bull and bear market, 2011-04-27

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Blue Chips vs. Growth Stocks—What to Buy: Pros There’s a “lot less risk” and a “lot more reward potential” in the blue-chip stocks, says Heather Brilliant, vice president of global equity and credit research at MorningStar. But Ron Weine..... Silver Pullback Is 'Little Hiccup'—Will Hit ‘At Least $60’ Silver prices plunged Tuesday after hitting fresh 31-year highs in the previous session, but the pullback is merely a “little hiccup,” said Phillip Streible, senior market strategist at Lind-Waldo..... Expect Bullish Trend to Continue—Buy Metals: Strategist Expect to see a continued bullish market in the short-to-intermediate term, according to David Loesser, president and founder of The Estate Planners Group. ..... Bullish Traders Buying This Food Retailer Ahead of Earnings The stock peaked around $27 last April, and it looks as if the bulls may be expecting a test of that level in the next few weeks...... Netflix Earnings: Stock Buyback or Dividend? What growth company pays a dividend? Most don’t — especially not in Silicon Valley. But that’s just what Netflix said it is doing — sort of — by resuming its stock buyback program, which had..... What Banks Need to Kick-Start Rally: Strategist While banks earnings have been decent this earnings season, there’s been no revenue or loan growth, according to Christopher Mutascio, managing director of Stifel Nicolaus. ..... Tech Sector 'Still Looks Very Strong': Stock Picker Despite a 7 percent rally in the first quarter, the tech sector “still looks very strong,” according to Dan Morgan, vice president and portfolio manager of Synovus Securities. ..... What Bernanke May Say at Fed Conference: Fixed Income Pro Don’t get too excited over Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke’s press conference on Wednesday, said David Zervos, head of global fixed income strategy at Jefferies. ..... Should Apple Even Bother Giving Earnings Guidance? Apple giving earnings guidance is a little like betting against a fast-moving stock: It’s senseless. ..... Does Apple Always Lowball Guidance? The excitement every quarter when Apple beats by a landslide can be summed up in one word........

Silver Volume Climax – Blow-Off Top The silver price has now officially spiked. The silver short squeeze is over for now. The volume for SLV the Silver ETF has dramatically increased and price has reversed. Buyers have become exhausted .....     Rick Rule Video – Trading Advice For Volatile Bear And Bull Markets Very interesting video, “Making Money in a Volatile Market” with Rick Rule speaking at the Casey Research Gold and Resource Summit. Rick Rule, founder of Global Resource Investments, gave ..... The Zurich Axioms – Forecasts Predictions And Prophets Time for another excerpt post many of you have come to appreciate.As I mentioned Ed Seykota a while back, one of his quotesI don’t predict a nonexisting future. : Ed Seykotainspired me to dedicate a..... SLV Silver ETF vs. SLW Silver Wheaton – Price Divergence Quick update on the silver price development as opposed to major silver mining stocks. I'll stick to SLW : Silver Wheaton as it is considered to be the bellwether stock in the silver miners realm. Alt..... Might Initiate Pilot Positions Soon There is still not much to write about. The best summary of the current situation would still be that we could break either way. This is still a very good time to sit on one's hands and wait for the m.....