Category Archive for ‘Google’

February 19, 2009

Blog 500!

by Rick Rouse / 1 Comment / Posted in Oil, Option Trades, Commodities, Daily Update, Economic News, Sectors, Company Commentary, Stock Earnings, Earnings, Mergers and Acquisitions, Google, Gold, Yahoo / Microsoft, Strategies, IPOs, Financial Stocks, Market Analysis, Watch Lists, VIX, Apple

Well folks, its been nearly a year since we started the blog and today’s entry is my 500th. I guess that means one or two things. I talk too much or there has been a lot going on with the market. I guess you could say both but what isRead more

February 9, 2009

Sohu.com Helps Google Continue Its Rally

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Daily Update, Google, Option Trades

Sohu.com (SOHU, $49.30, up $3.69) is up 8% today after announcing earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations. The Chinese Internet company reported revenue of $121.6 million, up from $65.3 versus last year’s fourth quarter. Net income came in at $56.6 million, or $1.45 a share, compared with $15.1 million, orRead more

February 2, 2009

Google Earth Creating Buzz

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Daily Update, Google, Option Trades

Google (GOOG, $340.25, up $1.72) is set to unveil its updated Google Earth in a few hours and Wall Street is eagerly awaiting the update. The Google Earth mapping software is one of the most popular free downloads available but what the new Google Earth will soon be able toRead more

November 25, 2008

Google Up, Time To Short

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Daily Update, Google

Google (GOOG, $277.68, up $20.24) is trading higher this morning after saying it is “significantly” reducing the number of contract workers it uses, but has no plans at this time to lay off its own employees. Wall Street is applauding the news but I think it represents a great timeRead more

November 20, 2008

Update on AZO, ANF, AAPL, GOOG, BIDU

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Google, Company Commentary, Daily Update

Here are some updates on the trades we are following. AutoZone (AZO, $86.93, down $7.32) November 95 puts (AZOWS, $8.60, up $4.80) were profiled at 90 cents and traded as low as 75 cents on Tuesday. Sell them right now. If you were brave enough to roll with these NovemberRead more

November 13, 2008

Google Continues Lower

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Daily Update, Google

The bubble gum used on Google’s (GOOG, $284.12, down $6.88) attempt to hold the $300 dam did not hold yesterday as the bears gushed in. The stock had been testing new 52-week lows and $300 was providing the last line of support for Google. Now that shares are below thatRead more

November 12, 2008

Google Testing $300

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Google, Daily Update

Google (GOOG, $304.92, down $6.54) has been hovering the $300 mark for the past couple of days and it looks as though it’s just a matter of time before the stock falls below this level. Google is at a three-year low after a couple of analysts downgraded the stock thisRead more

November 6, 2008

Yahoo Jumps Despite Google Changing Mind

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Google, Yahoo / Microsoft, Daily Update

Yahoo (YHOO, $13.92, up $0.57) was back in the news again on Wednesday. The stock had a strong day despite the fact that Google (GOOG, $342.24, down $24.70) backed out of its advertising outsourcing agreement with the company. At one point, Yahoo traded as high as $14.84. There were manyRead more

October 16, 2008

Google Option Strangle Update

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Daily Update, Google

Google (GOOG, $323.66, down $15.51) and 24 hours later the trade is showing a 30% profit. Google is set to announce earnings after the bell so we can expect more volatility. The October 400 calls (GOPJT, $2.40, down $1.60) were at $5.10 and the October 290 puts (GGDVR, $9.00, upRead more

October 16, 2008

Market Stumbles Once Again

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Company Commentary, Daily Update, Sectors, Earnings, Google, Yahoo / Microsoft, Market Analysis

After taking one big step forward, the market took two steps back on Wednesday as the Dow fell 733 points, or 7.9%, to close at 8,577. Of course, we are not surprised because we have been preparing for it. Yesterday’s downfall was blamed on bad retail sales data as SeptemberRead more

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