Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Industries: November 30

10 Best Performing Industries and 10 Worst Performing Industries

Industries

SLG

SL Green Realty is golden stock picks free swing setup for Thursday.

AMGN Cup with Handle?

From the looks of the chart on AMGN this could be a possible cup with a handle. Notice that volume dried up on the pullback to get rid of the weak hands that were long. Posted by Picasa

Stocks in Play

EFII / HYSL / WDC / MCRL / DE / X

PALM

Palm, Inc. has a very good tone to it so keep it on the trading radar this afternoon.

BOOM

Dynamic Materials, Corp. has a very good tone to it today so keep it on the trading radar this afternoon.

Oil Inventories

Crude Oil saw a decline of 4.2 million barrels.

Gasoline stocks also down 500,000 barrels.

Distillate stocks were up 3.4 million barrels.

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THOR

Thoratec Corp. is acting well in early trading and is a potential swing setup so keep it on the radar this week. Chart looks great on THOR.

THOR CHART

Top Performers

BCRX/ DBRN / SMTC / ADSX / JBX / PIR / NUS / CAI / FTO

DXPE

DXP Enterprises, Inc. is acting well today and could be a reversal setup as the stock is coming off a bottom.

U.S. GDP revised higher to 4.3%

The U.S. economy grew at a 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, the Commerce Department said Wednesday in its first revision of gross domestic product estimates.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

SRDX, BOBJ, XING, CETV, ASTM, DBRN, SMTC, OSUR, PRGX, GNW, APPX, NYER, TSEM, FORM, DESC, and BCRX

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
GLNG

Stocks downgraded include:
N, DGIN, QSII, ENDP, IFX, GAS, and YHOO

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are down slightly this morning pointing to a lower open.
  • Weekly Oil Inventories to be released at 10:30 this morning.
  • Preliminary Q3 Real GDP Report out at 8:30 this morning.
  • Beige Book today as well at 2pm.
  • November Chicago PMI 10am today.
  • Reporting Earnings today include: DBRN, FRK, HURC, JBX, RSC, RY, SFD, SNPS, and TIF
  • Ebay seems to be Cyber Monday's big winner.
  • Ford Motor Co. to cut production of it's luxury brand Jaguar by up to 7%
  • Microsoft releasing new security service. The PC package will free until next year when the company plans to charge a monthly fee.
  • British Airways to cut up to 600 management jobs in a cost reduction move.
  • Anheuser Busch to shift advertising from network tv. to cable and the internet.
  • Crude Oil is currently just above $56.00 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline down to $1.39 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas is up a bit this morning to $11.90 per unit.
  • Gold is currently $495.10 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

This Week’s Winners/Losers

Here is a listing of this week's winners and losers.


Top Ten Gainers/Losers

ZACKS Top Rated Stocks

Here is a listing of Zacks top rated stocks.


Zacks #1 Rank

ESRX

Express Scripts, Inc. has acted very well all day long and if the stock is closing strong it could be a momentum play.

ANSW

Answers Corp. is acting well today and has an improving chart so keep it on the trading radar this week.

HOLX

Hologic, Inc. has a very good tone to it today and the stock is set to split soon so keep it on the trading radar.

Top Performers

OSUR / XING / DEPO / PER / X / AHO / AKS / GME

AMGN

Amgen, Inc. has a good tone in early trading and a possible cup with a handle on the daily chart so keep it on the radar as a possible swing or position trade.

NTRI

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

Stocks Trading Up In Pre- Market

OSUR,BMD, ESRX, FORM, LVLT, TIII, SCMR, NYNY, VYYO, GNBT, ITMN, CMED, SKIL, AAPL, XMSR, SIRI, SNDK, WBSN, HOLX, MLEA, KOMG, AMTD, CTXS, ELOS, and RMBS

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
FNM, MTG, and STX

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
GOOG, WM, IFX, CFC, LVS, UACL, MRBK, PIR, AQNT, VARI, Q, NVDA, and AHC

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are up pointing to a higher open this morning.
  • October New Home Sales to be released today.
  • November Consumer Confidence to be released at 10 am.
  • October Durable Goods Report out at 8:30 this morning.
  • Earnings today include: CHS, GME, SMTC, SKIL, SCMR, TIVO, and UNFI
  • FCC ready to suggest cable television companies should offer individual channel pricing instead of pre packaged channel pricing.
  • Gold tops $500 per ounce in over night trading. Currently gold has pulled back just a bit off those highs to $496.00 per ounce.
  • Crude Oil has also pulled back a bit to $56.95 a barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is $1.42 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas is $11.80 per unit.
Budd Foxx

Monday, November 28, 2005

5 Interesting Charts

CAMP/NWRE/MLR/PIR/GNBT

FHR

Fairmont Hotels is golden stock picks free swing setup for Tuesday.

FHR CHART

SSRI

Silver Standard Resources, Inc. is a silver stock that has a good tone to it so keep it on the trading radar.

MOVI

Movie Gallery, Inc. is coming off a bottom and has a good tone to it in this down market so keep it on the radar as a possible reversal setup.

PIR

Pier 1 Imports, Inc. is acting very well today and could be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong on the day.

NYNY

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

Top Performers

VYYO / NYNY / CESV / PIR / LPL / THO / CAL / FDC

NEM

Newmont Mining Corp has a good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar this week.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. is trading up in pre-market as Piper Jaffray raised their price target on AAPL to $79 per share so keep it on the trading radar this week.

The Next Great Bubble Boom

I read most of this book over the weekend and found it very informative. Posted by Picasa

EQT

Equitable Res Inc. is the trader hr free weekly swing setup for today.

EQT Chart

Stocks Trading Up In Pre- Market

AAPL, GOOG, BIDU, SHLD, PTN, ESLR, MSTR, RVSN, CNXT, MSFT, BRCM, FLSH, EBAY, SANM, CNTY, PLAY, WMT, HOTT, ORCT, ESCL, RUTH, BCRX, HEII, MEL, GME, MRK, SNDK, INTC, BBY, and CMED

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
DE, ADRX, CNO, MRN, AMB, and FLSH

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
CPV, NFLX, INSP, FII, FFFL, PAYX, CBL, NILE, LM, JEF, CME, CNF, and YHOO

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are up pointing to a slightly higher open this morning.
  • October Existing Home Sales to be released today.
  • Weekend holiday shopping up 22% with shoppers spending $27.9 billion.
  • Merck & Co. could announce as early as today restructuring plan which includes job cuts.
  • Swiss Pharmaceutical company Roche to supply Taiwan with an additional 1.3 million orders of Tamiflu as a precaution against a pandemic.
  • Apple Computer's iPod among top sellers for online retailer Amazon.Com
  • Latest Harry Potter movie takes in $201.1 million in 10 days.
  • Coal Mine explosion in China leaves 68 dead with 79 workers still missing over the weekend.
  • Crude Oil is down this morning current price is $57.61 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is $1.43 per gallon.
  • Natural gas is currently $11.47 per unit.
  • Gold is up this morning currently $497.70 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Sunday, November 27, 2005

5 Interesting Charts

BBY/CUP/GTE/MAD/STAA

PCL

Plum Creek is golden stock picks free swing setup for Monday.

PCL CHART

Saturday, November 26, 2005

Combining A/D Indicators And Volume Patterns

There are certain critical advance and decline levels that serve as excellent high-reward/low-risk entry points to go long the Standard & Poor's 500 for a mid-term run. We have found critical levels associated with two A/D ratios applied to the S&P 500. You can, however, use the indicators to trade any of the S&P 500 constituent stocks. We chose the S&P 500 mainly because many analysts and money managers consider it to be the best proxy for market sentiment. Our findings are based on an analysis of historical data dating back to June 1997.

EXIT STRATEGIES

Many people speak and teach how and when to enter a trade, but few explain the art of the exit. This is an area that I set out to focus on for some time, and in doing so, was able to come up with several strategies to exit a trade that also fit my risk/reward profile as well as, were able to take advantage of intra-day trend moves.

To perform consistently when trading intra-day I formulated several exit strategies to fit my overall style of trading. Below I will detail a couple of them in order to convey the importance of having an exit strategy that fits your overall style of trading.

Friday, November 25, 2005

NTES

NetEase.Com Inc. has a good tone to it in early trading so keep this stock on your trading radar.

Budd Foxx

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. continues to have a good tone to it as the stock has once again made a new 52 week high so keep it on the trading radar.

