Here is the latest Top 10 Piqqem Sentiment Market Movers List for the week of July 1st. The Market Movers measurement combines the number of active votes on a security at Piqqem.com and percentage change in sentiment ratings on an equity over the previous seven days. Piqqem users provide their sentiment rating on equities on a 0-to-4 scale with 0 as lowest and 4 as highest. We'll also be introducing a lot


This week the solar power and enterprise software lead the list with strong performances on the heels of strong numbers from Oracle and Suntech. Curiously, Piqqem Sentiment is rising for GM but falling for Ford despite news on Ford's market share gains. AT&T is a sentiment winner, largely based on the extremely strong response to the new iPhones. Oil refiner and retailer Tesoro is up based on growing belief that gasoline inventories will fall and prices will go up in the summer driving months. Thanks for reading and any feedback is welcome.


Sentiment for Suntech Power Holdings is up 8.6% in the last week.
Sentiment for Oracle is up 8.6% in the last week.
Sentiment for General Motors is up 6.9% in the last week.
Sentiment for ATT is up 6.6% in the last week.
Sentiment for Procter Gamble is up 6.3% in the last week.
Sentiment for Tesoro Petroleum is up 3.7% in the last week.


Sentiment for Burger King Holdings is down 8.5% in the last week.
Sentiment for Ford Motor is down 6.5% in the last week.
Sentiment for Bank of Hawaii is down 6.1% in the last week.
Sentiment for Yahoo is down 5.8% in the last week.



*Piqqem is a stock prediction community and analysis tool that
aggregates Crowd Wisdom to help users see shifts in market sentiments.
Piqqem does not issue buy or sell recommendations on stocks or equities.

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Here is the latest Piqqem Sentiment Market Movers List for the previous week. The Market Movers measurement combines number of active votes on a security at Piqqem.com and percentage change in sentiment ratings on an equity over the previous seven days. Piqqem users provide their sentiment rating on equities on a 0-to-4 scale with 0 as lowest and 4 as highest.


This week the financials and oil moved up sharply in Piqqem Sentiment while Starbucks continued its downward sentiment move. Consumer products giant P&G showed very strong sentiment increases and eBay continues to show signs of a revival. Even the Gray Lady (New York Times) showed signs of life. In general, sentiment was remarkably positive considering the dreadful week on Wall Street. Thanks for reading and any feedback is welcome.


Sentiment for US Oil Fund is up 13.1% in the last week.
Sentiment for Procter Gamble is up 10.5% in the last week.
Sentiment for Pinnacle West Capital is up 10.8% in the last week.
Sentiment for New York Times is up 7.6% in the last week.
Sentiment for Bank of Hawaii is up 7.7% in the last week.
Sentiment for eBay is up 5.1% in the last week.


Sentiment for Cephalon is down 11.6% in the last week.
Sentiment for Starbucks is down 6.8% in the last week.
Sentiment for Yahoo is down 5.1% in the last week.
Sentiment for F5 Networks is down 2.8% in the last week.





*Piqqem is a stock prediction community and analysis tool that aggregates Crowd Wisdom to help users see shifts in market sentiments. Piqqem does not issue buy or sell recommendations on stocks or equities.

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Here is the latest Piqqem Sentiment Market Movers List for the previous week. The Market Movers measurement combines number of active votes on a security at Piqqem.com and percentage change in sentiment ratings on an equity over the previous seven days. Piqqem users provide their sentiment rating on equities on a 0-to-4 scale with 0 as lowest and 4 as highest.

This week technology issues were among the biggest movers based on beliefs that tech has bottomed. Intel and Research in Motion led that group upwards. Restaurant and fast food companies were among the strongest movers to the downside, with Piqqem Sentiment on Starbucks and Burger King lower. Consumer staples and retailers showed moderate strength with Hershey Foods, Altria, Target all recording upwards sentiment moves. Thanks for reading and any feedback is welcome.
 
