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October 28 - Top 16 Gainers, Quantum, CTS, Unisys Leads The Way

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:03:00 +0000

Company nameSymbol Market cap Last price Volume Quote change (%) Quantum Corporation QTM419.56M1.9813.32M21.47 CTS Corporation CTS308.25M9.10402,390.0019.89 Unisys Corporation UIS1.04B28.171.95M17.03 Anika Therapeutics, Inc. ANIK83.15M7.27407,309.0015.21 Quaker Chemical Corporation KWR222.32M20.12205,892.0014.25 Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. PEET418.01M32.22622,984.0013.97 Direxion Daily Emr Mkts Bear 3x Shs(ETF) EDZ36.86M7.3910.09M13.69 Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X (ETF) DRV2.11M23.152.32M12.27 NutriSystem Inc. NTRI656.73M21.233.43M12.15 Orion Energy Systems, Inc. ...

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Recent Updates On Gold: Some Technical Analysis

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:59:00 +0000

The recent pullback in gold has lined up the technicals for a good entry point to catch the rest of the move. Here is the video

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Bright Spots In The Market...Visa, DeVry and Nutrisystem

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:53:00 +0000

The market's cautious bias that began last week has picked up a bit of momentum. As for today's market, earnings are once again becoming a key factor. The bright spots from today's results includes Visa (V), DeVry (DV) and Nutrisystem (NTRI). On the not-so-hot list were the results from SAP (SAP), Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) and Massey Energy (MEE). The commodity sector is seeing some heavy selling hit shares of Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM), U.S. Steel (X), Peabody Energy (BTU) and BHP Billiton (BHP). Where is that money going? How about into shares of AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ), which are both...

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19 October - Top 20 Small Cap Gainer

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:10:00 +0000

Company nameSymbol Market cap Last price Volume Quote change (%) RADCOM Ltd. RDCM8.88M2.17363,883.0085.47 Aehr Test Systems AEHR13.42M1.58344,079.0023.44 China Technology Development Group Corp. CTDC54.30M3.48585,577.0022.11 New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc. NGBF33.81M1.15268,003.0015.00 China Mass Media Corp. (ADR) CMM112.23M4.70215,461.0014.91 DRI Corporation TBUS30.16M2.621.23M14.91 TM Entertainment & Media, Inc. TMI115.05M9.20264,498.0014.29 New Oriental Energy & Chemical Corp. NOEC16.43M1.30347,538.0014.05 Openwave Systems Inc. OPWV237.12M2.841.82M12.25 China...

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Dow Pushed Below 10K As Bank of America Fails To Impress

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:00:00 +0000

Investors decided that they would be selling shares this morning as earnings from Bank of America (BAC), General Electric (GE) and IBM Corp (IBM) failed to live up to street expectations. It will be interesting to see if there are enough buyers out there that can push the Dow average back above the 10,000 level to close the week. Wall Street analysts were out in force this morning, making positive calls on shares of CME Group (CME), Safeway (SWY) and Walgreen Co. (WAG), while being negative on companies like Allegheny Technologies (ATI), Nokia (NOK) and William-Sonoma (WSM). Elsewhere in...

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DSW, Polaris, Fairchild Semiconductor, Cypress Semiconductor All Guide Higher

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:25:00 +0000

TempurPedic Raises Guidance TempurPedic International Inc. (TPX) said it expects 2009 earnings of $1.00 to $1.05 per share on revenue of $790.0 million to $805.0 million. The company's previous guidance was earnings of $0.70 to $0.90 per share on revenue of $700.0 million to $740.0 million and the current consensus earnings estimate is $0.87 per share on revenue of $736.6 million for the year ending December 31, 2009. SuccessFactors Guides Higher SuccessFactors (SFSF) said it expects third quarter revenue of $38.2 million to $38.7 million. The company's previous guidance was revenue of...

