Here's an excerpt from second in a series of articles (read part I here) written by Daniel Sckolnik for Seeking Alpha that reviews Sabrient Systems annual 'Baker's Dozen', a list of 13 top-ranked stocks that was presented during a live webcast on January 5th, 2012: Read more about A Baker's Dozen Of Top Value-Stocks For 2012: Part II
Bulls found fresh legs on Wednesday with support from the FOMC, despite the reluctance of Greece to “play ball” with its creditors, which has been depressing investor sentiment. Everyone seems to agree that the unresolved debt crisis in Europe is the main thing holding back global economic recovery and the snorting stock market bulls. To be sure, the situation in Europe is not good. Read more about Sector Detector: Bulls get support from the Fed
Halfway through the 4th trading week of 2012, two of Sabrient's portfolios, the Sabrient Baker's Dozen 2012 and Earnings Busters, are clobbering their benchmark, the SPY, an ETF that tracks the S&P 500 index. Read more about Two Sabrient Portfolios Clobbering the SPY!
For better or for worse, as investors we are generally suckers for a good stock recommendation. Trouble is, we frequently end up getting suckered by that very same “sure thing.” Well, doing one’s own due diligence is a reasonable antidote for bad counsel. On the other hand, what about those rare cases when the due diligence behind the proffered equities has effectively been done? Read more about A Baker's Dozen Of Top Value Stocks For 2012
The “risk-on” trade seems to be hanging tough as more than a passing fad. Risk-off means that money is flowing into safe havens like U.S. Treasuries and solid currencies like the U.S. dollar and Swiss franc; whereas risk-on means that money is flowing into more speculative assets like equities, commodities, emerging markets, and higher yielding currencies. Read more about Sector Detector: “Risk-on” back in vogue
It’s a very tough call to ascertain What the Market Wants this week. Clearly, the market was dismayed by the unexpected downgrade to France’s credit rating on top of the handful of other downgrades that were not such a surprise. Recall that Fitch analysts had predicted earlier last week that France would keep its topnotch AAA+ rating. While the market was spooked Friday, not all of the gains from earlier in the week were wiped out. Read more about What the Market Wants: Stability in Europe and Stronger Earnings Needed
Are Latest S&P Ratings On EU Baked In or About to Burn the Market?
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them -- that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” -- Lao Tzu
Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you ?
People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
You thought they were all kiddin' you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hangin' out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging for your next meal.
A new year creates new possibilities, and RSY is suggesting a few covered calls to enhance returns. The RSY portfolio is still suggesting to hold onto the current positions as none have been lowered in the Sabrient ratings to Sell or Strong Sell. Currently, the portfolio has 4 Strong Buys and 4 Buys including KRO, which was recently picked for Sabrient’s 2012 Baker’s Dozen. Read more about Rock Solid Yields (RSY): Optional Options
Stocks are maintaining their bullish sentiment for the New Year. The proverbial “wall of worry” remains high and intimidating, but bulls traditionally prefer it this way. It makes the less optimistic investors keep a store of cash, and it keeps the bears pumping money into short positions—both of which can provide fresh fuel for stocks when idle cash gets put to work and the bears start covering their shorts. Read more about Sector Detector: Materials and Financials keep the New Year’s party rockin’
Sabrient's 2012 Baker's Dozen has been picked up and recirculated by a number of media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, MSN Money, and Yahoo! Finance.
The MacroView has discussed the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reports and explored the relationships between the reports and the general health of the economy over the last two years. After first exploring the December reports, this post will explore a new area of research along with some stock suggestions related with the ISM research. Read more about A Macro View: ISM Good Along with Lovers and Haters Picks
Editor’s Note: Walter Gault is our guest editor this week. Walter is stock analyst and communications editor at Sabrient. David Brown, chief market strategist for Sabrient Systems, will be back next week.
Today, the market had its best single-session move in more than two weeks. Spurred by a lack of economic data before the market open and positive performances in foreign markets, stocks opened up and stayed positive on better than expected economic data. The S&P 500 finished up +1.55%. Read more about What the Market Wants: The Sabrient Baker's Dozen
We still don’t know what the market wants or what it will get. The market continued inching ahead, up about +0.40% over the last 5 days, but it was down sharply this morning for a loss today. 
As the World Economic Forum (WEF) wraps up its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Sunday, a large chunk of its agenda will be reexamined around the table of the first European Union summit of 2012, which convenes on Monday. 
Bulls found fresh legs on Wednesday with support from the FOMC, despite the reluctance of Greece to “play ball” with its creditors, which has been depressing investor sentiment. Everyone seems to agree that the unresolved debt crisis in Europe is the main thing holding back global economic recovery and the snorting stock market bulls. To be sure, the situation in Europe is not good. 
A new year creates new possibilities, and RSY is suggesting a few covered calls to enhance returns. The RSY portfolio is still suggesting to hold onto the current positions as none have been lowered in the Sabrient ratings to Sell or Strong Sell. Currently, the portfolio has 4 Strong Buys and 4 Buys including KRO, which was recently picked for 
This week marks the beginning of corporate earnings season. There was light trading today, as investors remained cautious.