Toll Brothers Sets Up A Potential Short

Toll Brothers (TOL) has disappointed market participants with its earnings reports over the past 12 months. For example, December’s earnings generated a one-day drop over 7% that finished eliminating a strong gap up in response to November’s preliminary report. However, February’s earnings barely generated a yawn. A week later, the stock resumed an uptrend that … Read more

LDK Solar Positioned for A Strong Year-End Close

In a year where Chinese solar companies have generally out-performed American solar companies, LDK stands out as a laggard. LDK is down 31% for the year whereas every other major Chinese solar stock traded on the American exchanges is no worse than flat on the year. When Q-Cells announced it would terminate a supply contract … Read more

VXX Attempts Another Bottom

The VXX is an ETF that “offers exposure to a daily rolling long position in the first and second month VIX futures contracts and reflects the implied volatility of the S&P 500 index at various points along the volatility forward curve” (from Yahoo!Finance). This means it offers a method for placing bets on the direction … Read more