tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73424030533479405682024-03-13T04:29:09.145-07:00MasterTraderA little bit on my background, I have been trading for over 6 years,i intend to give a lot of value on my blogs, I will be sharing ideas on the general markets, stocks that come on my radar with potential buy or sell opportunities, lessons on how to read price and volume action on stocks and what to look out for on a weekly and daily chart .If you are new to trading this will be of immense value to you, I urge you to comment and welcome any questions, suggestions and ideas.John Otayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455561499142275058noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342403053347940568.post-5350945898540244042012-03-12T10:34:00.002-07:002012-03-12T16:10:28.607-07:003 WEEKS TIGHT PATTERN<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>3 weeks tight pattern</em></strong> is defined as three weekly closes of a stock price each within a 1% close of the previous week. A <strong><em>3 weeks tight pattern</em></strong> and sometimes it could be 4 weeks depending on the overall market indicates the stock is trading at a tight price range on low volume ideally, this action points to institutional support.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you are new to investing, I want you to read the definition of a <strong><em>3 weeks tight pattern</em></strong> again and again until you fully memorise and understand it, why? This simple pattern can be the difference between you making or losing money in the stock market when done right by following a few simple rules set out below.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As a new trader you are bombarded with so many trading strategies and techniques that you end up confused and losing money, if all you do was to pick one strategy like a <strong><em>3 weeks tight Pattern</em></strong> or any strategy that you resonate with you and focus purely on learning, researching, back testing this strategy until you comfortable enough to start trading with it then you are way ahead of 90% of new traders out there that try everything new out there and end up losing money.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let us look at a recent example of a <strong><em>3 weeks tight pattern </em></strong>had you been looking out for could have made you a lot of money.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>APPLE Inc</strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><!-- copy and paste. Modify height and width if desired. --> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/741940a2-6957-4252-90c9-71c471b86e02/03.12.2012-17.06.28.png"><img class="embeddedObject" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/741940a2-6957-4252-90c9-71c471b86e02/03.12.2012-17.06.28.png" alt="" width="904" height="498" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Apple went on to move from an entry point of $431.46 (add 10cents to the price of the highest bar within the 3 weeks pattern) to $545.17 where it presently at that is a huge $113.71 move in 6 weeks!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another example is <strong>Visa,Inc</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><!-- copy and paste. Modify height and width if desired. --> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/3736c7eb-0381-4a11-83f8-36c8e738f2dd/03.12.2012-17.07.51.png"><img class="embeddedObject" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/3736c7eb-0381-4a11-83f8-36c8e738f2dd/03.12.2012-17.07.51.png" alt="" width="871" height="505" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>RULES FOR 3 WEEKS TIGHT PATTERN</strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong> </strong></div></strong><ol><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div> <li style="text-align: justify;">Price must clear the buy point on strong volume before initiating a position, do not buy just because you have seen a 3 week pattern form.</li><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div> <li style="text-align: justify;">Volume on break out must be above 40% above average or greater than the last 6 weeks at least.</li><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div> <li style="text-align: justify;">General market must be in a confirmed uptrend, do not buy if market is in a correction phase.</li><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div> <li style="text-align: justify;">Avoid thinly traded stocks or stocks that trade under 500,000 shares daily.</li><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></ol><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The markets has had a good run since October last year and many leading stocks are extended beyond their buying range, a 3 week tight pattern offers a secondary entry point for investors, on my watchlist this week are a couple stocks that may fall in this category, such as</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc</strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><!-- copy and paste. Modify height and width if desired. --> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/bbc29645-c10c-4947-93e8-7b8ae16f6b92/03.12.2012-17.11.57.png"><img class="embeddedObject" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/bbc29645-c10c-4947-93e8-7b8ae16f6b92/03.12.2012-17.11.57.png" alt="" width="890" height="499" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong> F5 Network Inc</strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><!-- copy and paste. Modify height and width if desired. --> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/54166358-3629-4dc7-9855-c0651f47c2dd/03.12.2012-17.15.18.png"><img class="embeddedObject" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/54166358-3629-4dc7-9855-c0651f47c2dd/03.12.2012-17.15.18.png" alt="" width="879" height="475" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Charts from finviz.com.