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Fusion Media Alert
Tonight Fusion’s own Barry Ritholtz will be a guest on CNBC’s Fast Money starting at 5pm EST.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Under Armour (UA) another great IQ BUY @ $ 40.00
The nice thing about FusionIQ is it removes emotion from the investment process. As seen above Under Armour (UA) shares gave a great BUY signal near $ 40.00 (see the Green circle with white B) and only recently went to NEUTRAL (gray circle with white N) north of $ 56.00.
If you want to make unemotional investment decisions based on blending the investment disciplines of technical and fundamental analysis then visit us today at www.fusioniqrank.com
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) hits new 52 week high
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) - FusionIQ Rank 93 out of 100
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) one of the world’s largest and most diversified specialty metal producers rose over $ 3.13 today to its highest level in several years. ATI with annual revenues of over $4.5 billion dollars covers all the major market segments such as; aerospace and defense, the chemical processing industry, oil and gas, electrical energy, medical, automotive, food equipment and appliances, machine and cutting tools as well as construction and mining. ATI’s product line includes titanium and titanium alloys, nickel based alloys and super alloys, stainless and specialty steel, zirconium, hafnium, niobium, advanced powder metals, tungsten materials, grain oriented electrical steel and forging and castings. The catalyst for ATI stems from a lack of investment during the economic downturn which has made it difficult to keep up with booming emerging market demand. The result, small producers and projects were cast away leading to a 20-year low in projects. Ninety percent of titanium goes into titanium dioxide, which adds strength to paints, paper, and plastics. China and India are demand drivers for these products.
FusionIQ subscribers received this BUY report on ATI back on December 21st 2010. To subscribe to FusionIQ and get timely BUY and SELL alerts and research reports visit us at www.fusioniqrank.com
Apple Inc (AAPL) up $ 10.00 in after hours trading...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) which posted a 78 percent jump in quarterly profit, helped by holiday buying of iPads, iPhones and Macintosh computers was trading up $ 10.00 in after hours trading. Net income in the fiscal first quarter rose to $6 billion, or $6.43 a share, from $3.38 billion, or $3.67, a year earlier, Apple said today in a statement. Analysts projected profit of a profit of $5.41 a share. Sales increased 71 percent to a record $26.7 billion in the quarter, typically Apple’s strongest, after the company reported it sold 7.33 million iPad tablet computers in the first holiday season for the device.
IPhones, IPads
Apple sold 16.2 million iPhones, 4.13 million Mac computers and 19.5 million iPod media players, according to the statement. Mike Abramsky, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets LLC, predicted sales of 16 million iPhones, 6 million iPads, 18.7 million iPods and 4.2 million Macs. If that wasn;t bullish enough Apple’s, potential U.S. customer base for the iPhone will almost double now after it adds Verizon Wireless as a carrier next month.
Macbooks, Beatles
Gross margin, the percentage of sales left after deducting production costs, was 38.5 percent in the first-quarter, compared with 36.9 percent in the fourth-quarter.
FusionIQ Morning Comments - 1/18/11
WHAT TO DO, WHAT TO DO ???
"If you don’t create change, change will create you.” Mahatma Ghandi
This remains the 100,000 question as there are plausible arguments for both the bulls and the bears. The bears will argue that geopolitical risks (the PIIGS) still exist, inflation is coming on fast and bullish sentiment is running rampant. Bulls will counter that there are more skeptics than exuberant cheerleaders, that the economy is finally gaining traction and that earnings will continue to improve. They argue this will lower valuations even if the market climbs a bit more here. The hard part is deciphering which opinion is correct as we can see validity in both arguments.
Thus the current market environment creates a double edged sword. In one respect if we are in the midst of a melt up it is hard not to stay exposed (invested) and fully participate. On the other hand if we are in the last turn (about to correct) in the markets game of musical chairs, it would stink to get caught without a chair !! If you are not worried about either of these scenarios then you’re not properly game planning for risk management. That said the pro’s are the trends for three key bellwether indices; the Transports, the Banks and the S&P 500 remain up and intact, though this morning’s action in Citigroup (C) may cap the momentum in the banks for a while. Additionally, and as aforementioned, the economy is finally gaining some traction on the job creation front. The con’s are the market is very overbought, measured sentiment (not anecdotal) is a bit over bullish and inflationary pressures in basics such as food and energy are ramping up. So how does one play this game, given the confusing but equally plausible messages being sent by the market.
