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Goldman Turns Cautious on Solar Sector

Get over it. I have been saying this for months. You guys didn't see the writing on the wall. So you can only blame yourselves. I mean really, were you guys expecting an upgrade? Get real.

Solarfun's Huge Run: Time To Lock in Solar Profits

Silly guys. Hope you aren't holding these long. Brutal.

Has the Sun Set on Solar Energy Stocks?

The sun has set. Heavy selling on good news is sure sign this bubble's done. A few months ago, I was reiterating the flight of Icarus. How ironic and what an amazing story. Learn from it fellows.

Solar Energy: Help Is on the Way

Yep, with help like this, who needs any enemies.
SPWR and FSLR are clearly in bear market. Clearly. Heavy selling on good news is a sure sign the bubble has burst. SPWR is breaking through it's 10, 21, 50 and 200 day MA. FSLR formed a bear flag pattern yesterday. These will shoot down to reasonable p/e ratios. Look for them to lose at least 50% in the next two weeks.

Has the Sun Set on Solar Energy Stocks?

"Is SPWR becoming the Government main contractor for installing solar systems on Federal sites.
They just completed installing a solar electric system on top of the roof top for the Dept of Energy Federal Building in Washington D.C. Sun power has also installed solar system for other government agencies such as the US Navy in Hawaii and Calf, The US Postal Service, and Air Force bases.
They have under contract to build a Solar system at Kennedy Space center site.
The company has no debt and over the last 3 months insiders have purchased a net 56.0K shares. This is in stark contrast to the 2-year quarterly average where insiders are net sellers and indicates that insiders are more bullish about SPWR's prospects for the next 6-12 months.
They need no Gov tax incentives...The Gov is paying them for their solar systems. "

While the government is buying the panels, the administration will change and therefore they probably will lose their contracts. Usually happens in these cases.

Now where are you getting that the insiders have purchased shares? That is an out and out lie. They have been selling. Cypress sold 2.5 million shares.

Atkins, Shughar, Swanson, Richards, Wood and Werner have been selling just like Mozillo of countrywide. Does anyone else see the same thing going on here? You all remember Mozillo right? Just like the guys at Thornberg and Jack Yetiv and the other pumpers here.

Solar is a great idea, but these p/e's are way out of line. This one will be in the 20's by January.

SunPower, Solar Stocks Hit By Panel Price Prediction

Your lemon model is something that is avaailable for purchase by the the masses and is cheap. Ask SKS, SKX, JCG, MOV and others about cutting their prices and how their revenues are doing. You longs just don't get it, do you?

SunPower, Solar Stocks Hit By Panel Price Prediction

Look for these companies to start lowereing their forecasts next, even with the tax credits. look for SPWR to break 50.

Solarfun's Huge Run: Time To Lock in Solar Profits

Yep, I am laughing all the way to the bank.

Solarfun's Huge Run: Time To Lock in Solar Profits

To Rct, solar feeds, spiderjones and especially "I WANT THE TRUTH" (oxymoron actually, because the author has given you the truth).

There is nothing wrong with shorts or shorters. I have lost plenty of money by going long and then dollar cost averaging down, buying the dips blah blah blah. It never worked well for me. Shorting overpriced, overhyped pigs like in the solar industry has been very good for me. And it should be good for you also, unless of course you believe in the tooth fairy and think any company can support these liudicrous p/e ratios. Don't quote forward because that means squat and that is why these are the perfect shorts, one miss and these will crumble.

But now truly for the truth:

1. There will have to be a trillion dollar bailout of the financial sector, maybe more. Worldwide, the financial mess has writedowns of just over 600 billion. The period in question has 7 trillion in "loans" well, with falling house prices (today), high unemployment, hard money loans, look for a malestorm and a trillion dollar bailout of Freddie and frannie very soon. Congress will not have the money to throw at this feel good expensive warm and fuzzy farce. So the tax credits will be reduced. It is enevitable. That is why it hasn't cleared congress again. They are waiting out the financial storm that is building even more.

2. Solar is not a stand alone alternative energy. It requires a complete back up of conventional power, something that will work when the demand goes up. Solar plants like the 20 sq mile project that was recently announced will not be built. Dow you understand how much land it takes up and it cannot stand alone? It is a travesty if this much land gets used for such a waste of natural resources. The EPA will never let this happen. They will be killing scorpions, coyotes, rattlesnakes and other animals in a large scale and for what? to power just a few hundred thousand homes. I think all the nations coal and nuclear power plants occupy less land than this absurd project.

3. The insiders have been selling. What does that tell you? These guys obviously don't think it's going to double or tripple in the near term, or else they would hold. Cypress itself dumped 2.5 million shares right after this bogus announcement. The SEC should look into this. This is truly criminal, not the shorts. Ignorant people like to scapegoat and the shorts are the goat of the day when we are the ones that keep everyone honest.

