Monday, October 31, 2005

SCH

Charles Schwab is golden stock picks free swing setup for Tuesday.

BEAS

BEA Systems, Inc. has crossed the 50 dma today and has an interesting chart so keep it on your watchlist.

XWG

Wireless Xcessories Group, Inc. just made a new intraday high so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

NVAX

Novavax, Inc. is acting well today after a correction so keep it on the radar.

GOOG

Google, Inc. is acting very well today as the stock is up 13 points on the day. Keep it on the radar.

AAPL

Apple Computer: iPod demand rising heading into November - AppleInsider (56.77 +2.30)
AppleInsider reports orders to Apple's overseas manufacturing facilities show strong demand for all three members of the company's industry leading iPod digital music player family. Data seen by AppleInsider reveals that even Apple's slightly-dated iPod shuffle music players are seeing an increase in orders, especially the 512MB model which now sells for less than $90 at some online discount shops. The findings corroborate a recent analyst report which suggested that shuffle sales may prove to be better than expected this holiday quarter. Meanwhile, iPod nano player was backlogged by over 100,000 units at one of the company's two primary US-based distributors late last week.

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LCAV

LCA Vision, Inc. went down and filled most of the gap on Friday and today the stock is trading up so keep it on the radar.

IN PLAY

MOT / GM / SRNA / DNA

ILMN

Illumina, Inc. is acting very well today so keep it on the trading radar.

MMUS

Make Music, Inc. continues to rip so keep it on the trading radar.

Top Performers

ORCT / QNTA / XING / CMLS / CELL

PDG / CBI / SKS / LGF / VLO / PSS

FORD

Forward Industries, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar.

UTHR

United Therapeutics Corp. reported good earnings this morning and the stock is trading up on the news so keeep it on the radar.

VLO

Valero Energy Cp reported good earnings this morning and the stock is trading up on the news so keep the stock on the radar today.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

UTHR, SIRI, ORCT, CHIR, GOOG, BIDU, AAPL, SCUR, NVAX, MMUS, IMCL, BCRX, RNOW, SLXP, GRMN, BIIB, LEXR, LVLT, QLGC, NIHD, ANTP, and MSTR

Budd Foxx

SLM

SLM is golden stock picks free swing setup for Monday.

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
ECA, UHCO, ORH, SPF, ROP, QNTA, BIIB, WAG, SNY, CSAR, ABB, HSII, QLGC, PCCC, BLDP, EOG, and WFT

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
KOF, CVS, MCO, and KRI

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are on the flat side this morning pointing to a slightly higher open.
  • September Personal Income and Outlays this morning at 8:30 am.
  • October Agricultural Prices to be released at 3:00 this afternoon.
  • October Chicago PMI to be released at 10:00 am.
  • Reports are out that President Bush will name Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court this morning.
  • Philidelphia city transit workers went on strike at midnight last night. This will have a serious effect on people who use the cities buses, trolleys, and subway systems.
  • Novartis AG (NVS) has agreed with Chiron Corp. (CHIR) to purchase 58% of the company for $5.1 billion. Novartis already owns 42% of the company.
  • SAKS Inc. (SKS) to sell 140 department stores to Bon Ton Stores Inc. (BONT) for $1.1 billion.
  • Crude Oil is currently $60.55 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is $1.59 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas has come back just a bit to $12.73 per unit.
  • Gold currently $473.90 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Arch Chemicals Inc. (ARJ)
B & G Foods Inc. (BGF)
Chesapeake Energy Company (CHK)
Dobson Communications Corp. (DCEL)
FTI Consulting (FCN)
Getty Realty (GTY)
Holly Energy Partners (HEP)
Humana Inc. (HUM)
Kellogg Co. (K)
Mentor (MNT)
Mercury General (MCY)
Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY)
OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OSIP)
Sysco Corp. (SYY)
United Therapeutics (UTHR)
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO)

Budd Foxx

Sunday, October 30, 2005

MRK

Merck & Co. is the trader hr free weekly swing setup for Monday.

MRK CHART

Saturday, October 29, 2005

Analyzing The Analysts

Have you ever wished that you had the time to research a security that you owned or wanted to buy? Conducting in-depth research on a company takes a substantial amount of time and there is a mountain of information that must be sifted through in order to do it well. For busy investors, this is where analysts come in. These financial professionals provide investors with the basic information on particular securities, giving them the tools they need to gauge the attractiveness of certain investments.

Friday, October 28, 2005

CRDN

Ceradyne, Inc. just made a new intraday high and is acting very well so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

MMUS

MakeMusic, Inc. just made a new intraday high and is ripping so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

HANS

Hansen Natural Corp. has a very good tone to it today so keep it on the radar. The stock just made a new intraday high.

BOOM

Dynamic Materials, Inc. just made a new intraday high so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

AMGN

Amgen, Inc. is acting very well today so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing setup.

ANTP

Phazar Corp. just made a new intraday high so keep it on the trading radar today. We mentioned this stock the other day when it was coming off a bottom.

SECTORS

Biotechs (BBH), Oil (OIH), Retailers (RTH), Banks (RKH), and Utilities (UTH) are strong today.

RADS

This morning in early trading Budd Foxx posted this stock up on The Visual Trader our sister site. The stock went onto rally for 1.5 points so make sure to check out his picks on a daily basis.

The Visual Trader

Top Performers

SYMM / CSTR / SCSC / THQI / FRNT /AVID

ORCT / CHE / SKE / CTV / GTW / GGC / ROP

AVP / CEM / LQI / ABB

INSU

Instuform Tech, Inc. is coming off a bottom and could be a reversal setup so keep it on the radar.

NGPS

Novatel, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

BOT

CBOT Holdings, Inc. has a very good tone in early trading so put it on the radar.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar.

DB Posts Record 3Q Profit

BERLIN (AP) -- Deutsche Bank AG said Friday that its third-quarter profit jumped a record 46 percent on stronger returns from investment banking and after it sold a stake in DaimlerChrysler AG. The biggest German bank by assets said net profit was 991 million euros ($1.2 billion) in the three months through September, compared with 680 million euros in the year-earlier period.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

DSCO, AVID, IOTN, NVAX, ATYT, LEXR, GOOG, BIDU, CSTR, ACTU, MSFT, GNBT, RIMM, CNXT, UTHR, FITB, EBAY, CRDN, SHLD, SIRI, AAPL, BOBJ, and ORCT

Budd Foxx

Trouble for Markets?

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) - The U.S. dollar, Treasurys and American stocks could sell off if top White House aides are indicted on charges they leaked the identity of a CIA employee, analysts said Thursday. Speculation has mounted that formal charges could be announced Friday by special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald, the final day of a grand jury session. Karl Rove and I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby are the prime targets of Fitzgerald's investigation, press reports have said. Rove, a long-time political adviser to Bush, is deputy White House chief of staff. Libby is chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney.

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
MSFT, SYMM, SYNT, NTAP, NLY, DRRA, ROCK, and GP

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
CBR, CRE, IVGN, NCT,EEEE, IRF, CCE, STT, BEN, BEBE, BOBJ, SAPE, CAI, ITMN, MXIM, and TKLC

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are up pointing to a higher open this morning.
  • Advanced third quarter GDP report to be released at 8:30 am.
  • University of Michigan to release final October reading of Consumer Sentiment at 9:45 this morning.
  • Labor Department to release third quarter employment cost also at 8:30 this morning.
  • Bancrupt Delta Airlines may eliminate it's airline division Song.
  • Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have forced over 500,000 lost jobs in areas hit by these storms. This number is expected to grow when you throw in hurricane Wilma which hit Florida earlier in the week.
  • Insured cost from hurricane Wilma expected to be 8 to 12 billion dollars.
  • Crude Oil currently $61.01 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is $1.59 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas is $13.47 per unit.
  • Gold holding just above $475.00 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC)
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY)
Brunswick Corp. (BC)
Chevron (CVX)
Constellation Energy Group Inc. (CEG)
Deutsche Bank (DB)
Idexx Laboratories (IDXX)
Overstock. Com Inc. (OSTK)
Petroleum Geo Services (PGS)
Universal American Financial Corp. (UHCO)

Budd Foxx

Thursday, October 27, 2005

10 Interesting Charts

PYX/MTXX/ILMN/ANIK/APLX

RMKR/RES/SFN/ABI/AVID

5 stocks for the post-Greenspan world

The financial markets are going to test the new guy.Ben Bernanke may indeed be the greatest thing since sliced bread -- or at least the best choice to follow Alan Greenspan at the Federal Reserve -- but until he proves his chops, investors should expect more wild swings in the stock and bond markets than under Greenspan. (Not that the market was so well behaved during his time at the Federal Reserve, mind you.)

AVID Reports Strong Third Quarter Results

TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2005--Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID - News) today reported revenues of $204.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $147.4 million for the same period in 2004. Reflecting various non-cash charges primarily associated with the closing of the acquisition of Pinnacle Systems, Inc. on August 9, 2005, GAAP net loss for the quarter was $17.8 million, or $.46 per share compared to GAAP net income of $19.0 million, or $.54 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2004.

PG

Proctor & Gamble Co. has a decent tone in this down market so keep it on the trading radar.

PEP

Pepsico, Inc. is acting well in this down market so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing trade.

PYX

Playtex Products, Inc. John Tait The Fickle Trader brought my attention to this stock on Monday and today the stock just made a new 52 week high.

CHIR

Chiron Corp. just announced on CNBC has recieved a 62.5 million dollar contract from the government to develope a vaccine for the Bird Flu (H5N1) The stock is trading up on this news.

Budd Foxx

RAIL CHART

MACD looks bullish on this chart and the stock is trading up on good volume. Keep it on the radar as a possible swing trade. Posted by Picasa

ZRAN

Zoran Corp has a very good tone to it today so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

SURG

Synergetics USA, Inc. is acting very well today so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

ESRX

Express Scripts, Inc. reported good earnings yesterday and today the stock is trading up on the news so keep it on the radar this week.

Natural Gas

Just released Natural Gas inventories saw a build to 77 billion cubic feet. This number was greater than expectations as a result natural gas has pulled back a bit.

