Ian Cooper - Seeking Alpha 'Ian Cooper' Tag RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.com/author/ian-cooper The Economy's Worst Is Still Ahead of Us http://seekingalpha.com/article/103814-the-economy-s-worst-is-still-ahead-of-us?source=feed 103814 A year ago, Wall Street hotshots were living high on the hog, lying to and deceiving investors out of billions of dollars.

And now, they're getting what they deserve.

]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:43:01 -0500 Ian Cooper A year ago, Wall Street hotshots were living high on the hog, lying to and deceiving investors out of billions of dollars.

And now, they're getting what they deserve.


Complete Story »]]> Ian Cooper U.K. Economy on a Tight Rope: How to Profit http://seekingalpha.com/article/94118-u-k-economy-on-a-tight-rope-how-to-profit?source=feed 94118 Originally published on author's site on August 26

Over the last few months, we've talked extensively about the UK economic outlook, even offering two ways to profit from the coming downfall.

]]> Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:50:51 -0400 Ian Cooper Originally published on author's site on August 26

Over the last few months, we've talked extensively about the UK economic outlook, even offering two ways to profit from the coming downfall.


Complete Story »]]> EWU FXB LDN Ian Cooper There's Still Time to Buy Warrior Energy http://seekingalpha.com/article/90707-there-s-still-time-to-buy-warrior-energy?source=feed 90707 Weeks ago, we recommended buying into Warrior Energy (WENEF.PK) in Pure Energy Trader. But we didn't want you to miss the opportunity either. While, to date, we're up more than 25%, we do expect further upside.

This is a junior company focusing on the exploration and development of oil and natural gas in the Green River Basin.

]]> Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:59:14 -0400 Ian Cooper Weeks ago, we recommended buying into Warrior Energy (WENEF.PK) in Pure Energy Trader. But we didn't want you to miss the opportunity either. While, to date, we're up more than 25%, we do expect further upside.

This is a junior company focusing on the exploration and development of oil and natural gas in the Green River Basin.


Complete Story »]]> WENEF.PK Ian Cooper Credit Card Breakdown: AmEx Disappoints, as Predicted http://seekingalpha.com/article/86238-credit-card-breakdown-amex-disappoints-as-predicted?source=feed 86238 I’ve been saying the same thing for months. Ignore American Express (AXP) because of its exposure to consumer debt. But no one listened. AXP will be fine, they said. You’re blowing the consumer issue out of proportion. “Ian Cooper has no brain,” said one reader.

But we were right.

]]> Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:56:12 -0400 Ian Cooper I’ve been saying the same thing for months. Ignore American Express (AXP) because of its exposure to consumer debt. But no one listened. AXP will be fine, they said. You’re blowing the consumer issue out of proportion. “Ian Cooper has no brain,” said one reader.

But we were right.


Complete Story »]]> AXP DFS MA V Ian Cooper Why American Express Should Be Ignored http://seekingalpha.com/article/84989-why-american-express-should-be-ignored?source=feed 84989 American Express (AXP) continues to be a favored short. And that's because they hold consumer debt, and fall prey to mounting delinquencies. So when I learned that UBS upgraded the stock last Tuesday morning from Sell to Neutral, I had to laugh at the absurdity.

The argument remains the same, though.

]]> Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:18:29 -0400 Ian Cooper American Express (AXP) continues to be a favored short. And that's because they hold consumer debt, and fall prey to mounting delinquencies. So when I learned that UBS upgraded the stock last Tuesday morning from Sell to Neutral, I had to laugh at the absurdity.

The argument remains the same, though.


Complete Story »]]> AXP DFS MA V Ian Cooper Profit from Visa - the Biggest IPO in U.S. History http://seekingalpha.com/article/66714-profit-from-visa-the-biggest-ipo-in-u-s-history?source=feed 66714 Two years after the MasterCard (MA) IPO went public, shares catapulted from $43 to more than $200.

But with greater market share and reach than MasterCard, Visa (V) and its coming record-breaking IPO may be too good to pass up.

]]> Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:37:30 -0500 Ian Cooper Two years after the MasterCard (MA) IPO went public, shares catapulted from $43 to more than $200.