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Is There Anything Like Perfect Portfolio

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:45:00 +0000

Perfect Portfolio There is a saying which has been attributed to a fictional Chinese storyteller named Kai Lung and it goes like this, “May you live in interesting times”. Well my friends, we do live in interesting times, very interesting times. With China holding the largest share of US debt, inflation just around the corner, and no light at the end of the tunnel for the unemployed - these are interesting times. So what’s going to be the best plan of action for your money in the next three years? Is the value of your portfolio going to be cut in half, or is it going to double? I have my...

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October 15: Top 20 Small Cap Gainer

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:06:00 +0000

Company nameSymbol Market cap Quote change (%) Last price Volume Royale Energy, Inc. ROYL27.30M47.933.212.85M Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation MHR91.41M34.132.241.20M Rubio's Restaurants, Inc. RUBO77.67M29.007.74686,122.00 CIT Group, Inc. PRFD 'A' CIT-A15.02M26.321.441.57M CEL-SCI Corporation CVM239.28M25.001.6023.33M Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. OPTT85.26M24.078.351.68M Hudson Highland Group, Inc. HHGP108.47M23.264.08151,636.00 Linktone Ltd. (ADR) LTON107.26M23.192.553.80M Solta Medical Inc. SLTM128.73M20.092.691.44M Gray Television, Inc. GTN138.06M19.832.842.43M Maguire...

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October 14: Top 20 Small Cap Gainers

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:09:00 +0000

Company nameSymbol Market cap Last price Volume Quote change (%) China INSOnline Corp. CHIO59.60M1.494.48M49.00 Orsus Xelent Technologies Inc. ORS36.90M1.243.90M44.19 Active Power, Inc. ACPW83.07M1.253.75M37.36 Authentidate Holding Corp. ADAT56.93M1.66388,048.0027.69 LJ International, Inc. JADE75.38M3.294.21M27.03 Kandi Technolgies Corp. KNDI59.68M2.99334,501.0024.58 ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. ZIOP78.45M3.601.68M24.57 Cosi, Inc. COSI35.55M0.87449,354.0020.85 TravelCenters of America LLC TA115.18M6.91791,294.0019.55 PowerSecure International, Inc. POWR151.51M8.80801,022.0018.44 KV...

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Xilinx, Abbott Labs Guide Higher, Host Hotels & Resorts Guides Inline

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:19:00 +0000

Avago Technologies Raises Guidance Avago Technologies (AVGO) said it now expects fourth quarter revenue of approximately $417.5 million. The company's previous guidance was revenue of $388.4 million to $399.3 million, but there currently are no revenue estimates for the quarter ending November 1, 2009. Xilinx Guides Revenue Above Estimates Xilinx Inc. (XLNX) said it expects third quarter revenue of $439.8 million to $456.4 million. The current consensus estimate is revenue of $422.5 million for the quarter ending December 31, 2009. WD-40 Guides Earnings Above Estimates WD-40 Company...

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Central Banks Favor Euro Over Dollar

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:17:00 +0000

Dollar Reaches Breaking Point as Banks Shift Reserves Central banks flush with record reserves are increasingly snubbing dollars in favor of euros and yen, further pressuring the greenback after its biggest two- quarter rout in almost two decades. Policy makers boosted foreign currency holdings by $413 billion last quarter, the most since at least 2003, to $7.3 trillion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Nations reporting currency breakdowns put 63 percent of the new cash into euros and yen in April, May and June, the latest Barclays Capital data show. That’s the highest percentage...

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Stocks I Will Be Watching - October 8

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:47:00 +0000

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Seagate, ConAgra Guides Higher, Carnival Below Estimates

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:19:00 +0000

Seagate Technology Guides Higher Seagate Technology (STX) said it now expects fiscal first quarter revenue to be at or slightly above the high-end of its previous guidance range of $2.40 to $2.60 billion. The current consensus estimate is revenue of $2.52 billion for the quarter ending October 3, 2009. ConAgra Foods Raises Guidance ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG) said it now expects fiscal 2010 earnings to approacth $1.70 per share. The company's previous guidance was earnings of $1.63 to $1.66 per share and the current consensus earnings estimate is $1.66 per share for the year ending May 31,...

