Style Underperformer:
Large-Cap Value (-.34%)
Sector Underperformers:
HMOs (-2.17%), Restaurants (-1.48%) and Oil Tankers (-1.40%)
Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume:
SNP, BLX, BNS, BMY, SNN and SNA
Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:
1) ALTH 2) DNDN 3) IMMU 4) ODP 5) GG
Portfolio Manager's Commentary on Investing and Trading in the U.S. Financial Markets
Friday, August 28, 2009
Bear Radar
Bull Radar
Style Outperformer:
Mid-Cap Value (+.32%)
Sector Outperformers:
Semis (+2.01%), Computer Hardware (+1.47%) and I-Banks (+.87%)
Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:
ELON, AIG, OVTI, QLGC, NVTL, NOK, VRSN, FCX, ZION, CHU, IRE, CHA, DELL, SLAB, DLLR, MRVL, ISIL, INTC, NVDA, RYAAY, ANDE, STEC, VLTR, AAPL, SIVB, JCG, TIF, WHI and CHU
Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:
1) TWM 2) JCG 3) TIF 4) AMD 5) QLGC
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Friday Watch
Late-Night Headlines
Bloomberg:
Wall Street Journal:
- In the game of political football that is today national security, spare a thought for CIA Director Leon Panetta. Quarterbacking is hard enough without getting sacked by your own team. President Barack Obama fought hard for the former California congressman during his uncertain February confirmation fight. That's about the last thing the president has done for his spy chief. Quite the opposite: If the latest flap over CIA interrogations shows anything, it's that Mr. Panetta has officially become the president's designated fall guy. The title has been months in the making. Mr. Obama is contending with an angry left that's riled by his decisions to retain some Bush-era counterterrorism policies. He's facing Congressional liberals still baying for Bush blood. He's hired Attorney General Eric Holder, who is giving the term "ideological purity" new meaning. Mr. Obama's way to appease these bodies? Hang the CIA and Mr. Panetta out to dry.
CNBC.com:
- Health Care Reform: How Democrats May Push Passage.
NY Times:
CNNMoney.com:
Forbes:
- Interactive Map: Most Expensive Zip Codes.
- Apple’s(AAPL) China Move. China Unicom to discuss Apple relationship in upcoming earnings call.
LA Times:
Reuters:
Late Buy/Sell Recommendations
Citigroup:
- Upgraded (JCG) to Buy, target $40.
Piper Jaffray:
- Rated (BDX) Overweight, target $82.
Night Trading
Asian Indices are -.25% to +1.0% on average.
Asia Ex-Japan Inv Grade CDS Index 135.0 + 2 basis points.
S&P 500 futures unch.
NASDAQ 100 futures +.08%.
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Earnings of Note
Company/EPS Estimate
- (FRO)/.00
- (TIF)/.33
Economic Releases
8:30 am EST
- Personal Income for July is estimated to rise .1% versus a 1.3% decline in June.
- Personal Spending for July is estimated to rise .2% versus a .4% gain in June.
- The PCE Core for July is estimated to rise .1% versus a .2% gain in June.
10:00 am EST
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Upcoming Splits
- None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
- None of Note.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly higher, boosted by technology and commodity shares in the region. I expect US equities to open mixed and to rally into the afternoon, finishing modestly higher. The Portfolio is 100% net long heading into the day.
Stocks Finish at Session Highs, Boosted by REIT, Hospital, Bank, Disk Drive, Computer and Defense Shares
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