"Stocks To Watch"
"Stocks To Watch" are some of our
favorite choices for the current market
with most having established trading ranges. We try to work with-in
the trading range and feel this group of stocks are active
stocks and are worth taking a closer look.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
The prices below are the closing prices on the last trading day
of each week and are compared to the closing price the week before.
Closing prices on Friday August 27,
2010
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Advanced Micro
Devices
- Big Business
- Processors are here to
stay
- Number
2 in the world
- Very competitive
- Stock
is very active
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Special "Stock to Watch"
For The Current Market
A "Buy Here" for the current market
Advanced Micro Devices
(AMD) (52 week range 3.47 - 10.24
),
now at
$6.08, off from $
6.25
last week. AMD moved
from the low of $1.62 on November 25, 2008, about 1 1.75 years ago, to a
new 52 week high of $10.24 last
April. The stock is very active and moves up, or down, with the ,markets.
Entry OK here but lower ground looks
very possible. Best entry would be under $5.50!
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*****
"Long-Term - Buy
Here"
Advanced Micro Devices
(AMD) (52 week range 3.51 - 10.24 ) , now at $ 6.08
, off from $ 6.25
last week. AMD
moved from the low of $1.62 on November 25, 2008, about 1.75 years ago, to a
new 52 week high of $10.24, this past
April. The stock is very active and moves up, or down, with the markets.
There are few
companies involved in a world market where there are only a few
players. Intel and AMD
own the main chip making business, with AMD holding about 20%. Owning
so much of such
a giant business, that is always growing, and used all over the
world, when there are so few; makes AMD always worth watching.
High tech stocks
have been moving with
the markets. They
are the first to fall and the first to rise. The close this past week is continuing to trend lower and further
under my buy at a 25% discount to the recent high, making it OK for entry here
but a chance of lower ground yet still looks strong..
Hold off entry for lower ground yet. OK if we see under $5.50!
*****
A "Featured" "Spotlight Stock""Buy
Here"
Brand Neue Corp.(BRNZ.OB) (52
week range 0.13 - 1.71), now at $ 0.60 , off from $0.85 last week. This newest member of the "Stocks in the
Spotlight" and a "Featured Spotlight" A company that introduces new
products to the markets via major retail stores. The CEO worked at
Wal-Mart for 30 years. A Line of new LED bulbs already in Sams Club and
heading for Costco. Expect a jump in revenue yet this year.
The following
link will take you to our full recommendation: Spotlight Stock!. The
stock has been active lately, climbing from the 0.60
level in July to $1.10 and back down to the 0.60 level this past
week, all in about 5 weeks.
Enough is enough
. The selling lately has
been on only good news, meaning mostly because of the quick run-up, which will
always bring in selling from short term players, but this one is a long
term stock to own and using this latest selling pressure to get in lower
would be the thing to do.
No real reason to fall lower from her and
many reasons to start back up.
Recent selling pressure makes for a great entry level. Buy here!
"Hold
Here"
"A Dow
Jones Industrial Average Stock"
Cisco Systems (CSCO) (52
week range 20.36 - 27.74 ), now at $20.81 , off from $22.23
last week. This newest member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (replaced GM) is
here to stay. A very active and well known
company with a strong future. CEO says business will be tough for rest of the year. CSCO will trade with the markets.
Use this pull-back as a buying opportunity. Hold
here with a best entry under $20!
*****
A "Featured" "Spotlight Stock"
"Buy Here"
Comtech
Telecommunications (CMTL) (52 week range
20.19 - 38.39 ), now at $20.80, off from $20.96 last week. One of my favorite long term stocks. Our original buy under
$4, in 2003, carried all the way to over $50 and split twice along the
way.
A few weeks ago,
Comtech Telecommunications
announced that it has been advised by the
U.S. Army Contracting Command-CECOM Contracting Center that it was not
selected as the program manager and vendor for the Force XXI Battle
Command Brigade and Below, Blue Force Tracking 2 program.
The Contracting Center
also advised Comtech that an award was made to a third-party vendor
based on a total evaluated price of $249.9 million which is
approximately 50% lower than the total evaluated price of Comtech's
BFT-2 proposal.
The stock fell much too far on news of losing a contract valued at only $250 million.
Entry anywhere under $21 is a steal !
Dell Computer
(DELL) (52 week range 11.34 - 17.52 ), now at $11.89, off from $12.07
last week. DELL is just not the strong
growth stock but it is here to stay, just not a real active stock.
Dell announced a better than expected forecast
a few weeks ago, along with Intel. DELL is a boring stock, but in
low enough and wait long enough, it will
make money.
Best entry under
$11!
Exterra Energy, INC
(
EENI) (52 week range 0.25 - 2.45), now at $1.80, off from $1.80 last
week. Exterra Energy became public via a
merger in October/07 and started trading, as a public company in
January/08.
The stock reversed
split at a 60 to 1 ratio about year or so back. This reverse means there are
fewer shares in the float making it easier
for the stock to climb. This means almost any longer term buying will
build support at higher prices on the way
up.
Exterra Energy
is bouncing all over on very low volume.
Just a few days ago the stock fell to $1.31 and back to $2 on
the same day. Not good when low volume. No one knows the company
even exist. There is little worse than low volume and some days no
volume on a stock. The basic rule is that investors have to know about
you before they can become shareholders.
This
is why waiting for a lower entry is
the only way to play.
Wait for entry under $1.40
!
A "Buy Here"
"Spotlight Stock"
Fonar Corp. (FONR) (52
week range 1.19 - 4.60), now at $1.51, off
from $1.52 last week. I first started following Fonar
in 1982
and have followed it every day since. The stock is very liquid, as it
trades strong volume daily. Great products
would be the reason to own this stock, but play it short-term only.