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Happy Trading</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">John O.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Please post comment or questions below</strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>John Otayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455561499142275058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342403053347940568.post-18142329247103375122012-03-07T00:40:00.004-08:002012-03-08T00:48:35.676-08:00Cloud Computing,The Future<div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">What is </span><a title="Cloud Computing" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae_DKNwK_ms" target="_blank" style="font-size: 100%; ">Cloud Computing</a><span style="font-size: 100%; ">?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Cloud computing enables you to access files and programs on your computer from across a network such as the internet. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Cloud computing is no new technology ,everyone of us at some stage has used some form of cloud computing technology, how be it on a small scale. If you have an e-mail account with a Web-based e-mail service like Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail or Gmail, then you've had some experience with cloud computing. Instead of running an e-mail program on your computer, you log in to a Web e-mail account remotely. The software and storage for your account doesn't exist on your computer -- it's on the service's computer cloud. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-size: 100%; "><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="icloud" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb922FsViCY" target="_blank">icloud</a></span></strong><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> a service provided by Apple for it users to transfer information and data automatically between devices such as the iphone and ipad</span></span><strong style="font-size: 100%; ">. <a title="Amazon Cloud Player" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkQ55Iij-1M" target="_blank">Amazon Cloud Player</a></strong><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">which provides easy streaming of your music to any device without having to save them on your hard drive first.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">There are many advantages for companies and individuals to use a cloud computing service such as time and cost savings, easy access to applications and data from anywhere and anytime. There are a few concerns such as security and privacy which are being addressed, my view is companies that provide cloud computing services have their reputation to protect so it is very important for them to have reliable security measures in place to keep their clients happy or else they will be out of business.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Read article on how cloud computing works </span></span><a title="how cloud computing works" href="http://computer.howstuffworks.com/cloud-computing/cloud-computing.htm" target="_blank" style="font-size: 100%; ">here</a></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">As a trader i am more interested in the companies that are major players in the cloud computing field and are growing their business aggressively,by this i mean growing sales over 25% and EPS over 25% quarterly. Two companies have come on my radar and as the overall market is in a correction right now, this an ideal time to look for a secondary entry points that may reveal themselves soon,lets take a closer look at these stocks.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-size: 100%; ">RACKSPACE HOSTING (RAX)</strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Rackspace Hosting, Inc. provides cloud computing services, managing Web-based IT systems for small and medium-sized businesses, and large enterprises worldwide. Its service offering combines hosting on dedicated hardware and on multi-tenant pools of virtualized hardware in a way that suits each customer's requirements. The company offers dedicated cloud services comprising customer management portal and other management tools for managing the data center, network, hardware devices, and operating system software; and public cloud that provides pooled computing resources delivered on-demand over the Internet to manage a pool of computing resources across a larger base of customers and deliver computing resources to businesses when they need them. It offers cloud servers for computing, and cloud files for storage, as well as cloud applications, such as email, collaboration, and file back-ups; and hybrid hosting that provides hosted computing on dedicated hardware and on pools of shared resources. The company also offers customer support services. It sells its service suite through direct sales teams, third-party channel partners, and online ordering. The company was formerly known as Rackspace.com, Inc. and changed its name to Rackspace Hosting, Inc. in June 2008. Rackspace Hosting, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-size: 100%; ">Current Earnings </strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">EPS % Chg (Last Qtr) 80%</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Last 3 Qtrs Avg EPS Growth 66%</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-size: 100%; ">Annul Earnings</strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">3 Yr EPS Growth Rate 42%</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-size: 100%; ">Sales</strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Sales % Chg (Last Qtr) 32%</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">3 Yr Sale Growth 24%</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><!