DOW + 121 = 17,751 SPX + 15 = 2108 NAS + 22 = 5111 10 YR YLD + .03 = 2.28% OIL + .91 = 48.89 GOLD + 1.20 = 1097.70 SILV + .13 = 14.91 The Federal Reserve FOMC meeting wrapped up earlier today. They issued a statement but there was no press conference….
Summary Value investing involves time-horizon arbitrage. How do you cope with the short-term while you wait for the long-term? Here is how I try to manipulate my environment to remove the short-term. Time-Horizon Arbitrage While I invest in a number of specific types of event driven opportunities, they each are examples of time-horizon arbitrage. In…
Summary Value investing involves time-horizon arbitrage. How do you cope with the short-term while you wait for the long-term? Here is how I try to manipulate my environment to remove the short-term. Time-Horizon Arbitrage While I invest in a number of specific types of event driven opportunities, they each are examples of time-horizon arbitrage. In…
The Chart of the Day belongs to Intrexon (NYSE:XON). I found the biotechnical stock by using Barchart to sort today’s All Time High list for the stocks with the highest Weighted Alpha, then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 7/14 the stock gained 24.11%. Intrexon Corporation is a biotechnology company. It…
Income investors are often obsessed with the search for yield despite the typical conservative nature of their demographic. The half decade of zero returns in safe assets such as CDs and savings accounts has created a reach for yield that has stretched the boundaries of sound portfolio discipline. Once considered taboo, asset classes such as…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) released its second quarter earnings report after closing bell tonight, posting adjusted earnings of 50 cents per share on revenue $4 billion, a 39% year over year increase. Analysts had been expecting earnings of 47 cents per share on revenue of $3.99 billion. In last year’s second quarter, Facebook posted revenue of $2.9…
After the bell Wednesday, social media giant Facebook (FB – Analyst Report) posted Q2 earnings and results were mixed on the top and bottom lines. Earnings of 30 cents per share (accounting for stock-based compensation and other before non-recurring items; the company’s headline number was 50 cents per share) on quarterly sales of $4.04 billion compare to…
And just like that, we’re already at the midpoint of the second quarter earnings season. Technically, we’re past that, with 264 S&P 500 companies reporting. As usual, we are in much better standing in regards to growth than we were at the beginning of the season. Earnings per share growth currently stands at -0.3%, still…
Market Leans Dovish After Fed Statement The implied probability of a September rate increase from the Federal Reserve, based on 30-day Fed funds futures prices, dropped to 0% following Wednesday’s dovish policy statement. In recent weeks, the implied probability for a September rate increase was hovering between 17% and 21%. GDP Coming Thursday While the…
Whole Foods Market (WFM – Analyst Report) is a grocery retail chain that leads the industry in providing natural and organic foods. Based in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods stores area combination of a local farmer’s market and a neighborhood supermarket. The company appeals to a growing market of health conscious consumers who are becoming more concerned about…