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Lincoln Educational, Molex, Ocular Science Raises Guidance

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:51:00 +0000

Ocular Sciences Raises and Narrows Guidance Ocular Sciences, Inc (OCLR) said it now expects first quarter revenue of $82.0 million to $87.0 million. The company's previous guidance was revenue of $76.0 million to $84.0 million and the current consensus estimate is revenue of $80.0 million for the quarter ending September 26, 2009. Lincoln Educational Services to Exceed Estimates Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC) said it expects to exceed its previous guidance for third quarter earnings of $0.34 to $0.36 per share on revenue of $134.0 million to $138.0 million. The current...

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Stocks I Wish I Had Shorted

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:36:00 +0000

RAME crashed 9% today. Volume faded nicely. Was a good short. NCOC spiked from 75cents to 1.50$ in matter of few days. 100% up move. After topping out at 1.50$, it started selling off. First red day (when stock price when below yesterdays close), it made a good short. The stock followed up this selling with 2 more days of selling. Missed this one completely. LXRX is a biotech stock up on drug news. However got overextended from 1.60$ to $3.50. Another 100%+ move. Unsustainable. Profit taking and short sellers brought it back to reality. Had perfect afternoon fade the very first day of...

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Missed Opportunities To Short

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:39:00 +0000

GVBP was classic pump and dump. However no shares were available today to short. Really frustrating and sad to see a classic pump and dump in action and nothing to do about it. EDAP broke past @4.50 support. Was fading all day. Easy short. Missed it completely due to focusing on other trades. Set alerts in the trading tool next time to avoid such misses. DIET another pump and dump. Went straight down into the open. (from @2.6 to @2.2). Did not want to short after it was already down soo much. Just ended up watching. Sucks !!

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Fakeouts Stopped Me Out On All Trades

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:22:00 +0000

Buying on round number breaks didnt work out today. Bought CHINA @3.00 hoping the break would last. It never did. Stopped out @2.83 Lesson 1: Wait for volume to build up before going long. Fakeout did it for me. Lesson 2: Stuck to my stop loss. Not disappointed about the trade. Plain bad luck. Stop loss was below yesterdays low. Bought JAZZ @10.01 on break of $10, hoping for follow through movement. Couldnt keep above 10, after few tries. Fakeout. Stopped out @9.77. Lesson 1: Good trade idea of waiting for break of 10. Unfortunately didnt hold. No disappointment. Stayed disciplined and...

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Mercer International Pops 50%, but Repros Therapeutics down 14%

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Mercer International (MERC) 52% HIGHER; since announcing it's Q2 results on July 29, share of Mercer have skyrocketed more than 340%. ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ARIA) 5% HIGHER; rose after the close on Friday. This morning's report was that ARIAD and its co-plaintiffs announced that the Court of Appeals granted their petition for rehearing 'En Banc' in the Lilly NF-kB patent lawsuit. Shares were up about 2% at $2.17 as many traders sold the news. Electro-Optical Sciences, Inc. (MELA) 19% HIGHER; was a big winner after being featured in this weekend's "unusual suspects" after Barron's...

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After Hour Movers - 18th Aug

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:44:00 +0000

Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRD) 22.2% HIGHER; reports a Q2 loss of $0.15 compared to $0.11 profit for the same period last year. Revenue in the second quarter totaled US$16.2 million, representing an increase of 97% from US$8.2 million in 1Q09 and down 60% from US$40.2 million in 2Q08. Vantage Drilling Company (NYSE: VTG) 20.4% LOWER; announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, 46,500,000 of its ordinary shares. In connection with this offering, Vantage will grant the underwriters an option to purchase 6,975,000 additional ordinary shares to...