To read more of this insightful commentary. Please visit us at FusionIQ on the web at www.FusionIQ.rank.com
Portfolio NOTIFICATION: Selling Citigroup (C) in our Long Short Portfolio
We are selling C in our Long/Short portfolios as we have a much lower cost basis and believe the bearish gap on big volume along with a disappointing quarter means shares have marked a top for a while.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Munis, Be Selective
Interest rate risk, credit concerns and uncertain tax policies are causing headaches for investors in 2011.
However, good opportunities are out there.
Friday, January 14, 2011
PIMCO cuts U.S. Holdings
The PIMCO Total Return Fund, the world’s largest mutual fund, reduced U.S. government holdings to the lowest level
in 2 years. Yet another sign interest rates are expected to rise in 2011.
Fusion Media Alert
Today, Fusion’s own Josh Brown will be a guest on CNBC’s Street Signs starting at 2:40pm EST. He will be discussing how an appreciating Yuan will benefit certain companies, including Japanese exporters and luxury goods cos.
Updated Technical Picture on the SMH's ...
It took a long time for the SMH’s to get above the resistance near $ 32.00 (red line) - 3 years to be exact. That said shares are still in an uptrend as evidenced by the up sloping trend line (green line). We would be holders unless the broke down below $ 32.00 on heavy volume. The only negative in this picture is that volume or sponsorship if you will has declined as the rally has moved higher …
FusionIO Money Center Bank Rankings ...
After looking at the JP Morgan earnings we thought we would harness the power of FusionIQ to quickly see where JPM ranked among its peers. As seen JPM lists 3rd right near the top ranks right along with TD Bank (TD), PNC Financial (PNC) and Canadian Imperial (CN) .. and is arguably the best bank buy among the money center banks.
J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM) 4th quarter profit jumps 47%
J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. - JPM (FusionIQ Rank 90 out of 100)
We have liked the banking sector now for several months as their FusionIQ ranks have improved markedly. Today we see early improvement detected by FusionIQ coming to fruition as J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s (JPM) fourth-quarter profit jumped 47%. The banking behemoth said asset quality improved and it said consumers and businesses were looking for more loans. However executives were quick to cite that improvements were only "modest" and that borrowers who are actually tapping their lines of credit remains low.
"What we see is fairly broad based strength across corporate, middle market, even small business," Chief Executive James Dimon said on a conference call with reporters. "We see the consumer is getting stronger."
Looking at the different business units, the retail financial services business segment turned a profit from a year earlier as revenue rose 11%, while investment banking income from the prior year was down; due to soaring costs. Still, revenue climbed 26% in the segment as advisory fees and underwriting fees rose. It was again the most profitable part of J.P. Morgan. Compared to the third-quarter, both revenue and income were up on Wall Street, while income was down in the retail side. The company also continued to benefit from sharply reduced loan-loss reserves. Credit-loss provisions were $3.04 billion, down from $8.9 billion a year earlier and $3.22 billion in the prior quarter. In its card services unit, the improvement in credit quality led to a surging profit, the most improved business for the bank. The unit, where the credit loss provision was slashed 84%, swung to a $1.3 billion profit, second only to the investment bank, from a loss of $306 million.
As a whole, J.P. Morgan reported a fourth-quarter profit of $4.83 billion, or $1.12 a share, up from $3.28 billion, or 74 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue on a managed basis, which excludes the impact of credit-card securitizations and is on a tax-equivalent basis, increased 5.9% to $26.72 billion.
J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM) 4th quarter profit jumps 47%
J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. - JPM (FusionIQ Rank 90 out of 100)
We have liked the banking sector now for several months as their FusionIQ ranks have improved markedly. Today we see early improvement detected by FusionIQ coming to fruition as J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s (JPM) fourth-quarter profit jumped 47%. The banking behemoth said asset quality improved and it said consumers and businesses were looking for more loans. However executives were quick to cite that improvements were only "modest" and that borrowers who are actually tapping their lines of credit remains low.
"What we see is fairly broad based strength across corporate, middle market, even small business," Chief Executive James Dimon said on a conference call with reporters. "We see the consumer is getting stronger."