Budd Foxx

FUEL and FUELW News

Streicher Mobile Fueling Responds to Hurricane Wilma in South Florida
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2005--STREICHER MOBILE FUELING, INC. (NASDAQ: FUEL - News and FUELW - News; the "Company"), a leading provider of petroleum product distribution services, transportation logistics and emergency response services to the trucking, construction, utility, energy, chemical, manufacturing and government service industries today announced that it has mobilized equipment and personnel in an immediate response to Hurricane Wilma which devastated South Florida on Monday, October 24, 2005.

Top Performers

SURG / OPWV / ASVI / ESRX / RAIL / CBMX / SFN

OFG / GT / WXS / PRX / ADS / GSK / CRL / GLW / POS

GSK

GlaxoSmithKline PLC has a very good tone in early trading so put the stock on the radar.

Bird Flu Stocks to Watch

AVII, NVAX, BCRX, HEB, SVA, CBMX, and GSK

PD profit up on soaring copper price

NEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Phelps Dodge Corp. (PD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's No. 2 copper producer, on Thursday said third-quarter profit surged on strong market fundamentals for copper and molybdenum.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

SVA, TRID, NBR, GW, NFLX, GNBT, ISON, RATE, OPWV, SNTO, MMUS, DIET, CKFR, HEB, PENN, NVAX, ESRX, COGT, PSPT, IMCL, MLEA, AMKR, MRGE, XMSR, ALDN, and CBMX

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
SFN, RCKY, MTLG, COGT, ARA, VSL, EXPE, EQIX, SSCC, and NFLX

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
DRIV, LPNT, AMLN, AHO, CYTC, JEF, DXYN, MXO, CBR, BVN, ACLS, AMSG, LU, and NAL

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are down just a bit this morning we could see a slightly lower open.
  • September Durable Goods report this morning.
  • Weekly Jobless Claims also to be released today.
  • September New Home Sales report will be released today as well.
  • Natural Gas supplies will be released today.
  • SEC Subpoenas General Motors Corp. The SEC looking into the companies pension obligations as well as it's dealings with Delphi Corp.
  • Roche is halting it's influenza drug Tamiflu here in the United States. Bird Flu concerns have resulted in companies and medical offices loading up on the drug. It is not even known if the drug Tamiflu would even be effective against the Bird Flu if needed.
  • Crude Oil is currently $61.39 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is $1.60 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas remains just above $14.00 per unit.
  • Gold is up this morning current price is $475.40 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

Just a few of the companies reporting today.

Apache Corp. (APA)
Auto Nation (AN)
Bebe Stores (BEBE)
Black & Decker Corp. (BDK)
Burlington Resources (BR)
Canon (CAJ)
Cinergy Corp. (CIN)
Columbia Sportswear (COLM)
Cummins Inc. (CMI)
Elan Corp. (ELN)
Gateway Inc. (GTW)
Georgia Pacific (GP)
Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT)
Hilton hotels Corp. (HLT)
Imclone Systems Inc. (IMCL)
Liz Claiborne (LIZ)
Microsoft (MSFT)
National Fuel Gas Company (NFG)
Olimpic Steel (ZEUS)
Penn National Gaming (PENN)
Raymond James (PJF)
Southwestern Energy (SWN)
Yellow Roadway Corp. (YELL)
XM Satellite Radio (XMSR)

Budd Foxx

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

CKFR CHART

Cramer is bullish on CKFR and the stock has an improving chart so keep it on the radar for Thursday. Posted by Picasa

Barchart Top 100 Stocks

Here is a listing of Barcharts Top 100 Stocks by Average Weighted Alpha.

Barchart Top 100

PAYX

Paychex, Inc. is golden stock picks free swing setup for Thursday.

PAYX CHART

BCRX

Biocryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. the stock just took off as they mentioned it on CNBC so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

UTHR

United Therapeutics Corp. just crossed over the 50 dma which could be considered bullish. The company will report earnings on Oct. 31st before the bell.

AMLN

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. we mentioned this stock yesterday and it has a good looking chart. Keep it on the radar as a possible swing setup.

ELOS

Syneron Medical Ltd. has an improving chart as the stock just crossed over the 50 dma. Keep it on the radar for a possible swing trade.

CRDN

Ceradyne, Inc. just made a new 52 week high so keep it on the trading radar this week.

SNDK

Sandisk Corp. just made a new 52 week high so keep it on the radar.

THE

TODCO just made a new 52 week high so keep this stock on the trading radar.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. made a new 52 week high today so keep it on the trading radar.

Inventories

Energy Department just released oil inventory numbers:

Crude Oil: Saw a build of 4.4 million barrels a bit higher than expectations.
Gasoline: Saw a build of 200,000 barrels a bit weaker than expectations.
Distillates: saw a decline of 1.6 million barrels.

Budd Foxx

NTES

Netease.com, Inc. reports earnings on Nov. 7th and the stock could trade up into earnings so keep it on the radar.

Top Performers

SNTO / ISRG / SIMG / FFIV / TNOX / INSP

CESV / PGI / WLM / BOT / JNY / SWC

CB / DST / JNS

TUES

Tuesday Morning Corp. was upgraded this morning after reporting good earnings yesterday. The stock just made a new intraday high so keep it on the radar as a possible swing trade.

SIRI

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar. The stock tends to trade up in the 4th quarter.

VPHM

Viropharma, Inc. is acting well in early trading and looks like a possible swing setup.

HEB

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. is a bird flu play that continues to act well so keep it on the radar.

Stocks Trading up In Pre-Market

INSP, ISRG, SHPGY, GRMN, SIMG, FFIV, BIDU, SIRI, IDIX, AATK, FISV, TUES, MNST, CBMX, GOOG, SCSS, TASR, VPHM, ADBE, EQIX, HEB, and SNTO

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
SXL, MVK, WEBM, WWY, PNR, X, KBH, FSL, HAL, UNFI, RUTX, CVC, and AW

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
AMZN, SE, UDR, GFIG, CC, FLEX, LXR, CENX, HAL, STD, PHRM, KNOT, and CHIR

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are up a bit this morning pointing to a slightly higher open.
  • Energy Dept. to release weekly Oil Inventories this morning. Expectations call for a build in Crude and Gasoline, but a decline in Distillates.
  • Amazon.Com Inc. (AMZN) reported after the bell yesterday and the company fell short of expectations. Forward guidance for the holiday season was below expectations, and the stock traded heavily to the down side in after hours trading last night. Citigroup has come out with a downgrade this morning from a hold to a sell.
  • St.Jude, Medtronic, and Guidant Corp. have been subpoenaed for documents related to Pacemakers and Difibrillators.
  • Delphi wanting union workers to take pay cuts of up to 60% The company is also considering freezing or eliminating pension plans.
  • Crude Oil $61.96 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is $1.63 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas saw a huge jump yesterday currently $14.25 per unit. The energy Dept will release natural gas inventories on Thursday.
  • Gold is $474.30 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Active Power Inc. (ACPW)
Amerada Hess (AHC)
Anheuser Busch Companies Inc. (BUD)
Arris Group Inc. (ARRS)
Baidu (BIDU)
Bausch & Lomb (BOL)
Biocryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX)
Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB)
Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH)
Conoco Phillips (COP)
Energen (EGN)
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. (FHR)
FoxHollow Technologies Inc. (FOXH)
Grey Wolf Inc. (GW)
Komag Inc. (KOMG)
Milleniun Cell Inc. (MCEL)
Snap On Inc. (SNA)
Talx Corp. (TALX)
The Boeing Company (BA)
Well Point Inc. (WLP)

Budd Foxx

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

F5 Networks beats by $0.09, guides DecQ above consensus

F5 Networks beats by $0.09, guides DecQ above consensus (FFIV) 41.40 -1.76:Reports Q4 (Sep) earnings of $0.47 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.09 better than the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.38; revenues rose 60.5% year/year to $80.6 mln vs the $77.4 mln consensus. Co issues upside guidance for Q1 (Dec), sees EPS of $0.44-0.45, ex-items, vs. $0.38 consensus; sees Q1 revs of $85-87 mln vs. $82.1 mln consensus.

AMLN CHART

AMLN is a possible swing setup.
MACD looks bullish on a daily chart. Posted by Picasa

DXPE

DXP Enterprises, Inc. is closing strong here and could be a momentum play so put it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

XTO

XTO Energy, Inc. could be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong on the day so put it on the radar.

TUES

Tuesday Morning Corp. reported good earnings this morning and could be a reversal setup so keep it on the radar.

BR

Burlington Resources, Inc. is acting very well today and could be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong on the day.

SECTORS

Oil (OIH), Energy (XLE), and Biotechs (BBH) are strong today.

SWN

Southwestern Energy Co. acts very well today so put it on the radar this afternoon as it could be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong.

CHK

Chesapeake Energy Corp. a natural gas play is acting very well today so keep it on the radar this afternoon as it could be a momentum play.

Bird Flu Stocks

Keep these bird flu plays on the radar:

AVII, BCRX,CRXL,HEB, and NVAX

GIGA

GIGA Tronics, Inc. is acting very well today and will report earnings on 10/27 after the bell so keep the stock on the radar for the next couple of days.

VPHM

Viropharma, Inc. has a good tone so put it on the radar as a possible swing setup.

ABLE

ABLE Energy, Inc. has a good tone in early trading and might be a reversal setup so put it on the radar.

NGAS

NGAS Resources, Inc. has a decent tone in early trading so put it on your watchlist this week.

FORD

Forward Industries, Inc. is acting very well in early trading so put it on the radar.

BOOM

Dynamic Materials Corp. heating up a bit here so keep it on that trading radar.

Budd Foxx

Top Performers

ICBC / WIRE / VLTR /ILSE / LCAV

PTV / UIS / IPS / GME / BNI

DESC

Distributed Energy Systems Corp. has a good tone in early trading so put it on the radar as a possible swing or position trade.

GORX

Geopharma, Inc. has a very good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar.

BIDU

Baidu.com, Inc. is rippin this morning and will report earnings tomorrow so keep it on the trading radar for the next few days.

