SkyWest Takes Off


Listening to analysts' stock ratings can be a tricky thing. After all, there are always many different opinions floating around, and some analysts change their rating in the blink of an eye.

Listening to the market however, is the only way to make a non-emotional and educated decision.

SkyWest Inc.(SKYW), traded on the NASDAQ, has had a shaky year. Analysts seem to flipflop their outlook for this airline stock. On September 12th, a Dahlman Rose analyst sent a note to investors upgrading shares from a sell to a hold rating. Two days later, Continue reading "SkyWest Takes Off"

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On Tuesday, a Raymond James analysis upgraded TRN, traded on the New York Stock Exchange, to a "strong-buy" rating. Trinity industries, an industrial manufacturer, claims an 80% jump in the second quarter for their rail car business. Continue reading "Will Trinity Industries pass the MarketClub test?"

Is there hope for a profitable RadioShack?

With James Gooch, the CEO of RadioShack stepping down, there are serious questions about the future of the former electronic retail powerhouse.

With mounting losses resulting from a change in consumer needs and decreasing market share to online retailers, is it still possible for brick and mortar stores to be successful?

The factors behind the decline in stock price of RadioShack are obvious. Many people have all of the electronic devices they need in their pocket, thanks to their smartphone. Desktop PCs and other items that were big-ticket items in the past have been consolidated into smaller phones and tablet devices, which are more competitively priced and have much smaller profit margins for retailers. Continue reading "Is there hope for a profitable RadioShack?"

Chart to Watch

We've asked our friend Jim Robinson of profittrading.com to provide his expert analysis of charts to our readers. Each week he'll be be analyzing a different chart using the Trade Triangles and his experience.

Today he is going to take a look at the technical picture of THRESHOLD PHARMACEUTICALS. (THLD) Continue reading "Chart to Watch"