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    Community Rank: Associate (895 pts)  |  Member since 07/13/2008
Alpha-zilla
Picks Performance:
Outperforms
44%
of community

All-time Return
-3.23%
(in 1 year)
Risk (SD)
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0.00%
Sharpe Ratio
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Followers
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 Last Activity: Added NRG to bullish list on 09/19/08 

Current Stock List:
Symbol SP Sentiment Rating Return Since
NRG Positive -26.43% 09/19/08
DXD Negative +54.97% 09/19/08
UYG Positive -71.89% 09/19/08
MS Positive -9.53% 09/19/08
QID Negative +63.03% 09/19/08
QLD Positive -3.64% 09/19/08
GS Positive +24.52% 09/19/08
DDM Positive -22.88% 09/19/08
SSO Positive -28.83% 09/19/08
SDS Negative +51.18% 09/19/08




Opinion & Analysis
Graphic_rating_buy pinched less?   about VLO   08/11/08
As prices for crude oil begin to recede the margin for gas refineries should begin to fatten up for some nice short term gains.  Hopefully the worst is over for oil, barring of course, Iran's feis

Graphic_rating_buy Wild ride for Techs   about CSCO   08/05/08
I thought this past month would be all about the financials and oil.  Apple, Google, Microsoft, and the likes (I don't count Yahoo anymore) have been making me look like a fool.  As we begi...

Graphic_rating_buy Not a big fan of telecoms...but   about T   07/23/08
What the hey.  Fresh off a 52 week low.  Profits up.  The partnership with iphones does seem to be creating too much static with subscribers...With a healthy dividend, w...

Graphic_rating_sell What an Enigma!   about AAPL   07/21/08
Steve Jobs catches a cold...the stock goes down.  3Q beats expectations...stock goes down.  This companies BETA is driving me nuts!  100% swing 52 weeks?  Are traders confusing

Graphic_rating_buy Is this a short run up or a prelude?   about HEV   07/20/08
There are a couple of emerging battery companies that have gotten peoples attention.  I like HEV for its R&D excellence (I'm a sucker for design what can I say).  Cramer also gave it a t...



Discussions

Re: The stock is vastly overpriced. 07/23/08
I will admit, I cannot figure out the trends in AAPL. However, unless Steve Jobs cancer comes roaring back Apple's earning are too strong for the stock to stay below 100 bucks.

Re: Hit Rock Bottom 07/23/08
Do you think the current up tick is due to the stock buy back or a real turn around? I worry that a prolonged weak economy will hit BBW like it hit SBUX....Its great to give your kid a 9 million dollar custom made stuffed animal as a present, but is it really necessary with 4.00 a gallon gas?

Re: Biogen Idec Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) Finds Strength with Stron... 07/23/08
And Carl Icahn "is out of the way". so it should be smooth sailing from here.....mea culpa

Re: Biogen Idec Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) Finds Strength with Stron... 07/23/08
And Carl Icahn so It should be smooth sailing from here. ;)

Re: Bullish on C ... 07/18/08
premarket has "C" set to open 10% higher! It looks like the not so bad news about profits will reward Citi as it did JP Morgan. Do we live in a bizzarro world or what! "We ONLY lost 2.5 Billion instead of 3 Billion!" Well ok here is a 10% bost to your stock! :) This is like when GM annouced a suspension of of its Dividend and more cut backs to raise 15 Billion. "Hey we are only buring t...

Re: Sign Naked Short petition 07/17/08
The SEC, in an attempt to keep juvenile traders from hurting other playmates, has band the use of naked shorts on certain Financial play grounds? Apparently the total beat down over the last two quarters on financials. has been too much? These are the same Financials that stuck us with declining home values and CDO's that look and act more like UFO's. I'm not sure what to make of this. If w...

Re: where do we go from here 07/15/08
to stampada: Now that is an economic model you could take to the bank ;) Dove devo firmare?

Re: Aug 1st 07/15/08
I'm starting to get the impression that Yahoo is almost a "dead technology". Microsoft does not want their technology only their audience. If MS does not buy them out, it seems like they are slowly withering on the vine. Is there anything to suggest Yahoo has any innovative ideas up their sleeve?

Re: where do we go from here 07/15/08
I would like to think that the worst is over now that the news agencies are pointing out our official bear market numbers a week ago. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601213&sid=aOEdesvrleuY&refer=home However, the economic news does not convey to me that we have reached a bottom. Oil dropped today, but I think its just a knee jerk reaction to the markets. Until oil trades in th...

Re: GOOG - $200 within 12 to 18 months. 07/15/08
200 is Rather bold. Of course I have nothing refute your assertion. However, I would say 300-350 would be more of a doomsday scenario (assuming they hold steady on market share of the search engine business). Google is not recession proof, but people will still surf the internet because its cheaper than getting into a car and companies (however bad economic times are) will still need to lure...




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