NTRI

Nutrisystem, Inc. is acting very well in early trading and will report earnings today after the bell.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

ICBC, GVHR, BIDU, SEPR, WIRE, LCAV, ERICY, ATRS, NIHD, BMHC, SIFY, TASR, WITS, RADN, NBR, ABTL, CELG, GORX, TRMD, GEHL, VION, and NTES

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks recieving upgrades this morning include:
UIS, RCII, COOP, TRID, WITS, HON, TRI, FE, and SMBI

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
JCI, SOV, ICBC, ASR, STR, FBC, GHL, GTIV, ALTR, LUV, AAI, PLAY, GFF, and RIMM

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are down this morning pointing to a lower open.
  • October Consumer Confidence Index to be released at 10 am.
  • September Existing Home Sales also to be realeased at 10 am.
  • Ben Bernanke is president Bush's choice to replace the retiring Alan Greenspan.
  • Ericson to buy parts of Macroni Corp. for $2.1 billion.
  • Dolan family withdraws plans to take CableVision private.
  • Dupont planning $5 billion share buyback. This announcement comes after the company reported disapointing earnings.
  • Early Estimates range from 5 to 10 billion dollars of damage caused in the state of Florida by hurricane Wilma. Millions of residents are without power and water.
  • Crude Oil is currently $60.05 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline continues to pull back currently $1.57 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas is up a bit this morning now $13.15 per unit.
  • Gold is $470.10 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Amazon.Com Inc. (AMZN)
Ameritrade Holding Corp. (AMTD)
BellSouth Corp. (BLS)
BP PLC (BP)
Building Materials Holding (BMHC)
Chiron (CHIR)
Coach Inc. (COH)
Domino's Inc. (DPZ)
Dupont (DD)
First Energy (FE)
Halliburton Company (HAL)
Legg Mason (LM)
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
Murphy Oil Corp. (MUR)
Nutrisystem Inc. (NTRI)
Southern Company (SO)
Ultra Petroleum Corp.(UPL)
United Auto Group (UAG)

Budd Foxx

Monday, October 24, 2005

AOC

Aon Corp. is golden stock picks free swing setup for Tuesday.

REDF

Rediff.Com India Ltd. is closing very strong and could be a momentum play.

IVGN

Invitrogen Corp. has a very good tone to it today and it could be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong.

SVA

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is acting well today so keep it on the radar as a possible swing setup.

NTES

Netease.com. Inc. has a very good tone to it today and could be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong today.

CRDN

Ceradyne, Inc. just made a new 52 week high and if the stock is closing strong it could be a momentum play.

BIDU

Baidu.com, Inc. just made a new intraday high so keep it on the trading radar this afternoon.

News

Reports are out that President Bush will name Allan Greenspan successor at 1pm today.

Budd Foxx

Wilma

Due to hurricane Wilma we are experiencing problems trying to keep the site updated this morning. As soon as conditions allow we will get back to our normal schedule. Thanks for your patience, and have a good day in the markets.

Budd Foxx

FOXH

FoxHollow Technologies has a good tone in early trading this morning so keep this stock on that trading radar.

Budd Foxx

NTRI

NutriSystem Inc. strong out of the gate this morning so keep this stock on that radar.

Budd Foxx

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

GOOG, BIDU, TASR, SLAB, ABFS, ACXM, PETS, NVAX, STLD, REDF, JCOM, USEY, BTUI, PALM, REGN, AAUK, AMGN, BRCM, EGO, SIFY, MICC, and PLAY

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
RNWK, SFA, DSCO, EMN, PBCT, PLT, FLSH, WEN, DRC, NST, TASR, DUK, and MEOH

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
CBU, BRKL, MBFI, EEQ, EEP, VFC, DCN, PCG,IQW, CSE, PROV, and DST

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are up pointing to a higher open this morning.
  • The Lundberg Survey released shows a drop of 25 cents in the average price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline over the past two weeks.
  • Apple Computer (AAPL) facing class action lawsuit over the companies iPod Nano screens. The suit claims the company knew it's music player was defective but went ahead with the products release.
  • Cendant Corp. (CD) to split itself into 4 seperate companies. The main lines of the company are Real Estate, Travel, Hotels, and Car Rentals.
  • Hurricane Wilma a category 3 storm battering the south west coast of Florida with 125 mph winds. The storm expected to cross the state today and makes it's way out to the open Atlantic.
  • Crude Oil is currently $59.75 per barrel.
  • Natural Gas is $12.63 per unit.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is $1.60 per gallon.
  • Gold down a bit to $466.60 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Sunday, October 23, 2005

Hurricane Wilma

Due to Hurricane Wilma we might not have power on Monday to update the blog. Our backup power supply will only last a few hours. If we have power we will continue business as usual.

Monday Earnings

A few of the companies reporting on Monday.

Aflac Inc. (AFL)
American Express Company (AXP)
Buckeye Technologies Inc. (BKI)
Clear Channel Communications (CCU)
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (ETH)
Hydril (HYDL)
Illumina Inc. (ILMN)
Insteel Industries (IIIN)
JDA Software (JDAS)
Kimberly Clark (KMB)
Merck & Company Inc. (MRK)
Metals USA (MUSA)
Nabors Industries (NBR)
Reebok (RBK)
Swift Transportation (SWFT)
Texas Instruments (TXN)
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (WLL)

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KG Sell Short

King Pharmaceuticals is the trader hr free weekly swing setup for Monday.

FII

Federated Investors is golden stock picks free swing setup for Monday.

Saturday, October 22, 2005

BOLLINGER BAND TACTICS

Bollinger Bands draw their power through two important characteristics. First, they exhibit an underlying trend-range axis just like price or moving averages. Second, they constrict or expand as they move. The interaction between these two forces draws unique patterns as bars unwind through its boundaries. Candlesticks work especially well with bands. For example, a Doji that strikes through a constricting band effectively signals a short-term reversal.

Friday, October 21, 2005

PCU

Southern Copper Corp. is acting well this afternoon so put it on the trading radar.

TIE

Titanium Metals Corp. is acting well this today so put it on the trading radar.

Gold and Silver Stocks

Gold and Silver stocks are acting well today so keep them on the trading radar.


Gold and Silver Stocks

TEVA

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is starting to heat up so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

PD

Phelps Dodge Corp. Merrill Lynch just upped their price target to $150. If the stock is closing strong this could be a momentum play.

CPST

Capstone Turbine Corp. is starting to heat up a little bit so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

RIMM

Research In Motion stock halted this morning CNBC is reporting that U.S. Appeals Court has denied the companies request for a stay in it's patent dispute case.

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Top Performers

CPTV / MIPS / BTUI / SNDK / CREE

RHI / SGR / ACS / TPX / WLT / XRX

ADSK

Autodesk, Inc. has a very good tone to it today so keep it on the trading radar.

BCRX

Biocryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is starting to heat up so keep it on the radar today.

QDEL

Quidel Corp. the chart on QDEL reminds me of the daily chart on NTRI because it has a nice and steady climb upward that looks like a potential longer term position trade.

BIDU

Baidu.com is trading up in sympathy with Google, Inc. so keep it on the radar today.

XWG

Wireless Xcessories Group, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on your watchlist for a possible swing setup. MACD is bullish on a daily chart.

XWG CHART

REDF

Rediff Com is acting has a good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar today.

FOXH

Fox Hollow Tech was upgraded this morning with a price target of $51 and the stock is acting very well so keep it on the radar this week.

Google Shares Soar in Pre-Market Trading

When Google Inc. commanded $85 per share in its August 2004 initial public offering, the prospect of the stock quadrupling in less than 15 months ago seemed inconceivable. It doesn't appear far-fetched now.

Google's shares soared $45.74, or 15 percent, to $348.20 in pre-market trading Friday after the Internet search juggernaut announced third-quarter financial figures that astounded even the most bullish analysts, as well as it own management team. Based on the after-hours and pre-market reaction, Google's shares could easily eclipse their all-time high of $321.28 on Friday.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

GOOG, BCRX, NVAX, BIDU, AAPL, PLAY, YHOO, EBAY, FDRY, NAPS, BRCM, LEXR, BTUI, CREE, NGS, SINA, FLSH, REDF, SOHU, ASML, VRSN, and SNDK

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
CREE, STR, CWG, ED, FRNT, ACS, ULTI, ENDP, NUE, SBC, and FOXH

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
CPTV, MRCY, UNP, COT, INFA, DJ, PKTR, SY, and PFE

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Morning News

  • Futures are up we could see a higher open this morning.
  • First Albany has lifted the price target on Google Inc. (GOOG) to $450 per share up from previous target of $363 a share.
  • Northwest Airlines (NWAC) mechanics have decided not to vote on latest offer from the company.
  • Allstate Corp. (ALL) released estimates of claims related to hurricane Katrina at $3.68 billion.
  • Hurricane Wilma a very strong category 4 storm slamming the Yucatan Coast with 150 mph winds. Forcasters are still calling for this storm to take a turn and head for the southwest coast of Florida.
  • Crude Oil below $60.00 current price is $59.59 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline currently $1.60 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas is $12.85 per unit.
  • Gold currently $465.20 per ounce.
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Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Alltel Corp. (AT)
AT & T (T)
Caterpillar (CAT)
Ecolab Inc. (ECL)
Manor Care Inc. (HCR)
Maytag (MYG)
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
RadioShack Corp. (RSH)
Schlumberger (SLB)
Southern Peru Copper Corp. (PCU)
VF Corp. (VFC)
Wyeth (WYE)
Xerox Corp. (XRX)

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Thursday, October 20, 2005

SanDisk Leaves Estimates in Dust

SanDisk (SNDK:Nasdaq - commentary - research - Cramer's Take) on Thursday almost doubled third-quarter earnings compared with a year ago on a 45% jump in sales, blowing past analysts' estimates. SanDisk said stronger-than-expected sales into the handset market drove its 20-cent upside surprise. The company forecast a sequential increase in license and royalty revenue and a more than 40% sequential jump in megabytes sold, but that will be offset by higher operating expenses and price declines.

Google's 3Q Profit Seven Times Higher

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc.'s rapidly rising profits soared to new heights in the third quarter as its Internet-leading search engine churned out a sevenfold earnings increase that blew past analyst expectations.

BBW

Build-A-Bear Workshop has an improving chart and a good tone to it today so keep it on the radar as a possible position or swing trade.

