Monday, July 31, 2006

July 31st Blogger Sentiment Poll

Here is the Ticker Sense Blogger Sentiment Poll

Blogger Sentiment Poll

NBL

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OMNI

Omni Energy Services Corp. could be momentum if the stock is closing strong so keep it on the radar.

HUM

Humana, Inc. if the stock is closing strong is could be momentum so keep it on the radar going into the close.

HANS

Hansen Natural Corp. just made a new intraday high so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

ATI

Allegheny Tech. is acting well today so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

TRMB

Trimble Navigation Ltd. has a good tone to it today so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

MGLN

Magellan Health Services, Inc. just made a new 52 week high so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

LBIX

Leading Brands, Inc. just made a new intraday high so keep it on the radar this afternoon. This stock breaks out around $7.10 per share.

DXPE

DXP Enterprises, Inc. is acting very well today and could be momentum if the stock is closing strong so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

CHK

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

ADSK

Autodesk, Inc. is once again acting well so put it on the trading radar.

TIE

Titanium Metals Corp. has perked up a little bit so keep it on the radar.

CELG

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

NTRI

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

BRL

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is acting very well today so keep it on the radar.

CCJ

Cameco Corp. just made a new intraday high so keep it on the radar.

GS

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. just made a new intraday high so keep it on the radar today. Closing above $154 per share would be a very good sign for this stock.

NGAS

NGAS Resources, Inc. has a good tone in early trading so put it on the radar.

SWN

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

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PD

Phelps Dodge, Corp. was upgraded this morning so keep it on the radar today.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. was upgraded by Bank of America this morning so keep it on the radar today.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

AAPL, FLSH, RMBS, PD, HANS, HERO, CTCM, HUM, SHPGY, NABI, HSR, LBIX, NYER, ASMI, NGA, SIRI, CRME, SNDK, GRMN, BOBJ, and PFE

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7 Stocks you need to know for today

Avon Products (AVP | charts | news | PowerRating) reports earnings on Monday before the open; analysts are expecting $0.37 EPS.

On Monday morning Exelon (EXC | charts | news | PowerRating) also reports, with earnings consensus at $0.79 EPS.

UAL Corporation (UAUA | charts | news | PowerRating) is expected to announce $1.13 EPS when the co. announces earnings on Monday morning.

AGCO Corporation (AG | charts | news | PowerRating) expects $0.55 EPS when they publicly release earnings on Monday.

Enbridge Energy (EEP | charts | news | PowerRating) smashed analyst expectations Friday afternoon, announcing $0.93 EPS vs an expected $0.56.

On Friday after the close, CKE Restaurants (CKR | charts | news | PowerRating) announced the sale of 38 company-owned and operated "Carl's Jr." restaurants in the state of Oklahoma.

Also on Friday, Lockheed Martin (LMT | charts | news | PowerRating) announces winning the contract with NASA to build the new lunar reconnaissance orbiter.

Upgrades and Downgrades

Upgraded this morning include:
SFG, EQ, SNDK, XOM, SPIL, RMBS, RRC, AAPL, LEA, TFSM, and PD

Downgraded this morning include:
INTU, CENX, BBG, AYE, LEA, WCG, CVX, ITY, VLY, EXP, and NT

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Morning News

  • Futures are down this morning pointing to a lower open.
  • Chicago PMI to be released today.
  • European markets are trading lower today. In Tokyo the Nikkei 225 traded to the upside.
  • Isreal had agreed to end bombings in Lebanon for 48 hours, but reports are coming in this morning of continued air strikes in Lebanon.
  • SanDisk to buy M-Systems Ltd. for $1.3 billion in stock.
  • Apple Computer upgraded at Bank of America Securities to a buy, and also lifted its price target to $79.00 per share from $68.00 per share.
  • Wal-Mart Stores believes July same store sales will come in up around 2.4% for the month.
  • Crude oil moving up just a bit here this morning. Current price is $73.64 per barrel.
  • Wholesale gasoline is $2.20 per gallon.
  • Natural gas up to $7.57 per unit.
  • Gold down just a bit this morning to $632.00 per ounce.
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Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Altiris Inc. (ATRS)
Audio Codes Ltd. (AUDC)
Chipolte Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG)
Encore Medical (ENMC)
Exelon Corp. (EXC)
Genlyte Group (GLYT)
Gevity (GVHR)
Hercules Offshore (HERO)
Humana Inc. (HUM)
Magal Security Systems (MAGS)
Navarre (NAVR)
RTI International Metals (RTI)
Tyson Foods (TSN)
Valero L.P. (VLI)
Whole Foods Market (WFMI)

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Sunday, July 30, 2006

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Saturday, July 29, 2006

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Friday, July 28, 2006

CC

Circuit City Stores, Inc. is closing strong here and could be momentum so keep it on the radar.

BSC

Bears Sterns is acting very well today and looks like momentum here so put it on the radar going into the close.

LLY

Eli Lilly and Company has a good looking chart and is close to a triple top break out so keep it on the radar for a possible swing trade.

