Tuesday, February 7, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - TSI Trend Line Break Mathematics – XGLD

DailyMarkets.com - TSI Trend Line Break Mathematics – XGLD

TSI Trend Line Break Mathematics – XGLD

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 05:10 PM PST

I have updated the chart with the 20 short/SELL ticker symbols with today’s closing prices. Today 13 of the 20 stocks (65%) closed lower than their close of last Friday. Also, today was a fairly positive day with only 42% of NYSE closing in the red.

Some readers have sought some clarification on how I define a trend line break and I hope this post will provide the relevant details. I will show a couple of charts – one demonstrating the trend line break BUY signal, the other demonstrating the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Low Interest Rates Help Borrowers, But Hurt Savers

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:44 PM PST

Mark Calabria at the Cato blog makes an overlooked, but excellent point about the graph above:

“One of the direct results of the Federal Reserve's zero interest rate policies (red line above) has been a massive reduction in interest income going to households (blue line above). Since 2008, household interest income has fallen by about $400 billion annually (MP: From $1.4 trillion to $1 trillion). That's $400 billion each year that families have not had to spend.

Now of course you can … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Kinect Star Wars Bundle To Land In April

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:58 PM PST

02/07/12 The Star Wars Xbox 360 Kinect bundle is zooming closer to its US release date. The gaming console bundle features R2-D2 and C-3PO themed … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Hot Option Plays: Market Stalls At Day Highs

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:23 PM PST

Cusick’s Corner 02-07-2012
The market was able to push off the lows and there was very little pressure from the shorts to push this bid down. There was not much conviction and the market stalled at the highs of the day. The dollar weakness and the Dow, DJX, establishing highs that we have not seen in over three years, are holding shorts off at this time. These grinding, choppy markets look to be in play in the short term, at least until we can get strong earnings and Greece out of the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Greece, Earnings To Be Watched

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:20 PM PST

02/07/12 Ongoing debt deal talks in Greece and US earning reports will be closely watched in mid-week … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Neutral On AK Steel

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:15 PM PST

We maintain our Neutral recommendation on AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS), a leading producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless, electrical steel and tubular products.
AK Steel reported fourth-quarter 2011 net loss of $0.26 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.39 per share. Net sales were $1,509.2 million on shipments of 1,409,900 tons versus $1,390.6 million on 1,359,900 tons in the prior-year quarter. Net sales were also above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Rambus Buys Unity Semiconductor

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:00 PM PST

Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) lately announced the acquisition of privately held memory technology provider Unity Semiconductor Corp., for a cash consideration of $35.0 million. The acquisition would support Rambus in beefing up its licensing business.
California-based Unity Semiconductor licenses its technology and production know-how to memory semiconductor companies. The company has also pioneered a technology for developing non-volatile memory in a scalable manner. The technology, CMOx, is expected … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

UCB-Astellas Collaborate

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:00 PM PST

UCB (UCBJF) and Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma Inc. recently announced a collaboration to jointly develop and commercialize Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Japan.
According to the agreement, UCB will manufacture and supply Cimzia to Astellas for commercialization. Astellas will exclusively distribute the drug and also book sales, while both Astellas and UCB will jointly develop and commercialize Cimzia in Japan. Under the agreement, UCB will … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

BHP Invests In Harbor, Divests RBM

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:35 PM PST

Recently, BHP Billiton Ltd (NYSE:BHP) announced the approval of US$917 million (BHP Billiton share US$779 million) in pre-commitment funding for the construction of a outer harbor facility associated with its Western Australia Iron Ore operations, as an approval for initial work in Port Hedland.
The outer harbor with capacity of 100 million tons per year is a pivotal investment toward providing infrastructure for world class resource base development in Pilbara. The project has an embedded option … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Dillard’s Posts Flat January Comps

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:35 PM PST

Fashion apparel, cosmetics and home furnishings retailer Dillard's Inc. (NYSE:DDS) reported total sales decline of 1% while comparable store sales remained flat year over year for the 27-day period ending on January 28, 2012.  Total sales for the period plummeted to $363.5 million versus $366.4 million recorded in the comparable period last year.
Geographically, sales for the 27-day period dropped due to marginally below trend in the western region as well as significantly below trend in … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Conditional Approval For Calgon

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:25 PM PST

Recently, Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE:CCC) announced that its Ultraviolet (UV) Technologies Division received a conditional approval from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) for its wastewater disinfection system, C3500D (earlier known as C3500). The conditional acceptance will allow the sale of UV products in those places, where water reuse activity is expected to occur.
According to the Water Recycling Committee (WRC), a drinking program of the CDPH, the C3500D UV disinfection … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Long Stocks Ideas

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:22 PM PST

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Zagg Inc (ZAGG) jumped up by 4.64% and closed at $10.59 with decent volume. Upside volume has been good lately and there are two levels to watch for a breakout: $11.64 and $12. The technical indicators are improving with increased accumulation. Keep ZAGG on your radar !!!

