Paper, pens and file folders are big business. And the recently announced merger of the No. 2 and No. 3 office-supplies chains, Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) and OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX), should provide a sense of clarity that could help No. 1 Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS). Shares of ODP and OMX have… Read More
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One way to participate in the resurgence of the China bull trend is through the iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund (NYSE: FXI). This ETF is made up of 25 of China’s corporate leaders, and can potentially smooth out the volatility associated with the individual companies. The China story has… Read More
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) has been hit hard during the past year, but a price bottom may have formed with extreme lows below $3 per share. As of this writing, GRPN is trading around $5.36 a share. The unfilled gap down in August from $6.35 to the 52-week low at $2.60… Read More
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NASDAQ: GT) finds itself No. 2 on Goldman Sachs’ (NYSE: GS) just released list of the 10 stocks with the greatest upside potential before they reach the firm’s price target, which in GT’s case is $19. That alone does not support a… Read More
The concern over sequestration by the federal government has pressured defense stocks in the last month. But the United States is the biggest military spender in the world, spending more each year than the other top five countries combined. This tells me there is a big picture buying opportunity in… Read More
A downturn in the U.S. dollar has seen the safe money exiting the currency in search of higher returns as asset markets have stabilized. Currently, the US Dollar Index is approaching the 79 level triple-bottom support that has held strong since October. The Canadian dollar has also weakened, but that… Read More
While the S&P 500 and Dow have rallied to five-year highs, the technology sector has lagged, and is currently sitting about 4% below the fall peak. The PowerShares QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ), an ETF that tracks the Nasdaq 100, could provide a diversified way for traders to profit while this… Read More
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) shares declined sharply from the May 2012 highs above $29, falling below $20 by the end of the year. However, a base has formed and the stock has rebounded back above the five-year pivot point at $20. The midpoint of last year’s high to the year’s extreme… Read More
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) shares declined sharply from the May 2012 highs above $29, falling below $20 by the end of the year. However, a base has formed and the stock has rebounded back above the five-year pivot point at $20. The midpoint of last year’s high to the year’s extreme… Read More
J.C. Penney Company (NYSE: JCP) shares lost more than half of their value in 2012. The sell-off came after posting multi-year highs above $43 in February, even against a backdrop of a tough economy. The $20 support base has been violated with the latest push to the… Read More
The pullback this week in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (NYSE: TEVA) is an opportunity to use the power of options for a capital-preserving, stock substitution strategy. We’re seeing bullish divergence in TEVA stock options’ implied volatility with less fear on the latest price decline to new lows. This can mark… Read More
The pullback this week in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (NYSE: TEVA) is an opportunity to use the power of options for a capital-preserving, stock substitution strategy. We’re seeing bullish divergence in TEVA stock options’ implied volatility with less fear on the latest price decline to new lows. This can mark… Read More