Online brokerage Zecco announced a new Facebook app that provides real-time stock quotes, charts, discussion and yes, active trading from within Facebook. It also gives users the ability to ‘Like’ a stock, and thereafter receive updates on that stock in your Facebook news feed. The app is called Wall Street. […]
Manager: Mark Holder Model: Opportunistic Arbitrage Disclosure: Long PUDA, LIWA, NUVA, RIGL, SVNT, AER, LIZ, X, LLNW as of time of writing This model had a difficult month in April as it underperformed the S&P 500 by a disappointing margin: down 1.6% versus a 2.85% gain for the index. The […]
Manager: Mike Wagner Model: Small-Cap Swing Trader Disclosure: Long TASR, CRME, NTWK, CYTK, ALVR as of time of writing April started off fairly good for me, as I took some profits in Mad Catz Interactive (AMEX: MCZ) and let the other half of that position ride. Eventually the company did a […]
silver, which seemed to lead other commodities down as well. While I’m not sure this is yet a contrarian perspective, I hold the view that this is an
Manager: Bob Freedland Model: Healthcare Disclosure: Long RMD, ILMN as of time of writing During the month of April, 2011, I made three changes in the Healthcare model, selling my position in Edwards LifeSciences Corp. (NYSE: EW) after some concerns were raised at a medical meeting regarding the safety of some […]
company. My portfolio is no different, as some companies have better results than others, and the stock price reacts accordingly. Another influence is the
Author: Derek Pilecki, Gator Capital Covestor models: Small Cap, Large Cap, Long-Only Energy Disclosure: Long FOSL in Small Cap When Fossil (Nasdaq: FOSL) reported earnings (.pdf) on May 10th, the company continued its history of outperforming market expectations. The company reported sales growth of 36% and operating income growth of […]
What are the key factors a profession money manager looks for when selecting individual stocks in a sector like Energy, or among the universe of small-caps? Join us this Wednesday, May 25, for an interactive webinar with Covestor model manager Derek Pilecki of Florida-based investment advisor Gator Capital. You’ll hear […]
Author: Mark Holder Covestor Model: Opportunistic Arbitrage Great post at the Business Insider regarding all the deflation going on. With everybody sweating the soaring prices for energy and food, nobody seems to notice the deflation in housing and transportation. Not to mention that labor costs have been kept relatively flat. […]
Author: Peter Kurata Covestor model: CANSLIM Disclosure: None In a first ever post-Fed meeting press conference, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said QE II will continue to be supported after June. This news helped sparked the NASDAQ to move to a new new 10-year high, giving the March 29th rally new […]
Author: John Linnemeier Model: Opportunistic and Adventurous Disclosure: Long FEIC, ILMN, IPGP, WLK at time of writing Here’s a short review of my four positions as of end of day 5/6/11: FEI Company (NASDAQ: FEIC) It’s got everything I like to see in a stock: It’s in an emerging business […]
Manager: Craigmillar, LLC Model: Global Clean Energy, Clean Tech The Craigmillar Clean Energy portfolio was up 3.31% for the month of April, while Covestor’s new benchmark for the model – the S&P Global Clean Energy Index – was down 2.28%. The broad market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index, […]