Out of the 64 stock picks published in What the Market Wants, from March 28 to July 11, 2011, 56 (over 90%) yielded positive returns after their selection date.Theses stocks are meant as short-term trades, generally gaining the most in the 3 months following their selection. Read more about What the Market Wants:Updated Performance List of MyStockFinder Picks
The usual suspects of Materials, Industrials, Financials and Energy continue to lead this unstable market both up and down. Technology has been less volatile, and in fact it has been tracking closely with Healthcare lately. These two also happen to rank the highest this week in Sabrient’s SectorCast ETF rankings. Read more about Sector Detector: Healthcare and Technology get cozy together
Most of my research and publishing tends to focus on companies manipulating accounting rules to make their reported earnings look better than the real economic cash flows of their business.
It is unfortunately rare that I find a company whose economic earnings are outpacing the reported accounting results and whose stock is cheap.
“Why don't they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff.“ --Steven Wright
Ben Bernanke struck out swinging.
Next up: the European Union’s heavy hitters. How they handle the curve ball will go a long way toward establishing the market’s direction for the upcoming week and, most likely, for the remainder of the year. Read more about ETF Periscope: Benny and the Greeks
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In his article on Fidelity’s Magellan Fund, MarketWatch’s Chuck Jaffe feature’s New Constructs mutual fund rating system, which has a “neutral” rating on the Magellan fund.
Darling you gotta let me know
Should I stay or should I go?
If you say that you are mine
I’ll be here till the end of time
So you gotta let me know
Should I stay or should I go?
Always tease, tease, tease
You’re happy when I’m on my knees
One day is fine, the next is black
So if you want me off your back
Well come on and let me know
Should I stay or should I go?
Investors dumped equities late last week ahead of the weekend – largely due to the tenuous situation with Greece’s debt and the associated fall in the euro (and a commensurate rise in the dollar). But I also think there was a flight-to-safety ahead of the 9/11 anniversary, especially among Wall Street traders given the terror threats and heavy security in NYC. Read more about Sector Detector: Global teamwork injects a dose of optimism
While the markets had bigger worries than the little ISM reports, both headline numbers of the reports were above consensus expectations. The PMI for manufacturing was three tenths lower than last months number at 50.6%, but well above the consensus of 48.5 which was expecting a drop of almost 2 1/2 points. Read more about A Macro View: ISM Trends, Friends or Foes
The issue is not what directors ignore. You cannot ignore something about which you are unaware.
The real issue is that most directors and investors are simply unaware of the many one-time items because they are buried deep in the annals of footnotes in annual reports or 10-K filings.
ETF Periscope: Wall Street Not Ready to Kick the Volatility Habit Any Time Soon
“When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.” -- John F. Kennedy
That’s great
It starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes an aeroplane
Lenny Bruce is not afraid, eye of a hurricane
Listen to yourself churn, world serves its own needs
Regardless of your own needs
Sabrient rates Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (KRO) a Strong Buy for its superior scores for growth, value, and momentum, three important metrics that indicate future market out-performance with scores of 93.2, 85.7 and 83.9 respectively (100 being highest). Read more about Rock Solid Yields (RSY): Buy KRO on Tuesday
Most of my research and publishing tends to focus on companies manipulating accounting rules to make their reported earnings look better than the real economic cash flows of their business.
Ben Bernanke struck out swinging.
After last week’s stellar performance, the markets dropped into negative territory today, as investors realized that Greece might actually be allowed to default. 
While the markets had bigger worries than the little ISM reports, both headline numbers of the reports were above consensus expectations. The