John Ballard’s Mid-Cap Fundamentals model focuses on the best companies in under-capitalized sectors. Ballard uses a fundamental approach and looks for strong balance sheets and high returns on capital. Recently, he added Sirius XM Radio Inc (NASDAQ: SIRI) to the model. SIRI’s total assets dropped slightly in 2009, going from […]
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week when he added some new positions. This week, he’s added another, Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund (DHY). DHY is a fund that works to create income but
Author: Michael Arold Disclaimer: Michael Arold owns AVB in his Covestor Technical Swing model. September 16, 2010: Avalonbay Coummunities (NYSE: AVB) is a residential REIT, focused on rental apartment communities. I believe that AVB is currently in a sweet spot of the market: – More and more individuals are choosing […]
Limiting portfolio sizes to 20-30 stocks allows for diversification without getting to levels of diworstification. Hence, I have always had a few 'risky' biotech stocks. Based on the results of Savient Pharma (SVNT) the rewards have clearly outweighed the risks. Additionally, Rigel Pharma (RIGL) and Cephalon (CEPH) have seen bullish trading of late. Not being predisposed to investing in this sector, I just found the valuations too compelling.
As of the date of this report, the S&P500 has managed to rally substantially over the past week and a half. There were some less dire economic reports that came out that pushed the market up. To give some insight to my thinking in August and going forward I am going to spend a little time with some trades I made.
The following stocks were traded by Covestor Model Managers on Friday September 24th, 2010 Covestor Model Manager Stocks For The Week traded HANS in their Model Top Internationals Covestor Model Manager Stocks For The Week traded CRM in their Model Top Internationals Covestor Model Manager Frank Hogelucht traded UPRO in […]
In their Large Cap Value model, manager Bristlecone VP focuses on those large cap companies that are trading at a discount to their intrinsic value. The model is long only and its manager uses a research-intensive process to identify intrinsic value and noticeable discounts. This week, they added Vulcan Materials […]
In his Speedboat model, Covestor manager Robert Gay uses proprietary technology to create a data record for companies before he invests. He looks for companies that are accelerating rapidly and are expected to produce high returns. This week, he added two positions to the model. The first was D.R. Horton […]
In Kevin Stewart’s Top Internationals model, Stewart looks for top performing, international companies with strong balance sheets, sales growth and earnings with low debt-to-equity ratios. This week, he added Hansen Natural Corp (NASDAQ: HANS) to the model. HANS is a natural beverage company that focuses on producing natural juices, sodas […]
The following trades were made in Covestor Model Manager accounts on September 22nd: Covestor Model Manager Craig Steury traded ICON in their Model Algorithmic Trading Covestor Model Manager Rebound Trading traded LQD in their Model Rebound ETF Covestor Model Manager Timothy Sykes traded REDF in their Model Contra Hype Covestor […]
This week, Amin Khakiani added ProShares Short Real Estate (REK) to his Quantitative Hedging model. In the model, Khakiani mixes long and short-term holdings and invests in many different sectors. REK attempts to provide results that are the inverse of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate index. This is the […]
Model Manager trade activity, September 20th 2010 Covestor Model Manager Rebound Trading traded PFF in their Model Rebound ETF Covestor Model Manager Rebound