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Option Activity Alert: Calls Gain Popularity on Focus Media Holding Limited

02/09/10 12:45 PM

Is sentiment shifting among option players?

Options Spotlight: NETGEAR Inc.

Does NETGEAR Inc deserve this wellspring of pessimism?

Options Strategy of the Day: Bearish Put Spreads

Limiting risk by sacrificing potential returns

January Sales Jump at McDonald's Corporation

Investors bet on a breakout in the shares of the fast-food king

3 Stocks to Watch: Bristol-Myers Squibb, CVS Caremark Corporation, and Kinetic Concepts

CVS attracts heavy put trading following earnings report

Early Edge: Electronic Arts, Amgen, Evergreen Solar, and AgFeed Industries

AMGN is on the upswing in the wake of positive denosumab trial results

Opening View: Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures Point Toward a Bounce

The Coca-Cola Co. tops analysts' fourth-quarter expectations

Put Players Anticipate Extended Slump for Bally Technologies Inc.

Despite a bullish brokerage note, option traders roll the dice on more downside momentum

Monday Morning Outlook: Dow Jones Industrial Average Clings to 10,000

Does the breach of December�s lows spell trouble for the bulls?

Highlights from our SENTIMENT Magazine

Trading the Main Event

Option strategies before and after earnings reports

The Long Vertical Cure: Debit Spreads

Debit spreads can offer peace of mind to option buyers

Expectational Analysis: When Opposites Attract

Breaking down fundamental and technical analysis

The Extra Edge: Sentiment is the Missing Link in Equity Analysis

Trader expectations are often a contrarian indicator

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Abercrombie & Fitch Enjoys a Post-Holiday Sales Bounce

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