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Weekly Wrap-up - Constructive Action

Fri, 16 May 2008 20:42:00 GMT

The week ends with little excitement, at least at the broad market level. An early loss was reversed and the S&P 500 (SPX) closed flat on the day...(Read More)

Midday Market Check - The Amex Gold Bugs Index Leads While the Regional Bank HOLDRS Lags

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:15:00 GMT

We head into the second half of the session with some relatively sluggish broad market action on the screen...(Read More)

The! Biggest! News! of! the! Day! - Not Starbucks Corp, Cree Inc, BMC Software, Abercrombie & Fitch or Yahoo! Inc

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:48:00 GMT

Here are some of the contenders for today's biggest...news...of...the...day... Earnings from BMC Software Inc (BMC)...Earnings from Abercrombie & Fitch Co (ANF)...Optimism on large technology stocks as they are described as being "a shelter in the storm..."Chatter that an "activist investor" is taking a stake in Starbucks Corp...(Read More)

Option Skews - Visa Inc, eBay Inc, SunPower Corp, Sirius Satellite Radio, Countrywide Financial Corp, LDK Solar Co., Ltd.

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:45:00 GMT

Companies seeing a skew towards puts in the previous session: SPDR Trust Series I (SPY), PowerShares QQQ Trust (QQQQ), Encore Wire (WIRE), Moody's Corp...(Read More)

Stocks Showing Unusually Heavy Volume - EMC Corp, SINA Corp, TiVo Inc, Under Armour Inc, Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:51:00 GMT

Here are the results for today's unusual stock volume scan. The scan looks at the previous day's volume and compares it to the recent average volume...(Read More)

Futures Suggest a Slightly Higher Open

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:43:00 GMT

Good morning everyone - welcome to expiration Friday. The day starts on a somewhat quiet note as the S&P futures sit two points above fair value...(Read More)

Daily Wrap-up - If at First You Don't Succeed...

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:04:00 GMT

Yesterday we saw a rally that failed as the day wore on. Today we see the reverse - a quiet morning that ends with a bang...(Read More)

An Important Point About Analyst Ratings

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:38:00 GMT

My colleague Elizabeth "By the Numbers" Harrow just gave me a writing assignment based on this article - Merrill Tries to Temper the Pollyannas in Its Ranks...(Read More)

DryShips Inc. (DRYS) Ahead of Earnings

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:29:00 GMT

DryShips Inc. (DRYS) will soon find itself in the spotlight. According to this release, the company is prepared to report earnings after the close on Monday May 19, 2008...(Read More)

The Amex Gold Bugs Index (HUI) Rallies Back to Challenge Resistance for the Second Time

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:53:00 GMT

We are two hours into the session and find a quiet day underway. The S&P 500 (SPX) is near breakeven and has traded in a low-to-high range of only 6 points...(Read More)

The! Biggest! News! of! the! Day! - Not Countrywide Financial Corp, eBay Inc, CNET Networks, Research in Motion or Brocade

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Here are some of the contenders for today's biggest...news...of...the...day... Buzz about the new touchscreen phone from Research in Motion (RIMM)...Word that a fraud lawsuit against Countrywide Financial Corporation (CFC) is moving foward...The acquisition of CNET Networks, Inc...(Read More)

Option Skews - VMware Inc, Deckers Outdoor, Las Vegas Sands Corp, Sina Corp, NetEase.com, Petroleo Brasileiro SA

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:43:00 GMT

Companies seeing a skew towards puts in the previous session: PowerShares QQQ Trust (QQQQ), Amgen (AMGN), DIAMONDS Trust Series I (DIA), Microsoft (MSFT), Wells Fargo & (WFC), Bunge (BG), IBM (IBM), Nordstrom (JWN), FREDDIE MAC (FRE), Wachovia (WB), Merrill Lynch & Co...(Read More)

Stocks Showing Unusually Heavy Volume - China Shenghuo Pharmaceutica, Whole Foods Market, Jack In The Box, Virgin Mobile

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:58:00 GMT

Here are the results for today's unusual stock volume scan. The scan looks at the previous day's volume and compares it to the recent average volume...(Read More)

Futures Show a Slight Upside Bias

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:52:00 GMT

Good morning everyone - welcome to the second half of the trading week where we find stock futures showing a slight upside bias...(Read More)

Daily Wrap-up - Off the Highs But Still Holding Some Gains

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:48:00 GMT

The market rallied for most of the day but a late-session selloff cut into the gains...(Read More)

Revisiting Ariba, Inc. (ARBA)

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:38:00 GMT

Ariba, Inc. (ARBA) has been pulled into the spotlight. The stock appeared on today's unusual stock volume scan and the post below that noted the downgrade...(Read More)

The PowerShares Clean Energy ETF (PBW) Leads for the Second Day in a Row

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:14:00 GMT

We are an hour and a half into the session and find the broad market indices showing moderate gains...(Read More)

The! Biggest! News! of! the! Day! - Not Macy's Inc, eBay Inc, ReneSola Ltd, E-Trade Financial Corp or Inflation

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:52:00 GMT

Here are some of the contenders for today's biggest...news...of...the...day... Continued drama between eBay Inc (EBAY) and Craigslist...Earnings from Macy's Inc...(Read More)

Option Skews - Apple Inc, SanDisk Corp, Crocs Inc, JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd, MEMC Electronic Materials, Bunge Limited

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:37:00 GMT

Companies seeing a skew towards puts in the previous session: SPDR Trust Series I (SPY), Washington Mutual (WM), Lehman Brothers (LEH), Crocs, Inc...(Read More)

Stocks Showing Unusually Heavy Volume - Canadian Solar Inc, China Sunergy Co Ltd, Hoku Scientific Inc, Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:16:00 GMT

Here are the results for today's unusual stock volume scan. The scan looks at the previous day's volume and compares it to the recent average volume...(Read More)

Futures Suggest a Quiet Start

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:07:00 GMT

Good morning everyone - welcome to Wednesday where we find stock futures off to a sluggish start...(Read More)

Daily Wrap-up - A Flat Close

Tue, 13 May 2008 21:48:00 GMT

After a bit of mid-morning weakness, the S&P 500 (SPX) ends the day flat. The sector action showed some movement, but it was sporadic...(Read More)

Visa Inc (V) - Call Open Interest May Impede the Upward Charge

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:19:00 GMT

I saw a note on the discussion boards asking about Visa Inc (V). Given that the stock just hit the trading scene back in March, there isn't much chart history to discuss other than there appears to be support near 70...(Read More)

Solarfun Power Holdings Co, Ascent Solar Technologies Inc, and EMCORE Corporation - Short Squeeze Candidates?

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:34:00 GMT

Earlier I noted that the earnings report from Canadian Solar Inc's (CSIQ) appeared to be giving a lift to some of the clean energy stocks...(Read More)

At the Open - The PowerShares Clean Energy ETF (PBW) Takes the Lead

Tue, 13 May 2008 14:51:00 GMT

We are an hour into the session and find the broad market indices mulling around breakeven...(Read More)

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Fri, 16 May 2008 22:36:00 GMT

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