Mark a Green-Letter Day for H-P

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Investor days have come back into vogue as data points on which to make money. It's been almost six years since a company could throw a day of presentations and be counted on to give you a profitable trade.

Tuesday we had Prudential(PRU Quote) make a presentation. Could there be a bigger yawner than this one? I mean, do you really care?

You sure should have cared. You would be up a couple of smackers for this trade, which can only be described as an unexpected gift. ...