With so many
years behind it, the best MRI on the planet, far less shares because
of a reverse split a couple of years ago and
a stock price trading near the lower end of the recent trading range,
makes it a special one to own.
The stock price
jumped a few months ago to a new 52 week high of $4.60 and right back
down. It jumped again several weeks ago and
right back down again. It truly is the nature of this beast. Two
newsletters announced a buy on Fonar and the stock
screamed in a day. Too fast of a move. Be patient and wait for a
chance to get in lower.
Buy
anything
under $1.50!
A "Buy Here" Stock
Intel Corporation
(INTC) (52 week range 17.81 - 24.37), now at $18.37, off from $18.91
last week. I really like the company and it is here to stay. INTC set a
new 52 week high 8 weeks ago but down since. A great company to own
for the longer term, but a bit too high for the short term.
Buying anywhere near $18 OK but lower ground still looks
possible!
Jet Gold Corp. (JAU.V) (Canadian)(Pink Sheets JAUGF) (52 week range 0.03 - 0.15), now
at ¢ 0.03, flat from ¢ 0.03 last week. Jet Gold is an exploration and development
company with interest in natural gas,
oil, precious metals.
Jet
Gold
has been in the process of acquiring prime properties, such as the
Big Hammer property near Terrace, British Columbia,
Canada. The Big Hammer property hosts a new rare metals,
Gold-Silver-Tellurium (Au-Ag-Te), discovery made by the
British Columbia Geologic Survey in 2007.
Jet Gold is
moving into the best months of the year for mining in Canada and
looking for tellurium and molybdenum is about
the best thing to ask for. Both are needed and both have a growing
market. With the best months in front of it and
strong properties to work we might find the stock price is a steal at
the current low levels. The stock is tight
and can move easy. Up on almost any news.
Buy
here!
"Buy Here"
Mineral Hill Industries
Ltd.
(MHI.V) (52
week range 0.04 - 0.20), now at
¢ 0.04, flat from ¢ 0.04 last week. Mineral Hill Industries Ltd.
Is is
aggressively pursuing Lithium mining interest. Lithium is one of
the fastest growing of the rare minerals and MHI is in a position to
become one of the fastest "growing in
price" stocks of the year. News seems to come often and several
acquisitions have already been completed.
In addition to the
Canadian and Martin McNeely property Mineral Hill owns three other Quebec
lithium properties (Chubb, International and Athona) consisting of 61
mineral claims covering 2333.45 hectares. (
more)
MHI could become a big winner in the coming year if the "growing in
demand" minerals it is seeking can be proven on their properties.
Wait
here!
*****
"Hold or Sell
Here"
Novell (
NOVL) (52
week range 3.84 - 6.36),
now at $5.73, off from $5.81 last week. A company with a strong customer
base,but
having trouble defining itself.
Almost
a billion dollars in cash, no debt and trading only 2.14 times book,
makes NOVL always interesting. As far as any "buy-out" for NOVL things
are quiet. It is hard to figure out what kind of future this one has.
If no one steps up and take the company over it will just keep plugging
along.
Novell put itself on the block in March after
hedge fund Elliott Associates made an unsolicited offer of $5.75 a share,
which Novell rejected. The company is worth more.
Since NOVL has such a strong financial position, and it is in demand, holding may still be an option. If selling, hold the cash for a lower price on AMD!
"Hold Here"
Qualcomm (QCOM) (52
week range 31.63 - 49.80), now at $38.64, up from $38.91 last
week. An very active and fast growing company in a great industry.
The stock is active and stays strong even in down markets. The Company
is setting on almost $11 billion in cash with a forward PE of 13.77.
The price to book is 2,75 for the most recent quarter. The
$34 support level is strong and any
opportunity to enter under $34 is always worth it. Continue to hold here.
Best
entry on anything under $33!
Symantec Corp. (
SYMC) ( 52 week range 12.04 -
19.14
), now at $13.97, off from $13.80 last week. SYMC helps our
computers run better
(Norton) and one of the leaders in computer virus protection,
although losing ground to McAfee., Inc. (NYSE: MFE
).
The
stock has not been a big mover in the last couple of years
but money can be made if in low enough. Entry OK when under $13, or possibly lower
near term!
- Nice Long-Term Stock -
A
"Very Active" "Spotlight Stock"
TetraTech (TTEK) (52
week range 18.00 (5 weeks ago) - 31.13, now at $18.69, off from $19.42 last week. A very very nice
young company in a
great industry (Technical
Services).
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, program
management, construction, and technical services addressing the
resource management and infrastructure
markets.
TTEK
has approximately 10,000 employees worldwide. Price to book is
a 1.84, with a book value at $11.31. A very strong stock to own, if we can get in low
enough. OK for entry anytime
under $19 !
A "Spotlight Trading
Stock"
"Wait for
lower
ground"
ZAP (ZAAP.OB)
(52 week range 0.17 -
0.58),
now at $0.43 , off from $0.48 last week. There is little doubt that
electric transportation is growing. The industry
is exciting and ZAP has news often, which is why the stock is always
worth following.
ZAP can be an
active stock, just not lately. I believe there is a strong future for
ZAP and buying at the lower prices should
be considered a bargain opportunity. There is no way of knowing how
far the stock will fall back, or when it will
take off again. ZAP is a nice stock to own anytime near the 0.25
level and if it falls back too far we can buy
more.
Wait for best entry under
0.25!
Shop for the bargains
in the secondary stocks for potentially bigger profits. Many of the smaller stocks offer a greater opportunity
for bigger profits. Looking here might be the place to be. Smaller stocks will move around on their own merits
and not so much due to the changing economic situations.
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