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Barbara's Stock Market Strategies

My thoughts regarding the market and some possible trades. Also a look at what I am trading right now!

Two Shorting Candidates

Posted Aug 12 2010, 06:15 AM by Skymist with no comments

With the market moving lower, let's look at some shorting candidates. ITT corporation is a manufacturing giant, making everything from submarines to auto parts. The company has a 2.27% dividend, but...

Five Faded Flyers For the Falling Dollar

Posted Aug 04 2010, 11:35 PM by Skymist with no comments

In my recent article I wrote how the falling dollar is acting as a fuel to the rising prices in the materials sector. But which materials stocks are good choices to invest in? Here are 5 stocks, at least...

The Market Walks a Tightrope

Posted Aug 03 2010, 07:48 PM by Skymist with no comments

Today I loaded up on oil names - PBR, and ERX (which is mostly leveraged XOM). However, the market was decidedly mixed, and though energy was the second biggest sector (health care was first) and there...

Three-Day Top Reappears

Posted Jul 29 2010, 04:05 PM by Skymist with no comments

Last June the market topped. Today it looks so, so similar. In the absence of fundamentals, or when fundamentals seem to lose their punch, technicals rule. Such was the case around June 21st, a Monday...

Trading Options on FAZ and FAS

Posted Jul 26 2010, 10:43 PM by Skymist with no comments

FAZ and FAS are the Direxion Daily Financial 3X Bear and Bull ETF's. With their enormous leverage, they have become more popular, I think, than anyone would have expected. On Monday July 26 they traded...

Apple Encounters Some Gravity

Posted Jul 19 2010, 11:23 PM by Skymist with no comments

AAPL traded today to the region of $240-241. This puts the finishing touches on one of the most reliable technical chart patterns, the head-and-shoulders pattern. This formation forecasts a significant...

Lamentations on Google

Posted Jul 18 2010, 07:59 PM by Skymist with 1 comment(s)

The market unraveled. There were signs it was going to happen. Key among them was the behavior of Google before, during, and after its earnings release. I especially like the phrasing of the update in...

Three High-Risk, High-Reward Shipper Option Plays

Posted Nov 17 2009, 06:46 PM by Skymist with no comments

With the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) clearing a 52 week high finally , now at 4381, the situation for beaten down shipping stocks has not looked this promising for all of 2009. My personal index of shippers...

Shipping Rally Boosts EGLE, GNK, DSX, & Others

Posted Nov 11 2009, 05:28 PM by Skymist with no comments

We had a big day for shipping firms today in the stock market , with SEA (Claymore-Delta Global Shipping ETF) moving up over 3%, and some shipping companies posting gigantic advances: EGLE up 16%, OCNF...

Earnings Calendar 10-28 Wednesday

Posted Oct 26 2009, 03:13 PM by Skymist with no comments

The largest companies reporting earnings on Wednesday are: GSK, HES, GD, EPD, COP, STD, UIS, WLP, NXY, PEG, SAP, PX, SO, ENI, KB, ESRX, FSLR, AEM, AFL, VALE, TCK, SYMC. The full list follows. Optionable...

Earnings Calendar 10-27 Tuesday

Posted Oct 26 2009, 12:43 PM by Skymist with no comments

The large companies reporting tomorrow are ACE, ACH, ACL, AMTD, APOL, BBV, BEN, BP, CAJ, CX, DAI, ECL, FE, FPL, HMC, JCI, KOF, MCK, NSC, PCAR, RCI, SQM, TII, V, VLO, WIT. The full list, limited to optionable...

Earnings Calendar Monday 10-26

Posted Oct 23 2009, 09:29 AM by Skymist with no comments

The largest companies reporting Monday 10-26 are: NOV,LO,VZ,GLW,CHK,AMX,BIDU. The full list, limited to optionable companies over $3, is below. Prices are as of midday Friday when this list was made. Reporting...

Four Shippers Emerging From the Mire

Posted Oct 20 2009, 06:30 PM by Skymist with no comments

After a thrilling two-week rally in the stock market during early September, shippers began to fall. They had been enjoying a nice rally on the general premise of economic recovery, market stabilization...

Earnings Calendar 10-21 Thru 10-23

Posted Oct 20 2009, 10:38 AM by Skymist with no comments

Here are the stocks reporting the remainder of this week. Excluded are stocks under $3, or which are not optionable. The nine single-letter links for each stock connect to popular stock quoting and information...

The Direxion 3X Daily ETF's, All 22 of Them

Posted Oct 14 2009, 11:07 AM by Skymist with no comments

The 3X funds from Direxion have grown to 22 in number. I thought I would post a list here for convenience. The 9 links at the end of each line connect to commonly used charting and quoting services for...