Week 10 Review of the market

On 14-Dec-09 S&P 500 oppened at 1,107.84 and closed at 1,114.11 with a high of 1,114.76 and a low at 1,107.84. NASDAQ oppened at 2,202.31 and closed at 2,212.10, with a high of 2,212.56 and a low of 2,193.20. DOW oppened at 10,471.28 and closed at 10,501.05 with a high of 10,566.88 and a low of 10,431.60.


On 18-Dec-09 S&P 500 oppened at 1,097.86 and closed at 1,102.47 with a high of 1,103.74 and a close at 1,102.47. NASDAQ oppened at 2,197.57 and closed at 2,211.69, with a high of 2,213.18 and a low of 2,190.69. DOW oppened at 10,309.39 and closed at 10,328.89 with a high of 10,412.55 and a low of 10,237.75.

For the most part the markets went down this week.

On 14-Dec-09 S&P 500 oppened at 1,107.84 and closed at 1,114.11 with a high of 1,114.76 and a low at 1,107.84. NASDAQ oppened at 2,202.31 and closed at 2,212.10, with a high of 2,212.56 and a low of 2,193.20. DOW oppened at 10,471.28 and closed at 10,501.05 with a high of 10,566.88 and a low of 10,431.60.


On 18-Dec-09 S&P 500 oppened at 1,097.86 and closed at 1,102.47 with a high of 1,103.74 and a close at 1,102.47. NASDAQ oppened at 2,197.57 and closed at 2,211.69, with a high of 2,213.18 and a low of 2,190.69. DOW oppened at 10,309.39 and closed at 10,328.89 with a high of 10,412.55 and a low of 10,237.75.

For the most part the markets went down this week.

Competitors of Podd 7-11

MDT- Last week MDT went up .42.

ABT- ABT last week went up .11.

STJ- St. Judes went up 1.34

Podd was the only company of these to go down. They went down .4.

week 9 Insulet Corporation to Present at the Piper

BEDFORD, MA--(Marketwire - 11/24/09) - Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ:PODD - News), the leader in tubing-free insulin pump technology with its OmniPod. Insulin Management System, today announced the company will participate in the Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference. Management is scheduled to present an overview of the Company at 1:30 p.m. ET on December 1, 2009 at The New York Palace Hotel. During these conference presentations, material information concerning the Company, its operations, strategies and prospects may be discussed.

Review of Purchases Week 10

We bought ALTH this week. We bought 2500 shares at $5.86.
For CEO we had lost 1113.70.
For ATVI, we lost more money again. We have now lost 233.69.
Our biggest decreasing contributor has been SOHU. They have been at a steady downfall and have lost us 4133.
Our biggest gainer lately has been PODD. We have gained 3974.40 from there contributions.

week 9 Activision Competitors

This week I am comparing Electronic Arts Inc. to Activision Blizzard. Electronic Arts Inc. last Trade was $16.68, compared to Activision Blizzard with $10.87. Electronic Arts Inc. days range of $16.42 - 16.88, where Activision Blizzard is at 10.65 - 10.96. Electronic Arts Inc. 52wk Range is $14.24 - 23.76, where Activision Blizzardis at $8.14 - 13.14.

Competitors of ATVI Nov 30- Dec 4

Here are how some of the competitors of Activison Blizzard did-

Take Two- They started the week closing at 11.25. By the 4th they dropped all the way down too 7.74. They lost 3.51 points.

Electronic Arts- They started their week off at 16.89. By the 4th they dropped to 16.20, a lose of .69 for the week.

Review of Markets Nov. 30- Dec. 4 Week 8

Dow Jones- They opened at 10,309.77 on the 30th. They ended up closing the day at 10,344.84. They had there high for the week on the 4th which was 10,516.70 and ended up closing that day at 10,388.90. They went up 79.13 for the week.



NASDAQ- They opened the week at 2,135.93. They went up to 2,144.60 by the end of the day. They had there high of 2,214.39 on the 4th before closing at 2,194.35. They went up 49.75 for the week.

