Keeping up with the best-performing stocks is vital to your investment survival. But pouring over thousands of companies takes time ... lots of time. Thankfully, you can speed things up by using IBD eTables to find market winners -- without getting y
By the time Lululemon Athletica enters a new city, it's already created lots of buzz about its offerings. Once it's targeted a new market, the Vancouver-based designer and retailer of yoga-inspired athletic clothes sends out a team to promote the bra
Last week I wrote about the presentation given by Mr. James Rogers in June at Optionetics OASIS 2007 Conference (Jimmy, Jimmy Hes My Man,dated 10/10/07). In that presentation Mr. Rogers offered a very bullish case for all things China as well as all
When evaluating a particular stock on a fundamental basis, it is important to focus attention on sales growth, or revenue growth. This is especially true when focusing on growth stocks because sales growth indicates if the underlying is actually gro
A proprietary trader named "Dom" slumped into my office recently, appearing very disheveled and tired. He sat down on my black leather couch and recounted the horrific day that he just incurred where he wiped out his entire previous week's returns. D
Elizabeth Arden has a lot riding on its famous faces. In 2007, 20% of its sales have come from its celebrity fragrance lines. Hilary Duff has "With Love." Britney Spears has three perfumes: "Curious," "Fantasy" and the new "Believe." Elizabeth Taylor
The vitriol from the Baidu bears is bubbling over my recent video last week. Any positive mention of the letters B-I-D-U is met with such rage and fury that it makes me want to buy more. What is the Chinese word for "d茅j脿 vu"? I get a constant feel
I wish to thank Kazal for posting a question in the Advanced System Trading forum in Profitstrategies discussion board, which reminded me the importance of Dec 7, 2007. Why is this day so important? For those who have either attended Profitstrategie
Once burned, twice shy. Even though the major stock indexes are trading at record highs and concerns about a possible credit crunch-led recession have abated slightly, many of today's investors have vivid memories of the market meltdown of 20 years a
As we discussed in a previous biotech-oriented option article, the world of drug development is ripe with option-investing ideas. A young company testing a drug with billion-dollar sales potential often receives a speculative risk rating by Morningst
Your retirement nest egg shouldn't actually be one egg, but many, and you definitely don't want to put them all in one basket. That's the philosophy behind asset allocation, the practice of dividing up your retirement savings among different asset c
I have my tongue out of my cheek for a serious note this week. Recent volatility has given rise to all sorts of forecasts about where the markets are heading. Six weeks ago these opinions were very much doom and gloom. More recently they have taken
Chris Borgmeyer is a Senior Analyst and Manager of News, Data and Fundamental Analysis at Briefing.com, which offers real-time news and analysis of the markets.Chris manages Briefing.coms Live InPlay Service.This provides live trading opportunities
I have been clamoring publicly for foreign bond ETFs since last December and we finally have one in the SPDR Lehman International Treasury Bond ETF . If you own foreign stocks or stocks funds, you already know the diversification benefits of internat
While prices make the pattern, volume in the base is just as crucial. Look for evidence of institutional buying when a stock is forming a base. That way, you know the big guns are with you. To get a better sense of whether institutional buyers have t
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