Happy New Year!

We want to wish all of our readers a Happy New Year! The markets will be closed on Monday but we will be here on Tuesday to trade. 

BMD

Birch Mountain Resources, Ltd. has a decent tone to it today so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing or position trade.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. has gone green so keep it on the trading radar this afternoon.

GTE

Globetel Communications Corp. is ripping today so keep it on the trading radar.

MNG

Miramar Mining Corp. has a good tone to it today so keep it on the trading radar.

ENER

Energy Conversion Devices is acting well this morning in early trading so keep this stock on your watchlist.

Budd Foxx

SUF

Sulphco, Inc. has a decent tone in early trading so keep it on the trading radar.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

FMCN, OMNI, ADSX, TRE, ONT, NGRU, ACF, BTUI, WPTE, MOGN, SNDK, QLTI, DIET, NOVN, TBSI, and NABI

Budd Foxx

SUPX

Supertex, Inc. is the trader hr free swing setup for today.

SUPX CHART

Morning News

• Futures are pointing to a flat to lower open this morning.

• Today is the last trading day of 2005.

• Google Inc. being sued over alleged infringement of Voice Over IP Technology patents.

• Citigroup bids 3 billion for stake in Chinese bank.

• Bank of America to close out 35 billion dollar deal with MBNA over the weekend.

• Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was the top technology dealmaker in 2005. The company was involved in 29 M&A deals.

• Crude Oil is $59.94 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.64 per gallon.

• Natural Gas currently $11.06 per unit.

• Gold is $515.60 per ounce.

Budd Foxx

ATI

ATI is golden stock picks free swing setup for Friday.

FFIV

F5 Networks, Inc. is acting very well today and if the stock is closing strong it could be a momentum play.

HNT

Health Net, Inc. is starting to come out of a base so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing setup.

PIXR

Pixar has a decent tone and an improving chart so keep it on the trading radar.

SUF

Sulphco, Inc. has a decent tone to it today. The stock breaks overhead resistance at $10.68 so keep it on the trading radar.

OIL Inventories

Crude Oil saw a build of 100,00 barrels.
Gasoline saw a decline of 1.2 millon
Distillates a decline of 900,000
Natural Gas was down a bit more than expected 162 billion cubic feet.

Budd Foxx

Top Performers

QDEL / MFLX / UARM / CAL

Jobless claims inch higher to 322,000

New claims for U.S. state unemployment benefits nosed higher by 3,000 to a seasonally adjusted 322,000 in the week ending Dec. 24, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

ALKS, GOOG, QDEL, MESA, RJET, BMD, CELG, SGTL, OSIP, MFLX, NVS, MRK, DCX, AAUK, APFC, FRG, SPIL, ISSC, and UARM

Budd Foxx

Morning News

• Futures are pointing to a flat open this morning.

• Weekly Jobless Claims to be released today.

• November Existing Home sales to be released this morning.

• Oil Inventories and Natural Gas supplies to be released at 10:30 this morning.

• Hilton Hotels Corp. near multi-billion dollar deal to buy international Hilton brand.

• After the bell yesterday Delta Airline pilots agreed to a temporary 14% pay cut.

• Iran Oil Minister saying OPEC should consider cutting production.

• Oregon man pleads guilt in launching computer attack on eBay.

• Crude Oil is $59.66 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.59 per gallon.

• Natural gas is up to $11.49 per unit.

• Gold remains strong at $520.10 per ounce.

Budd Foxx

Stocks Trading Up In After Hours

ALKS, CHRK, ESLR, PUMP, WRES, CASM, and MFLX

Budd Foxx

PD

Phelps Dodge Corp. has a very good tone to it this afternoon and if the stock is closing strong it could be a momentum play.

OXY

Occidental Petroleum Corp. is acting well this afternoon so keep it on the trading radar.

SUF

Sulphco, Inc. has a decent tone to it today so keep it on the trading radar.

WYNN

Wynn Resorts, Ltd. has an interesting chart so keep it this stock on your watchlist. MACD is starting to look bullish.

WYNN CHART

ESLR

Evergreen Solar, Inc. is acting well today so put it on the trading radar.

GOOG

Google, Inc. has gone green so keep the stock and options on the trading radar this week.

Top Performers

RGEN / CALM / MMUS / UARM / LIN / NSS / HL / OMX / SNE

FRG

Fronteer Development Group, Inc. MACD is looking bullish and the stock has an improving chart so keep it on the trading radar as a possible swing or position trade.

FRG CHART

DNA

Genetech, Inc. is acting well in early trading so put it on the trading radar.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. continues to have a good tone to it so keep it on your watchlist for a possible swing setup.

CALM

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar.

CALM CHART

ENER

Energy Conversion Devices is rippin this morning so keep this stock on your trading radar.

Budd Foxx

NEM

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

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

RGEN, DIET, CELG, WFMI, IPMT, RIV, TRE, UARM, EBAY, YHOO, DVW, CALM, AAPL, BOOM, GSK, LIN, BHP, CDE, SNE, MOT, IWM, DIA, QCOM, TOT, CHK, AFFX, SFCC, and PUMP

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Upgraded: BKMU, ABS, and FPL

Downgraded: HCA

Budd Foxx

Morning News

• Futures are pointing to a flat to slightly higher open.

• December Consumer Confidence to be released this morning.

• NYC union transit workers reach contract agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

• Ex Enron Chief Accountant Richard Causey has struck a plea bargain with prosecutors, and will now testify against Kenneth Lay, and Jeffrey Skilling.

• DiamlerChrysler has agreed to sell it's off highway unit for $1.9 billion.

• Late yesterday Celgene reported the Food and Drug Administration has given approval for it's drug Revlimid. The company also announced a new CEO, and a stock split.

• Crude Oil is currently $58.08 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.51 per gallon.

• Natural Gas reached 4 month lows yesterday and is now $11.00 per unit.

• Gold is currently $511.50 per ounce.

Budd Foxx

Intraday High Volume Gainers

Stocks that have gained 3% or more in today's trading on at least double the average trading volume of the past quarter.

Intraday High Volume Gainers

5 Interesting Charts

PARL/SPWR/VPHM/URGI/CADA

Stocks Trading up in After-Hours

LWAY/WFMI/DIET/BSQR/NMGC/MBFI/UARM

BMD

Birch Mountain Resources, Ltd. is acting very well toward the close so put it on the radar for a possible swing or position trade.

Fickle Trader Watchlist

The list of highlights from my market homework software is big this weekend. This tells me that stocks in general have been consolidating for weeks now.

Fickle Trader Watchlist for 12/27/05

GGR

Geoglobal Resources, Inc. has a good tone to it today so keep it on your watchlist.

DXPE

DXP Enterprises, Inc. is acting well in this down market. Stocks that act well in a down market could rally when the market goes green. Possible cup with handle on the daily chart.

DIET

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

IBM

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

SUF

Sulphco, Inc. is acting well today so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing or postion trade. Breaking resistance at $10.68 would be a very good sign for this stock.

Top Performers

NEOL / APFC / STAA / JBLU / LYV / CAL /AMR / AAI

NEM

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

CUP

Peru Copper, Inc. has a decent tone in early trading so keep it on the radar.

TRE

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

BOOM

Dynamic Materials, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on your watchlist this week.

