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Market indexes have been slapped silly in 2008’s first few days — and the carnage in more speculative stocks is, in many cases, several magnitudes larger than the Dow and S&P’s fall.
The markets seemed to be finding their footing after 7 straight down days — but during the 11:00 hour, Countrywide was reported to have […]

It’s been a listless few days for the stock market as we approach the 3-day weekend (markets closed for Good Friday).
Digging through the universe of stocks, we’ve come up with a few potential winners. But the environment isn’t right to give them a lot of room to the downside. Profit-taking wise, I’m of […]

After purchasing our first batch of Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) last Friday, we added to the new investment on Monday.
I had placed bids in the $61.50 range hoping for a quick morning spike down on Friday, but that didn’t occur and I had to settle for a $63.50 price on the first lot. Monday’s […]

I was wrong.
Thankfully opinions do not always reflect results. The story of this recent trade for our ManyPeaks Absolute Return accounts in the Dow Jones Transportation index (symbol IYT) reflects that fact.
I really liked both the fundamentals and chart of this sector, and bought the first position in anticipation of a cup/handle pattern occurring. […]