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Concerns over the weakening economy led Macy's (NYSE:M) to warn that annual profits might be lower than previously forecast. At its lowest on Friday, the stock was off by more than 9%. The Short Term PowerRatings for M is 7.
Among those financial stocks rebounding on Friday were shares of Wachovia (NYSE:WB) , up more than 34%. The Short Term PowerRatings for WB is 4.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) reports earnings Tuesday morning before the bell. Analysts are expecting EPS of 1.12. The Short Term PowerRatings for JNJ is 6.
Traders worried that Morgan Stanley might face a cut in its credit rating by Moody's sent shares of the stock lower by more than 20%. The Short Term PowerRatings for MS is 8.
Reporting earnings before the market opens on Tuesday, PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) is expected to announce EPS of 1.08. The Short Term PowerRatings for PEP is 6.
Falling oil prices led to lower prices for major oil service company like Exxon-Mobil (NYSE:XOM), which lost more than 8% on Friday. The Short Term PowerRatings for XOM is 5.
Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) announced on Friday that it would no longer provide inventoary financing to automobile dealers in New York and New Jersey. The Short Term PowerRatings for COF is 5.

Labels: Capital One Financial, COF, Exxon Mobil, Hot Stocks, JNJ, PEP, Wachovia, WB, XOM

Shares of companies that issue consumer credit cards jumped in afternoon trading Tuesday after the Federal Reserve said it would cut its federal funds rate for the first time in four years.
The U.S. central bank cut the rate by a half-point, to 4.75 percent.
A change in the funds rate, which was at 5.25 percent, will be reflected immediately in commercial banks' prime lending rate, the benchmark for millions of consumer and business loans. The prime rate was at 8.25 percent.
Also boosting stocks in the sector was an announcement from American Express Co. that it would sell its international banking subsidiary for nearly $1.1 billion so it can focus on its core business of credit cards.
And Capital One Financial Corp. said late Monday in a regulatory filing that it expects loans and deposits to grow by the "low to mid-single digit" range in 2008, news which had boosted shares throughout the day.
Here's how the major credit card companies were trading following the Fed decision:
American Express Co., up $3, or 5.1 percent, to $61.14.
Mastercard Inc., up $9.20, or 6.7 percent, to $145.97.
Capital One, up $3.50, or 5.3 percent, to $68.72.
Discover Financial Services, up $1.51, or 7 percent, to $22.78.
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Labels: AXP, COF, Credit Cards, DFS, Federal Reserve, Hot Stocks, MA

Here are 7 options to watch for today. This list comes directly from the TradingMarkets Options Indicators page. The list is created using OptionVue options analysis software.
Most Underpriced Calls: These are the most under priced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
Goldman Sachs Oct 195.0 Calls (NYSE:GS - News). GS' PowerRating is 6.
Most Underpriced Puts: These are the most under priced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
Digital River Sep 40.0 Puts (NasdaqGS:BIDU - News). DRIV's PowerRating is 5.
Most Overpriced Calls: These are the most overpriced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
SanDisk Oct 60.0 Calls (NasdaqGS:SNDK - News). SNDK's PowerRating is 6.
Most Overpriced Puts: These are the most overpriced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
Countrywide Financial Sep 17.5 Puts (NYSE:CFC - News). CFC's PowerRating is 7.
Stocks with Abnormal Call Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual call option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Call Volume Alerts list suggests a possible takeover, extraordinarily good earnings report, or other news which may favorably affect the stock.
Rangold Resources (NasdaqGS:GOLD - News). GOLD's PowerRating is 5.
Stocks with Abnormal Put Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual put option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Put Volume Alerts list suggests an extraordinarily negative earnings report, or other news which may negatively affect the stock.
First Horizon National (NYSE:FHN - News). FHN's PowerRating is 6.
Abnormal Put/Call $ Volume: These stocks have the highest dollar put volume in relation to their call volume. These high ratios are indicative of extreme bearish sentiment in the underlying stock.
Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - News). COF's PowerRating is 6.
PowerRatings are courtesy of www.PowerRatings.net

Labels: BIDU, CFC, COF, FHN, GOLD, GS, Hot Stock Options, SNDK

Here are 7 options to watch for today. This list comes directly from the TradingMarkets Options Indicators page. The list is created using OptionVue options analysis software.
Most Underpriced Calls: These are the most under priced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
Goldman Sachs Oct 210.0 Calls (NYSE:GS - News). GS' PowerRating is 6.
Most Underpriced Puts: These are the most under priced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
Under Armour Oct 55 Puts (NYSE:UA - News). UA's PowerRating is 7.
Most Overpriced Calls: These are the most overpriced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
Baidu.com Sep 250.0 Calls (NasdaqGS:BIDU - News). BIDU's PowerRating is 6.
Most Overpriced Puts: These are the most overpriced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
Bear Stearns Sep 85.0 Puts (NYSE:BSC - News). BSC's PowerRating is 6.
Stocks with Abnormal Call Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual call option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Call Volume Alerts list suggests a possible takeover, extraordinarily good earnings report, or other news which may favorably affect the stock.
XM Satellite Radio (NasdaqGS:XMSR - News). XMSR's PowerRating is 5.
Stocks with Abnormal Put Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual put option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Put Volume Alerts list suggests an extraordinarily negative earnings report, or other news which may negatively affect the stock.
Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW - News). SHW's PowerRating is 5.
Abnormal Put/Call $ Volume: These stocks have the highest dollar put volume in relation to their call volume. These high ratios are indicative of extreme bearish sentiment in the underlying stock.
Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - News). COF's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings are courtesy of www.PowerRatings.net

Labels: BIDU, BSC, COF, GS, Hot Stock Options, SHW, UA, XMSR

Here are 7 options to watch for today. This list comes directly from the TradingMarkets Options Indicators page. The list is created using OptionVue options analysis software.
Most Underpriced Calls: These are the most under priced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
Capital One Financial Corp. Sept 85 Calls (NYSE:COF - News). COF's PowerRating is 5.
Most Underpriced Puts: These are the most under priced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
Baidu.com Sept 160 Puts (NasdaqGM:BIDU - News). BIDU's PowerRating is 3.
Most Overpriced Calls: These are the most overpriced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
Mastercard Inc. Aug 180 Calls (NYSE:MA - News). MA's PowerRating is 7.
Most Overpriced Puts: These are the most overpriced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
Southern Copper Corp. Aug 95 Puts (NYSE:PCU - News). PCU's PowerRating is 4.
Stocks with Abnormal Call Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual call option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Call Volume Alerts list suggests a possible takeover, extraordinarily good earnings report, or other news which may favorably affect the stock.
Symantec Corp. (NasdaqGS:SYMC - News). SYMC's PowerRating is 5.
Stocks with Abnormal Put Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual put option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Put Volume Alerts list suggests an extraordinarily negative earnings report, or other news which may negatively affect the stock.
Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV - News). HOV's PowerRating is 5.
Abnormal Put/Call $ Volume: These stocks have the highest dollar put volume in relation to their call volume. These high ratios are indicative of extreme bearish sentiment in the underlying stock.
Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT - News). MOT's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com

Labels: BIDU, COF, Hot Stock Options, HOV, MA, MOT, PCU, SYMC