AAPL

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

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

SIRI, AMZN, RACK, AAPL, NEOL, GOOG, MDII, BBBY, STAA, TRE, TALX, ADBL, CRDN, PETS, DRYS, EBAY, HURC, TASR, SPIL, ZILA, PRGX, and SNDK

Budd Foxx

Sirius Tops 3 Million Subscribers

Sirius Satellite Radio Tops 3 Million Subscribers, Expects a Strong Year-End Finish

NEW YORK (AP) -- Satellite radio provider Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. said Tuesday it recently topped more than 3 million subscribers to its service and expects a strong finish for the year.

Sirius sells more than 120 channels of commercial-free music, talk shows and other programming to subscribers. The company, which recently launched a Martha Stewart channel and agreed to a multimillion deal with Howard Stern, didn't provide additional information about its subscriber count or expectations for the year in its statement Tuesday.

Rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. has more than 5 million U.S. subscribers.

Upgrades and Downgrades

Upgraded this morning:
SKS, RGEN, and BBBY

Downgraded this morning:
ACS

Budd Foxx

Morning News

• Futures are pointing to a flat to slightly higher open.

• Richard Causey ex-Enron Chief Accounting Officer expected to enter guilty plea as early as wednesday.

• Boeing lands another deal in Russia worth $2.2 billion.
  

• Opec to decide at the end of Jan. on production cuts.

• Spending Pulse a retail sales data service from Mastercard reports an increase of 8.7% in holiday spending above 2004 levels.

• Samsung Electronics Co. in talks with Sony Corp. to supply NAND flash memory chips.

• Mayor of New York City Micheal Bloomberg estimates last week's transit strike cost bussinesses $1 billion in revenue.

• Seven & I Holdings Co. to pay $1.13 billion for department store operator Millenium Retailing Inc.

• Crude Oil is $57.88 per barrel.

• Natural Gas is currently $11.44 per unit.

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.53 per gallon.

• Gold remains above $500.00 currently the price is $509.10 per ounce.

Budd Foxx

PETS IBD 100 Placement

Thanks Michael for notifying me about PETS and its placement in the IBD 100 next week.

"Today I am alerting you that PETS (Nasdaq) will be going in the next IBD 100 list, which is due out in Tuesday’s (December 27) paper markets are closed on Monday.

PETS currently has a public trading float of 16.6 million shares. Out of which, over 11% are shorted. Please note: The insider sales since August 2005 have mostly been pre-planned sales. Since those have started, the stock has gained 50%, so this should not be looked as a near-term negative.

NSC

Norfolk Southern is golden stock picks free swing setup for Tuesday.

NSC CHART

MERRY CHRISTMAS

We want to wish all of our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The markets will be closed on Monday but we will be here on Tuesday to trade. 

SUF

Sulphco Inc. has gone greeen so keep it on the trading radar as it could breakout.

SulphCo has developed a patented safe and economic process employing
ultrasound technology to desulfurize and hydrogenate crude oil and other
oil related products. The company's technology upgrades sour heavy
crude oils into sweeter, lighter crudes, producing more gallons of usable
oil per barrel.

IBM

International Business Machines Corp is coming off a bottom and could be a reversal setup so keep it on the trading radar.

MOVI

Movie Gallery, Inc. is coming off a bottom and is looking like a reversal setup so keep it on the trading radar this afternoon.

NMGC

Neomagic, Corp. continues to act well so keep it on the trading radar.

NEM

Newmont Mining Corp. just made a new intraday high so keep it on the trading radar today.

Top Performers

APSG / MAMA / PGNX / HYGS / NVAX / TASR / PAY / PRX / ACS / LYV / KSS

BMD

Birch Mountain Resources, Ltd is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar today.

CUP/ Copper Stocks

LME copper inventories rose 725 tons to 81,625 metric tons; concerns about production meeting demand for 2006 is causing copper prices in London to rally for the 3rd consecutive day; LME copper rose $10 to $4,440 and is not far off 12/9 record level of $4,475. Copper stocks were strong yesterday and could be very volatile today especially since copper prices in Shanghai hit a fresh record high on supply/demand concerns.

Briefing.com

SLW CHART

MACD looks bullish and volume was excellent yesterday so keep this stock on the trading radar for a possible swing or position trade. 

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

ENG, CTHR, APSG, NVAX, RHAT, PGNX, AGIX, HYGS, EVVV, COSI, SOSA, TASR, URBN, VCP, ACS, BBBY, ASMI, DNDN, and ISRG

Budd Foxx

Morning News

• Futures are pointing to a flat open this morning.

• Data on Durable Goods to be released today.

• New York City transit strike is over, contract negotiations to continue.

• California jury awards $172 million to 116,00 Wal Mart employees whose lunch break rights were violated. Wal Mart plans to appeal this verdict.

• Ford motor company reaches health care deal with United Auto Workers which will save the company nearly $1 billion a year.

• International Bussiness Machines and Siemens AG reportedly close to landing deal to upgrade information technology of the German military.

• Singapore Air reportedly to pick Boeing for $10 billion contract.

• Crude Oil is currently $58.07

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.53 per gallon.

• Natural Gas has pulled back to $12.50 per unit.

• Gold is $505.00 per ounce.

Budd Foxx

BDC

Belden CDT Inc. is golden stock picks free swing setup for Friday.

BDC CHART

SUF

Sulphco, Inc. has gone green so keep it on the trading radar as it could breakout.

OSIP

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

DYN

Dynergy Inc. is acting well today so keep it on the trading radar this week.

CUP

Peru Copper, Inc. could be coming off a bottom here so keep it on the trading radar as a possible reversal setup.

CUP CHART

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.

Intraday High Volume Gainers

Stocks that have gained 3% or more in today's trading on at least double the average trading volume of the past quarter.

NMGC

Neomagic Corp. has a good tone to it today so keep it on your watchlist.

ISRG

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

Top Performers

AGIX / SFCC / TIBX / NVL / HUM / DYN / AM / SNE

BMD

Birch Mountain Resources, Ltd. continues to act well so put it on the radar as a possible swing setup.

BMD CHART

HAUP

Hauppauge Digital, Inc. continues to act well so put it on the trading radar.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. continues to act well and has a good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar this week.

NEM

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

GOOG

Google, Inc. this morning JMP securities raised their price target on GOOG to 575. This was mentioned on CNBC and the stock is acting very well in pre-market so keep the stock and options on the trading radar this week.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

PLCM, CRXL, UNH, VLO, SNE, OCLD, CHK, DYN, NSTK, COGN, UARM, ATYT, OMNI, TALX, JOYG, GOOG, RHAT, BCRX, TIBX, AAPL, and RIMM

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
CXW, RIG, ATYT, STX, PLCM, BMET, TWP, and WDC

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
PAYX, WDC, KOMG, and FBR

Budd Foxx

Morning News

• Futures are flat this morning pointing to a slightly higher open.

• Natural Gas Inventories to be released today.

• November Personal Spending to be released as well today.

• Weekly Jobless Claims also today.

• OPEC likes oil in the $45.00 to $55.00 dollar range and may cut output next month if demand weakens.

• European Commission telling Microsoft it faces daily fines if the company doesn't do more to comply with it's antitrust punishment.

• U.S Mortgage Applications fall to 11 month lows.

• Albertson's Inc. terminates talks with group that offered $9.6 billion for the supermarket.

• New York's transit strike enters third day. Management and Union leaders are meeting today.

• Crude Oil is up a bit this morning to $59.23 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is currently $1.55 per gallon.

• Natural Gas is $14.21 per unit.

• Gold is $498.30 per ounce.

Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

A.G. Edwards (AGE)
American Greetings Corp. (AM)
Applied Signal Technology (APSG)
Cintas Corp. (CTAS)
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
General Mills Inc. (GIS)
Global Payments Inc. (GPN)
Nobility Homes (NOBH)
Solectron (SLR)

Budd Foxx

Stocks Trading Up In After Hours

RHAT, TIBX, RIMM, COGN, MUSE, and GSIG

Budd Foxx

DRIV

Digital River, Inc. is acting well and if the stock is closing strong it could be a momentum play so keep it on the radar toward the close.

WIND

Wind River Systems, Inc. has an improving chart and the stock is acting well today so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

HAUP

Hauppauge Digital, Inc. just made a new intraday high so keep it on the radar this afternoon for a possible daytrade.

HOLX

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

FFIV

F5 Networks, Inc. continues to act well so keep it on the trading radar.

DNA

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

BMD

Birch Mountain Resources, Inc. has a good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar for a possible swing or position trade.

Top Performers

MUSE / CESV / TASRE / WRNC / NYNY

ASTM / MXO / WDC / PYX / WFR /KMX

PLAY

Portal Player, Inc. has a very good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar this week.

IBM

International Business Machines Corp. is acting well in early trading so keep it on your trading radar as the stock is coming off a bottom.

AAPL

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

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

PALM, ONXX, AAPL, GOOG, BIDU, CESV, SIRI, THQI, APFC, ATYT, MUSE, TASRE, IDTI, AMGN, JOYG, QCOM, NYNY, NWRE, ALVR, RNAI, CRXL, SCLN, and MBAY

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Once again this morning very few upgrades and downgrades.

Upgraded: PLD, USPI, and ABS
Downgraded: NXTP

Budd Foxx

Morning News

• Futures are up pointing to a higher open this morning.

• Weekly Oil Inventories to be released this morning.

• Commerce Dept. to release final 3rd quarter GDP data today.

• Google Inc. and Time Warner's unit AOL make it official Google Inc. will pay $1 billion for 5% stake in the company.

• General Electric and partners in talks to buy Ardin Realty Inc.

• Kirk kerkorian sells 12 million GM shares taking his stake in the company to just under 8%

• Calpine Corp. files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection.

• Transit Strike in New York City continues today Mayor of the city said the strike cost the city up to $400 million dollars a day.

• Crude Oil is currently $58.30 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.51 per gallon.

• Natural Gas Inventories will be released on Thursday morning current price is $14.10 per unit.

• Gold pulls back a bit to $496.20 per ounce.

Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Actuant Corp. (ATU)
ATI Technologies (ATYT)
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY)
Biomet Inc. (BMET)
CarMax Inc. (KMX)
Cognos (COGN)
Commercial Metals Company (CMC)
Family Dollar (FDO)
FedEx (FDX)
Finish Line (FINL)
Herman Miller (MLHR)
Joy Global Inc. (JOYG)
Paychex (PAYX)
Red Hat Inc. (RHAT)
Research In Motion Limited (RIMM)

Budd Foxx

10 Interesting Charts

MEOH,PDC,SCS,PVH,PVR

TICC,RL,TSO,SNHY,TICC

Stocks Trading up in After-Hours

CESV/EWEB/APFC/CHAP/PALM

CHRS/MEMY/WLDAE/ASTM

HANS

Hansen Natural Corp. is acting very well today and looks to be a momentum play as the stock is closing strong.

Barchart Top 100 Stocks

Here is a listing of barchart's top 100 stocks by weighed alpha.

Barchart Top 100

Stock Consultant

Just type in the symbol and they tell you if they are bullish or bearish on a stock.

Stock Consultant

AMGN

AMGEN, Inc. has a good tone to it today and if the stock is closing strong it could be a momentum play so keep an eye on it toward the close.

CMED

China Medical Tech, Inc. has a decent tone to it this afternoon so keep it on your watchlist.

BMD

Birch Mountain Resources, Ltd. is acting well this afternoon so keep it on the trading radar.

ANF

Abercrombie & Fitch Company has a good tone to it today so keep it on the trading radar this week for a possible swing setup.

LLL

L3 Communications Holdings, Inc. is coming off a bottom so put it on the radar as a possible reversal setup.

LLL CHART

ISRG

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

PLAY

Portalplayer, Inc. is acting well today and has an improving chart so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

STN

Station Casinos, Inc. is coming off a bottom and could be a possible reversal setup so keep it on the trading radar. MACD is starting to look bullish.

STN CHART

DNA

Genentech Inc. seems to be heating up just a bit here so put this stock on your watchlist.

Budd Foxx

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. is acting well in this down market. Stocks that act well in a down market can rally when the market goes green so keep it on the trading radar this week.

PTEK

Pokertek, Inc. is a recent new issue that is coming off a bottom so put it on the radar as a possible reversal setup. MACD is starting to look bullish on a daily chart.

PTEK CHART

FFIV

F5 Networks, Inc. MACD is looking bullish on a daily chart and the stock is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

Top Performers

NEON / SMDI / MEMY / ORCT / AMKR / TCT / ECR / AHC / USU / BDK

UARM

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

SUF

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

GOOG

Google, Inc. has a very good tone in early trading so keep the stock and options on the trading radar today.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

AMKR, AAPL, GOOG, EBAY, YHOO, BIDU, UARM, EPIC, MANT, HAUP, RHAT, SFUN, CRXL, CRDN, EWEB, CYMI, IRBT, NUAN, GNSS, LEXG, CHIR, AEY, and MEMY

Budd Foxx

DPTR

Delta Petroleum Corp. is the trader hr weekly swing setup for Today.

DPTR CHART

Upgrades and Downgrades

Not much for upgrades and downgrades this morning here are a few.

Upgrades: EPIC, BDK, CEG, and CTC
Downgrades: DIOD, and RAI

Budd Foxx

Morning News

• Futures are up this morning ahead of the data on wholesale level inflation.

• New York City transit strike haults subways and buses around the city forcing up to 7 million people to find other ways around the city.

• Wal-Mart Stores Inc. revealed a new criminal probe by the U.S. Attorney in LA. over violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

• Carl Icahn telling Time Warner's board that allowing Google Inc. a 5% stake in AOL would only stand in the way of more lucrative deal.

• Flow International chosen to supply multiple waterjet cutting systems to SanDisk Corp.

• American International Group looking to purchase property in Tokyo for as much as $3.4 billion.

• Honda Motor Company expects 2005 global vehicle sales to be up by 5% over the previous year.

• Boeing has landed another contract for as many as 30 to 40 aircraft over the next 5 years.

• Crude Oil is $57.53 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is currently $1.53 per gallon.

• Natural Gas right around $14.00 per unit.

• Gold is up just a bit this morning to $509.90 per ounce.

Budd Foxx

Earnings

Just a few of the companies who will be reporting earnings today.

Christopher & Banks (CBK)
FactSet Research Systems (FDS)
Flow International (FLOW)
FSI International (FSII)
Intervoice (INTV)
Jabil Circuit Inc. (JBL)
Morgan Stanley (MWD)
Nike (NKE)
Palm Inc. (PALM)
Progress Software Corp. (PRGS)

Budd Foxx

5 Interesting Charts

CLX,MACR,NWRE,CC,MRK

ELON

Echelon Corp has a good tone to it today and an improving chart so keep it on the trading radar as a possible swing setup. MACD looks bullish on a daily chart.