-- copy and paste. Modify height and width if desired. --> <div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/dac41920-9b30-4f35-a4f8-1a908a07bea0/03.07.2012-08.13.59.png" style="font-size: 100%; "><img class="embeddedObject" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/dac41920-9b30-4f35-a4f8-1a908a07bea0/03.07.2012-08.13.59.png" alt="" width="858" height="494" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-size: 100%; ">Salesforce.com Inc (CRM)</strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">salesforce.com, inc. provides customer and collaboration relationship management (CRM) services to various businesses and industries worldwide. It also offers a technology platform for customers and developers to build and run business applications. The company's Salesforce CRM services enable customers and subscribers to record, store, analyze, share, and act upon business data, and to help businesses manage customer accounts, track sales leads, evaluate marketing campaigns, and provide post-sales service. It markets sales force automation features of its application services under the Sales Cloud brand name; and customer service and support automation features under the Service Cloud brand name. The company also provides various collaboration cloud products, such as Chatter, Chatter Plus, Chatter Mobile, Chatter Free, and Chatter.com that provide a private and secure corporate social network for companies of various sizes. In addition, it markets Force.com, a cloud computing platform under the Custom Cloud brand name that enables customers and developers to build complementary applications; and AppExchange, an online directory that provides customers to browse, test-drive, share, and install applications developed on Force.com platform. Further, the company offers professional services comprising consulting, implementation, and training services. salesforce.com, inc. markets its services primarily through its direct sales, and referral and indirect sales. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-size: 100%; ">Current Earnings </strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">EPS % Chg (Last Qtr) 39%</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Last 3 Qtrs Avg EPS Growth 20%</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-size: 100%; ">Annul Earnings</strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">3 Yr EPS Growth Rate 40%</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-size: 100%; ">Sales</strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Sales % Chg (Last Qtr) 38%</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">3 Yr Sale Growth 28%</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><!-- copy and paste. Modify height and width if desired. --> <div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/da60f7c3-030e-4e84-a217-a541c64f38d8/03.07.2012-08.07.44.png" style="font-size: 100%; "><img class="embeddedObject" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/da60f7c3-030e-4e84-a217-a541c64f38d8/03.07.2012-08.07.44.png" alt="" width="878" height="495" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Charts and Info courtesy of Finviz.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">A few other stocks in this field look promising such as </span></span><strong style="font-size: 100%; ">Fusion io, Inc (FIO)</strong><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> which is relatively new but is growing rapidly, the key is to do the research and get in early before the masses.</span></span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Happy Trading.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-size: 100%; ">PLEASE RATE AND COMMENT BELOW</strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-size: 100%; ">PLEASE RATE AND COMMENT BELOW</strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span></div></span></div>John Otayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455561499142275058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342403053347940568.post-38542574041798671712012-02-29T12:12:00.003-08:002012-02-29T13:02:22.377-08:00The Future is Mobile Payment<div style="text-align: justify;">Google, Mastercard, Barclaycard, Ebay, Visa, Amazon, to name a few, what do all these companies have in common? The answer, mobile payments!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">They all see mobile payments as the future and are gearing up their efforts to make this a reality sooner than we all might think.</div><p align="left" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Mobile payment</strong> is an alternative payment method. Instead of paying with cash, cheque or credit cards, a consumer can use a mobile phone to pay for a wide range of services and digital or hard goods such as:</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div> <li style="text-align: justify;">Music, videos, ringtones, online game subscription or items, wallpapers and other digital goods.</li><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div> <li style="text-align: justify;">Transportation fare (bus, subway or train), parking meters and other services</li><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div> <li style="text-align: justify;">Books, magazines, tickets and other hard goods. </li></ul><div><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p align="left" style="font-size: 12px; "></p><span style="font-size: 12px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/njjREhucsLE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> </div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And why is this important ?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Firstly the technology, <a title="NFC" href="http://news.investors.com/article/577545/201107071550/google-others-line-up-as-mobile-commerce-era-nigh.htm" target="_blank">NFC</a> (Near Field Communication), that allows<a title="mobile payment" href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/02/23/mobile-payments-life-is-more-secure-in-the-cloud/" target="_blank"> mobile payment </a>and other remote transactions via smartphone has been around for awhile but has been gaining traction recently, analyst predict a 1.5b growth in the number of handsets with NFC capability over the next 3 years.