Stocks

Wanting to talk market and picks.... anyone have anything they really like right now?

Ford is one of my rock solid picks right now. Down near the 52 week low and I think a strong buy at the moment. This stock doesn't move alot and really is a steady stock, but if played correctly you can make some money on the swings. I am also long on some shares that I am hoping I can stay long on for 8-10 years.

PBY is one I am playing daily now as well. That sector is bad however this stock seems to hold true. Insiders are buying right now, and that is always a sign of things to come.

Anything else people are liking?

P & G

Dividends

BBG -- Natural gas and oil play. Drills in the Rocky Mountain region. Has been hammered from $50+ 52 week high to the mid teens. Understand there is a huge over supply of natural gas that has crushed market prices, that being said I'm going to be long on this one hoping industries move to a cleaner burning fuel in the long run. You also have to be able to stomach some volatility. Picked up some shares just north of $17.

Brad - funny you should mention that sector.....was just thinking long term on Oil and was looking at natural gas as alternative. Always like the drillers, as they are the first of the first. Don't know much about the company, will research and get back to you. Very volatile just this week, which I love (since I day trade with a fair amount of my money) but being long on something with so much upside is a good thing too. Seeing the last years charts tells me alot and it may have bottomed out last month. Picking it up now may be a good play if you are planning on dumping at I would say around $30 ish

XOM, EROC, PAA, NUS, CTL. I am buying heavy into the pipelines. Most pay decent dividends and all of them are really beat up right now. I still think the auto industry is going to continue to struggle.

SAN formerly STD... so you can say you have STDs ... But seriously super diversified spanish bank. only like 20% of their holdings are spanish. 15% dividend right now give or take

I have never done stocks in my life. I have some money in a savings account earning 1%. I would like to put that to work/play around with. What websites are you guys using? This BBG company looks like something i would be interested in pursuing. A quick return would be nice but I can stick it out for the long run as well.

Thanks guys. good info so far.

if you are into a little risk, try UPIP

formally OPWV, Phone.com

they have over 200 patents and no overhead. They pretty much invented the mobile internet. They have a patent agreement with Microsoft and have court cases against Apple and RiM.
I'm not saying bet the farm. A ruling is expected this Fall. If it is favorable to UPIP, the stock price will increase dramatically. I wouldn't invest any retirement money, but if you have some play money, it could be a fun ride

Service-now is about to IPO. They're the 7th fastest growing company in North America.......if you're into tech stocks

if your into Oil gas...specifically NAt Gas...look at MLP's ( Master limited partnerships) huge tax advantages for MLP's great divdends, solid growth.

Dahmsy - Be very careful....we talk about this stuff like it is "easy" or you make money "every time" but it isn't. I don't want to say don't buy stock because it is a fun ride and you can make alot of money doing it but you have to know what you are doing. If I were jumping into the stock market for the first time I would say buy something you know about first. Look around at what you buy alot of and see if they are a public company. If they are do research on them. Find out all you can about their business and how they use their revenue. Once that is done and you think they are a solid company go ahead and buy some. Buy for the LONG TERM first. If you buy to trade (like many of us do) you need to know a bit more and understand when to buy and sell. Some of us do it daily, hourly even minute by minute. Just don't want you to jump in without your research. Someone once told me "of the poeple who jump into buying stocks 98% don't make money" that is very true because they see it drop then sell and get scared very easy. Know your risk tolerance and be patient. Have fun too! It is a great ride, but the UPS come with voilent downs too...just like a roller coaster.

I have been making money getting in/out of SalesForceDotCom. It seems to run up/down. I have made 5% 5 times over the last year.

Chipolte and Amazon have been good to me. I commonly pick them up on big down days.

I also like Ford long term but they will be flat while europe is hurting.

GD, are you buying and selling online? Sounds like you are buying low and selling high, why not short the stock when it is high? I have yet to short a stock but believe it would be easier to make money when the stock is tanking(and don't tell me that you could lose more money than you invest if the stock goes up to a million when you short it)

GD - The Ford play is actually my daily play. That is because it isn't too volitile, and you can tell where it is going most weeks. I am in Ford for the Long term as well, as I am buying more than I play with daily. But, if F gets down to $5 I am going to bet the farm. It will be $14-$16 in the next 18 months so if I can get a ton of it at $5 I am in. It may go lower but I can make small chunks daily on the lows.

PBY has done really well for me lately. Might want to check it out!

If your into Bio Tech check out ANIK. This one is flying under the radar. I'm long and got in at right around $9. They already have a proven revenue stream and are growing internationally. They also have a current product under review with the FDA. Again, if you can withstand some volatility you might want to check it out. They also have a great balance sheet with little debt.

Ford is definitely doing so great stuff these days. If they fall far below $10, I will also pull the trigger on a bunch.

I really like BAD days on the market -- buying good companies on bad days. Buy on weekness, buy more on more weakness and sell after the recovery.Rinse & repeat.

^^^^ Day trading 101....lol

Brad - will look at ANIK.... little debt and solid balance sheet makes for a good company usually....will do the research Thanks!

Sold CRM (SalesForce.Com) today at $142 today after buying one week ago for $130 for a 9% profit. Will buy it again on the next ugly day.

BRCM looks good. Has a nice trend, and is starting to break out. I have few shares.
Check out CLNE. This is a stock that N. Pelosi and her husband own. Usually a good trading stock.
F is really weak. Sitting on a strong support. If it falls there is no support so it could drop hard.
I just took my profits on IWM today. Not much buying today just some short covering.

Brad . That was a nice trade on BBG. Are you still in it? 25% return. You only need 1 or two trades a year like that.......

Jo the question should be "Why not short?" . If you don't you are missing the otherside of the trade. My last short was SCSS . Made a nice 20% return. THis is a crappy stock to trade though. I am long on it now, and no profit yet just breaking even ,but it went up 3% today .

Thanks Dennis, yeah I'm still in BBG. If it continues it's run I will probably take some profits off the table. I've learned from experience "pigs get fed, hogs get slaughtered..." That being said I like the "long term" prospects of natty gas.

Got back into SalesForceDotCom at 127 this morning -- hope to dump it again for a 10% gain in a week or two.

Got out today at $140. Will get back in with the next major decline...

Back in at 128 this morning. Hope to sell within a week.