The $91 Billion Conversation

It's the Friday before the University of Nebraska's Big 12 Conference opener in football-mad Lincoln, but the Cornhuskers game isn't the only hot ticket in town. On a beautiful late September afternoon, some 2,000 students are lined up outside the school's Lied Center auditorium, an hour before the doors open. Andrew Schoemacher, a lanky 19-year-old chemical-engineering sophomore, doesn't even have a ticket but hopes he can scrounge one to get inside. How could he miss seeing this show? After all, he says, "It's Bill Gates and Warren Buffett."

EEEI News

Electro Energy Advanced Technology to Power Hybrid Electric Vehicles for CalCars' PRIUS+ Program

Electro Energy Inc. (Nasdaq: EEEI - News), a leading provider of advanced battery technologies and associated systems, today announced it is developing a custom-designed prototype battery pack for CalCars' Toyota PRIUS+ Test Vehicle, which is the centerpiece of the California Cars Initiative (CalCars) program promoting the commercial use and mass production of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV).

SAY

Satyam Computer Services Ltd. just made a new 52 week high so keep it on the radar.

Top Performers

FORM / IKAN / TSCO / RARE / MGI

ADI /CVG / SOV / SAY / WHR

SMTX

SMTC Corp is starting to heat up a little bit so keep an eye on it today.

BABY

Natus Medical, Inc. just made a new 52 week high so keep it on your watchlist.

PPDI

Pharmaceutical Product Development just made a new 52 week high so keep it on your watchlist.

TOMO

Tom Online, Inc. MACD on a daily chart is staring to look bullish. Put it on the radar as a possible swing setup.

TOMO CHART

FORD and XWG

FORD and XWG both of these stocks are acting well in early trading and have improving charts so keep them on the trading radar.

CKCM

Click Commerce, Inc. is acting very well in early trading so keep it on the radar this week.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. continues to have a good tone so put the stock on the trading radar.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

VRSN, STEM, GOOG, JNPR, LLTC, WSTL, MEDI, LOGI, ISIL, AGIX, FORM, FCEL, ADVS, RARE, FITB, CTXS, KO, TSCO, TASR, ITRI, ISON, BCRX, NVAX, and CBST

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
TSCO, PMCS, EQT, FORM, RLRN, PP, and ATMI

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
PMCS, RESP, CVD, IWOV, AMH, NVT, AZR, DTSI, ECR, HNP, and AHG

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Morning News

  • Futures are down this morning pointing to a slightly lower open.
  • Philidelphia Fed Survey today.
  • September Leading Indicators this morning at 10 am.
  • Weekly Jobless Claims also this morning at 8:30 am.
  • Hurricane Wilma still churning in the Caribbean Sea with wind speeds of 150 mph. Forcasters still expect the storm to take a turn to the North and eventually to the North East towards Florida.
  • JetBlue Airways Corp. declares a three for two stock split.
  • Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Earnings: third quarter net profit down 52% revenue was down 5% the company is also lowering 05' guidance, and the company has pulled 06' and 07' forward guidance.
  • Crude Oil is currently $62.25 a barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline $1.68 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas currently $13.47 per unit.
  • Gold is $466.70 per ounce.
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Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Alaska Airlines (ALK)
Arctic Cat Inc (ACAT)
Baxter International Inc. (BAX)
Benchmark Electronics (BHE)
Briggs & Stratton Corp. (BGG)
Capital One Financial Corp. (COF)
Citizens Banking (CBCF)
Cohu (COHU)
Cree Inc. (CREE)
Dow Jones & Company Inc. (DJ)
Eli Lilly (LLY)
Endo Pharmaceuticals (ENDP)
Ford Motor Company (F)
Google (GOOG)
JetBlue Airways (JBLU)
Mcdonalds Corp. (MCD)
Nokia (NOK)
Outback Steakhouse (OSI)
Pfizer (PFE)
SBC Communications (SBC)
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
The Coca Cola Company (KO)
The Hershey Company (HSY)
Whirlpool Corp. (WHR)
XTO Energy Inc. (XTO)

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Wednesday, October 19, 2005

10 Interesting Charts

AQNT/CPKI/HNT/GEMS/HIBB

IRIS/PNRA/TEVA/VICR/XWG

AEG

Aegon N.V. is golden stock picks free swing setup for Thursday.

AEG CHART

Stocks Trading Up In After Hours

CSCO, JNPR, AAPL, ISIL, CTXS, WSTL, CBST, IFIN, and IMCL

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MNTA

Momenta Pharmacueticals, Inc. has just taken off so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

U.S. economy continues moderate growth, Beige Book says

U.S. economy continues moderate growth, Beige Book says By Rex NuttingWASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The economy continued to grow at a moderate pace in most U.S. regions after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. In the Beige Book account of current economic conditions, Fed banks across the nation reported inflationary pressures were growing and higher wages were reported in a number of industries. Mining, financial services, commercial real estate and manufacturing were solid in most regions, while retail sales and housing were weakening in some areas. "Economic activity continued to expand in September," the Beige Book said.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. has a very good tone this afternoon so put it on the radar as a possible swing or position trade.

How to Beat a Choppy Market

In One Up on Wall Street, Peter Lynch argues that everyday investors actually have advantages over the typical professional fund jockey. Believe it.

Is it me, or has it been a while since we trotted out that blindfolded chimp? You know, the little fellow who outperforms the big guns on Wall Street by throwing darts at a newspaper stock table. Cute story. But is it true? And if it is true, why? Or should I say how? And where does this leave a bunch of Joe and Josephine Odd Lots like us? I mean, if the billionaire boys' club can't hack it -- with all their computers and contacts -- what chance do we have of beating that pesky chimp?

FORD

Forward Industries, Inc. is starting to heat up so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

BABY

Natus Medical, Inc. is acting well today so put it on the radar as a possible swing or position trade. MACD is bullish on a daily chart and the stock is trading up on good volume.

BABY CHART

NVAX

Novavax, Inc. a bird flu play is acting very well today. Russia just reported having some cases of bird flu and Germany will quarantine polutry products.

Hurricane Wilma

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EBAY

EBAY, Inc. is acting very well today and will report earnings after the bell.

Oil Inventories

Energy Dept. just released inventories.

Crude Inventories saw a build of 5.6 million barrels.
Gasoline Inventories saw a build of 2.9 million barrels.
Distillates saw a decline of 1.9 million barrels.

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GNTX

Gentex Corp. has a lot of momentum today so keep it on the trading radar.

Top Performers

LUFK /GNBT / PJC / IMN /MOT

PKG / TER / WYE / MIK / VAR

YHOO

Yahoo, Inc. is acting very well in early trading so put it on the radar today.

STMP

Stamps Com, Inc. has a good tone in early trading so keep it on your watchlist as a potential swing setup. MACD looks bullish.

STMP CHART

IPII

Imperial Industries, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar. This is a hurricane play.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

NITE, CYMI, YHOO, NVAX, BWNG, CAKE, AMGN, VPHM, FUEL, ICUI, FORD, MOT, JPM, BDCO, RITA, JAKK, GNTA, NGAS, ENWV, and IPII

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
HNT, ITRI, LM, VAR, PKG, PCLN, TCBI, NVS, AGE, TGPC, BYD, CACH, STI, EDP, GSL, and INTC

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
SNDK, NCC, PD, KOMG, WDC, MXO, STX, SYK, and VITA

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Morning News

  • Futures are down looking at a lower open this morning.
  • Fed's Beige Book to be released at 2 pm. today.
  • September Housing Starts will be released this morning.
  • Energy Department will release the weekly Oil Inventories at 10:30 am.
  • Cisco Systems (CSCO) to invest $1.1 billion over the next three years in India.
  • 2,600 birds dead in China believed to be the Bird Flu.
  • Hurricane Wilma picking up the pace over night the storm went from a category 2 to a category 5 packing winds over 175 miles per hour. The storm is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico on friday, and then head for the South West coast of Florida.
  • Crude oil is up slightly to $63.37 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is $1.72 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas is $13.48 per unit.
  • Gold is currently $472.20 perounce.
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Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
Amgen (AMGN)
Bank of America Corp. (BAC)
BlackRock Inc. (BLK)
Contintal Airlines (CAL)
E*Trade Financial Corp. (ET)
eBay (EBAY)
Honeywell (HON)
J.P. Morgan Chase & Company (JPM)
Lufkin Industries (LUFK)
MBNA (KRB)
Netflix (NFLX)
Office Depot Inc. (ODP)
Parexel (PRXL)
Piper Jaffray (PJC)
Sonoco Products (SON)
Verisign Inc. (VRSN)

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005

5 Interesting Charts

APLX/CHRS/HANS/PEP/RHAT

Endwave posts narrower loss in 3rd quarter

LOS ANGELES, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Endwave Corp. (ENWV.O: Quote, Profile, Research) reported a narrower quarterly loss from a year ago, but said it would postpone a planned secondary offering until further notice.
The company posted a third-quarter net loss of $193,000, or 2 cents per share, compared with a net loss in 2004 of $2 million or 21 cents. It had adjusted earnings of 6 cents per share.
Endwave said revenue rose 88 percent to $14.3 million in the third quarter, compared with $7.6 million a year ago.
Analysts were expecting Endwave to post adjusted earnings of 4 cents per share and revenue of $13.5 million, according to Reuters Estimates.

WEBX CHART

WEBX acted well today in a down market so keep it on your watchlist. The stock has an improving chart.  Posted by Picasa

Flat Yahoo profit tops expectations

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. (NasdaqNM:YHOO - News), the world's largest Internet media company, on Tuesday reported a a flat quarterly net profit that nonetheless topped Wall Street expectations as revenue surged from search and branded ads.

In a statement, the Sunnyvale, California-based company raised its outlook for revenue and operating profits for the rest of 2005 by small margins.
Third-quarter net income rose to $254 million, or 17 cents per diluted share, compared with the year-earlier's $253 million, or 17 cents a share.

Greenspan: The Worst Fed Chief ever?

The Fed chairman thinks the central bank has done a fabulous job during his tenure. I beg to differ. Let's set the record straight. Alan Greenspan gave a speech recently titled "Economic Flexibility." It should have been called "Damn, I'm Good," because the world's biggest serial bubble blower -- and most incompetent, irresponsible Fed chairman of all time -- tried to rewrite history. My column today will endeavor to set the record straight.

Sentiment and Technicals Align

Jordan Kahn, CFA an investment manager at Berger & Associates, in Beverly Hills, CA runs a blog titled In the Money and has written a nice article on Sentiment and Technicals align. I recommend reading this write-up on the overall market conditions.

