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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Fast Money Recap	Word On The StreetWORD VIDEOSuper-SpikeA Goldman Sachs analyst made a huge prediction Tuesday that oil will have a "super spike" to $200 in the next few years. Oil trader Joe Terranovia told the crew he is very bullish on oil. He said as long as supplies stay limited the price of crude oil will continue to rise. He also mentioned he is bullish on natural gas. Macke said consumers will be okay with high oil prices as long as the price rises gradually.Housing TradeIn an opinion piece that appeared...	May 06, 2008
MDC Hype No Substance	MDC Partners Inc (MDCA) announced that Bratskeir & Company, LLC, (an MDC Partners Inc. Agency), and Clifford Public Relations, LLC, will merge operations, effective immediately. Listen to the hype and hyperbole in the press release. The quote that struck me is“The new agency’s unique point of difference will be guided by a shared vision – one that puts a premium on understanding clients’ businesses and creating strategic programs that utilize an extensive arsenal of capabilities that del...	February 25, 2008
Wednesday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesGreenbrier Comp (GBX)- Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform Spansion (SPSN)- Lazard Capital Hold » Buy Fossil (FOSL)- Piper Jaffray Neutral » BuyIllumina (ILMN)- Canaccord Adams Hold » Buy Harry Winston Diamond (HWD)- RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Outperform Diamond Offshore (DO)- Wachovia Mkt Perform » Outperform Greenbrier Comp (GBX)- Bear Stearns Peer Perform » Outperform Zoran (ZRAN)- Oppenheimer Perform » OutperformArch Coal (ACI)- JP Mo...	February 06, 2008
Home Builders Still Get Little Credit	Beaten-down home-builder stocks have rallied since the Fed’s emergency rate cut on Tuesday, possibly a sign investors think the worst is over for the dismal sector. Betting in the credit-default-swap market has been a little less sanguine, however. The cost of protection against the defaults of the biggest publicly traded builders has come down since the Fed cut, but not by much. Last night, the CDS of most big builders were still trading at 200 basis points or higher, a level that indica...	January 24, 2008
Fast Money	Word On The StreetWall Street experienced some wild swings on Wednesday with the Dow moving 600 points from top to bottom. The Dow finished the day up 298 points and the NASDAQ closed up 24 points. Pete Najarian explained the rally Wednesday was due to the prospect of a government bailout of the bond insurers and rumors of a rate cut out of the European Central Bank. He feels the volatility in the market...	January 23, 2008
Bernanke PR Syndrome	About Stocks ( BAC / TMA / MER / NCC / HOV / BZH / DHI / MDC / RYL / TOL / SPF / PHM / DHOM / CTX / KBH / PHHM / MSO ) Bernanke not only blinked he jolted and surprised the market with the 50 50 approach. The Fed Reserve Chairman needs to be respected and he was clearly having a PR problem. So like any politician he bought his constituency with their own money. Everyone will remember yesterdays profits at least until... well for a little while anyway.While the rate needed to come down some it do...	September 18, 2007
Sunday Funnies: buy on fear - housing stocks anyone?	Filed under: Major movement, Blogs, Rants and raves, Centex Corp (CTX), D.R.Horton (DHI), KB HOME (KBH), Toll Brothers (TOL), Economic data, Bargain stocks, Sunday FunniesIf you are a regular reader of my blogs (like Ethan, who I quote below), you know I try to be accountable for my positions and try to share real experiences that I am going through in my investment world as well as comment on things affecting the world of stocks and business in general. This week I posted: Frantic market: Retai...	July 15, 2007
Short Sellers Boost Bet Against Homebuilders (June 2007)	Stock Tickers: XHB, DHI, LEN, PHM, CTX, TOL, NVR, KBH, MDC, RYL, SPF, BZH, HOV This can't be a shock considering 'how great' the housing market is and how many new homes are selling in the US. There was a boost to the short selling in US-based homebuilding stocks. Oddly enough, the SPDR Hombuilder ETF (HXB) saw a fairly large drop, which means that traders are using this as a hedging instrument or they are deciding to go after the basket to to minimize headline risk in any one nam...	June 22, 2007
May Short Interest in Homebuilders Up (XHB, KBH, DHI, PHM, CTX, NVR, MDC, HOV, BZH, LEN, TOL, RYL)	Stock Tickers: XHB, KBH, DHI, PHM, CTX, NVR, MDC, HOV, BZH, LEN, TOL, RYL The short interest for MAY 2007 is out. We noticed an increase in the number of shares in the May short interest in the beloved homebuilders, although there are some whose short interest actually fell. The SPDR Homebuilders ETF (XHB) saw its short interest rise from 19.724 million in April up to 20.233 million shares in May, or a 2.5% increase. Here is the rest of the May short interest versus April: ...	May 22, 2007
May Short Interest in Homebuilders Up (XHB, KBH, DHI, PHM, CTX, NVR, MDC, HOV, BZH, LEN, TOL, RYL)	Stock Tickers: XHB, KBH, DHI, PHM, CTX, NVR, MDC, HOV, BZH, LEN, TOL, RYL The short interest for MAY 2007 is out. We noticed an increase in the number of shares in the May short interest in the beloved homebuilders, although there are some whose short interest actually fell. The SPDR Homebuilders ETF (XHB) saw its short interest rise from 19.724 million in April up to 20.233 million shares in May, or a 2.5% increase. Here is the rest of the May short interest versus Apri...	May 22, 2007

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