Archive | October, 2008
The 50/200 Cross: RL
By Teresa Lo · 2008.10.31 · 12:46 PM · Comments { 0 } · Recent Articles
A stock scan performed after the close on Thursday for “the cross” found one stock that might be instructive. There were no ‘golden crosses’ with today’s market action:
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL)
The 50/200 “Cross”
The thesis goes something like this: the up or “golden” cross (50-day MA moves above 200-day MA) is supposed to be [...]
S&P 500 Musical Chairs: J.M. Smucker
By Teresa Lo · 2008.10.31 · 12:45 PM · Comments { 0 } · Recent Articles
Standard & Poor’s announced a component change to the S&P 500 Index. The J.M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) will replace Terex Corporation (NYSE:TEX).
Building Your Investment Portfolio, Part 9
By Teresa Lo · 2008.10.30 · 5:30 PM · Comments { 3 } · Recent Articles
Brett Arends says Now’s the Time for a Portfolio Do-Over. No doubt, many investors could use a new start, but where should they begin?
Matching Asset Classes with Wealth Levels
David M. Darst is Chief Investment Strategist for Morgan Stanley’s Global Wealth Management Group. In The Art of Asset Allocation, he made a case [...]
What The Market Says for Friday
By Teresa Lo · 2008.10.30 · 5:08 PM · Comments { 0 } · Recent Articles
Today was vocabulary day. Hat tip to Michael for finding a cool blog by Macro-Man, who used the word execrable. That’s the sort of word being used on Greenie these days, but I digress. Macro-man, like all good London traders, blogs anonymously, but he’s seems to be the real deal, especially for writing [...]
Trading Ideas for Friday
By Teresa Lo · 2008.10.30 · 3:00 PM · Comments { 0 } · Recent Articles
The stock scan conducted after the close found 25 winners and 17 losers.
Using The Scan
The stock scan is designed to find stocks that are currently in play; criteria includes price movement, range and liquidity (500,000 shares on the day, 20-day average volume of 1.5 million shares).
VIEW THE SPREADSHEET online and if [...]
Will First Solar (FSLR) Burn Bulls?
By Teresa Lo · 2008.10.30 · 2:47 PM · Comments { 1 } · Recent Articles
First Solar, Inc., (NASD:FSLR) a beloved company for those investors bullish on solar announced earnings that created some positive buzz for their shareholders.
The headlines below tell us that FSLR management is bullish about their business and the potential growth in the residential market while Wall Street analysts are positive on the company’s future prospects. The [...]
S&P 500 Musical Chairs: Wisconsin Energy
By Teresa Lo · 2008.10.30 · 2:27 PM · Comments { 0 } · Recent Articles
Standard & Poor’s announced a component change to the S&P 500 Index. Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE:WEC) will replace MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG).
Wisconsin Energy Corporation (WEC)
Daily Chart with 50- and 200-day Moving Average
Daily Chart with InVivo Swing Trading Tools
The 50/200 Cross: WU
By Teresa Lo · 2008.10.30 · 2:26 PM · Comments { 0 } · Recent Articles
A stock scan performed after the close on Wednesday for “the cross” found one stock that might be instructive. There were no ‘golden crosses’ with today’s market action:
The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU)
The 50/200 “Cross”
The thesis goes something like this: the up or “golden” cross (50-day MA moves above 200-day MA) is supposed to be [...]