Author: Scott Redler

The first week of the trading year kept our “right place, right time” thesis intact. Gold, silver and some oil names came off. The financials gave us some nice upside follow through in the beginning of the week...

US stock futures are pointing to a lower open to begin the second week of 2011, while aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. (AA) is set to kick off earnings season after the close today. The drop follows declines in the European markets,...

The casino sector has been one of the biggest recovery stories from the economic recession. The casino business operates at significant leverage, and during the downturn this fact came back to bite them during a time of...

The casinos have been some of the strongest stocks in the market.Investors and traders have enjoyed the steep, resilient rally from S&P 1040 in September all the way to as high as 1274 this week. Long-term portfolios...

I came in this morning long a little Asia Entertainment & Resources Ltd. (AERL) and E Commerce China DangDang (DANG) knowing that the monthly employment numbers were due out at 8:30. After the disappointing numbers came out...

Today’s jobs report came in light after a robust private sector ADP number of ~+300,000 midweek raised expectations. Non-farm payrolls came in at a gain of 103,000 vs. 150,000 expected, while the unemployment rate came in...

The futures are basically flat overnight as traders and investors wait anxiously for the first jobs report of 2011 at 8:30 am EST. After a stellar ADP jobs report earlier in the week showed a sharp increase of ~300,000 private...

The solars are not one of by bread and butter sectors, but from time to time I revisit them when I see a compelling opportunity. With still somewhat dodgy fundamentals and a ‘cloudy’ (pun intended) future, I rely...

There is this hot, exciting company out there you should know about. The company is a real triple threat: great  technology innovators, great product designers, and great marketers. The stock is both a great trading vehicle...

After watching Fast Money last night on CNBC and hearing what they had to say about Molycorp, Inc. (MCP), I came in a little bearish this morning on the rare earth plays. Boy did that pay off. MCP, Rare Element Resources Ltd....