ATI

Allegheny Tech is acting very well today so put it on the radar this afternoon. This stock could be momentum.

WFC

Wells Fargo (WFC) is acting very well today and could be momentum if the stock is closing strong.

BRCM

Broadcom Corp. this stock is oversold and might of made a bottom here so keep it on the radar for a possible swing setup.

ADSK

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

TIE

Titantium Metals Corp. has a decent tone to it today so keep it on the radar.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. has a decent tone to it today so keep it on the radar.

GOOG

Google, Inc. has a decent tone to it today so keep it on the radar. This stock is very oversold and due for a bounce.

Top Performers

CLS / WDC / MHK / CC / GNSS / FORM / DRIV

STJ

St Jude Medical, Inc. has a decent tone in early trading so put it on the radar.

GS

Goldman Sachs Group is acting very well in early trading so keep it on the radar.

PD

Phelps Dodge, Corp. has a good tone in early trading so keep it on the radar.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

SIRF, MGLN, ONNN, RMBS, GNSS, DECK, DRIV, LIHRY, AAUK, NTGR, FORM, AMMD, CRME, PXPL, GPN, ISIS, MDG, HAL, VLO, and VSEA

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Insider Trading

Purchases: First Advantage (FADV 19.02) Officer bought 2.5K shares at $19.01... Winmark (WINA 25.25) Chairman bought 5K shares at $25.25... Castelle (CSTL 3.00) 10% Owner Zeff Partners bought 24.4K shares at $3.02-3.15... PRA International (PRAI 22.22) 10% Owner VA Partners bought 86.7K shares at $21.38-23.03... Canwest Petroleum (CWPC.OB 4.02) Director bought 200K shares at $4.01... Yahoo (YHOO 26.70) Director bought 12K shares at $26.58-27.15... Ceridian (CEN 23.72) Director bought 6.7K shares at $22.46... Titanium Metals (TIE 25.79) Chairman bought 28.6K shares at $26.47-26.55... Centene (CNC 15.44) Director bought 5K shares at $15.74.... Zhone Tech (ZHNE 1.32) Director bought 756.8K shares at $1.36-1.40... Avid Tech (AVID 34.30) 10% Owner Blum Capital bought 284K shares at $32.93-34.75... Sales: Keynote Systems (KEYN 10.43) VP sold 4.2K shares at $10.54... Safeway (SFY 45.30) Sr VP sold 5.2K shares at $28.01... 3Com (COMS 4.67) EVP/CFO bought 8.7K shares at $4.81... Metalico (MEA 5.42) 10% Owner sold 33.9K shares at $5.90-5.92... AVI Biopharma (AVII 2.60) 10% Owner sold 540K shares at $2.60-3.10.

7 Stocks you need to know for today

NYX Group (NYX | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.07.

Deckers (DECK | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $ 0.16 but gave mixed guidance.

THQ Inc. (THQI | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.04.

Chesapeake Energy (CHK | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.11.

ChevronTexaco (CVX | charts | news | PowerRating) reports before the open Friday; look for $2.21.

Genesis Microchip (GNSS | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.11 and guided higher.

Form Factor
(FORM | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.04.

Upgrades and Downgrades

Upgraded this morning include:
GNSS, DCX,JAS, AXA, EQIX, COT, CLS, LWSN, PENN, LZ, RNVS, and IFLO

Downgraded this morning include:
GCBS, TDW, MEE, EQ, BMY, PKI, PSUN, SWIR, CATT, ADBL, CNXT, GD, RBC, KNOT, XMSR, OCR, TLAB, EXPE, PLUG, AEA, and SBGA

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Morning News

  • Futures are pointing to a higher open this morning.
  • Gross Domestic Product figures for the second quarter to be released at 8:30 this morning.
  • The University of Michigan final reading of consumer sentiment will be released just before 10:00 this morning.
  • European markets are trading slightly lower this morning. In Tokyo the Nikkei 225 was up another 1.1% today.
  • Wal-Mart Stores selling 85 stores in a move to exit Germany.
  • Bristol Myers Squibb saying they are the subject of an antitrust probe.
  • Exxon Mobil post second quarter profit of just over $10 billion.
  • Google Inc. reaches settlement in click fraud case.
  • Crude oil is $74.00 per barrel.
  • Wholesale gasoline currently $2.28 per gallon.
  • Natural gas back above $7.00 per unit.
  • Gold flat at this point current price is $629.00 per ounce.
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Earnings

Just a few of the companies reporting today.

Andersons Inc. (ANDE)
Chevron (CVX)
Constellation Energy Group Inc. (CEG)
FPL Group (FPL)
GulfMark Offshore (GMRK)
Lear Corp. (LEA)
Office Depot Inc. (ODP)
Overstock com Inc. (OSTK)
Teco Energy Inc. (TE)
Waste Management (WMI)

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Thursday, July 27, 2006

LMT

Lockheed Martin, Corp. is golden stock picks free swing setup for Friday.