Top Performers

CLWT / CMED / NWEC / ADS

CMED

China Medical Tech is trading up in pre-market this morning so keep it on the radar today.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre Market

GOOG, FORD, BIDU, AAPL, SNTO, CLWT, FORD, AEOS, NTMD, AAUK, NTRI, IMCL, OSTK, BBY, BOBJ, ACAD, AMTD, CMED, SNDK, GEPT, URBN, IVX, IAG, BRCM, and ALXN

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are pointing to a flat open this morning.
  • Black Friday shoppers hitting the stores for holiday gifts.
  • New Bird Flu outbreaks being reported in Indonesia and Western China.
  • Microsoft's recieving complaints of glitches in it's new XBox 360 game systems.
  • General Motors Corp. to invest in new auto plant in India.
  • NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer not pursuing criminal charges against AIG chairman and chief executive Maurice Greenberg.
  • Disney is reporting it's Hong Kong Disneyland has reached over 1 million visitors in just 2 months.
  • Southwest Airlines to lease more gates at Philidelphia Airport which will allow the company to expand it's flight schedule.
  • Three US telecom companies in talks to buy local telephone access lines from Alltel Corp. for as much as $10 billion.
  • Energy markets remain closed today.
Budd Foxx

Thursday, November 24, 2005

AMGN CHART

Possible cup with handle on the chart of AMGN. Posted by Picasa

PEP

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

5 Interesting Charts

AGII, COST, HGIC, COH, and WHQ

Happy Thanksgiving

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Wednesday, November 23, 2005

After Hours

Stocks trading up in after hours trading:
CSCO, MSFT, APPB, NXTM, MKTY, AEOS, and GOOG

Budd Foxx

Barchart Top 100 Stocks

Here is a listing of barcharts top 100 stocks by weighed alpha:


Barchart Top 100

Stocks coming off a bottom

Here are some potential reversal setups:

BEBE, HOTT, JMDT, VSTA, COI, MOVI

CME

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings has a very good tone to it today so keep the stock and options on the trading radar.

Oil Inventories

Energy Department just released inventories:

Crude Oil saw a build of 400,000 barrels.
Gasoline saw a build of 200,000 barrels.
Distillates stocks saw a build of 1.1 million barrels.

Budd Foxx

FORD

Forward Industries Inc. is heating up a bit here keep this stock on the radar for a reversal type play as the stock could be coming off a bottom.

Budd Foxx

Top Performers

TRFDF / CLWT / NAVRE / SWW/ AKS

FMC / MIK / PBH / IPS / ARO / X/ AGR

MSO

Martha Stewart Living is coming off a bottom with a high short interest and continues to act well.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on your watchlist today.

NTES

NetEase.com seems to be heating up just a bit here in early trading so keep it on that trading radar.

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:

ETH, SHRP, ROIAK, PTIE, FMC, ARO, AGR

Stocks downgraded this morning include:

SIGM, MCHP, BUD, DG, BBT, FWRD, EGP, PKS, HTLD

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

ICBC, HOMS, SNDK, SIRI, CWTR, DEPO, AAPL, EPIX, COSI, CBC, GOOG, SVA, SIGM, TZOO, ATEA, FORD,AIRM, LMIA, UTSI, TRFDF, BRCM and CNXT

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are pointing to a flat to slightly weaker open.
  • Weekly Oil Inventories to be released this morning at 10:30 also to be released a day early is the Natural Gas Inventories due to the holiday.
  • Weekly Jobless Claims also to be released this morning.
  • University of Michigan to release final November reading of Consumer Sentiment today.
  • A few of the companies reporting earnings today: HRL, MBT, PDCO, and TD
  • McDonalds to launch a reloadable gift card just in time for the holiday season.
  • Research in Motion (RIMM) has lowerd it's third quarter forcast for subscriber additions. The company has also lowered it's fourth quarter expectations for subscriber additions.
  • South Korea's Fair Trade Commission looking into Samsung Electronics and it's transaction when it supplied NAND chips to Apple Computer.
  • Crude Oil is currently $58.28 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is $1.48 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas is currently $11.57 per unit.
  • Gold $489.20 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

10 Interesting Charts

CRZO,NDE,HAWK,COI,FRE,

SNTO,OMNI,VSEA,HLIT,EENC

After Hours

Stocks trading up in after hours trading include:

SIGM, MSFT, CMRG, PDCO, FDRY, and LTXX

Budd Foxx

ECA

Encana Corp. is acting very well today and if the stock is closing strong it could be a momentum play. This stock is coming off a bottom.

MSO

Martha Stewart Living is coming off a bottom and could be a possible reversal setup.

BIDU

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

PRLS

Peerless System Corp. MACD on a daily chart is starting to look bullish so put it on the radar as a possible swing setup.

PRLS CHART

KOSP

Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was upgraded this morning and the stock is acting very well today so keep it on the trading radar this afternoon.

ISRG

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is one again ripping so keep it on the trading radar this afternoon as it could be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. is starting to show some strength so keep it on the trading radar this week.

SWN and NGS

SWN and NGS a few natural gas plays have a good tone to them today so keep them on your trading radar.

FDG

Fording Canadian Coal Trust is acting well today so keep it on your watchlist.

FDG CHART

Top Performers

ALOY / CHNR / CAAS / ATRM / TECD / CAMT

OMNI / BWS / DHT / FBP / MVK /DE

NTRI

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

CHK

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

TRE

Tan Range Exploration Corp. a gold stock acts well in early trading so keep it on your watchlist.

NGAS

NGAS Resources, Inc. has a decent tone to it in early trading so keep it on the radar today.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre- Market

ENMD, MU, SNDK, AKAM, UPS, ALOY, CHK, INCY, BP, MTXX, NAPS, DVN, TECD, MDRX, NAVRE, CTTY

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks Upgraded this morning include:

KOSP, TOPP, MVK, ADLR, MU, ARXT

Stocks Downgraded this morning include:

CMA, AFFM, APCS, ESV, CAG, SLB, YHOO, RNOW, EGOV, ATVI, AUDC, MNST, LKQX

Morning News

  • Futures are down pointing to a slightly lower open
  • GM to cut 30K jobs
  • Berkshire Hathaway reveals undisclosed holdings in Wal-Mart
  • Goody's loss widens
  • Albertson's narrows its forecast
  • Gold: Within striking distance of $500
  • FOMC Minutes at 2pm today
  • Crude Oil is trading up this morning and currently 58.75 per barrel
  • Wholesale gasoline is 1.49 per gallon
  • Silver is trading up and 8.13 per ounce
  • Gold is trading up and currently 493.20 per ounce

Earnings

Here are some companies reporting earnings today.


Earnings for November 22nd

Monday, November 21, 2005

C

Citigroup, Inc. is golden stock picks free swing setup for Tuesday.

AMGN

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

GOOG

Google, Inc. UBS raised their price target on GOOG from $430 to $500 per share.

Briefing.com

FDG

Fording Canadian Coal Trust is acting well today so keep it on your watchlist.

Reversal Candidates

Here are some stocks coming off a bottom that could be potential reversals:

MSO, PALM, CTTYC, IMCOE, TZOO, DRIV,TWTI, DISH, SNDA, WTW

CTTYC

Catuity, Inc. is coming off a bottom and could be a reversal setup so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing trade.

CCJ

Cameco Corp. has a good tone to it today so keep it on your watchlist. If the stock is closing strong it could be a momentum play so keep an eye on it.

QDEL

Quidel Corp. a stock we have mentioned several times just made a new 52 week high today and could be the next NTRI or HANS so keep it on the trading radar as the chart looks great.

MMUS

Makemusic, Inc. has a decent tone to it today so keep it on the radar this week for a potential daytrade or swing trade.

MNG

Miramar Mining Corp. is acting well today so keep it on the trading radar.

Fickle Trader Watchlist

Jon Tait the Fickle Trader compiles a weekly watchlist composed of stocks with low risk entry points.

Fickle Trader Watchlist

UPCS

Ubiqui Tel, Inc. has a good looking chart as the MACD on a weekly chart looks bullish so keep it on the radar for a possible swing or position trade.

UPCS CHART

DITC

Ditech Communications Corp. continues to act well today after posting good earnings and being upgraded on Friday so keep it on the trading radar this week.

CPST

Capstone Turbine Corp. has perked up so keep it on the trading radar today.

Top Performers

INCY / NAPS / HLEX / MRX / VAL / PBY / BNT / MAT / BOW

IIJI

Internet Initiative Japan, Inc. has a good tone to it today so keep it on the trading radar.

BMD

Birch Mountain Resources Ltd. a stock we have mentioned many times continues to act well so keep it on the trading radar.

NEM

Newmont Mining Corp. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar this week.

NEM CHART

Gold and Silver Stocks

Gold and Silver Futures are up so keep the gold and silver stocks on the radar. A few notables are BGO, TRE, GOLD, RGLD, ASA, AU, SLW and WTZ.

Stock Split Calendar

Stock Splits this week:

NIHD, BRO, ODFL, DIOD, HOLX AND WFT

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

AAPL, ICE, TIVO, VRA , INCY, GM, UARM, BA, ADSK, OSIP, SNDK, HLEX, VLO, BRG, SAP, AXP, RADS, HLIT , GLD, NAPS, FORG, SVA and WB

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:

PUK, ESRX, RBN, AMP, EYE, TOM, TECD, ANAD, WRNC, AXP, MGA, MTD

Stocks downgraded this morning include:

BN, GSK, CNI, MNT, NKE, PLA, JNY, CCI, VRTX, PDX, FSH

Morning News

  • Futures are up pointing to a slightly higher open
  • Ford to cut 4000 jobs
  • New Harry Potter movie earns $101 million in opening
  • Mentor offers $2.2 billion for Medicis
  • Alcatel: Mulls $8.6 billion Thales takeover
  • Bankrate to pay $10 million for Internet-lead firm Wescoco
  • Wal-Mart sees same-store sales growing in the 3-5% range
  • Boeing gets more orders for 787 Dreamliners
  • Crude Oil is currently 58.01 per barrel
  • Wholesale Gasoline is 1.49 per gallon
  • Silver is currently 8.07 per ounce
  • Gold is trading up and currently 489.10 per ounce

Earnings

Here are some companies reporting earnings today.


