T2108 Update (February 19, 2014) – Here We Go Again

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. It helps to identify extremes in market sentiment that are likely to reverse. To learn more about it, see my T2108 Resource Page. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag. T2108-related trades and other trades are … Read more

Another Investment Firm Tries to Nail the Bottom In Radio Shack

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on January 24, 2014. Click here to read the entire piece.) On January 17, 2014, Litespeed Master Fund, Ltd. filed a Form SC 13G (statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by individuals) with the SEC announcing a purchase of 8,080,695 shares in … Read more

Some Recent Perspectives from Intuitive Surgical’s Weak Spot: Benign Gynecological Procedures

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on January 21, 2014. Click here to read the entire piece.) Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) recently caught my attention again. The maker of the da Vinci® Surgical System has experienced a tumultuous week or more of trading leading up to and following a … Read more

The Low Risk Pairs Trade on the S&P 500 Passes Its First Test

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on January 16, 2014. Click here to read the entire piece.) On December 1, 2013, I wrote a piece called “A Potentially Low Risk Pairs Trade Opportunity Using The S&P 500” where I used PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility (SPLV) and PowerShares … Read more