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POT

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

NEWP

Newport Corp. is acting very well today and could be momentum if the stock is pushing the high of the day near the close.

NTRI

Nutrisystem, Inc. is down for the 3rd day in a row and could bounce tomorrow for a scalp or daytrade so keep it on the radar.

SNDK

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

BG

Bunge Ltd. is acting very well today and could be momentum if the stock is pushing the high of the day near the close.

NYX

NYSE Group, Inc. is acting well today so put it on the radar.

SWN

Southwestern Energy Company has perked up so keep it on the radar.

Top Performers

NSC /WLV / DLX / HRS / BBW / CTV / JAH / AAI

CTDC / AKAM / RAIL / MCRL

GS

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a good tone to it today so keep it on the radar.

PD

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

LBIX

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

Gold Stocks to Watch

Gold is once again trading up so keep those gold and silver stocks on the radar:

GLD, GOLD, EZM, MNG,NXG, PAAS, and SLW

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. continues to act well so put it on the radar for the rest of the week.

BOT

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

CEPH

Cephalon, Inc. last night raised 2nd quarter guidance so keep it on the radar today.

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Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

AAPL, CEPH, ESRX, BP, AKAM, GOOG, CMCSA, SIMG, TLAB, SYMC, LBIX, LIFC, BOBJ, ITRI, SNDK, WOOF, CYMI, GSIC, IMAX, MED, BRCM, NTRI, XOM, and CONR

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XOM profit surges on scorching oil prices

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM - News), the world's largest public oil company, on Thursday reported quarterly profit surged, pushed up by yet another quarter of sharply higher oil prices.

Net income in the second quarter was $10.36 billion, or $1.72 a share, compared to $7.64 billion, or $1.20 a share, in the year earlier quarter.


Upgrades and Downgrades

Upgraded this morning include:
HLIT, AKAM, NVTL, T, HOTT, CHE, TIN, CHK, BOBJ, ROK, and MCRL

Downgraded this morning include:
MDG, SCRX, UGI, MMSI, FDX, LSS, NXST, AEA, QUIK, BDK, XTO, and ANF

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7 Stocks you need to know for today


Symantec (SYMC | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.06 and guided higher.

Itron (ITRI | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.08 and guided higher.

Akamai (AKAM | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.02.

Business Objects (BOBJ | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.04.

Express Scripts (ESRX | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.02.

Komag (KOMG | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.07 and guided up.

ExxonMobil (XOM | charts | news | PowerRating) reports before the open Thursday; look for $1.64.

Morning News

  • Futures are pointing to a higher open this morning.
  • Natural Gas inventories will be released by the Energy Dept. at 10:30 this morning.
  • June durable goods orders will be released at 8:30 this morning.
  • Weekly jobless claims also due for release this morning.
  • New home sales numbers will be released at 10:00 this morning.
  • European markets are trading higher today. The Nikkei 225 ended the day up nearly 2%
  • All eyes on Exxon Mobil this morning. The company will release earnings report at 8:00 this morning.
  • Daimler Chrysler 2nd quarter profit doubles.
  • Japan has lifted its ban on U.S. beef imports.
  • Crude oil up just a bit this morning to $74.36 per barrel.
  • Wholesale gasoline is $2.29 per gallon.
  • Natural gas is up to $7.00 per unit.
  • Gold is up a bit this morning to $633.00 per ounce.
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Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Adesa Inc. (KAR)
Allegheny Energy Inc. (AYE)
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC)
AstraZeneca Plc. (AZN)
Beazer Homes USA Inc. (BZH)
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY)
Chesapeake Energy Inc. (CHK)
Click Commerce Inc. (CKCM)
Daimler Chrysler (DCX)
ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM)
Fortune Brands (FO)
Kellogg Co (K)
NetGear (NTGR)
Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM)
Penn National Gaming (PENN)
Raymond James (RJF)
Sohu.com (SOHU)

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Wednesday, July 26, 2006

DXPE

DXP Enterprises, Inc. has a good tone to it this afternoon so keep it on the radar.

TIE

Titanium Metals Corp. has perked up this afternoon so keep it on the radar.

Fed Beige Book finds slower growth, inflation pressures

SLAB

Silicon Labs, Inc. continues to act well so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

STJ

St Jude Medical, Inc. has perked up and gone green so put it on the radar this afternoon.

OXY

Occidental Pet. Corp. is acting well this morning so keep it on the radar. Going through $106 per share would be a very good sign for this stock.

Oil Inventories

Energy Dept. just released the inventory numbers.

Crude Oil was unchanged over the past week.

Gasoline saw a draw down of 3.2 million barrels.

Distillates stocks were up 800,00 barrels.

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MSO

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

AAPL

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

Top Performers

GM / GIFI / BEAV / EGLT / NHWK

TSAI / WPSC / ANIK / SGTL

TRMB

Trimble Navigation Ltd. is acting well after reporting earnings so keep it on the radar this week.

ILMN

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

CELG

Celgene Corp. made a new 52 high this morning so keep it on the trading radar.

