Support The Milk Pail Market During Construction

I just got back from the Milk Pail Market. Traffic was horrible as usual and much harder than usual to park and get out due to all the construction. (Construction pictures below)

We need to make an effort to help them get through this.  Follow and "Like" the Milk Pail Facebook page to get coupons and to show your support.

Here are some pictures I took today from the Milk Pail's parking lot along with a rendering of what will go in the open space that was between the Milk Pail market and the super ugly, $4,000 to $6,000 per month "Carmel The Village Apartments" where the owners make a bundle on rent while we suffer the traffic gridlock on San Antonio Road.

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Traffic will continue to get worse in the Bay Area as city councils allow over development. I don't see an end to the over development either as local politicians are desperate for funds to pay huge pensions they promised workers AND reward developers for making campaign contributions.

You are not alone if you feel like a sardine in what was once a beautiful place to live. What we need to do is

1. Support local businesses like The Milk Pail
2. Voice our displeasure with the over development at EVERY opportunity.

• Write your city council
• Post on facebook and Twitter pages for anything related to city government letting them know how upset you are with this over development
• Start a petition to change the name of "Mountain View" to "Brooklyn West" to reflect we are losing our views of the beautiful mountains so the top 0.1% who own these tech companies can cram more workers into their buildings so they can live here rather than places with lower density and less environmental impact from too many people.

It is AMAZING how big the hole is... it looks like the space will hold enough workers to fill all the homes in Los Altos. I may have to bite the bullet and buy Amazon.com stock despite its over valuation as driving to go shopping won't be fun.

Rent and Layout for 2b/2b "Carmel The Village" as of 12/21/15

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AGEN Agenus Inc. up 12% on New Buy Rating

Nice jump today for Agenus Inc. (NASDAQ: AGEN)  on this news:

Jefferies Starts Agenus Inc. (AGEN) at Buy; Sees 100% Upside
December 16, 2015 7:54 AM EST 

Jefferies initiates coverage on Agenus Inc. with a Buy rating and a price target of $8.00.

Analyst Biren Amin commented, 

"Agenus is developing a comprehensive Immuno-Oncology (IO) platform consisting of multiple checkpoints both fully owned and through partnerships and could be a leader in cancer vaccine development through the deployment of its QS-21 adjuvant which could increase the efficacy of cancer vaccines. AGEN is also partnered with Merck and Incyte across 9 novel IO programs totaling >$450M in milestones. Therefore, AGEN's $130M EV offers significant upside, in our view."

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SPX and SPY Just 2% Below Record Highs - Market Update

With today's big rally in the stock markets, the S&P500 is only 1.8% below its record closing high.

This is quite a recovery from just a few months ago when the markets were down double digits and I was buying shares for my newsletter portfolio. (see 

For one buy, see "Good News for Intel Stock - End of Inventory Correction"

Here is a buy alert to my subscribers for Lam Research (LRCX) when it tested its August Lows a month later in September.

Fast forward to today.  Note how these charts below show buyers have shown up below the 200-day moving average, MA(200) when the price is just above the 50-day moving average, MA(50).   

Many consider it a very bullish "Golden Cross" when the MA(50) crosses above the slower moving MA(200).  At the rate the market is moving higher, this could happen soon and I'll be taking more profits.  If we fall, I still have some stocks with "Automatic Buy Levels" listed in the December newsletter that I'd be very happy to buy more of on weakness that hits my targets.

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Santa Clause Rally!

Below are several charts showing the "Santa Clause Rally" that seems to be gaining steam. 

After buying the big decline a few months back, some stocks are already very, very close to taking profits already!

Santa Clause Rally! $SPY $SPX $LRCX $MSFT $GOOGL $INTC ChartsI sure hope nobody is missing out on all the fun as we are creeping back towards record highs again. Here comes Santa.....
Posted by Kirk Lindstrom's Investment Letter on Tuesday, December 1, 2015

This is my buy alert for LRCX on the most recent decline below $65.