Friday, August 30, 2013

Investment Idea Sharing for August 31, 2013

This Week's Activity – August 31, 2013:
This week, the Dow ended at 14,810 down from 15,010 last week.  The market has been staying around 15,000 since May 7.  See the Dow chart here: http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=%5EDJI+Interactive#symbol=%5Edji;range=1y;compare=;indicator=volume;charttype=area;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=off;source=undefined;

I am still expecting to see a 15% drop in the world markets.  But, I cannot predict when this drop will happen, so while I wait, I continue to look for companies with good fundamental financial values that are near their 52 week lows.  My goal is to buy good companies whenever they are down.

Last week I found CIG (CEMIG a large electric utility in Brazil).  CIG operates 59 hydroelectric plants, 3 thermoelectric, 3 wind farms, owned 13,670 miles of transmission lines and 308,466 miles of distribution lines.  CIG has 7 red cells on StockEvaluator.xls so they do not show up on the “Short List”.  But, Yahoo Finance shows CIG as paying no dividend, my research at the CIG website showed CIG actually pays about an 8% dividend as recently as July 2013.  Their dividend is not guaranteed but is calculated as a percentage of profit and paid about twice a year.  CIG has Debt-to-Equity of 120% which is higher than my goal of 50%, but considerably LOWER than most of the other Utilities tracked in StockEvaluator.  Also, CIG is back to a 5 year low, but when they were under $8/share back in 2008-09, their revenues were about 30% lower.  Due to their high red cell count, Ultimate Stock Finder cannot recommend them to you as a good fundamental buy, but I decided to buy them this week after reading more of their news and company facts.  Due to their current high dividend, I am viewing them as a Buy and Hold, so my target sell price is $11.00, which they were at as recently as May 2013.  But if they do not go back up, I will hold them as long as they continue to pay the good dividend.

Here are some good links for CIG if you want to do more research to decide for yourself.


Yahoo Finance 10 Year Interactive Stock Price Chart:

Y Charts 5 Year Revenue Chart:


Zacks News story on most recent quarterly results (Aug. 14, 2013): http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cemigs-q2-earnings-y-y-124502751.html


StockEvaluator “Short List” shows only companies that are within 5% of their 52 week low AND have less than 5 Red cells.  This week 16 companies are on the short list.  I researched four of them.

SSI is Stage Stores, an off-price department store similar to Ross (ROST).  SSI was down this week because sales were only up 4%, Profits up 11%, full year revenue forecast was lowered to only 1%.  But Wall Street was expecting better.  At $18.63 / share, SSI is still way above their 2 year low of $11.22, and P/E is high at 21.2, but their financials all look good and they pay a 2.5% dividend.  I am not willing to buy them when they are so far above their 2 year low because I think the next market drop will drag them lower.


CHS is Chico’s FAS, is a women’s clothing retailer, with over 1,350 stores in the USA. Currently at $15.60, CHS hit a new 52 week low this week of $15.27.  Their quarterly earnings report was on Aug. 28, where they reported profits down 15% from last year, sales up 1.2% over last year, opened 112 new stores, but comparable store sales (open more than a year) fell 2.6%.  Wall Street was not expecting good news from CHS, so their stock did not drop much from last week.  P/B is a little high at 2.3 and Goodwill to Equity also a little high at 34%.  They pay a 1.4% dividend.  CHS is still way above their 2 year low of $9.94 and I am NOT willing to pay this much over their 2 year low.

FL is Foot Locker.  At $32.20 they are near their 52 week low of $31.07, but nowhere near their 2 year low of $17.79.