WIRE

Encore Wire Corp. reported good earnings and is trading up on the news so keep it on the radar this week.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

GM, SUNW, CRME, WIRE, IDTI, EMMSP, MNST, CPWR, OLAB, EZPW, QLGC, ZBRA, F, MT, ATI, SGTL, COP, HCA, BP, MSO, PMTC, and EGLT

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7 Stocks you need to know for today

Hewlett Packard (HPQ | charts | news | PowerRating) is buying Mercury Interactive (MERQ | charts | news | PowerRating) for $52/share.

Amazon (AMZN | charts | news | PowerRating) missed by $0.02.

Boyd Gaming (BYD | charts | news | PowerRating) missed by $0.10.

Encore Wire (WIRE | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $1.51.

Trimble Navigation (TRMB | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.08 and guided higher.

Biogen Idec (BIIB | charts | news | PowerRating) reports Wednesday before the open; look for $0.49.

Monster Worldwide (MNST | charts | news | PowerRating) is set to report early tomorrow; look for $0.30

Upgrades and Downgrades

Upgraded this morning include:
LUV, BLS, PHRM, DRIV, SUNW, WAT, SPM, MCO, BBBY, CIEN, PNSN, CYMI, ROH, DRI, AXE, T, ASN, IFSIA, and BNK

Downgraded this morning include:
CHH, BOBL, CBHI, EGLE, IMMC, AMZN, ENMC, UPS, BN, WSM, CHH, T, and BLS

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Morning News

  • Futures are pointing to a lower open this morning.
  • Energy Dept. will release oil inventories at 10:30 this morning.
  • Fed Beige Book to be released at 2:00 this afternoon.
  • European markets are to the upside just slightly today. Asian markets mostly to the downside with the Nikkei 225 down .8%
  • Amazon.com Inc. misses earnings estimates, and the stock got drilled to the tune of 12% lower in after hours trading last night.
  • Hewlett Packard to buy Mercury Interactive Corp. for $4.5 billion.
  • Hezbollah threats to begin firing missiles deeper into Israel .
  • Brutal heat in the forcast for some states once again out west today. Reports of record usage of electricity being reported in California.
  • Nigerian oil pipeline shut down due to militants fighting for control of oil and gas resources.
  • Crude oil is up a bit this morning to $73.85 per barrel.
  • Wholesale gasoline is $2.28 per gallon.
  • Natural gas up to $6.64 per unit.
  • Gold is currently $617.00 per ounce.
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Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Anheuser Busch Companies (BUD)
Applebees International (APPB)
Arris Group Inc. (ARRS)
Baidu (BIDU)
Business Objects (BOBJ)
Cleveland Cliffs (CLF)
ConocoPhillips (COP)
Express Scripts Inc. (ESRX)
General Motors Corp. (GM)
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Hess Corp. (HES)
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
Mesa Air (MESA)
Monster Worldwide (MNST)
Northfolk Southern Corp. (NSC)
Phelps Dodge (PD)
Spartan Stores (SPTN)
Symantec (SYMC)
Taser International (TASR)
The Boeing Company (BA)

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Tuesday, July 25, 2006

STJ

St Jude Medical is getting close to a triple top break out so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

SNDA

Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. closing above $14 per share would be a very good sign for this stock so keep it on the radar this afternoon.

BA

The Boeing Company continues to act well so put it on the radar.

USG

USG Corp. has a decent tone in early trading so keep it on the radar.

Top Performers

AGR / BRO / PCP / ENR / CTV / GRP / MNTA

EXP / BJS / ACL / SNDK / RCII / MYOG

MYOG

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

ILMN

Illumina, Inc. has a good tone in early trading so put it on the radar today. Going through $38.50 would be a very good sign for this stock.

OXY

Occidental Petroleum Corp. is acting well in early trading so put it on the radar.

CEPH

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

SNDK

Sandisk, Corp. reported good earnings last night and the stock is trading up on the news so keep it on the radar this week.

SU

Suncor Energy, Inc. has a good tone in early trading so put it on the radar.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

EBAY, SNDK, MCD, BNI, MO, CRME, TXN, MRK, XOM, ALTR, AAPL, DADE, DRRX, AVCI, NVDA, ARMHY, RYAN, ZBRA, AMLN, SHPGY, RADN, MYOG, TASR, SIRI, MDCO, and OVTI

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7 Stocks you need to know for today

Texas Instruments (TXN | charts | news | PowerRating) reported $0.47, in-line; revenues were $3.7 billion, slightly higher than expected.

JDA Software (JDAS | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by a penny.

Sandisk (SNDK | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.13 and beat on revenues.

Amylin (AMLN | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.07.

3M (MMM | charts | news | PowerRating) reports before the open on Tuesday; look for $1.07.

Altria (MO | charts | news | PowerRating) also reports before the open tomorrow; look for $1.37.

NutriSystem (NTRI | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.07 and guided higher for 2006.