Earnings for November 21st

Sunday, November 20, 2005

MER

Merrill Lynch is golden stock picks free swing setup for Monday.

MER CHART

Saturday, November 19, 2005

7 Stocks you need to know for Monday

Stocks rallied on Friday, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing at 4 1/2 year highs. The market liked the fact that oil prices closed at a 5-month low and the Dow was boosted by gains in recent laggard, General Motors (NYSE:GM - News), up 6% on the day.

Seven Stocks for Monday

Friday, November 18, 2005

Weekly Swing Trader Lesson

Here is Dave Landry's Swing Trader lesson for November 17th


Weekly Swing Trader Lesson

Five Powerful Volume Patterns

Volume patterns are much harder to interpret than price patterns. The difficulty stems from the clandestine strategies of big market players. These folks tend to move slowly and cover their tracks within the broad noise of daily movement.

While price bars tell many tales in a vacuum, volume has little or no meaning without underlying price movement. But don't abandon your volume study just yet. It still adds power to prediction when you apply it judiciously.

The importance of volume depends on its location within the overall pattern. For example, heavy volume through a broken trend line suggests the start of a new trend, while the same activity after a long rally or decline predicts a reversal. This counterintuitive logic confuses traders and inhibits their ability to decipher volume at key turning points.

Here are five volume patterns that show considerable predictive power when interpreted correctly. Watch for these setups whenever you're flipping through your charts. Then realize how volume can yield vital information long before price action tells the tale.

A Market By Any Other Name

It's not unusual for people to talk about "the market" as if there were a common meaning for the word. But in reality, the many indexes of the differing segments of the market don't always move in tandem. If they did, there would be no reason to have multiple indexes. By gaining a clear understanding of how indexes are created and how they differ, you will be on your way to making sense of the daily movements in the marketplace. Here we'll compare and contrast the main market indexes so that the next time you hear someone refer to "the market", you'll have a better idea of just what they mean.

GTI

Graftech International Ltd. has a good looking chart and acts well so keep it on the trading radar.

DITC

Ditech Communications Corp. could be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong on the day.

KOSP

Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is coming off a bottom and continues to act well so keep it on the radar for a possible reversal. The chart is starting to improve.

REDF

Rediff. Com India is starting to perk up here so keep it on the trading radar this afternoon.

GRMN

Garmin, Ltd has an improving chart and the stock has a very good tone to it today so keep it on your watchlist.

GRMN CHART

ISRG

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

QDEL

Quidel Corp. the chart on QDEL reminds me of the chart on NTRI and HANS. The stock climbs upward nice and steady. Keep it on the radar for a possible swing or position trade.

QDEL CHART

OSTK

Overstock.com, Inc. is a highly shorted stock that is coming off a bottom so keep it on the radar as possible reversal setup.

DRIV

Digital River, Inc. is coming off a bottom and this could be a reversal setup as the stock is acting well today.

TIE

Titanium Metals Corp. just made a new 52 week high so keep it on your watchlist.

QCOM

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

Top Performers

ATEA/JILL / ALVR / MRVL / LTXX / DRL / ANN / FL

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. continues to show strength so keep it on the radar today.

NTRI

Nutrisystem, Inc. continues to act well so keep it on the trading radar.

AnnTaylor profit doubles

CHICAGO (Reuters) - AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (NYSE:ANN - News) on Friday said quarterly profit more than doubled, beating Wall Street estimates, as an improved apparel line helped avoid the drastic discounts that crushed last year's results.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

GE, SFA, HPQ, MRVL, ELN, SIRI, GM, GOOG, GME, SWN, BP, AAPL, LTXX, JILL, DITC, LTXX, ALVR, LTON, TERN, ITWO, VNLS, BIDU, MTXX

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this mornings include:

ADTN, FST, UNP, MRVL, SCVL, PSS, SGU, DTIC, KWK, EDR, SFO, BP, CNI

Stocks downgraded this morning include:

ADCT, GPS, POM, DIS, FFIV, ATVI, AGO, CP, ISIL

Morning News

  • GE to sell most of its Insurance Solutions reinsurance division to Swiss Re for 8.5 Billion
  • GE Raises Earnings Forecast, Boosts Share Buyback Program
  • Liz Claiborne interested in J. Jill
  • HP Sales top estimates
  • Disney Profit slips on write-downs
  • Cisco reportedly closing in on a deal to buy Scientific Atlanta
  • Wholesale Gasoline is 1.45 per gallon
  • Crude Oil is currently 56.25 per barrel
  • Silver is trading up .10 to 8.10 per ounce
  • Gold is trading up this morning and is 488.30 per ounce
  • Futures are up pointing to a slightly higher open

Thursday, November 17, 2005

10 Interesting Charts

DST, FO, MIND, KLIC, OSTK

DESC, KGC, TTEK, MNG, BGO

10 Interesting Charts

NSC

Norfolk Southern is golden stock picks free swing setup for Friday

NSC CHART

Earnings for Friday

Here are a few companies reporting earnings on Friday:

Ann Taylor Stores (ANN)
Books-A-Million, Inc. (BAMM)
Cost Plus (CPWM)
Gold Kist, Inc. (GETI)
Kirkland's, Inc. (KIRK)
Sanyo Electric (SANYY)
Willbros Group, Inc. (WG)
Woodhead (WDHD)

FFIV

F5 Networks, Inc. has a very good tone to it today and if the stock is closing strong near the high of the day it could be a momentum play.

DNA and AMGN

DNA and AMGN just perked up and are acting well today so keep them on the radar this afternoon.

Stocks in Play

QSII / TEVA / NTAP

CMED

China Medical Tech. this relatively new issue continues to have a good tone to it so keep it on your watchlist.

NTRI

Nutrisystem, Inc. this stock just seems to keep going up so continue to keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing setup. The way this stock acts it reminds me of HANS.

Top Performers

SNBT / GIGM / ANST / TTEK / VIMC / KLIC / CNTF

MUSE / BRC / PSS / JLG / CRM / FRK / BKS / CLE / HMA

NEM

Newmont Mining Corp. a stock we mentioned yesterday continues to act well today so keep it on the trading radar.

YHOO

Yahoo, Inc. has a good tone to it in early trading so keep it on your watchlist this week.

Gold and Silver Stocks

The Gold and Silver Stocks continue to act well as so keep them on the radar.

Notables:

TRE, GG, BGO, RGLD, GOLD, SSRI, SLW and NXG

BIDU

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

GOOG

Google, Inc. continues to act well as the stock is now trading over $400 per share.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

SIRI / GIGM / GOOG / NOK / KLIC / YHOO / CHK /AAPL / BP SFUN / UNP /BRCDE /VOD/ CG/ BRCM /NGAS /NTAP /CNTF USPI ICE /VPHM / BCRX/NVAX/ADSK/SWN/SFCC

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgrades this morning include:

AFG, SRP, SGK, USPI, FPL, GWW, PPX,
GASS, PSSI, NFB, WEC


Stocks downgraded this morning include:

TRI, WMS, NTRS, MEL, COP, CP

Morning News

  • Futures are up pointing to a higher open this morning
  • Goldman Sachs cuts tobacco sector to neutral
  • Traders take some profit on dollar's climb against the yen
  • Carolina Group upped to outperform at Goldman Sachs
  • Crude Oil is currently 58.06 per barrel
  • Natural Gas inventories at 10:30am
  • Wholesale Gasoline is 1.50 per gallon
  • Gold is up $3.80 this morning to $483.00 per ounce

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Earnings for Thursday

A few companies reporting earnings on Thursday:

Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK)
Barnes&Noble (BKS)
Bea Systems (BEAS)
Claire's Stores, Inc. (CLE)
Foot Locker, Inc. (FL)
Gap, Inc. (GPS)
GigaMedia Limited (GIGM)
H&R Block, Inc. (HRB)
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ)
Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. (HIBB)
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. (MRVL)
Starbucks (SBUX)
Stein Mart (SMRT)
Steak n' Shake (SNS)
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries (TARO)
Walt Disney (DIS)

REDF

Rediff Com India Ltd. has a decent tone to it today so keep it on the radar for a possible swing.

GENZ

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

BGO

Bema Gold Corp. is acting well today as gold is trading up so keep this lower priced stock on the trading radar. The chart is showing a possible cup with a handle.

BGO CHART

TRE

Tan Range Exploration Corp. just made a new 52 week high so keep this gold stock on the trading radar as it could have continued mojo.

New IPO ICE

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is a new IPO that started trading today so keep an eye on it as it has backed off and is heading back up again.

SECTORS

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

IBM

International Business Machines Corp. continues to act well so keep the stock on the trading radar.

NEM

Newmont Mining Corp. has a good tone and an improving chart so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing setup.

NEM CHART

Stocks in Play

yhoo / tyc / snps / cntf / xmsr

bvn/pten / chk / vlo/ hal

ANF

Abercrombie & Fitch Company reported good earnings yesterday and today the stock is trading up on the news so keep it on the radar.

Oil Inventories

EIA reports that crude oil inventories fell 2.16 mln barrels (consensus was a rise of 2.0 mln barrels); gasoline inventories fell 952K mln barrels (consensus was a rise of 1.6 mln barrels); distillate inventories rose 2.53 mln barrels (consensus was a rise of 450K barrels).