Looking at the different business units, the retail financial services business segment turned a profit from a year earlier as revenue rose 11%, while investment banking income from the prior year was down; due to soaring costs. Still, revenue climbed 26% in the segment as advisory fees and underwriting fees rose. It was again the most profitable part of J.P. Morgan. Compared to the third-quarter, both revenue and income were up on Wall Street, while income was down in the retail side. The company also continued to benefit from sharply reduced loan-loss reserves. Credit-loss provisions were $3.04 billion, down from $8.9 billion a year earlier and $3.22 billion in the prior quarter. In its card services unit, the improvement in credit quality led to a surging profit, the most improved business for the bank. The unit, where the credit loss provision was slashed 84%, swung to a $1.3 billion profit, second only to the investment bank, from a loss of $306 million.
As a whole, J.P. Morgan reported a fourth-quarter profit of $4.83 billion, or $1.12 a share, up from $3.28 billion, or 74 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue on a managed basis, which excludes the impact of credit-card securitizations and is on a tax-equivalent basis, increased 5.9% to $26.72 billion.
J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM) 4th quarter profit jumps 47%
J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. - JPM (FusionIQ Rank 90 out of 100)
We have liked the banking sector now for several months as their FusionIQ ranks have improved markedly. Today we see early improvement detected by FusionIQ coming to fruition as J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s (JPM) fourth-quarter profit jumped 47%. The banking behemoth said asset quality improved and it said consumers and businesses were looking for more loans. However executives were quick to cite that improvements were only "modest" and that borrowers who are actually tapping their lines of credit remains low.
"What we see is fairly broad based strength across corporate, middle market, even small business," Chief Executive James Dimon said on a conference call with reporters. "We see the consumer is getting stronger."
Looking at the different business units, the retail financial services business segment turned a profit from a year earlier as revenue rose 11%, while investment banking income from the prior year was down; due to soaring costs. Still, revenue climbed 26% in the segment as advisory fees and underwriting fees rose. It was again the most profitable part of J.P. Morgan. Compared to the third-quarter, both revenue and income were up on Wall Street, while income was down in the retail side. The company also continued to benefit from sharply reduced loan-loss reserves. Credit-loss provisions were $3.04 billion, down from $8.9 billion a year earlier and $3.22 billion in the prior quarter. In its card services unit, the improvement in credit quality led to a surging profit, the most improved business for the bank. The unit, where the credit loss provision was slashed 84%, swung to a $1.3 billion profit, second only to the investment bank, from a loss of $306 million.
As a whole, J.P. Morgan reported a fourth-quarter profit of $4.83 billion, or $1.12 a share, up from $3.28 billion, or 74 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue on a managed basis, which excludes the impact of credit-card securitizations and is on a tax-equivalent basis, increased 5.9% to $26.72 billion.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s (JPM) fourth-quarter profit jumped 47%
J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. - JPM (FusionIQ Rank 90 out of 100)
We have liked the banking sector now for several months as their FusionIQ ranks have improved markedly. Today we see early improvement detected by FusionIQ coming to fruition as J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s (JPM) fourth-quarter profit jumped 47%. The banking behemoth said asset quality improved and it said consumers and businesses were looking for more loans. However executives were quick to cite that improvements were only "modest" and that borrowers who are actually tapping their lines of credit remains low.
"What we see is fairly broad based strength across corporate, middle market, even small business," Chief Executive James Dimon said on a conference call with reporters. "We see the consumer is getting stronger."
Looking at the different business units, the retail financial services business segment turned a profit from a year earlier as revenue rose 11%, while investment banking income from the prior year was down; due to soaring costs. Still, revenue climbed 26% in the segment as advisory fees and underwriting fees rose. It was again the most profitable part of J.P. Morgan. Compared to the third-quarter, both revenue and income were up on Wall Street, while income was down in the retail side. The company also continued to benefit from sharply reduced loan-loss reserves. Credit-loss provisions were $3.04 billion, down from $8.9 billion a year earlier and $3.22 billion in the prior quarter. In its card services unit, the improvement in credit quality led to a surging profit, the most improved business for the bank. The unit, where the credit loss provision was slashed 84%, swung to a $1.3 billion profit, second only to the investment bank, from a loss of $306 million.
