So...I'm not the only one enamored with Erin Burnett?

Erin Burnett was voted the hottest financial news anchors on Wall Street gossip blog Dealbreaker.com, beating out colleagues Becky Quick and the original Money Honey, Maria Bartiromo. Now the NY Post is writing about her too... Anyway, she's definitely one I enjoy to watch on CNBC

Her bio
Her wiki
Huffington Post

The Trading Almanac will be back June 5th

I need a little more time off to wrap up some personal issues. I'll be back up and running next week. Meanwhile, hold on, looks like the market has some more downside. I'm looking for stocks that are holding up well. My favorite so far is Hershey (HSY).

Here is an inspirational link to a commencement speech made by Steve Jobs of Apple (AAPL). (I own Apple in my IRA...) He talks of loss, death, and more. His message: Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish.

Steve Jobs Commencement Speech

Stocks holding up through market collapse

I take a week's hiatus from blogging and the market turns upside down. Not that it wasn't about time....but more about the market later.

I've been looking at some stocks that are still going up IN SPITE of everything that is going on. Here they are:

Stocks close to or above their 52 week highs and haven't dropped that much with the market:

AMX America Movil
BA Boeing Co
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
CWTR Coldwater Creek
GME Gamestop Corp 'A'
JSDA Jones Soda
SBUX Starbucks Corp
SHLD Sears Holding Corporation

Stocks Recovering from recent lows and continuing to bounce upward.


CVH Coventry Health Care Inc
HSY The Hershey Company
LBTYA Liberty Global Inc Cl A
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc

Good Luck out there!!

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Middlin Monday's Hindsight Report -- May 8

The market was calm today as it consolidates for a run to the All Time Highs in the Dow...Below are some of the winning stocks from my watchlist:

PEIX Pacific Ethanol Inc 11.86%
SOLD HouseValues Inc 8.29%
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc 7.12%
NDAQ Nasdaq Stock Market Inc 5.69%
NYX NYSE Group Inc 5.69%
IMH Impac Mortgage Hldgs 5.22%
SVI Services Acquisition Corp Intl 5.06%
DDDC Deltathree Inc 4.88%
VCLK Valueclick Inc 4.17%
CBOU Caribou Coffee Company Inc 3.71%
MOH Molina Healthcare 3.68%
AMX America Movil'L'ADS 3.07%
PAC Grupo Aeroportuario Pacifico 2.99%
DIET Ediets.com Inc 2.55%
NWRE Neoware Inc 2.45%
EXPE Expedia Inc 2.38%
HANS Hansen Natural 2.33%
CX Cemex S.A. ADS 2.28%
CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc 2.18%
IPS IPSCO Inc 2.08%
PENN Penn National Gaming 1.92%
MOVE MOVE/Home Store Inc 1.88%
CETV Central Euro Media Enter'A' 1.86%

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Today's Hindsight Rag: It Sure Is Monday Mark Chesnutt

Retrospección de Cinco de Mayo (Hindsight Report for May 5, 2006)

A wild day in the market. Is the bull running out of steam, or getting ready for the next run?

ZIOP ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc 10.19%
NSTR Northstar Neuroscience 9.8% (IPO, debut on Friday...from Seattle)
NYX NYSE Group Inc 9.03%
HANS Hansen Natural 6.43%
VLTS Valentis Inc 5.57%
CETV Central Euro Media Enter'A' 4.96%
DVA Davita Inc 4.67%
ARRS Arris Group 4.28%
VCLK Valueclick Inc 4.22%
GS Goldman Sachs Group 3.92%
BIVN Bioenvision Inc 3.57%
NDAQ Nasdaq Stock Market Inc 3.52%
DNA Genentech Inc 3.45%
MCK McKesson Corp 3.43%
AMTD TD Ameritrade Holding Corp 3.19%
COT Cott Corp 3.15%
AMLN Amylin Pharmaceuticals 3.00%
EXPE Expedia Inc 3.00%
TRAD TradeStation Group 2.92%
LBTYA Liberty Global Inc Cl A 2.85%
EXPD Expeditors Intl of Washington 2.65%
BSC Bear Stearns Cos 2.60%
OATS Wild Oats Markets 2.52%
ISE Intl Securities Exchange Inc 2.50%
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc 2.32%
NWRE Neoware Inc 2.21%
MOH Molina Healthcare 2.15%
BA Boeing Co 2.11%
SBUX Starbucks Corp 2.09%
CYPB Cypress Bioscience 2.04%
SHLD Sears Holding Corporation 2.03%
PAC Grupo Aeroportuario Pacifico 1.97%
SYK Stryker Corp 1.97%
WCC Wesco International 1.93%

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Special Cinco d Mayo Hindsight Rag: By Guadalajara's ManaEn el muelle de San Blás

Hindsight Report for Wed & Thurs

Stocks I would have liked to own the last couple of days...

