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Syneron’s Superb Q2 Treatment (ELOS)

Writing about Syneron (ELOS) brings back fond memories. My first trade in ELOS was nearly 4 years ago on 10/19/2004 for 100 shares at $20.48. I sold the shares 2 weeks later at $26.861 for a 31.15% return, banking a profit of $638.10 (woo hoo!).

Between a Rock and a Hard Place – Harman (HAR) Drops to a 5-Year Low

On Thursday, August 14 after-hours, Harman International Industries, Inc. (HAR) reported Q4 net income of $31.7 million or $0.54 per share on $1.07 billion in revenue vs. $105 million or $1.58 per share a year ago, down 70%. Excluding items (restructuring, merger and tax related), HAR reported $0.68 per share vs. $0.98 per share a year ago, down 31%.

Understanding Consensus Estimates, Earnings, Ratings, and Target Prices

Analysts are paid well over $1 billion every year to write reports on the stocks they cover. Most reports contain a recommendation, earnings estimates, growth estimates, notes on their opinion, a target price, and other fundamental and technical data.

Perrigo (PRGO) Picks Up on Profit, Sales Up 34%

On August 18 before the market open, PRGO announced Q4 earnings of $0.29 per share or $27.5 million vs. $0.20 per share or $18.8 million a year ago. Excluding charges (impairment, improvement, restructuring, in-process R & D write off), PRGO reported $0.39 per share, missing analysts’ expectations of $0.41 per share.

No Bullseye For Target Corp (TGT) – Q2 ’08 Earnings Review

On August 19, before the market open, Target Corp. (TGT) reported earnings of $0.82 per share or $634 million, down 7.6% from $686 million a year ago. Analysts expected earnings of $0.76 per share.

Cameco’s (CCJ) Less-Than-Explosive Earnings

On Thursday, August 14 before the market open, Cameco (CCJ) reported Q2 ’08 earnings of $0.39 per share (excluding items) or $142 million (all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars – CAD, unless otherwise stated), which was 30% lower than a year ago but beat an average analyst expectation of $0.381 per share. Revenue was reported at $620 million, down 14% a year ago. This was due to lower earnings in 3 units (uranium, fuel services, electricity).

Using the Delta Option

The Delta is a very important Greek in the option world. It can tell you what to expect when trading options. How much you should expect to make if you are right and how much you should expect to lose if you are wrong.

Stock Market Advice – 5 of the Best Ways to Get Your Top Stock Market Advice

Trading the stock market may at first seem to be quite a daunting prospect. All your family, friends, and colleagues have probably told you in no uncertain terms, that you would be foolhardy to risk your money in such a way. They tell you, in good faith, I might add, that it is not something that a non-professional should touch. Well, they are not wrong. Not wrong, but if I may be so bold, just rather misguided.

Trading Stocks For a Living

Having traded stocks for over 20 years I can tell you that it takes an organized approach. It’s not for someone who does put everything into what they do. It takes hard work and discipline.

How to Get the Best Out of Online Stock Trading

The important aspect about online stock trading is to understand the concept before you make the first move. Online stock trading is just like any other stock trading, with its own risks. Before you venture into this challenging business, it is best to know whether you are willing to take the risks as there is no guarantee that you will get a handsome reward when you are participating in trading stocks on the internet. You might lose in the end so you need to be prepared to face whatever comes after you have decided to do get yourself into this type of business.