Gold and Silver Stocks

Gold and Silver Futures are up so keep the gold and silver stocks on the radar. A few notables are TRE, GOLD, RGLD, ASA, AU, SLW and WTZ.

Gold and Silver Stocks

SIRI

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. is acting very well today. We are hearing Howard Stern will be on the David Letterman show on Thursday night.

Top Performers

CNTF / NVAX / ISON / ICE / KWK / GFI

TYC / GRA / CDE / NEM / TOO

BDCO

Blue Dolphin Energy Corp. has perked up here and just made a new intraday high so keep it on your watchlist today.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. has a very good tone in early trading so keep it on your watchlist as the stock has just made a new 52 week high.

BRCM

Broadcom Corp. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar this week.

Stocks Trading Up in Pre-Market

NVAX, GNBT, SEBL, NVAX, GOOG, AAPL, SIRI, ERICY, TTIL,
PMCS, BRCM, ANF, STR, BCRX, KWK, CNTF, GILD, PRGX, AVII
NTBK

CPI up 0.2%, core CPI up 0.2%

U.S. consumer prices increased more than expected in October, rising 0.2% on higher shelter, food and medical care prices, the Labor Department said Wednesday. Energy prices fell 0.2% as gasoline prices dropped 4.5%. Natural gas prices, however, rose 14%, the most in nearly five years. The core consumer price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, also rose 0.2%, breaking a string of five straight 0.1% readings. The 0.2% gain in the CPI was slightly more than the 0.l% expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch. The 0.2% gain in the core rate was as expected.

Bird Flu Stocks to Watch

NVAX/GNBT /CBMX / HEB / AVII

SVA / BCRX / ARWR / VICL / EMFP

China Reports Three Human Bird-Flu Cases

BEIJING - Chinese health officials Wednesday confirmed the country's first three human cases of bird flu. Two cases were confirmed in the central province of Hunan and one in the eastern province of Anhui, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks Upgraded this morning include:

A, AMAT, DCN, MUR, GTOP, KWK, STFC

Stocks Downgraded this morning include:

IMDC, CME, GDT, VOD, ARM, PFG, TRMM, PFG, CNA

OPEC: Ups 2006 oil demand forecast to 84.8 mb/day

OPEC in its monthly report upped its forecast slightly for 2006 oil demand, seeing demand rising 1.8%, or 1.5 million barrels a day, to 84.8 million barrels of oil a day. OPEC's previous estimate was for demand in 2006 of 84.73 million barrels of oil a day. It also sees world oil demand in 2005 up by 1.4%, or 1.2 million barrels, to 83.3 million barrels of oil a day. "Further undercutting the arguments for 'demand destruction,' these higher figures are supported by vigorous preliminary growth data from developing countries, a brighter outlook for the world economy - particularly for the USA and OECD Pacific countries - and a rebound in Chinese apparent demand," the oil cartel said.

Morning News

  • Futures are up this morning pointing to a slightly higher open
  • CPI numbers to be released at 8:30 am
  • D.R. Horton: Lifts 2006 forecast
  • Big Lots: Narrows loss
  • Oil Inventories to be released at 10:30 am
  • Wholesale Gasoline is $1.46 per gallon
  • Crude Oil is currently $56.80 per barrel
  • Gold is up this morning currently $471.90 per ounce

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Earnings for Wednesday

A few companies reporting earnings on Wednesday:

American Real Estate Partners (ACP)
Applied Materials (AMAT)
Big Lots, Inc. (BLI)
D.R. Horton (DHI)
Men's Wearhouse (MW)
Micromuse, Inc. (MUSE)
Network Appliance (NTAP)
PetsMart (PETM)
Salesforce.com (CRM)
The Bombay Company, Inc. (BBA)
Tyco International (TYC)
Zale Corporation (ZLC)

Stocks Trading up in After-Hours

ANF/CNTF/NVAX/ELNK/APOG/RMIX/LWAY

ANF Q3 earnings rise

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Abercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE:ANF - News) said on Tuesday its quarterly earnings climbed on strong sales of its teen-oriented clothing.
Net income for the third quarter rose to $71.6 million, or 79 cents per share, from $39.9 million, or 42 cents per share, in the year-ago period.
Excluding a one-time charge, the company earned 88 cents a share. On that basis, Wall Street analysts on average forecast earnings of 80 cents per share, according to Reuters Estimates.

NVAX

Novavax, Inc. the stock is closing strong here and it could be a momentum play so keep it on the radar.

NVAX CHART

USG

USG Corp. today the stock crossed over the 50 dma on good volume and that could be considered bullish. USG could be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong on the day.

USG CHART

ELN

Elan Corp. is acting well today and The Bull Trader has done a nice job covering this stock. Visit the bull trader for all the details.

ELN CHART

SIRI

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. is acting well today and the daily chart is showing a possible cup with a handle so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing or position trade.

SIRI CHART

Bird Flu Stocks to Watch

GNBT / CBMX / HEB / NVAX/ AVII

SVA / BCRX / ARWR / VICL / EMFP

ISRG

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. continues to act well so keep it on your watchlist.

IBM

International Business Machines Corp. one of the blue chips that is acting well so keep it on the radar for a possible swing or position trade.

Top Performers

NVAX/ATEA / BOBE / IMDC / GDT / INT

A / ALA / AMD / ANR / DKS

JNJ

Johnson & Johnson is very strong today so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

AMGN

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

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. has a good tone in early trading so keep it on your watchlist this week.

DSTI

Daystar Technologies, Inc. has an improving chart as the stock is now once again trading above the 50 dma so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

CPST

Capstone Turbine Corp. has an excellent tone in early trading so keep it on the radar.

Energy prices push Oct. PPI up 0.7%

The core rate of the producer price index, meanwhile, fell 0.3% in October, due to falling prices for autos, trucks, clothing and food. It was the largest decline in core prices in 30 months.

The 0.7% gain in the PPI was much greater than the flat reading expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch. The 0.3% decline in the core rate was lower than the 0.1% gain expected.

Stocks Trading Up in Pre-Market

AMD, ISRG, DSTI, CPST, SVA, NYB, HD, ELOS, CUTR, JNJ, A, HANS, AMZN, GDT, GNTA, NAVR, NFLD, VSTY, JDSU MEDX and IMDC.

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:

JBHT, ANR, BRCD, FDRY, EPIC, DSCO, ACLI, GE, JBX

Stocks downgraded this morning include:

GCI, RHAT, GP, TGT, IFX, NUE, SNDK, UBS, INSP and YUM

Morning News

  • Futures are up this morning pointing to a slightly higher open
  • Johnson & Johnson to pay 17% less to aquire medical-device maker Guidant
  • Home Depot lifts its profit outlook as income rises nearly 17%
  • Allergan Offers to Buy Inamed for 3.2 Billion, Trumping Bid by Medicis
  • Chile's October Copper Exports Rise 5% After Prices for Metal Surge
  • Boeing to Build, More Efficient 747 Plane, Challenging Airbus A380
  • Crude Oil is $57.57 per Barrel
  • Wholesale Gasoline is $1.48 per gallon
  • Gold is down this morning currently 467.50 per ounce

Monday, November 14, 2005

Tuesday Earnings

A few of the companies reporting.

Ambercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF)
American Eagles Outfitters Inc. (AEOS)
Analog Devices Inc. (ADI)
BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ)
Cascade Natural Gas (CGC)
Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. (DKS)
Elbit Systems (ESLT)
Home Depot Inc (HD)
JC Penney (JCP)
KongZhong Corp. (KONG)
Ross Stores Inc. (ROST)
Staples Inc. (SPLS)
Streicher Mobile Fueling (FUEL)

Budd Foxx

AET

Aetna, Inc. is golden stock picks free swing setup for Tuesday.

SVA

Sinovac Biotech Ltd is acting well this afternoon so keep it on the trading radar.

ANTP

Phazar Corp. has an improving chart and is acting very well today so keep it on the radar this afternoon as it could be a momentum play.

ELOS

Syneron Medical Ltd. has a good tone to it so put it on the radar this week as a possible swing setup.

WTZ

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

SFUN

Saifun Semiconductors, Ltd. a recent IPO is acting very well today so keep it on the trading radar.

ISRG

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

DNA

Gentech, Inc. just made a new 52 week high so keep it on the radar for a possible swing trade.

ESLR

Evergreen Solar, Inc. has a good tone to it today so keep it on your watchlist this week for a possible swing or position trade.

CKCM

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

Top Performers

IDSY / EYET / DWRI / GP / ETS

LOW / WGO / LPX / MWV / CSC

CPST

Capstone Turbine Corp. is staring to heat up a little bit here so keep it on the trading radar today.

AMGN

Amgen, Inc. has a decent tone to it in early trading so keep it on your watchlist for a possible swing or position trade.

CMED

China Medical Tech a stock we have mentioned several times continues to act well so put it on the radar.

