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Today, Brian Acker, CA commented about whether INTC-Q, PFE-N, XOM-N, BCE-T, ATD.A-T, BNS-T, VET-T, WCN-T, BABA-N, JNJ-N, LNR-T, LIF-T, CSCO-Q, AAPL-Q, C-N, IPL-T, MET-N, AMAT-Q, CVS-N, SU-T, ENB-T, V-N, OTEX-T, GIB.A-T, AMZN-Q are stocks to buy or sell.

COMMENT
Market Outlook He thinks the US dollar is going to go a lot higher. The 2018 returns of Canadian investors benefited by about 7-8% he thinks, if you invested in US holdings. On US equities, he is cautious right now. After the big decline in December, he thinks it is a precursor of what is yet to come. 2019 will be a year of the Central Banks, who will have to maneuver to keep things going. This will make the equity market fraught with explosions and collapses. Last year the Trump tax incentive lead to massive earnings increases and he wonders how that can be followed.
Unknown
BUY ON WEAKNESS
Amazon.com, Inc.
He would love to see it pullback to about $1369 to become a buyer. He thinks there will be plenty of opportunity to buy it this year. Explicit photos aside.
specialty stores
COMMENT
CGI Group (A)
CGI vs Open Text? He would like to own both of these. Having some growth in your portfolio is good -- especially if the economy is going to slow. He likes the yield of Open Text. He likes the predictably of earnings with CGI, so slightly favours it.
consulting
COMMENT
Open Text
CGI vs Open Text? He would like to own both of these. Having some growth in your portfolio is good -- especially if the economy is going to slow. He likes the yield of Open Text. He likes the predictably of earnings with CGI, so slightly favours it.
computer software / processing
BUY ON WEAKNESS
Visa Inc.
He thinks the stock will retrace to about $126, where he would be a buyer again. He would be "willing to go into war" with this stock. Although it is trading sideways, he would buy more on a pullback.
other services
BUY ON WEAKNESS
Enbridge
He is cool on them right now. Back in December he saw targets around $40. He would love to see a pullback to $32 to buy it.
oil / gas pipelines
WEAK BUY
Suncor Energy Inc
If you hold any energy stock, this is the one. He does own it. He sees about a 36% upside for the stock, so he would be a buyer -- although the would target $36 for an entry.
integrated oils
WEAK BUY
CVS Health Corp
He sees about a 21% upside and could see it test $85. He would be a weak buy here.
specialty stores
BUY ON WEAKNESS
Applied Materials
He would wait to add to any position -- look for it retest the lows of December. It is a cyclical, so you want to make sure you buy them cheap enough. He is in a trader frame of mind, so he would target a buy at $30 and sell at $46.
electrical / electronic
COMMENT
Metlife
Insurance companies are trading below their lower benchmarks -- making him think there are issues with their balance sheets especially in a deflationary recession environment. This could lead to lower short term rates, which could impair their earnings. He would be cautious going forward for all insurance companies.
insurance
WEAK BUY
Inter Pipeline
It is yielding 8.2%. What bothers him is that the $1.71 dividend is well above earnings of $1.54 currently. Why are they paying more than the earnings? This creates negative compounding returns. He sees 35% upside on the stock and would consider a buy at $18. There are a lot of warts that gives him some pause.
oil pipelines
PAST TOP PICK
Citigroup Inc.
(A Top Pick Jan 12/18, Down 17%) December almost caused him heart failure. There was either something systematic happening in the economy or their balance sheet was in severe trouble. He wants to see a pullback to $57 to consider buying it again. He would be worried about the economy if this retests the recent lows.
banks
PAST TOP PICK
Apple Inc
(A Top Pick Jan 12/18, Down 2%) This is a stock he would "go to war with". He sees about 15% upside from here. He would be a long term buy and hold at $100, otherwise trade it looking to enter at $142.
electrical / electronic
PAST TOP PICK
Cisco
(A Top Pick Jan 12/18, Up 17%) Quietly going about its business. He still sees another 28% upside for it. He holds a lot of it and it is doing well.
electrical / electronic
SELL
Take profit here? He would take profit at these levels. He worries about issues with trade with China. He still sees possibly another 50% upside, but thinks it prudent to take profit here.
Financial Services