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S&P 500 Stocks With the Highest Percentage of Buy Ratings

2009-11-20T12:57:56-05:00

For those interested, below we provide a list of the S&P 500 stocks with the highest percentage of buy ratings. To make the list, at least 5 analysts have to cover the stock. As shown, only one stock in the S&P 500 has 100% buy ratings -- FMC Corp. Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) used to have 100% buy ratings, but...

5%+ Dividend Yields in the S&P 500

2009-11-20T12:00:01-05:00

For all the dividend hunters out there, below we provide a list of the S&P 500 stocks with dividend yields above 5%. As shown, Frontier Communications (FTR) tops the list with a yield of 13.33%. Windstream (WIN) has the second highest yield at 9.95%, followed by Q (8.63%) and CTL (7.98%). The four highest yielding stocks in the S&P 500...

Breadth Remains Weak

2009-11-20T10:19:51-05:00

In the S&P 500, 60% of stocks are trading above their 50-day moving averages. As shown in the first chart below, this indicator has made a series of lower highs in recent months, even as the S&P 500 has made subsequent new highs over this time period. This means that less and less stocks have been helping the index move...

Bespoke's Paul Hickey on Bloomberg TV at 5:30 PM Thursday 11/19

2009-11-19T15:18:43-05:00

Bespoke's Paul Hickey will appear on Bloomberg TV on Thursday (11/19) at 5:30 PM ET to discuss Bespoke's current outlook on the market.

It Was The Best of Markets, It Was The Worst of Markets

2009-11-19T14:22:11-05:00

It used to be that if you asked someone how the market was doing, their answer would depend on how it had acted over the last few weeks or months. Nowadays, though, your answer will more likely be a reflection of the last day or even hours. Over the last two years, the mood has become so volatile that the...

Japan in the Tank

2009-11-19T12:25:42-05:00

While equity markets around the world have been charging to new 52-week highs over the past six months, Japan's Nikkei-225 has been stumbling. As shown below, the Nikkei has been in a downtrend since early August, and it just broke to new short-term lows in recent days. The S&P 500 is up 16.57% over the last six months while the...

1,100 Doesn't Hold Up

2009-11-19T11:53:01-05:00

After breaking above the 1,100 resistance level on Monday, it didn't take long for the S&P 500 to break back below this supposed new support. We'll see how things close, but as of mid-day, we've gone from being 10 points above support at 1,100 to 10 points below. Subscribe to Bespoke Premium to receive more in-depth research from Bespoke.

Fox Business Network Joins Bloomberg and CNBC in the New York Tri-State Area

2009-11-19T11:30:00-05:00

Business news junkies in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut areas have just seen their viewership options increase. Just days after Vanity Fair asked if the Fox Business Network was a lost cause, News Corp. announced today that it had reached an agreement with Cablevision to carry FBN. You have to go pretty high up in the listings to...

Checkup on China and the Baltic Dry

2009-11-19T11:14:13-05:00

China's Shanghai Composite stumbled significantly during the late summer, but it has come back nicely with a gain of 24.5% off of its lows at the end of September. While its rally has been impressive, Shanghai has yet to take out its 2009 highs made in early August. At the same time, the cost to ship goods as measured by...

Gold Closing in on 20% Above 200-Day Moving Average

2009-11-18T13:49:34-05:00

Gold's move over the past couple of months has been pretty incredible but not without precedent. As shown in the first chart below, the most recent leg up for gold has put it at 19% above its 200-day moving average. In the second chart, we highlight the historical 200-day moving average spread for gold. As recently as 2006 and 2008,...

Most and Least Heavily Shorted Russell 1,000 Stocks

2009-11-18T11:07:07-05:00

End of October short interest figures were recently released by both the NYSE and Nasdaq, and below we highlight the stocks in the Russell 1,000 with the highest and lowest short interest as a percentage of float. For the major indices as a whole, short interest is at two-year lows (see our recent short interest report at Bespoke Premium), but...

Bespoke's Model Portfolio

2009-11-17T17:07:13-05:00

For those wondering which stocks we like at any given time, the Bespoke Model Portfolio at Bespoke Premium is where to find them. Since inception in May 2007, our Model Portfolio is down 3%. Over the same period of time, the S&P 500 is down 28%. A $100,000 investment in the Bespoke portfolio is now worth $97,000, while a $100,000...

Amazon.com Bubble 2.0?

2009-11-17T15:36:37-05:00

While we're on the topic of stocks, take a look at a historical chart of Amazon.com (AMZN). After breaking to all-time highs following its recent earnings report, the stock hasn't looked back and has pretty much gone vertical. The steepness of the increase in Amazon.com's share price since last November definitely brings back memories of its rise during the late...

Can Exxon Mobil (XOM) Break Out Of Its Range?

2009-11-17T15:23:27-05:00

As the biggest stock in the world, Exxon Mobil's stock performance significantly impacts the cap-weighted indices that it is in. The stock has basically been trading in a range from about $65 to $75 since May, so it hasn't been one of the names really leading the S&P 500 higher over the last six months. Exxon is currently testing the...

Roubini Says Don't Forget About Me

2009-11-17T14:08:48-05:00

Yesterday, Meredith Whitney went on CNBC and said she hasn't been this bearish in a year. Ignoring the fact that we don't remember her ever really turning bullish in the first place, Whitney believes that the "recent market rally is not rooted in fundamentals and the U.S. economy is likely to fall back into recession next year." With Whitney getting...