4. Taking profits is what trading is all about. The author has given very good advice which you longs are greedy and still trying to pump. Just as it's wrong to yell fire in a crowed theater it is also illegal to yell "free beer" outside the theater to have everyone rush in.

That my friend is the truth and it shouldn't hurt, uless of course you are a sheeple and will be beguiled by all this subterfuge.

With Help from California, Solar Gets Fired Up

David, you are a big chearleader for SOL and STP. Sol is currently trading down, as their confrence call didn't bode too well for future margins. Inflation will hit the solar market hard also.

With Help from California, Solar Gets Fired Up

These plans are all contingent on a 30% tax credit and also building an adequate delivery grid. If you wish to rest your hard earned dollars on a pipe dream, by all means go ahead.

Solar cannot survive without subsidies and is a very inefficient way of making electricity. Wind, as a renewable is much better suited as unlike solar, can provide energy throughout the day. Solar don't work at night period. You need a back up supply, plain and simple. The tax credits for this should be reduced. As Alpha24/7 states, it takes money out of the poor and disadvantaged anyway. Energy will never be free. we won't be able to get off fossil fuels until our technology increases exponentially, which for solar hasn't happened.

With Help from California, Solar Gets Fired Up

These plans are all contingent on a 30% tax credit and also building an adequate delivery grid. If you wish to rest your hard earned dollars on a pipe dream, by all means go ahead.

Solar cannot survive without subsidies and is a very inefficient way of making electricity. Wind, as a renewable is much better suited as unlike solar, can provide energy throughout the day. Solar don't work at night period. You need a back up supply, plain and simple. The tax credits for this should be reduced. As Alpha24/7 states, it takes money out of the poor and disadvantaged anyway. Energy will never be free. we won't be able to get off fossil fuels until our technology increases exponentially, which for solar hasn't happened.

Five Stocks to Own Now that the Dow Has Bottomed

User 236687:

You have not read my post carefully. The buildout in China, India and Russia are done. The little glimmer of hope has been tied to the olympics that their economies will continue to grow at a pace that has been priced into the market. The slowdown affects everything.

As far as WM. If they were clamoring to get in, the Saudi's would have jumped in again, just like they did with Citi and they got burned, but so did Citi. WM is not a good investment in my opinion. You may think it's cheap and at $5 it may very well be, but how are they going to make earnings? Write more loans? The industry is broken and will be depressed for quite some time. If you wish to hold this for years and risk another "shoe drop" then go right ahead. But the potential for more runs on banks is there and quite real. WM is not in great shape.

Five Stocks to Own Now that the Dow Has Bottomed

"whenever an article is written by an author whether right or wrong he puts his name on the line.
but i find that people who ridicule the article do so hiding behind cowardly screen names. show some balls and print your name atleast "

Sure, maybe use a name like User 238740&1/2.....

Jobs report was dismal, still in a downward slope. Waiting for the "magic number" when they will all scream "RECESSION." That is when that may be time to call a bottom, although I think the global economy will be sluggish for quite some time. I look for China to go into a major slowdown now after the olympics are over. The tendency is to overestimate the impact of any specific event on the economy. There are already reports that the cities are smog filled and even some of the venues are inadequate. The massive buildup of hotels has been overdone and there are more than expected vancancies. China didn't plan on the global slowdown and thought they were going to go like gangbusters. Their numbers are going to be way off and then just like when someone gets buyer's remorse, they will cut back spending to make themselves feel better and conserve capital. Look at all the cities where the olympics have been held. The lasting economic benefits have been brief and usually followed by a period of contraction before starting another leg up, Lake Placid, Park City, Sarajevo, etc.....

To Ricki who bought FRE on July 31st....You enetered a bad position as the chart shows you bought right at it's peak and it appears it will test the low of under $5. It may go back to 3.89. That is a technical base. So your options are this.

Sell and protect against further loses, as it is highly unlikely it will reach your entry point anytime soon.

Hold the position but sell calls on your stock. Though it has run down quite a bit, the calls will bring in minimal funds.

Buy puts 5 strike price, and hold your position.

Wait for the lows of the year and then double down or possibly tripple down your position to play the bounce. This is the riskiest and takes a planned strategy becuase it is only used to get out of a position and not as an investment. Sometimes I close out my bad trades like this just with a minimalk loss as compared to a huge loss, just to "get out." Never hold this position for more than a 5 days after the bounce because the stock will usually retrace and then you are going to have a larger loss than you had originally.

Given the market and financial conditions, shorting the XLF is a better play than goig long. It has had a nice run up and you could pocket an easy 10% within the next few dfays.

Five Stocks to Own Now that the Dow Has Bottomed

Well the jobs numbers don't look good. It looks like we aren't or wer in a recession, but it looks like it's comming, so the dow will need to lose at least another 1000 before you can call the bottom.
User 235322 has probably got it right, but I am supershort but that's super duper short.