Hewlett-Packard (HPQ): FQ2 EPS of $0.98 beats by $0.07. Revenue of $30.69B (-3% Y/Y) beats by $770M. Expects FQ3 EPS of $0.94-$0.97, below $1.02 consensus. Expects FY12 EPS of $4.05-$4.10, above $4.03 consensus. Shares +7.1% AH. (PR) [View news story]
The usual wall street joke and attempt to pump and dump. Meaningless drivel on "the beat front". Did not check the numbers but reportedly HPQ was actually down over 30% on Q1/11 to Q1/12 . Some beat. Let us suggest that the lying wall street talking heads take a actual 30% salary and bonus reduction and see how they spin that one at home to the wife and kids.
Mostly left unsaid about the JPMorgan trading loss is the most crucial point, writes Sallie Krawcheck: The size and risk of the trade was identified not by management, but by the press, and then it took weeks for JPM to put a number on the loss - and this from one of the savvier management teams. Regulators need to take note before heaping more complexity on an already incredibly complex business. [View news story]
The financial engineers don't want transparency and clarity. How else could they make excessive fees, offload risk on to others, and continue to make their billions in profits and bonuses?
The 2 Best Options Strategies, According To Academia [View article]
Good article. Selling OTM puts has worked very well for a few years now. But current markets have run up, so we switched to buying puts in April/12 and that has also worked very well. Just closed some today for 2-3x returns.
Europe rapidly deteriorates, the Stoxx 50 -3%, led by Italy, -3.8%, and Spain, -3.2%. The euro goes bidless, sliding under $1.26 for the first time since August 2010. S&P 500 -1.1%. [View news story]
Amazing market day ... Asia down 1-2%, EU down 2-3% .... US down 1.5% until the stick save into the last couple of hours and US finishes up.
Microsoft Is Ready For A Buying Frenzy [View article]
tw4u, OK so 08/09 and 00/01 can never happen again? Got it. But isn't that what all the stocks always go up forever types said then too? Time will tell, but that's not a bet most would make.
So who is buying Treasuries. Likely very very little from small investors. But plenty from central banks, sovereign wealth funds, and other large investors who can and probably will hold to maturity. They are a lot less concerned about making money and more concerned about getting their money back.
Vanguard's Jack Bogle takes advantage of Facebook's (FB) plunge and the negative impact it's had on the psyche of the retail investor to hammer home the merits of index investing. Bogle says: "It all comes down to value and it all goes away from price, and avoiding IPO's and avoiding individual stocks is the best strategy for investors." (video) [View news story]
Yep for the vast majority of lazy and uninformed investors out there, which is probably most of the individual investors, index funds make a lot of sense. Of course for those individual investors willing to put in the time and effort, which is a very small minority, they maybe can outperform.
Don't think a piece of crap like UVXY is predictive of anything. The real VIX maybe, but not these extremely poorly designed VIX related ETF's and ETN's which do a pretty poor job of anything expect making the funds money and perhaps a few big professional traders.
Bank Deposit Guarantee, Increased ECB Role On Table [View article]
Interesting conjecture. One has to think it has to get much worse in the EU before Germany totally caves in. But rumors will drive markets up an down for months to come yet. More borrowing cannot be a viable solution to too much existing debt, but the EU and US politicians either don't have the brains or the guts to honestly start the real type of structural fixes that would make a difference over time.
Time To Consider These Platinum ETFs? [View article]
Buying VIX Calls As A Portfolio Hedge [View article]
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Hewlett-Packard (HPQ): FQ2 EPS of $0.98 beats by $0.07. Revenue of $30.69B (-3% Y/Y) beats by $770M. Expects FQ3 EPS of $0.94-$0.97, below $1.02 consensus. Expects FY12 EPS of $4.05-$4.10, above $4.03 consensus. Shares +7.1% AH. (PR) [View news story]
Mostly left unsaid about the JPMorgan trading loss is the most crucial point, writes Sallie Krawcheck: The size and risk of the trade was identified not by management, but by the press, and then it took weeks for JPM to put a number on the loss - and this from one of the savvier management teams. Regulators need to take note before heaping more complexity on an already incredibly complex business. [View news story]
Options Trading Ahead Of Q1 Earnings [View article]
Buying VIX Calls As A Portfolio Hedge [View article]
The 2 Best Options Strategies, According To Academia [View article]
Europe rapidly deteriorates, the Stoxx 50 -3%, led by Italy, -3.8%, and Spain, -3.2%. The euro goes bidless, sliding under $1.26 for the first time since August 2010. S&P 500 -1.1%. [View news story]
Microsoft Is Ready For A Buying Frenzy [View article]
OK so 08/09 and 00/01 can never happen again? Got it. But isn't that what all the stocks always go up forever types said then too? Time will tell, but that's not a bet most would make.
Treasury ETF Rally Threatens Stocks [View article]
Vanguard's Jack Bogle takes advantage of Facebook's (FB) plunge and the negative impact it's had on the psyche of the retail investor to hammer home the merits of index investing. Bogle says: "It all comes down to value and it all goes away from price, and avoiding IPO's and avoiding individual stocks is the best strategy for investors." (video) [View news story]
Is The Market In Trouble? [View article]
Bank Deposit Guarantee, Increased ECB Role On Table [View article]