S and P 500- They opened the week at 1,091.06. They ended closing that day at 1,095.63. They had there weekly high on 1,119.13 on the 4th. They ended the week at 1,105.98. They ended up going up 10.35 for the week.

Review an article Nov. 30-Dec. 4

This artical is highlighting all the positive and negative sides of investing in Activision Blizzard. some of the positive highlights from the article are that Starcraft, Call of Duty, Guitar Hero & World of Warcraft have each sold millions of copies and are followed the world over. And BMO analyst also says "to the opportunity ahead of it," Activision Blizzard shares "represent attractive value." Bolstered by the annual half billion in cash flow from World of Warcraft, it has about $3 billion in cash and no debt on its balance. But some of the negatives are that the videogame market has suffered to recent economic slumps. Sales of videogames have fallen dramatically the past 5 months, with annual growth this year likely to be in the low single digits, compared with 20% in 2008.

Article from the USA Today Money Page Nov. 30- Dec. 4

The idea of the artical from the USA Today Money Page is if Activision Blizzard is a good stock to invest in. This artical reviews the the pros and cons to purchasing this stock. Their first point was the risk vs. reward factor, which is a 370% higher return you accepted 307% higher risk. But the risk-return is almost in balance. Also Activision and Blizzard, the software giant does not have reliable long-term historical information for this analysis. Bottom line it's definitely not a stock for someone looking for a slow-and-steady investment.

Article from the USA Today Money Page Nov. 30- Dec. 4

Competitors for Activison Blizzard Week 7 Nov. 23-27

Electronic Arts- They opened the week at 17.46. They closed the week at 17.01. They ended up dropping .24 points.

Sony Corp.- They opened at 27.21. They ended the week at 26.68. They went down .63 ponts for the week.

Take Two- They started the week at 11.36. They ended on the 27th at 11.24. They went down .12.

All of ATVI's competitors went down for the week along with Activison itself.

Review of Purchases Week 7 Nov. 23-27

We didnt buy anything this week. Here are how the following companies we bought faired:

PODD- We gained $3,468.40 since we bought it. It is now worth $28,336.

CEO- We have lost $1,478.72. It is currently worth $27,436.50.
CEO (Short Sell)- We have gained $605.25. It is worth -$15,678.00

SOHU- We lost $3,438. It is worth $27,315.00.

ATVI- We lost $139.38. It is worth %$1,448.00.

Review of Markets Nov. 16- 20

DJI- They opened the week at 10,267.53. They had there high of 10,438.17 on the 17th. They ended the week by closing at 10,318.16. They went up 88.8 for the week.

NASDAQ- They opened the week at 2,177.31. They had there high of 2,176.51 on the 19th. They closed the week at 2,146.04. They ended up down 31.27 for the week.

S & P 500- They started out for the week at 1,094.13. They had a high of 1,113.69 on the 16th. They ended the week at 1,091.38. They ended going down 17.92.

Activision Competitors Week 6 Nov 16-20

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) - Last Trade: $11.43, which is $5.87 less than Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS), and $15.83 less than Sony Corporation (SNE). day's Range: 11.36 - 11.57, which is $12.13 less than (ERTS)'s high, and is $15.97 less than (SNE)'s high. The 52wk Range: $8.14 - $13.14, which is $10.56 less than (ERTS)'s high, and $17.68 less than (SNE)'s high.

Week 5 Nov.09-13 Activision Review

Everyone knows that the new Activision's game Moddern Warfare was going to be a huge hit months before it released, but the amount of succsess it has recived has even surprised the publisher Activision. Estimates of the first day sales are at a massive $310 million. there were 4.7 million copies sold in 24 hours which puts Modern Warfare 2 straight to the top of current sales charts, and also the all-time sales charts as well.

Competitors for SOHU Nov. 9-13

There is how the following competitors for SOHU-

BIDU- They opened the week at 416. They sold the highest on the 11th for 438.38. They sold at 432.50 to close the week. They gained 16.50 to finish the week.

