HealthSprint (HS) – 08-27-2010
I’m not bullish now, but I’m already in all the bearish positions I can handle. Solid numbers on an industry leader are always good. I can’t say I know what the merger with Bravo Health means for HS, but I do see a breakout occurring on the news. $20 seems to be a long term sticking point for this stock, so I’m willing to give this guy a shot if the market does actually turn up.
BP Amoco (BP) – 06-30-2010
BP has been getting absolutely destroyed in the wake of their gulf coast disaster. I wouldn’t try to buy it now, but thinking ahead, if the market decides $1150 really was support this could be interesting given its strength on a bad day. Most likely the play would be if it gets over $32.50 or something in conjunction with that marketwide bounce.
Tupperware (TUP) – 04-28-2010
Tupperware. Not the most exciting company or stock, but the chart is getting to an interesting point. The breakout on solid earnings was a nice move, and not retreating back under support in the recent downturn is also a positive. I don’t think I’d keep it for long, but there are some nice potential swing trades or options plays if support continues to hold here.
priceline.com (PCLN) – 03-12-2010
If you were unlucky enough to buy PCLN on the initial breakout mid February, you may have gotten stopped out. With strong earnings and a surprising balance sheet ($800M+ cash and <$200M debt) it’s worth a look again now that it’s back above support. How can you not bet on Shatner?
Devry (DV) – 03-04-2010
A long time ago, when I was an intern, they started building a Devry next to my company. “Who actually goes to Devry?” I snickered. “I went to Devry,” said a sheepish senior coworker. I learned to watch what I say that day, but I also learned that Devry is a decent option as what I consider a white collar vocational school, if that makes sense.
When unemployment is over 10%, you have a lot of people trying to figure out how to make themselves stand out to employers. You also have people forced into contemplating career changes. Sounds good for schools that are fast and cheap, right?
DV had a breakout earlier in the year, and is just starting to run again. It’s not really at a buy point right now, but this is one of those group watches. APEI, CPLA, STRA, etc. are all stocks with nice earnings in a similar vein. I’m just partial to DV since I have some history with it.
Baidu (BIDU) – 02-22-2010
Baidu doesn’t need much company info since everyone that follows internet stuff already knows them well. BIDU has too crazy of a chart to try to mark up. The interesting thing is that the stock has exploded since the crash when it was at $100, but the P/E has been keeping pace. #1 on the IBD list now, it will probably become even more volatile in the near future. Good for swing trading or as a long term play at the right entry.