Sentiment and Technicals Align

NWRE

Neoware Systems, Inc. MACD is starting to look bullish on a daily chart so keep this stock on the radar as a possible swing setup.

NWRE CHART

GOOG

Google, Inc. is starting to heat up a little bit a the stock just made a new intraday high so keep it on your watchlist.

FOXH

Fox Hollow Tech, Inc. has a very good tone to it today so keep it on your radar.

BBBB

Blackboard, Inc. has a good looking chart and looks like it could be a possible swing or position setup so keep it on the radar. MACD on a weekly chart is bullish.

BBBB CHART

ANGO

Angiodynamics, Inc. a relatively new issue is acting well today. MACD is looking bullish as the fast line has crossed the slow line on a daily chart.

ANGO CHART

GAP

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co, Inc. MACD looks bullish on a daily and weekly chart so put it on your watchlist as a possible swing or position trade.

GAP CHART

ABIX

ABATIX Corp. MACD is starting to look bullish on the daily chart and the stock is trying to get back to the 50 dma so keep it on the radar as a possible swing trade.

ABIX CHART

CPST

Capstone Turbine, Corp. is starting to perk up a little bit so keep it on your watchlist today.

Top Performers

PPDI / RMBS /GGC / WLT /GME

NVAX

Novavax, Inc. has a good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar. This is a bird flu play.

IPII

Imperial Industries, Inc. is acting very well in early trading so keep it on the radar. This is a hurricane play.

PNRA

Panera Bread Co. has a very good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar this week.

PPI surges 1.9%, most since 1974

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - U.S. wholesale prices rose 1.9% in September, the biggest jump in 31 years, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Price increases were led by a 7.1% rise in wholesale energy prices, the biggest jump in 15 years. Food prices also soared, rising 1.4% on a record 49% increase in egg prices.
The producer price index for finished goods has increased 6.9% in the past 12 months, the fastest rise in prices in 15 years and nearly double the rate seen in June. Core prices, which exclude food and energy, increased 0.3% as prices for capital goods increased 0.3%. Car prices increased 0.9% and truck prices climbed 1%. The core rate is up 2.6% in the past year, down from 2.8% in August.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

SNUS, NVAX, BCRX,GENZ, PNRA, NABI, RMBS, PALM, INTC, PPDI, TZOO, CELG, PANC, ENTG, CGTK, CDWC, GOOG, TRID, MMM, UTX, MER, EBAY, MATK, and HLEX

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks Upgraded this morning include:
ECL, PXP, GME, GNSS, JCI, MCGC, MTH, IP, TRID, COG, TRMD, AMCC, ACLS, and ENTG

Stocks Downgraded this morning include:
GDW, NVLS, ALB, and TXN

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Morning News

  • Futures are up pointing to a higher open this morning.
  • September Producer Price Index to be released this morning.
  • On Monday Fed Chief Alan Greenspan said the spike in oil prices will slow Global Growth.
  • Refco Inc (RFX) to sell it's futures business to J.C Flowers & Company for $768 million. The rest of the company has filled for Bancruptcy Protection.
  • Chiron Corp. (CHIR) doesn't expect to ship as many Flu vaccines as originally forcasted. The company is saying as a result they are lowering profit outlook.
  • Tropical Storm Wilma expected to become a hurricane as early as this morning. Current track models bring the storm into the Gulf of Mexico on Friday then making a northeast turn towards South Florida.
  • Crude Oil is pulling back a bit as the storm track on Wilma has shifted towards the Florida Coast keeping this storm for the most part out of the areas with oil and gas intrest. Currently $63.38 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is down as well to $1.76 per gallon.
  • Gold is $474.80 per ounce.
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Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

3m Company (MMM)
Canadian National Railway (CNI)
Downey Financial Corp. (DSL)
Forest Laboratories Inc. (FRX)
Genuine Parts (GPC)
Intel Corp. (INTC)
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Kraft Foods (KFT)
Merrill Lynch (MER)
Motorola Inc. (MOT)
Novartis Corp. (NVS)
Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU)
SunTrust (STI)
The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)
TravelZoo Inc. (TZOO)
Vicor (VICR)
Yahoo Inc. (YHOO)

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Monday, October 17, 2005

WIRE

Encore Wire is golden stock picks free swing setup for Tuesday.

Stocks Trading Up In After Hours

RMBS, IBM, NABI, INFA, PPDI, ARNA, NVAX, and INTC

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IBM

International Business Machines Corp. released earnings today after the bell. Third Qtr. net income dropped to $1.52 billion or 94 cents a share vs. $1.55 billion or 92 cents a share for the same time period 1 year ago. The company reported a profit of $1.26 per share analysts called for $1.13 per share. The stock is trading up in after hours trading.

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FUEL and FUELW

Streicher Mobile Fueling, Inc. the stock and the warrants are acting very well today and could be momentum plays if they are closing strong on the day. Keep them on the radar.

HLEX

Health Extras, Inc. a stock we have mentioned a few times continues to act well so put it on the radar for a possible swing trade.

IBD's Top 10 Rated Stocks

HEB

Hemisphere Biopharma, Inc. is another bird flu stock to keep on the radar as it acts well today.

CCJ

Cameco Corp. has a very good tone to it today so keep it on the radar this afternoon as it could be a momentum play.

NEWS

CNBC is reporting Greece has now reported it's first case of the Bird Flu. Concerns continue to build that the Bird Flu strain H5N1 will continue to spread, and mutate to allow itself to be transfered human to human although no reports of this have occured.

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SECTORS

Internet (HHH), Oil (OIH), Banks (RKH), Energy (XLE), and Utilities (UTH) are strong today.

JVA

Coffee Holding Co. a stock we mentioned last week as a possible reversal setup continues to act well so put it on the radar.

Top Performers

ANSI / FUEL / USEY / MEMY / KSWS

GM / LEA / VC /MNTA/SVA/BCRX

NTRI

Nutrisystem, Inc. is acting well in early trading so put it on the radar as a possible swing setup.

TIE

Titanium Metals Corp. has a good tone in early trading so put it on your watchlist.

CHK

Chesapeake Energy Corp. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar.

SWN

Southwestern Energy Co. has a very good tone in early trading so keep it on your watchlist.

SU

Suncor Energy, Inc. is acting very well in early trading so keep it on the radar today.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

AVII, USEY, ANSI, MEMY, IPII, STEM, NGAS, FUEL, CYBX, ISON, PALM, ENER, SHLD, GOOG, NURO, MLEA, UPL, ABLE, BDCO, VLO, GSX, CVCO, BIIB, SU, VION, MOT, TOT, and SWN

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
POS, DRE, DCN, PIR, NXY, ASCA, HARB, BBT, ILA, GNTX, WPS, TE, PGN, OTTR, GAS, EXR, EOP, FR, PPS, KMI, CMA, and DTAS

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
MCIP, ANSI, MI, RSAS, PGR, ELX, TFSM, and BSX

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Morning News

  • Futures are down pointing to a lower open this morning.
  • October NY FED Manufactoring Survey this morning.
  • Tropical Storm Wilma in the western Caribbean Sea. Forcasters are calling for the storm to enter the Gulf of Mexico later in the week as a hurricane.
  • General Motors reportedly getting closer to a deal with United Auto Workers Union to cut health care cost. An announcement could come as early as this morning when the company reports earnings.
  • ST. Jude Medical (STJ) to pay $1.3 billion for Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Inc. (ANSI)
  • J.C Flowers reportedly willing to pay $1 billion for Refco Inc. (RFX)
  • Crude Oil on the rise currently $64.05 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline also up a bit to $1.81 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas $13.90 per unit.
  • Gold is up this morning currently $474.70 per ounce.
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Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

American Electric Power. (AEP)
AZZ Inc. (AZZ)
Brown & Brown (BRO)
Citigroup Inc. (C)
Cognex (CGNX)
Crown Holdings Inc. (CCK)
Eaton (ETN)
First Horizon National Corp. (FHN)
General Motors Corp. (GM)
Hasbro Inc. (HAS)
International Business Machines (IBM)
Mattel (MAT)
Novellus Systems Inc. (NVLS)
Saks Inc. (SKS)
W.W Granger (GWW)
Wachovia Corp. (WB)

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Sunday, October 16, 2005

SAM

Boston Beer Co. is golden stock picks free swing setup for Monday.

BTRX

Barrier Therapeutics, Inc. is the trader hr free weekly stock pick for Monday.

Saturday, October 15, 2005

Whisper Numbers: Should You Listen?

During earnings season - the time when companies publicly report their results from the last quarter - many whisper numbers can be heard floating around Wall Street and on the internet. It can be a period of extreme stock market volatility; the companies that don’t meet earnings estimates are usually hammered hard and experience a decline in share price. However, even companies that meet earnings estimates can suffer if they don't match the seemingly mysterious whisper number. What are whisper numbers? Where do they come from? And what do they mean to you as an investor? We’ll attempt to demystify the whisper number and evaluate whether it is a subtle indicator of a company’s earnings - or just plain noise.

Friday, October 14, 2005

BREAKOUT TRADING

Significant declines evolve into long bottoms characterized by failed rallies and retesting of prior lows. As new accumulation slowly shakes out the last crowd of losers, a stock's character changes. Prices push toward the top of key resistance. Short-term relative strength improves and charts print a series of bullish price bars with closing ticks near their highs. Finally the issue begins a steady march through the wall marked by previous failures.

SU

Suncor Energy, Inc. has a very good tone and could be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong.

SWN

Southwestern Energy Co. acted very well today and if closing strong it could be a momentum play so keep it on your watchlist.

CHK

Chesapeake Energy Corp. just made a new intraday high so keep it on the radar as it could be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong on the day.

JVA

Coffee Holding Co. Inc. is coming off a bottom and could be a reversal setup so keep it on the radar.

JVA CHART

FORD

Forward Industries, Inc. the stock is oversold and the other day it received support at the 200 dma so keep it on the radar for a possible position trade. The stock is acting well today.

TIE

Titanium Metals Corp. has a good tone to it today so keep it on the radar for a possible swing.

The Visual Trader

Additional stock picks can be found on our sister site The Visual Trader. Budd Foxx updates the site on a daily basis so make sure to check out his picks.

