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Possible Squeeze FED

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+121.00% in 341 days Although I can not guarantee a short squeeze on FED, with heavy Volumes like today's and the price still moving up despite frantic short selling, it seems to me that many stock holders are doubling down as I predicted they would.  This will pose some problems for shorters if they have to fulfill a margin call and that could send this baby up, up, and away!!! Barring that I still see this as a buy and my original price range for selling is still 3.50 to 4.00. Continue reading »

lending in CA not a great business model forseeable future FED

83%

+100.00% in 145 days (closed on 03/12/09) Reason this company got themselves in such a predicament is outlined here... http://seekingalpha.com/article/80499-9-reasons-to-short-firs... Continue reading »

FirstFed - a business model in wind-up mode FED

85%

+60.36% in 533 days FirstFed is a business model in serious trouble. Its loan origination volume has decreased significantly over the last 9 months and will sone be non-existent. This is caused by the weak real estate market in California and borrowers preference for fixed rate loans which FirstFed is unable to provide. This is clearly illustrated by the shrinkage in Total Assets since June 30, 2006 . <> <> <> FirstFed is unique among mortgage lenders in that 95% of its loan portfolio is in Non-Traditional Mortgage Product Risks (under the 'Interagency Guidance'), which applies to adjust... Continue reading »

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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 1/27: CVTX, VGZ, PRXL, CVG Higher; FED, COT, XPRT, IBCP Lower

CV Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVTX) 42.3% HIGHER; Japanese drugmaker Astellas Phama has offered to acquire CV Therapeutics for $16 per share, which is a nice premium to yesterday's $11.35 per share closing. CV Therapeutics rejected the overture. Click here for the full report.FirstFed Financial Corp. (NYSE: FED) 29.3% LOWER; announced last night a reduction in the staff of its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, First Federal Bank of California, by 62 persons, or approximately 10% of the Bank's current workforce. FirstFed also announced today that the company and its bank have each consented ... Continue reading »

Urgente: Los bancos centrales (Fed, BCE e Inglaterra) rebajan a la vez medio punto los tipos de interés cada uno

20%

<>Medida de urgencia de los bancos centrales europeo (BCE), norteamericano (FED) y el Banco de Inglaterra, que de forma coordinada han pasado a la acción rebajando los tipos de interés en medio punto cada uno. Una acción de esta magnitud no se realizaba desde los atentados del 11 de Septiembre en las Torres Gemelas, recortando el BCE el precio del dinero medio punto para dejarlo en el 3,75% , la Fed dejándolo en el 1,5%, mientras el Banco de Inglaterra rebajaba medio punto los tipos de interés hasta situarlos en el 4,5%. Igual medida ha sido tomada por los bancos centrales de Canadá,<><>< /><><><><>< />< /><><>< /><><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< />< />... Continue reading »

Some of today's biggest losers: BAC, AXP, BK, FITB, NCC, FHN, MT, FCX, AAPL, CC

Filed under: Major movement, Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Citigroup Inc. (C), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Bank of New York (BK), Boeing Co (BA), Circuit City Stores (CC), CIT Group (CIT), Research in Motion (RIMM), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Nucor Corp (NUE), Freep't McMoRan Copper (FCX) There were two big trades on Wall Street today: One was the bailout trade, which included financial stocks obviously, but other than the big banks, investors also went after the second-tier firm -- the smaller, r... Continue reading »

Some of today's biggest losers: BAC, AXP, BK, FITB, NCC, FHN, MT, FCX, AAPL, CC

Filed under: Major movement, Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Citigroup Inc. (C), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Bank of New York (BK), Boeing Co (BA), Circuit City Stores (CC), CIT Group (CIT), Research in Motion (RIMM), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Nucor Corp (NUE), Freep't McMoRan Copper (FCX) There were two big trades on Wall Street today: One was obviously the bailout trade, which included financial stocks obviously, but other than the big banks, investors also went after the second-tier firm -- the ... Continue reading »

Rupee stronger v/s Dollar

17%

The rupee is rising against the dollar in the hope that US slowdown and financial crisis will contain after US Central Bank or (FED) proposed a government backed bailout of Financial Services Company. This will allow FIIs to again invest in Indian Markets. Rupee is still at high levels from 2007. And I am not too sure how soon the US Markets will recuperate. Be cautions. US Markets fell 327 or 3% today. Continue reading »

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