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GreenHunter, China GrenTech Pops As Cardica, LJ International Get Buried

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:53:00 +0000

GreenHunter Energy (Amex: GRH) 70% HIGHER; For the second quarter of 2009, the Company reported net income to common shareholders, including one-time events, of $4.45 million ($0.13 per fully diluted common share) on total revenues of $1.7 million, compared to a net loss of $7.3 million ($0.37 loss per fully diluted common share) on total revenues of $468 thousand in the second quarter of 2008. China GrenTech (Nasdaq: GRRF) 47% HIGHER; reports Q2 EPS of $0.08, 6 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.02. Revenue for the quarter was $62 million, versus...

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Intel, Motorola, Capital One Popped While Yum & Fifth Street Dived

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:48:00 +0000

Alcatel-Lucent shares rose 14%. Merrill Lynch raised its rating on the telecom-equipment maker to buy from neutral, saying the stock is oversold after falling 20% from its recent peak. The broker told clients that its upgrade isn't a call on the quarter, although it does expect a sequential improvement in operating margins through the rest of the year. AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. shares gained 7.9% after being upgraded to buy from hold at Standard & Poor's. "We think results will benefit from a lower headcount and cost controls following cuts in the past year, boosting margins," added...

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Inflation At The Consumer Level Rose By 0.7 Percent

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:42:00 +0000

The market moved broadly higher at the open this morning as positive earnings reports outweighed lack lackluster economic data. The Commerce Department said inflation at the consumer level rose by 0.7 percent last month, slightly higher than the 0.6 percent increase that economists were expecting. It was the biggest one-month gain since a 0.7 percent increase last July. The big jump was seen as a temporary blip, however. Inflation is not expected to be a problem any time soon given a severe recession which is keeping a lid on wage pressures. The Federal Reserve reported production at the...

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Tyco Electronics Guide Higher, United Technologies Reaffirms

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:42:00 +0000

Positive Guidance Tyco Electronics Ups Guidance Tyco Electronics Ltd. (TEL) said it now expects third quarter earnings of $0.10 to $0.17 per share, excluding items, on revenue of $2.45 billion to $2.55 billion. The company's previous guidance was earnings of $0.01 to $0.06 per share on revenue of $2.35 billion to $2.45 billion and the current consensus earnings estimate is $0.03 per share on revenue of $2.42 billion for the quarter ending June 26, 2009. O2Micro Guides Above Estimates O2Micro International Ltd. (OIIM) said it expects second quarter revenue of approximately $34.0 million....

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Jazz Pharma, Maguire Properties Soar, Hartford Plummet

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:21:00 +0000

Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s ($4.23, +$1.59, +60.23%) sodium oxybate showed meaningful improvement in treating the pain and the main symptoms associated with fibromyalgia in Phase III studies. The company had already announced positive results from the trials late last year, saying preliminary results achieved their endpoints. Maguire Properties Inc. ($1.57, +$0.50, +46.73%), a struggling Los Angeles real-estate investment trust, sold a newly developed office building in Irvine, Calif., for about $160 million, a price representing an estimated 40% discount to its construction cost. Six...

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Pops And Drops - Savient, Hoku Lead The Way

rantaboutit@gmail.com (sJ) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:09:00 +0000

Shares of Savient Pharmaceuticals ($9.28, +$3.35, +56.49%) jumped as the Food and Drug Administration released its briefing documents ahead of a panel meeting Tuesday to discuss approval of gout treatment Krystexxa. Analysts said the FDA comments appeared to be positive. Hoku's ($3.15, -$1.23, -28.08%) fiscal first-quarter loss narrowed despite sharply lower revenue, but the alternative-energy company warned it is having trouble raising capital to continue as a going concern over the next 12 months. William Blair raised its investment rating on Sonic ($3.57, +$0.41, +12.97%) to...

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