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Yamana Gold, Inc. (AUY) is still reeling from the beating it took from the Street and the financial press for its last Quarter/last year’s performance.  AUY missed every meaningful benchmark (revenues, cost per ton, production volumes, etc…) and those misses are compounded by the stagnant gold prices recently.  To say that AUY “missed” those benchmarks is not to say that the company is in any trouble.  It is still profitable and has a strong balance sheet, but the market is looking for AUY to continue to be a low-cost producer and for growth.

BUT (and, that is a BIG but), AUY might be a great chart play.  It is showing that it could bounce off of near-term support and deliver a short-term gain to savvy traders.

Here is the chart with my annotations:

“Is the bad news burned into the stock price” is the simple question that traders should ask themselves.  I think that it might be.  Historically, AUY has had great elasticity and bounced off of oversold levels and returned some nice gains.  If you were to do a year chart on AUY, you would see what I am talking about.

AUY could be a nice short-term trade.  Any breaks below support and the stock should be avoided until it can build a new base…or it can issue some better news.

Here is a little info on IsoRay, Inc. (ISR) from their site:

IsoRay, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of isotope-based medical products and devices for the treatment of cancer and other malignant diseases in the United States and internationally.

I like the chart setup….It looks like it may have a short term bounce in it.

** Consolidating at current levels

** Support at $1.00

** Stochastics are entering oversold status

** MACD is still bullish with no trend

A quick glance

A quick glance at the financials and I was impressed.  The company has revenues (but still posting losses).  It has a clean balance sheet with cash and no debt.  I think the downside is low with this one.

Good luck and good trading,

Jeffrey Dean

I was doing my scans this morning and came across GLU Mobile, Inc. (GLUU).

Simple company to understand:  Glu Mobile Inc. designs, markets, and sells games for mobile phones worldwide.

Here is a few places for your DD:  Yahoo! Finance and company site

The Chart

** Indicators are turning positive finally
** MACD bearish momentum is finally slowing and could reverse
** Volume has slowed and selling pressure appears to be easing
** Stochastics are oversold.  If MACD continues to strengthen, a bounce could be possible

Do your own DD, but I like this chart for future gains.  Co. outlook has gotten it hammered, but the company is still bullish on its prospects.

Jeffrey Dean

Editor

I have known about Adaptec, Inc. for many years…even traded it once or twice.  It has mostly fallen off of my radar screen lately because it really hasn’t been that attractive.  I was doing screens on Stock Fetcher this morning and I was amazed to see that ADPT was on my screen for stocks that are down 8 days or more.  That speaks opportunity to me, but not in the way I normally speak about stocks.

Adaptec, Inc. provides hardware and software data center solutions globally.  Founded in 1981, it may not be around very much longer.

If you were going to put a company in your “back pocket” for awhile, this might be the one.  I am typically a short-term holder and after the most recent market meltdown, I am going to stick to that philosophy.  A long term trade to me is a month.  But, it might be a good strategy to put some Adaptec shares away in an account that is long-term.

Why?  Because of several simple reasons:

1. The company is for sale.  In December of ‘09, ADPT announced the engagement of Blackstone Advisory Partners to ” assist in the sale of the company’s assets and operations”;

2. The company is currently trading at less than its net cash position;

3. The company is trading for less than tangible book value

At $3.16 in cash at the latest Q, ADPT is clearly a “free stock”.  It is unclear what premium its operations and assets will command, but I don’t think I am going out on a limb by saying that ADPT will sell for more than cash.

Here is a chart that tells the tale of the once-mighty ADPT:

1.   Sellers are dominating clearly…very few up days over the past two months

2.   The MACD is strongly bearish, but the histogram indicates that the strength of the signal might be waning

3.   The stochastics are oversold (no surprise there)

Here is ADPT’s website so you can do your own due diligence.

ADPT may have some bounce in the near term, especially if the stochastics continue to show an oversold signal.  However, the pay day for traders in ADPT will be the sale.  I am very curious about how the company is valuing itself.

Good luck and good trading,

Jeffrey Dean

Editor-in-Chief

P.S. - I am working out of the home today and I got one of those special stories that every work-at-home parent dreams of.  My absolutely adorable 4-yr. old Daughter, Teagan, needed to be in my lap while I wrote this blog.  Needless to say, I wasn’t very efficient.  Who cares?  I am reminded how blessed I am…by her and her three siblings.

Here is a picture so you can see just how blessed I am.

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Winning Brands is currently a penny stock that has flirted with sub-penny stock  status very recently and then seemed like it was going to be  dollar stock…all in the space of a few weeks.

As you will see in the accompanying chart, Winning Brands, Inc. (WNDB) has been on a roller coaster ride of late.

I would look for some more confirmation that the stock is basing here at these levels.  It is highly volatile and appears to be under accumulation.

Winning Brands is one of those “take it on faith” stocks….because, there is not a great deal of  information available about them other than some PR, a website and a few filings.  They have made claims that they are going to be fully reporting.  I have talked to the company and they say that they are working aggressively towards that goal.

The company itself has a complete line of eco-friendly cleaning products that they are selling through retail outlets worldwide.  I have some experience in retail and while it is important for WNBD to get broad distribution, it is also important that they back up sales with ads, buzz, point-of-sale promotions….all stuff that costs money that WMBD doesn’t have yet.

They are on a fund raising campaign and will need every penny to make a splash in the market.  I did a very unscientific study and called my local paint store that carried WNBD’s products.  The counter person, at first, didn’t even know they carried it.  I insisted because I saw it on the site and she then located it.  I was hoping for a “gee whiz” testimonial about how this was the greatest product ever.  But, I didn’t get that.

That is, however, what WNBD needs to achieve….. A buzz that will carry the name of the company and its products to the four corners of the globe, literally.  Their “Extreme Home Makeover” tie-in is great, but where are the Billy Mays-type infomercials?  According to a December PR, they are working on a Direct Response ad program.  If that gets seen, it could be HUGE for the company.

WNBD might be a good little trader. It is building a following from what I read on the boards and it has a “story to tell”.  Any break below $.01 and the stock should be avoided.  But, if it can hold this level, then it might be a good entry point.  News and rumor are going to drive this company’s stock.

Be fast, be nimble with WNBD.

Good luck and good trading,

Jeffrey Dean

Note: Yahoo! Finance lists the name of WNBD as Global eTutor, Inc.  Google Finance and Pinksheets.com list it as Winning Brands, Inc.  This must be one of those corporate shells issues.

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