[[LVLT]] traded at a high of $3.53 a share on 9/19/2008 a day after Janco Partners analyst resumed Accumulate rating with a $4 Target. LVLT stock price has had a huge selloff, down now at $1.28 a share. I believe LVLT now looks really good for a trade. Buying LVLT under $1.35 offers very low risk with good upside reward. LVLT has earnings this week on Thursday after close. LVLT could very well rally back around $2 a share.

On 7/24/2008, LVLT issued FY 2008 net income guidance above analysts' estimates and reaffirmed FY 2008 EBITDA guidance.

The Coming Google (GOOG) Phone Has Already Topped iPhone Pre-Sales

U.S. network provider T-Mobile previously predicted the sales of the "Google phone" to reach 700,000 by Christmas this year. However, nearly 1.5 million U.S. citizens have already pre-ordered the G1 smartphone, which functions with Google's Android technology, CNet France reported Monday, October 13th. The 500,000 T-Mobile G1 phones that have been released have already been bought, leading T-Mobile to order a million additional phones. The smartphone will see its commercial launch on October 22 in the United States and will cost US$179, well under the price of the iPhone.

With good reason, several stock broker friends told me its time to buy E-Trade (ETFC). They believe its now largely undervalued after trading near $4 less than a month ago. Now at $2.23, ETFC may soon receive a buyout offer from TD Ameritrade (AMTD). Sources state $4 to $5 a share will be the offer from AMTD. A year ago analysts said ETFC could fetch between $10-$11 per share on a buyout deal. Now the book value is about $4.91 a share. Cost savings to an AMTD bottom line of a merger make a lot of sense now that ETFC has shed more of its banking assets creating a large amount of capital. 

The talk about ETFC being bought by another online brokerage has been circulating for a while. Lots of people have the misconception AMTD would overlap with ETFC on many of its services if they end up acquiring it. Not true! AMTD is more of a traditional on-line brokerage. ETFC has more going for it, with nearly just as many customers and a role in personal loans and mortgages.

LTX-Credence Corporation's (LTXC) conference call is on its way. Investors are you ready for some positive remarks?

I think the company will do just that. LTXC, a global provider of focused, cost-optimized ATE solutions, announced it will hold a conference call to provide an update on its merger integration plans, as well as updated financial guidance for the quarter ending October 31st. The conference call will be held on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. EDT.

Yesterday afternoon another analyst joined the bullish Capstone (CPST) club.

American Technology Research reinstated coverage on Capstone Turbine with a Buy and price target of $5. According to an AmTech analyst, "CPST is well-positioned to capitalize on these opportunities given its advantaged technology and differentiating benefits. The firm says as the company increases production, right-sizes its overhead expense, and introduces higher-margin products, they anticipate positive gross margins and EBITDA in FY2010, and positive cash flow by year-end." 

Finisar (FNSR) Investors can expect a major short covering. FNSR has a reported 25 Million shares short and probably more than twice that amount in naked shorts.

FNSR is now in a growth phase and has indicated that it will repay all notes due October 15, 2008. Thus a large buy in by shorts will happen. This should drive the stock price much much higher.