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Here are 7 stocks for traders for Friday from TradingMarkets.com:
Oracle (NasdaqGS:ORCL - News) beat earnings expectations on Thursday afternoon, announcing $0.22 EPS over an expected $0.21 EPS. ORCL's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.
Tektronix (NYSE:TEK - News) also beat earnings with $0.22 EPS over an expected $0.21 EPS. TEK's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.
Circuit City (NYSE:CC - News) fell 17% on Thursday after missing earnings in the morning. Rivals Best Buy (NYSE:BBY - News) and Radioshack (NYSE:RSH - News) also dropped, in an industry-wide slip. CC's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4, BBY's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4 and RSH's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.
General Motors (NYSE:GM - News) fell over 1% on reports of continued haggling over a union-run retiree health-care fund with the United Auto Workers. GM's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.
Motorola (NYSE:MOT - News) gained over 3% on Thursday on analyst reports that rival Samsung is out of stock, giving MOT more room to sell products. MOT's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.
PowerRatings (for Traders) are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com

Labels: BBY, CC, GM, Hot Stocks, MOT, ORCL, RSH, TEK

Here are 7 trading ideas for today. These lists come directly from the TradingMarkets Stock Indicators page and are based upon our latest quantitative research.
Bullish
Our research shows that stocks exhibiting this price behavior, while trading above their 200-day moving average, have on average, shown positive returns 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge. To learn more about our research into stocks exhibiting this type of behavior, go to TradingMarkets.com.
Gaps Down 5% or More: Radioshack (NYSE:RSH - News). RSH's PowerRating is 8.
Laps Down 5% or More: Elan (NYSE:ELN - News). ELN's PowerRating is 8.
5+ Consecutive Down Days: Harvest Natural Resources (NYSE:HNR - News). HNR's PowerRating is 9.
5+ Consecutive Lower Lows: Checkpoint Systems (NYSE:CKP - News). CKP's PowerRating is 9.
2-Period RSI Below 2: O2Micro International (NasdaqGS:OIIM - News). OIIM's PowerRating is 9.
Bearish
Our research shows that stocks exhibiting this price behavior, while trading below their 200-day moving average, have on average, shown negative returns 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
5+ Consecutive Up Days: Nomura (NYSE:NMR - News). NMR's PowerRating is 3.
Stocks Up 10% or More: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS:VRTX - News). VRTX's PowerRating is 3.
Reminder: We are in no way recommending the purchase or sale of these stocks. This article is intended for education purposes only. Trading should be based on your own understanding of market conditions, price patterns and risk; our information is designed to contribute to your understanding.
PowerRatings (for Traders) are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com.

Labels: CKP, ELN, HNR, Hot Stocks, NMR, OIIM, RSH, VRTX

Stock futures lifted in wobbly trading Monday, as Wall Street remained jittery about a possible credit crunch putting a crimp on U.S. growth.
Last week was the worst in five years for the Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index. On Thursday and Friday, the Dow fell a total of 585 points, caving under growing worries about a shakier lending climate.
Some of Monday's major earnings reports brought good news. Health benefits provider Humana Inc. said its second-quarter profit more than doubled year-over-year, and HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's largest bank by market value, said that while lending risks remain, its first-half earnings rose by 25 percent.
But market volatility is high and credit concerns are running deep, so it's unclear if any of the day's news will allay investors' fears of a major correction. Stock futures -- bets on how the stock market will perform during the normal trading session -- bobbed higher and lower ahead of the opening bell.
Investors were also disappointed to hear that China tightened its credit again to rein in the country's excess cash, by ordering banks to hike their reserves.
Dow futures expiring in September rose 17, or 0.13 percent, to 13,301. The Standard & Poor's 500 futures rose 0.70, or 0.05 percent, at 1,458.70, while the Nasdaq 100 futures rose 1.00, or 0.05 percent, to 1,964.50.

Labels: HBC, HUM, RSH, Stock Futures, VZ

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Monday from TradingMarkets.com:
Archer-Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM - News) reports earnings on Monday before the bell; watch for $0.59 EPS. ADM's PowerRating is 5.
Cameco (NYSE:CCJ - News) looks to report $0.42 EPS on Monday morning before the bell. CCJ's PowerRating is 6.
Humana (NYSE:HUM - News) is expected to announce $1.39 EPS on Monday morning. HUM's PowerRating is 6.
Monster Worldwide (NasdaqGS:MNST - News) is looking to report $0.34 EPS when the company announces earnings on Monday morning. MNST's PowerRating is 7.
RadioShack (NYSE:RSH - News) should report $0.24 EPS early Monday. RSH's PowerRating is 7.
CF Industries (NYSE:CF - News) and Titanium Metals (NYSE:TIE - News) both report after the bell on Monday. Watch for heightened price and volume. CF's PowerRating is 9 and TIE's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings (for Traders) are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com

Labels: ADM, CCJ, CF, Hot Stocks, HUM, MNST, RSH, TIE