GOOG

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

MTXX

Matrix Initiatives, Inc. has a good tone in early trading so keep it on your watchlist.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

AVII, RSTI, URBN, SKYE, HOM, WBSN, CMED, FRO, TAGS, NTAP, GP, LOW, CSC, NEON, TOT, EPEX, IIJI, GOOG, SHLD, SMSC, ZIXI, EYET, ISON, SNDK, KYPH, SEAC, IDNX, SWB, MSTR, VPHM, and AOB

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
ASD, SRX, RNR, RE, ACGL, EOG, POWI, CIN, and CYPB

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
MU, MEL, SIE, KSS, STT, and JCOM

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are pointing to a slightly higher open this morning.
  • Georgia Pacific Corp. (GP) has agreed to a buyout offer from Koch Industries Inc. The deal reportedly worth $21 billion or $48.00 per share.
  • General Motors Corp. (GM) to offer RED TAG incentive program which cuts vehicle prices up to $3000 per vehicle. The program expected to boost sales , and could set off another round of incentive programs from other companies.
  • Knight Ridder (KRI) board has decided to explore the possibility of a sale of the company.
  • Goldman Sachs Group Inc. sells all but 1 percent of it's stake in Mitsubishi Motors just 3 days after purchasing 12.4 percent stake in the company from Diamler Chrysler.
  • Crude Oil is $58.02 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is currently $1.50 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas has moved back up a bit currently $11.93 per unit.
  • Gold is up this morning currently $470.70 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Access Integrated Technologies Inc. (AIX)
Affordable Residential Communities (ARC)
Agilent Technologies Inc. (A)
Bema Gold Corp. (BGO)
Biovision Inc. (BIVN)
Bob Evans Farms (BOBE)
Cash Systems Inc. (CKN)
Cell Therapeutics (CTIC)
DSL.Net (BIZ)
Empire Resorts (NYNY)
Frontline Ltd (FRO)
In Play Technologies (NPLA)
Lowe's Companies (LOW)
Tyson Foods (TSN)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT)

Budd Foxx

Sunday, November 13, 2005

NWS

News Corp. is the trader free weekly swing setup for Monday.

AAI

Air Tran Holdings is golden stock picks free swing setup for Monday.

Saturday, November 12, 2005

A Brief History Of The Hedge Fund

Famed hedge fund manager Mario Gabelli wrote in 2002: "Today, if asked to define a hedge fund, I suspect most folks would characterize it as a highly speculative vehicle for unwitting fat cats and careless financial institutions to lose their shirts." This characterization stems from the hedge fund's recent history, which began with the headline-making collapse of Long Term Capital Management in 1998 and continued with the sensational meltdown of the Tiger Funds in March of 2000, followed by the reorganization of the once high-flying Quantum Fund in April of 2000. These high-profile incidents overshadow more than half a century of hedge fund history that began when Alfred Winslow Jones launched the first hedge fund in 1949.

The Adam and Eve Reversal

The Adam and Eve Reversal demonstrates the importance of the center peak in the formation of Double Bottoms. A very sharp and deep first bottom on high volume (Adam) forms this DB pattern. The stock then bounces high into the center retracement and develops a longer and more gentle, rolling second bottom (Eve) on relatively low volatility. Price action then constricts into a tight range and the stock breaks strongly to the upside.

Friday, November 11, 2005

Stock Trader's Almanac

According to Stock Trader's Almanac, the week before Thanksgiving week (which is next week), the S&P has been up 11 of the past 12 years.

TRE

Tan Range Exploration Corp. just broke out so keep it on the trading radar for a swing or position trade.

TRE CHART

CPST

Capstone Turbine Corp. is staring to heat up so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

ERS

Empire Resources, Inc. has an improving chart and the stock is acting well today. Keep an eye on ERS for a possible swing setup.

PD

Phelps Dodge Corp. has a very good tone to it today and a good looking chart so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing trade.

TIV

Tri Valley Corp has a good tone to it today so put it on the trading radar as the stock has an improving chart.

QDEL

Quidel Corp. has a great looking chart as the stock moves upward nice and steady. QDEL could be the next NTRI or HANS by the looks of the chart.

QDEL CHART

CMED

China Medical Tech continues to have a good tone to it so put it on the trading radar.

TIE

Titanium Metals, Corp has a good looking chart and the stock is acting well so put it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

DCAI

Dialysis Corp of America just made a new intraday high so keep it on the radar today.

Top Performers

MPWR / CENF / WGAT / FMD / PHH

CE / MNC / HDB / CBI /VC

NTRI

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

PLAY

Portal Player, Inc. the company came out and upped EPS forcast and the stock was upgraded this morning so keep it on the trading radar as the stock is now trading above the 200 dma.

EBAY

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

AAPL

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

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

COF, CFC, KOSP, TOMO, PLAY, GOOG, NTOP, PWEI, ESRX, URBN, TAGS, MTEX, TRFDF, ANTP, VPHM, SMSI, AOB, GILD, EGY, DELL, APOL, TRLG, EYET, INTC, and IIJI

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
TOMO, PLAY, INOD, PTIE, SWFT, GCBS, ITT, and STM

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
PTIE, HBHC, NRGN, KG, and FS

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are up slightly this morning we could see a higher open.
  • Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) reaches $30 million settlement with South Korean company who accused Microsoft of unfair trade practices.
  • Delta Airlines which is operating under bancruptcy protection reports a $1.13 billion loss.
  • Diamler Chrysler (DCX) to sell it's remaining 12.4% stake in Mitsubishi Motors.
  • H5N1 the (bird flu) confirmed in a breakout in Kuwait.
  • New Jersey Judge wants next 10 cases against Vioxx to involve people who have taken the drug for at least 18 months.
  • Crude Oil continues to slide a bit currently $57.17 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline has also pulled back a bit to $1.48 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas is $11.52 per unit.
  • Gold is currently $466.90 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (ALTI)
Biovail Corp. (BVF)
Cogent Communications (COI)
Halozyme (HTI)
Mamma.Com (MAMA)
Meridian Bioscience Inc. (VIVO)
Petrobras (PBR)
Vending Data Group (VNX)

Budd Foxx

Thursday, November 10, 2005

GENZ

Genzyme Corp. will take out overhead resistance at 76.17 and enter blue skies territory so keep it on your watchlist. MACD looks bullish on a weekly chart.

GENZ CHART

10 Interesting Charts

AFFM, CFC, COF, TELK, AINV

LEAP, KOSP, JLG, VLCM, GRMN

EBAY and YHOO

EBAY and YHOO are acting very well today so keep both of these stocks on the radar for possible swing trades.

BIIB

Biogen Idec, Inc. is acting very well today and has a good looking chart so keep it on the trading radar.

MMUS

Make Music, Inc. is starting to creep up so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

CMED

China Medical Tech, Inc. continues to have a good tone so keep it on the trading radar.

IBM

International Business Machines Corp. is acting very well today so keep it on the radar for a possible swing or position trade.

GDW

Golden West Finiancial Corp. has an improving chart as it tries to get back to the 200 dma. Put this stock on your trading radar for a possible swing setup.

AQNT

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

GOOG

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

SECTORS

Biotechs, (BBH), Banks (RKH), Retailers (RTH), and Internet (HHH) are strong today.


SECTORS

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.

AMGN

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

TOMO

Tom Online, Inc. broke all overhead resistance and is now in blue skies territory so keep it on the trading radar.

DESC

Distibuted Energy Systems Corp. continues have a good tone to it so keep it on the radar for a possible swing trade.

Top Performers

GLDB / KNTA/ TOMO / SIFY / WTNY

KVIA/ HSP / SPP / LNC / RNR

IRBT

Irobot Corp. a new IPO as of yesterday is ripping today so keep it on the radar.

NFLX

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

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

AAPL, HEB, IRBT, TASR, SFUN, NFLX, AUGT, OSUR, PTIE, NVDA, ISRG, KNTA, TRAD, AOB, RSTI, HEC, KG, DCAI, AATK, ERICY, DESC, TOMO, and SIFY

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
RNR, CMX, VVTV, KV.A, LUM, APCS, ARDI, DCAI, ALLI, ISRG, SUP, NVDA, ZGEN, and GSL

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
TAYC, CBH, MRH, MLS, MVL, CDWC, and RTLX

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are flat this morning pointing to a slightly weaker open.
  • September International Trade today.
  • October Federal Budget 2pm today.
  • Preliminary November Consumer Sentiment 10 am.
  • October Import Prices also out this morning.
  • Weekly Jobless Claims also to be released this morning.
  • China is now reporting two new outbreaks of the Bird Flu.
  • General Motors (GM) to restate 2001 earnings. The company believes it overstated 2001 profits by up to $400 million.
  • Air Canada has renewed a $6 billion contract with Boeing (BA)
  • Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) reportedly out of the running for Time Warner's AOL.
  • Pfizer Inc. (PFE) being probed by the US Dept. of Justice for some of it's payments to physicians
  • Crude Oil dipping lower this morning to $58.55 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline also down a bit to $1.53 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas is currently $11.70 per unit.
  • Gold is $468.60 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Axcan Pharma Inc. (AXCA)
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. (BGFV)
Chesapeake (CSK)
Dell Inc. (DELL)
Energy Partners LTD (EPL)
EZ Corp. Inc. (EZPW)
Flowers Foods (FLO)
Green Mountain Coffee (GMCR)
Kohl's (KSS)
Natural Gas Services Group Inc. (NGS)
Pacific Sunwear of California (PSUN)
Pep Boys (PBY)
Rockwell Collins Inc. (COL)
Target Corp. (TGT)
Tarrant Apparel (TAGS)
Urban Outfitters (URBN)
ZI Corp. (ZICA)

Budd Foxx

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Weekly Swing Trader Lesson

Here is Dave Landry's weekly swing trader lessson for this week.

