Posts Tagged ‘INTC’

US Dollar Falls – Earnings, Metals Fly!

April 22 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Inside Trader Highlights Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

It’s no wonder Large Cap stocks have been beating earnings.  The US Dollar has fallen against many other major currencies.  This could be seen as a bad thing, but traders love it.  Earnings from companies like IBM (IBM), Apple (AAPL), Intel (INTC), KFC’s Yum Brands (YUM), McDonald’s (MCD), and every  other company with... Read more

Earnings Update! Old Tech To Apple – We’re Still Here…

April 20 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Nothing like great earnings reports to sweep yesterday’s S&P outlook downgrade under the rug.  After the bell today IBM (IBM), Intel (INTC), and VMWare (VMW) provided a pop to technology as all three beat expectations.  Earnings not only looked great for the quarter, but guidance going forward was positive as well. Shhhhh!  A Weaker... Read more

These Stocks May Have Enough Steam Left For 2011

March 7 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The recent stock market rally appears as if it may be running out of steam.  Or is it?  After spending most of the last 6 months in “overbought” territory, the economic recovery however still seems to be well underway.  Unfortunately, there are enough headwinds in place to make investors feel a little worried... Read more

Two Of The Most Attractive Discounted Stocks In The Dow

January 28 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

I recently looked through the DOW components to start my search of where I wanted to invest my recent sales of 2010 holdings Kraft (KFT) and Altria (MO).  It’s not a rule of thumb to limit my search to the DOW, I usually like to start there to get a sense of what... Read more

3 Quarterly Covered Call Stocks for 2011

January 11 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

With the markets hitting new highs, it may be time to look at some stocks that you can write options against that will boost your cash flow for this year.   For those of you unfamiliar with this strategy, you are receiving income for a promise to sell 100 shares (1 option=100 shares) in... Read more