If you haven't lightened up on your long positions, it might be too late. Wait for that oversold bounce and sell some into strength. The only people who will make money in this environment are traders who buy on dips and flip it into strength or those who short into strength and cover on dips.
Above all, I am staying away from consumer names like retailers, restaurants, and gadget makers (read Apple). On the other hand, I think Research in Motion will be ok considering it is more of a play on corporate spending. Additionally, healthcare and drug names are safer (recession proof). I opened a position in Intuitive Surgicals (ISRG) and am looking for a pullback in Hologic (HOLX) and Gilead (GILD). Finally, I still like infrastructure and agriculture plays like Jacobs Engineering (JEC) and Potash (POT).
Oh and by the way, we are definitely in a recession. No doubt about it. I said it last April and you will see that it will be officially announced at some point during Q1 that the US economy entered a recession back in Q3 of last year.
-- Faisal Laljee
Full Disclosure: I own RIMM and ISRG but my positions can change anytime without notice.
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2 comments:
I was thinking the same thing about RIMM. But given that we are now in a recession, won't corporations cut back on spending, like taking away blackberry perks. Also with the coming layoffs, in financials and the overall job market. Won't RIMM's subscriber base take a hit?
Thats a good point, but I think Blackberry's add to a company's productivity and therefore, lost opportunity due to higher unemployment would be more than accounted for by the added subscribers at the non-executive level. In the corporate environment, even the most junior person these days gets a Blackberry. Still, you could be right.
-- Faisal
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