Parsimony Investment Research submits:
An investor should look for three things to confirm a good short setup in a stock:

Weakness in the general market;
Weakness in the stock’s sector; and
A key price break in the individual stock

General Market

The S&P 500 has been weakening for several months now. The Index broke through a  [ Read More ]

Nicholas Pardini submits:
In the first two parts of my series on “sin stocks” I examined the potential upsides of tobacco, alcohol, and gun companies. However, with casinos and gambling stocks, I am betting on the short side. With increased competition from local Indian run casinos, high oil costs, lower domestic income and travel budgets for  [ Read More ]

Morningstar submits:

By Michael Tian

Our universe of coal stocks has come down between 10% and 20% since we last discussed these names back in March. Oil and natural gas prices have come off of their rallies induced by the Japan disaster and Arab revolt, a deflation which spilled over into coal prices. Plus,  [ Read More ]

Brian Nelson submits:
Spirit Airlines, expected to eventually trade under the ticker SAVE, seems to have what it takes to be a long-term survivor in the airline industry. The firm boasts ultra low-cost operations and has shown resiliency despite rising jet fuel costs and a recent labor strike. The carrier is far from immune from the  [ Read More ]

Harry Beck submits:
I believe the days of growth and profitability for Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (LPHI) are forever gone. My target price is $1.50 per share by August 2011 and $0.25 per share by July 2012.

Overview

Serial con man Charles Ponzi was forever immortalized for his version of a scheme that was based  [ Read More ]