General Stock Ideas

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I heard about both AMAT and DAL on CNBC. The commentators did a good job in laying out the bull case for each of them, I did the research and then took positions in them. It's a good idea to try to find the approximate best time to buy in. DAL's earnings date is any day now and AMAT's is scheduled for Feb. 14th. I expect both to pop when their earnings and guidance are announced and I may just take profits then and look for other candidates for this type of trading.

I think that WATT in reality is a penny stock whose stock price has gone haywire. They have over 22,000,000 shares outstanding and the CEO said he expects revenue of $30,000 (which may be overstating it) in the fourth quarter! Most of the money is going to pay the exorbitant salaries of their top employees. I think it's an ideal stock for shorting or buying puts on, but I'm adverse to taking the risks of that kind of trading.