Alternative Energy Stock Review – Feb. '10
Although these companies have recovered from their lows, their valuations are still significantly lower than their 52-week highs. We like JASO, TSL and RTK.
March 10, 2010 | Filed Under Analyst Opinions | Leave a Comment
Semiconductor Outlook & Stock Review
Worldwide sales of semiconductors were $226.3 billion in 2009, significantly better than the $219.7 billion forecasted for the year. We favor AMAT, KLAC and NVLS.
March 10, 2010 | Filed Under Analyst Opinions | Leave a Comment
Hotels & Lodging Stock Review – March 2010
The operating environment in the hotels and lodging industry has continued to deteriorate in the last several quarters, and we expect the operating metrics to remain stretched in the near term. We believe that companies such as Marriott and Starwood are better positioned to command a premium room rate relative to the overall lodging industry.
March 10, 2010 | Filed Under Analyst Opinions | Leave a Comment
Health Care Outlook & Stock Review
We believe that investors in this sector should be mindful of the different drivers and appropriate metrics associated with the various sub-sectors. We are favorable on HNT, BIOS and ZOLL.
March 10, 2010 | Filed Under Analyst Opinions | Leave a Comment
Retail Industry Stock Review – March 2010
According to the Commerce Department figures, retail purchases increased 0.5% last month, reflecting the third gain in the past four months. We are favorable on GPS, LTD and M.
March 10, 2010 | Filed Under Analyst Opinions | Leave a Comment
John Murphy: ODDS SHIFT TOWARD A FIFTH WAVE RALLY — NEW HIGHS BY THE NYSE ADVANCE-DECLINE LINE AND A GROWING NUMBER OF MARKET GROUPS ARGUE FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE BULL MARKET — TRUCKERS LEAD TRANSPORTS TO NEW HIGHS AS WELL — WHERE TO READ UP ON ELLIOTT WAVES
Arthur Hill's Monday message addressed a couple of different ways to interpret the current Elliott Wave structure. The market is at an inflection point in Elliott Wave terms. Let's briefly...
March 9, 2010 | Filed Under Analyst Opinions | Leave a Comment
Arthur Hill: REACTION LOWS FOR IWM AND RSI – S&P 500 ELLIOTT WAVE REVIEW – FINANCE SECTOR CHALLENGES RESISTANCE – SMH REMAINS BELOW JANUARY HIGH
[[http://stockcharts.com/members/videos/|Link for today’s video.]] An uptrend is defined by higher highs and higher lows. With the **Russell 2000 ETF (IWM)** hitting a new 52-week high last week, we...
March 8, 2010 | Filed Under Analyst Opinions | Leave a Comment
Airline Industry Stock Review – Feb. 2010
Airlines are highly susceptible to negative financial impacts caused by major changes in the global economy that drive sudden severe swings in costs or revenues. We remain wary of Republic Airways, Ryanair and TAM.
March 8, 2010 | Filed Under Analyst Opinions | Leave a Comment
Arthur Hill: BONDS ROCKED BY PAYROLLS – BACK TO BASICS WITH HIGHER HIGHS AND HIGHER LOWS FOR SPY – EQUAL-WEIGHT QQQQ VERSUS QQQQ – NET NEW HIGHS EXPAND TO JANUARY LEVELS – OIL CHALLENGES RESISTANCE
The Labor Department reported that non-farm payrolls declined 36,000 for the month of February, which was much better than the consensus estimate for a decline of 68,000 jobs. Positive news on the...
March 5, 2010 | Filed Under Analyst Opinions | Leave a Comment
John Murphy: WEEKLY EMA LINES ARE STILL POSITIVE — DAILIES TURN POSITIVE — STRENGTH IN RETAIL STOCKS IS A POSITIVE SIGN FOR THE MARKET — RETAIL BREAKOUTS ARE OCCURRING IN BIG LOTS, FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, AND TARGET — AVOID INVERSE ETFS WHILE MARKET IS RISING
Several recent messages have dealt with the use of "daily" exponentially smoothed average (EMA) crossovers (in particular the 13-34 day EMA combination ) to generate buy and sell signals . One...
March 4, 2010 | Filed Under Analyst Opinions | Leave a Comment