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Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN) pulling back to support level. I like the technical chart for this stock and expect to see another upside move soon. Keep an eye on … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Forex Trading: Usd/twd Old Support Line Becomes The New Resistance Line.

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:18 PM PST

After usd/twd broke through this support line it has now provide resistance for the pair twice and we see here in this … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Forex Trading: Usd/inr Testing The 61.8% Retracement Level.

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:18 PM PST

usd/inr testing the 61.8% retracement … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Forex Trading: Usd/sgd Continue To Creep Around Oct-2011 Lows.

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:17 PM PST

usd/sgd continue to creep around Oct-2011 lows showing that there is some buying interest around these … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Forex Trading: Usd/hkd Trading In A Downward Wedge.

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:17 PM PST

usd/hkd is trading in a downward wedge signaling that the pair is still in a downward … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Regal Beloit Buys Milwaukee Gear

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:05 PM PST

Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE:RBC) recently announced its acquisition of Milwaukee Gear Company for a cash consideration of $80 million. Milwaukee Gear is a gearing solutions providing firm with a worldwide client base.  
The acquisition is expected to provide a boost to Regal's Mechanical segment by improving upon the end market situation and widening the gearing solutions suite of products. Revenues of around $60 million are expected to be added to the fiscal 2012 financial results of … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Stocks Rise, Nasdaq Hits 11-year High

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:00 AM PST

02/07/12 Stocks closed higher Tuesday, reversing earlier losses, amid optimism Greece is nearing a rescue … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Nearly 500,000 “App Economy” Jobs In U.S.

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 01:57 PM PST

Related to an earlier post today about how just Apple’s iPhone division is now bigger than the entire Microsoft company (based on Q4 sales revenue), there’s a new study that was just released today titled “Where the Jobs Are: The App Economy,” by Michael Mandel, economist and blogger.

From the Executive Summary:

Nothing illustrates the job-creating power of innovation better than the App Economy. The incredibly rapid rise of smartphones, tablets, and social media, and the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Hess Stands At Neutral

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 01:55 PM PST

We are maintaining a Neutral recommendation on Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES), reflecting its strong asset base and impressive financial profile, partially offset by weak year-end 2011 results.
New York-based Hess Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged in oil and gas exploration, production and refining as well as marketing. We believe that the company holds strong exploration upside potential in Brazil, Ghana, Libya and offshore Australia. Hess' holding in the Bakken acreage also … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

It’s Here — Or Maybe Not

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 01:42 PM PST

In “Grumpy Old Permabear,” I noted that “a growing number of commentators are suggesting that the worst is behind us,” and included (among others) a link to a post by Calculated Risk, “The Housing Bottom is Here.” While I certainly can’t say for sure that Bill McBride is wrong (FWIW, I am a big fan of CR and have been a regular visitor since its earliest days), I did point out that “genuine bottoms have, historically at least, gone unrecognized until well after their arrival.”
On the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Class-Action Suit Against BofA

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 01:40 PM PST

Yesterday, the federal judge in Manhattan ordered Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) to deal with a shareholders' class-action lawsuit. The lawsuit accused BofA along with some of its senior managers and directors of misleading investors about the takeover of Merrill Lynch & Co. as well as the amount of Merrill’s losses and bonus payouts in 2008.
The shareholders of BofA filed a lawsuit against the company in federal court in Manhattan in 2009. They claimed that it has concealed … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Saks’ January Sales Climbs 7.2%

