Today, Hap (Robert) Sneddon FCSI and Jerome Hass commented about whether FRU-T, ECI-T, PHM-X, RET.A-T, POT-T, LNF-T, BDI-T, TAO-T, NXX-X, SCB-T, TPH-T, AOI-T, GSY-T, DEL-N, CXI-T, CFN-T, LRN-X, E-T, EGL-T, QTRH-T, MB-T , CPG-T, CP-T, GWO-T, BNS-T, GEI-T, ZDV-T, PKI-T, HSE-T, ABT-N, GLD-N, K-T, BNP-T, BBD.B-T, EMP.A-T, BNK-T, BMO-T, FTS-T, BCE-T, ABBV-N are stocks to buy or sell.
Just sold his holdings. Had a nice run. Insurance companies are certainly going to benefit if rates rise and equity markets move up. He is seeing a little bit of topping in the last little while although the trend is still there. It is susceptible to come down to the $27-$28 range. Looks like it is time for a pause. 4% dividend.
Chart looks like it has had some pretty good support at around $120. If it breaks below $120, all the moving averages are really tight. Often when you get this convergence, it is usually an indication that we move higher but periodically can be an indication that it actually goes lower. Stochastic is at an exceptionally high level, close to 100. You can pick this up at $120.
Markets. He doesn’t try to deal with the macro issues. He didn’t pay attention to the issue of QE easing, which ended up not happening. He picks good stocks, regardless of market direction. Opportunities are mid caps. They are under researched on the sell side and under owned by institutions. These are the sweet spot. He is constantly short stocks. He was one of the only funds in 2008 that had a gain.
Big pop again today, news related. A painful holding at some points. They hold patents and try to get economic value from them. They took a case to court recently and lost. Alcatel and HTE won the case. But there is still value in their patent portfolio. Here are catalysts coming soon. That is why they continue to hold it.
One of his largest positions. Had some operational issues. But the bar was set incredibly low by the street. He has confidence in the management. They need to deliver on their promised production levels of 3000 barrels per day. The dividend at 12.4% has raised alarm bells in the street, but he believes it is sustainable. They have some debt. They have the drip program but the payout ratio is close to 100%.
Really likes this name. Suffered a big downtrend earlier this year, which was almost entirely due to oil differentials. They really need a widening oil differential. Now that the differential is back up to around $24, this company is firing on all cylinders. Slightly overbought on a short-term basis, so you can probably expect it to come back to about $23.