Stocks Turn in Bullish Close

July 22, 2008

Stocks are definitely looking higher, volume accompanied the move today. Although I do not believe we are entering a new bull market I do believe this will help us move higher for a small time frame. Airlines and Financials are leading this rally, not what I want leading. However, I’ll take the upside. Keep your losses small and new positions small.

I am traveling Wednesday, looking forward to a change of scenery. However, I will still post about this crazy market!

Enjoy!

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Stocks Turn in Bullish Close

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Lockheed Martin Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

July 22, 2008

Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT)

Q2 FY08 Earnings Call

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Lockheed Martin Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

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Liberty Property Trust Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

July 22, 2008

Liberty Property Trust (LRY)

Q2 FY08 Earnings Call

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Liberty Property Trust Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

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Mohawk Industries, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

July 22, 2008

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (MHK)

Q2 FY08 Earnings Call

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Preferred Bank Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

July 22, 2008

Preferred Bank (PFBC)

Q2 2008 Earnings Call

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22 Jul 2008 16:00:00 - Top 5 Stocks up on Unusual Volume

July 22, 2008

Intraday Unusual Volume - Top 5 Up

Symbol	Volume % Change	Price % Change	News
FDRY	2292%	18.08%	news
ARTC	453%	24.09%	news
VLTR	330%	15.92%	news
ICLR	304%	82.43%	news
WIBC	279%	10.19%	news

22 Jul 2008 16:00:00 - Top 5 Stocks up on Unusual Volume

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Sector Performance Surrounding Earnings

July 22, 2008

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit:

Below we highlight the average performance of stocks in each sector on the first trading day following earnings reports this season. Since Alcoa (AA) reported on July 8th, Financial stocks that have reported earnings have averaged a gain of 5.48% on the day. This is by far the highest of any sector and highlights that investors most likely overdid things on the downside for many banks and brokers (at least in the short term).

Industrials have been the second best performing stocks on earnings, averaging a gain of 4.51% on the day. Healthcare is the only other sector where stocks have averaged gains in response to earnings.

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Earnings Preview: Boston Properties

July 22, 2008

Boston Properties (BXP), a REIT, is expected to report Q2 earnings before market open Wednesday, July 23, with a conference call scheduled for 10:00 a.m. ET.

Guidance

Analysts are looking for EPS of $1.17 on revenue of $364.14M. The consensus range for EPS is $1.15 to $1.19, while the consensus range for revenue is $345.71M to $375.01M, according to First Call. In May, Boston Properties acquired the General Motors Building and three other New York City buildings from Macklowe Properties for about $3.949B.

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What Do the S&P500 Dividend Yield and the 3-Month T-Bill Tell Us About Equities?

July 22, 2008

Barry Ritholtz submits:

Longtime readers of mine — going back to the email days 10 years ago — will note that at various times I have been bullish or bearish (or both, depending upon different sectors). Regardless of our investment posture, there is always a good faith effort to maintain an analytical rigor and intellectual discipline in our investment approach.

This means sometimes discarding attractive theories, or embracing counter-intuitive ones. It also means questioning your assumptions, stress testing your theories, and whenever possible, having your ideas "peer-reviewed" to identify weaknesses or possible theoretical holes. Blogging has been very helpful in that regard.

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Earnings Preview: Ryland Group

July 22, 2008

Ryland Group (RYL) is expected to report Q2 earnings after market close Wednesday, July 23, with a conference call scheduled for Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET.

Guidance

Analysts are looking for a loss of (79c) on revenue of $492.99M. The consensus range is ($2.16) to (18c) for EPS, and revenue of $450M to $538.14M, according to First Call.

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