ELON CHART

HAUP

Hauppauge Digital, Inc. is acting very well so keep it on the radar this afternoon as it could be a momentum play.

NTES

Netease.Com Inc. has a good tone to it in trading today so keep this stock on your watchlist.

Budd Foxx

NTRI

Nutrisystem Inc. has a good tone to it this morning so keep this stock on your trading radar.

Budd Foxx

Top Performers

SGMO / GIGM / ZIXI / NWRE / PFE / CC / MRK / PLB / TLK / TEK / CPA / SNY / STP / SGP

TFSM

24/7 Real Media, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing setup.

NEM

Newmont Mining Corp. has a very good tone in early trading so keep it on your watchlist.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. has a very good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar this week for a possible swing or position trade.

SPEX

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

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

BMY, DIA, CC, CHK, GOOG, DVAX, FLEX, TNOX, DRIV, SNDA, PFE, MRK, SGP, IRBT, NWRE, CDIS, CRXL, NVAX, SPEX,NMGC, VIAC, AAPL, MRVL, AMGN, SGMO, SGP, and ADBE

Budd Foxx

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
KLIC, ATYT, ABS, FLEX, MRK, JWN, and TEK

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
SLAB, RFMD, CRR, CRM, SLB, ISIL, BRCM, AMD, TXN, and RSH

Budd Foxx

Morning News

• Futures are pointing to a slightly higher open this morning.

• The Lundberg Survey shows retail gas prices rose 8 cents nationwide over the past couple of weeks. This is the first rise in over three months.

• Time Warner Inc. in talks to sell 5% stake in it's AOL unit to Google Inc. for $1 billion.

• FPL Group and Constellation Energy confirm merger deal.

• Pfizer Inc. wins patent dispute with Ranbaxy Laboratories LTD over Lipitor. A judge ruled in favor of Pfizer late on friday.

• Two New York City bus lines shut down which serves nearly 50,000 commuters. A full citywide strike is threatened by tuesday.

• Crude Oil is currently $58.52 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.56 per gallon.

• Natural Gas is $14.03 per unit.

• Gold is up a bit this morning to $510.20 per ounce.

Budd Foxx

10 Interesting Charts

SPWR,PLB,COA,GOL,AAI,COGT,PEIX,ZQK,TAGS,FFIV

10 Interesting Charts

WMI

Waste Management, Inc. is golden stock picks free swing setup for Monday.

WMI CHART

EFFECTIVE MARKET TIMING

Many folks believe good chart-reading automatically leads to profitable trading. Unfortunately, this isn't true. While technical analysis and trading are interrelated skills, chart-reading requires no capital or emotional commitment. In contrast, real-life trading places both of these elements at risk in an unforgiving environment.

I publish hundreds of trade setups each month. But none of these ideas will put money in your pocket without good timing. It's a critical error to enter a trade just because it has a pretty chart. The opportunity comes only when you can discover and capitalize on the setup's timing signals.

GOOG

Google, Inc. is acting very well this afternoon and if the stock is closing strong it could be a momentum play so keep the stock and options on the trading radar. MACD looks bullish on a daily chart on this stock.

CAT

Caterpillar, Inc. has a nice tone to it today so keep it on the trading radar as a possible swing setup.

NVT

Navteq Corp. is acting very well this afternoon so keep it on the trading radar.

NTES

Netease.com is coming off a bottom so keep it on the radar as a possible reversal setup.

IMCL

Imclone Systems, Inc. is acting well today so keep it on the trading radar this afternoon.

PETS

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

ISRG

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

CUP

Peru Copper, Inc. has a good tone in early trading so keep it on your watchlist today.


CUP CHART

ANST

Ansoft Corp. is acting very well today and has an improving chart so keep it on the trading radar as a possible swing setup. MACD is starting to look bullish.

ANST CHART

Top Performers

RSCR / ADBE / KNOL / WPCS / PLB / DRL / PRX / DRI / NDN / ITT / CBE

FFIV

F5 Networks, Inc. has a good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

BMD, ESLR, NILE, AAPL, ADBE, QDEL, SLNK, GOOG, SMSC, WPCS, SPWR, CUTR, MSTR, FORD, SNDK, ECLG, KOSP, BOBJ, ABS, NOK, ODMO, SLE, RYAAY, MAMA, NTSC, and CKFR

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Spotting the next super-stocks

It's mid-December 1999. The stock market is rockin', and you're kicking back at the bar after work with your pals, throwing around ideas for stocks that will lead Wall Street over the next six years.

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
WRE, RF, CMS, DRI, SLNK, EFD, CBE, and UTX

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
AMKR, TER, CTSH, XMSR, SIRI, OSUR, NST, ORCL, NCX, OS, VRNT, and DRS

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Morning News

• Futures are pointing to a slightly higher open this morning.

• Investment Group consisting of Cerberus Group, Kimco Realty, and Supervalue Inc. likely to win auction for Albertsons for $9.6 billion.

• BellSouth Corp. to cut 1,500 jobs mostly management positions.

• Former HealthSouth Corp. CEO Richard Scrushy suing the company for more than $70 million.

• Transit workers in NYC report to work this morning. Fears were the transit workers would begin a strike today have been delayed as Union leaders and the Transit Agency continue talks.

• Today is the last day on regular radio for Howard Stern. He will now be heard on Sirius Satellite Radio beggining in Jan.

• Crude oil continues to pull back currently $59.57 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.59 per gallon.

• Natural Gas has really pulled back here to $13.50 per unit.

• Gold is up slightly this morning to $507.80 per ounce.

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IT

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

FORD

Forward Industries, Inc. is coming off a bottom and could be a reversal candidate so keep it on the trading radar.

FCEL

Fuel Cell Energy, Inc. is coming off a bottom and has a very good tone to it today so put it on the radar as a potential reversal setup.

FCEL CHART

TFSM

24/7 Real Media, Inc. has a great looking chart as the MACD is looking bullish so put this stock on the radar as a possible swing setup.

TFSM CHART

SPEX

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

WTZ

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

SIRI

Sirius Satellite Radio has a good tone to it today so keep it on the trading radar.

VRTX

Vertex Pharmacueticals, Inc is acting well today so keep it on the trading radar.

BMD

Birch Mountain Resources, Ltd. is acting well today and has a good looking chart so keep it on the trading radar for a possible longer term position trade.

NEM

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

Top Performers

ABGX / CFSI / WPCS / CEGE / MEDX / SPEX / INHX / BJ / AVT / PHG / AEL / HMB / PHG / HL / CEN / AUO

NTRI

Nutrisystems, Inc. has a good tone in early trading to keep it on the radar today.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

SNDK, AAPL, BMD, ABGX, SUF, SFCC, EBAY, IRBT, SPWR, ONNN, AMGN, PCAR, GIVN, MNTA, CEGE, SMSC, HPQ, IMMU, LEN, GFI, MO, CRXL, PWEI, and ECOL

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AAPL

Apple Computer's price target bumped up this morning by Morgan Stanley to $90.00 per share up from $70.00 per share. The stock has gotten a lift in pre market trading this morning so keep this stock on your trading radar.

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
SNDK, ADCT, CENX, TV, ATRS, AVT, CEN, KEY, NU, BARI, and IMMU

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
CAI, TIER, CRL, ANT, DT, SRCL, GLAD, and BR

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Morning News

• Futures are pointing to a flat to slightly weaker open this morning.

• Natural Gas Inventories to be released at 10:30 this morning.

• December Philidelphia Fed survey to be released at noon today.

