SocialPicks.com: Recent activities for SPY

SPDRs (SPY) is a BUY

jratk2008 — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:10:33 -0000

BUY rating on SPDRs (SPY)

Start Price: $85.55
Start Date: 10/10/2008

SPDRs (SPY) is a BUY

yadappb — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:41:04 -0000

BUY rating on SPDRs (SPY)

Start Price: $86.76
Start Date: 10/10/2008

SPDRs (SPY) is a SELL

newsmonkey — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:07:11 -0000

Gotta sell em when they are strong

SPY: Bullish on S&P 500... (SPY, rated BUY)

Supertradetimer Team — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:02:18 -0000

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SPDRs (SPY) is a BUY

Greg — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:34:44 -0000

BUY rating on SPDRs (SPY)

Start Price: $101.47
Start Date: 10/07/2008

SPDRs (SPY) is a SELL

norespectforthedevil — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:20:59 -0000

SELL rating on SPDRs (SPY)

Start Price: $104.72
Start Date: 10/06/2008

VIDEO - September Summary (SPY, rated BUY)

Jason Leavitt — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:11:05 -0000

This week we do a summary of September's set ups....

VIDEO - September Summary

Citi Eyes Wachovia as $700B Bailout Plan Nears Completion (SPY, rated BUY)

Mike Havrilla — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:32:36 -0000

Citi Eyes Wachovia as $700B Bailout Plan Nears Completion

CNBC is reporting that merger talks between Citigroup (C) and Wachovia (WB) have advanced, with a meeting scheduled today for Citi executives. The major deciding factor is the status of $120B in bad debts for Wachovia, with Citi looking for help from the Fed as part of the bailout plan to sell the troubled assets. Wachovia has $400B in deposits, making it the sixth largest bank in the U.S. by assets with a strong presence in the East and Southeast regions.

Meanwhile, a tentative agreement has been reached for a $700B government fund to purchase bad debts from banks to free up the credit markets and allow banks to begin lending again. The bailout plan would make $250B available immediately upon enactment of the legislation with another $100B available at the discretion of the President and the final $250B subject to review by Congress.

VIDEO - Symmetrical Triangles (neutral) (SPY, rated BUY)

Jason Leavitt — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:22:20 -0000

Symmetrical Triangles (neutral) has been added to the Leavitt Brothers chart patterns video collection.

Bullish Chart Patterns

VIDEO - Symmetrical Triangles
VIDEO - Ascending Triangles
VIDEO - Flags
VIDEO - Wedges
VIDEO - Pennants
Video - Rectangles
Video - Cup n Handle
Video - Head n Shoulders
Video - Trendlines

Neutral Chart Patterns
Video - Symmetrical Triangles
Video - Rectangles

Bearish Chart Patterns

VIDEO - Symmetrical Triangles
VIDEO - Descending Triangles
VIDEO - Flags
VIDEO - Wedges
VIDEO - Pennants
VIDEO - Rectangles
Video - Head n Shoulders
Video - Trendlines

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Congress Working Overtime: $634B Spending Bill and Bailout Plan (SPY, rated BUY)

Mike Havrilla — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:21:40 -0000

Congress Working Overtime: $634B Spending Bill and Bailout Plan

An overwhelming 78-12 vote by the Senate sends a massive $634B spending bill to President Bush, who is expected to sign the measure before the government's fiscal year-end comes to a close on Tuesday. The bill contains provisions for $25B in subsidized loans for automakers in addition to removing a ban on offshore drilling on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Participating companies from the auto industry would not have to begin repayment of the loans for five years and the proceeds are meant to be used in the development of more fuel efficient vehicles through new technologies and revamped manufacturing plants.

Since companies such as Ford (F) and General Motors (GM) are below investment grade, company officials argue they cannot access capital at reasonable rates which hampers their ability to compete with global giants such as Toyota (TM) and Honda (HMC). The accompanying tables contain an overview of my Global Auto Index, which declined by over 26% on an equal-weight basis and 13.5% on a market cap-weight basis over the past year (all stats are through 8/8/08) for the 39 companies. Of the top companies by largest market cap, only Volkswagen showed a gain over the past year with an industry-best stock price increase of 45% as industry leader Toyota lost nearly one-fourth of its market value.

The Defense Department will receive $488B (a 6% increase), which is in addition to $70B already approved this past summer to fund operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Meanwhile, Congressional leaders are working through the weekend with the goal of finalizing a deal by 6 p.m. on Sunday evening before the Asian markets open for trading. Such a plan could cost taxpayers as much as $700B, but is widely seen as necessary to remove bad debts from the financial system and allow the credit markets to function normally and avoid an economic depression.

Global Auto Industry Index Statistics

Top 5 Companies by Market Cap