Articles by Sam Collins
Panic Seizes the Markets – What Now?
8/11/2011, 12:00 am from Sam Collins in Investing, Stocks
The expression "This is a very technical market" was heard again
yesterday. And I would agree in the sense that even though
technical barriers are falling due to fear and subsequent... Read >>
The Best Gold Miner to Buy Now
8/10/2011, 11:00 pm from Sam Collins in Investing, Investing Ideas, Stocks
Yamana Gold
(NYSE:
AUY
) - This large-cap Canadian-based miner of gold properties in
theAmericas made a high at just over $15 yesterday.
AUY has been our favorite gold miner since... Read >>
Was Yesterday’s Low Really the Bottom?
8/10/2011, 12:00 am from Sam Collins in Investing, Stocks
Did the market make a real bottom or just another low yesterday?
We might have expected a rebound following a day when the Dow Jones
Industrial Average was smacked with the sixth worse decline... Read >>
Citi Is a High-Risk Bottom-Fisher’s Dream
8/9/2011, 11:00 pm from Sam Collins in Investing, Investing Ideas, Stocks
Citigroup Inc.
(NYSE:
C
) - This diversified financial services company provides a wide
range of products to retail and corporate clients in more than 100
countries. In Q2, regional... Read >>
5 Stocks to Sell Into the Next Rally
8/9/2011, 10:14 am from Sam Collins in Investing, Stocks
Charts, Fundamentals Look Bleak
Last week's political uproar from the debt-ceiling negotiations,
high unemployment, and more debt crisis in Europe resulted in a
stream of heavy selling.... Read >>
Why We Haven’t Seen the End of This Sell-Off
8/9/2011, 3:16 am from Sam Collins in Investing, Stocks
Stocks were pummeled again yesterday, as the Dow Jones
Industrial Average fell 5.5% and the S&P 500 lost 6.66% in an
avalanche of programmed selling. Volume shot to its highest level
in... Read >>
A 9% Dividend to Help Ease the Market Pain
8/9/2011, 2:51 am from Sam Collins in Investing, Investing Ideas, Stocks
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund
(NYSE:
PFD
) - For investors seeking a high-investment return during a
period of general market stress, one of the many... Read >>
Occidental Petroleum Not Looking Slick
8/7/2011, 8:05 pm from Sam Collins in Investing, Stocks
Occidental Petroleum
(NYSE:
OXY
) is one of the largest oil and gas companies in the U.S.
But lower volumes from the Middle East and production growth in
... Read >>
Stock Breakdown in Full Effect
8/7/2011, 8:05 pm from Sam Collins in Investing, Stocks
Friday's rebound was entirely expected, especially in light of
the better-than-expected payroll numbers. And a drop in the
unemployment rate to 9.1% provided encouragement to traders... Read >>
Transocean (RIG) – A Stock Getting Drilled
8/4/2011, 8:02 pm from Sam Collins in Investing, Investing Ideas, Stocks
Transocean
(NYSE:RIG), the international provider of offshore contract
drilling services, broke in August from a head and shoulders top.
The stock plunged below its 200-day... Read >>