Upgrades and Downgrades

Upgraded this morning include:
BAB, EBAY, YRCW, LRY, OSCI, UNP, HTLD, and AXP

Downgraded this morning include:
IFX, MTXX, DGX, NAT, ATYT, and ALE

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Morning News

  • Futures are pointing to a flat to slightly higher open this morning.
  • July consumer confidence to be released at 10:00 this morning.
  • Existing home sales will also be released this morning.
  • European stock markets are trading higher today. The Nikkei 225 ended the day up 1.4%
  • BP reports 30% rise in profit on oil prices and refinery operations.
  • Japan expected to approve imports of U.S. beef this week.
  • In California record usage of electricity being reported on high temps. No relief today while temps. expected to be avove 100 degrees again.
  • Crude oil moving higher again current price is $75.38 per barrel.
  • Wholesale gasoline on the rise as well price is $2.32 per gallon.
  • Natural gas is currently $6.71 per unit.
  • Gold moving up a bit to $622.00 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

3M Company (MMM)
Altria Group Inc. (MO)
Amazon.Com Inc. (AMZN)
AT & T (T)
Boyd Gaming (BYD)
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
Chicago Mercantile Holding Inc. (CME)
Corning (GLW)
Dupont (DD)
Evergreen Solar Inc. (ESLR)
JetBlue Airways (JBLU)
Legg Mason (LM)
Level 3 Communications (LVLT)
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
Murphy Oil Corp. (MUR)
Panera Bread (PNRA)
Sun Microsystems (SUNW)
United States Steel Corp. (X)

Budd Foxx

Monday, July 24, 2006

Texas Instruments Profit Jumps

DALLAS (AP) -- Semiconductor maker Texas Instruments Inc. said Monday that second-quarter operating profit rose on strong sales of components for mobile phones and electronic devices.

Including one-time items and proceeds from businesses it has sold, TI had net icome of $2.39 billion, or $1.50 per share in the April-June period, up from $628 million, or 38 cents per share a year earlier.

SNDK Reports

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2006--SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK - News):
  • Revenues of $719 million, up 40% year-over-year
  • GAAP EPS $0.47; Non-GAAP EPS $0.58

SanDisk® Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK - News), the world's largest supplier of flash storage card products, today announced results for the second quarter ended July 2, 2006. Total second quarter revenues increased 40% on a year-over-year basis to $719 million. Second quarter net income as reported in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) was $96 million, or $0.47 per diluted share.


NYX

NYSE Group, Inc. is acting well going into the close so keep it on your watchlist.

SLAB

Silicon Labs, Inc. could be a momentum play if the stock is pushing the high of the day near the close so keep it on the radar.

CEPH

Cephalon, Inc. is acting well today and closing above $65 per share would be a very good sign. This stock reports earnings on August 3rd and could runup into earnings in the next week.

ICE

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is acting very well today so put it on the radar.

GS Inverse Head and Shoulders Pattern

GS has an inverse head and shoulders pattern on the chart. Posted by Picasa

SHLD Gap Filled

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NTRI

Nutrisystem Inc. is trading higher here in early trading. The company will be reporting earnings today so keep this stock on that watchlist.

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DNA

Genentech Inc. seems to be heating up just a bit here so keep this stock on that trading radar.

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BA

Boeing Company has a decent tone to it in early trading so keep this stock on that radar.

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GRMN

Garmin LTD strong out of the gate this morning so put this stock on your trading radar.

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AAPL

Apple Computer is acting well here in early trading so keep this stock on that trading radar.

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BIDU

Baidu.com(BIDU) is trading up in pre-market on news with HPQ so put it on the radar today.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

SBUX, ATYT, BP, SGP, MRK, ELN, OVTI, AZN, NTRI, TIE, MOT, CRME, GOOG, DELL, BIDU, AAPL, SLAB, NCOG, IDSH, PETS, BTUI, GRMN, NTGR, and NG

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Texas Instruments (TXN | charts | news | PowerRating) is set to report Monday morning before the open; look for $0.57.

Merck (MRK | charts | news | PowerRating) also reports before the open; look for $0.65.

Schering-Plough (SGP | charts | news | PowerRating) is scheduled to report before the bell also; look for $0.65.

Microsoft (MSFT | charts | news | PowerRating) said it will take on Apple's (AAPL | charts | news | PowerRating) iPod with its new Zune digital media product line, scheduled for release later this year.

The Globe and Mail reports that Advanced Micro Devices (AMD | charts | news | PowerRating) is considering a takeover bid for ATI Technologies (ATYT | charts | news | PowerRating).

