A report released today by the White House Council of Economic Advisors shows that GDP grew at a 2.4% annual rate during quarter two of 2010. This marks the fourth consecutive quarter showing growth. The report also revised the amount of growth experienced in the …
July, 2010 Archive
Focal Point Advisors August Investment Report (GDX, SPY, KBE, LQD, JNK)
Author: Amin Khakiani Disclaimer: Focal Point Advisors (Amin Khakiani) owns GDX and SPY in its Covestor Quantitative Hedging model. July 30, 2010: After a difficult May and June, July saw marked improvement in the equity market. Our technical indicators led to us to increase our …
New Positions on Covestor (AMZN, SKF)
Today let’s look at two bearish additions in the form of a short sale and an ETF. In his Opportunistic Arbitrage model Mark Holder takes advantage of opportunities he sees in the market. This includes investing in sectors that have been beaten down. This week, …
Covestor Live Goes Live Again
Our daily market and manager blog, Covestor Live, has had a face lift and is rapidly building its reputation. The blog, that covers the moves of our model managers, as well as the movements of the markets, news and analysis is now a featured provider …
Dynamite Results at Teradyne (TER, INTC, TXN)
Author: Mark Holder Disclaimer: Mark Holder owns TER in his Covestor Opportunistic Arbitrage Model. July 29, 2010: Teradyne (TER) reported results that were explosive after market hours on July 28, 2010. Earnings of $.69 beat analyst estimates by $.22 or over 40% for the 2nd …
The Dow Drops Even As Unemployment Claims Decrease (XOM)
It seems that investors may be unable to shake their concerns over the economy this week because even in light of some positive news today, U.S. markets still ended the day with losses. The Labor Department announced today that unemployment claims had fallen slightly. And …
New Covestor Position: Mercardo Libre (MELI)
Author: Michael Arold Disclaimer: Michael Arold owns MELI in his Covestor Technical Swing model. July 29, 2010: Mercardo Libre is an online commerce platform in Latin America. The company is often called the “EBay of Latin America” and has been on my watchlist for a …
New Positions on Covestor (EBAY, RFMD)
Let’s take a look at two positions added by our Covestor model managers this week. One manager looks beyond creative accounting for his model while the other uses a rotational approach to investing in sectors and market indices. We’ve talked about Sean Hannon’s Bottom-Up Analysis …
The Dow Moves Down while Fears about the Economy Hold Steady (BA)
U.S. markets were down today thanks to a combination of mixed and negative news about business and the economy. Among the mixed news today was The Federal Reserve Board’s Beige Book snapshot report on the economy (you can read the full report here ). The …
Don’t Lose Money (LPHI, APOL)
Covestor model manager Lance Langenhoven has an easy to remember goal for investing in his Rule Number 1 model: Don't lose money. Langenhoven adopted this rule after reading the Phil Town book “Rule #1”. As you might have guessed already, that first rule is not …