CAJ is Canon.  At $29.90, they are near their 52 week low of $29.81, and also near their price on March 23, 2009.  Their 10 year low was $22.05 on March 2, 2009.   Here is a link to their 10 year stock price chart: http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=CAJ+Interactive#symbol=caj;range=5y;compare=;indicator=volume;charttype=area;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=off;source=undefined;
Canon is a Japanese company and most Japanese companies are up by double digit percentages since last November when Japan elected a new Prime Minister and he started devaluing the Yen.  This devaluation caused the Nikkei 225 index to go from 8,676 on Nov. 12, 2012 to 13,388 on Aug. 30, 2013.  Two Japanese companies that did not follow this upward trend are Canon (CAJ) and Nikon (NINOY).  The only reason I can find for these two companies to be down is the lagging camera sales due to so many smartphones now having cameras. 
Here is a good article discussing this: http://seekingalpha.com/article/1657162-look-to-canon-for-an-excellent-yield-and-upside?source=yahoo    I would like to buy Canon and am keeping an eye on them, in case they drop more with an overall market drop.  Any of your ideas on this would be appreciated.  I also ran a special sort with StockEvaluator comparing CAJ with their 9 closest competitors.  Here is the link for you to download this special Canon comparison spreadsheet: http://www.ultimatestockfinder.com/stockevaluator_canon_comparison.xls

“Volatility” sort shows only companies that have: Average Daily Price Volatility >3% ;
Within 5% of their 52 week low ; Less than 6 Red cells and Profit >0%.  This week’s list has 8 companies.  The first one on the volatility list is SSI (read about it above in “Short List”).

Always double check the values from any website before you actually place a buy order, because mistakes in data do happen.   
MutualFundEvaluator “Short List” shows funds that are within 3% of their 52 week low AND have less than 3 Red cells.  This week’s list has 39 funds.  They are all Bond funds, which are continuing to go down in anticipation of The FED raising interest rates.  I am going to wait on making any bond fund buys in hopes they can go even lower.

You can download all these specially sorted spreadsheets at www.UltimateStockFinder.com

Next Monthly Meeting 2nd Tuesday of every Month:
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 , 7:30 PM at my house. 

Here are my Stock BUYs for This Week:
Buy   Company   Buy
Date  Bought     Price    Target Sell
----- ---------   -----  ------------
8/29   CIG        $7.90     $10.50

Here are my Stock SELLs for This Week:
Sell   Company   Sell     Buy       Buy
Date    Sold        Price   Price     Date
-----  ---------   -------  -------  ------------
none

Here are my Option (CALL or PUT) Sells for Last Week:
I only do Covered CALLs or Cash Secured PUTs
Option  Sell    Stock    Strike   Expiration   Option  
Type    Date   Symbol  Price      Date         Price    
------  ------  --------  ------  ----------  --------
None

StockEvaluator and Mutual FundEvaluator spreadsheets are available for download at www.ultimatestockfinder.com

Remember to send me any other stocks or mutual funds that you would like to see added to the Evaluator spreadsheets, and any other investing ideas, information or questions that you want to share.

Thanks,
John D.
______________________________________________

Visit Our Website UltimateStockFinder.com for More Investing Ideas:
At "Stock Evaluator", download various pre-sorted views of this week's StockEvaluator spreadsheet.  All the financial data is refreshed on Friday night into StockEvaluator which contains over 2,600 company stocks.  We will add any company you would like to the list. Download "StockEvaluator spreadsheet" at: http://www.ultimatestockfinder.com/ 
Also, you can sign in and view the Ultimate Stock Finder watchlist on Yahoo Finance

At “Mutual Fund Evaluator” download this weeks MutualFundEvaluator spreadsheet.
MutualFundEvaluator is also updated weekly and currently contains over 850 mutual funds.

Run the various Ctrl-_ sort commands in StockEvaluator and MutualFundEvaluator to bring the best companies to the top based on their key financial values. 

Also, View our YouTube training videos to learn how to use StockEvaluator and MutualFundEvaluator.

At "Training" read more information on how we do our investments.
   “Training Module 1 - Why Use StockEvaluator.xls  And How to Use It”
   "How We Use PUTs and CALLs to Minimize Risk and Increase Profit on Each Buy & Sell"
   "S&P 500 Total Return Comparison" spreadsheet for 25 year comparisons of many funds
   "Compare Annuity Returns, Expenses and Death Benefit v.s. Managing it Yourself"

At "Links" you can find our favorite links for good investing information including:
   Screener for New 52 week lows
   Screener for Good Fundamental Values
   Screener for Stocks with High Volatility
   Links that show current P/E values for the major worldwide indexes. 
   Current Prices and 52 week ranges for major commodities

