Archive for April, 2008
Google Earnings Report Analysis
Taking a break from the recent Dow Theory series to give my two cents on today’s earnings beat by Google. It’s a stock I own so I’m understandably thrilled by Google’s recent earnings report. Google’s shares had shed nearly 40% of their value since reaching a peak at $750 and fallen to their 52-week low [...]
read more »Dow Theory (Part 1)
Over the last few months, I’ve discussed my investment philosophies using all sorts of metaphors and descriptions. Little did I know that many of these ideas have already been distilled into a very eloquent theory known as The Dow Theory. Had I been more well versed in these ideas earlier, it might have been a [...]
read more »Pullbacks – A Fundamental Perspective
We discussed pullbacks from a technical perspective last Friday. As you may have been able to tell from the chart example, it can be a little bit difficult to play interim pullbacks during an uptrend. Even harder if you’re trying to catch pullbacks during a rapid rally. In fact, 50% of the gain in Coach’s [...]
read more »Pullback – A Technical Perspective
Everyone has heard Cramer yell about his favorite stock, usually one which is in the middle of a big rally. And, he always finishes by warning you to buy on a pullback. But, what exactly is a pullback? The answer depends on your investment outlook – trader or investor, long-term or short term. From a [...]
read more »Apple, Tech Firm or Not?
Yesterday’s post on Apple’s recent correction and current rally was, for the most part a technicals driven analysis with attention paid to short term catalysts. I thought I’d sound off a little on my impression of Apple as a longterm story. The focus here is more on Apple’s strategic position than on crunching its fundamental [...]
read more »Apple’s Retracement
We discussed Fibonacci Retracements last week and I promised a more in depth post on my thoughts on Apple’s current rally during my Quarter 1 Investment Review. Today, we’ll put the two together with a look at the recent rally in Apple’s stock. The stock sold off heavily as people took profits and ran away [...]
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