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3 Stocks to add to your Short List

Stockmaster2 — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:28:56 +0000

Looking for some stocks to short in this abysmal market? Look no further, the Masters have you covered.

They are AOL, Domino's Pizza (DPZ), and Under Armour (UA).

Let's kick it off with AOL.

Shopping Time: 3 Stocks to Buy on the Dip

Stockmaster3 — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:58:57 +0000

Mastery its time to go shopping and we've got 3 stocks worth your attention.

We've mentioned these stocks in the past two weeks but thanks to the impressive decline, its time to seriously consider them. The 3 stocks we want you to consider throwing in the cart are IAMGOLD Corp (IAG), Xerox Corp (XRX) and Zillow Inc. (Z).

EU Kicks Stocks Down Again

theStockMasters Staff — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:23:04 +0000

We must be stuck in Groundhog Day because everyday we wake up stocks are falling thanks to the EU demise.

Today is no different, the major indexes are down around 1.5% and the rich only care about how they lost a few bucks on Facebook (FB). Cry me a river.

Facebook Trading at Discount to IPO Price

SC — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:38:04 +0000

Media concerns about glitches with the Nasdaq, and a soft opening for the Facebook IPO provide an attractive situation in the secondary market. Why not take advantage of the lower price?

The price is right with a nice discount to the IPO price. Sure, the IPO was a little rough around the edges, but it was oversubscribed in a dismal market environment. The more nega

Covered Call Picks (ARNA,CHK,SINA,HLF,SLW)

Stockmaster2 — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:11:13 +0000

Here are today's Covered Call Picks for Monday 05-21-2012. Today we're looking at the January 2013 strike price. Some great returns here selling LEAP covered calls.

What's a Covered Call?

The covered call is a strategy where an investor writes a call option contract (sells an option) while at the same time owning an equivalent number of shares of the underlying stock.If this stock is purchased simultaneously with writing the call contract, the strategy is commonly referred to as a buy-write.

While you may have heard that trading options is risky business, covered calls are actually a very conservative strategy, and most brokerages even allow retirement IRA accounts to write covered calls.

Strong Volume Gainers (DVA,TDW,ROSG,OSIR,MDMC)

Stockmaster2 — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:11:49 +0000

Here are today's Strong Volume Gainers for Monday 05/21/2012.

What's a Strong Volume Gainer?

A strong volume gainer is when volume is four times greater than the 20-day SMA and is above yesterday's close.

Place your bets on the Homebuilders (Z,DHI,KB)

Stockmaster2 — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:36:30 +0000

This week is all about housing, with Existing-home sales, new-home sales and quarterly results on tap from Toll Brothers.

The 3 stocks we recommend looking at are Zillow (Z), D.R. Horton (DHI) and KB Home (KBH). The data should give a strong indication of the end of the spring home selling season, which by many accounts, was stronger than expected.

3 Stocks under $10 to Buy

theStockMasters Staff — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:29:22 +0000

Mastery reviews 3 stocks that have come under the $10 level. We are going for quality names with bargain price-to-earnings ratios.

Three stocks trading under $10 and worth your attention are Petrobras Argentina SA ADR (NYSE:PZE), Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX), and IAMGOLD Corporation (USA) (NYSE:IAG). These 3 stocks are a diverse line-up to invest while their share prices are low and reap the benefits of a comeback story.

What is this Facebook thing?

Stockmaster3 — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:38:27 +0000

Did Facebook go public today, really? Wow, can I read another article about fb.

Just like that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is public. Its trading at $41 and up 9% on this fine Friday. Go buy it now because their business model makes perfect sense.

Stocks just went on Sale (UPRO, SSO)

SC — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:13:11 +0000

This is a great opportunity. The S&P 500 is cheap at this level, and the sale is not going to last long. It's time to do some serious shopping!

Take advantage and look for some stock bargains, or just keep it simple and position in the S&P 500 index itself. There is a ton of support at this 1305 level for the S&P, a

Covered Call Picks (LEAP,END,QIHU,IOC,FIO)

Stockmaster2 — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:09:05 +0000

Here are today's Covered Call Picks for Wednesday 05-16-2012.

What's a Covered Call?

Thursday Stocks Could Rise

theStockMasters Staff — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:41:35 +0000

Futures are slightly up and Asian stocks are positive. Please Apple and Jesus let us have an up day Thursday.

We may finally have a positive day for stocks come Thursday thanks to Asian securities. Even gold is trading higher, come on lucky no 7.