The Visual Trader

New IPO PTEK

New IPO Pokertek, Inc. just started trading so keep an eye on it today.

HLEX

Health Extras, Inc. a stock we profiled on the site yesterday continues to act well so put it on the radar as a possible swing setup.

Top Performers

AVII / TAYD / JAKK / SIRF / MAIR /VPI

AOS / BDY / SWK / IHG / AOI / TTI

PKZ / NVT / EAC / RF /BCRX

Consumer Sentiment

Consumer sentiment sinks in Oct., UMich says -- Consumer sentiment eroded further in October, according to researchers at the University of Michigan. The consumer sentiment index fell to 75.4 from 76.9 in September. The drop was unexpected. The consensus forecast of Wall Street economists was for sentiment to inch higher to 80.4. Sentiment fell sharply in September in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The current conditions index fell to 95.7 in October from 98.1 in September. The expectations index fell to 62.4 from 63.3 in the previous month.

USEY

US Energy Systems, Inc. continues to act well so keep it on your watchlist.

CHIC

Charlotte Russe Holdings, Inc. raised guidance and is trading up on the news so keep it on the radar.

CAT

Caterpillar, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar.

BIDU

Baidu.com has a very good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar today.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

ERTS, CELG, IIJI, RNAI, CRXL, FUJIY, KOOL, VRSN, CHIC, USEY, MEDX, SCLN, AAPL, EBAY, MDY, DIA, SWK, INTC, MSFT, QCOM, BRCM, and GOOG

Budd Foxx

CPI and Retail Sales

September Consumer Price Index up 1.2% largest gain since 1980. Core CPI was up 0.1%
Energy Prices were up 12% with Gasoline Prices up over 17%

Retail Sales were up .2% Ex-Autos up 1.1%

Budd Foxx

Stocks to Watch Today

Here are some stocks to watch today.


Stocks to Watch

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
BEN, CAL, ASML, EAC, SLB, TSM, TTI, UPS, JP, DQE, PIR, APC, NVT, BOL, and HCA

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
FDG, ABS, RIMM, LNC, SONC, F, and TXN

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are flat pointing to a slightly lower open.
  • September Consumer Price Index 8:30 this morning.
  • September Retail Sales also due out at 8:30 am.
  • August Business Inventories today as well.
  • September Industrial production 9:15 am.
  • University of Michigan to release Preliminary October Reading of Consumer Sentiment.
  • Toyota to recall 160,000 Prius Hybrid cars due to an electrical problem which causes the car to stall.
  • Refco Inc. freezes customer accounts for 15 days in one of the companies subsidiaries due to lack of money to operate normally.
  • Electronic Arts (ERTS) hires Steven Spielberg.
  • Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY) to purchase Vintage Petroleum Inc. (VPI) for $3.8 billion in cash and stock.
  • Bird Flu cases confirmed in Turkey and Romania.
  • Crude Oil currently $62.51 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is $1.73 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas has pulled back a bit currently $12.95 per unit.
  • Gold is $472.90 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Ambassadors Group Inc. (EPAX)
BB& T Corp. (BBT)
Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX)
First Data (FDC)
Franklin Electric (FELE)
General Electric (GE)
Knight Ridder (KRI)
Main Street Banks Inc. (MSBK)
Marshall & Isley (MI)
Prosperity Bancshares (PRSP)
Regions Financial Corp. (RF)
United Health Group Inc. (UNH)

Budd Foxx

Thursday, October 13, 2005

HLEX CHART

Health Extras, Inc. closed above the 50 dma, RSI is turning up and the MACD looks bullish. The stock traded up on good volume today so keep it on the radar. Posted by Picasa

Stocks Trading up in After-Hours

TUTS/NAVR/CPST/LDSH/HLEX/DYAX/ZBRA

Closed Above the 50 dma Today

Moving averages quickly show whether a stock is trending higher or lower. This screen finds stocks that closed above their 50-day moving average in the most recent session -- a bullish sign.

Closed Above 50 DMAToday

SBUX

Starbucks Corp. has a very good tone to it today so keep it on your trading radar.

PLAY

Portal Player, Inc. has a good tone to it today so keep it on your watchlist.

VRTX

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has a good tone to it today so keep it on the radar as a possible swing trade.

VPHM

Viropharma, Inc. is acting well today so put it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

Oil Inventories

  • Crude Oil saw a build of 1 million barrels.
  • Gasoline inventories saw a decline of 2.7 million barrels.
  • Distillate Stocks saw a drop of 3.4 million
  • Natural gas saw a build of 58 billion cubic feet.

Budd Foxx

SIRI

Sirus Satellite Radio, Inc. is currently sitting at the 200 dma and is in oversold territory so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup if the stock can get support at this level.

Top Performers

NKTR / CPST / IMH / TMR / KKD / WGO / DCN

SNDK

Sandisk Corp. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. yesterday came out with a new i-mac and a new video i-pod. The stock is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar.

CCJ

Cameco Corp. is trading up in pre-market this morning so keep it on the radar today.

Jobless Claims sink 2K to 389K

First-time claims for unemployment benefits fell by 2,000 to 389,000 in the week ending Oct. 8, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita contributed an estimated 75,000 to last week's filings. A total of 438,000 hurricane-related jobless claims have been filed since Katrina stormed ashore on Aug. 29, an average of 73,000 extra claims for each of the six weeks since then.

The four-week average fell by 8,750 to 395,750. The average number of claims before Katrina hit was 317,000.

In September, U.S. nonfarm payrolls were reduced by an estimated 230,000 by the storms.
The jobless claims data indicate that October payrolls could be reduced by a similar amount by the direct impact of the storms, with labor markets elsewhere in the nation relatively unaffected by the storms.

Meanwhile, the number of Americans collecting jobless benefits fell by 5,000 to 2.87 million in the week ending Oct. 1. The insured unemployment rate fell by a tenth of a percentage point to 2.2%.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

KOMG, SVA, BCRX, NVAX, LRCX, LSTR, VISG, BOOM, XMSR, SCLN, CPST, BEBE, CAKE, INTC, USEY, ENER, IPIX, DELL, KOPN, NVLS, NABI, AAPL, and ARRS

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
DITC, LRY, PGR, LRCX, SBAC, VTS, TNP, TK, DFG, and VISG

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
WFR, BELM, MXO, ABI, STX, FRO, and GMR

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are pointing to a flat open this morning.
  • September Federal Budget 2 pm.
  • Weekly Jobless Claims 8:30 am.
  • August International Trade 8:30 am.
  • September Import Prices 8:30 am.
  • Weekly Oil Inventories due out at 10:30 am today due to the holiday this past monday.
  • Google Inc (GOOG) and Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) in serious talks with Time Warner Inc. (TWX) about buying stake in American Online.
  • Phillip Bennett former chief executive of Refco Inc. charged with securities fraud yesterday. He is accused of hiding up to $545 million in depts from federal regulators and investors.
  • United Airlines to bring back up to 300 pilots in 2006.
  • Crude Oil currently $64.14
  • Wholesale Gasoline $1.82 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas $13.47 per unit.
  • Gold is $474.70 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

Just a few of the companies reporting today.

Amcore Financial (AMFI)
Baldor Electric (BEZ)
BucyRus International Inc. (BUCY)
Landstar System (LSTR)
Nexen (NXY)
Polaris Industries Inc. (PII)
Popular Inc. (BPOP)
Tribune (TRB)
Winnebago (WGO)

Budd Foxx

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Avian Flu Pandemic May Have Big Effect On U.S. Businesses

The outbreak of an avian flu pandemic that experts say could come soon might cripple many businesses, bring travel and tourism to a standstill and cost the U.S. economy more than $100 billion in lost productivity.

Experts predict an influenza pandemic could kill 100,000 to a staggering 1.9 million Americans and could force 2 million more into hospitals. Schools would close. Shopping malls would become empty echo chambers, as would movie theaters, stadiums and restaurants. Leisure and business travel would plunge. Absenteeism could reach 25%.
Global death estimates vary widely, ranging from 30 million to 380 million.

KOMG raises revenue, margin forecasts

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Komag Inc. (KOMG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , a maker of media used in computer disk drives on Wednesday raised its forecasts for third-quarter revenue and profit margins because of higher demand.
The company based in San Jose, California, said it expects to say third-quarter revenue was about $180 million. Komag earlier had forecast revenue similar to the second quarter's $172.4 million, according to a company statement.

F

Ford Motor Company is reportedly set to offer 0% financing for up to 72 months on some of it's leftover 05' models. F-150, Expedition, and Explorer

Budd Foxx

AAPL

Apple Computer unveiled the new iPod capable of playing videos today. The company also released a new thinner model of the Imac Laptop. Also the company is reporting they have reached a deal which will allow ABC and The Disney Channel shows to be downloaded from it's iTunes for $1.99 per show.

Budd Foxx

PIXR

Pixar is acting well in this down market so keep it on the radar.

Just ahead: Dow 40,000?

A new breed of mega-bulls sees a monster-sized rally just ahead. Here's why -- plus 15 of StockScouter's top-rated market giants. The professional Wall Street spin machine has kicked into overdrive in the past two weeks. A slew of strategists have stridden into the teeth of Hurricane October with forecasts saying stocks in the final three months of this year will clock in with a juicy 8% gain -- equal to the average fourth-quarter gain over the past decade.As you might expect, there is plenty of bearish dissent, and the doomsayers certainly appear to have the upper hand of late. But more remarkable, perhaps, is a growing minority of forecasters who are looking for much, much better results.

Just ahead: Dow 40,000?

BTU

Peabody Energy Corp. has a very good tone to it today so keep it on the trading radar.

VRTX

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is acting well in early trading so put it on the radar for a possible swing trade.

Top Performers

ESLR / TWI / RHA / MI / THE / SGP

TIE

Titanium Metals Corp. has a very good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar.

FDG

Fording Canadian Coal Trust has a good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar.

Harley-Davidson profit jumps, shares rise

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Harley-Davidson Inc. (NYSE:HDI - News) on Wednesday posted a 16 percent increase in third-quarter profit as demand for its iconic motorcycles rose more than the market, sending shares up more than 6 percent. Net income increased to $264.9 million, or 96 cents a share, from almost $229 million, or 77 cents a share, a year earlier. Analysts on average were expecting 90 cents a share, according to Reuters Estimates.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre Market

HDI, BDCO, ESLR, BOBJ, INFA, OMNI, ENWV, FAST, USEY, VRTX, ENMD, JOSB, RIMM, ICOS, NGS, SOSA, FDG, CHK, BTU and VLO.

