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Your Daily Profit
July 10, 2009
*****Small-Cap Update
*****Oil Under $60
*****The Cusp Of Stabilization
*****Cold War Poltics
Fellow Investor,
Stocks were mixed today as the both the Dow and
S&P 500 closed down while the Nasdaq was up. Falling oil prices and
continued investor unease over earnings sent stocks mostly lower for the day.
The Dow closed down 36 points to 8,146, the Nasdaq
closed up 3 points to 1,756, and the S&P 500 closed down 4 points to end
the week at 879.
The Russell 2000, a widely-followed bellwether
index for small-cap stocks, closed up almost 2 points to end the week at 481.
Advancers in the small-cap space were lead today by
MTR Gaming (Nasdaq:MNTG)
up 51% on heavier than average volume. Through its subsidiary organizations, MTR
Gaming engages in the racing, gaming, and entertainment businesses. With nearly
3,000 employees, MTR
Gaming’s properties include Presque Isle Downs & Casino and Mountaineer
Casino in West Virginia.
Other small-cap winners include yesterday’s leading
decliner, American International Group
(NYSE:AIG) up 24%; Dana Holding Corp. (NYSE:DAN) up 38% on news of an analyst upgrade
based on the firm’s improved liquidity situation; and ca up 17% on announcing a signed agreement to build an offshore
liquefied natural gas facility near Macau, China.
Decliners include Community West Bancshares (Nasdaq:CWBC)
down 21%; Cordus Valley Bancorp (Nasdaq:CVLY)
down 13%; and Tower Financial
Corporation (Nasdaq:TOFC) down 12%.
*****Oil dropped below $60 a barrel as consumer
confidence came in below expectations. The belief is that when the American
consumer is not confident, he or she does not spend money.
That’s true to an extent. A brief look at airfare
and hotel deals will tell you that Americans are not traveling as much as we
have in the past. Indeed, just visit Yahoo! News and put in the term “hotel
bankruptcy” and you get over 1,100 results with articles highlighting the
latest hotel bankruptcies: tough time to be in the hospitality business.
And retail sales showed clearly that we aren’t
headed to the mall as much, either. But iPhones seem to be selling pretty well.
And foreclosure sales have been going pretty well, too.
As for oil, the schizophrenic International Energy
Agency (IEA) just raised its demand forecast for 2010 by 1.4 million barrels a
day. Seems like the IEA was just lowering estimates a couple weeks ago.
In any event, after taking profits on oil positions
in my Top Stock Insights and SmallCapInvestor PRO advisory
services, I’ll be looking to buy oil stocks again sometime in the next couple
of months. That’s because demand is only half the story on oil. (Click here to
find out more about Top Stock Insights and click here for SmallCapInvestor PRO.)
Oil companies are not investing as much to bring
new supply on line. So when demand does return, companies won’t be able to ramp
supply quickly enough. This will lead to demand outstripping supply. And prices
will rise. In fact, some believe supply and demand will reach parity in 5 years
or less. That’s a dangerous situation. And as an investor, you are almost
obligated to own oil stocks.
*****“We are at the cusp of stabilization…” So says
Stephen Stanley, chief economist at RBS Securities. Economists are raising
their growth forecasts for the second half of 2009 from 1.2% to 1.5%.
Granted, that’s not a big move, but we’ll take what
we can get. And maybe a little bullish talk will help consumer confidence.
Of course, consumers will probably notice when
unemployment averages 9.8% in 2010. The U.S. economy has changed in some
fundamental ways. The auto and finance industry job cuts may well be permanent.
And it could take a few years for new jobs to be created.
*****Cold
War politics are alive and well. At the G-8 meeting in Italy, Russian president
Medvedev pulled a coin from his pocket that he said represents the new world
currency. Medvedev even has the motto for this global currency worked out –
“unity in diversity” is printed on the coin that was minted in Belgium. Quaint,
isn’t it?
What does Russia hope to gain with this tactic?
Nobody wants to buy their bonds. And a global currency won’t give Russia any
new influence. Oil is priced in dollars, but even then, a new currency won’t
affect oil’s value, only its relative price.
So it would seem that Russia is simply messing with
the U.S. And that’s a strategy that could backfire, mainly because Russia has
no leverage. I’d expect to see other countries come out in support of the U.S.
dollar just because Russia doesn’t like it.
*****Now, here’s TradeMaster Daily Stock Alerts’
Jason Cimpl
with his weekly video chart analysis. Enjoy! Click here to
view the video.
*****As always, send me your comments, your
questions and your jokes to editorial@247investor.com.
Ian Wyatt
Editor
Daily Profit
P.S.
Next Wednesday I’m releasing an update to my Predictions issue for Top
Stock Insights. We did the first issue of it back in January to lay out
how investors should invest in 2009. We were spot on and make huge profits for
subscribers. This new update comes at a time when the market rally appears to be
petering out and investors really need solid data and investment ideas. Click
here to sign up for your copy and a 30-day trial to the service.
Posted
07-10-2009 4:52 PM
by
Ian Wyatt