The Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW)

They include the life insurers and discount brokers. Life insurers Prudential (PRU), Lincoln National (LNC), MetLife (MET) and others, objects of my recent disaffection (though, I proceeded to cover the shorts), are down again today after falling ye...

They include Schwab, Morgan Stanley and McDonald's. Housekeeping items: I am covering Schwab (SCHW), Morgan Stanley (MS) and McDonald's (MCD), as I try to be opportunstic and less dogmatic. I intend to reshort the names on any strength, I remain net...

I recently shorted Schwab (SCHW). Over the last six months, there have been NO insider buys while sales have totaled nearly 2 million shares. Insider sales have accelerated in the month of July.

Let's start the day by looking at the overnight and early-morning price action in the major asset classes. The rundown: S&P futures up 1; Nasdaq futures up 1; Nikkei down 1.5% (though it recovered from a large opening drop, it gave back the prior da...

Here it is. I am very light on the long side now. Here is my current short book (individual equities only): Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), McDonald's (MCD), Schwab (SCHW), Morgan Stanley (MS), Yahoo! (YHOO), Home Depot (HD), Lowe's (LOW), Grand Canyon ...

At $22.23. As I observed yesterday, the bank stocks look like they are laboring. This could cap market upside for now. I just reshorted Schwab (SCHW) at $22.23.

Namely, Schwab and McDonald's. I have added to my Schwab (SCHW) and McDonald's (MCD) shorts.

Let's take a peek at the overnight and early-morning price action along several major asset classes. S&P futures +1, Nazzies -2, Nikkei -, China's Shangha -, European Markets  -, euro +, crude -$0.55, gold +$6, 10-Year U.S. Note yields 2.52% (flat d...

Housekeeping items. I haven't got time for the pain and I have covered positions in Danaher (DHR), Schwab (SCHW) and Yahoo! (YHOO). Sacrifices to the short gods and losses in all three.

Let's take a peek at overnight and early-morning price action in the major asset classes. Exit light Enter night Take my hand We're off to never never land. -- Metallica, "Enter Sandman" Let's take a peek at overnight and early-morning price action ...

Let's take a peek at the overnight and early-morning price action in various asset classes. Quiet: S&P futures flat; Nikkei up; European markets down small; euro up; crude up $0.15 a barrel; gold up 5; and the 10-year U.S. note yields 2.53% (down a ...

Namely, Schwab, Home Depot and Lowe's. I added to the following individual stock shorts today: Schwab (SCHW) at $21.80, Home Depot (HD) at $80.62 and Lowe's (LOW) at $43.91.

Look for a dead-cat bounce in bond-equivalent stocks and for a correction in select financials. I expect a dead-cat bounce in bond-equivalent stocks (consumer staples, higher dividend yielders). I also anticipate certain sectors that have benefited ...

Presently, my favorite long is Monitise, and my favorite short is Schwab. Favorite long: Monitise (MONI.L). Favorite short: Schwab (SCHW).

Let's review. My look back at the week's daily diary highlights borrows its title from a popular 1960s BBC comedy show hosted by David Frost. On Monday, I began the week by looking at the market's loss of innocence. I put a lot of effort into this c...

Namely, Grand Canyon Education, Henry Schein and Schwab. Housekeeping item: I am covering my Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Henry Schein (HSIC) and Schwab (SCHW) shorts now.

Here's a look. I remain short the following names: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM), PowerShares QQQ (QQQ), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Danaher (DHR), Fastenal (FAST), Morgan Stanley (MS), Goldman Sachs (GS), Linco...

Let's review. My look back at the week's daily diary highlights borrows its title from a popular 1960s BBC comedy show hosted by David Frost. I began the week by keeping a close eye on the economy and summarized that data have been disappointing. Wh...

Below is a list of my current long and short positions. I am currently long Chimera (CIM), Citigroup (C), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) and Monitise (MONI.L) And I am currently short SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), iShares Russell...

I have added to both sides of my portfolio today. I added to Citigroup (C), Chimera (CIM) and SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) longs today. I also added to my shorts in Schwab (SCHW), Goldman Sachs (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS) and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B).