• November Industrial Production out at 9:15 this morning.

• November Consumer Price Index to be released before the open today.

• Weekly Jobless Claims also to be released before the open today.

• Late yesterday Activision Inc. slashed it's profits and sales forcast for the current quarter and remainder of it's fiscal year.

• Amgen Inc. to acquire Abgenix Inc. for $2.2 billion in cash and the assumption of dept.

• General Dynamics Corp. to acquire Anteon International Corp. for $2.1 billion.

• Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack earns a bonus of $11.5 million worth of stock after 5 months on the job.

• Crude Oil is $60.65 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is currently $1.64 per gallon.

• Natural Gas is $14.31 per unit.

• Gold continues to pull back current price is $506.00 per ounce.

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Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Adobe Systems (ADBE)
Advanced Digital Information Corp. (ADIC)
Apollo Group (APOL)
Bear Stearns (BSC)
Flow International (FLOW)
FuelCell Energy inc. (FCEL)
Goldman Sachs (GS)
KB Home (KBH)
Lennar Corp. (LEN)
Oracle (ORCL)
Pier 1 Imports Inc. (PIR)
Spartech (SEH)
Techtronix Inc. (TEK)
The Marcus Corp. (MCS)

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CHK

Chesapeake Energy Corp. is acting well here toward the close as natural gas inventories will be out tomorrow at 10:30am. We are also hearing insiders are buying.

AVID

AVID Tech, Inc. looks like the stock is starting to breakout of a nice base here so keep it on the trading radar as a possible swing setup. MACD is starting to look bullish.

HOLX

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

HOLX CHART

HON

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

CMED

China Medical Tech has an improving chart as the MACD is starting to look bullish so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing setup.

CMED CHART

FFIV

F5 Networks, Inc. has a very good tone to it today so put it on your trading radar this week.

ANF

Abercrombie & Fitch Company has a good tone to it today so keep it on your watchlist.

RIG

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

Oil Inventories

crude oil inventories rose 892K consensus was a fall of 1.5 mln barrels gasoline inventories rose 1.77 mln barrels /consensus was a rise of 1.0 mln barrels/ distillate inventories fell 88k barrels/ consensus was a rise of 800K barrels

SUF

Sulphco, Inc. a stock we have mentioned a few times continues to act well so keep it on your watchlist this week.

Top Performers

ARNA / EGHT / LIOX / ADCT / MTXX / ANT / CAI / SPC / CEG / SRX / VMC / NYB / HLF / CBB

RHAT

Red Hat, Inc. is acting well today so keep it on the trading radar this week for a potential swing setup. MACD is looking bullish.

OXY

Occidental Petroleum Corp has a good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar.

QCOM

Qualcomm, Inc. has a decent tone in early trading so keep it on the trading radar this week.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

ARNA, ADCT, SIRF, DEPO, CUTR, APPX, RHAT, CMRO, SINT, AMLN, NGPS, AID, UARM, SIRI, CDIS, VRTX, INSM, SUF, ANT, COP, GLW, and BA

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
PAA, QGEN, SPC, PHLY, VRTX, CR, TGP, RHAT, VMC, and NYB

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
MAXY, BBY, STT, CYTK, BR, ERTS, SMBI, TRI, AAPL, COP, BCR, and PPG

Budd Foxx

Morning News

• Futures are down this morning pointing to a lower open.

• Weekly Oil Inventories to be released this morning.

• Commerce dept. to release International Trade Report this morning.

• FPL Group Inc. is in merger talks with Constellation Energy Group.

• Boeing wins contract from Australian Airline Qantas. The initial order is for 65 planes at a price of about $7.5 billion.

• Novelo Inc. reporting it has gotten FDA approval for a Phase 3 trial of Alfimephase ant- blood clot treatment.

• Crude Oil remains above $60.00 a barrel currently $61.42 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.64 per gallon.

• Natural Gas has pulled back just a bit to $15.20 per unit.

• Gold has also pulled back to $515.00 per ounce.

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Earnings

A few companies who will be reporting today.

ABM Industries (ABM)
Apogee Enterprises Inc. (APOG)
Argen ST (STST)
MDS Inc. (MDZ)
Powell Industries Inc. (POWL)
Winnebago (WGO)

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5 Interesting Charts

SBUX,TASRE,SNTO,CASY,SNDK

DELL

Dell, Inc. has a good tone to it this afternoon so keep it on your watchlist.

CAT

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

EBAY

Ebay, Inc. has a good tone to it this afternoon and an improving chart so keep it on the trading radar.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. is starting to get active here so keep it on the trading radar this week for a potential swing setup.

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Here is a very cool Christmas light show:

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YHOO

Yahoo, Inc. is acting well today so keep it on the trading radar this week for a possible swing trade.

QCOM

Qualcomm, Inc. is acting well today so put it on your watchlist.

BMD

Birch Mountain Resources Ltd. continues to have a good tone to it so put it on the radar for a possible longer term position trade.

Natural Gas Plays

SWN, NGAS, NGS and ABP keep them on the trading radar as natural gas could trade up into the Thursday inventories report.

TRE

Tan Range Exploration Corp. has a good tone in early trading so keep it on your watchlist this week.

December Trading Calender

According to the December trading calender it is almost time for the annual Santa Claus rally.

December Trading Calender

GOOG

Google, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep the stock and options on the radar this week.

NVAX

Novavax, Inc. has a very good tone in early trading so keep it on your trading radar today.

Top Performers

TAYD / TASRE / CYNO / CGNX / ASFI / TSG / UNA / DBD / CE / ROH / DOX / TTM / CKR / BR / BGG

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

ISRG, FFIV, TASRE, VRSN, CYNO, INSM, SIGA, DRYS, ISON, ENER, SIFY, ENCY, IMGN, CMTL, MIND, VRTX, NGAS, UPL, ATYT, BR, MO, CHK, RES, ECA, FTO, RTP, PG, XTO, and SWN

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
FL, SI, NLY, BMM, CGNX, and DBD

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
SIRI, ARMHY, X, LUM, NU, DBRN, EXPD, BR, MRTN, FIC, CNI, CHRW, and EFX

Budd Foxx

Morning News

• Futures are pointing to a flat open this morning.

• November Retail Sales to be released at 8:30 this morning.

• The Federal Reserve is expected to raise rates today announcement expected at 2:15 this afternoon.

• Yesterday Federal Judge Eldon Fallen declared a mistrial in Merck's Vioxx trial.

• Microsoft and MCI announce PC to Phone partnership.

• ConocoPhillips to pay $35.6 billion or $92.00 a share for Burlington Resources.

• Standard & Poor's pushes General Motors credit rating further into junk status on bankruptcy concerns.

• Crude Oil is currently $61.18 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.63 per gallon.

• Natural Gas continues to climb currently $15.10 per unit.

• Gold has pulled back a bit to $527.00 per ounce.

Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

ADC (ADCT)
Asta funding Inc. (ASFI)
Best Buy Company Inc. (BBY)
CHC Helicopter (FLI)
Engineered Support Systems (EASI)
Gladstone Capital Corp. (GLAD)
Herley Industries (HRLY)
Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc. (LEH)
Martek Biosciences Corp. (MATK)
Plato Learning (TUTR)
Sunterra (SRRR)

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SFA

Scientific Atlanta is golden stock picks free swing setup for Tuesday.

SFA CHART

Fed language takes center stage

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - With another Federal Reserve rate hike a foregone conclusion for Tuesday, Wall Street has its thesaurus out in preparation of expected changes to the accompanying explanatory statement.