Visit Our Blog and Facebook pages:

Remove Your Name from This Email Group:

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Saturday, August 24, 2013

Investment Idea Sharing for August 24, 2013

This Week's Activity – August 24, 2013:
This week, we have added 2 new fields in Mutual Fund Evaluator, 10 Year Average Return, and Bond Duration.  10 Year Return will give a longer term view that spans the crash of 2008-09.  Bond Duration is a measure of bond price volatility relative to central bank interest rate changes.  In simple terms, Bond Duration is the percentage the price of the bond will change when there is a 1% change in the interest rates on U.S. Treasury bonds. 
Here is the Investopedia definition of Bond Duration:  http://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/empirical_duration.asp  

This week, the Dow ended at 15,010 down from 15,081 last week.  The market has been staying around 15,000 since May 7.  See the Dow chart here: http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=%5EDJI+Interactive#symbol=%5Edji;range=1y;compare=;indicator=volume;charttype=area;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=off;source=undefined;

I am still expecting to see a 15% drop in the world markets.  But, I cannot predict when this drop will happen, so while I wait, I continue to look for companies with good fundamental financial values that are near their 52 week lows.  My goal is to buy good companies whenever they are down.

StockEvaluator “Short List” shows only companies that are within 5% of their 52 week low AND have less than 5 Red cells.  This week 13 companies are on the short list.  I researched three of them.

ZA is a fashion designer based in Shanghai with over 1,300 stores in China.  I read their news articles and viewed their website, but can’t find why they are down.  They have only been a public company since early 2011, and have gone down consistently since going public. 

CHS is Chico’s FAS, is a women’s clothing retailer, with over 1,350 stores in the USA. Currently at $15.75, CHS hit a new 52 week low this week of $15.48.  Their quarterly earnings call is on Aug. 28.  Wall Street is not expecting good news from CHS.  P/B is a little high at 2.3 and Goodwill to Equity also a little high at 34%.  CHS is still way above their 2 year low of $9.94 and pays a 1.4% dividend.  I am watching to see if they will go any lower after the earnings call.

OFIX is a medical implant company based on Curacao in Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean.  The news headlines about OFIX mention some class actions suits and late filing of NASDAQ forms, so I do not consider them as a safe company to buy.

SSI is Stage Stores, an off-price department store similar to Ross (ROST).  SSI was down this week because they missed Wall Street’s quarterly expectations.  SSI sales were only up 4%, Profits up 11%, full year revenue forecast was lowered to only 1%.  But Wall Street was expecting more.  At $19.98 / share, SSI is still way above their 2 year low of $11.22, and P/E is high at 20, but their financials all look good and they pay a 2.2% dividend.  I am watching to see if they will go any lower.

Volatility” sort shows only companies that have: Average Daily Price Volatility >3% ;
Within 5% of their 52 week low ; Less than 6 Red cells and Profit >0%.  This week’s list has 8 companies. 
BTH, I discussed in last weeks email. 

AEO is American Eagle Outfitters a retail fashion store similar to Abercrombie&Fitch.  Both of these fashion companies were down a LOT this week on poor sales and profits for the current quarter.  There is a long time before the Christmas shopping season gets rolling, so I am waiting for a lower price before considering a buy of AEO. 


Always check the values from any website before you actually place a buy order, because mistakes in data happen.   
MutualFundEvaluator “Short List” shows funds that are within 3% of their 52 week low AND have less than 3 Red cells.  This week’s list has 39 funds.  They are all Bond funds, which are continuing to go down in anticipation of The FED raising interest rates.  I am going to wait on making any bond fund buys in hopes they can go even lower.

You can download all these specially sorted spreadsheets at www.UltimateStockFinder.com

Next Monthly Meeting 2nd Tuesday of every Month:
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 , 7:30 PM at my house. 

