bear market and bull market, 2011-11-04

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KKR, Blackstone Only Good for Insiders Despite apparently low valuations, investors would be wise to avoid the hard-to-understand common units of Blackstone (BX) and KKR (KKR)...... The Single Trading Variable Always Within Your Control When sizing positions, you might risk a fixed percentage or dollar amount in each trade, or you might adjust the amount of money at risk...... Smart Investors Are Switching to Plastic These three credit card stocks have been enjoying a healthy rally this year -- and there's a lot more room to grow. See why it's worth paying a premium for this plastic...... Jerry Yang’s Yahoo Rescue Plan Is Nuts Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang wants a lifeline to keep the company afloat -- while maintaining control of a company he's helped run into the ground...... 4 Tips for Becoming a Successful Covered Call Seller Today we discuss which stocks benefit most from this strategy, and which call options to pick...... Apple’s Battle Against Porn Continues The domain battle over iPhone-branded porn site names is Apple's latest skirmish against the pornographic industry...... MAKO Surgical Has Promising Potential More than a decade after its IPO, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) remains healthy, but newcomer MAKO Surgical (MAKO) is primed for growth. ..... Thai Flood Washes Over Several Sectors Asian nation’s hydrologic issues could slam production in Q4 across the hard drive, semiconductor, automotive and camera industries...... 3 Reasons Airline Stocks Are Expensive at Any Price On the surface, airline performance seems to be taking off – operational performance measurements like load factors are on the rise, and flights are likely to be packed for the holidays. Even JPMorg..... How to Play Big Oil and Get a 9% Dividend Offshore drilling contractor SeaDrill is an offbeat play, but it offers a ride on increasing oil prices and a fantastic dividend...... Don’t Overstay Your Welcome in This Market Use daily swings to your advantage, but avoid staying in any position for long...... Amazon Bouncing Back – Buy on Dips Amazon.com stumbled after missing Q3 estimates, but is now on the rebound. Get AMZN's target...... Where This Rally Should Top Out The S&P 500 is not likely to exceed the upper end of its current trading range. See why a tad above 1,300 looks like a good level to call the top...... 9 Insurance Stocks to Sell Now A good insurance stock isn't exposed to extreme weather and does a good job reinvesting premiums. Unfortunately, these nine companies don't fit the bill...... Medivation Shares Shoot Up on News of Prostate Cancer Treatment Results Medivation (MDVN) gains almost 140% Thursday on encouraging results for its prostate cancer treatment, and Dendreon (DNDN) is further battered...... Pharma, Fashion Fallout — Thursday’s IP Market Recap Dendreon (DNDN), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) watched their stocks plummet Thursday after each doled out bad news...... Thursday Apple Rumors — Apple Fighting Off Porn Sites Report says Apple has filed a complaint about domain names for porn sites selling iPhone-formatted pornography...... Who Is the King of Telecom Stocks — Sprint, AT&T or Verizon? Telecommunication makes the world go round, but between AT&T (NYSE:T), Verizon (NYSE:VZ) and Sprint (NYSE:S), who is the leader of this industry?..... Lending Library Gambles With Amazon’s Growing eBook Business Amazon's (AMZN) new Lending Library service not only could hurt AMZN's eBook sales, but it also might sway exclusive content deals...... Place Your Chips on Qualcomm This mobile technologies company is sitting in the sweet spot of the global economy, but its stock doesn't reflect that. Here's why you should buy QCOM on the next dip...... Vale’s Fundamentals, Dividend and Charts All Scream BUY Now You might have to hold on tight for a bumpy ride in the short-term, but rising metal prices and the company's fundamentals make this Brazilian stock a good long-term play...... Gold, Miners Gain as Greece Scraps Debt Deal Referendum Spot gold was trading up around $1,760 Tuesday morning, and miners also were gaining. Silver, however, was down just slightly by midday...... Who Needs Dividends? Get More Monthly Income With Naked Puts Selling puts is a time-tested options trading strategy that can provide tidy chunks of income if you target your choices carefully...... Netflix: Still the Short of the Century Think Netflix can't go any lower? With DVDs dying and streaming content becoming increasingly costly, it doesn't have the cash flow to stay in the game. The only question is ........ Why Dendreon Is Aiming Prostate Drug Pitches to Consumers Dendreon (DNDN) appears to be pulling out all the stops in an effort to restore at least some of the luster to its prostate cancer treatment Provenge......

