 Daily Contrarian
Can Amazon.com Really Compete With Netflix, Inc.? - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
This article reveals that online retailer Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) may be in the midst of developing its own subscription TV service -- you know, what Netflix, Inc...(Read More)
| Sizing Up the Post-Earnings Prospects for Dollar General - Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:39:00 GMT
This article takes a skeptical look at Dollar General (DG) following the deep-discount retailer's latest turn in the earnings confessional...(Read More)
| Expectations Remain Mild as Motorola, Inc. Attempts to Reclaim Chinese Market Share - Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:41:00 GMT
This Wall Street Journal article highlights Motorola, Inc.'s (MOT) recent push to reclaim mobile-phone market share in China - the world's largest mobile market by number of subscribers - where it was once the market leader...(Read More)
| Will Salesforce.com's Social Media App Bring Bears on Board? - Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:38:00 GMT
Has Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) placed itself in the same league as social networking giants Facebook and Twitter? Bloomberg Businessweek certainly thinks so after checking out CRM's new social media application, "Chatter." According to the company, Chatter is a "real-time collaboration cloud." Or, as the author puts it, "Instead of asking 'What's on your mind?' or 'What's happening?' Chatter poses the question: 'What are you working on?'"Bloomberg Businessweek also reports that since Chatter began rolling out in June, about 20,000 companies are now using the service, including Dell Inc...(Read More)
| Live Nation Could Struggle to Find a Floor - Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:57:00 GMT
This negative article doesn't try to spare anyone's feelings with its frank analysis of concert promoter Live Nation (LYV)...(Read More)
| Amazon.com Can't Rule the E-Book Market Forever - Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:43:00 GMT
While Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) won't disclose actual numbers, the company boasted on Wednesday that its latest version of the Kindle is its fastest-selling e-reader ever...(Read More)
| Is Research in Motion Limited in Trouble? - Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:58:00 GMT
This article takes a grim look at the prospects for Research In Motion Limited (RIMM), which is lagging behind competitor Apple (AAPL) and its iPhone...(Read More)
| Online TV Won't Save DISH Network - Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:31:00 GMT
This week, DISH Network Corp. (DISH) joined several of its peers by providing online options to its paying subscribers...(Read More)
| Contrarians Take Note as Aeropostale Inc. Closes in on Technical Support - Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:58:00 GMT
While trendy teen clothier Aeropostale Inc. (ARO) has taken a sharp turn for the worst recently, the author of this Barron's article believes that the stock is set to recover...(Read More)
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Success Case Histories
Schaeffer's Players Series - Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Closed the final half of the Cree (CREE) call for a gain of 71% on the full position!
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| Schaeffer's Power Stocks - Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Closed the VMware (VMW) long stock position for a gain of 14% as its target profit!
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| Schaeffer's Leverage Series - Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Closed the SanDisk (SNDK) call position for a gain of 22%!
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| Schaeffer's Players Series - Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Closed the final three quarters of the Consolidated Energy (CNX) put position for a gain of 60% on the full position!...(Read More)
| Schaeffer's Event Series - Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Closed the J.C. Penny (JCP) put for a gain of 66% on the position! Closed the final half of the Wells Fargo (WFC) call for a gain of 33% on the full position!...(Read More)
| Schaeffer's Leverage Series - Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Closed the final half of the VWware (VMW) call for a gain of 106% on the full position! Closed the Lululemon Athletica (LULU) call for a gain of 16%!...(Read More)
| Schaeffer's Hedge Hunter Series - Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Closed the Cummins (CMI) / Oshkosh (OSK) pair trade for a gain of 13% on the full position!...(Read More)
| Schaeffer's Power Stocks - Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Closed the Crocs Inc. (CROX) long stock position for a gain of 17%!
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| Schaeffer's Hedge Hunter Series - Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Closed the Blue Coat Systems (BCSI) put / Vanceinfo Technologies (VIT) call pair trade for a gain of 27% on the full position!
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| Schaeffer's Hedge Hunter Series - Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Closed the eBay (EBAY) put / Mercadolibre (MELI) call pair trade for a gain of 21% on the full position!
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| Schaeffer's Power Stocks - Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Closed the Zions Bancorp (ZION) bullish stock position at its target profit of 24%!
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| Schaeffer's Players Series - Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Closed the second half of the Atheros Communications (ATHR) call for a return of 85% on the full position! Closed the Carnival (CCL) call for a gain of 16% on the full position!...(Read More)
| Schaeffer's Leverage Series - Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Closed the second half of the Zions Bancorp (ZION) call for a return of 94% on the full position! Closed the S&P Depository Receipts (SPY) strangle for a return of 40% on the full position! Closed the second half of the Lennar Corp. (LEN) call for a return of 34% on the full position! Closed the Juniper Networks (JNPR) call for a return of 19%!...(Read More)
| Schaeffer's Event Series - Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Closed the second half of the Monsanto (MON) put for a return of 106% on the full position! Closed the final three quarters of the Shaw Group (SHAW) call for a return of 54% on the full position!...(Read More)
| Schaeffer's Event Series - Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Closed the final three-fourths of the Brunswick Corporation (BC) position for a gain of 35% on the full position!...(Read More)
| Schaeffer's Leverage Series - Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Closed the Nordstrom (JWN) position for a gain of 34%!
