Archive for November, 2010

David Trainer submits:
JDA Software (JDAS) is a small player in the enterprise software solutions business and it competes with industry giants Oracle (ORCL) and SAP (SAP). Smaller players like JDAS are a dying breed in this industry. In addition, JDA Software is one of November’s Most Dan­ger­ous Stocks. And like all of our Most Dan­ger­ous  [ Read More ]

Kapitall submits:
The following is a list of stocks reaching new 52-week highs, with increasing short interest over the last three months.
To compile this list we started with a universe of over 100 stocks reaching new highs, then narrowed it down by considering the change in the short float from Aug. 13 to Nov. 15.
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VXX Risk Premium?

Posted by admin On November 30, 2010 ADD COMMENTS

Eric Falkenstein submits:
The VIX is calculated and disseminated in real-time by the Chicago Board Options Exchange. It is a weighted blend of prices for a range of options on the S&P 500 index, basically targeting a variance swap. As the VIX index does not have a spot analogue like the S&P500, its ETF is  [ Read More ]

Kapitall submits:
The following is a list of stocks with a high short float, meaning that a significant portion of the company’s shares outstanding have been shorted. All of the stocks mentioned in this list have short floats higher than 15%.
Additionally, all these stocks have been more profitable than their competitors over the past five  [ Read More ]

Netflix May Be Too Good to Be True

Posted by admin On November 29, 2010 ADD COMMENTS

Mark Krieger submits:
Netflix (NFLX) is truly on a roll! It has vaulted over 50% in the last three months alone and has nearly quadrupled in the last nine months. Its market cap of almost $10 billion rivals some of the biggest names in the S&P 500 and is the darling of Wall Street. Although  [ Read More ]