BA

Boeing Company is closing strong and could be a momentum play so put it on your watchlist.

HANS

Hansen Natural Corp is closing strong and it could be a momentum play so keep it on the trading radar.

BTU

Peabody Energy Corp. is the stock is closing strong it could be a momentum play so keep an eye of this stock.

DAIO

Data I/O Corp is the stock is closing strong on the day it could be a momentum play so keep it on the radar.

ISRG

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has a very good tone to it today so keep it on your watchlist.

IFO

Infosonics Corp. was in the IBD top 100 this weekend for the first time and the stock is acting very well today so keep it on the trading radar this week.

IN PLAY

VIVO / AFCE / RIGL / EURO / HAYZ/ ANTP / HL / BR / WMG / JOF

SNDK

Sandisk Corp. has a decent tone to it today so keep it on the trading radar.

Top Performers

MYOG / ANTP / XATA / BR / ALJ / GFI / RRI / AEM / HMY

BOOM

Dynamic Materials, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on your watchlist this week.

GOOG

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

NEM

Newmont Mining Corp. was upgraded and has a good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar today.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. is trading up in pre-market so keep it on the radar this week.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

EGHT, GOOG, MYOG, ATVI, SWN, GERN, AAPL, AU, DYN, CELG, WMB, RIMM, NGAS, AMD, CHK, AATK, ECA, SVA, BRCM, BGO, GRMN, YHOO, AMGN, URBN, VRSN, MEDI, GNTA, UPL, ZRAN, WRSP, ELOS, and SIRI

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
BNHN, XL, BED, AFCE, VIVI, and MFNC

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
APOL, CRM, AQNT, NYB, EOP, DVN, OATS, JMDT, and CHRT

Budd Foxx

Morning News

• Futures are up this morning pointing to a higher open.

• OPEC leaders meeting today and are expected to leave output unchanged. They may cut output next month if demand weakens.

• ConocoPhillips reportedly in negotiations to buy oil and gas producer Burlington Resources Inc.

• Viacom's Paramount Pictures reaches agreement to purchase DreamWorks in a deal worth $1.6 billion.

• Delta Airlines Inc. reaches deal with the union representing 6,100 pilots. The pilots have agreed to pay cuts.

• Credit Suisse first Boston is latest to bump up Google Inc. price target to $475 per share from $400 per share. Google Inc. will also be joining the Nasdaq 100 Index this month.

• Crude Oil is currently $59.80 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.61 per gallon.

• Natural Gas is $14.64 per unit.

• Gold is trading at 25 year highs. Currently the price of gold is $541.10 per ounce.

Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few companies who will be reporting today.

CKE Restaurants (CKR)
Jacuzzi Brands Inc. (JJZ)
Lakeland Industries (LAKE)
Source Interlink Company (SORC)
Sybron Dental Specialties Inc. (SYD)
The Cooper Companies (COO)
Universal Technical Institute (UTI)
VistaCare Inc. (VSTA)

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5 Interesting Charts

PRX, HSIC, MACR, REDF, and CEPH

HNT

Health Net Inc. is golden stock picks free swing setup for Monday.

HNT CHART

A Breakdown Of Stock Buybacks

There are a number of ways in which a company can return wealth to its shareholders. Although stock price appreciation and dividends are the two most common ways of doing this, there are other useful, and often overlooked, ways for companies to share their wealth with investors. In this article, we will look at one of those overlooked methods: share buybacks. We’ll go through the mechanics of a share buyback and what it means for investors.

COF

Capital One Financial Corp. is acting very well today so keep it on your watchlist.

BIVN

Bioenvision, Inc. we are hearing some takeover rumors and call options are active so keep this stock on the trading radar as it is acting very well today.

IOC

Interoil Corp. is acting very well today so keep it on the trading radar.

SUF

Sulphco, Inc. is once again starting to rip so keep it on the trading radar.

ISRG

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has a decent tone in early trading so keep it on your watchlist.

NTRI

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

TARO

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. is coming off a bottom and could be a potential reversal setup so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup. MACD is bullish on a daily chart and the stock is oversold.

TARO CHART

Top Performers

NMGC / JMDT / EEEI / HAYZ / SNUS / ANLT / DAB / ARM / CRM / LLY / FBN / BRL

SIRI

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. continues to have a good tone to it so keep it on your trading radar as a possible swing or position trade.

DXPE

DXP Enterprises, Inc. has an improving chart so put it on the radar as a possible swing setup.

NEM

Newmont Mining Corp. continues to act well so keep it on your watchlist.

GOOG

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

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

FRG, VSNT, JMDT, GOOG, SIRI, NMGC, SNUS, NGAS, XMSR, ABP, VPHM, NVAX, EEEI, NICE, PCAR, SVA, HANS, CTHR, FWLT, ENER, NOVN, and NGS

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
REM, WPL, LAD, DRE, NTY, UNFI, BRL, and MEH

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
DRTE, WON, EMN, LTM, UAG, SHFL, HIBB, NSM, CIEN, FRNT, X, and IBM

Budd Foxx

Morning News

• Futures are flat this morning pointing to a slightly lower open.

• October Wholesale Trade to be released today.

• University of Michigan to release preliminary December reading of Consumer Sentiment this morning.

• Intel Corp. late yesterday lowered the top end of it's sales forcast for the fourth quarter.

• Congressional Budget Office estimates a severe outbreak of the Bird Flu could kill 2 million people in the U.S. and start a recession.

• The jury in Mercks Vioxx trial sent for deliberations late on thursday.

• Electronic Arts Inc. has agreed to pay $680 million for Jamdat Mobile Inc.

• Viacom Inc. Paramount Pictures preparing an offer for Dreamworks.

• 1 child killed 10 people injured when a Southwest Airlines jet slid off a runway yesterday in Chicago. Southwest Airlines plans to resume flights in Chicago today.

• Snowstorm slamming the Northeast today driving up energy prices:

• Currently Crude Oil is $61.00 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.64 per gallon.

• Natural Gas near $15.00 per unit.

• Gold continues to move higher currently $527.80 per ounce.

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AC

Alliance Capital is golden stock picks free swing setup for Friday.

Stocks Trading up in After-Hours

NMGC/JMDT/SNUS/QLTI/VSGN/KOSN/ZILA

NTMD

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

KOSP

KOS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is acting very well today and if it is closing strong it could be a momentum play.

SWN

Southwestern Energy Co. is acting well today so keep it on the radar this week.

HITK

Hi Tech Pharmacal Co. MACD is starting to look bullish on a daily chart so keep it on your trading radar for a possible swing setup.

HITK CHART

TIE

Titanium Metals, Corp. continues to rip so keep it on your watchlist.

KOSN

Kosan Biosciences, Inc. MACD is looking bullish on a daily chart and the stock is acting well today so put it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

KOSN CHART

QCOM CHART

QCOM has an improving chart and the company bumped up guidance so keep it on the trading radar.


QCOM CHART

Top Performers

RICK / HAYZ / ICOC / CLHB / VTS / CNT / BCR / IPG /HMY

SIRI

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the radar this month for a swing or position trade.

PLAY

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

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

BMD, IBM, OSIP, PCAR, FLWS, PLAY, RIMM, SIRI, TXN, ALTI, SHLD, DRYS, MELA, PLUG, ANLT, VRTX, PZZA, ASTM, VEXP, INTC, NTES, GLGC, KOMG, and WITS

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
RRA, SYNA, AEM, and PLAY

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
MU, AXL, CP, PLL, CHS, AKS, X, BAB, NUE, LTC, and SUN

Budd Foxx

Morning News

• Futures are down this morning pointing to a lower open.

