Salesforce (CRM) For the Birds

October 5, 2016 by riskreversal • Trades and Updates

On September 8th we took a look at Salesforce (CRM) and determined that there was a strong possibility that the stock would remain under pressure into their Q3 report in November. The main reason being the weakness in billings was unlikely …

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Salesforce equals SaaS times Deceleration

September 8, 2016 by Dan • Trades and Updates

There is little doubt that Salesforce.com (CRM) has been a pioneer of one of the largest secular shifts in enterprise computing in decades, and is helmed by a guy who has the potential to be the next …

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MorningWord 9/1/16: Head in the Clouds

September 1, 2016 by Dan • Morning Word

Last night Salesforce.com (CRM) reported fiscal Q2 results that were generally inline. They guided the current quarter down a touch, and left full year guidance intact.  The stock was down 8% last night in the …

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Salesforce (CRM) FQ2 Earnings Preview & Ideas

August 31, 2016 by Dan • Trades and Updates

Event: Salesforce.com (CRM) reports fQ2 results tonight after the close.  The options market is implying about a 5.5% one day move, which is basically inline with the 4 qtr one day average move of 5.3%, …

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MorningWord 8/25/16: Your Main Squeeze

August 25, 2016 by Dan • Trades and Updates

On Tuesday I previewed Workday’s (WDAY) fiscal Q2 results that were reported last night. Regular readers know that I am skeptical of stories like this. Stocks that trade at ridiculous multiples, are massively unprofitable on a …

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MorningWord 8/18/16: Cloud Pity

August 18, 2016 by Dan • Morning Word

The technology industry is full of ‘collaborations’.  Established players that are slow to innovate and adapt to increasingly rapid change often invest in, or partner with smaller companies for a whole host of reasons. I …

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$ORCL Fiscal Q3 Earnings Preview

March 14, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Oracle (ORCL) reports fiscal Q3 results tomorrow after the close. The options market is implying about a 4.5% one day move, which is slightly high of its 4 quarter average of about 4.25%, but in …

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$WDAY – GAAP Toothed

March 1, 2016 by Dan • Trades and Updates

Shares of enterprise cloud software provider Workday (WDAY) are up nearly 14% today after reporting fourth quarter sales that beat expectations, and grew a whopping 43% year over year (despite guiding the current qtr lower). …

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