Written by Sidney on October 25, 2009

Woah! It's been almost a week since my last post, but rest assured we're still around, and yes, we're still in business!  The S&P 500 was volatile this week, but ended the week down marginally by 0.74%.     Our portfolio had mixed results this week - winners include ARO (+2.96%), LINC (+2.72%), and WMS (+1.85%).  Losers include GS (-2.17%), XHB (-2.84%), and SBUX (-1.79%).  Al...

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Portfolio Weekly Update: Oct 25, 2009

Written by Sidney on October 4, 2009

The market was in a correction last week, with the S&P 500 index dropping 1.8%.  Most of the damage was seen in the past 4 trading days when the index dropped 3.6%. Our portfolio has proved to be resilient in this correction.  WMS and GLD rose for the week, while LINC remained almost flat.  Stocks with the most significant dips for the week include XHB, MHS, and ARO.  We shall look at t...

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Portfolio Performance Update

Written by Sidney on August 31, 2009

I recently received a request to determine a  potential price target for Aeropostale (ARO), which closed near its all time high on Friday.  Given that there are no obvious resistance levels for stocks at its all time highs, we shall use the Fibonacci Extension model to determine a price target for ARO. Stock technical analysis of the ARO chart below show that the low (A), high (B), and suppor...

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Stock Technical Analysis:  Fibonacci Extension Price Target For ARO

Written by Sidney on August 26, 2009

Aeropostale, Inc., (ARO) is a mall-based specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories. After reporting solid earnings last week, ARO stocks rocketed above its $38 resistance last Friday, with volume at about 3 times above its 3-month average daily volume. Prior to this break of resistance, the stock has been consolidating for over 3 months. The break above the $38 resistance appears genuin...

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Stock Technical Analysis:  The Potential of ARO