Upgrades and Downgrades

Upgraded this morning include:
CSR, PDLI, CHRT, PRSP, LYO, DELL, and TIF

Downgraded this morning include:
PRTR, PPBI, WY, BPT, TMK, CLP, EQR, FDC, FTI, CSG, and ERICY

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are pointing to a higher open this morning.
  • European markets are to the upside today while Asian markets mostly traded lower on the day.
  • Israeli forces continue to move deeper into Lebanon.
  • Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to buy ATI Technologies Inc. for $5.4 billion.
  • Ther Lundberg Survey has U.S. gas prices up 2 cents over the past two weeks. The average price of unleaded gas has climbed up to just over $3.00 per gallon.
  • Pirates of the Caribbean has taken in just over $321.7 million in just 17 days.
  • Tiger Woods tops the field in the British Open over the weekend.
  • Crude Oil is $73.58 per barrel.
  • Wholesale gasoline is $2.27 per gallon.
  • Natural gas is $6.15 per unit.
  • Gold continues to slide current price is $613.00 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Alcon Inc. (ACL)
Altera Corp. (ALTR)
American Express Company (AXP)
BellSouth Corp. (BLS)
Centex Corp. (CTX)
Forward Air (FWRD)
Hasbro Inc. (HAS)
JDA Software (JDAS)
Kraft Foods (KFT)
Merck & Company (MRK)
Netflix (NFLX)
Nutrisystem (NTRI)
SanDisk Corp. (SNDK)
Texas Instruments (TXN)

Budd Foxx

Sunday, July 23, 2006

Bullish engulfing candle on the chart so keep it on the radar for Monday. Posted by Picasa

AES

AES Corp. is golden stock picks free swing setup for Monday.

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Saturday, July 22, 2006

There are two kinds of Traders

In a post to my TraderFeed blog recently, I suggested that there were two kinds of traders. One tends to trade the market based on visual patterns and often needs to rein in emotional disruptions to decision-making. The other is more analytical and bases trading decisions on tested models and/or historical/statistical patterns, but often needs to ramp up risk-taking in order to fully take advantage of edges in the marketplace.

These two kinds of traders naturally lead to two core strategies for helping traders. The first is to eliminate or reduce unwanted, negative patterns
. The second is to initiate or augment desired, positive patterns.

Old Stars Don’t Lead New Bulls

One of the most common errors investors make is going back to their list of old favorites: These typically include the former superstars of the last bull market. Prior luminaries include Microsoft, EMC, Dell, Intel, Cisco, eBay, etc.

It’s a function of their comfort levels, a bit of rosy nostalgia for the good old days when everything you bought went up, and money was falling from the sky like raindrops.

It has long been a general rule of markets that new bulls require new leadership. Numerous reasons for this exist, but three stand out in particular:

Lessons From A Trader's Diary

Almost every successful businessman will tell you that record keeping is critical to running an efficient business. Whether designing sophisticated aeronautics or simply selling scented soap, all businesses record and analyze their transactions to refine and optimize execution. When it comes to trading FX, however, very few traders diligently record and review their trades. FX trading, with its instantly dealable rates and self-organizing accounting software, makes it easy to forsake the discipline of keeping a trading diary. Yet a diary can improve a trader's performance far more than any piece of advanced technical analysis software or even a $2,000-per-day trading seminar. This article will outline what to record in your journal and will provide an example from the writer's own trading diary.

Friday, July 21, 2006

GRMN

Garmin Ltd. is once again testing support in the $95 range. We would expect lower prices in the short term if key support is broken at $95.

GAP

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co Inc. is acting well today so put it on your watchlist.

The 50 stocks that currently have the highest Stock Scouter ratings.

Top Rated by Overall Score


Top Rated 50

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. has perked up and gone green here so keep it on the radar.

Top Performers

TPX / B / EFX / RS / CPS / LAUR / CERN /CELL

OXY

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

JOYG

Joy Global, Inc. is trading up in pre-market this morning so keep it on your watchlist today.

BUCY

Bucyrus International, Inc. is trading up in pre-market so keep it on the radar today.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

SLB, AZN, KO, CAT, AMGN, FSL, MSFT, CTXS, GOOG, BIDU, HYSL, AVCI, MT, CERN, JCI, DENN, TOT, NANO, BA, and PETD

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Caterpillar Profit Per Share 41 Percent Higher

PEORIA, Ill., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT - News) reported a 41 percent increase in profit per share on a 13 percent increase in sales and revenues compared with the second quarter 2005. Sales and revenues in the quarter were $10.605 billion, and profit was $1.046 billion, or $1.52 per share -- all were the highest for any quarter in Caterpillar's history.

Upgrades and Downgrades

Upgraded this morning include:
BUCY, BFAM, GNTX, RLI, RS, WSFS, SHW, IEX, AMSG, NOVA, JCI, CELL,
and SPWR

Downgraded this morning include:
STBA, KLAC, LTXX, BBX, SWKS, MDC, and KMB

Budd Foxx

7 Stocks you need to know for today

Google (GOOG | charts | news | PowerRating) reported $2.49, beating by $0.27 estimate; revenues were $1.68 billion, also beating estimates. The stock traded higher after hours.

Microsoft (MSFT | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by a penny, guided in-line and announced a $20 billion stock repurchase. The stock traded higher after hours.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by a penny; the company said it expected third quarter sales to increase sequentially.

Mentor Graphics (MENT | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.03 and guided higher.

Amgen (AMGN | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.11and boosted guidance; revenues were $3.6 billion, also beating estimates. The stock traded higher after hours.

