Baidu.com (BIDU)

China's internet using population will continue to expand at breakneck speeds leading to more traffic on Baidu. As internet awareness spreads Baidu's P4P platform will attract SMEs (small and medium enterprises) across China. Baidu's distribution and internet awareness network will boost this trend.

Improvements in the efficiency of Baidu's P4P platform resulting from the implementation of Baidu's intelligent ranking system have led to increased margins.

Baidu's continuous expansion of its product offerings from Baidu's Japanese version to new features such as a social networking site, Wikipedia inspired encyclopedia, etc. attract new users while increasing brand awareness.

This stock is a premier trading vehicle in a major bullish trend. Simple inspection will show the stock is a strong performer in up, neutral, and mild to moderate down markets. In a persistent down market (e.g., 17Dec2007 following the selloff on 14Dec2007), the stock can sell off sharply, but such occasions can be used as entry points for long positions, certainly for the strong of heart

A sophisticated, proprietary quantitative analysis, as of the Dec 14 close suggests a strong likelihood this stock will go up to at least 425 over coming weeks, quite a good likelihood the stock will at least touch somewhere around 475, and a decent likelihood it will go over 500

From this perspective, use selloffs to average down. The stock can also be profitably traded from the short side within the context of a weakening market, but this is a more complex art form.

As of this writing, the author and related accounts have a long position in BIDU. --RichSOB 15:18, December 17, 2007 (PST)