SINA- They sold at 41 to start off the week. They sold for a high of 42.89 on Nov. 12. They ended the week at 42.42. They went up 1.42 for the week.

Both of the competitors for SOHU went up for the week unlike SOHU.

Review of the market 13-Nov-09

◦S&P 500- 9-Nov-09 The S&P was at 1,072.31 opening that day, closing that day they were at 1,093.07. The high for that day was 1,093.19 the low for the day was 1,072.31. And on Nov. 13 they oppened at 1,087.59 and on that day they closed at 1,093.48. The week high was 1,105.37 and the weeks low was 1,072.31.

◦DJIA- Nov 9, 2009 they oppened at 10,020.62 and closed at 10,226.94, the high was 10,228.23, and the low was 10,020.62. on Nov 13, 2009 they oppened at 10,197.85 and closed at 10,270.47. The high for that day was 10,305.69 and the low for that day was 10,192.03. The high for the week was 10,341.97 and the low for the week was 10,020.62.

◦NASDAQ- Nov 9, 2009 they were opening at 2,128.46 and closing at 2,154.06, with a high of 2,154.06 and a low of 2,128.15. And on Nov 13, 2009 they were oppening at 2,156.68 and were closing at 2,167.88, with a high of 2,172.05 and a low of 2,145.92. The week high was 2,179.19 and the week low was 2,128.15.

Review of Purchases Nov. 9-13

We didnt buy anything this week.





PODD- They opened the week at 12.29. They had a high if 12.47 on the 9th also. They closed the week at 11.76. We lost .53 last week.



SOHU- They opened the week at 56.20. They had there high on the the 9th which was 58.28. They closed the week at 57.86. We lost 1.85 for the week on SOHU.

CEO- They opened the week at 162.82. They had there high for the week on the 11th with a price of 166.34. They ended up dropping to 162.05 to finish the week. We lost .77 on it for the week.

ATVI- They opened the week at 11.53. They had there weekly high of 11.77 on the 10th. They closed the week with a selling price of 11.69. We gained .16 on ATVI for the week.

Competitors of PODD Nov 2- 6

MDT (Medtronic Inc.)- They started the week selling at 35.73 and closed that day at 36.12. PODD opened at 11.25 and closed at 11.86. So PODD had the better day. MDT's low for the week was 35.67. There high was 38.49. They closed the week at 37.97. PODD on the other had closed the week at 12.06, which ment that they didnt hav as good of a week as MDT. MDT ended up going up 2.24 and PODD only went up .2.

review of that we bought Nov.2-Nov.6

This week we did not buy anything. The overall value of our portfolio has increased from the week before with $94,695.24 value, as of now with $98,653.06 in value. Gaining $3,957.82.

Review of Markets Nov 2- 6

Dow Jones- This week started with the Dow opening 9,712.13. By the end of the day they were up to 9,789.44. They had a high of 10,044.50 of the 6th but ended up closing at 10,023.42. They went up 233.98.



S & P 500- They started the week opening at 1,036.18. At the end of the day they closed at 1,029.38. They had a high of 1,071.48 on the 6th, but ended up dropping to 1,059.42. They made 30.04.



NASDAQ- They started the week by opening at 2,047.42. They had there high of 2,117.62 on the 6th but ended closing at 2,112.44 for the week. They gained 63.24 for the week.

Competitors of ATVI Week 3

Electronic Arts- They started the week closing at 19.47. They had a high of 19.97 on the 26th to. They ened up closing the week at 18.24. They lost 1.23 last week.

Sony CP- They started the week closing at 26.16. On the 30th they had a high of 30.82. They finished the week closing at 29.39. They gained .23 for the week.

TTWO- They started 11.99 on the 26th. They had a high of 12.57 on the 26th also. They closed the week at 10.97.