Caterpillar (CAT | charts | news | PowerRating) reports before the open on Friday; look for $1.42.

Eli Lilly (LLY | charts | news | PowerRating) also reports before the open on Friday; look for $0.75.

Morning News

  • Futures are up this morning pointing to a slightly higher open.
  • European markets are trading to the downside, and the Nikkei 225 gave some back.
  • Israel reportedly preparing for a ground offensive in Lebanon.
  • Tropical storm Beryl expected to clip Massachusets today.
  • Google Inc. reported second quarter profit more than doubled, sales surged, and the company provided 44.7% of U.S. search results.
  • Microsoft Corp. profit fell in the second quarter on legal charges, but sales did rise. The company also announced a share buy back program.
  • Chris Dimarco and Tiger Woods at the top of the leader board in the second round of the British Open.
  • Crude oil is up just a bit to $74.49 per barrel.
  • Wholesale gasoline is $2.25 per gallon.
  • Natural gas just below $6.00 per unit.
  • Gold slipping back to $629.00 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Arch Coal Inc. (ACI)
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)
Cognos (COGN)
Eli Lilly (LLY)
Halliburton Company (HAL)
Multi Color Corp. (LABL)
Nucor (NUE)
RadioShack Corp. (RSH)
Schlumberger (SLB)
Volvo AB (VOLV)
Wilmington Trust (WL)

Budd Foxx

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Top Performers

MOT / DOX / BKD / SWY / BOT / BAX / FSL / AAPL / AVCI / SPWR

LBIX

Leading Brands, Inc. (LBIX) just made a new intraday high so put it on the radar today.

REDF

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

HANS

Hansen Natural Corp. has a good tone in early trading so put it on the radar.

BOT

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

BOT NEWS

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. beat by .10 a share and the stock is trading up on the news so put it on the radar today.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

HANS, ATI, RTI, GOOG, AAPL, TIE, AVCI, FLSH, TRAD, NVDA, SPWR, EBAY, STLD, YHOO, AMTD, ADCT, SNDK, NTAP, AEOS, MRVL, PFE, EMC, HON, IMCL, and MOT

Budd Foxx

7 Stocks you need to know for today

Intel (INTC | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.02 but guided lower for Q3. Revenues were lighter than expected but margins beat expectations.

Motorola (MOT | charts | news | PowerRating) reported $0.55, including gains, beating by $0.03. Revenues beat estimates.

Novellus (NVLS | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.03.

Apple (AAPL | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.10. Revenue was $4.37 billion, slightly under forecast. Quarterly profit rose 48%. The company guided lower for Q4.

Ebay (EBAY | charts | news | PowerRating) was in-line at $0.24 and in-line on revenues. The company guided lower for Q3 and also authorized repurchase of up to $2 billion in stock in the next two years.

Pfizer (PFE | charts | news | PowerRating) reports before the open Thursday; look for $0.48.

CBOT Holdings (BOT | charts | news | PowerRating) also reports before the open; look for $0.72.


Upgrades and Downgrades

Upgraded this morning include:
AIT, GLBC, SAH, AEOS, QCOM, PLAB, SBUX, MOT, BOBJ, STJ, CDWC, NVDA, SNDK, and ADCT

Downgraded this morning include:
XMSR, KNOT, TCBI, JNPR, BP, SOMX, GDW, FE, MOGN, and JNPR

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are pointing to a flat to slightly lower open.
  • Weekly jobless claims to be released this morning.
  • June leading indicators on tap for today as well.
  • July Philly Fed survey will also be released today.
  • Natural gas inventories will be released at 10:30 this morning.
  • European markets are up, and Asian markets had a great day.
  • Isreal showing no signs of backing off bombings in Lebanon.
  • Ben Bernanke comments have investors thinking the Fed is near the end or will halt on interest rate hikes.
  • President Bush stands by his veto threat on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.
  • Apple Computer shares on the rise after releasing 2nd quarter results. Motorola also reported a great quarter after the bell last night.
  • Crude oil is just under $73.00 per barrel.
  • Wholesale gasoline has pulled back to $2.24 per gallon.
  • Natural gas just under $6.00 per unit.
  • Gold is currently $643.00 per ounce.
Budd Foxx

Earnings

A few of the companies reporting today.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Amgen (AMGN)
Baxter International (BAX)
Broadcom (BRCM)
Bucyrus International (BUCY)
Capital One Financial (COF)
Cohu (COHU)
Continental Airlines (CAL)
D.R. Horton (DHI)
Dow Jones & Company (DJ)
F5 Network (FFIV)
Ford Motor Company (F)
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
Google (GOOG)
Honeywell (HON)
Imclone Systems Inc. (IMCL)
Microsoft (MSFT)
Nokia (NOK)
Pfizer (PFE)
TravelZoo Inc. (TZOO)
Wyeth (WYE)

Budd Foxx

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

TZOO

  • Earnings Release: Before the market opens on Thursday, July 20 by public distribution and on Travelzoo's investor relations Web site at www.travelzoo.com/ir.
  • Live Conference Call: 11:00 am EDT on Thursday, July 20 via Web cast, which can be accessed through Travelzoo's investor relations Web site.
  • Conference Call Archive: Following the conference call, an archived Web cast will be available for 90 days on Travelzoo's investor relations Web site.