Here are my Stock BUYs for Last Week:
Buy   Company   Buy
Date  Bought     Price    Target Sell
----- ---------   -----  ------------
none

Here are my Stock SELLs for Last Week:
Sell   Company   Sell     Buy       Buy
Date    Sold        Price   Price     Date
-----  ---------   -------  -------  ------------
none

Here are my Option (CALL or PUT) Sells for Last Week:
I only do Covered CALLs or Cash Secured PUTs
Option  Sell    Stock    Strike   Expiration   Option  
Type    Date   Symbol  Price      Date         Price    
------  ------  --------  ------  ----------  --------
None

StockEvaluator and Mutual FundEvaluator spreadsheets are available for download at www.ultimatestockfinder.com

Remember to send me any other stocks or mutual funds that you would like to see added to the Evaluator spreadsheets, and any other investing ideas, information or questions that you want to share.

Thanks,
John D.
______________________________________________

Visit Our Website UltimateStockFinder.com for More Investing Ideas:
At "Stock Evaluator", download various pre-sorted views of this week's StockEvaluator spreadsheet.  All the financial data is refreshed on Friday night into StockEvaluator which contains over 2,500 company stocks.  We will add any company you would like to the list. Download "StockEvaluator spreadsheet" at: http://www.ultimatestockfinder.com/ 
Also, you can sign in and view the Ultimate Stock Finder watchlist on Yahoo Finance

At “Mutual Fund Evaluator” download this weeks MutualFundEvaluator spreadsheet.
MutualFundEvaluator is also updated weekly and currently contains over 800 mutual funds.

Run the various Ctrl-_ sort commands in StockEvaluator and MutualFundEvaluator to bring the best companies to the top based on their key financial values. 

Also, View our YouTube training videos to learn how to use StockEvaluator and MutualFundEvaluator.

At "Training" read more information on how we do our investments.
   “Training Module 1 - Why Use StockEvaluator.xls  And How to Use It”
   "How We Use PUTs and CALLs to Minimize Risk and Increase Profit on Each Buy & Sell"
   "S&P 500 Total Return Comparison" spreadsheet for 25 year comparisons of many funds
   "Compare Annuity Returns, Expenses and Death Benefit v.s. Managing it Yourself"

At "Links" you can find our favorite links for good investing information including:
   Screener for New 52 week lows
   Screener for Good Fundamental Values
   Screener for Stocks with High Volatility
   Links that show current P/E values for the major worldwide indexes. 
   Current Prices and 52 week ranges for major commodities

Visit Our Blog and Facebook pages:

Remove Your Name from This Email Group:

If you want to be removed from this email distribution list, reply to me and I will delete your name.  You will still be able to check the Ultimate Stock Finder Blog and Facebook pages to read this same eMail update.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Investment Idea Sharing for August 17, 2013

This Week's Activity – August 17, 2013:
This week, I have changed the Ultimate Stock finder website from being yellow text on a black background to now be black text on a white background.  I hope you like this new web page layout and find it easier to read.  Next week, you will find 2 new fields in Mutual Fund Evaluator.  We are adding: 10 Year Average Return, and Bond Duration.  10 Year Return will give a longer term view that spans the crash of 2008-09.  Bond Duration is a measure of bond price volatility relative to central bank interest rate changes.  More on this next week.

This week, the Dow ended at 15,081 down from 15,425 last week and almost back down to the July 3 level.  This is the second big rise and fall since May 20, and this week’s drop is the largest weekly drop for all of 2013.   


I am still expecting to see a 15% drop in the world markets.  But, I cannot predict when this drop will happen, so while I wait, I will continue to look for companies with good fundamental financial values that are near their 52 week lows.  My goal is to buy good companies whenever they are down.

StockEvaluator “Short List” shows only companies that are within 5% of their 52 week low AND have less than 5 Red cells.  This week 12 companies are on the short list.  None of them look good to me.

