HP begins correction

This is a quick post, following up on the 19 Nov post where we were looking for resistance at $36 for Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ). The stock has embarked on a correction from precisely that level, and it looks like we could get to test below $32 in the coming...

Rambus Inc rallies, and has way to go!

Rambus Inc, a closely watched Nasdaq stock, has shot up from its recent low of $4.95 to close yesterday at $11.39. While there are clearly some fundamental reasons behind the aggressive buying (court ruling in its favor, perhaps?) the time was ripe for this rally from...

Is Colgate Palmolive ready to jump?

You might be wondering if Colgate Palmolive is preparing for a strong move higher. The weekly charts show that the stock has reached its Elliot Wave targets (a 3-wave correction that also complies with some Fibonacci projections). The daily charts show higher bottoms,...

What is a significant rally in the stock markets?

I read the following in Friday’s FT and thought it is useful to quote here. “History provides some useful benchmarks. After the horrible 1973-74 bear market, equities traded up, though unevenly, until 1982 with six specific bull runs that generated an average 32...

Should we sell short JPM?

David has added JPM to his short watch list, and has asked what I thought. On 18 Nov, this stock had closed at $32.14. On 21 Nov, it posted a low of 19.69, a loss of nearly 39% in 3 sessions! And just four days later, it has traded at 31.93, a gain of 62%. Wow! After...