Stock Market for the Week Oct 26-Oct 30

◦S&P 500- Last week on Oct 26, 2009 they oppened with a 1,080.36 and closed that day with a 1,066.94. On Oct 30, 2009 they oppened with 1,065.41 and closed that day with a 1,036.18. The weeks high was 1,091.75 and the week low was 1,033.38.

◦DJIA- Last week on Oct 26, 2009 they oppened with a 9,972.33 and closed that day with a 9,867.96 with a high of 10,072.32 and a low of 9,849.45. On Oct 30, 2009 they oppened with 9,961.52 and closed with 9,712.73 with a high of 9,962.13 and a low of 9,684.54. The weeks high was 10,072.32 and the week low was 9,902.42.

◦NASDAQ- On Oct 26, 2009 they oppened with 19.99 and closed with 19.24 and their high was 20.09 and the low was 19.14. On Oct 30 they oppened with 18.81 and closed with 18.06. The week high was 18.89 18.00 and the low was 19.14.

Insulet Announces Pricing of Public Offering Oct.26-30-Week 3

Insulet Corporation announced the prices of its public offering of 6,000,000 shares of at $10.25 per share of common stock. Insulet is planning to use this money for general corporate purposes, which may used twards the repayment of certain debts. Insulet has offered the underwriters to purchase up to an additional 900,000 shares of stock to pay for any over-allotments.

Review of Purchases for Oct. 26-30 Week 3

This week we invested in PODD and SOHU. PODD is a insulet corporation. We bought 2,300 shares at $10.60 with was a total of $24,867.60 and had a charge of $487.60 for commisions. SOHU is a chinese search engine the provides new, entertainment, and information. We bought 500 shares at $60.30. That costed us $30,753.00 and had a charge of $603 for commisions. So far we have gained $2,502.40 on PODD and have lost $4,358 on SOHU.

Review of Purchases Oct 19- 23

This week we bought CEO & ATVI. We purchased these particular stocks because after doing some reaserch and found that there were some hot new games coming out that we felt wouldmake our stock prices rise. And for our reason for buying CEO was that it was doing a little poor for a few days and we saw some room for improval in the company.

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New Products/Services ATVI Oct 12- Oct16

ATVI- This week Activison Blizzard will be releasing multiple video games in the coming weeks. On Oct 27 they will be releasing DJ Hero for the PS2, PS3, and Xbox 360 platforms. It will be an expansion series of the Guitar Hero games. It will have over 100 songs to choose from. You will be able to use a turntable, guitar, and a microphone.

USA Today Money Page Oct 12-16

World of Warcraft expansion in work
Blizzard, the makers of the game World of Warcraft have just announced their new expansion on the game. Blizzard announced this at their annual BlizzCon convention. There are to new races are part of the update, even though there is no releas date, the two teams have combined their race-classes. There will also be whole new game play areas availible to the players in the world of Azeroth. Players will also now be able to rais their characters tho level 85.


http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Culture/Video+Games/Publishers/Activision+Blizzard

Review of Purchases for Oct 12-16

We didn't invest in anything this week. We gained $54.79 from intrest to have a total of $100,054.79. We didn't buy anything because we were still searching for the right stock.

Review of the Markets for Oct 12-16

S&P 500- This week the S&P 500 had a good week last week. They went into the week with a positve outlook because the Institute for Supply Management reported that it had jumped from 48.4 in August to 50.9 in Sep. It helped the S&P go up 15 points or 1.5% to start the week. The Reserve Bank of Australia also had a good week to help bring up the S&P. They opened the week closing at 1,076.18 and closed the week at 1,087.68. They gained a total of 11.5 points.





DJIA- The Dow Jones started the week closing at 9,885.80 They had a high of 10,061.66 on Oct 16 but ended up closing at 9,995.91 for the week. They ened up going up 110.11 points.

NASDAQ- The NASDAQ started the week at 2,139.14 after closing on the 12th. On the 16th they closed at 2,156.80. They went up 17.66 points.