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More Short Covering Bolsters First Solar & Peers (FSLR, EXC, SPWR, WFR, TAN)

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 1:42 pm

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has become Wall Street's whipping boy and was recently considered the worst S&P performer over the last year.  After shares recently were challenging $20.00, the ...
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At All-Time Lows… Can First Solar Manage To Avoid Death? (FSLR, TAN, PBW, SPWR, WFR)

Posted: April 3, 2012 at 12:37 pm

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is the king of U.S. solar companies.  Despite a monstrous rally in the stock market year-to-date, First Solar shares hit a new 52-week low today.  In ...
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Solar Woes Get To Blame Italy This Time (FSLR, TAN, SPWR, WFR)

Posted: March 28, 2012 at 11:18 am

Solar power just cannot get a break.  The age of austerity is drilling holes in the solar economic viability business model.  Today's negative news flow stems out of Italy, where ...
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Will Taxpayers Get Burned By First Solar? (FSLR, TAN, PBW)

Posted: February 29, 2012 at 10:39 am

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is getting crushed with an 9% loss in its stock this morning.  The move is on the heels of earnings and a much lowered expectation ...
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Morning Movers (TAN, SHIP, DF, VG, ZNGA, WCG)

Posted: February 15, 2012 at 10:37 am

The three major US equities indexes opened higher this morning following an assurance from China’s central bank that it would continue to hold European sovereign debt and to participate in ...
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ETF Reverse Stock Split Highlights Solar Death (TAN, FSLR, GTAT, TSL, WFR)

Posted: February 15, 2012 at 10:20 am

The Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN) has been a total dud due to the fact that solar shares are only liked now by short sellers and the White House.  These ...
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More Short Covering Exaggerates Solar Rallies (TAN, FSLR, SPWR, ENER, TSL, WFR)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 3:10 pm

Solar stocks are on fire.  Still, they are so far down from a year ago that celebrating the move it difficult to do.  To show just how powerful this move up ...
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Solar Tries For Significant 2012 Comeback (FSLR, WFR, TAN, KWT, SPWR, STP, YGE, LDK, ENER, XLU)

Posted: January 11, 2012 at 1:12 pm

So far we are seeing a continued rotation. What worked great in 2011 is being sold and the worst performing groups are being bought.  No sector with as many names ...
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At Least Someone Still Loves Solar (GOOG, KKR, BRK-A, FSLR, TAN, KWT)

Posted: December 20, 2011 at 3:04 pm

If you have been watching the share prices of the solar stocks, you will understand the joke (and perhaps not even laugh) that investing in these has turned many 401-K ...
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First Solar Earnings… When Bad Is Finally Good Enough (FSLR, SPWRA, STP, TAN)

Posted: October 26, 2011 at 8:43 am

First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) went ahead and got its earnings report out of the way.  After all, it botched its "CEO exit" so badly yesterday that it was an unfair ...
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More Downgrading of First Solar… Value Trap (FSLR, STP, TAN)

Posted: October 17, 2011 at 4:39 pm

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is supposed to be the best of the best of all U.S.-based solar companies.  It is the leader and is supposed to cross the $1 ...
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Cramer Kicks First Solar While It Is Down (FSLR, ECXC, SPWRA, TAN)

Posted: October 13, 2011 at 6:59 pm

When were panning the hell out of the solar sector earlier in the year at significantly higher share prices, we were very certain that the sector was going to be ...
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Solar Stocks: Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? (FSLR, SPWRA, STP, JASO, TSL, LDK, TAN)

Posted: October 6, 2011 at 11:52 am

Stock prices for the solar PV makers have fallen by -40% to -80% in the past 12 months, with the bulk of the crash occurring since May. The collapse is ...
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China’s Leading Solar Player Gets Big Bank Boost (GCPEF, TSL, STP, JASO, YGE, LDK, FSLR, SPWRA, TAN)

Posted: September 6, 2011 at 10:52 am

The China Development Bank has provided the country's largest polysilicon maker with two new credit facilities totalling $713 million. GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. (OTC: GCPEF) can add that total to ...
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At LDK, Can Bad News Be Good? (LDK, TSL, TAN)

Posted: August 30, 2011 at 9:50 am

About 10 days ago, LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) lowered its guidance for the second quarter, and this morning the bad news became official. If anything, it's even worse ...
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