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">More recently Visa the world’s largest payment processor announced a major partnership deal with Vodafone that will allow mobile phone customers to pay for goods and services using their handset, read full article on <a title="Visa" href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1087e04-6132-11e1-a738-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1nf78KFJI" target="_blank">Visa</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Google, Barclaycard, Paypal are all ramping up activity in this new and competitive market.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">All this bodes well for an investor looking for an early opportunity to invest in an emerging market with good growth potential, a few stocks on my radar that could do well when mobile payments finally take off and have an integral part to play in this new and exciting market are Verifone (PAY), NCR Corp (NCR), Global Payments (GPN), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Broadcom (BRCM), let us take a closer look at them below.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Verifone (PAY)</strong></div></strong><!-- copy and paste. Modify height and width if desired. --> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/a85a07bc-86c4-4fe0-88bc-2110d0a5ab57/02.28.2012-11.33.46.png"><img class="embeddedObject" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/a85a07bc-86c4-4fe0-88bc-2110d0a5ab57/02.28.2012-11.33.46.png" alt="" width="786" height="467" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Verifone Systems, Inc. designs, markets, and services electronic payment solutions in North America and internationally. It provides system solutions, including countertop electronic payment systems that accepts magnetic, smart card, contactless/ radio frequency identification(RFID) cards, and near field communication(NFC) enabled mobile phones; secure PIN pads that support credit and debit transactions; and wireless system solutions that support Internet protocol-based code division multiple access, general packet radio service, bluetooth, and wireless fidelity technologies. The company also offers products for consumer-activated functionality at the point of sale; contactless/NFC payment solutions consisting of contactless readers primarily for consumer-activated transactions with contactless cards, tokens, and NFC-enabled mobile phones; and Gemstone family of products comprising integrated electronic payment systems for petroleum companies. In addition, it provides server-based payment processing software and middleware; unattended and self-service payments hardware and software integration modules, such as vending machines, ATMs, ticketing kiosks, petroleum dispensers, public transportation turnstiles and buses, self-checkout, bill payment, and photo finishing kiosks; retail bank branch solutions; mass transportation solutions; and network access solutions. Further, the company offers client services, customized application development, advertising publishing, taxi payments and advertising, cardholder data security, annual software maintenance program, and repair services. It serves financial institutions, payment processors, petroleum companies, large retailers, taxi fleets, government organizations, healthcare companies, independent sales organizations, and advertisers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>NCR Corp (NCR)</strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><!-- copy and paste. Modify height and width if desired. --> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/9738ef8e-7c5e-4bba-b493-fdf62c3f222f/02.28.2012-11.16.08.png"><img class="embeddedObject" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/9738ef8e-7c5e-4bba-b493-fdf62c3f222f/02.28.2012-11.16.08.png" alt="" width="832" height="457" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">NCR Corporation provides technologies and services that enable businesses to connect, interact, and transact with their customers in the financial industry worldwide. It offers financial-oriented self service technologies, such as ATMs; cash dispensers; software solutions, including the APTRA application suite; and consulting services related to ATM security, software, and bank branch optimization for financial institutions, retailers, and independent deployers. The company provides self-service kiosks to the retail and hospitality, travel and gaming, healthcare, and entertainment industries; retail-oriented technologies, such as point of sale terminals, bar code scanners, software and services; wireless self-check-in/out for patients with information systems and physician practice for management systems; check and document imaging solutions consisting of hardware, software, and consulting, and support services that enable capture, processing, and retaining of check and item-based transactions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Global Payment (GPN)</strong></div></strong><!