LBIX

Leading Brands, Inc. (LBIX) is acting well today and could be a momentum play if the stock is pushing the high of the day near the close. This stock has been down 3 days in a row and today is the first day up.

Potential Momentum

These stocks could possibly follow through tomorrow:

CME, ATI, RTI, TIE, PCU, RGLD, LBIX, UIC,ESRX and USNA

CCJ

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

Oil Inventories

Energy Dept. just released the following:

Crude oil inventories up 200,000 barrels.

Gasoline was up 1.5 million barrels.

Distillates saw a rise of 103,000 barrels.

Budd Foxx

BA

The Boeing Company is acting very well today so put it on the radar.

GS

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a good tone to it today so put it on the radar.

CEPH

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

PD

Phelps Dodge Corp. is acting well in early trading so put it on the radar.

Top Performers

TSS / SON / PKG / APH / LUV / ILMN / DLTK / CDWC / ISSX / ESLR

HANS

Hansen Natural Corp. has a good tone in early trading so put it on the radar.

TIE

Titanium Metals Corp. is starting to heat up a bit here so keep it on the radar.

ISRG

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. continues to have a good tone so put it on the radar.

TZOO

TravelZoo, Inc. has perked up so put it on the trading radar.

BOT

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

UnitedHealth says quarterly profit rises 26 percent

NEW YORK (Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH - News) on Wednesday reported a 26 percent rise in second-quarter profit on strong revenue from premiums, and the insurer raised its full-year outlook.

BBY

Best Buy Co Inc. (BBY) was upgraded this morning by Prudential so put it on the trading radar today. New price target is $60 per share.

AAPL

Apple Computer, Inc. will report earnings after the bell today. EPS estimate is .44 for this stock.

U.S. June core CPI up 0.3% on rising rents

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - U.S. consumer prices increased a moderate 0.2% in June, the smallest gain in four months, but core inflation rose 0.3% for the fourth straight month, putting pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again. The Labor Department said the consumer price index increased 0.2% in June after rising 0.4% in May. Energy prices fell 0.9%, while food prices rose 0.3%. The CPI is up 4.3% in the past 12 months. The core CPI is up 2.6% in the past year, a bit more than the Fed would like. Economists were expecting 0.2% gains in both the headline CPI and the core CPI, which excludes food and energy costs.

Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market

SHLD, BBY, UNH, BA, ILMN, ESLR, DISH, ASML, NITE, AAPL, SNDK, NOK, STM, PHG, DB, IBM, FCEL, FIZ, BAY, BHP, JPM, DXPE, and LUFK

Budd Foxx

ILMN

Illumina, Inc. reported good earnings and lifted its 2006 forcast so keep it on the radar this week.

7 Stocks you need to know for today

IBM (IBM | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by a penny; revenues were in-line.

Yahoo (YHOO | charts | news | PowerRating) was in-line at $0.11.

USANA (USNA | charts | news | PowerRating) beat by $0.03 and upped guidance for Q3.

Checkpoint (CHKP | charts | news | PowerRating) was in-line at $0.32/share.

Bank of America (BAC | charts | news | PowerRating) also reports before the open; look for $1.10.

J.P. Morgan (JPM | charts | news | PowerRating) is set to report Wednesday morning; $0.87 is expected.

Ryland (RYL | charts | news | PowerRating) will announce earnings in the morning; look for $1.93.

Upgrades and Downgrades

Upgraded this morning include:
SGR, ESV, MGM, PENN, PDX, DISH, BUD, FCX, OSUR, NOK, BBY, VIRL, ANSS, HBIO, and CMCO

Downgraded this morning include:
AGP, WYNN, FRX, YHOO, DTAS, WBD, NTES, CGNX, and JBHT

Budd Foxx

Morning News

  • Futures are pointing to a mixed open this morning. The Nasdaq futures are to the downside on Yahoo Inc. earnings released after the bell last night.
  • Consumer Price Index to be released this morning.
  • Energy Dept. will release oil inventories at 10:30 this morning.
  • June housing starts also will be released today.
  • European markets are trading to the upside this morning. The Nikkei 225 also closed to the upside.
  • Ben Bernanke will be speaking to Congress today.
  • Yahoo Inc. shares drop in after hours trading last night on earnings report, and 3rd quarter forcast.
  • Illumina Inc. traded higher in after hours trading due to a good earnings report.
  • BP to shut down 12 oil wells in Alaska. There are serious concerns that major leaks are taking place in many of the companies wells.
  • Crude oil currently $73.00 per barrel.
  • Wholesale gasoline is $2.24 per gallon.
  • Natural gas is below $6.00 per unit.
  • Gold pulling back to $621.00 per ounce.
Budd Foxx
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