Weekly Swing Trader Lesson

ABI

Applera is golden stock picks free swing setup for Thursday.

CMED

China Medical Tech has a very good tone to it today and might be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong on the day.

The Visual Trader Focus

Budd Foxx runs our sister site The Visual Trader and he focuses on lower priced stocks so make sure you check out his picks on a daily basis. He does a great job and has picked a lot of winners.

The Visual Trader Focus

TRE

Tan Range Exploration Corp. has a very good tone and a great looking chart so keep it on the radar for a possible position trade.

TRE CHART

Market or Limit Order?

You know about all the different kinds of orders that you can place with your broker, right? There's "Speak up, please," for example. And if a strange broker calls you up at dinnertime to urge you to buy a terrific stock that's sure to make you a lot of money (this is a "cold call"), the best order to place is, "Get lost!"

But for us investors, the kinds of orders that matter most are the ones we place when we buy or sell stocks. I've written before about a bunch of order terms, but it's worth examining the two biggies: market and limit orders.

TOM

Tommy Hilfiger, Corp is trading up on takeover rumors so keep it on the radar. CNBC is reporting they have 5 bids.

DESC

Distributed Energy Systems Corp. continues to act well so keep it on the trading radar.

ARXT

Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. a relatively new issue is acting well today so put it on the radar for a possible swing or position trade.

AA

Alcoa, Inc. has been acting very well lately so keep it on the radar as a possible swing or position trade.

SOHU

Sohu.com, Inc. is acting very well today so keep it on your watchlist.

IPO IRBT

IROBOT Corp. is a new IPO that just started trading so keep it on the radar today.

AOB

American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. continues to act well so keep it on the trading radar.

BMD

Birch Mountain Resources, Ltd. a stock we have mentioned several times is acting very well today. Cramer mentioned the stock last night on his show.

Top Performers

IIJI / COCO / HANS / ASEI / JMDT / WZEN

FSH / LAZ / KG / STE / MDR

AMGN and GENZ

AMGN and GENZ a couple of biotech stocks are acting well in early trading so keep them on the trading radar as possible swing or position trades.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar this week for a possible swing trade.

Stocks to Watch Today

Here are some stocks to keep an eye on today.


Stocks to Watch

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

GENZ, SOHU, HANS, ASEI, IIJI, PIXR, NICE, TELN, TRDO, ENWV, CBMX, BORL, HGSI, BITS, TARR, JMDT, PALM, CTIC, NWD, BOOM, VRTX, SYNC, and BMD

Budd Foxx

10 Interesting Charts

BTUI, MLR, LDSH, RWC, WIRE

VPHM, CMPX, ENDP, GVHR, JBL

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
GENZ, HD, CENT, GNA, LTD

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
WOOF, PJC, GIVN, SNY, COO, PETM, SNIC, BXC, DVA, RCI, NCI, and VC

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are on the flat side pointing to a slightly higher open this morning.
  • September Wholesale Trade this morning.
  • Weekly Oil Inventories to be released at 10:30 am.
  • Senators to meet with oil executives today. The senate hearing to focus on rising cost in energy , and the possibility of taxing oil company profits.
  • William A Ackman wants McDonalds Corp. (MCD) to sell company owned restaurants. Ackman holds a 4.9% stake in the company.
  • American International Group Inc. (AIG) restating finances again now to 2002.
  • Democrats win both Governor races in Virginia and New Jersey. In California all four proposals backed by Schwarzenegger failed.
  • Crude Oil is currently $59.75 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is $1.56 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas $11.77 per unit.
  • Gold moved up just a bit yesterday currently it is $463.50 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Aqua America (WTR)
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
Hansen Natural (HANS)
Input Output Inc. (IO)
Internet Initiative Japan (IIJI)
JDS Uniphase Corp. (JDSU)
Mills Corp. (MLS)
NexMed (NEXM)
Swift Energy (SFY)
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries (TARO)
Tarragon Corp. (TARR)
Whole Foods Market (WFMI)

Budd Foxx

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

SECTORS

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

FUEL

Streicher Mobile Fueling, Inc. just made a new intraday high and could be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong on the day.

OVEN

Turbochef Tech is acing well today so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

GENZ

Genzyme Corp. another biotech stock is acting very well today so keep it on the radar as a possible swing setup.

MMUS

Make Music, Inc. has a good tone to it today so keep it on your watchlist.

Top Performers

ABIX / BITS / FUEL / FOSL / SLXP / SOLD / GIVN

THX / HLF / LNY / ARS / DYN / MTZ / HW

AMGN

Amgen, Inc. is acting well this morning as the biotechs (BBH) are strong today.

SVA

Sinovac Biotech Ltd has a decent tone in early trading so keep it on the trading radar.

DESC

Distributed Energy Systems Corp. price target was increased to $11.50 this morning and the stock is trading up on the news so keep it on the radar this week.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

NTMD, BOOM, TASR, GOOG, VTIV, FUEL, SOLD, DESC, MVCO, GILD, HAIN, NVAX, AOB, PALM, SCUR, BIDU, VISG, NYNY, and ORBT

10 Interesting Charts

BNT,CEM,FORD,LMIA,MFLX,

LCAV,VSEC,LFG,RWC,SIRF


10 Interesting Charts

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
GDT, RIG, SYY, AOC, and CPWM

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
WFII, LSI, CAKE, AGO, NTES, and HON

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are on the flat side once again this morning we could see a slightly lower open.
  • CBS and NBC going to offer replays of it's prime time shows for 99 cents. CBS is teaming up with Comcast Corp. and NBC with Direct TV.
  • Entering second day of the Bird Flu summit in Geneva. There is news out that a 35 year old man in Vietnam has died of the Bird Flu.
  • International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) to buy privately held Software Firm Networks Solutions.
  • Northewest Airlines (NWAC) has reached tentative deal with it's pilots and flight attendants.
  • Carl Icahn disclosed he and affiliates control 9.3% stake in Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Inc.
  • Crude remains below 60 bucks currently $59.19 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline continues to pull back as well now $1.55 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas pulling back on warmer than usual temps. currently $11.72 per unit.
  • Gold is currently $458.60 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Alliance Gaming Corp. (AGI)
Brightpoint Inc. (CELL)
Dynamic Materials (BOOM)
EchoStar Communications Corp. (DISH)
Fossil Inc. (FOSL)
GoldCorp (GG)
Home Store Inc. (HOMS)
Ivax (IVX)
Landry's Restaurants (LNY)
Magna Entertainment Corp. (MECA)
Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. (MEMY)
Novavax (NVAX)
OM Group Inc. (OMG)
Pegasus Solutions (PEGS)
Pixar Animation Studios (PIXR)
Sohu.Com (SOHU)
Sonus Networks (SONS)
Stone Energy (SGY)
Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA)

Budd Foxx

Monday, November 07, 2005

AFL

Aflac, Inc. is golden stock picks free swing setup for Tuesday.

AMGN

Amgen, Inc. continues to act well so keep it on the trading radar.

AZO

Autozone, Inc. continues to act well and could be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong. Insiders have been recently buying.

BMD

Birch Mountain Resources Ltd. continues to act well so keep it on the trading radar.

FORD

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

GOOG

Google, Inc. continues to act well as it makes it's way to the $400 mark.

Top Performers

BIDU/GEAC / QDEL / HOMS

DNDN / WGAT / BCO / IBM / KG

IIJI

Internet Initiative Japan, Inc. has a good tone to it in early trading so keep it on the radar.

SVA

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar.

DESC

Distributed Energy Systems Corp. reported good earnings this morning and the stock is trading up on the news so keep it on the radar for a possible swing or position trade.

IRIS

IRIS International, Inc. is trading up in pre-market so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

LLY

Eli Lilly & Co. is the trader hr free weekly swing setup for today.

VPHM

Viropharma, Inc. reported good earnings this morning and the stock is trading up on the news so keep it on the radar this week.

