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This week is starting off like last week, as futures are green and the market looks primed to continue to climb the ladder to all-time highs. With Sequestration cuts looming on Friday, and all the hype like the fiscal cliff, one would think the market would be walking on egg shells instead of showing incredible strength.
We were given a 2% cut on our paychecks via the tax increases… Read More
We have written about AutoZone, Inc.(AZO) many times over the past year. This is a stock that has moved consistently to the upside since hitting $84 in late 2008. The stock price has been buoyed by great earnings and a strong buyback program. Last week Advanced Auto Parts (AAP) gave some weak guidance which shook the auto parts sector. AutoZone, Inc (AZO) took it on the chin falling nearly 6%… Read More
May 22nd Watchlist
What a great day yesterday, as the market shook off an opening drop and ramped up the rest of the day. Moves like that are the kind that options traders dream for… One directional! We haven’t had that in a few weeks, and most of the calls purchased Friday or at the open, were up big. Of course AAPL was the big winner as the 565 strikes… Read More
Autozone reported earnings this morning. Analysts were expecting an EPS of $4.44, Autozone reported $4.68. A key quote from Autozones press release,
“This past quarter marked our twelfth consecutive quarter of 20% growth in earnings per share and our twenty-first consecutive quarter of double digit growth.”
Growth stocks were all the buzz at the start of the year, and seemed to get old as we head towards the end of… Read More
