Picked up some Tech stocks calls

[chinaman711]

BRCM AAPL Picked up some calls just in case this run continues.

[BuyOnDips]

I had a good day today. I own INFA, TIBX, LWSN and MSFT. My portfolio is overweight tech, but thats what I understand and like to follow. I think tech stocks, mainly software, was oversold the last quarter. I think the sector might come back into favor. There were lots of tech companies that recently came out with pretty good earning reports.

[madcowdisease]

I had a good day today. I own INFA, TIBX, LWSN and MSFT. My portfolio is overweight tech, but thats what I understand and like to follow. I think tech stocks, mainly software, was oversold the last quarter. I think the sector might come back into favor. There were lots of tech companies that recently came out with pretty good earning reports.

Expect hardware to be back in favor if Vista is ever released.

[chinaman711]

AP
Stock Futures Drop; Apple Looks Up
Monday July 31, 7:16 am ET
Stock Futures Drop; European Markets Retreat From 10-Week Highs


LONDON (AP) -- U.S. stock market futures declined on Monday as traders took some of last week's gains off the table, though Apple Computer Inc. saw the benefit of a broker upgrade in early trading.
Dow Jones futures were recently down 22 points, S&P 500 futures fell 3.5 points, and Nasdaq futures fell 4.2 points.

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On Friday, the Dow industrials rallied 119 points, the S&P 500 rose 15 points and the Nasdaq Composite rose 39 points after a weaker-than-forecast reading of second-quarter gross domestic product led to speculation the Federal Reserve will soon step on the rate-hike brakes.

Crude-oil futures weakened modestly on Friday, down 29 cents to $72.95 a barrel. The dollar drifted lower against the Japanese yen and was mostly steady against the euro.

Chicago PMI, seen falling to 55.7 percent from 58.5 percent, is the top data release of the day.

Of companies in focus, Apple Computer rose nearly 2 percent in Frankfurt after Banc of America Securities upgraded it to buy from neutral and raised its price target to $79 from $68, citing strong demand for MacBooks and iPod digital music players. The broker told clients that depending on whether Apple can generate enough additional unit sales in the second half, it sees upside potential to earnings from iPods of 8 cents to 12 cents a share.

SanDisk over the weekend agreed to swap $1.3 billion of its own stock for M-Systems Ltd, another flash memory chip making firm that's been battling stock-option accounting problems.

Coach may see gains after a Barron's article suggested it will lift its earnings outlook on Tuesday. Its chief executive told the magazine that it will deliver a "fantastic" quarter.

Health-benefits provider Humana reported a stronger-than-forecast 10 percent profit rise and held to its 2006 outlook. But it also said that marketing costs could be up to 15 cents-a-share higher than forecast.

Scottish Re may be in for some pressure after it warned of a $130 million operating loss in the second quarter, that third- and fourth-quarter earnings wouldn't meet its earlier forecast and that it suspended its dividend. Its CEO, Scott E. Willkomm, resigned in response.

Teck Cominco lifted its bid for Inco to C$82.50 a share, as the Canadian miner battles Phelps Dodge to buy Inco.

HSBC Holdings, the world's third-largest bank, reported a 15 percent profit rise on investment banking gains.

European stock markets edged off recent 10-week highs, while the Nikkei 225 advanced in Tokyo on earnings hopes.





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[chinaman711]

AAPL up a buck in pre market looking real good. BRCM up .20. A few others im looking to trade are TRBM LPTH and XING. Good luck as the techs are looking much better.

[chinaman711]

Keep an eye on CLWT too----------------------------------------------Press Release Source: Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited


Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited Reports Letter of Intent Signed for Acquisition of 20% Equity Interest in Zhejiang Jia Huan Electronic Co. Ltd. in China
Monday July 31, 2:30 am ET


HONG KONG, July 31 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (Nasdaq: CLWT - News) today announced that it had recently entered into a letter of intent to acquire a 20% equity interest in Zhejiang Jia Huan Electronic Co. Ltd. ("Jia"), a long established company in environmental protection business based in Jin Hua, Zhejiang, China, for approximately US$2.5 million at a P/E ratio of 8 to 10, subject to final negotiation.
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Jia, which recently has moved into its new and modern manufacturing facilities of about 35,000 square meters, has been in business since 1969. 95% of Jia's business is related to air pollution control and less than 5% is for water and wastewater treatment. Jia designs and manufactures automatic control system and electric voltage control equipment for the electrostatic precipitator which is a major air purification equipment for power plants, cement plants and incinerators to remove and collect dust and pollutants from the exhaust stacks.

Euro Tech believes that by securing an equity in Jia's business, Euro Tech has a platform to work on to diversify into Air Pollution Control business in China. As the economy of China is growing rapidly, more power plants are being built to match with the growth. There will be a steady and strong demand of air pollution control equipment for the new power plants and upgrading of the old power plants. Moreover, through Jia's business connection, Euro Tech believes that it can cooperate with Jia to supply more water and wastewater treatment equipment and systems to the power plant industry in China.

The acquisition of an equity stake in Jia is financed by internal resource and is subject to the negotiation of a definitive agreement, Euro Tech's due diligence investigation of Jia, its finances, operations, certain legal requirements, and local government approval, all to be accomplished in November, 2006.