TXU Plans Stock Split, Stock Buyback

DALLAS (AP) -- TXU Corp. on Monday declared a 2-for-1 stock split, increased its quarterly dividend, backed its full-year earnings forecast and announced a large stock buyback, capping a sweeping restructuring plan the energy company began last year to improve profitability.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

TIVO, VPHM, QCOM, TASR, GOOG, BOOM, PWAV, MFLX, SIRI, QDEL, ZUMZ, SOHU, HOM, DESC, LPMA, WGAT, NVAX, BCRX, AOB,TXU, VTIV, ZHNE, and NYNY

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
SPH, CNX, ESPD, BOKF, MHS, TLM, CAM, CDIS, MFE, and BIOS

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
LM, CMX, COGT, REP, RWT, ISSX, GENZ, PXT, CHKP, FARO, SNDK, and ATYT

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are on the flat side this morning pointing to a slightly lower open.
  • September Consumer Credit today at 3pm.
  • Lundberg Survey shows on average a drop of 23 cents per gallon on gasoline nationwide over the past two weeks.
  • City of Philidelphia reaches deal with public transit workers ending strike.
  • Qualcom (QCOM) to sue Nokia Corp. (NOK) Qualcom alleging 12 instances of patent infringement.
  • Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) and Tivo Inc. (TIVO) to announce partnership to blend some of their services.
  • Three day Avian Flu summit taking place in Geneva.
  • Crude Oil is currently $59.87 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is $1.58 per gallon.
  • Natural Gasoline is currently $11.16 per unit.
  • Gold pulled back about $17.00 last week due to the strong dollar. It is currently $458.90 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Abraxas Petroleum (ABP)
Allied Capital Corp. (ALD)
Bronco Drilling Company Inc. (BRNC)
Comstock Homebuilding (CHCI)
Delta Petroleum (DPTR)
Digital Theater Systems (DTSI)
Distributed Energy Systems (DESC)
Giant Industries (GI)
GulfMark Offshore (GMRK)
Hummingbird (HUMC)
Lafarge North America (LAF)
Magal Security Systems (MAGS)
Netease.com Inc. (NTES)
NRG Energy (NRG)
Parallel Petroleum Corp. (PLLL)
ViroPharma Inc. (VPHM)

Budd Foxx

Sunday, November 06, 2005

TSP

Telecom Sao Paulo (TSP) is golden stock picks free swing setup for Monday.

Saturday, November 05, 2005

Eye On Stocks For Monday, Nov. 7

Reinsurance giant Berkshire Hathaway reported third-quarter profit below expectations, according to financial information filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company reported quarterly revenue of $20.33 billion, 7% higher than the year-ago quarter. Earnings came in at $381 per Class A share, well below the $1,006 estimate by the lone analyst polled by Thomson First Call, Credit Suisse First Boston's Charles Gates.

BILATERAL TRADE SETUPS

When it comes to trade setups, it's not always an either-or situation. In fact, you can double your fun with bilateral trade setups.

Start by overcoming directional bias when you look at a price pattern. Although you may see it in your mind as a long or a short, chances are it will work in either direction. The trick is to let the price action tell you which way to go.

Let's back up a step and see how this works. Many patterns exhibit well-defined support and resistance. Bilateral setups use both levels for trade execution. A long entry is signaled if price breaks resistance to the upside. Conversely, a short sale is signaled if price breaks support to the downside. But you still have more work to do before taking a bilateral trade. After all, making money is the whole point of the exercise.

The Crash of 1987

In focusing on history and patterns that led to substantial market declines, we would be remiss to exclude Dr. Bruce Jacobs. Dr. Jacobs is co-founder and principal of Jacobs Levy Equity Management, which is recognized as one of the world's leading institutional equity money management firms, and he is an expert on the events that led up to and occurred during the Crash of 1987.

Friday, November 04, 2005

OSTK

Overstock.com, Inc. is coming off a bottom and could be a reversal setup so keep it on the trading radar. The stock is highly shorted.

SNTO

Sento Corp. is acting well today so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

ESLR

Evergreen Solar, Inc. received a contract today and the stock is trading up on the news. Keep it on your watchlist as it has the mojo.

TASR

Taser International, Inc. is acting well today so put it on the trading radar.

ANF

Abercrombie & Finch Co. continues to act well so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing.

BMD

Birch Mountain Resources, Ltd. continues to have a good tone to it so keep it on your watchlist.

LOJN

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

AMGN

Amgen, Inc. a stock we mentioned yesterday has a very good tone to it today so keep it on the trading radar. The biotechs (BBH) are strong today.

ANSW

Answers Corp. reported better then expected earnings yesterday and the stock has a decent tone so keep it on the radar for a possible swing trade.

Top Performers

VRTY / PWEI / NYNY / ARXX / SNAM / ESLR / UEPS

WGAT / BBG / SPH / PWR / BVF / FMD

ELOS

Syneron Medical, Ltd. continues to act well so keep it on your watchlist.

EXPE and EXPEW

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

7 Stocks For Today

Here are seven stocks you need to know about for today

7 Stocks for Today

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

GOOG, BOOM, BOT, ANF, AVII, ANSW, PWAV, SBUX, EXPE, ELOS, KEYN, PWEI, ATYT, ESLR, BOBJ, CKCM, BCRX, LSTR, ATVI, OSUR, ADBL, IMCL, SANM, ALKS, VRTY, QCOM, SFCC, and SNTO

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
HEPH, GMR, DLLR, TER, CCRN, BDX, ATYT, SANM, and BYD

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
VPI, SALM, STC, CHS, DNR, WHI, FRP, CBT, TSO, WRNC, CSC, and AAPL

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are flat this morning pointing to a slightly lower open.
  • October Employment Report to be released this morning at 8:30.
  • Microsoft (MSFT) reaches deal with British Library. This will allow the company to put digital copies of books on the internet.
  • General Motors Corp. (GM) boosting vehicle production and auto parts orders due to the threat of a strike at Delphi Corp. (DPH)
  • Progressive Gaming International Corp. (PGIC) to offer 7.3 million shares at $9.25 per share.
  • Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) cut by Prudential to nuetral from overweight this morning.
  • Crude Oil has pulled back a bit from yesterday's highs currently $61.09 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is $1.60 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas is currently $11.50 per unit.
  • Gold is $462.30 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Alliant Energy (LNT)
AVI Biopharma (AVII)
Checkpoint Systems (CKP)
Evergreen Solar Inc. (ESLR)
Fortune Brands (FO)
KCS Energy (KCS)
Noble Energy Inc. (NBL)
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. (RL)
Teco Energy Inc. (TE)
Toyota Motor Corp. (TM)
Westar Energy Inc. (WR)
Wild Oats Markets (OATS)

Budd Foxx

Thursday, November 03, 2005

Bill Cara on Trading Options

A general discussion about options

For some reason, there has always been a mystique about options. I suppose it’s because options trading represents a zero-sum game where there is one winner and one loser and no other value is created except for the employment of intermediaries.

Professionals who do nothing other than trade puts and calls for their living now dominate the securities options market. The profits they earn (and you lose) also represents much of the bottom line income of the firms that employ them. Always remember that fact that when dealing in options.

Yes, in trading options, you are competing with Wall Street’s most skilled people whose future depends on their ability to win and yours to lose.

ANSW

Answers Corp. reported better then expected earnings tonight and the stock traded up on the news. Keep this stock on the radar for Friday.

ANSW Earnings

RHI

Robert Half is golden stock picks free swing setup for Friday.

RHI CHART

CRYP

Cryptologic, Inc. has acted well all day long and the stock could be a momentum play as it is closing strong here.

ONXX

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has a very good tone to it today and if the stock is closing strong on the day it could be a momentum play.

IBM CHART

IBM has an improving chart as the stock has crossed over the 200 dma today which could be considered bullish.  Posted by Picasa

XWG

Wireless Xcessories Group, Inc. the stock acts well today leading up to earnings after the bell. Generally as a rule we don't hold stocks through earnings.

IN PLAY

NTES, PENN and EBAY

GRMN

Garmin Ltd. is acting very well today so keep it on the trading radar.

SNTO

Sento Corp. Budd Foxx runs The Visual Trader our sister site and he had the details on this stock a few days ago. Today SNTO is acting very well so keep it on your watchlist. Make sure you check out Budd's lower priced stock picks.

The Visual Trader

USU

USEC, Inc. the stock has a good tone to it today so keep it on your watchlist.

BMD CHART

MACD is starting to look bullish so keep BMD on the radar as a possible swing setup. Posted by Picasa

Bird Flu Stocks to Watch

CBMX, HEB, NVAX and GNBT

AMGN

Amgen, Inc. is acting very well today so keep it on your watchlist. Other biotechs that have a good tone are GENZ and DNA.

MRK

Merck & Company Inc. has won New Jersey Vioxx trial. Jury has ruled in favor of the drug company and the stock has spiked up on the news.

Budd Foxx

ISRG

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. a stock we mentioned yesterday continues to have a good tone to it so keep it on the trading radar.

Top Performers

LMIA / PCLN /NYNY / STGS / SBL / RVI / MW

CVS / CVO / ARO / DSW / GES / ANF / USU/URBN

ANF

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is acting very well today so keep it on the radar. The stock has an improving chart.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. continues to act well so keep it on the trading radar.

CKCM

Click Commerce, Inc. reported good earnings and the stock is trading up in pre-market on the news so keep it on the radar today. The stock has a high short interest.