But with greater market share and reach than MasterCard, Visa (V) and its coming record-breaking IPO may be too good to pass up.


Complete Story »]]> MA V Ian Cooper Vegan's Choice: Neogen, Strategic Diagnostics as Meat Recall Plays http://seekingalpha.com/article/65155-vegan-s-choice-neogen-strategic-diagnostics-as-meat-recall-plays?source=feed 65155 Risk or no risk to human life, news of the largest meat recall in history is sure to turn stomachs, wreaking havoc on meat manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and carnivorous consumers alike. Unfortunately, as my vegan friends have told me, we may not have seen the last of recalls and the horror stories.

On Sunday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a California slaughterhouse, making this the largest U.S. recall since the 1999 ban of 35 million pounds of meat. What's sickening is that some of the meat came from "downer" animals or those too sick or injured to walk into slaughterhouses that were kicked, shocked, and abused by staff.

]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:12:29 -0500 Ian Cooper Risk or no risk to human life, news of the largest meat recall in history is sure to turn stomachs, wreaking havoc on meat manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and carnivorous consumers alike. Unfortunately, as my vegan friends have told me, we may not have seen the last of recalls and the horror stories.

On Sunday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a California slaughterhouse, making this the largest U.S. recall since the 1999 ban of 35 million pounds of meat. What's sickening is that some of the meat came from "downer" animals or those too sick or injured to walk into slaughterhouses that were kicked, shocked, and abused by staff.


Complete Story »]]> NEOG SDIX Ian Cooper Insider Confidence Makes E*Trade a Buy http://seekingalpha.com/article/64799-insider-confidence-makes-e-trade-a-buy?source=feed 64799 As part of our ongoing educational Wealth Daily series, including How to Invest in LEAPS, How to Invest in Options, and Lockup Expirations I wanted to bring your attention to insider buying trends... and, specifically, how to spot trends with bullish insider and billionaire buying.

Let's start with E*Trade (ETFC).

]]> Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:44:37 -0500 Ian Cooper As part of our ongoing educational Wealth Daily series, including How to Invest in LEAPS, How to Invest in Options, and Lockup Expirations I wanted to bring your attention to insider buying trends... and, specifically, how to spot trends with bullish insider and billionaire buying.

Let's start with E*Trade (ETFC).


Complete Story »]]> BIIB ETFC Ian Cooper Short Capital One for Further Downside http://seekingalpha.com/article/59849-short-capital-one-for-further-downside?source=feed 59849 Should we be surprised that Capital One (COF) warned yesterday morning? No.

When Capital One announced that its 2007 earnings would fall short of previous expectations, thanks in part to loan delinquencies, how could you be shocked?

]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:28:28 -0500 Ian Cooper Should we be surprised that Capital One (COF) warned yesterday morning? No.

When Capital One announced that its 2007 earnings would fall short of previous expectations, thanks in part to loan delinquencies, how could you be shocked?


Complete Story »]]> COF Ian Cooper Expected LED Industry Growth a Boon for Cree http://seekingalpha.com/article/59538-expected-led-industry-growth-a-boon-for-cree?source=feed 59538 As I told Energy and Capital readers at the tail end of December 2007, now is the opportune time to buy LED-related stocks like Cree Inc. (CREE).

]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:24:41 -0500 Ian Cooper As I told Energy and Capital readers at the tail end of December 2007, now is the opportune time to buy LED-related stocks like Cree Inc. (CREE).


Complete Story »]]> CREE Ian Cooper Hoku Scientific: Profits as Hot as the Sun http://seekingalpha.com/article/59533-hoku-scientific-profits-as-hot-as-the-sun?source=feed 59533 2008 will be the year of $105 oil and booming solar energy stocks, one of which could very well be Small Cap Trading Pit favorite Hoku Scientific (HOKU:NASDAQ). Last Thursday morning we advised our readers to take a position. This is the second time readers are playing HOKU. The first time around, readers took gains of 34% and 37% in a matter of days.