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 01:40 PM PST

Saks Inc. (NYSE:SKS) reported total sales of $175.6 million for the month of January 2012, which was 7.2% higher than $163.8 million in January 2011. The company's comparable store sales grew 10.5% for the five weeks ended Jan 29, 2012, as it benefited from a designer clearance event.
During the five-week period, the company saw growth in women's contemporary and "gold range" designer apparel; handbags; and men's accessories, clothing and contemporary apparel. However, the strong … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Earnings Preview: FLIR Systems

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 01:31 PM PST

FLIR Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:FLIR) is slated to release its fourth-quarter 2011 earnings result on Friday, February 10, 2012. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth-quarter earnings per share (EPS) is 45 cents, representing annualized growth of 4.44%. For full-year 2011, the Zacks Consensus Estimate is $1.53, representing an annualized decline of 1.99%.
FLIR System's earnings were above the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the last quarter while below the estimates in the first and second … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Analyst Interviews: Oil & Gas Stock Outlook

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 01:13 PM PST

OUTLOOK

Crude Oil

Signs of progress in resolving Europe’s long-running sovereign debt crisis and a tightening global supply picture in view of the geopolitical fallout over Iran’s alleged nuclear ambitions have been keeping oil prices at elevated levels. Partly offsetting this favorable view has been high U.S. crude stocks and worries about China's growth outlook.

As such, crude oil's near-term fundamentals remain mixed, to say the least. The long-term outlook for oil, however, remains … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Earnings Preview: Time Warner

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 01:13 PM PST

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX), the diversified media conglomerate, is slated to report its fourth-quarter 2011 financial results on February 8, 2012. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 87 cents per share, representing an annualized increase of 29.9%. Revenue, as per the Zacks Consensus Estimate, is $8.1 billion.
Third-Quarter Synopsis
Time Warner's third quarter earnings of 79 cents per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 75 cents, and surged 27% from 62 cents earned in … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Earnings Scorecard: Baxter

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:55 PM PST

Baxter's (NYSE:BAX) fourth-quarter 2011 results have evoked negative sentiment among analysts. The bearish reaction appears to reflect the company's conservative earnings guidance for 2012 which incorporates acquisition related dilution and foreign exchange headwinds. 
Highlights from the Quarter
Reported net income for the fourth quarter increased roughly 9.5% year over year to $463 million (or 82 cents per share). The company's results in the reported quarter include special charges … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Verizon To Offer Streaming Services

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:55 PM PST

The largest U.S. mobile service provider Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) has formed a joint venture with Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSTR) to launch nationwide video rental and online streaming services comparable to those of its rival Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX).
The venture would combine Coinstar’s Redbox new release DVDs and Blu-ray disc rentals with an on-demand streaming and download service from Verizon. The service is slated to be introduced in the second half of the year. While the financial terms were … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Lockheed, Air Force In $94M Deal

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:30 PM PST

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) has received a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity competitive contract with a ceiling value of $94 million from the U.S. Air Force. It has asked the company to provide technical support to its hub Distributed Mission Operations Center ("DMOC") located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
DMOC acts as the center for distributed virtual combat training exercises, testing and experimentation for the U.S. Air Force. In partnership with … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

JPMorgan To Return Overdraft Fees

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:30 PM PST

The U.S. District Court of Southern Florida (Miami) has asked JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) to pay $110 million to settle a class lawsuit related to the charging of inappropriate overdraft fees to its customers. The court held the company responsible for manipulating transaction entries to generate larger overdraft fees, but this settlement has to be first approved by the U.S. District Judge in Miami.
The lawsuit filed by the customers stated that the transactions were re-sequenced by … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Hot Option Plays: Markets Rebound After Morning Decline

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:22 PM PST

Cusick’s Corner 02-07-2012
I am having one of those days. Get into New York and guess what is going on — the Giant’s Super Bowl Parade (this is brutal, they beat the Pack)! But why should I expect that my traveling experiences not test my patience and resolve like this market has already the last week. We again have a grind today and the upside is not one to be faded, so patience is a skill that all traders will have to exercise. While there is not a lot of volatility in the general market, … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Shire And Sangamo Cut A Deal

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:09 PM PST

Shire plc (NASDAQ:SHPGY) and Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGMO) recently entered into a collaboration and license agreement for the development of products for hemophilia and other monogenic diseases. These products will be developed using Sangamo's zinc finger DNA-binding protein ("ZFP") technology.
Terms of the Deal
Shire will make an upfront payment of $13 million to Sangamo. Sangamo will also be eligible to receive milestone payments of up to $213.5 million based on the achievement of … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

World-First: Jawbone Created With 3D Printing

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:18 AM PST

Discovery News — “When surgeons in Belgium replaced the infected lower jawbone of an 83-year-old woman, they needed a fast replacement tailored to fit the patient’s existing bone structure, nerves and muscles. That medical dilemma inspired a world-first achievement — creating a customized jawbone from scratch with 3D printing technology.