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Bernie Observation
August Option Advisor: VIX at Critical Juncture - Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:20:00 GMT
The following is a reprint of the market commentary from the August edition of the Option Advisor, published on July 22...(Read More)
| Bernie in Barron's: How to Profit in Volatile Times - Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:23:00 GMT
Bernie Schaeffer's guest column in Barron's this week is headlined "How to Profit in Volatile Times," a topic that should certainly be of interest to anyone following the market in 2010...(Read More)
| June Option Advisor: A Look at the Technicals - Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:30:00 GMT
The following is a reprint of the market commentary from the June edition of the Option Advisor, published on May 27...(Read More)
| What You Can Learn From The Las Vegas Money Show - Tue, 25 May 2010 13:45:00 GMT
It's always nice to visit with the many friends of Schaeffer's Investment Research at the annual Las Vegas Money Show...(Read More)
| May Option Advisor: Defining 'Cheap' - Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:14:00 GMT
The following is a reprint of the market commentary from the May edition of the Option Advisor, published on April 22...(Read More)
| April Option Advisor: The Story Behind the Falling VIX - Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:09:00 GMT
The following is a reprint of the market commentary from the April edition of the Option Advisor, published on March 25...(Read More)
| Schaeffer on Charts: The SPX Clears Its 160-Month Moving Average - Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:00:00 GMT
In the March 17 edition of Schaeffer on Charts, I focused on what I saw as a critical market level that was immediately at hand - the 160-month moving average of the S&P 500 Index (SPX)...(Read More)
| Schaeffer on Charts: Taking the Long View - Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:00:00 GMT
I know I advocated "keeping it simple" in my most recent Option Advisor? commentary by focusing on the highly popular 200-day moving average as an indicator of the market's health...(Read More)
| March Option Advisor: Bargains Available - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:07:00 GMT
The following is a reprint of the market commentary from the March edition of the Option Advisor, published on Feb...(Read More)
| Schaeffer on Stocks: A Strangle on Priceline.com (PCLN)? - Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:30:00 GMT
Priceline.com Inc. (PCLN) is a poster child for the schizophrenic nature of this market...(Read More)
| Schaeffer on Stocks: The 'Most Hated Sector' - Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:50:00 GMT
My colleague, Ryan Detrick, emailed me a MarketWatch story from Feb. 17 entitled "The worst is yet to come - what to expect from the commercial real estate crisis." Ryan's choice comment was, "Nothing new...(Read More)
| Schaeffer on Stocks: Should You Buy the Baidu Inc. Breakout? - Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:12:00 GMT
According to Bespoke Investment Group, Baidu Inc.'s (BIDU) fourth-quarter earnings report after the close on Tuesday beat earnings forecasts by 12 cents per share (%241.80 vs...(Read More)
| February Option Advisor: Beware Consensus Thinking - Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT
The accompanying chart tracks the performance of crude oil futures from the early 1990s to their climactic peak in mid-2008...(Read More)
| Schaeffer's Media Outtake: The Next Technical Landmark - Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:45:00 GMT
"Chartists point out that when the S&P passed 1,120 it had recovered exactly half the ground it lost from its October 2007 peak to its March 2009 trough...(Read More)
| Schaeffer on Charts: An Expensive VIX - Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:00:00 GMT
Even as the S&P 500 Index's 30-minute intraday volatility has been lurching below Thanksgiving week, pre-Dubai levels in the mind-numbing 5% zone (Chart 1), the CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX) has been gaining ground this week after tagging 52-week lows the week before (Chart 2)...(Read More)
| January Option Advisor Commentary - Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:20:00 GMT
The following is a reprint of the market commentary from the January 2010 edition of the Option Advisor, published on Dec...(Read More)
| Schaeffer on Charts: Is the VIX 'Too Low' South of 20? - Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:27:00 GMT
The CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX) has tagged several new 52-week lows in today's trading, and -- perhaps even more significantly -- the index has slipped below the key 20 level for the first time since August 2008.Of course, there are those whose knee-jerk response will be that the VIX is now "too low" (see my recent effort at debunking this argument), and therefore the market is now particularly vulnerable to a pullback...(Read More)
| Schaeffer's Media Outtake: More From the Doom-and-Gloom Lobby - Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:45:00 GMT
"The benchmark index for U.S. stock options may almost double in 2010 on investors' concern that the Standard & Poor's 500 Index's rally outpaced prospects for economic and earnings growth, according to David Rosenberg ... 'We'll be in a year of heightened volatility,' Rosenberg, chief economist at Gluskin Sheff & Associates Inc...(Read More)
| December Option Advisor Commentary - Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:55:00 GMT
The following is a reprint of the market commentary from the December edition of the Option Advisor, published on Nov...(Read More)
| Schaeffer's Media Outtake: The Gloom-and-Doom Lobby - Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:15:00 GMT
"The worldwide decline in equities spurred by Dubai's efforts to reschedule its debt is a sign that government spending alone won't be enough to protect financial markets, according to Arnab Das of Roubini Global Economics...(Read More)
| Schaeffer's Media Outtake: Thoughts on Hedging, Volatility - Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:15:00 GMT
"Standard & Poor's, the world's leading index provider, announced today the launch of the S&P 500 Dynamic VEQTOR Index which dynamically allocates between equity, volatility and cash to provide broad equity market exposure with an implied volatility hedge...(Read More)
| Schaeffer's Media Outtake: Watching the Big Money Play Defense - Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT
"As many investors sit on big stock profits, they are focusing on safeguarding their own money...(Read More)
| November Option Advisor Commentary - Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:30:00 GMT
The following is a reprint of the market commentary from the November edition of the Option Advisor, published on Oct...(Read More)
| Schaeffer on Charts: Some Thoughts on the Pullback - Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:41:00 GMT
As I write this, the 50-day moving average of the S&P 500 Index (SPX) (currently at 1,050 - see blue line on accompanying chart) has been taken out, perhaps the first significant technical casualty of the pullback from the Oct...(Read More)
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