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Stock Market Analysis: A Step Back

November 18, 2011
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Stock Market Analysis: A Step Back

In this week’s Stock Market Video, Cabot Market Letter Editor Mike Cintolo says that the market took a step back this week and it appears that in the near-term, the sellers are taking some control. However, in the intermediate- and long-term, the story hasn’t changed that much. We’re still transitioning from a bearish phase to a bullish phase, but it could take a while for that to materialize. Stocks discussed: Baidu (BIDU), Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Priceline.com (PCLN), Lululemon (LULU), Chipotle (CMG), Estee Lauder (EL), GNC Holdings (GNC), Spreadtrum Communications (SPRD), MercadoLibre (MELI), Tesla Motors (TSLA) and Nuance Communications...

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Toyota Prius, Tata Nano, Tesla Roadster and More

November 14, 2011
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Toyota Prius, Tata Nano, Tesla Roadster and More

These are exciting times for observers of the automobile industry … and for a small percentage of investors in it. The Toyota Prius has become the poster child of the hybrid car movement, leading a growing range of hybrid offerings–including the massive Cadillac Escalade– from nearly every manufacturer. Pure electric cars are just beginning to emerge, with the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf targeting the mass market and Tesla aiming higher. And as these technologies improve and gasoline and diesel-burning engines are gradually displaced from our roads, the result will be lower pollution, better health and lower oil prices,...

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Silicon Laboratories (SLAB): A Hot Stock

November 9, 2011
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One of my favorite stocks today–for aggressive investors only–is Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), a key player in the highly cyclical semiconductor industry.  The stocks in this industry act like rockets; they zoom to the sky, and then they fall to the ground, and if you don’t know what you’re doing, you can get hurt.  But if you do know, you can make big money fast in this group, especially if you know when to walk away. Silicon Laboratories has been recommended in Cabot Top Ten Trader in 2003 and 2006 and 2009, and investors who stayed on their toes made...

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A Tricky Market

November 7, 2011
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A Tricky Market

Halloween was last Monday, but it seems like the stock market has been playing tricks on investors all year. After the market’s meteoric rise last fall and early in 2011, it got tripped up in March. The market made an effort to get going again in the spring only to be dragged lower in the summer and pulled violently down in August. Since then, the market has chopped around wildly, creating whipsaws in market timing systems and leaving investors’ heads spinning. A chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average below illustrates this roller coaster action. Just this week, the...

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Stock Market Video: News Driven

November 4, 2011
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Stock Market Video: News Driven

In this week’s Stock Market Video, Cabot Market Letter Editor Mike Cintolo says that there’s no doubt that the market remains very news driven and volatile. But he thinks that the worst is likely behind us and if the troubles in Europe can be resolved, many stocks seem to want to move higher. Mike discusses several factors that lead him to be optimistic about the market going forward. Stocks discussed: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Nuance Communications (NUAN), Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD), Tesla Motors (TSLA), Under Armour (UA), Estee Lauder (EL) and SolarWinds (SWI).

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