After Two Years and 200 Companies, Total Group Picks SunPower – A Watershed Solar Deal With More Upside

(This is an excerpt from an article I published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece) Perhaps it is not a good idea to use the term “watershed” twice in a year when referring to solar stocks, but it seems to me that Total Group’s acquisition of a 60% controlling stake in … Read more

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The Sun is Rising on Solar Stocks (aka Getting Started Trading Solar Stocks) – by Dr. Duru The solar industry represents an electric convergence of technology, advanced research, energy, environment, credit markets, speculation and politics. This volatile mix represents the opportunity and challenge in trading solar stocks. (tags: solar stock_market trading_strategy energy)

No Watershed Quite Yet for Solar Stocks

Last week, I suggested that the nuclear power crisis in Japan could usher in a watershed moment for solar energy and its constituent stocks. For all of two days, most solar stocks soared. For example, First Solar (FSLR) gained 14%. However, March 15th marked a sort of peak in the market’s concern over Japan’s nuclear … Read more