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Monthly Archives: April 2008

The Trading Baby looks at the most volatile earnings this week April 21st.

Submitted By Optiondragon I’ve been called a Pagent Dad by some who think I’ve been exploiting Sasha’s innate talents as a stock picker. I don’t lose any sleep over it. She is gifted and pound for pound the best trader I’ve ever met. To hold back this type of talent from the world would be [...]

Premarket Analysis for 4/18- Upgrades/Downgrades, Gappers, Actionable Calls

Submitted By Optiondragon Weezer – Beverly Hills From Briefing.com Media Digest 4/18/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTImes, FT, Bloomberg from 24/7 Wallst. According to Reuters, RBS (RBS) plans a rights offering next week to raise capital. Reuters reports that Google (GOOG) beat Wall St. expectation. Reuters reports that NY State will investigation the auction-rate securities debacle. Reuters [...]

Submitted By Optiondragon Weezer – Beverly Hills From Briefing.com Media Digest 4/18/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTImes, FT, Bloomberg from 24/7 Wallst. According to Reuters, RBS (RBS) plans a rights offering next week to raise capital. Reuters reports that Google (GOOG) beat Wall St. expectation. Reuters reports that NY State will investigation the auction-rate securities debacle. Reuters [...]

Premarket Analysis for 4/17- Upgrades/Downgrades, Gappers, Actionable Calls

Submitted By Optiondragon Rolling Stones – Start Me Up From Briefing.com Media Digest 4/17/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg from 24/7 Wallst. According to Reuters, the head of Samsung has been indicted for tax evasion. Reuters writes Ebay (EBAY) profits rose 22%, but the company was cautious about the rest of the year. Reuters reports [...]

Premarket Analysis for 4/16- Upgrades/Downgrades, Gappers, Actionable Calls

Submitted by Optiondragon Sublime – Santeria From Briefing.com Media Digest 4/16/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg from 24/7 Wallst. According to Reuters, US senator Charles Schumer has asked the SEC to look at conflicts of interest at bond rating firms. Reuters writes that Washington Mutual (WM) are in favor of the company having a new [...]

Premarket Analysis for 4/15- Upgrades/Downgrades, Gappers, Actionable Calls

Submitted By Optiondragon Jem – They (Space version) From Briefing.com Media Digest 4/15/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTImes, FT, Barron’s from 24/7 Wallst. According to Reuters, Northwest (NWA) and Delta (DAL) will merge to create the world’s largest airline. Reuters writes that the profit at Bear Stearns (BSC) fell 79%. Reuters reports that Continental (CAL) and United [...]

Premarket Analysis for 4/14- Upgrades/Downgrades, Gappers, Actionable Calls

Submitted by Optiondragon Spoon – You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb From Briefing.com Media Digest 4/14/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg According to Reuters, Blockbuster (NYSE:BBI) said it has offered to buy Circuit City (NYSE:CC) for $6 to $8 in cash. Reuters writes that a merger between Delta (NYSE:DAL) and Northwest (NYSE:NWA) could be announced this [...]

Weekly Wrap!

I’ll do a quick Weekly Wrap this week, as I’m going on vacation for 2 weeks. I’ll be back on the 28th. What horrible market actions today, as GE’s bad earnings shocked the market! A member did some quick calculations of my published trades in 2008, and here’s what he/she found: dlbnext Posted April 11, [...]

Premarket Analysis for 4/11- Upgrades/Downgrades, Gappers, Actionable Calls

Submitted By Optiondragon Band Of Horses – The Funeral From Briefing.com Media Digest 4/11/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg- from 24/7 Wallst According to Reuters, Bernanke says that the current financial system can be fixed. Reuters writes that Google (GOOG) is using Frank Quattrone as its investment bank advisor. Reuters reports that banks involved in [...]

Biotechs Coming Alive: SPX, Nasdaq, MLNM, AMGN, OSIP, IMCL, PDLI, DNA, XBI, IBB, MTL

The market was stronger today, boosted by a rally in the biotech sector. The agricultural stocks also continued to show strength. In addition, steel stocks displayed solid performances. The Dow was up +54.72 points; SPX added +6.06 points; and Nasdaq gained +29.58 points. Here’s how the market looked at the close: BTK (biotech) jumped +4.81%, [...]