Solar Energy: Oil Hits Record-High $100 A Barrel

]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:53:45 -0500 Ian Cooper 2008 will be the year of $105 oil and booming solar energy stocks, one of which could very well be Small Cap Trading Pit favorite Hoku Scientific (HOKU:NASDAQ). Last Thursday morning we advised our readers to take a position. This is the second time readers are playing HOKU. The first time around, readers took gains of 34% and 37% in a matter of days.

Solar Energy: Oil Hits Record-High $100 A Barrel


Complete Story »]]> HOKU Ian Cooper Capture the Booming Christian Entertainment Market http://seekingalpha.com/article/16882-capture-the-booming-christian-entertainment-market?source=feed 16882 Ian L. Cooper and Christian DeHaemer submit: Movie box office receipts have dropped about $500 million in a year. CD sales are in a downtrend across the country. And television networks are struggling to attract viewers with so-so lineups. But thanks to a little “divine intervention” one segment of the entertainment industry is booming -- Christian entertainment.

Quite honestly, I wouldn’t believe it if I didn’t see it. But Christian entertainment is on fire. Coast to coast, movies, books, music and television programming is catering to 225 million Christians starving for family-friendly, religious-themed products.

]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:41:37 -0400 Ian Cooper Ian L. Cooper and Christian DeHaemer submit: Movie box office receipts have dropped about $500 million in a year. CD sales are in a downtrend across the country. And television networks are struggling to attract viewers with so-so lineups. But thanks to a little “divine intervention” one segment of the entertainment industry is booming -- Christian entertainment.

Quite honestly, I wouldn’t believe it if I didn’t see it. But Christian entertainment is on fire. Coast to coast, movies, books, music and television programming is catering to 225 million Christians starving for family-friendly, religious-themed products.


Complete Story »]]> LFBG.OB Ian Cooper Crocs: Profit From the Latest Seasonal Craze http://seekingalpha.com/article/16821-crocs-profit-from-the-latest-seasonal-craze?source=feed 16821

But as I walked, shoulders down, grim-faced, I noticed a gaggle of young girls screaming about the latest fashion craze in the window of the mall shoe store. “Like, oh my Gawd,” one of them said. “I, like, must have those shoes.”

That’s when I saw the next big investing opportunity sitting in front of me, and I, too, found myself overjoyed with the opportunity. “Like, oh my Gawd,” I screamed… in my head. “This is the latest in funky footwear fashion that everyone’s been talking about.”

]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:09:55 -0400 Ian Cooper

But as I walked, shoulders down, grim-faced, I noticed a gaggle of young girls screaming about the latest fashion craze in the window of the mall shoe store. “Like, oh my Gawd,” one of them said. “I, like, must have those shoes.”

That’s when I saw the next big investing opportunity sitting in front of me, and I, too, found myself overjoyed with the opportunity. “Like, oh my Gawd,” I screamed… in my head. “This is the latest in funky footwear fashion that everyone’s been talking about.”


Complete Story »]]> CROX Ian Cooper Take-Two Interactive: Profiting From Controversy http://seekingalpha.com/article/16814-take-two-interactive-profiting-from-controversy?source=feed 16814

And it doesn't hurt that a multi-billionaire corporate raider just bought 800,000 shares.

By October 17, 2006, shares of the beaten down software-company are likely to come back with a vengeance when its parent-scaring subsidiary releases its long awaited software. When it released its controversial Grand Theft Auto game in 2001, the stock ran from $4 to $10; in 2002, it ran from $22 to $23.50; in 2004, it ran from $16 to $21; and in 2005, it ran from $18 to about $22 in a month's time.

]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:29:25 -0400 Ian Cooper

And it doesn't hurt that a multi-billionaire corporate raider just bought 800,000 shares.

By October 17, 2006, shares of the beaten down software-company are likely to come back with a vengeance when its parent-scaring subsidiary releases its long awaited software. When it released its controversial Grand Theft Auto game in 2001, the stock ran from $4 to $10; in 2002, it ran from $22 to $23.50; in 2004, it ran from $16 to $21; and in 2005, it ran from $18 to about $22 in a month's time.


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