ANN will squeeze higher today on better than expected results. You need to pay attention to this trade: retail names with large short positions. Think CROX.
Everyone is betting against retail because fuckers from the midwest are on meth, unemployed and plain old stupid. However, you forget how rich your NYC/LA masters are. NYC alone can carry many of these retail names, AND MORE. Having said that, I am comfortable long PSUN, THQI and will look to buy LIZ. My only reservation with LIZ is the fact that JCP stole Claiborne from under them, leaving LIZ with an uncertain future. However, if management is successful in developing their new brands, LIZ can really, really rip higher.
I know the futures are pointing to a lower open; but I will be shocked if we close down today. Bernanke is a manic without a leash and is hellbent on biting short sellers in the face.
CSCO announced a gargantuan $10 billion share buyback . Expect mergers and buybacks to reign supreme, especially on market pullbacks. In other words, there is a put in this market.
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