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
SWFT, S, JCI, MI, VRTX, RNWK, DYN, NTEC, RHD, AXL, LEA, GT, and GM

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
BCA, SHR, AD, AAP, LOW, BBY, ORLY, TRB, PKX, GCI, CHKP, and INTC

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are down this morning pointing to a lower open.
  • Northern India and Pakistan expect the number of dead to rise above 40,000 after this weekends earth quake. With millions of people left homeless disease seems to be the real concern now as clean up begins.
  • Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) to combine their Instant Messaging programs.
  • Northwest Airlines (NWAC) and it's striking mechanics union to meet on Thursday.
  • Palm One (PALM) to release two new hand held products today.
  • Apple Computer (AAPL) also to release new product this afternoon. Speculation is we will see a iPOD with video.
  • KB Homes and Martha Stewart teaming up, the home builder will offer a line of houses using her name.
  • Crude Oil up slightly currently $63.87 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is $1.83 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas is up a bit currently $13.63 per unit.
  • Gold continues to climb currently $481.50 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few companies who will be reporting today.

Apollo Group (APOL)
Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT)
Bank of The Ozarks Inc. (OZRK)
Datalink Corp. (DTLK)
Entegris Inc. (ENTG)
Harley Davidson (HDI)
Host Marriott (HMT)
Lam Research (LRCX)
M & T Bank Corp. (MTB)
Media General (MEG)
Sonic Corp. (SONC)
Spartan Stores Inc. (SPTN)

Budd Foxx

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

10 Interesting Charts

AOB/CAS/EPEX/TMG/PTF

CWEI/NTG/OMNI/OMM/ZIPR

AMD Reports Third Quarter Results

EPS of $0.18 Driven by All-Time Record Sales of $1.523 Billion
44 Percent Year-on-Year Sales Growth in Microprocessors Highlighted by Accelerated Mobile Processor Sales.

SWN

Southwestern Energy Co. is acting very well today and could be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong today.

H5N1

(The Bird Flu) strain affecting poultry populations through out Southeast Asia, also blamed for deaths in 65 humans through out the region. Although the virus has not passed human to human concerns are mounting that if this virus mutates it will allow itself to be passed among humans. CNBC is reporting that BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX) may have it's drug Peramivir on the fast track to approval, and possibly to the market by April of next year.

Other Bird Flu stocks to watch: WYE, CHIR, GSK, SNY, and MRK

Budd Foxx

FDG

Fording Canadian Coal Trust has a nice tone to it today so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

BTU

Peabody Energy Corp. has a very good tone to it today and if the stock is closing strong it could be a momentum play.

RNWK

RealNetworks halted earlier in the day has opened back up for trading. The company has settled it's antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp (MSFT) The stock continues to be very active so keep it on that radar.

Budd Foxx

AAPL

Apple Computer Inc. very active in trading today will be reporting earnings after the bell today so keep it on that trading radar.

Budd Foxx

FFIV

F5 Networks, Inc. is acting well today and has an improving chart so keep it on the trading radar.

CHK

Chesapeake Energy Corp. has a good tone and just made a new intraday high so keep it on your watchlist.

HOM

Home Solutions of America, Inc. is acting well today so put it on the radar.

PZZA

Papa John's International, Inc. just made a new 52 week high so keep it on your watchlist.

Market Movers

LSCC / ACI / SWAT / CTSH /PCR / MPR/BCRX

FOXH

Foxhollow Tech, Inc. just made a new intraday high so keep it on the trading radar.

BOOM

Dynamic Materials Corp. will split 2 for 1 tomorrow so keep it on the radar.

IBM

International Business Machines Corp. was upgraded once again and the stock is acting very well today so keep it on the radar.

Top Performers

VEXP / FAL / NCR / MTU / FUEL / CNQ / THE / HDI/SCMR

DNA

Genetech Inc. reported good earnings yesterday and the stock is trading up on the news today so keep it on your watchlist.

INFY

Infosys Tech Ltd. reported good earnings this morning and the stock is trading up on the news so keep it on the radar.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

INFY, RNWK, AAPL, VRSN, IMCL, BDCO, MLEA, AMGN, JVA, ERTS, DELL, FUEL, NGAS, CTSH, VICL, STEM, FFIV, EBAY, IDSA, GENR, RFX, DCX, CYBX, and VLO

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
MTN, NOK, DTAS, HDI, AXL, GLAD, IBM, ASTSF, BMET, IMCL, PDFS, ERTS, JP, ETR, EIX, CEG, and CPT

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
OSIP, CBST, KTO, MBWM, JNC, and LFG

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are up could see a higher open this morning.
  • Federal Open Market Committee minutes to be released this afternoon.
  • Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and RealNetworks Inc. (RNWK) close to settling RealNetworks lawsuit against Microsoft. The deal reportedly worth $750 million.
  • Ebay Inc. (EBAY) to purchase payment service fromVerisign (VRSN) for $370 million.
  • Yahoo Inc (YHOO) to include blogs to it's news search site.
  • Crude Oil is on the rise this morning currently up 70 cents to $62.50 per barrel.
  • Wholesale gasoline is $1.82 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas is $13.07 per unit.
  • Gold remains strong currently $478.00 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
AMB Property Corp. (AMB)
American Healthways (AMHC)
Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL)
Audiovox Corp. (VOXX)
Bank of Granite (GRAN)
Dress Barn (DBRN)
Gannett (GCI)
Innovo Group (INNO)
Helen of Troy LTD (HELE)
Streicher Mobile Fueling (FUEL)

Budd Foxx

Monday, October 10, 2005

IRIS

Iris International Inc. making new highs on the day so keep it on that trading radar.

Budd Foxx

KBAY

Kanbay Intl. Inc. is acting well today and the MACD on a weekly chart is starting to look bullish so keep it on the radar for a possible swing trade.

CRXL

Crucell N.V. just made a new 52 week high so keep it on the trading radar this week.

VPHM

Viropharma, Inc. just made a new intraday high so keep it on the radar as a possible swing trade.

Market Movers

NVAX / ADSX / MSM / ACH / CNC

BCON

Beacon Power Corp. is staring to get active so keep it on the trading radar. The company was awarded a contract.

BFT

Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. has a very good tone to it this morning so keep it on the radar. Insiders were buying in late September.

IBM

International Business Machines Corp. was upgraded this morning so keep it on your watchlist this week.

NFLX

Netflix, Inc. continues to have a good tone to it so keep it on your watchlist this week.

EBAY

EBAY, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar for a possible swing.

FDG

Fording Canadian Coal Trust has a very good tone to it in early trading so keep it on the radar.

Top Performers

MTIX / AGEN / IINT / JP / MXO / BTU / MVK / MT / MRK

TAYD

Taylor Devices, Inc. is acting very well in early trading so keep it on the radar today.

NTRI

Nutrisystems, Inc. has a very good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar today as a possible swing setup.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

HOM, BCRX, AGEN, PDCO, ENWV, TAYD, NGS, AAPL, INTC, CRXL, GILD, BIDU, DELL, ROLL, RHAT, XMSR, SIRI, ANLT, THQI, RNAI, GFIG, NVAX, AOB, SNDK, and WEBM

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
ARBA, GSF, STZ, RHD, SIRI, GFIG, THQI, TJX, HME, FCS, WPPGY, and IBM

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
ABS, AHG, GM, ARO, CSGS, and TRMK

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are up we could see a higher open today.
  • 7.6 magnitude earthquake has hit Pakistan, India, and Afghanastan over the weekend. The estimated death toll stands at 22,000 officials fear this number could climb over 30,000 people .
  • Delphi Corp. (DPH) filed for bankruptcy over the weekend. The company is expected to cut jobs and close some of it's 31 U.S. plants.
  • The Lundberg Survey of 7,000 gas stations around the country saw a climb on average of 10 cents a gallon over the past two weeks.
  • Intel (INTC) to unveil new line of server chips today.
  • Crude Oil currently hanging at the $62.00 per barrel range.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is currently $1.83 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas continues to pull back currently $13.13 per unit.
  • Gold on the other hand continues to climb currently $480.00 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few companies reporting today.

Alcoa Inc. (AA)
Genentech Inc. (DNA)
Infosys Technologies LTD (INFY)
Mercantile Bank Corp. (MBWM)
Nordic American Tanker (NAT)
Robbins & Myers (RBN)
Universal Forest Products Inc. (UFPI)

Budd Foxx

Sunday, October 09, 2005

RL

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. is the trader hr free weekly swing setup for Monday.

Saturday, October 08, 2005

15 WAYS TO TRADE MOVING AVERAGES

Reading a chart without moving averages is like baking a cake without butter or eggs. Those simple lines above or below current price tell many tales, and their uses in market interpretation are unparalleled. Simply stated, they're the most valuable indicators in technical analysis.

You can trade without moving averages, but you do so at your own risk. After all, these lines represent median levels where your competition will make important buying or selling decisions. So it makes sense to predict what they're going to do before the fact, rather than afterward.

15 WAYS TO TRADE MOVING AVERAGES

Friday, October 07, 2005

Playing The Gap

Gaps are areas on a chart where the price of a stock (or another financial instrument) moves sharply up or down with little or no trading in between. As a result, the asset's chart shows a "gap" in the normal price pattern. The enterprising trader can interpret and exploit these gaps for profit. Here we'll help you understand how and why gaps occur, and how you can use them to make profitable trades.

Gaps occur as a result of underlying fundamental or technical factors. For example, if a company's earnings are much higher than expected, the company's stock may gap up the next day. This means that the stock price opened higher than it closed the day before, thereby leaving a gap. In the forex market, it is not uncommon for a report to generate so much buzz that it widens the bid and ask spread to a point where a significant gap can be seen. Similarly, a stock breaking a new high in the current session may open higher in the next session, thus gapping up for technical reasons.

IPO ACLI

The IPO, the first shipping firm this fall to price at the top end of its range, was bid up in anticipation of a boost from Hurricane Katrina rebuilding efforts.
The Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi River water cargo transport supplier saw its shares open at $27.05, well above the $21 IPO offering price. Shares rose to $27.60 in recent action.