3D printing has already helped many DIY innovators create everything from robots to household items on demand based upon digital designs. But the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

December Job Openings Highest Since August 2008

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:43 AM PST

Highlights from today’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover report from the BLS:

1. There were 3.4 million job openings on the last business day of December, up from 3.1 million in November. The number of job openings has trended upward since the end of the recession in June 2009 (see chart above).

2. Although the number of job openings remained below the 4.4 million openings when the recession began in December 2007, the number of job openings has increased 39 percent since the end of the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

The Trend Trader For ETF Trading On Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:03 AM PST

By ForexMansion.com

The Trend Trader for ETFs
For Trading On Wednesday, February 8, 2012

The top 40 ETFs by net assets
In alphabetical order by symbol

Close
%
Change

3×1

7×5
Minor
Trend
Major
Trend
Trend Reading

AGG – iShares Lehman Aggregate Bd Fd
110.53
− 0.10
110.50
110.62

Neutral

BND – Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
83.73
− 0.13
83.77
83.88

Bearish

DBC – DB Commodity Index Tracking Fd
28.44
− 0.07
28.36
28.13

Bullish

DIA – SPDR DJ Industrial Average … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

The Trend Trader For Futures Trading On Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:03 AM PST

By ForexMansion.com

The Trend Trader for Futures
For Trading On Wednesday, February 8, 2012

INDICES

Close
%
Change

3×1

7×5
Minor
Trend
Major
Trend
Trend Reading

S&P 500 – Mar ESH2
1344.75
+ 0.43
1337.00
1325.67

Bullish

Dow Jones – Mar YMH2
12831
+ 0.43
12775
12701

Bullish

Nasdaq – Mar NQH2
2529.25
+ 0.14
2520.11
2494.08

Bullish

Russell – Mar TFH2
827.10
+ 0.29
824.62
814.83

Bullish

INTEREST RATES

US T-Bond – Mar ZBH2
142-10
− … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

The Trend Trader For Forex Trading On Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:03 AM PST

By ForexMansion.com

The Trend Trader for Forex
For Trading On Wednesday, February 8, 2012

THE BIG SIX

Close
%
Change

3×1

7×5
Minor
Trend
Major
Trend
Trend Reading

AUDUSD – Aust Dollar / US Dollar
1.0806
+ 0.75
1.0748
1.0696

Bullish

EURUSD – Euro / US Dollar
1.3260
+ 0.99
1.3150
1.3138

Bullish

GBPUSD – British Pound / US Dollar
1.5896
+ 0.44
1.5823
1.5784

Bullish

USDCAD – US Dollar / Canadian Dollar
0.9945
− 0.11
0.9961
0.9976

Bearish

USDCHF – US Dollar / … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

The Trend Trader For Stock Trading On Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:03 AM PST

By ForexMansion.com

The Trend Trader for the Dow 30 Stocks
For Trading On Wednesday, February 8, 2012

In alphabetical order by symbol

Close
%
Change

3×1

7×5
Minor
Trend
Major
Trend
Trend Reading

AA – Alcoa Inc
10.67
− 0.56
10.69
10.55

Neutral

AXP – American Express Company
52.13
+ 0.62
52.00
51.20

Bullish

BA – Boeing Co
75.20
− 0.34
75.55
75.59

Bearish

BAC – Bank of America Corporation
7.85
− 1.51
7.86
7.58

Neutral

CAT – Caterpillar Inc
113.81
+ … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

A Spark That Lit The Economy

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 10:00 PM PST

Friday's employment data was the latest of a series of data showing marked improvement in the U.S. economy. ISI counted 18 straight weeks of stronger U.S. data including better vehicle sales, same store sales, homebuilding and manufacturing.
Also, U.S. money supply is growing at a robust 10 percent year-over-year, greasing the wheels for America's economic engine, which showed 3.7 percent growth in nominal GDP in the fourth quarter.

What was the spark that lit the bottle rocket and sent … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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