-- copy and paste. Modify height and width if desired. --> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/e9de3590-84b3-404b-88d7-692032e0c197/02.28.2012-11.40.03.png"><img class="embeddedObject" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/e9de3590-84b3-404b-88d7-692032e0c197/02.28.2012-11.40.03.png" alt="" width="764" height="465" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Global Payments Inc. provides electronic transaction processing services for merchants, independent sales organizations (ISO), financial institutions, government agencies, and multi-national corporations located in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. It offers a comprehensive line of processing solutions for credit and debit cards; business-to-business purchasing cards; gift cards; and electronic check conversion and check guarantee, verification, and recovery, including electronic check services, as well as terminal management. The company also offers proprietary software products to establish revolving check cashing limits for the casinos' customers in the gaming industry. In addition, it sells, installs, and services automated teller machine and point of sale terminals; and provides card issuing services, including card management and card personalization. The company markets its products directly, as well as through ISOs, retail outlets, trade associations, alliance bank relationships, and financial institutions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI)</strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/f515de6e-47f2-479e-949f-ea9c1a8c24a0/02.28.2012-11.49.13.png"><img class="embeddedObject" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/f515de6e-47f2-479e-949f-ea9c1a8c24a0/02.28.2012-11.49.13.png" alt="" width="790" height="458" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">NXP Semiconductors NV, through its subsidiary NXP B.V., provides mixed signal solutions and semiconductor components primarily in Japan, Europe, South Korea, Rest of Asia Pacific, and the Americas. It offers small signal, power, and integrated discretes; and amplifiers, bipolar transistors, data converters, diodes, rectifiers, microcontrollers, sensors, and thyristors. The company's products are used principally in automotive, identification, mobile, consumer, computing, wireless infrastructure, lighting, and industrial applications. It also develops audio and video multimedia software solutions for mobile phones.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Broadcom Corp (BRCM)</strong></div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><!-- copy and paste. Modify height and width if desired. --> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/7b030e2d-57b5-435e-a1d0-3bad2ed2cbe1/02.28.2012-11.55.56.png"><img class="embeddedObject" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/7b030e2d-57b5-435e-a1d0-3bad2ed2cbe1/02.28.2012-11.55.56.png" alt="" width="763" height="449" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Broadcom Corporation designs and develops semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. It provides a portfolio of system-on-a-chip (SoC) and software solutions for the manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices, which enable the delivery of voice, video, data, and multimedia content to the home, office, and mobile environment. Its broadband communications products include cable modem SoCs; femtocell SoCs; MPEG/AVC/VC-1 encoders and transcoders; xDSL, passive optical network, and cable modem customer premises equipment and central office solutions; powerline networking SoCs; and digital cable, direct broadcast satellite, terrestrial, and Internet protocol (IP) set-top box integrated receiver demodulators. The company's mobile and wireless products comprise Wi-Fi and Bluetooth SoCs, wireless connectivity combo chips, global positioning system SoCs, multimedia processors, applications processors, power management units, VoIP SoCs, mobile TV SoCs, and near field communications tags. Its infrastructure and networking products include Ethernet copper transceivers, Ethernet controllers and switches, backplane and optical front-end physical layer devices, security processors and adapters, and broadband processors. The company markets and sells its products through direct sales force, distributors, and manufacturers' representatives in the United States, as well as through regional offices, and a network of independent distributors and representatives in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Charts and Company Info courtesy of www.finviz.com.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mobile payment it seems is here to stay but much depends on integration by the retailers and public acceptance of this new way of payment, from the charts above we see that these companies have come a long way of their lows in 2011 and are at potential buy areas,some like PAY have broken out,in my next blog we will look at ways to trade this and what investment vehicle will work best such as OPTIONS more specifically using LEAPS ( LONG TERM ANTICIPATION SECURITIES).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Be Safe and Serene.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">John O</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>John Otayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455561499142275058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342403053347940568.post-88446441926029930472012-02-14T10:29:00.002-08:002012-02-21T04:08:34.206-08:00Spirit Airlines (SAVE) Bull Flag Breakout<span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,238)">As a trader, one of the key rules in finding great stocks with good upside potential is to look for what companys the big institutional investors are quietly buying but are still under the radar to most investors.</span><br /><br /><div><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,238)font-size:13px;" ><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,238)">How do you find these stocks ?</span></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:0;"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px"><br /></span></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,238)">The key is to watch the volume and price action of a stock with good fundamentals,especially when the stock has been thinly traded in the past.</span></div><br /><br /><div><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,238)font-size:13px;" ><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,238)">One such stock that has come on my radar and is one to watch is Spirit Airlines, Inc,(SAVE).