As a whole, J.P. Morgan reported a fourth-quarter profit of $4.83 billion, or $1.12 a share, up from $3.28 billion, or 74 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue on a managed basis, which excludes the impact of credit-card securitizations and is on a tax-equivalent basis, increased 5.9% to $26.72 billion.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Intel net income up 48 %, CEO says "best year ever"
Intel Corp. (INTC) - 88 out 100 FusionIQ score) scored a 48 percent boost in net income in the fourth quarter. This comes at a time when overall spending on PC’s is weak due to the weaker economic picture than in years past as well as from competition from tablets and smart phones, which remains a real threat to the pc. PC’s still dominate market share with more than 1 million PC’s being sold every day. However the industry remains shaky as smart phones and tablets such as the iPad compete for market share.
Intel’s fourth quarter, was driven by sales of server chips which helped to offset weakness in sales of chips for consumer PCs. That trend was in line with what the company was predicting, as demand started to falter this summer amid the European debt crisis and other economic woes such as prolonged unemployment in the U.S., Intel's chief financial officer, Stacy Smith, said in an interview.
For the quarter Intel reported net income of $3.39 billion, or 59 cents per share this was greater than the 53 cents per share analysts had expected. This compares to $2.28 billion, or 40 cents per share in the same period in 2009. Revenue rose 8 percent to $11.5 billion, up from $10.6 billion. Analysts predicted $11.4 billion.
Intel CEO Paul Otellini called 2010 " the best year in Intel's history" and predicted that 2011 would be "even better." The company raised first-quarter revenue guidance to $11.1 billion to $11.9 billion, ahead analysts' expectation for $10.8 billion.
In after hours trading Intel shares increased 58 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $21.87.
To see a detailed ranking of Intel Corp. visit us at www.fusioniqrank.com
Intel Corp. set income up 48 %, CEO says "best year ever"
Intel Corp. (INTC) - 88 out 100 FusionIQ score) scored a 48 percent boost in net income in the fourth quarter. This comes at a time when overall spending on PC’s is weak due to the weaker economic picture than in years past as well as from competition from tablets and smart phones, which remains a real threat to the pc. PC’s still dominate market share with more than 1 million PC’s being sold every day. However the industry remains shaky as smart phones and tablets such as the iPad compete for market share.
Intel’s fourth quarter, was driven by sales of server chips which helped to offset weakness in sales of chips for consumer PCs. That trend was in line with what the company was predicting, as demand started to falter this summer amid the European debt crisis and other economic woes such as prolonged unemployment in the U.S., Intel's chief financial officer, Stacy Smith, said in an interview.
For the quarter Intel reported net income of $3.39 billion, or 59 cents per share this was greater than the 53 cents per share analysts had expected. This compares to $2.28 billion, or 40 cents per share in the same period in 2009. Revenue rose 8 percent to $11.5 billion, up from $10.6 billion. Analysts predicted $11.4 billion.
Intel CEO Paul Otellini called 2010 " the best year in Intel's history" and predicted that 2011 would be "even better." The company raised first-quarter revenue guidance to $11.1 billion to $11.9 billion, ahead analysts' expectation for $10.8 billion.
In after hours trading Intel shares increased 58 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $21.87.
To see a detailed ranking of Intel Corp. visit us at www.fusioniqrank.com
Intel Corp. set income up 48 %, CEO says best year in co. history ...
Intel Corp. (INTC) - 88 out 100 FusionIQ score) scored a 48 percent boost in net income in the fourth quarter. This comes at a time when overall spending on PC’s is weak due to the weaker economic picture than in years past as well as from competition from tablets and smart phones, which remains a real threat to the pc. PC’s still dominate market share with more than 1 million PC’s being sold every day. However the industry remains shaky as smart phones and tablets such as the iPad compete for market share.
Intel’s fourth quarter, was driven by sales of server chips which helped to offset weakness in sales of chips for consumer PCs. That trend was in line with what the company was predicting, as demand started to falter this summer amid the European debt crisis and other economic woes such as prolonged unemployment in the U.S., Intel's chief financial officer, Stacy Smith, said in an interview.
For the quarter Intel reported net income of $3.39 billion, or 59 cents per share this was greater than the 53 cents per share analysts had expected. This compares to $2.28 billion, or 40 cents per share in the same period in 2009. Revenue rose 8 percent to $11.5 billion, up from $10.6 billion. Analysts predicted $11.4 billion.
Intel CEO Paul Otellini called 2010 " the best year in Intel's history" and predicted that 2011 would be "even better." The company raised first-quarter revenue guidance to $11.1 billion to $11.9 billion, ahead analysts' expectation for $10.8 billion.
