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Todd Harrison's Blog Posts
High Frequency Trading gets high frequency attention
08/03/09
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Filed under: Technical Analysis, Stocks to BuyThe post was written by Minyanville Contributor James Anderson
High Frequency Trading (HFT), which is the use of computer models to enter trades, has received a considerable amount of attention in the blog space as well as the financial press. There are ...
Six reasons why natural gas is better investment than oil
06/19/09
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Filed under: Commodities, OilThis post was written by Minyanville contributor Vitaliy Katsenelson,
1. Reserves deplete faster than oil (in general).
2. Oil/natural gas ratio: the price of oil divided by the price of natural gas is at an all-time high (or close). This ratio stands at 17 (historical...
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Afternoon trading playbook
06/18/09
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Filed under: MasterCard Inc'A' (MA), CA Inc (CA), Stocks to Buy, NASDAQThis post was written by Minyanville contributor Quint Tatro
While the Philly Fed Numbers's are just about unbelievable, in the real sense of the word, it has been enough to halt the slide at least for now. Regardless of the back...
Q: When is a signal not a signal? A: When it's another signal
06/10/09
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Filed under: Technical Analysis
This post was written by Minyanville contributor Rod David.
One of my favorite setups is a "session-long rally" (or session-long decline). Its primary elements are a gap up above the prior afternoon's high, that is maintained through a relevant timing window. Two othe...
Jobs: Really a good number?
06/05/09
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Filed under: Employees, Economic data, Recession, Financial CrisisThis post was written by Minyanville contributor Tom Fant.
The employment number was better than expected. No question about it. Looking behind the number, I see all industries still contracting albeit less so except education/health....
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Playing the game with Hasbro
06/02/09
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Filed under: Earnings reports, Hasbro Inc (HAS), Options, Earnings transcripts
This post was written by Minyanville contributor Steve Smith
For the second consecutive day Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) has seen unusual option activity. The notable trades are occurring in the October series with buying of ...
The stakes are high for US government bonds
05/28/09
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Filed under: Indices, Technical Analysis, Economic data, S and P 500
This post was written by Minyanville contributor James Kostohryz.
As per the trade I laid out yesterday, with today's durable goods orders number that was significantly better than expected, we might be looking at S&P 930 today...
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PCX
Option Action: BEAT, CREE, PCX
05/27/09
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Filed under: Earnings reports, Industry, Options, Stock screen, NASDAQThis post was written by Minyanville contributor Steve Smith.
Shares of CardioNet (NASDAQ:BEAT)shares are off $0.20 to $18.60 and option volume is three times the daily average. The focus is buying in the June $17.50 put which has...
RVBD
Riverbed on the radar
05/15/09
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Filed under: Earnings reports, Technical Analysis, Stocks to Buy, Technology, NASDAQThis post was written by Minyanville Contributor Smita Sadana.
A stock that I am keenly watching today is Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD), which is up in this down market. Minyans might remember that we had conclu...
As gold rallies and dollar drops, 'moment of clarity' coming soon
05/06/09
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Filed under: Technical Analysis, Commodities
This post was written by Minyanville contributor Lance Lewis.
With gold rallying again today and the bond market continuing to slide with the dollar, I thought it might be worthwhile to pull out the gold/bond ratio once again and see where we are at with...
RVBD
Establishing a position in Riverbed Technology
04/24/09
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Filed under: Earnings reports, Stocks to Buy, Earnings transcriptsThis post was written by Minyanville contributor Smita Sadana
I have established a small trading position in Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD), after it announced earnings. Here's why:
Earnings beat expectations. RVBD reported E...
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Mister Softie (MSFT) looking soft
04/17/09
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Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT)This post was written by Minyanville contributor Sean Udall.Professor Udall,I don't know much about the fundamentals of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)but I have been watching it trade for the past few months and that is one stock that, simply from the way it is tra...
Lies, damn lies, and consumer credit figures
04/08/09
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Filed under: Consumer experience, Economic data, Recession, Financial CrisisThis Post was written by Minyanville contributor Minyan Peter.Based on yesterday's Consumer Credit figures for February, in the "shoot twice, think once" world in which we increasingly live, I can already hear Congressmen con...
G20: A gold Bull's best friend?
03/31/09
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Filed under: Economic data, Politics, Commodities, Financial Crisis
This post was written by Minyanville contributor Lance Lewis
The consensus seems to be blowing off the G20 as a nonevent for the dollar, but then again the consensus didn't anticipate the Fed announcing that it would begin to monet...
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Reloading NetFlix
03/30/09
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Filed under: Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Technical Analysis, Stocks to Buy, TechnologyThis post was written by Minyanville contributor Smita Sadana (position in NFLX).
My trading-experiences have shown me that the strong usually do not fall without putting up a good fight. In that spirit, I am looking for ...
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Early thoughts on the tech sector
03/26/09
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Filed under: Earnings reports, Research in Motion (RIMM), Broadcom Corp'A' (BRCM), Tech for the rest of us, TechnologyThis post was written by Minyanville contributor Sean Udall. Sean holds position in RIMM, VMW, SUPX.
Goldman Sachs upgraded Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM)saying to buy in front...
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Selling POT... options that is
03/20/09
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Filed under: Options, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT)This post was written by Minyanville contributor Steve Smith.
There is smoke but no fire in the Potash(NYSE:POT) options activity today.
There has been recent rumors that fertilizer industry is due for some consolidation so companies such as Po...
ADBE
Adobe cuts R&D spending
03/18/09
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Filed under: Adobe Systems (ADBE)This post was written by Minyanville contributor Fil Zucchi.
You can spin last night Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) report any way you want. My take is that it was somewhere between decent and "not as bad as feared". My reasons for being long are intact, and they...
FOMC playbook
03/17/09
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Filed under: IndustryThis post was written by Minyanville contributor Lance Lewis.
The FOMC will issue its statement tomorrow at the conclusion of its two-day meeting. With interest rates already at virtually zero, there's obviously not going to be any change in that department. However, I do believe...
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APA
Apache (APA) keeps moving higher
03/16/09
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Filed under: Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Economic dataThis post was written by Minyanville contributor Steve Smith.Someone seems to think shares of Apache (NYSE: APA) could go on the bullish war path. Even after the stock moved up some 18%, from $52 to$61 last week, investors are still after the energy ...
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