Among the biggest losers in Friday’s early trading are Zumiez (Nasdaq: ZUMZ) and Facebook (NYSE: FB). The retail sector can be a fertile area of growth for companies that strike a hot new image or manage to capture a burgeoning new niche. Sales can grow at a rapid pace,… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Friday’s early trading are SAIC Inc. (Nasdaq: SAIC), Splunk (Nasdaq: SPLK) and Omnivision (Nasdaq: OVTI). Breaking up is easy to do For the past few decades a number of academic studies found that building a far-flung empire of companies is a bad idea… Read More

Economists don’t know if inflation will increase or not, and I certainly don’t pretend to know. But like many traders, I am worried about what would happen if inflation picks up. Some traders turn to gold as an inflation… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Thursday’s early trading are Pandora Media (NYSE: P) and Zale Corp. (NYSE: ZLC). The initial public offering (IPO) of Pandora Media, a provider of online music streaming services, had all the makings of a dud. Though its… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Thursday’s early trading are Ciena (Nasdaq: CIEN) and Vera Bradley (NYSE: VRA).  Women’s accesory maker Vera Bradley is making its second appearance in the “losers” list in just one week. On Monday, Aug. 27, I noted that a recent drop in the stock “implies an… Read More

It’s rare to see an extremely clear chart pattern develop. Usually, there are multiple interpretations of price action, so traders often pick the one that fits their bias. That is a recipe for trading disasters… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Wednesday’s early trading are Dycom (NYSE: DY) and Frontline (NYSE: FRO).  It’s often profitable to find stocks that continually exceed profit forecasts. Yet once such a pattern is established, a company is unwise to break the… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Wednesday’s early trading are Jos. A Bank (Nasdaq: JOSB), The Fresh Market (NYSE: TFM), Sealed Air (NYSE: SEE) and WellPoint (NYSE: WLP)   While many traders are away from their desk during this last week of August, they’re missing… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Tuesday’s early trading are Perfect World (Nasdaq: PWRD) and Polypore International (NYSE: PPO). In the United States, video-game stocks have been trading at multi-year lows, in part due to a dearth of hot new gaming consoles that typically spur demand for new gaming titles. Read More

Among the biggest winners in Tuesday’s early trading are Molycorp (NYSE: MCP), Movado (NYSE: MOV), and PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH). Shares of rare earth-mining firm Molycorp have finally landed on Terra Firma, rallying more than 7% this morning. That’s cold comfort to… Read More