[BuyOnDips]

I might buy 100 shares of BEAS this week. I haven't made up my mind yet.

[chinaman711]

BEAS looks good to 13 imo XING will report earnings week of aug 14th and they usually put out news early keep an eye on xing. Good luck

[chinaman711]

AAPL calls looking good and BRCM ready to run soon imo.

[chinaman711]

AAPL having another good day as it looks like 70 is coming nice move from 51 2 weeks ago. BRCM picking up as it goes thru 24 imo it could see 30 again.

[TheBullPicker]

best two stocks right now are NVDA and AAPL

[BuyOnDips]

I still like INFA. Looks like a cup and handle is forming. :)

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=INFA&t=6m&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=


I'd buy digital river(DRIV) on any pullback. I should have never sold my shares a long time ago, but I needed the money. :(

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=DRIV

[chinaman711]

aapl TAKING A HIT brcm LOOKING GOOD

[BuyOnDips]

I still haven't bought any BEAS. I might pass and buy SCSS again instead. I'll wait until next week.

[chinaman711]

Keep an eye on XING the next 2 weeks as they are due to report earnings. Watch BRCM if it gets thru 25 could have a nice run.

[chinaman711]

BRCM having a nice day in this weak market. AAPL just went green looking better then it did friday.

[Bman409]

stay away from tech...

they have no pricing power.. that's going to kill them in an inflationary environment, like we have now

[chinaman711]

Added to aapl as it looks to take out 69

[BuyOnDips]

ENTG had a very nice QTR. I hope they have a short squeeze tomorrow.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060807/earns_entegris.html?.v=1

[chinaman711]

BRCM moving today could test resistance of 25.14. Looking like it may be setting up for a nice come back over the next few months. Good luck

[TheBullPicker]

AAPL is not looking good here. I will be too hard to get through the resistance. Sell here and pick up again in about a month

[chinaman711]

Yep aapl has had a nice run 51 to 70 time for a pull back and it would be nice to see it back in the 50's again.

[chinaman711]

BRCM up in pre market looks like the CSCO earnings report could move some techs higher today. AAPL up too

[chinaman711]

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[chinaman711]

BRCM 25.40 watch this 1 if it makes another run at 26.

[chinaman711]

BRCM looking real good at 25.70 looks to test hod of 25.76 should see 26 soon imo

[chinaman711]

BRCM and AAPL both having a good day and look to go higher imo. Techs the place to be today.

[chinaman711]

BRCM gave a buy signal on the 5 min chart at 25.90 should take out 26 and continue higher imo.

[chinaman711]

BRCM real nice day looks good to 28 then 30 imo. Picked up some cheap calls and hope to see 28 by friday. Good luck

[chinaman711]

BRCM up .64 in pre market looking good and news out this morning. AAPL up .94 looks like another nice day so far. Good luck

[chinaman711]

BRCM traded 6 mil shares in the 1st hour and hit a high of 27.33. Now 26.90 if this volume keeps up should see 28 tomorrow imo. Cheap calls looking real good. AAPL having a great day too.

[chinaman711]

BRCM just might get that 28 today as the techs are looking to move higher. BRCM volume over 21 mil with 1/2 hour to go. May get some long term calls on BRCM if this keeps up. Good luck and keep an eye on AAPL YHOO AND RIMM.

[chinaman711]

BRCM nice close hit 27.91 a few seconds before the market closed. Very nice

[chinaman711]

Got that 28 in the after market as it hit 28.10 hope to see 30 by friday.

[chinaman711]

Keep an eye on SIFY the next few weks 8.60 up .03 in this ugly market. RMBS and XING calls doing well in ugly market and looking for more when the nasd turns. Good luck

[chinaman711]

Shannon Zimmerman (TMF Zman)
August 22, 2006

Unlike with stocks, there's no direct supply/demand dynamic that drives the price per share of a mutual fund. As long as a fund hasn't closed -- a smart, shareholder-friendly move -- you can always get in the door. The upshot? There's no "price target" that investors need to shoot for. Instead, savvy fund investors gauge a prospective pick relative to their own asset-allocation game plan and dive in if it makes a good fit.

For long-term types, that's the smartest path to investing success, but there are times when it pays to be intelligently opportunistic. And right now, I'd argue, is one of those times.

Do tell
Everyone and his stock jock of an uncle knows that small caps have been spanking the big boys for what seems like forever. Given the market's knack for reverting to the mean, it doesn't take a financial genius to think that maybe, just maybe, right now might be a good time to bulk up on the big boys.

But if making that call is relatively straightforward, determining how, exactly, to do the bulking up is more of a challenge. Ready for the easy answer?

Two words: mutual funds.

Really?
Yep, and more particularly, mutual funds of the large-cap-growth persuasion.

Because they've been out of favor for so long now, large-cap growth stocks sport the market's sweetest relative valuations, with the likes of XTO Energy (NYSE: XTO), EchoStar (Nasdaq: DISH), and Nabors Industries (NYSE: NBR) all trading at or below the market's P/E despite earnings-growth estimates in excess of 15% for the next five years.

Meanwhile, such growth titans as Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO), Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM), and Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) are all trading some 30% below their respective 52-week highs.