</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,238)"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,238)">Spirit Airlines empowers customers to save money on air travel by offering ultra low base fares with a range of optional services for a fee, allowing customers the freedom to choose only the extras they value. This innovative approach grows the traveling market and stimulates new economic activity while creating new jobs. Spirit's modern fleet, configuration and other innovations enable Spirit to burn less fuel per seat than competitors, making Spirit one of the most environmentally-friendly U.S. carriers. Spirit's all-Airbus fleet currently operates more than 175 daily flights to over 45 destinations throughout the U.S., Latin America and Caribbean.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,238)"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,238)">With such a sound business model and in the current economic climate where everyone is looking to save money it is no surprise ,why institutional investors like this stock.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,238)"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,238)">The airline went public in may last year at $12 and has been thinly traded since then until recently,but interestingly last 3 quarters average EPS growth is 329%!, EPS change last quarter 117%,sales last quarter 42%. Spirit Airlines announce earnings on Feb16,if it beats earnings then this one to watch for the right buying opportunity.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,238)"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,238)">Technically the chart shows a bull flag breakout pattern, the stock has a had a good run up since mid January and a four day correction which was very constructive on low volume which is what you want to see with a bull flag pattern, a potential entry point will be around the $20.05 price level . </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,238)">View chart below.<br /><br /><br /><!-- copy and paste. Modify height and width if desired. --><a href="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/1f8a75c1-d493-42e6-abda-a3fe509d3d32/02.21.2012-12.06.46.png"><img class="embeddedObject" border="0" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/JonnyBlaze/folders/Snagit/media/1f8a75c1-d493-42e6-abda-a3fe509d3d32/02.21.2012-12.06.46.png" width="915" height="520" /></a></div></span></div>John Otayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455561499142275058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342403053347940568.post-57914405412063085292008-12-10T12:26:00.000-08:002008-12-10T12:32:32.733-08:00The InternetThe subject of electronic marketing will not be complete without at least<br />mentioning the network or all computer networks, known as the Internet. <br />Founded over 20 years ago by the U.S. military, and managed in part by the<br />National Science Foundation, the Internet has 20 to 30 million users worldwide<br />People who use the Internet include, entrepreneurs, executives, researchers,<br />educators, technicians, consumers, activists, students, and military<br />personnel. Most use the Internet to exchange e-mail, pursue special<br />interests, search databases, and conduct business. <br /><br />E-MAIL<br />One of the most popular uses of the Internet allows you to send and receive<br />messages to and from people around the world from the comfort of your home<br />computer. These messages, which are free to send, are almost always delivered<br />faster and more accurately than regular mail. You can send messages to anyone<br />who has an Internet address. This includes members of most online services. <br /><br />It is estimated that over 4,000 e-mails per minute go through the Internet<br />What this means to you as an information marketer is that you can conduct<br />"direct mail" through the Internet to existing and potential customers. <br />This will eliminate your post and printing costs. It will also reduce the<br />amount of time needed to process your mail.<br /><br />The Internet also has mailing lists to which you can have your e-mail address <br />added. These mailing lists are made up of groups of Internet users with<br />similar interests. The users send messages back and forth to each other<br />regarding relevant topics. For example, if you are selling a publication on<br />gardening, you might want to join a mailing list of users interested in<br />outdoor hobbies. Whenever someone sends e-mail to this mailing list, the<br />e-mail goes to everyone on the mailing list. Sometimes the mailing list is<br />monitored by an administrator. If this is the case, you may be limited to<br />the kinds of e-mail you can send. If you can't find a list that has to do<br />with your publication's topic, you can start your own mailing list and wait<br />for others to join.<br /><br />Once you join a mailing list, usually for free, you can receive 1000's of<br />e-mails from users you have already selected based on their interests. <br />You can then respond by sending an e-mail to each user's e-mail address. <br />Your e-mail might be a short message where you mention how your information<br />products can help them. Rather than responding to each e-mail individually,<br />you may be able to respond by sending one e-mail to the entire Internet<br />mailing list. <br /><br /><br />USENET<br />The Internet also has what is called, USENET newsgroups. This aspect of the<br />Internet allows users with specific interests to forms groups and share<br />information with each other, usually by posting messages that others<br />can read. Unlike mailing lists, you do not need to send or receive any<br />e-mail. You simply connect to the Internet, locate a USENET newsgroup, and<br />read or post messages to that particular group. <br /><br />Marketers can also use USENET newsgroups by finding a newsgroup that focus<br />on interest of specific advantage to the information products being sold.