Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Chart of the Day - HollyFrontier Corp (HFC)

The "Chart of the Day" is HollyFrontier Corp (HFC), which showed up on Friday's Barchart "All-Time High" list. HollyFrontier on Friday posted a new all-time high of $42.65 and closed +1.89%. TrendSpotter has been long since Nov 12 at $41.37. In recent news on the stock, Imperial Capital on Nov 15 initiated coverage on HollyFrontier with an Outperform rating and a target of $50. Barclays on Nov 9 upgraded HollyFrontier to Overweight from Equal Weight and raised its target to $65 from $55 due to a positive dividend yield and favorable pipeline economics. HollyFrontier Corp, with a market cap of $8.5 billion, produces and markets gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt, heavy products and specialty lubricant products.

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James Turk – This Is The Chart That Every Investor Needs To See

kingworldnews.com / November 19, 2012
Today James Turk sent King World News exclusively a chart that every investor needs to see.  It really is true that a picture is worth a thousand words.  But first, here is what Turk had to say about the the markets and what is happening behind the scenes:  “What a great way to start the week, Eric.  Even the stock market is rising, possibly because it was due for a bounce after the pummeling it has taken lately.  But it probably bounced because the Federal Reserve has started the printing presses now that the election is over.”
James Turk continues:
It is beginning to pump some money into the system.  Last week it turned $42.5 billion of debt into dollar currency – what is called monetization.  Only $2 billion was new cash currency, which are the dollar notes that we carry in our pocket.  The rest was deposit currency, which are dollars that circulate within the banking system.
Regardless, both are currency, and they both can juice the system, though deposit currency tends to have a bigger and immediate impact because it circulates more efficiently and usually more quickly….
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Monday, November 19, 2012

50 Truths About Investing

MOTLEY FOOL

By: Morgan Housel
Sorry, but ...

1. Saying "I'll be greedy when others are fearful" is much easier than actually doing it.

2. The gulf between a great company and a great investment can be extraordinary.

3. Markets go through at least one big pullback every year, and one massive one every decade. Get used to it. It's just what they do.

4. There is virtually no accountability in the financial pundit arena. People who have been wrong about everything for years still draw crowds.

5. As Erik Falkenstein says: "In expert tennis, 80% of the points are won, while in amateur tennis, 80% are lost. The same is true for wrestling, chess, and investing: Beginners should focus on avoiding mistakes, experts on making great moves."

6. There are tens of thousands of professional money managers. Statistically, a handful of them have been successful by pure chance. Which ones? I don't know, but I bet a few are famous.  (more)

Buy This Low-Risk Utility Stock on a Pullback

PPL Corp. (NYSE:PPL) — This energy and utility holding company engages in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity to wholesale and retail customers in the United States and United Kingdom.
Earnings estimates for 2013 have been raised to $2.45 versus $2.41 in 2012, and its capital investment program supports an average growth rate of 8% from 2012 through 2016, according to S&P.
The stock is in a broad sideways consolidation with support at $27 to $27.50 and resistance at its 200-day moving average at $28.40. With a dividend yield of over 5% and potential for earnings and dividend increases, it is a good candidate for safety and total long-term return. Try to buy it on a pullback to support at $27 to $27.50.
Trade of the Day – PPL Corp. (NYSE:PPL)

Belinda Mays – Becoming Self-Sufficient In The Greater Depression

from FinancialSurvivalNet
Belinda Mays had a problem. The Great Recession hit and her career in commercial real estate was suddenly over. She needed to find something else to do and fast. Her position was not unlike many of you out there. After a short time period, she got over her grief and anger; she did a personal inventory and discovered a number of personal skills and assets that formed the basis of her business. Thus was born The Success Project, and she’s never looked back. We can all learn a great deal from Belinda about following our dreams and our passions.
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