Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Bank watch 03-02

The regional banks are down around 10% while the S&P is down around 3%.  Quite a difference, but such divergence can create opportunities.  A well capitalized bank that showed profits every quarter in the bank meltdown 2008-2010 is BBT.  It is down from a peak around $29.50 to around $27.02.  I believe BB&T is setting a trading bottom.

They have indicated they are in the market to do a $3b or so deal for a bank (seem to be targeting the Midwest currently).  They just sold $1b in bonds (a warchest?).  I will have a limit order in for this bank  somewhere around $26.75-26.85 to take a small position (as a trade).

Here is the chart:
GL traders.  Do your own analysis and use stops.

6 comments:

  1. Close, but missed my limit order on the open. So I wait for the next bus to come along.

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  2. It's not done going down. It's doing a nice 10/30DMA downward cross...bottom line trend indicates below 25. But at least to 25.58

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  3. Thanks Shadow for your comments. You well could be right - I was looking for short term trade not a marriage. I show financials not bottoming (long term bottom) for some months. See my post on sectors.

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  4. 3-4 BBT taking a hit. Bottom of channel past few days is aroud $26.40. I am putting in a limit order @ $26.42 (if bought I will put a stop loss @ $26.25). This is strictly a short term play for a 50 cents or so bounce.

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  5. 3-4 Well that didn't work out did it. Got on the bus and then got thrown off. I need a friendlier bus or different strategy. Buy and sell calls I thin is in order.

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  6. 3-10 I did get back on the BBT bus late last week and got my revenge (a nice trading profit) for getting thrown off. lol

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