Sentiment for Starbucks is down 9.5% in the last week.
Sentiment for Burger King Holdings is down 8.5% in the last week.
Sentiment for Research In Motion Ltd. is up 7.4% in the last week.
Sentiment for Intel is up 7.0% in the last week.
Sentiment for SP 500 is down 6.4% in the last week.
Sentiment for Altria Group is down 6.3% in the last week.
Sentiment for Hershey Foods is up 6.2% in the last week.
Sentiment for Transocean is up 5.2% in the last week.
Sentiment for Target is up 4.7% in the last week.
Sentiment for Carnival is down 3.4% in the last week.
Sentiment for Adobe is down 2.7% in the last week.

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Time for the weekly Sentiment Movers Update. Here's the latest for the previous week. You will see some of these sentiment movements on the home page where we are featuring interesting activity from Piqqem. The Market Movers measurement combines number of active votes on a security at Piqqem.com and percentage change in sentiment ratings on an equity over the previous seven days.

Here's the quick commentary.  Home improvement chain Lowe's declined dramatically, likely based on the tandem drags of reduced consumer spending and higher interest rates. Consumer Bellwether Wal-Mart Stores also declined on weaker consumer spending numbers. Wind power equipment provider American Superconductor has received more sell-side coverage in the past two months and positive analyst ratings as it continues to rack up deals. Fertilizer and agricultural chemicals company Agrium has suffered from a delayed impact of negative earnings results and from concerns about ethanol and corn production. Any feedback, as always, is welcome!

 

• Sentiment for Lowe's Companies, Inc. is down 18.3% in the last week.
• Sentiment for Suntech Power Holdings is up 12.7% in the last week.
• Sentiment for Charles Schwab is up 11.4% in the last week.
• Sentiment for American Superconductor is up 10.7% in the last week.
• Sentiment for PepsiCo, Inc. is down 10.3% in the last week.
• Sentiment for Agrium is down 9.8% in the last week.
• Sentiment for Pfizer is down 8.2% in the last week.
• Sentiment for Target Corp. is up 8.2% in the last week.
• Sentiment for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is down 5.1% in the last week.
• Sentiment for Tellabs is up 11.1% in the last week.

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We started seeing news mentions today about one of our early angel funders, Mike Markkula. As many of you know, Mike was one of the earliest investors and Apple and is something of a Silicon Valley legend. So what was going on? It turned out that Markkula had just donated some early Apple documents to the Computer History Museum. MIke has always been a visionary and a class act. By donating these papers he helps memorialize forever the founding process of one of the most innovative computer (and technology) companies ever. Thanks, Mike! We appreciate it!

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Piqqem Sentiment Market Movers: RIMM, JNPR HPQ, HSY Up: BAC, AEOS, CCL, VZ, THQ Down

 

Here is the latest Piqqem Sentiment Market Movers List for the previous week. The Market Movers measurement combines number of active votes on a security at Piqqem.com and percentage change in sentiment ratings on an equity over the previous seven days. Piqqem users provide their sentiment rating on equities on a 0-to-4 scale with 0 as lowest and 4 as highest. Technology issues dominated the positive sentiment movers with RIMM, JNPR, and HPQ occupying three of the four up spots. On the down side, Carnival Corp. continued its steep decline and specialty retailer AEOS, which just recorded a fairly strong quarter, showed sentiment weakness, probably indicating market sentiment that even the best specialty retailers will probably run out of room in the coming quarter.

 

• Sentiment for Research In Motion Ltd. is up 10.2% in the last week.
• Sentiment for Bank of America Corp. is down 9.7% in the last week.
• Sentiment for American Eagle Outfitters is down 9.8% in the last week.
• Sentiment for Carnival Corp. is down 21.4% in the last week.
• Sentiment for Juniper Networks, Inc. is up 11.0% in the last week.
• Sentiment for Nasdaq Computer is up 11.0% in the last week.
• Sentiment for Hewlett-Packard Company is up 7.9% in the last week.
• Sentiment for Verizon Communications is down 14.7% in the last week.
• Sentiment for THQ Inc. is down 9.2% in the last week. 
• Sentiment for Hershey Foods Corp. is up 8.7% in the last week.