May 4

EXPD Expeditors Intl of Washington 18.93%
HLF Herbalife Ltd 10.67%
OATS Wild Oats Markets 8.44%
ARRS Arris Group 8.19%
ZUMZ Zumiez Inc 7.06%
JSDA Jones Soda 6.52%
CME Chicago Merc Exch Hld'A' 6.31%
CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc 4.68%
EXPE Expedia Inc 4.46%
WMS WMS Indus 4.21%
PSYS Psychiatric Solutions 4.20%
SBUX Starbucks Corp 3.88%
BOOM Dynamic Materials 3.83%
CWTR Coldwater Creek 3.53%
BIVN Bioenvision Inc 3.38%
MOVE MOVE/Home Store Inc 3.24%
CETV Central Euro Media Enter'A' 2.93%
ZIOP ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc 2.86%
TKO Telkonet Inc 2.77%
NTRI NutriSystem Inc 2.42%
NWRE Neoware Inc 2.40%
MCK McKesson Corp 2.30%
PXN PowerShares Lux Nanotech 2.23%
HXM Desarrolladora Homex SA de CV 2.18%
RMBS Rambus Inc 2.18%
ISE Intl Securities Exchange Inc 2.12%
CHH Choice Hotels Intl 1.98%


May 3

PEET Peet's Coffee & Tea 9.89%
MOVE MOVE/Home Store Inc 4.73%
BOT CBOT Holdings Inc 4.04%
BIVN Bioenvision Inc 3.82%
EBHC Eddie Bauer Holdings Corp 3.70%
CWTR Coldwater Creek 3.66%
WCC Wesco International 3.29%
TKO Telkonet Inc 3.12%
YMI YM Biosciences Inc 3.05%
MOT Motorola, Inc 3.01%
ZIOP ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc 2.88%
SIRF SiRF Technology Holdings Inc 2.79%
STP Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd 2.40%
GILD Gilead Sciences 2.39%
AMTD TD Ameritrade Holding Corp 2.32%
IPS IPSCO Inc 2.31%
AMX America Movil ADS 2.30%
CHH Choice Hotels Intl 1.92%
JWN Nordstrom, Inc 1.79%
RNWK RealNetworks Inc 1.79%
POOL SCP Pool 1.71%

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Today's Hindsight Rag: Red Red Wine

Hindsight Report for Tuesday the 2nd of May

My portfolio was weak today as the Dow and the S&P500 reached 5 year highs. Apple was my savior, up almost 3%...

Here are the highlight issuers from my watch list:

EBHC Eddie Bauer Holdings Corp W/I 8.26%
PEIX Pacific Ethanol Inc 8.09%
POTP Point Therapeutics 6.13%
SIRI Sirius Satellite Radio 6.06%
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc 5.63%
PAC Grupo Aeroportuario Pacifico 5.50%
CTLM Centillium Communications 4.61%
ARRS Arris Group 4.49%
SIRF SiRF Technology Holdings Inc 3.91%
NTRI NutriSystem Inc 3.75%
AMX America Movil'L'ADS 3.55%
TEVA Teva Pharm Indus ADR 3.28%
ECA EnCana Corporation 3.20%
CBEY Cbeyond Communications Inc 3.15%
HANS Hansen Natural 2.93%
ZUMZ Zumiez Inc 2.74%
EWW iShares MSCI Mexico(Free)Index 2.73%
MOH Molina Healthcare 2.70%
NYX NYSE Group Inc 2.54%
COT Cott Corp 2.51%
EGHT 8x8 Inc 2.50%
CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc 2.43%
BBD Banco Bradesco SA Pfd ADS 2.33%
HXM Desarrolladora Homex SA de CV 2.30%
BIVN Bioenvision Inc 2.27%
CX Cemex S.A. ADS 2.18%


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Today's Hindsight Rag: Tuesday's Gone

Link Fest May 1, 2006

This post's link lyrics (I've got two for you today!): I Will Be Free by Nil Lara and Free Fallin' by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers


Signs of an imminent real-estate bubble: Buy your very own island

The Benanke chronicles: Columbia Business School parody video (CBS)

There will be nothing left: Social Security to run out sooner than expected (CNN)

Starbucks (SBUX) to double: Cramer says it could... (thestreet.com)

Naked protests at Chicago's Eddie Bauer: Baring all against nanotechnology (from Nanobot)

Thanks Maria Monday -- Hindsight Report for May 1, 2005

Thank you very little Maria Bartiromo. Today, CNBC's Money Honey threw an otherwise mild Monday into a tizzy when she quoted from an off the record conversation she had with FED chairman Bernanke this weekend at the White House Correspondents dinner in which she said that Bernanke "had not intended the markets to infer that the Fed was nearly done raising interest rates." The market was stunned and stocks fell rapidly while interest rates jumped on the bond yield. All in all, an exciting day.