Caterpillar or Joy Global: Which Should You Dig Into? If you want a pure-play mining-equipment maker, the answer is easy. A big difference in debt helps make the decision even easier......     Satellite Boom Good for DirecTV, News Corp. Satellite TV success in emerging markets makes DirecTV (DTV) attractive -- News Corp. (NWSA) benefited from a bump in its satellite unit, too...... What’s Next for Gold and Platinum? Rather than its normal fanfare, gold's most recent run has come mostly under the radar. What should you expect now? Will platinum be tethered to gold's move?..... Get a ‘Hedge Edge’ With the Active Bear ETF This “hedge-edge” is a vehicle that swells your account as a select number of high-flying companies fade and start falling from the sky...... Ground Zero for the Coffee Wars — Canada Tim Hortons is pushing into America with a new espresso line targeting Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts customers. Here's why THI has a leg up...... Look for Weight Watchers to Gain After Earnings The shares have plenty of room to move higher, with around 20% of upside available to the all-time high reached in May...... Get Hip to MAKO Surgical’s Breakthrough Hip Procedure Not only is MAKO’s fundamental story a compelling one, but the technicals are attractive right now as well. ..... The Greek Circus Sends In the Clowns The Greek circus is far from over. Global stocks dropped after Prime Minister Papandreou announced a referendum for the country's latest bailout package...... 5 Signs Pointing to Fewer Presents Under the Tree in 2011 A host of disturbing consumer headlines foretell a rather bleak holiday shopping season for retailers -- and the broader market...... Little-Known Fuel Stock About to Break Out A little-known stock, World Fuel Services Corp., appears to be forming an inverse head-and-shoulders. Get INT's target...... 3 Dividend Powerhouses With 8%-Plus Yields If you're fine with forgoing capital gains, these 3 dividend-churning stocks -- with yields as high as 15% -- are the stuff that make income investors jump for joy...... 10 Retail Stocks For The Holiday Season While there are stocks that will suffer this winter due to poor sales, 10 companies offer investors a stellar buying opportunity...... Should You Buy the Dow? A look at the Dow Jones Industrial Average as a group, as well as a couple ETF plays following the average...... Odds in Favor of a Move Lower The VIX is in the danger zone and the stochastic favors further downside. ..... The Real Reason For This Week’s Meltdown Technical analysis chart shows that there are distinct parallels between the 2007 and 2008 market top and today..... 5 Stocks Building Future Dividend Yields Dividend yield is one of the most misunderstood concepts of dividend investing. Here are five companies who are currently building higher future yields...... Charlie Evans: Fed’s Voice of Reason or Biggest Problem? Chicago Fed president Charlie Evans continues to buck his peers and push for more federal intervention to stimulate the economy. Who is right?..... Is Sirius XM Stock a Buy? Only If You Like Watching Paint Dry With strong earnings, an increase in subscribers and a great audience demographic, SIRI may seem like a buy -- but that's not the whole story...... Over There: Netflix’s Salvation Lies in International Expansion Successful expansion into Latin America, Europe slowly, but surely, could revive a badly battered Netflix (NFLX)...... What The World Will Look Like If Occupy Wall Street Wins Occupy Wall Street has become a worldwide movement. If the movement is a success, the changes it would bring to the world economy would rock its foundations..... Chipotle Stock Likely to Crash — Even If Market Doesn’t Take a look at the business, the charts, even history -- numerous signs point to CMG's vulnerability...... 7 Metal and Mining Stocks Dropping Like Rocks Metals and mining stocks have been battered by the global economic slowdown. These seven stocks to sell have been hit especially hard...... Chrysler’s IPO Should Hit the Fast Lane Parent Fiat says it’s in no rush for a Chrysler public offering, but it should be -- the third-largest U.S. automaker is on a roll...... Wednesday Apple Rumors — iPhone Unlimited in Mississippi Report says Mississippi telecom C Spire will join Sprint (S) in offering unlimited data plans for Apple's iPhones...... Gold, Silver and Miners on Recovery Road Gold and silver both recover after Tuesday's declines, with ETFs and miners also coming back up accordingly......