TRE CHART

TRE has a great looking chart and the stock breaks out into blue skies around $3 per share. Posted by Picasa

NGAS CHART

NGAS has an interesting chart as the stock is sitting right on the 50 dma. Keep it on the radar.  Posted by Picasa

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

SHLD, HEB, ONXX, PCLN, GOOG, AAPL, QCOM, BOOM, ELOS, LMIA, AMGN, GPRO, ABGX, WTSLA, XMSR, CRYP, TASR, SIRI, FMCN, CSBC, URBN, HANS, BP, FLSH, NAPS, and PSUN

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
PDX, QCOM, GSK, PCLN, GES, SBL, PNC, and XMSR

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
CECO, CBG, IPMT, THE, ESV, LAZ, MERQ, SMA, AZN, GPT, IMOS, SWKS, and BRO

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are on the flat side we could see a slightly higher open.
  • Weekly Jobless Claims today.
  • September Factory Orders 10 am.
  • Preliminary Q3 Productivity and Cost also to be released this morning.
  • October ISM Nonmanufactoring Report also this morning.
  • Alan Greenspan to testify before Congress today he is expected to speak about inflation, government spending, and hurricanes.
  • Google Inc. (GOOG) to launch online library today.
  • First Albany lifts Apple Computer (AAPL) price target to $66.00 a share up from a previous target of $60.00 per share.
  • Natural Gas inventories will also be released this morning.
  • Crude Oil is currently $60.28 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline $1.59 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas is currently $11.70 per unit.
  • Gold $466.10 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Advance Auto Parts (AAP)
Ameristar Casinos (ASCA)
Aon Corp. (AOC)
Beasley Broadcast Group Inc. (BBGI)
Berry Petroleum Company (BRY)
Boyd Gaming (BYD)
Calpine Corp. (CPN)
Center Point Energy (CNP)
Click Commerce Inc. (CKCM)
Comcast Corp. (CMCSA)
Emdeon Corp. (HLTH)
Expedia Inc. (EXPE)
Frontier Oil (FTO)
Imax Corp. (IMAX)
KOS Pharmaceuticals (KOSP)
LaBarge Inc. (LB)
Pioneering Drilling Company (PDC)
Sara Lee (SLE)
Unisource Energy (UNS)

Budd Foxx

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

AMT

American Tower is golden stock picks free swing setup for Thursday.

AMT CHART

ISRG

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has a very good tone to it today and if the stock is closing strong on the day it could be a momentum play. Keep it on the radar.

WYNN

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

AZO

Autozone, Inc. is acting very well and if the stock is closing strong it could be a momentum play.

SHLD

Sears Holding Corp. has a very good tone to it and could be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong on the day.

FORD

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

VRTX CHART

MACD is looking bullish on VRTX so keep this stock on the radar as a possible swing setup.  Posted by Picasa

KG CHART

KG has an interesting chart and they report earnings on 11/9. The stock could runup into earnings so keep it on your watchlist. Posted by Picasa

WSSI CHART

WSSI is sitting right around the 50 dma so keep this stock with an interesting chart on the radar. Posted by Picasa

TRE

Tan Range Exploration Corp. a stock we profiled yesterday has a very good tone to it today. Keep it on the radar for a possible swing trade.

NTRI

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

Oil Inventories

Energy Department just released the weekly oil inventories.

Crude Oil saw a build of 2.7 million barrels.

Gasoline inventory saw a build of 1 million barrels.

Distillates saw a decline of 200,000 barrels.

Budd Foxx

MMUS

Makemusic, Inc. continues to act well so keep it on the trading radar.

Top Performers

CLZR / BBOX / ASYT/ SVNX / WCG / MBI / BOT

NVT / AXS / EYE / CBG / BEC / BFT / FCN/ZVXI

HANS

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

BOOM

Dynamic Materials, Inc. is acting very well in early trading so keep it on the trading radar.

SIRI

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. has a very good tone to it today so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing setup.

AAPL

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

ELOS

Syneron Medical Ltd. is acting well in early trading and is a favorite of Cramer's so keep it on the radar this week as a possible swing setup.

7 Stocks you need to know for today

Here are 7 stocks you need to know about for today from trading markets.

Seven Stocks

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

SIRI, GOOG, SONS, CUTR, HANS, HOLX, CNCT, ERTS, MMUS, PSUN, ZVXI, IVIL, RMKR, PRTL, IPMT, RIMM, RBAK, WOLF, BZH, TWX, CD, MU, BP, and PNRA

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
KRI, SCVL, FUN, AMR, BMY, APA, HZO, PBG, and AHC

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
MKS, FTBK, NABI, WMS, FMP, AACC, SYKE, CNCT, SYMC, NDE, IGT, WMS, and CSC

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are flat this morning pointing to a slightly lower open.
  • Weekly Oil Inventories will be released at 10:30 this morning.
  • October Challenger Layoffs also this morning.
  • Time Warner Inc. (TWX) has raised it's stock repurchase program to $12.5 billion from $5 billion. The company reported strong earnings this morning as well.
  • 1,500 machinist for Boeing went on strike last night. The strike expected to affect the companies satellite launch facilities in California and Florida.
  • Nokia to launch three new multimedia phones with the capability to watch TV, play music, and swap content.
  • Cablevision Systems Corp. it's board has approved a $3 billion special dividend.
  • Crude Oil remains just under $60.00 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline is currently $1.59 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas continues to slide currently $11.70 per unit.
  • Gold is up just a bit this morning to $462.30 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Activision (ATVI)
BCE Inc. (BCE)
Beazer Homes USA Inc. (BZH)
Boston Beer Company (SAM)
Cabot (CBT)
Caribou Coffee Company Inc. (CBOU)
Cavalier Homes (CAV)
Dean Foods (DF)
Duke Energy Corp. (DUK)
Famous Dave's of America (DAVE)
Guess (GES)
Hologic (HOLX)
Iris International Inc. (IRIS)
Mercury (MERQE)
Napster (NAPS)
Nortel Networks (NT)
Peet's Coffee & Tea (PEET)
PlayBoy Enterprises Inc. (PLA)
Speedway Motorsports (TRK)
The Brinks Company (BCO)
Time Warner Inc. (TWX)

Budd Foxx

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

GPN

Global Payments is golden stock picks free swing setup for Wednesday.

CUTR Sets Records for Revenue

-- Revenue increased by 49% from $12.7 million to $19.0 million
-- Operating margins improved from 9% to 25%
-- Earnings per diluted share climbed from $0.07 to $0.27
-- Cash generated by operations improved from $2.8 million to $6.3 million
--Raises Guidance

TRE CHART

MACD is looking bullish and the stock is trading up today on good volume so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup. Posted by Picasa

MMUS

MakeMusic, Inc. is getting stronger here toward the close so keep it on the trading radar as it could be a momentum play.

ACL

ALCON, Inc. if the stock is closing strong on the day it could be a momentum play so keep it on the radar.

ESLR

Evergreen Solar, Inc. has a good tone to it today so keep it on the trading radar this afternoon.

BEAS

BEA Systems, Inc. a stock we mentioned yesterday has an interesting chart and a breakout above 9 would be a good sign. BEAS reports earnings on 11/17 after the bell and it could runup into earnings. Keep it on the radar as a possible swing setup.

BCON and CPST

BCON and CPST are starting to get active here so keep them on the trading radar this afternoon.

BOOM

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

NVAX

Novavax, Inc. has really started to heat up here so keep it on the trading radar.

GOOG

Google, Inc. continues to act well so keep the stock and options on the trading radar.

Top Performers

SNTO / ASGN / CSC / HUG / GOL / ASF / KCI / SKE

Bird Flu Stocks to Watch

AVII, BCRX, CBMX, GNBT, and HEB

NTES

Netease.com, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on your watchlist. NTES will report earnings on Nov. 7th

DESC

Distributed Energy Systems Corp. has a good tone in early trading so put it on the radar.

SIRI

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. is acting very well in early trading so keep it on the radar this week for a potential swing setup.

Bush to unveil nation’s bird flu plan

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration, battered by criticism over its hurricane response, is getting the nation prepared for a possible travel ban and other restrictions in the event of a worldwide flu outbreak.

Improving vaccines is expected to take center stage as President Bush announces his strategy Tuesday to battle the next flu pandemic, whether it is caused by the worrisome Asian bird flu or some other super-strain of influenza.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

RACK, SIRI, RVSN, ESLR, NVAX, IVAC, IACI, HITK, UTHR, CBMX, GHM, GNBT, GOOG, LEND, LTXX, ORCT, OSIP, MOSS, CELG, CELL, AEOS, and AMED

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
ABN, PMCS, LTXX, NVT, ARP, VAS, EIX, DGX, and EGN

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
SHRP, CATY, TBCC, TTWO, MSA, OCAS, AWBC, TWGP, DNA, MLS, SSCC, BOW, PKY, and DELL

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are down this morning looking at a lower open.
  • Fed meeting today expectations call for another .25% hike to 4% it will be official at 2:15 this afternoon.
  • President Bush to speak on the countries plan when it comes to the Bird Flu today.
  • Dell Inc. (DELL) company stated in it's earnings release they expect third quarter earnings to come in at low end of expectations as well as sales. The company blames American consumers and British business customer lines.
  • King Win Laurel offers $450 billion for Exxon Mobil. this bid comes in at about 25% premium to it's current value. Exxon is dismissing this offer.
  • Ford Motor Company to offer wireless mobile offices in it's F-Series pickups. Plans include a computer, printer, global positioning system, digital camera, and credit card scanner.
  • Crude Oil is $59.68 per barrel.
  • Wholesale Gasoline remains around $1.59 per gallon.
  • Natural Gas is currently $12.30 per unit.
  • Gold $467.60 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. (BRL)
Black Box Network Services (BBOX)
Cameco (CCJ)
Colgate - Palmolive (CL)
Direct General (DRCT)
Electronic Arts (ERTS)
Emerson Electric (EMR)
Entergy (ETR)
Health Net Inc. (HNT)
Jupiter Media Corp. (JUPM)
Lincoln National (LNC)
Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP)
Panera Bread (PNRA)
Papa Johns International Inc. (PZZA)
Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. (PRTL)
Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI)
Sun Microsystems (SUNW)

Budd Foxx
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