12.23.2006

random notes 12/23

A couple of interesting sites.

  • Jawbone the wireless headset technology they will have available in January looks promising.
  • ilike music site mentioned in the WSJ
Watching for followthrough strength with KBR. About four weeks of holding has yielded about 27% return.

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12.21.2006

markets 12/21

I'm looking for an opportunity in soy oil. The corn market is poised for a downside correction. Long-term friendly beans with a slant for buying nov-07 if corn has a retracement beyond 350 basis mar-07.



Gold has been weak but there may very well be good support just above 600 on the nearby, which makes for a reasonable buying opportunity targetting 660ish.

Sugar strength may be short-lived above 12c.

posted by jared @ 4:37 AM 0 comments

12.17.2006

general commentary 12/17

Interesting article explaining the basics of the stock options backdating hoopla.

Currently reading or browsing:
  • God Created the Integers by Hawking
  • Investing for Dummies (fill in those gaping holes of knowledge about the basics)
  • WSJ Personal Finance Guidebook
  • The World is Flat by Friedman

The Google finance page has been updated to include some additional features for portfolio-watching. Strength continues in the general market. Will Chinese currency eventually float? Has housing market bottomed or do we have a little further to go?

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12.05.2006

markets 12/5

The grains are correcting to the downside with some analysts targeting the 350s for March corn. Tuesday's action could be important in telling how much buying will arrive with these minor corrections. If the weakness is limited to Monday's decline then we could see a fairly quick recovery. The low-370 is steep uptrending support, but did not hold all that well in the evening session. Tuesday could be the day for a sharp sell-off but beware if large scale buyers emerge.

Pfizer may struggle in the near-term with the negativity currently associated with their pipeline, but there is reason to believe there may be value in this behemoth.

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12.02.2006

links (working list)

Bob Bruss real estate info
http://www.bobbruss.com/

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