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Trading Tools to Build Your Portfolio: Are Hopes Too High for Target?
05/09/08 11:34 AM

Call trading surges on Target after April sales report

Schaeffer's Looks Ahead: Sirius Satellite and Wal-Mart in the Spotlight

A peek at next week's economic and earnings schedules

StockCenter: AK Steel, a True Superhero

What makes AK Steel such a strong stock?

The Early Edge: Activision, Biogen Idec, NVIDIA, and RealNetworks

Activision reports a fourth-quarter profit and Biogen Idec urges shareholders to reject 3 director nominees

Opening View: Activision and Priceline.com Rise on Solid Earnings Reports

Crude futures surge to trade above $125 per barrel, pressure U.S. stock futures

A Short Story: Despite an Uptrend, Short Sellers Flock to Ormat Technologies

Using the Schaeffer's Stock Screener to find a potential contrarian bullish stock pick

By the Numbers: Taking Advantage of a Discount Price on Overstock.com

Following a steep price plunge, OSTK looks cheap – in a good way

Schaeffer's Tool Box: Stock Screener Selects Sybase (SY)

How to find a bullish stock pick using the Schaeffer's Stock Screener

Undiscovered Gem: Option Traders Turn on to Metalico

With strong price action and a lack of love from the Street, MEA is poised to keep climbing

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Featured Commentary

The Casual Contrarian: Coinstar (CSTR)

Pennies in your couch? Coinstar wants to talk to you

Option Basics: What's a Delta-Hedging Rally?

Meet the distant cousin of the short-squeeze rally, and find out how it can move stocks

Option Activity Alert: Are the Shorts Driving Today's Crocs Rally?

CROX catches some much-needed momentum, but the path higher looks rocky

Options Update: American International Group Sees Option Activity Spike Ahead of Earnings

Can American International Group garner any momentum from today's earnings report?

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Analyze Exchange-Traded Funds By Sector

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Commodity Futures Put/Call Ratio

Gold: PC Ratio=0.6822

Commitment of Traders

Expectations For Futures Traders

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Learn About Retirement Savings Options

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From Bernie Schaeffer, Chairman & CEO:

Schaeffer's Short Takes: Technical Turmoil Hinders the S&P 500 Index

What the SPX and the VIX are telling us about the current economy

May Option Advisor Commentary

Are you prepared to deal with the new short selling crowd?

Overheard on the Trading Floor: Debit Spreads Ahead of Earnings?

A conversation on the wisdom of debit spreads

Schaeffer's Short Takes: Tuesday's Corrective Rallies

Examining Tuesday's rally for the S&P Depositary Receipts, Select Sector SPDR Financial Fund, and StreetTracks Gold Trust

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