HANS Hansen Natural 6.13%
NWRE Neoware Inc 6.05%
DIET Ediets.com Inc 5.25%
PEIX Pacific Ethanol Inc 5.13%
JSDA Jones Soda 4.48%
PRTL Primus Telecomm Grp 4.29%
MOH Molina Healthcare 4.07%
TEVA Teva Pharm Indus ADR 3.86%
HNAB Hana Biosciences Inc 3.64%
PENN Penn National Gaming 3.59%
DDDC Deltathree Inc 3.45%
SUF SulphCo Inc 3.39%
VLTS Valentis Inc 3.24%
WBMD WebMD Health Corp Cl A 2.85%
PAC Grupo Aeroportuario Pacifico 2.76%
LRW Labor Ready 2.56%
STP Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd 2.27%
ZUMZ Zumiez Inc 2.18%
YMI YM Biosciences Inc 2.00%
CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc 1.94%

Notes: I think HANS and JSDA have more upside, but I don't know how to enter them. I and my firm own Hana Biosciences and Valentis in my 401K. Stocks in today's report that I've written about before: Sulphco on Jan 24, Penn Gaming and Hansen's Soda on Feb 15, and Valentis and Suntech Power on Jan 11.

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Today's Hindsight Rag: Manic Monday

Wednesday-Friday: Hindsight Report

I didn't get these posted during the week so here they are. Some stocks that really are getting my attention are Jones Soda, UnitedHealth, and Chicos. Jones Soda broke out to an all time high and is a maturing stock often overlooked by people investing in Hansens. UnitedHealth and Chicos are both making bounces off of moving averages and long-term trends. I'll be keeping an eye on them this week. Also, many VOIP stocks were strong after Vonage doubled its potential IPO offering to around $500 million this week. Some VOIP stocks I'm watching are: EGHT, PRTL, IBAS, and DDDC.

Friday, April 28
JSDA Jones Soda 10.43%
MOH Molina Healthcare 7.96%
NTMD NitroMed Inc 7.05%
IPS IPSCO Inc 6.81%
GRZ Gold Reserve'A' 5.37%
POTP Point Therapeutics 5.25%
DDDC Deltathree Inc 4.69%
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc 3.71%
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc 3.27%
IBAS Ibasis Inc 3.08%
BOOM Dynamic Materials 2.99%
SOLD HouseValues Inc 2.79%
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc 2.78%
MXO Maxtor Corp 2.65%
DIET Ediets.com Inc 2.61%
CWTR Coldwater Creek 2.11%
AMX America Movil'L'ADS 2.05%
CHH Choice Hotels Intl 2.00%
EWW iShares MSCI Mexico(Free)Index 1.96%
COT Cott Corp 1.84%
HXM Desarrolladora Homex SA de CV 1.67%

Thursday, April 27
CHS Chico's Fas
CHH Choice Hotels Intl
IBAS Ibasis Inc
WCC Wesco International
EGHT 8x8 Inc
YHOO Yahoo Inc
TRAD TradeStation Group
PRTL Primus Telecomm Grp
CX Cemex S.A. ADS
JSDA Jones Soda
EWW iShares MSCI Mexico(Free)Index
AMX America Movil'L'ADS
EXPE Expedia Inc
DIET Ediets.com Inc
BOOM Dynamic Materials
ARRS Arris Group

Wedneday, April 26
PAC Grupo Aeroportuario Pacifico
BIVN Bioenvision Inc
YMI YM Biosciences Inc
IMH Impac Mortgage Hldgs
PSYS Psychiatric Solutions
CHS Chico's Fas
CHH Choice Hotels Intl
MXO Maxtor Corp
ISE Intl Securities Exchange Inc
IBAS Ibasis Inc
DDDC Deltathree Inc
HNAB Hana Biosciences Inc (I own Hana...)
DNA Genentech Inc
PEET Peet's Coffee & Tea
PENN Penn National Gaming
DISCA Discovery Holding Co Series A
RMBS Rambus Inc

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