Volatility” sort shows only companies that have: Average Daily Price Volatility >3% ;
Within 5% of their 52 week low ; Less than 5 Red cells ; Profit >0% and Dividend >1%.  This week’s list has only 1 company, BTH (Blyth Department Stores).  The Yahoo Finance “Key Statistics” page lists BTH “Profit Margin (ttm)” as 2.7%, but lower on the same web page Yahoo lists “Net Income Avl to Common (ttm)” as -$12.74M.  This negative net income should equate to a negative profit margin, so Yahoo is listing an incorrect value for the Profit Margin.  Always check the values from any website before you actually place a buy order, because I often find mistakes like this.   
MutualFundEvaluator “Short List” shows funds that are within 3% of their 52 week low AND have less than 3 Red cells.  This week’s list has 31 funds.  They are all Bond funds, which are continuing to go down in anticipation of The FED raising interest rates.  I am going to wait on making any bond fund buys in hopes they can go even lower.

You can download all these specially sorted spreadsheets at www.UltimateStockFinder.com

Next Monthly Meeting 2nd Tuesday of every Month:
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 , 7:30 PM at my house. 

Here are my Stock BUYs for Last Week:
Buy   Company   Buy
Date  Bought     Price    Target Sell
----- ---------   -----  ------------
none

Here are my Stock SELLs for Last Week:
Sell   Company   Sell     Buy       Buy
Date    Sold        Price   Price     Date
-----  ---------   -------  -------  ------------
none

Here are my Option (CALL or PUT) Sells for Last Week:
I only do Covered CALLs or Cash Secured PUTs
Option  Sell    Stock    Strike   Expiration   Option  
Type    Date   Symbol  Price      Date         Price    
------  ------  --------  ------  ----------  --------
None

StockEvaluator and Mutual FundEvaluator spreadsheets are available for download at www.ultimatestockfinder.com

Remember to send me any other stocks or mutual funds that you would like to see added to the Evaluator spreadsheets, and any other investing ideas, information or questions that you want to share.

Thanks,
John D.
______________________________________________

Visit Our Website UltimateStockFinder.com for More Investing Ideas:
At "Stock Evaluator", download various pre-sorted views of this week's StockEvaluator spreadsheet.  All the financial data is refreshed on Friday night into StockEvaluator which contains over 2,500 company stocks.  We will add any company you would like to the list. Download "StockEvaluator spreadsheet" at: http://www.ultimatestockfinder.com/ 
Also, you can sign in and view the Ultimate Stock Finder watchlist on Yahoo Finance

At “Mutual Fund Evaluator” download this weeks MutualFundEvaluator spreadsheet.
MutualFundEvaluator is also updated weekly and currently contains over 800 mutual funds.

Run the various Ctrl-_ sort commands in StockEvaluator and MutualFundEvaluator to bring the best companies to the top based on their key financial values. 

Also, View our YouTube training videos to learn how to use StockEvaluator and MutualFundEvaluator.

At "Training" read more information on how we do our investments.
   “Training Module 1 - Why Use StockEvaluator.xls  And How to Use It”
   "How We Use PUTs and CALLs to Minimize Risk and Increase Profit on Each Buy & Sell"
   "S&P 500 Total Return Comparison" spreadsheet for 25 year comparisons of many funds
   "Compare Annuity Returns, Expenses and Death Benefit v.s. Managing it Yourself"

At "Links" you can find our favorite links for good investing information including:
   Screener for New 52 week lows
   Screener for Good Fundamental Values
   Screener for Stocks with High Volatility
   Links that show current P/E values for the major worldwide indexes. 
   Current Prices and 52 week ranges for major commodities

Visit Our Blog and Facebook pages:

Remove Your Name from This Email Group:

If you want to be removed from this email distribution list, reply to me and I will delete your name.  You will still be able to check the Ultimate Stock Finder Blog and Facebook pages to read this same eMail update.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Investment Idea Sharing Aug. 10, 2013

This Week's Activity – August 10, 2013:
Remember this Tuesday Aug. 13 at 7:30pm is the next Investment Idea Sharing meeting at my house.

This week, the Dow ended at 15,425, down from 15,658 last week and almost back down to the 15,387 price of May 21, 2013.  The Japanese Nikkei 225 ended at 13,615 down from 14,466 last week and not even close to the 15,627 high it hit on May 22.  I found similar pricing for Germany (DAX, ^GDAXI),  Europe (Euronext 100, ^N100), Great Britain (FTSE 100, ^FTSE) and HongKong / China (Hang Seng, ^HSI).  All have given back any progress they had made between May 22 and now.