• Weekly Jobless Claims to be released at 8:30 am.

• Natural Gas Inventories also to be released this morning.

• Delta Airlines Inc. pilots set to strike if managers impose changes in their contract.

• General motors Corp. in talks with Kirk Kerkorian about giving his company a seat on GM's board of directors.

• Closing arguments set to begin today in the first federal Vioxx trial.

• Texas Instruments Inc. has lifted it's low end fourth quarter earnings forcast.

• Yahoo Inc. to offer computer users to make and recieve phone calls through it's Yahoo Messenger Text.

• Crude Oil is currently $59.52

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.57 per gallon.

• Natural Gas is up a bit to $13.86 per unit.

• Gold is $519.40 per ounce.

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Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Analogic Corp. (ALOG)
Cantel Medical (CMN)
Cascade Corp. (CIEN)
Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST)
Cutter & Buck (CBUK)
Esterline Technologies (RSL)
Methode Electronics (METH)
National Semiconductor (NSM)
NCI Building Systems Inc. (NCS)
Shuffle Master Inc. (SHFL)
Toll Brothers (TOL)

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Stocks Trading Up In After Hours

XLNX, DLPX, CGTK, LAVA, ACTI, PPDI, and WEBM

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IBM

International Business Machines is acting well in a down market so put it on the radar. Stocks that act well when the market is down can rally when the market goes green.

TIE

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

WTZ

Western Silver Corp is acting well today so keep it on the trading radar.

Oil Inventories

EIA reports that crude oil inventories rose 2.72 mln barrels (consensus was a fall of 1.9 mln barrels); gasoline inventories rose 2.74 mln barrels (consensus was a rise of 1.05 mln barrels); distillate inventories rose 2.74 mln barrels (consensus was a rise of 1.75 mln barrels

BMD

Birch Mountain Resources, Ltd. has a good looking chart and is acting very well today so keep it on the trading radar for a swing or position trade.

PWAV

Powerwave Tech, Inc. was upgraded this morning and the stock is acting well so keep it on the trading radar this week for a possible swing setup.

Top Performers

SPNC / HURC / NUAN / GEOI / MCHX / NCI / USU / RHA / HL/ABLE

PAAS

Pan American Silver Corp. has a good tone to it in early trading so keep it on your watchlist.

NEM

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

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

CSCO, LUFK, MCHX, ESLR, RIGL, NGAS, GOOG, CKFR, LAMR, CMVT, HURC, CASY, BOOM, SPWR, PNRA, TOMO, MMM, SIFY, NUAN, PWAV, ELOS, and AAPL

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
TCO, REG, CLI, HIW, PWAV, CLFC, and CSCO

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
FDRY, PRSP, TIBX, TSCO, EOP, DRE, CRE, BXP, HYSL, SGTL, NYT, LGF, AEOS, MEAS, PACR, and ASML

Budd Foxx

Morning News

• Futures are to the upside this morning pointing to a slightly higher open.

• Weekly Oil Inventories to be released this morning at 10:30.

• NYSE members approve merger with Archipelago.

• General Motors Corp. elects Fredrick Henderson Chief Financial Officer.

• Calpine Corp. shares after being delisted by the New York Stock Exchange trading on the Pink Sheets.

• RealNetworks Inc. has approved a $100 million share buyback program.

• Microsoft and Google reportedly intensively trying to land deal with Time Warner's AOL division.

• Boyd Gaming Corp. has purchased 125 acre site in Pennsylvania now to apply for gambling license.

• Crude Oil is up this morning currently $60.34 a barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.59 per gallon.

• Natural Gas is also up today currently $13.70 per unit.

• Gold remains strong $517.10 per ounce.

Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Carreker Corp. (CANI)
Casella Waste Systems Inc. (CWST)
Dynamex (DDMX)
Greif Brothers (GEF)
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (HOV)
Net2Phone (NTOP)
Smith & Wesson HLDG Corp. (SWB)
Toro (TTC)
Veritas DGC Inc. (VTS)

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Stocks Trading up in After-Hours

HURC/ADLS/ISSC/NUAN/ANSW/RSTO

WTZ

Western Silver Corp. has a very good tone to it today so keep it on the radar for a possible swing or position trade.

FFIV

F5 Networks, Inc. could be a momentum play if the stock is closing strong on the day so keep it on the radar.

WBSN

Websense, Inc. 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.

The Visual Trader

Budd Foxx runs our sister site The Visual Trader and the focus is lower priced stocks so make sure to check out his picks. Yesterday he had SUF on the site and it is ripping today.

The Visual Trader

CCJ

Cameco Corp. is acting very well today so keep this stock on the radar.

AZO

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

REDF

Rediff. Com India Ltd. MACD looks bullish on a daily chart and the stock is acting very well today so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

REDF CHART

RELV

Relv International, Inc. is acting well this morning and the MACD is bullish on a daily chart so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

RELV CHART

Top Performers

HYTM / ISON / PRAA / DDS / KKD / TMM / SGU / AMR / RHA

ELOS

Syneron Medical Ltd. has a very good tone to it today and the MACD on a daily chart looks bullish and the fast line is starting to cross the slow line.

ELOS CHART

NTRI

Nutrisystems, Inc. continues to act well so keep it on your trading radar this week.

BOOM

Dynamic Materials, Inc. is once again booming today so keep it on the radar.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. UBS raised target to 86 per share and the stock is trading up in pre-market so keep it on the radar today.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

AAPL, ERICY, BRCM, EXEL, JADE, DOC, CTIC, SIRI, XMSR, ALTR, CPST, ISON, SHLD, CMTL, BBC, CRXL, AMTD, PWEI, CMED, JPM, DIA, X, FDX, and BOOM

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
KDE, PRAA, HR, SSCC, NBR, TCP, and UST

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
PLCM, PCL, AFT, MON, CY, MU, ESPD, DV, PMCS, NETL, TBL, SSD, and UFPI

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Morning News

• Futures are up pointing to a higher open this morning.

• October Factory Orders this morning.

• Also this morning is the Q3 revised Productivity Report.

• Verizon Communications to cut management pension benefits.

• UBS lifts target price on Apple Computer to $86.00 a share up from $74.00 per share.

• General Motors Corp. to sell up to $20 billion in auto loans to Bank of Nova Scotia.

• Major snowstorm in the Northeast turns out to be just a taste of what is to come. Many forcast called for more snowfall than what was delivered. Cold Temps have settled in.

• Crude Oil is down just a bit this morning to $59.60 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.57 per gallon.

• Natural Gas has also pulled back from yesterday's highs to a current price of $13.40 per unit.

• Gold remains strong at $512.80 per ounce.

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GRP

Grant Prideco is golden stock picks free swing setup for Tuesday.

SWN

Southwestern Energy Co has a good tone it so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

NGS

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. has a very good tone to it today so keep it on the radar this week leading up to inventories on Thursday.

Top Performers

NOVN / GSIG / CAAS / ORCT / ADPT / GDT / STJ / KWK / MON / ASX / X

DELL

Raymond James and Associates upgraded Dell Inc. (DELL) to strong buy from outperform, saying consensus expectations have been reset, revenue and/or operating margins will likely reach an inflection point near the middle of calendar year 2006 and investors will buy three to six months ahead of such an inflection.