GES

Guess ? Inc. just made a new 52 week high so keep it on the trading radar.

REDF and HOLX

REDF and HOLX just made a new intraday highs so keep both of these stocks on the radar this afternoon.

DESC and ENER

DESC and ENER have a very good tone to them today so keep them on your watchlist.

CRXL

Crucell N.V. just made a new 52 week high so keep it on the trading radar.

Avian Flu

President Bush will be meeting with some large vaccine manufacturers this afternoon at the White House. Concerns mounting over an outbreak of the (BIRD FLU) have prompted this meeting to take place. Such an outbreak or even the threat of could force the government to spend billions of dollars in research, and stock piling of such vaccines.
Companies taking part in the meeting: WYE, CHIR, GSK, MRK, and SNY

Budd Foxx

SWSI

SWSI (Nasdaq) will debut on the Investors Business Daily “IBD 100” list come Monday somewhere between #15 and #20. SWSI provides well-site equipment and services primarily to onshore oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States. It has a float of around 7milion shares. The stock is acting well today so keep it on the radar.

Briefing.com

IOTN

Ionatron, Inc. continues to have a good tone to it so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

SECTORS

Biotechs (BBH), Oil (OIH), Energy (XLE), Utilities (UTH), Banks (RKH) and Internet (HHH) are strong today.

MTRX

Matrix Service Co. just made a new 52 week high so keep it on the radar.

CHK

Chesapeake Energy Corp. just made a new intraday high so keep it on the trading radar.

RIMM News

Research In Motion Ltd loses blackberry patent appeal and the stock has been halted.

NTRI

Nutrisystems, Inc. is acting well today so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

OVTI

Omnivision Technologies, Inc. takeover rumors are swirling around and the stock just made a new intraday high so keep it on the radar.

SWIR

Sierra Wireless, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar.

CAT

Caterpillar, Inc. has a good tone to it today so keep it on the radar for a possible swing trade.

NGAS

NGAS Resources, Inc. is acting very well today so keep it on the trading radar.

MRK

Merck & Co. has a very good tone to it today so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing setup.

NFLX

Netflix, Inc. is acting well today so keep it on the radar.

Top Performers

SYNX / ACLI / CAMP / NGAS / BBI / PKI / GGC / ACN

BOOM

Dynamic Materials, Inc. has a good tone in early trading today. The stock will split 2 for 1 on October the 12th.

FORD

Forward Industries, Inc. has a good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

RIMM, LNG, CAMP, WFII, NGS, SYNX, GOOG, BIDU, SPLS, AMGN, NGAS, GEPT, REDF, ABP, ENWV, PETM, AATK, GILD, NTLI, EBAY, WERN, IPIX, MICC, and ENER

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
PKI, MRO, PHRM, PIXR, OXM, ACN, ASN, CPT, NVS, and PETM

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
RHHDY, TLWT, SAX, AIC, EQR, BXP, TUES, PWR, APTM, ATYT, and SGY

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are up pointing to a higher open this morning.
  • September Employment Report to be released at 8:30 this morning. These numbers will have an effect on the open today.
  • August Consumer Credit today at 3 pm.
  • August Wholesale Trade also this morning at 10 am.
  • White House to meet with executives from large vaccine manufacturers today over concerns of a Avian Flu outbreak.
  • Delphi Corp. (DPH) reportedly could file for bankruptcy as early as today.
  • Google Inc. (GOOG) has opened lobbying office in Washington DC in hopes of pressuring telecommunications, copyright laws.
  • Crude Oil is up just a bit this morning currently $62.12 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline also on the upside currently $1.86 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas saw a big drop yesterday currently $13.40 per unit.
  • Gold also up a bit to $475.80 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Thursday, October 06, 2005

CEN

Ceridian Corp. is golden stock picks free swing setup for Friday.

CEN CHART

Let's talk trash: 5 post-hurricane picks

Eighty million cubic yards of debris. That's the current estimate of the stuff -- garbage, tree limbs, furniture, carpeting, wallboard and siding -- that will have to be removed as a result of Hurricane Katrina. That figure is so large it's hard to get your mind around. The storm left twice as much debris as 1992's Hurricane Andrew, until Katrina the most expensive hurricane on record.

Barchart Top 100 Stocks

Top 100 Stocks for Oct 5 Average Weighted Alpha is +202.71

Barchart Top 100 Stocks

One-Week High Volume Gainers

Stocks that have gained 5% or more in the past week with two-week average trading volume at least double the average volume of the past quarter.

One Week High Volume Gainers

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The Retailers(RTH) and Banks(RKH) are strong today. Keep an eye on the (OIH) and the (XLE) as they are trying to go green.

IRIS

IRIS International, Inc. is acting well today so put it on the radar as a possible swing setup.

JOSB

JOS A Bank Clothers, Inc. is acting well this morning so keep it on the radar.

GES

Guess ? Inc. has a very good tone to it today so keep it on the radar for a possible swing trade.

Top Performers

PLCE / ATYT / GDYS / COGN / LPNT /GYMB

TWTR / VISG / HOTT /RHA / CBK / BLI / ANF

AMR / HMY / CAL / AAI

KFX

KFX, Inc. has a good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar.

PSUN

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. is acting very well in early trading so keep it on your watchlist.

NASI

North American Scientific, Inc. has a very good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar.

MRK

Merck & Co Inc. has a very good tone to it in early trading so keep it on the radar today for a possible swing or position trade.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

AAPL, ATYT, GOOG, BIDU, HEB, COST, YHOO, MEDI, DIGE, SBUX, AEOS, JOSB, PANC, PSUN, SVA, PUMP, SIGA, ASTM, JMDT, and CBOU

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
PBCT, CTRN, CBK, WMGI, MBP, ENDP, LCC, and FOXH

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
MDCO, PD, CECO, IDXC, WLS, WEN, SNDK, FLSH, WPO, IBA, MSTR, JOYG, and BUCY

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Morning News

  • Futures are down once again this morning pointing to a lower open.
  • Weekly Jobless Claims today at 8:30 am.
  • First Albany lifts the price target of Apple Computer (AAPL) to $60.00 a share up from $53.00 per share.
  • Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) planning to release anti-virus and anti-spam security software in the first half of 2006.
  • Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) same store sales up 10% over the past 5 weeks.
  • Crude Oil dipping down to two month lows. Demand for gasoline could be declining due to these high prices the consumer is paying.
  • Currently Crude Oil is $62.00 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline currently $1.87 per gallon.
  • Natural gas pulling back just a bit currently $14.13 per unit.
  • Gold currently $469.20 per ounce.
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Earnings

A few companies reporting today.

Accenture (ACN)
CalAmp Corp. (CAMP)
Centennial Communications (CYCL)
Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ)
Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST)
International Speedway (ISCA)
Marriott International (MAR)
Net2 Phone (NTOP)
Oxford Industries (OXM)
RPM International Inc. (RPM)
Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. (SCHN)
United Agri Products (UAPH)

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Wednesday, October 05, 2005

PEP

Pepsico, Inc. is golden stock picks free swing setup for Thursday.

PEP CHART

GME

Gamestop Corp. has a good tone to it today so keep it on the radar for a possible swing trade.

FRE

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. is doing a stock buyback and just made a new intraday high so keep it on the radar.

IOTN

Ionatron, Inc. just made a new intraday high so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup. Stocks that act well in a down market could rally once the market turns green.

RIMM

Research in Motion Ltd. just made a new intraday high so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

SVA

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. has a very good tone to it today so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

SNDK

Sandisk Corp. just made a new 52 week high so keep it on your trading radar.

ELOS

Syneron Medical Ltd. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar today.

SWN

Southwestern Energy Co. is acting very well in early trading so keep it on the radar.

Top Performers

GOAM / SYKE/ NTRI / BDCO / OXGN

PFCB / IM / NUS/ GME / YUM / PIR / CPN

REDF

Rediff Com India Ltd. has a good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar.

EPIX

Epix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has a very good tone in early trading so keep it on your watchlist this week.

BIDU

Baidu.com, Inc. is acting very good in early trading so keep it on the radar.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. is planning an event to unveil it's new iPod which will display videos. Keep this stock on the radar today.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

NTRI, AAPL, GOAM, SYKE, EPIX, EXTR, BIDU, GOOG, OXGN, NVAX, TEVA, HOTT, NGS, BEAV, NGAS, CGTK, ONCY, GNVC, BOOM, HEB, IMCL, RYAAY, NYER, SWN, SVA, and ELOS

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
VLCM, VXGN, URBN, ANDW, FRX, ETR, ANSI, and TAP

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
BP, MERQ, CRM, FCX, PD, MOTV, MANH, TOO, PSUN, CBK, HDI, WMGI, LXK, LEA, MYG, PNCL, NVT, and ADSK

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Morning News

  • Futures are to the flat side this morning pointing to a slightly lower open.
  • Weekly Oil Inventories released today at 10:30 am.
  • September ISM Nonmanufactoring Report also to be released today.
  • Delphi (DPH) reportedly set to file for bankruptcy as early as this week.
  • General Motors (GM) and the United Auto Workers Union near a deal which would cut General Motors yearly health care cost by as much as $1 billion.
  • Apple Computer planning an event to unveil it's new iPod which will display videos.
  • Boeing (BA) 3rd quarter aircraft deliveries fall to a 10 year low.
  • A recent survey conducted predicts $34.4 billion in claims will be filed due to damage caused by hurricane Katrina.
  • Earnings Watch: (AYI) (BCF) (RI) (SLR) and (YUM)
  • Crude Oil currently $64.00 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline $2.01 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas is up slightly this morning holding well above $14.00 per unit.
  • Gold down slightly this morning currently$468.00 per ounce.
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Tuesday, October 04, 2005

NTRI

HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2005--NutriSystem®, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRI - News), a leading provider of weight management and fitness products and services, today announced that, based on preliminary results, it anticipates higher revenues in the third quarter ended September 30, 2005 as compared to guidance originally provided on July 27, 2005. Revenues are expected to be in the range of $64 million to $65 million versus original guidance of $41 million to $43 million. New customers also grew to 115,000 for the quarter versus prior guidance of 65,000.
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