Shorts Retreat Ahead of Earnings Warning for Lender Processing Services, Puts Soar

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) After discovering that shorts ramped ahead of earnings for Research In Motion (RIMM), I decided to check in again on the short interest in Lender Processing Services (LPS)… {snip} Source: NASDAQ.com So LPS caught bulls … Read more

Short Interest in RIM Climbs Again

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) An apparent downward shift in short interest was part of my premise in speculating that Research in Motion (RIMM) could experience significant upside after its last earnings call. It turns out that shorts increased almost … Read more

From GT Solar to GT Advanced Technologies – Business Continues to Strengthen

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) GT Solar (SOLR) is one of the few companies, and just about the only solar company, that has survived the May-June correction in the general market. The stock has managed to stay on an uptrend … Read more

Lender Processing Services Defaults On Guidance, More Uncertainty Ahead

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) In late May, I wrote two pieces on Lender Processing Services (LPS) that reflected my increasingly bearish opinion on the company: “Rethinking Lender Processing Services Amidst New Allegations and Surging Put Activity” and “Shorts Close … Read more

Wash, Rinse, Repeat: RIMM Chooses to Repurchase Shares Again

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece. I have updated price and trading information to reflect time of publishing) While announcing disappointing earnings guidance again, RIMM indicated it will launch another repurchase program as early as July 10, 2011, the first day … Read more