Aug

28

Trading Ideas for Friday

Teresa Lo @ 7:00 PM | | Leave a Comment

The stock scan conducted after the close on Thursday found 42 winners and 8 losers: [VIEW SPREADSHEET]

The entire list was then ranked and sorted relative to performance against the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 indexes. Click File > Export to save the spreadsheet to your own computer.

The scan is designed to find stocks that are current “in play”; criteria includes price movement, range and liquidity (500,000 shares on the day, 20-day average volume of 1.5 million shares). Please refer to the podcast for background information.

Aug

27

Trading Ideas for Thursday

Teresa Lo @ 5:17 PM | | Leave a Comment

The stock scan conducted after the close on Wednesday found 22 winners and 9 losers: [VIEW SPREADSHEET]

The entire list was then ranked and sorted relative to performance against the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 indexes. Click File > Export to save the spreadsheet to your own computer.

The scan is designed to find stocks that are current “in play”; criteria includes price movement, range and liquidity (500,000 shares on the day, 20-day average volume of 1.5 million shares). Please refer to the podcast for background information.

Aug

26

Consumer Pulse via Apparel Companies

Pete @ 5:20 PM | | Leave a Comment

While reviewing the winners from Trading Ideas for Tuesday, I saw some big names in the retail-apparel industry on the list.

There has been much talk about the health of the consumer. The economy is slowing down and the back to school season is in full force. Let’s take a closer look at what the price action and the financial media has been saying of late.

Foot Locker, Inc. (FL)

  • Foot Locker Q2 profit beats Street; shares jump
    Athletic-shoe retailer Foot Locker Inc (FL) posted a second-quarter profit, soundly beating market estimates, as fewer discounts boosted margins, sending its shares up as much as 11 percent.
  • A Big Step for Foot Locker
    We are seeing far better consumer acceptance to marquee footwear than we had expected coupled with an increase in the number launch products.
    The U.S. business in the second quarter was down low-single digits, Europe was down mid-single digits, Canada was up mid-single digits, Asia Pacific was up high-single digits, and [Foot Locker subsidiary] Eastbay was up 15%.

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The Gap Inc. (GPS)

  • Gap helps lift retail stocks
    Gap (GPS) shares jumped almost 5%. Gap’s second-quarter profit rose 51%, after the company controlled inventory and expenses to help offset declining sales. The company also lowered its capital spending forecast as it plans to reduce the number of store openings
  • Gap Promotes Interim Old Navy Head to Permanent Role
    Gap Inc. promoted Tom Wyatt, interim president of the Old Navy chain, to be the unit’s permanent chief as the biggest U.S. clothing retailer tries to boost sales at its largest division by revenue.

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Limited Brands, Inc. (LTD)

  • Limited Brands Rises on Higher Annual Profit Forecast
    Sales at stores open at least a year decreased at both Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, which sells shampoo and lotion, as consumers facing higher gasoline and food prices skipped the mall. Chief Executive Officer Leslie Wexner’s plan to slash inventory and reduce capital expenditures may allow the retailer to preserve profit during a holiday season in which consumers have less money to spend.
  • Limited Brands up after profit beats estimates
    Shares of Limited Brands Inc., owner of Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, rose Thursday after the company reported second-quarter profit that exceeded analysts’ estimates and raised its full-year outlook.

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As we can see from the recent earnings news, Wall Street has been pleasantly surprised by how well these companies are handling the the difficult economic environment. The most interesting quote regarding LTD earnings was “When the consumer recovers, it’s off to the races,” by analyst Todd Slater of Lazard Capital Markets LLC. Will this apply to the whole sector? That is the key development to be watching for.

In addition, the upcoming holiday seasons are going to be very important to get a pulse on how the consumer is doing.

Charts shown in today’s post have our Relative Momentum Indicator (RMI) and InVivo Universal Stops applied.

Aug

26

Trading Ideas for Wednesday

Teresa Lo @ 5:03 PM | | Leave a Comment

The stock scan conducted after the close on Tuesday found 6 winners and 50 losers: [VIEW SPREADSHEET]

The entire list was then ranked and sorted relative to performance against the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 indexes. Click File > Export to save the spreadsheet to your own computer.

The scan is designed to find stocks that are current “in play”; criteria includes price movement, range and liquidity (500,000 shares on the day, 20-day average volume of 1.5 million shares). Please refer to the podcast for background information.

Aug

25

Trading Ideas for Tuesday

Teresa Lo @ 5:20 PM | | Leave a Comment

The stock scan conducted after the close on Monday found 16 winners and 26 losers: [VIEW SPREADSHEET]

The entire list was then ranked and sorted relative to performance against the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 indexes. Click File > Export to save the spreadsheet to your own computer.

The scan is designed to find stocks that are current “in play”; criteria includes price movement, range and liquidity (500,000 shares on the day, 20-day average volume of 1.5 million shares). Please refer to the podcast for background information.

Aug

24

Portfolio Strategy for August 25

Teresa Lo @ 6:00 PM | | Leave a Comment

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Aug

23

InVivo Canadian Retirement Portfolio

Teresa Lo @ 5:56 PM | | Leave a Comment

You asked for a Canadian version of the conservative retirement portfolio, so we made one using five exchange traded funds by iShares, each one representing a core asset class:

The chart below gives you an idea of what the allocation looks like by taking the numbers from the July 1, 2008 adjustment:

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The Canadian Retirement Portfolio will added to our Portfolio Strategy for Individual Investors on September 2, 2008.

Aug

23

Trading Ideas for Monday

Teresa Lo @ 5:15 PM | | Leave a Comment

The stock scan conducted after the close on Friday found 47 winners and 6 losers: [VIEW SPREADSHEET]

The entire list was then ranked and sorted relative to performance against the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 indexes. Click File > Export to save the spreadsheet to your own computer.

The scan is designed to find stocks that are current “in play”; criteria includes price movement, range and liquidity (500,000 shares on the day, 20-day average volume of 1.5 million shares). Please refer to the podcast for background information.

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