Technical Analysis Training Video

Here is a good video on technical analysis explained in easy terms. It includes an overview of MACD (moving average convergence/divergence and stochastics)

StockNod Stock Alert – ION

Here is an example of the StockNod Stock Alerts in action on a stock called ION Geophysical Corporation (IO).  Here is a link to the stock analysis chart for ION Geophysical

Stock Alerts

From the beginning of 2009 to present, you can see the frequency of alerts fired on IO.  The StockNod algorithm looks for ideal entry and exit points based on price and volume.  Over this time period, and investment of $10K turned into over $60K!

Profile of IO

ION Geophysical Corporation provides geophysical technology, services, and solutions for the oil and gas industry worldwide. It operates in four segments: Land Imaging Systems, Marine Imaging Systems, Data Management Solutions, and ION Solutions. The Land Imaging Systems segment offers cable-based, cable less, and radio-controlled seismic data acquisition systems, digital and analog geophone sensors, vibrator trucks, and source controllers for detonator and vibrator energy sources. The Marine Imaging Systems segment provides towed streamer and redeployable ocean bottom cable seismic data acquisition systems and shipboard recorders, streamer positioning and control systems, and energy sources comprising air guns and air gun controllers. The Data Management Solutions segment offers software systems and services, including Orca, a software product for towed streamer navigation and integrated data management applications; SPECTRA software system for seismic survey operations; GATOR software system for ocean bottom cable and transition zone operations; consulting services for planning, designing, and supervising survey operations; and post-survey analysis tools consisting of SPRINT navigation processing and quality control software for marine geophysical surveys, and REFLEX software for navigation and seismic data analysis. The ION Solutions segment offers seismic data processing and imaging services for marine and land environments, and a seismic data library, as well as integrated seismic solution services to manage the seismic process, such as survey planning and design, project oversight of data acquisition operations, advanced signal processing, final image rendering, and geophysical and reservoir analysis. The company was formerly known as Input/Output, Inc. and changed its name to ION Geophysical Corporation in 2007. ION Geophysical Corporation was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Excellent low P/E value buys

Quality companies with low price-to-book value ratios (P/BV) have outperformed companies with higher valuations for the past three-, ?ve- and 10-year periods.

Our search for undervalued companies to with price to book value ratios found three stocks in tech-related sectors: Kyocera (KYO), PC Connection (PCCC), and Thermo Fisher Scienti?c (TMO).

To ?nd the best stocks with low price-to-book value ratios, we used several additional criteria to make our selections.

We narrowed our list of companies by requiring: Value Line Financial Strength ratings of A or better, dividend payments increasing over time, low P/E ratios and good earnings prospects for the next 12-month and ?ve-year periods.

The company produces a vast array of products including semiconductor and electronic
components used in cell phones, routers, cameras, printers, automotive electronics and solar power-generating systems.

Kyocera’s materials, components and ? nished products are used in virtually all ? elds of industry.

After weak sales and earnings results in 2008 and 2009, we believe EPS will soar 63% during the next 12 months. KYO shares are undervalued at 11.9 times forward 12-month EPS. KYO is low risk.

PC Connection sells personal computers and related peripherals, software and networking products directly to business, education, government and consumers located primarily in the U.S.

The company sells, services and supports 130,000 brand-name products from its headquarters in New Hampshire and distribution center in Ohio.

EPS tripled during the past three-month and 12-month periods and will likely increase another 21% during the next 12 months. Sales increased 32% during the three months ended 9/30/10, led by a 54% increase in sales to large corporate accounts.

PCCC shares are undervalued at 10.3 times forward 12-month EPS and 0.90 times book value. PCCC is medium risk.

Thermo Fisher Scienti?c was created in 2006 when Thermo Scienti? c and Fisher Scienti?c merged. The combined company is a leading provider of life science and laboratory analytical instruments, equipment, reagents and supplies.

Thermo Fisher also provides software and services for medical and scienti?c research laboratories.

Management is focusing on further expanding operations in China. Sales increased 6% and EPS rose 15% during the three months ended 9/30/10.

EPS will likely advance 10% or more during the next 12 months. At 13.6 times forward 12-month EPS, TMO shares are inexpensive. TMO is very low risk.

Stocks spike after economic reports

Stocks rose sharply Wednesday after a batch of economic reports offered some hope that the U.S. economy was improving. Investors seized on encouraging readings on the labor market and Americans’ incomes while shrugging off a steep fall in new home sales and manufacturing orders.

The rebound suggests that investors are no longer counting on a rebound in the housing market to move the economy forward.

The upturn marked an abrupt reversal from earlier this week, when an exchange of artillery fire between North and South Korea led nervous investors to sell stocks and dash into gold, Treasurys and other assets often used as hiding spots.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 134.75, or 1.2 percent, to 11,171.12 in early afternoon trading.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 15.45, or 1.3 percent, to 1,196.18. The Nasdaq composite index rose 46.89, or 1.9 percent, to 2,541.80.

Safety assets moved lower as investors became more willing to take on risk. The dollar and gold both fell, while Treasury prices edged lower, pushing their yields higher. The yield on the 10-year note inched up to 2.85 percent from 2.77 percent Tuesday.

U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday. They will reopen for half-day sessions on Friday.

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Global anxiety has gold spiking

Gold prices continue to set records as investors look for a safe haven to ride out the storm. The price of gold keeps going up, setting records week after week. Gold rallied to record highs in Europe on Friday, with spot prices knocking on the door of $1,300 an ounce, as expectations grew that further quantitative easing could lead to volatility in the currency markets.

On Thursday it touched yet another new high, trading at $1,296.30 an ounce. Just two years ago, it was trading at about $900.

Low interest rates, a falling dollar and anxiety over holding government debt have prompted investors and central banks alike to buy the metal — something tangible instead of a promise.

To Weston, the gold rush reflects his clients’ diminishing trust in Wall Street and the federal government. Gold has fans in the tea party movement and among viewers of conservative cable-talk host Glenn Beck, who touts it on his show.

In financial circles, analysts credit the rising price of gold to an unlikely duo: investors seeking shelter and central bankers from India, Bangladesh and other developing countries. Both are wary of a falling dollar.

It starts with low interest rates. Central banks usually hold currencies from the world’s largest economies — dollars, pounds and yen — and then invest them in short-term bonds.

At the moment, interest rates in the United States and other developed countries are near record lows. Currencies tend to follow the path of interest rates, so not only do central banks get little return from buying dollars, but they face the prospect of the dollar falling even further. What’s the alternative?

To understand gold’s price surge, think of it as shifting between two roles, commodity and currency, said Barclays’ Cooper. When the majority of buyers use gold for jewelry and for filling teeth, it trades like a commodity and is relatively stable. In the 1990s, for instance, it traded between $300 and $400 an ounce. Gold is still well off its inflation-adjusted high. It hit $850 in ounce in 1980, which works out to about $2,250 in today’s dollars.

“Now you need to look at gold as wearing its currency hat,” she said. “It’s a barometer of investors’ concerns over the macroeconomic outlook.”

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