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Here is the latest Piqqem Sentiment Market Movers List for the previous week. The Market Movers measurement combines number of active votes on a security at Piqqem.com and percentage change in sentiment ratings on an equity over the previous seven days.
 

1. Sentiment for Agrium Inc. is down 16.7% in the last week.
2. Sentiment for Carnival is down 15.9% in the last week.
3. Sentiment for United States Steel Corp. is up 12.9% in the last week.
4. Sentiment for Abercrombie Fitch is up 12.7% in the last week.
5. Sentiment for American Eagle Outfitters is down 9.8% in the last week.
6. Sentiment for Microsemi Corp. is down 9.6% in the last week.
7. Sentiment for US Oil Fund is down 8.8% in the last week.
8. Sentiment for Intel Corp. is down 6.9% in the last week.
9. Sentiment for Quest Diagnostics Inc. is down 5.4% in the last week.
10. Sentiment for Research In Motion Ltd. is up 4.5% in the last week.

 

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Derek Powazek is a noted Web guru from back in the old Hotwired days. He blogs / writes for a great site, Alistapart.com. We came across a fabulous post he did on "Wisdom of Crowds." Of course, we're interested in such things because its the underlying theory beneath Piqqem.com. Powazek's treatment is notable for its clarity and concise nature -- its almost the same as reading the book by James Surowiecki in a single post. He notes that in a world where the Web has encouraged interactivity as never before, the basic rules of WoC persist.

Here's what he has to say about the importance of simplicity in the success of Crowd Wisdom.

"The simplicity of the individual task is also important. Systems based on the Wisdom of Crowds can tackle surprisingly complicated projects, but each project must first be broken down to its simplest possible components."

And about the importance of Interface design.

"Complicated interfaces can be great for complicated tasks, but not for WOC systems. The more complicated the interface is, the less participation you can expect, and the more muddled that participation will be. Soliciting WOC feedback is about tapping the zeitgeist. Don’t make participants think too much."

Reading Derek's post flashed us back to many meetings about how to make Piqqem work. Rather than have to wade through those meetings or a long book, we recommend you read his post in its entirety if you want to understand the anatomy of successful WoC applications. Feel free to share your thoughts with us, too. As always.

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Lots of media coverage about the new Amazon Kindle with the much bigger screen. Thus far, the Piqqem Crowd has not been impressed with sentiment declining slightly from 2.54 to 2.49. We did a post on this at Seeking Alpha. Here's the basic content.

"As everyone knows, the Amazon Kindle 3 is coming and lots of folks are hopped up about the new toy from eCommerce giant Amazon (AMZN). Surprisingly, Piqqem.com users are voicing slightly bearish sentiment trends on Amazon even as the company ramps into launch of its much anticipated 9.7 inch screen Kindle on Wednesday of this week. On a scale of 0-to-4 (with four as highest), Piqqem Sentiment for Amazon has declined moderately by six basis points over the past month, from 2.54 at its most recent high point in mid-April to 2.49 as of market close on May 4. While this means Piqqem users still view Amazon shares in a largely bullish light (above the neutral mid-point on the scale of 2), any negative trend in the sentiment line is a negative for the stock."

 

What are your thoughts on the Kindle? Will it move the dial on Amazon's stock price?

 

 

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In checking out our Group data for the younger set (18-29) I was shocked to discover that Intel had become the highest rated stock for that demographic followed by Amazon. It's the first time I've seen such strong sentiment for the chip maker on Piqqem.com. Both Amazon and Intel had Group sentiment ratings of 3 points on a 0-to-4 point scale (0 being lowest). Apple, in contrast, had a Group sentiment rating for this demographic of only 2.56 and was only the 8th highest rated stock on this index. I wonder why the younger set is so bullish on Intel right now?

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