<br />You can do this by scanning the messages that have been posted. By recording<br />users e-mail addresses, you can compile a mailing list to which you can<br />e-mail information describing your product.<br /><br />The Internet also has 100's of free databases that can be accessed to gain<br />information on practically any subject. These databases are indexed so that<br />you can search for information using key words or phrases. Most are run by<br />volunteers, but, just about anyone can start one. Publishers can use these<br />databases for two purposes. First, they are an excellent source of current<br />information. This information can be used to help you write your publication. <br />Second, experienced publishers can create their own database. Once created,<br />the database can be accessed by millions of Internet users worldwide. Your<br />own database can contain your publication(s), much like your own BBS.<br /><br />Finally, the Internet, like many online services, is scattered with 1000's of<br />interesting computer files that is accessible free of charge to Internet<br />users. These files are usually located in areas called special interest<br />groups (SIGs). There are over 5,000 SIGs on the Internet. <br /><br />Information Marketers can upload free reports, announcements, press releases,<br />etc., to these SIGs for others to download. This process is known as file<br />transfer protocol (FTP). <br /><br />Using this process, Internet users can send and receive computer files<br />all around the world. These computer files may contain more complex<br />information than contained in standard e-mails. These computer files can<br />contain text, graphics, sound, or they may be actual programs. They have all<br />been created, saved, and stored by a computer connected to the Internet. You<br />can send and receive advertisements, small reports, or entire publications<br />using the File Transfer Protocol.<br /><br />John Otaye<br />www.24hourwebcash.com/otaye6181John Otayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455561499142275058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342403053347940568.post-68504678182528973012008-12-10T12:10:00.000-08:002008-12-10T12:24:26.527-08:00Market Your Own ProductOne of the main problems within the "inner circle" of the mail order business<br />is that everyone is selling everyone else's products. Pages crammed full with<br />commission dealerships is turning a good thing out of hand.<br /><br />It's been said over and over again, but newcomers to the industry should<br />realize that they need to develop their own products and services. Commission<br />dealerships are fine to compliment your business if the product is relative<br />to your main product, but everyone should strive for developing their OWN<br />product too. No one will ever get rich dealing in just commission dealer-<br />ships. And people who think this way will give up over a period of time<br />because they go broke. Let's stop this madness and spread the word about<br />becoming a Prime Source.<br /> <br />How do you develop your own specialized product or service? It may take a<br />few months to get your "feet wet" in mail order to determine your particular<br />"niche." However, you should already know the talents you possess inside<br />yourself and what your own capabilities are. There has to be more to your<br />business than making money!<br /><br />What are your hobbies and interests? What would you like to do more than<br />anything else and would you do it if you were not getting paid?<br /><br />Perhaps you would rather write, edit, paste-up or seal envelopes.<br />Dorothy Christian (Shells 345) once explained the "high" she used to get when doing a<br />mass mailing. She loved peeling off labels, sticking them on envelopes and<br />folding the materials to insert. She said that every envelope she stuffed,<br />she felt it would generate a big customer order. This is enthusiasm!<br /><br />Therefore, Dorothy could have developed a specialized or confidential<br />mailing service. Unlike a big mail where she would be mailing circulars in<br />envelopes, but a targeted-mailing for different programs and products.<br />(Example: A circular selling books and reports would be marketed only to<br />book buyers from lists Dorothy would purchase and use for these types of<br />mailings. She also would be careful not to put any conflicting information<br />in this special mailing she was preparing for specific customers.)<br /><br />You can take anything you sell and creatively turn it into your own prime<br />source product. A good friend of mine, Helen VanAllen loved to prepare big<br />mails so she created the "Design-Your-Own-Big-Mail-Package." Customers were<br />presented with a list of the circulars Helen had on hand and they checked off<br />the ones that interested them. This is one example of how an old concept can<br />be turned into something new with a twist that makes it YOUR OWN product.<br /><br />There are several ideas that other mail order folks used to create their own<br />product. You can use the same concept locally also. If you sell vitamins, for<br />instance, you could sell them in individual packets and label them for each<br />day of the week. Use the vitamins from the company you are working with but<br />the individual packets and labels would be your own product. You can also<br />charge more for this personal touch.<br /><br />You are unique! You are an individual who has special talents and interests.<br />Your business should be a reflection of YOU and your own contribution to mail<br />order. Mail order is a wonderful business, filled with some of the best<br />people in the world. But it's up to every one of us to keep it that way.<br /><br />John Otaye<br />www.24hourwebcash.com/otaye6181John Otayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455561499142275058noreply@blogger.com0