Month: May 2012

TDI Podcast: Trends and Cycles- Larry Williams and Mark Hanna

Guests: Larry Williams and Mark Hanna help us wade through the trends and cycles of the markets. Mark starts us off with a nice discussion about the IBD market trend and how that is derived. Then we get deeper into the markets and the areas that may provide some profitability.

Larry...

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Monster Beverage (MNST) – Where there is smoke….

Yesterday, the announcement of a potential deal struck me as obvious. Coca-Cola (KO) would be a direct beneficiary of the energy drink business which is booming. Adding the Monster brand to the mix could be instantly accretive if the price was right.

Combining the distribution alone would be a great deal...

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China is Slowing – Charting PMI and Leading Indicators

The much awaited manufacturing index for China was released overnight. We have been seeing a sharp weakening in the Flash Index which is a private report by HSBC. In other words it is not the “official” numbers prepared by the Chinese government. There is plenty of skepticism when it comes...

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