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Ctrip.com (CTRP) - Steady as Always
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Since Ctrip.com (CTRP) came public mid decade I've always had good fortune with this name; there are certain companies in each niche or sector that always seem to fare much better than competition and Ctrip.com seems to be the cream of the crop in Chinese travel. Steady as she goes is the best description ... you can compare it to eLong (LONG) which is like CTRP's wayward little brother that can never learn to walk straight.
Ctrip.com was blown up on "not good enough" guidance back in November [Nov 18, 2008: Not a Good Week for Chinese "Dot Coms"] but at that point anything that walked was ...
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More Proshares UltraShorts Tomfoolery
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The more I look at these double inverse ETFs the more I see how useless they are as even a medium term hedging vehicle. It really leaves those of us who cannot short in an account (which is how Marketocracy.com is set up as are 401ks/rollover IRAs) in a pickle.
Some of them are hard to analyze directly since there is no specific index they directly short against, but the two foreign ETFs we own show how ineffective they are in any lengthier time frame. These truly are like options in which the time decay is working against you every day you hold them. I've already outlined how poorly they...
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Monday's Upgrades and Downgrades
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Gulfmark Offshore (GLF)- CapitalOne southcoast Neutral » Add
Plains All Amer (PAA)- Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform
American Axle (AXL)- Robert W. Baird Neutral » Outperform
Shoe Carnival (SCVL)- Soleil Sell » Hold
Genesco (GCO)- Susquehanna Financial Neutral » Positive
Big Lots (BIG)- Piper Jaffray Neutral » Buy
AnnTaylor (ANN)- Friedman Billings Mkt Perform » Outperform
Marvell (MRVL)- Oppenheimer Perform » Outperform
ADC Telecom (ADCT)- JP Morgan Neutral » Overweight
Citi Trends (CTRN)- JP Morgan Neutral » Overweight
Wet S...
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Monday's Upgrades and Downgrades
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Upgrades
Gulfmark Offshore (GLF)- CapitalOne southcoast Neutral » Add
Plains All Amer (PAA)- Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform
American Axle (AXL)- Robert W. Baird Neutral » Outperform
Shoe Carnival (SCVL)- Soleil Sell » Hold
Genesco (GCO)- Susquehanna Financial Neutral » Positive
Big Lots (BIG)- Piper Jaffray Neutral » Buy
AnnTaylor (ANN)- Friedman Billings Mkt Perform » Outperform
Marvell (MRVL)- Oppenheimer Perform » Outperform
ADC Telecom (ADCT)- JP Morgan Neutral » Overweight
Citi Trends (CTRN)- JP Morgan Neutral » Overweight
Wet S...
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Beijing Olympics Investing: Think Travel Stocks
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<>The 2008 Olympics is quicklyapproaching as we wind down toward the grand ceremony on Aug 8, 2008 at 8:08:08PM.<!--more-->Despite all the negative political publicity regarding this event, the Olympicsis still the Olympics; unlike most sporting events, it happens only once everyfour years; this means attendance will be high and viewership will be high. Inaddition, the Chinese have picked a string of lucky numbers for the openingdate and time– the number 8 is considered a lucky number for which fortunes canbe made. I don’t believe in superstition but I do have reasons to believe thatinvestors<>...
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