I am still expecting to see a 15% drop in the world markets.  But, I cannot predict when this drop will happen, so while I wait, I continue to look for companies with good fundamental financial values that are near their 52 week lows.  My goal is to buy good companies whenever they are down.

StockEvaluator “Short List” shows only companies that are within 5% of their 52 week low AND have less than 5 Red cells.  This week only 6 companies are on the short list. 
SFY is an oil and gas company from Texas, here is an article about them: http://seekingalpha.com/article/1599792-swift-energy-a-beat-up-company-with-large-upside-potential?source=yahoo.   

“Volatility” sort shows only companies that have: Average Daily Price Volatility >3% ;
Within 5% of their 52 week low ; Less than 5 Red cells ; Profit >0% and Dividend >1%.  This week’s list has only 1 company.  It is MDC (see above). 
MutualFundEvaluator “Short List” shows funds that are within 3% of their 52 week low AND have less than 3 Red cells.  This week’s list has 31 funds.  They are all Bond funds, which are continuing to go down in anticipation of The FED raising interest rates.  I am continuing to wait on any bond fund buys in hopes they can go even lower.

You can download all these specially sorted spreadsheets at www.UltimateStockFinder.com

Next Monthly Meeting 2nd Tuesday of every Month:
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 , 7:30 PM at my house. 

Here are my Stock BUYs for Last Week:
Buy   Company   Buy
Date  Bought     Price    Target Sell
----- ---------   -----  ------------
none

Here are my Stock SELLs for Last Week:
Sell   Company   Sell     Buy       Buy
Date    Sold        Price   Price     Date
-----  ---------   -------  -------  ------------
none

Here are my Option (CALL or PUT) Sells for Last Week:
I only do Covered CALLs or Cash Secured PUTs
Option  Sell    Stock    Strike   Expiration   Option  
Type    Date   Symbol  Price      Date         Price    
------  ------  --------  ------  ----------  --------
None

StockEvaluator and Mutual FundEvaluator spreadsheets are available for download at www.ultimatestockfinder.com

Remember to send me any other stocks or mutual funds that you would like to see added to the Evaluator spreadsheets, and any other investing ideas, information or questions that you want to share.

Thanks,
John D.
______________________________________________

Visit Our Website UltimateStockFinder.com for More Investing Ideas:
At "Stock Evaluator", download various pre-sorted views of this week's StockEvaluator spreadsheet.  All the financial data is refreshed on Friday night into StockEvaluator which contains over 2,500 company stocks.  We will add any company you would like to the list. Download "StockEvaluator spreadsheet" at: http://www.ultimatestockfinder.com/ 
Also, you can sign in and view the Ultimate Stock Finder watchlist on Yahoo Finance

At “Mutual Fund Evaluator” download this weeks MutualFundEvaluator spreadsheet.
MutualFundEvaluator is also updated weekly and currently contains over 800 mutual funds.

Run the various Ctrl-_ sort commands in StockEvaluator and MutualFundEvaluator to bring the best companies to the top based on their key financial values. 

Also, View our YouTube training videos to learn how to use StockEvaluator and MutualFundEvaluator.

At "Training" read more information on how we do our investments.
   “Training Module 1 - Why Use StockEvaluator.xls  And How to Use It”
   "How We Use PUTs and CALLs to Minimize Risk and Increase Profit on Each Buy & Sell"
   "S&P 500 Total Return Comparison" spreadsheet for 25 year comparisons of many funds
   "Compare Annuity Returns, Expenses and Death Benefit v.s. Managing it Yourself"

At "Links" you can find our favorite links for good investing information including:
   Screener for New 52 week lows
   Screener for Good Fundamental Values
   Screener for Stocks with High Volatility
   Links that show current P/E values for the major worldwide indexes. 
   Current Prices and 52 week ranges for major commodities

Visit Our Blog and Facebook pages:

Remove Your Name from This Email Group:
If you want to be removed from this email distribution list, reply to me and I will delete your name.  You will still be able to check the Ultimate Stock Finder Blog and Facebook pages to read this same eMail update.