SIRI

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. is acting well in early trading so keep it on watchlist this week.

NGAS

NGAS Resources, Inc. has a good tone this morning so keep it on the trading radar.

BOOM

Dynamic Materials Corp is acting very well in early trading so keep it on your watchlist today.

NTRI

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

CHK

Chesapeake Energy Corp has a good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar today.

Oil Prices Rise on Snowstorm Forecast

Oil prices briefly spiked above $60 a barrel Monday amid reports that a snowstorm would hit the U.S. Northeast, the world's largest heating fuel market, and boost demand for crude oil and natural gas.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

AMTD, DELL, LAUR, DRIV, ELOS, NOVN, NGAS, ADPT, SFCC, PLUG, CHK, OXGN, PRVD, JOSB, GDT, TRLG, MCU, X, A, and BOOM

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
DELL, MGI, A, SWY, USPI, BCH, MLS, and FE

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
IRF, CSGS, FISV, RARE, CMTL, ACE, NTAP, XL, DNEX, WABC, PYX, SAFM, RNR, and NST

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Morning News

• Futures are pointing to a slightly lower open this morning.

• November ISM service index to be released at 10:00 this morning.

• The Lundberg Survey shows on average the price of gasoline has dropped 11 cents a gallon over the past two weeks.

• Donald Trump considers launching his own television shopping network.

• RealNetworks to launch new music service which will allow users to listen to music without downloading the desktop application which is currently required.

• Verizon Communications Inc. planning to sell or spin off it's telephone directories business.

• Sony Corp. offering early retirement to workers as part of it's plans to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide.

• Crude Oil is $60.00 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is up a bit to $1.62 per gallon.

• Natural Gas continues to push higher currently $14.19 per unit.

• Gold remains above $500 currently it is $509.20 per ounce.

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5 Interesting Charts

ADBE, MACR, MCRS, NIHD, RHAT

Exits, Stops And Strategy

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EXIT
In many ways, a good exit is more critical and difficult to achieve than a good entry. Think about it: you are not subject to market risk while you're waiting for a good opportunity to enter a trade. If you miss one such opportunity, you can always wait for another to come along ? and a good, active trading model provides many such opportunities.

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.

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NYNY

Empire Resorts a stock we posted up a few days ago continues to act well so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing or position trade.

AMAT

Applied Materials, Inc. just made a new 52 week high today so keep it on the radar.

DRIV

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

DCEL

Dobson Communications Corp. has a good tone to it today so keep it on the radar for a possible swing or position trade.

OSTK

Overstock.Com Inc. has a good tone to it in early trading today and insiders are buying here so keep this stock on that trading radar.

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TZOO

TravelZoo Inc. has a good tone to it in early trading again today so keep it on that radar.

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Top Performers

MNTG / OVTI / MOVI / SEAC / SFCC / RACK / PRLS / MTRX / TCP / BBI / FHR / ZMH / DJ / PAY / SCO

OVTI

Omnivision Tech is ripping in early trading so keep it on the radar today.

CHK

Chesapeake Energy Corp. has an improving chart and the weather is getting cold up north which should create a demand on natural gas. Other natural gas plays include ABP, NGAS and NGS.

CHK CHART

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

AAPL, GOOG, NGAS, CHK, OVTI, SBUX, MOVI, NVLS, MACR, RIMM, NWEC, LPSN, SFCC, RACK, FINL, MRVL, LOGI, BRCM, BCRX, DELL, INTC, and VCLK

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BSX

Boston Scientific takeover rumors are beginning to be reported with options activity really picking up. A couple of the names being mention for the takeover are Abbott Labs, and General Electric. The rumored takever price is $35 per share. Keep this stock on your watchlist.

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Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
OVTI, ABT, DA, and NVLS

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
MGM, ABI, COGN, GPRO, CRM, CBST, OSBC, COBZ, X, MEDI, LRCX, and VOD

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Morning News

• Futures are flat this morning pointing to a slightly higher open.

• November Jobs Report out this morning at 8:30.

• Ford Motor Company considering closing 5 of it's North American plants which could lead to a loss of up to 7,500 jobs.

• Calpine Corp. has warned the company could be heading to bankruptcy.

• Costco Wholesale Corp. sues Washington State for the right to purchase beer and wine from out of state.

• Cablevision supports "A La Carte" cable pricing.

• A University of Minnesota survey shows many U.S. companies have no plan in place for a flu pandemic.

• Crude Oil is up a bit this morning to $58.61 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is also up currently $1.56 per gallon.

• Natural Gas also up as colder temps. expected in the Northeast currently $13.13 per unit.

• Gold continues to climb currently $508.80 per ounce.

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Short Interest

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GGB

Gerdau Usa is golden stock picks free swing setup for Friday.

GGB CHART

Ten Interesing Charts

CASY, CNET, CONN, LAMR, LAUR, PSTI, SAFT, SMSC, THOR, and KLAC

NGAS CHART

The stock just crossed over the 50 dma today and that could be considered a bullish sign. 

UARM

Under Armour, Inc. is a recent IPO that is acting well today so keep it on your watchlist.

TZOO

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

Top Performers

PWEI / IIJI / TIII / AMKR / LMS / KCI / FRK / BVN / TLB / HYC / OSG

SSRI

Silver Standard Resources, Inc. has a good tone to it so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing setup.

NEM

Newmont Mining Corp. has a good tone to it today with gold trading up so keep it on the radar.

PAAS

Pan American Silver Corp. is acting well in early trading so keep it on the trading radar for a possible swing setup.

ESRX

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

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. has a very good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar this week.

SIRI

Sirius Satellite Radio's Mel Karmazin appeared on Cramer's show last night, and the stock had a lift in it's target price to $8.65 a share by UBS. The stock should see some heavy trading today so keep it on your trading radar.

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Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

DECK, SIRI, GOOG, BIDU, BRCM, AAPL, IIJI, PWEI, JDSU, PTRY, OVTI, EBAY, YHOO, BGO, DELL, RMBS, SNDK, ONNN, CMED, ADSX, ANDS, CNTF, ZUMZ, PIXR, and AMGN

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Regulation SHO Threshold Security List

Here is a listing of the stocks on Regulation SHO. These are stocks that are normally highly shorted.


Regulation SHO List

Upgrades and Downgrades

Stocks upgraded this morning include:
MMC, VAL, NATI, ROH, MAR, JNY, and TEM

Stocks downgraded this morning include:
QCOM, AEOS, DOW, AMSG, PCL, ARO, and HUN

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Morning News

• Futures are pointing to a higher open this morning.

• Natural Gas Inventories will be released at 10:30 this morning.

• Weekly Jobless Claims to be released today.

• October Construction Spending will be out today.

• November ISM Manufactoring Index also due out today.

• October Personal Income and Spending to be released this morning.

• Earnings today include: BCM, CONN, DLM, FRE, GHCI, GRB, GIL, MOV, MGAM, NOVL, OVTI, PRLS, PTRY, PAY, WMG, and WWE

• U.S. Retailers will report monthly sales today.

• Nokia to expand mobile device production in China.

• In a speech yesterday President Bush refused to set a time table on Iraq.

• Carl Icahn who owns 3% of Time Warner stock talking lawsuit in the companies process of bidding for it's American Online unit.

• Crude Oil is currently $57.12 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.49 per gallon.

• Natural gas is back up to $12.53 per unit.

• Gold strong this morning up to $499.50 per ounce.

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