 2-for-2 with YGE, ironically shorts both times.  Somewhere along the lines I bought it at $10, but sadly did not cover it long.  I don't even remember when this was, though I am glad I did. ... Mike Barkett Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:24:54 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/YGE/681/Taking-profits-again http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LVMH.MI/676/The-looks-AND-the-lifestyle Moët Hennessey • Louis Vuitton S.A. is a massive French enterprise that has interests in some of the biggest luxury brands in fashion, champagne, perfume, cosmetics, spirits, and more.  Much of the... Ian Hall Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:53:46 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/LVMH.MI/676/The-looks-AND-the-lifestyle http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FTNT/673/Fortinet-just-wont-quit Like $FIRE, this is another company I've become very familiar with in my day-to-day dealings.  It's also a rumored buyout target, which no doubt partially explains the recent run-up.  Followers of $FTNT may... Mike Barkett Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:29:24 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FTNT/673/Fortinet-just-wont-quit http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SGI/670/Apple-and-Akamai-and-Ebay-and-Amazon-and-Oracle-and-and-and-why-not-SGI Here on Wall Street we're partying like it's 1999, what with all these pre-millennial superstars shining once again as though the dot-com bust never happened.  I don't know anyone who uses SGI's products anymore, do... Mike Barkett Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:57:28 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/SGI/670/Apple-and-Akamai-and-Ebay-and-Amazon-and-Oracle-and-and-and-why-not-SGI http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FIRE/669/Sourcefire-IS-a-buyout-candidate Oh how I would love to opine publicly on Sourcefire.  I've stayed away from $FIRE until now mainly to avoid any semblance of a conflict of interest.  Not to mention the ribbing I'd get from colleagues if my... Mike Barkett Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:56:02 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/FIRE/669/Sourcefire-IS-a-buyout-candidate http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CREE/663/The-wrong-Indian-for-the-job The Cree word for hammer is tomahawk and this stock has been set upon by the weaponry of an unpredictable economy.  Shares of Cree Inc. have been falling in value pretty hard over the past several months, losing well... Ian Hall Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:47:25 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CREE/663/The-wrong-Indian-for-the-job http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AKAM/661/15-to-30-of-the-worlds-Internet-traffic-flows-through-here Sometimes on ProofTrader you write an article with a certain timeframe and you're wrong on the timeframe but right on the target.  I last said I expected Akamai to go to 50 in the August options period, well it didn't,... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:22:24 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/AKAM/661/15-to-30-of-the-worlds-Internet-traffic-flows-through-here http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GME/660/Up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-A-B-A-B-select-start A lot of people are down on Gamestop because they don't have a significant downloadable offering.  I think for the time being that is not needed, and when it is, they will have the brand to help them.   The Wall... Josh Warner-Burke Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:08:08 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/GME/660/Up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-A-B-A-B-select-start http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UA/656/Football-season-is-Under-Armour-season  My last coverage of UA closed at an inopportune time, and I managed to get screwed out of 4 dollars of upside, at least in terms of ProofTrader.  But you know what?  I actually like this stock a lot... Josh Warner-Burke Sun, 12 Sep 2010 23:25:01 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UA/656/Football-season-is-Under-Armour-season http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/INPH/655/LTE-and-WiMAX-are-good-buys Interphase seems to follow an exaggerated version of the tech sector's pattern, and we're going through a bit of a boom phase right now so I'll take a flyer on it.  The company claims to be a leading-edge provider of LTE... Mike Barkett Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:51:54 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/INPH/655/LTE-and-WiMAX-are-good-buys http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CSTR/654/Redbox-finding-its-niche-with-movies-for-the-masses Continuing along a line of reasoning I have presented before, this owner of the Redbox franchise is a popular purveyor of DVDs for $1 a night, Blu-rays for $1.50, at kiosks all over including at McDonalds restaurants, CVS stores... Josh Warner-Burke Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:57:58 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/CSTR/654/Redbox-finding-its-niche-with-movies-for-the-masses http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ACCO/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/ACCO/611/Have-you-seen-my-stapler http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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, which... 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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/545/Re-Going-to-120and-your-Living-Room Real-time quote says NFLX is at about 120 right now, so it's at your target. I'd consider taking the win and closing this one out. Not telling you what to do, but my personal feeling is that there is a bubble in NFLX. It's the... Mike Barkett Thu, 13 May 2010 10:22:33 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/545/Re-Going-to-120and-your-Living-Room http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://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 james Sun, 09 May 2010 12:45:43 GMT http://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TQNT/542/Triquint-to-the-rescue http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://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.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/UXG.TO/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.TO/535/UXG-Drilling-in-new-holes-yields-bullish-news http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/VLNCQ/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/VLNCQ/442/Renewed-energy http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://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.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ESLRQ/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/ESLRQ/410/It-hurts-to-do-it-but-I-have-to-bet-against-you-Evergreen http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/TST/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/TST/394/TheStreet-the-road-to-riches http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/NFLX/146/Quietly-profitable-very-strong-brand Editor's Note: Featured on Saturday April 23, 2011 as a Blast from the Past pick. 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.... 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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/QQQ/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/QQQ/113/its-on http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://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.comhttp://www.prooftrader.com/symbol/ESLRQ/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/ESLRQ/66/Been-burned-so-many-times--Sell-sell-sell http://www.prooftrader.comhttp://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