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Investment Idea Sharing for August 3, 2013

This Week's Activity – August 3, 2013:
This week, the Dow ended at 15,658 a new all time high up from 15,558 last week.  The Japanese Nikkei 225 ended at 14,466 up from 14,130 last week. 



I am not counting on the world markets to keep going up and am still planning for a drop soon.  While I wait, I continue to look for companies with good fundamental financial values that are near their 52 week lows.

StockEvaluator “Short List” shows only companies that are within 5% of their 52 week low AND have less than 5 Red cells.  This week only 18 companies are on the short list.  RDS-A (Shell Oil) is back on the list again, I am watching it but not buying yet.  Two others are from China (ZA, ZX) and one from India (SLT) these three have low red cell counts, but I am reluctant to buy small Chinese or Indian companies due to my lack of faith in their accounting and reporting.   

“Volatility” sort shows only companies that have: Average Daily Price Volatility >3% ;
Within 10% of their 52 week low ; Less than 6 Red cells ; Profit >0% and Dividend >1%.  This week’s list has only 6 companies.  I have a buy order in for HMY at $3.30. 
MutualFundEvaluator “Short List” shows funds that are within 3% of their 52 week low AND have less than 3 Red cells.  This week’s list has 31 funds.  They are all Bond funds, which are continuing to go down in anticipation of The FED raising interest rates.  I am continuing to wait on any bond fund buys in hopes they can go even lower.

You can download all these specially sorted spreadsheets at www.UltimateStockFinder.com

Next Monthly Meeting 2nd Tuesday of every Month:
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 , 7:30 PM at my house. 

Here are my Stock BUYs for Last Week:
Buy   Company   Buy
Date  Bought     Price    Target Sell
----- ---------   -----  ------------


Here are my Stock SELLs for Last Week:
Sell   Company   Sell     Buy       Buy
Date    Sold        Price   Price     Date
-----  ---------   -------  -------  ------------
8/2     AAPL      $460    $410     4/17/2013

Here are my Option (CALL or PUT) Sells for Last Week:
I only do Covered CALLs or Cash Secured PUTs
Option  Sell    Stock    Strike   Expiration   Option  
Type    Date   Symbol  Price      Date         Price    
------  ------  --------  ------  ----------  --------
None

StockEvaluator and Mutual FundEvaluator spreadsheets are available for download at www.ultimatestockfinder.com

Remember to send me any other stocks or mutual funds that you would like to see added to the Evaluator spreadsheets, and any other investing ideas, information or questions that you want to share.

Thanks,
John D.
______________________________________________

Visit Our Website UltimateStockFinder.com for More Investing Ideas:
At "Stock Evaluator", download various pre-sorted views of this week's StockEvaluator spreadsheet.  All the financial data is refreshed on Friday night into StockEvaluator which contains over 2,400 company stocks.  We will add any company you would like to the list. Download "StockEvaluator spreadsheet" at: http://www.ultimatestockfinder.com/ 
Also, you can sign in and view the Ultimate Stock Finder watchlist on Yahoo Finance

At “Mutual Fund Evaluator” download this weeks MutualFundEvaluator spreadsheet.
MutualFundEvaluator is also updated weekly and currently contains over 700 mutual funds.

Run the various Ctrl-_ sort commands in StockEvaluator and MutualFundEvaluator to bring the best companies to the top based on their key financial values. 

Also, View our YouTube training videos to learn how to use StockEvaluator and MutualFundEvaluator.

At "Training" read more information on how we do our investments.
   “Training Module 1 - Why Use StockEvaluator.xls  And How to Use It”
   "How We Use PUTs and CALLs to Minimize Risk and Increase Profit on Each Buy & Sell"
   "S&P 500 Total Return Comparison" spreadsheet for 25 year comparisons of many funds
   "Compare Annuity Returns, Expenses and Death Benefit v.s. Managing it Yourself"

At "Links" you can find our favorite links for good investing information including:
   Screener for New 52 week lows
   Screener for Good Fundamental Values
   Screener for Stocks with High Volatility
   Links that show current P/E values for the major worldwide indexes. 
   Current Prices and 52 week ranges for major commodities

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