Sirius XM’s stock (Nasdaq:SIRI) is sitting close to its 52 week high. Up 45% in a 6 month period. Up 256% over a two year period. With the takeover battle, the stock will remain volatile. However, an upward trend continues to  appear to be in order.

Institutional ownership is sitting roughly at 40%. This will grow higher, as institutions will see a mid risk – high reward scenario. Due to its part ownership of Sirius, Liberty Global Inc. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) has gone along for the ride. Up 35% in a 6 month period. Up 138% over a two year period.

How messy will this bout go is the main question. One could argue the longer the bout the worse it could be for investors. Time will tell. One this for certain. Do not read into any other buyout rumors until this one is resolved. This is a sticky mess that will take time to sort itself out.

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Some suggest that Liberty might try to buy more Nasdaq:SIRI and try to take full control of the company ousting current CEO Mel Karmazin. Others suggest Liberty may begin unloading SIRI stock, as SIRI is sitting pretty at over 2.00 a share. Here is the kicker. Sirius has grown to a company as big as Liberty. If a takeover would take place, John Malone might need outside influence. Enter Buffet. Liberty could use help of takeover Sirius, even though it already owns 40%.

A sell off is still a likely scenario, however. Because Liberty’s stake of SIRIUS XM is such a huge part of their existence, makes a sell off tricky. It will not be something that will happen quickly, much like with Liberty and Direct TV.

The jury is out on what will happen to Sirius XM. However, many see either scenario a good one for shareholders of Sirius. A sell off would remove speculation of what might happen to Sirius. A takeover would change up the radio company’s leaders and direction, something that could be a good thing for the stagnated stock.

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Apple has grown far beyond Steve Jobs, so there really is no fear. Hope the man will get well, hopefully he didn’t jeopardize his health staying for this long.

His letter announcing the news is below.

To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple”s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.

I believe Apple”s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.
Steve

Ron Paul’s campaign is showing huge gains in organizational abilities. Anybody remember Ron Paul’s horrible ad in NH last time around? It made him look even worse than a fringe candidate. With a campaign with so much cash, it was laughable. Ron Paul’s campaign has already released an incredible advertisement and began buying advertisements in the early states.

Ron Paul, and Mitt Romney were the only candidates who really seemed to know they were running this election. Ron Paul’s supporters wouldn’t have let him not run. They are that serious.

Ron Paul will continue to show gains this election. What Ron Paul needs more than anything, is more serious candidates to appear. Say what you want about Sarah Palin, but her inclusion in this race would be huge for the Ron Paul camp. Ideally, however, more candidates like Mitt Romney would enter the race. Let Palin, and the other “tea party candidates,” beat themselves up. Ron Paul will not bow out of the race, until the end, as there is no reason to. Nobody is really competing with Ron Paul’s voters. Expanding on those voters is key.

Sirius is still below what it was sitting at before the markets started dipping so rapidly. This means there is still even more value to be had with a buy bid. As with the nature of SIRI, investors would be better buying and selling repeatedly, vs buying and holding on for the long term. Buy low, sell high; but this is not a stock you want to just buy and hold. If you bought the stock at 1.00, you have had a nice 100% gain. However, if you bought and sold in that same time you would be sitting at near 500% gain with little risk of losing out. By selling, the fear is you could miss the rise. However, wait long enough and the stock will be only a few cents higher than what you missed out on. Sirius does show consistent growth. If this economy ever turns around, SIRI will jump as high as 8.00 – 10.00.

The true problem is the fear of a double dip recession, which looks like could happen. Still be bullish on car sales, as Americans can only go so long without buying a new car. Luxury car manufactures may still have trouble, but Sirius and XM is largely in most models regardless of price. The correction for the economy is something that was to be expected, as Americans are not ready to spend like they used to. Savings are up, and credit card use is down. Will radio use go up or down, that is the question.

Looking at the support and resistance, good things are still on their way for Sirius investors.

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Sirius XM is banking on a huge increase in new car ownership this year over last. The trend is already significantly up over last year. GM’s sales are up 26% in an April, a good sign that this summer may turn into a car buying event. The question remains if gas prices will dampen the rest of the year or not. Either way, things look of for Sirius investors.

When Saddam Hussein was killed the autopsy lasted for days, along with many photos being released. To prove that is was indeed Saddam. This is not a post designed to question whether or not Osama is really dead. This is a post designed to wonder why Obama loves a good conspiracy. After finally releasing his birth certificate, that did little to quell the opposition. Now, Osama is dead which will now cause them to question this. Arguably, this has much more potential for misdoings than any birth certificate. Obama has already been in office for years, get over hit. Move on, make sure in next elections they are mandatory. That is all you can do.

Truth is, the convenience of this all, is just too much. Is Osama Bin Laden really dead? And if he is, what proof will be offered. As someone who was very familiar with more than one 9/11 victim, this needs to be done. Whether or not his death was worth all the strategy of war, is another question altogether.

Financial markets opened incredibly strong however, this is a good thing.

Name a stock of a big company that had better share price growth over the past year. Sirius XM more than doubled its share price over the past 52 weeks, which is incredible when that said company has market cap of almost 8 Billion. While institutional ownership is growing, it is not what you would expect with a company that is preforming this well and has such a high market cap.

Looking at Sprint Nextel ( NYSE : S ) which has a market cap double Sirius. Also a company that has had some recent trouble, but hopefully for those who do not love AT&T and Verizon will continue to grow. Sprint has a rather low stock price, but is 84% owned by institutions. While NYSE:S performed great over the last year, its growth could not match NASDAQ:SIRI.

Watch over the next few months for more and more institutions to begin buying, or ramp up their buying for SIRI.

Sirius XM Radio Inc. Nasdaq : SIRI Rated: Strong Buy

Sprint Nextel Corporation NYSE:S Rated: Strong Buy

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The internet is abuzz over how little Sony did to protect users personal data, and how much they did to combat pirates. If Sony decided to spend millions protecting their property, they should have also spent millions to protect their users. Up to today, there was just outrage on how people could not play their games or access their netflix due to Sony’s Playstation Network being down. Now, the backlash will be even bigger. While it was the hackers who accessed the data, it is ultimately Sony’s fault for storing so much data and having it accessible through their developer network. It has been reported that Sony saved users passwords in plain text. This is hard to believe, but could possibly be true.

For those new to this. The Play Station Network (PSN) has been down since the 21st. The PSN allows users to connect their Playstation to the internet and play their games. The outage was supposed to just be for a day or two, it has now turned into a week. There is no indication when the PSN will be back, but it will probably be much different when it does return.

Stock Tick Tock rates this stock a sell, and make sure you change your credit card info while you are at it.

Edit: Stock dropped 2.55% today (4/27) expect more tomorrow as news hits the mainstream.

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