This Week on StockHouse June 11 to 15

Investors may have had a case of whiplash this week, as markets gyrated wildly, trying to sort out the slide in treasuries, a possible rate increase, and the continuing squeeze in gasoline refining.

On StockHouse, editors Sean Mason and Keri Korteling pulled the stats and made a list of the weekly Top Five (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19822), highlighting top BullBoards posters, blogs, and stories on the site.

One of the hot BullBoards this week, said Sean Mason, was the discussion forum for Vancouver-based gold miner (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19841) GoldQuest (TSX: V.GQC).

On Monday, Danny Deadlock offered up a quick summary (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19822) of some of the names he’s been following for readers of the Micro-cap Monday column.

While Danny was reviewing the prospects for uranium and palladium prices, investment advisor Harold Leishman, of Canaccord Capital, wrote that mining IPOs (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19825) provide an excellent opportunity for investors to add this flourishing sector to their portfolios.

And Don Rodgers’ Trading Discipline column looked at how three junior companies with exposure to the oilsands (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19826) had fared as oil prices rose.

Editors at Institutional Research Partners wrote the first of a series of articles about the oilfield services industry (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19828 ) for Micro-cap Spotlight.

Harry Boxer, who is this week’s Weekly Wizard, was the first of two columnists to highlight stun-gun maker (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19829) Taser (NASDAQ: TASR) this week.

In their Totally Technology column, Leon Hamerling & J. Paul examined the French Connection (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19847) to Taser’s recent share price increases.

The columnists were also busy sorting through the announcements at an important conference on Alzheimer’s disease. In Bio Check, they concluded that there’s not yet a magic bullet to fight the debilitating disease, but that investors could invest in therapies for Alzheimer’s by picking a basket of stocks (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19831).

What does the downward trend in bonds mean for equities? Steven Saville said that eventually the two markets (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19832) will have to come into alignment, and that will most likely mean a drop for the stock market.

Investors in network services company Black Box (NASDAQ: BBOX) faced three strikes (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19833) since last winter, wrote the Securities Sleuth.

Investors can identify the ideal trading channel using technical support and resistance levels before choosing an options strike price (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19837), said George Leong in his Technical Thursday column.

Heading into the period of seasonal strength for biotech (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19842 ), Don Vialoux said that investors should put ETFs representing the sector on their watch lists now.

Due diligence is absolutely essential when choosing an appropriate stock investment. Financially Fit’s Nancy Zambell demystified the 10-K report (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19845). 

Another key investment decision is the cost to make a particular investment. John J. De Goey used his STANDUP Advice column to implore advisors and investors to talk about costs. (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19846).

And, Doug Casey believes cash is trash and so are most of your investments, so go stock up on gold in The Casey Files. (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19850)