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

T2108 Update (January 14, 2014) – Whiplash (for example, SPY, GOOG, AAPL, TSLA, and ISRG)

(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

T2108 Update (January 10, 2014) – Just A Hair Away from Overbought

(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

Model N – A Potential Comeback Story for 2014 And Beyond

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on December 23, 2013. Click here to read the entire piece.) {snip} MODN started publicly trading in March of this year, but it did not catch my attention until it fell a gut-wrenching 32% on September 10th after a disastrous update on … Read more

Chart Review: Shutterfly, BlackBerry, Weight Watchers, Peabody Energy, Australian Dollar

The market continues to throw up a lot of interesting charts, particularly on the bullish side. This chart review takes a quick look at Shutterfly (SFLY), BlackBerry (BBRY), Weight Watchers (WTW), Peabody Energy (BTU), and the Australian dollar (AUD/USD or FXA). SFLY just reported earnings, and the market clearly loved it. The stock printed a … Read more