In after hours trading Intel shares increased 58 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $21.87.
To see a detailed ranking of Intel Corp. visit us at www.fusioniqrank.com
Time to Sell IDCC after 40% gain in 2 months ???
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More interesting reads ...
The other day we posted some of our top finance reads. Today we offer a few more suggested reads from one of the Partners in our Dallas office, Russell Brewer. Enjoy !!
DRIVE
THE BLACK SWAN
THE BIG SHORT
TIPPING POINT
SHOCK OF GRAY
FusionIQ Focus Stock - Petrobras SA-ADR (PBR)
Petrobras SA-ADR (PBR) shares looked to have recently completed a major and complex bottoming process technically and now look like they are poised to move significantly higher. With factors such as; the best margins in the industry, a global economic recovery driving demand, an expanding middle class at home driving demand and the findings in its Tupi field - Petorbras has many catalysts for a higher share price.
To view the full report: Please visit us at www.fusioniqrank.com and take a 30 day test drive !
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
6 Web Pioneers on What the Internet of the Future Will Look Like
Great article from mashable.com on what the web will become in the future. The article interviews web heavyweights such as former AOL founder Steve Case, Matt Mullenweg, founder of Word Press, Jeremy Stoppleman, CEO of Yelp and Barry Glick founder of MapQuest to name a few …
To see the whole article click the link below:
The Power of FusionIQ and Trading Apple Computer ...
People always ask what is the greatest value of FusionIQ. Our reply is simply its ability to provide investors with an unbiased 2nd opinion as to whether they should buy a stock or not. For instance was Apple Computer (AAPL) a buy this summer/fall after the market experienced a large correction ? Many people grappled with that exact same question. According to FusionIQ is was as Apple shares registered a new BUY signal (denoted by the green circle with the letter B) in early September near $ 260 then rapidly rose to$ 324 before slipping to Neutral. Note Recently AAPL shares registered another NEW Buy signal near $ 324 and have risen nearly $ 20.00 in a few trading sessions.
Buying and iPad smart …. Buying APPL stock at $ 260 even smarter … Having an unbiased second opinion PRICELESS !!!
To test drive FusionIQ visit us today @ www.fusioniqrank.com
The Future of the Internet
http://mashable.com/2011/01/12/future-of-the-internet/
6 pioneers comment on the future of the internet.
Fusion Media Alert
Tonight Fusion’s own Josh Brown will be a guest on CNBC’s Fast Money starting at 5pm EST. He will have a segment on the wall about regional banks and falling initial jobless claims, also showing them our long-term chart on SBNY.
Warren Buffett thinks rates are going up.
http://www.thedailycrux.com/content/6604/Warren_Buffett
I’m not inclined to bet against Warren Buffett either.
Facebook Stock Mania?
http://seekingalpha.com/article/245381-facebook-stock-is-the-latest-mania
I’m not inclined to bet against Facebook. If you’re reading this, you agree.
Small Caps still king ...
The little guys continued getting the job done throughout 2010...
From the New York Times:
The Russell 1,000 — the thousand American stocks with the largest capitalization — rose 13.9 percent during the year. That was little better than half the 25.3 percent rise of the Russell 2,000, which includes only stocks not large enough to be in the Russell 1,000.
All of the 10 industry sectors that Russell calculates showed better performance by smaller companies, with the widest margin in technology stocks.
Of course small caps trounced big caps this year. This was the Recovery Year (when the econ data started catching up with the stock market's recovery in 2009). Your playbook was the 2003-2004 period when small tech stocks, China stocks and especially one-drug biotech stocks ruled the roost. It wasn't until deep into '04 when we started transitioning into the big cap oil and gas stocks and such.
Source:
3 New Years Resolutions for Financial Advisors
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Patriot Coal (PCX) - Liquidity Smile Forming
PCX, which has almost 19% of its float short and scored a new FusionQI short signal recently. Currently shares are consolidating under resitance near their April peak and after a big volume, squeeze. We would suggest shares will trace out a “liquidity smile,” a pattern where prices consolidate while volume shallows out before rising aggresively again, visually forming a smile in the volume bars if you will. Liquidity smiles are a well documented and repititive pattern known to hard core quants. We would suggest keeping PCX on the radar for a few days and if price and volume accelerate jump on it for active trading accounts.
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