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Amazon.com (NasdaqGS:AMZN) soared on news that Goldman Sachs added the company to its "buy" list, citing the potential for growth in the leading online retailer. The Short Term PowerRating for AMZN is 4.
Another day, another upgrade in the semiconductor sector as Citigroup raises Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) from "hold" to "buy". The Short Term PowerRating for TXN is 3.
Railroad stocks continued to rally with CSX Corp. (NYSE:CSX)leading the group higher on the day. The Short Term PowerRating for CSX is 3.
Shares of SanDisk (NasdaqGS:SNDK) plunged more than 7% on an analyst downgrade to "market underperform." The Short Term PowerRating for SNDK is 2.
Traders bid shares of Solarfun Power Holdings (NasdaqGM:SOLF) higher on Monday in anticipation of the company's earnings report on Wednesday before the open. The Short Term PowerRating for SOLF is 1.
Home Depot (NYSE:HD), the worlds largest home improvement retailer, reports earnings Tuesday morning before the bell. Analysts expect EPS of $0.37. The Short Term PowerRating for HD is 4.
Oracle (NasdaqGS:ORCL) found its future and Larry Ellison's leadership endorsed by Barron's magazine over the weekend. The stock was up more than 3% on the Monday. The Short Term PowerRating for ORCL is 4.

Labels: AMZN, CSX, HD, Hot Stocks, ORCL, SNDK, SOLF, TXN

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Monday from TradingMarkets.com:
Alberto-Culver (NYSE:ACV - News) reports earnings on Monday before the market opens, with traders looking for $0.26 EPS. ACV's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.
Black & Decker (NYSE:BDK - News) announces quarterly results on Monday morning; watch for $1.03 EPS. BDK's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.
Halliburton (NYSE:HAL - News) is poised to report $0.69 EPS on Monday morning before the bell. HAL's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.
When McDonald's (NYSE:MCD - News) announces results on Monday morning, traders will be watching for $0.71 EPS. MCD's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.
Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN - News) expects to report $0.04 EPS on Monday morning. TSN's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.
Analysts will be watching for Verizon (NYSE:VZ - News) to report for $0.62 EPS on Monday morning. VZ's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.
On Monday afternoon, watch for SanDisk (NasdaqGS:SNDK - News) to report $0.64 EPS. SNDK's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.

Labels: ACV, BDK, HAL, MCD, SNDK, Stocks to Watch, TSN, VZ

Victors: Apple (AAPL) crushed Wall Street estimates by reporting a 67% jump in profits. Najarian says it's an amazing number and everything is working. He owns the stock and continues to stay long. American Express (AXP) beats expectations and trades higher after hours. Merck (MRK) reports a 62% jump in third quarter profits and the stock trades higher. Macke continues to be bullish on Merck. Adami suggests looking at Pfizer (PFE) on a valuation basis.Homebuilding stocks were strong on Monday with the Homebuilders ETF (XHB) trading up 3%. Finerman mentions that a private equity group Hellman & Friedman bought Goodman Global (GGL) for $2.65 billion and tells viewers to trade off that news by going long MDC Holdings (MDC).
Victims: Texas Instruments (TXN) shares dip on the chip maker's outlook that was below Wall Street estimates. Najarian hinted that Texas Instruments isn't managed as well as Apple (AAPL) and he would rather own Apple. Adami counsels investors to buy Intel (INTC) off the TXN numbers. Alos, crude oil and gold both fell 1% Monday as the dollar gains strength.
Merrill Lynch (MER) is set to report earnings on Wednesday. CNBC's Charlie Gasparino discussed his take on Merrill. Insiders at Merrill tell him that some are calling for CEO Stan O'Neal's head. Even outside shareholders want him out. Macke tells investors not to bother buying this stock. Gasparino is now giving O'Neal 8-to-1 odds of being removed as CEO.
SanDisk Corporation (SNDK) co-founder, president and COO Sanjay Mehrotra joined the shpw to discuss his firm's prospects. Mehrotra says demand remains strong especially for the mobile phone segment of the business. He sees continued growth for SanDisk in 2008 and higher profitability.
OIL: Higher oil prices may actually cause BP (BP) and Exxon (XOM) to report a decline in profit for the first time in 5 years. Finerman wants to short tanker stocks like Teekay (TK) because of declining tanker rates.
Retail: Amazon.com (AMZN) is set to report earnings Tuesday after the bell. Macke loves the stock and thinks they will blow out the earnings. Finerman prefers Target (TGT) and Wal-Mart (WMT) and she hopes they trade lower so that she can buy more for her hedge fund. Adami is partial to United Parcel Services (UPS)
Pops & Drops
Pops- Altria (MO) trades up 1% after a UBS upgrade. Finerman is bullish on Altria.
Kimberly Clark (KMB) trades up 5% after posting strong profit numbers.
ExpressJet Holdings (XJT) trades up 16% after the firm announced possible plans of going private.
Sears Holdings (SHLD) popped 4% after a positive mention in Barron's. Finerman would rather be long Target (TGT).
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) traded up 8% after reporting strong profits. The stock is working for Macke.
Radiation Therapy Service exploded higher by 44% after Vestar Capital Partners took the company private.
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) traded up 5% after the firm raised third-quarter estimates and Adami would buy it.
Final Trade
Macke counsels investors to buy Short Dow30 ProShares (DOG).
Adami likes Intel (INTC).
Finerman recommends Covidien (COV).
Najarian offers up Yahoo! (YHOO) for a play on Alibaba.

Labels: AAPL, AMZN, AXP, CNBC, fast money, Fast Money Recap, GGL, INTC, MDC, MER, MRK, PFE, SNDK, TXN, XHB, XOM

Here are 7 options to watch for today.
Most Under-Priced Calls: These are the most under priced calls of all stocks in our database. This stock comes from today's list and is among the most under-priced individual calls.
Lam Research Dec 65 Calls (NasdaqGS:LRCX - News). LRCX's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.
Most Under-Priced Puts: These are the most under priced puts of all stocks in our database. This stock comes from today's list and is among the most under-priced individual puts.
Business Objects Nov 60 Puts (NasdaqGS:BOBJ - News). BOBJ's PowerRating (for Traders) is 3.
Most Overpriced Calls: These are the most overpriced calls of all stocks in our database. This stock comes from today's list and is among the most overpriced individual calls.
SanDisk Oct 55 Calls (NasdaqGS:SNDK - News). SNDK's PowerRating (for Traders) is 6.
Most Overpriced Puts: These are the most overpriced puts of all stocks in our database. This stock comes from today's list and is among the most overpriced individual puts.
Deere & Company Dec 125 Puts (NYSE:DE - News). DE's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.
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.
Vonage (NYSE:VG - News). VG's PowerRating (for Traders) is 1.
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.
NL Industries (NYSE:NL - News).
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.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE:KKD - News). KKD's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.
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Labels: BOBJ, DE, KKD, LCRX, NL, SNDK, Stock Options, VG

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
5+ Consecutive Down Days: These are stocks that have closed down for five or more consecutive days and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving average that close down for five or more days have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Sandisk (NasdaqGS:SNDK - News). SNDK's PowerRating (for Traders) is 6.
5+ Consecutive Lower Lows: These are stocks that have made a lower low for five or more consecutive days and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving average that make lower lows for five or more days have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Pride International (NYSE:PDE - News). PDE's PowerRating (for Traders) is 6.
2-Period RSI Below 2: These are stocks that have a 2-period RSI reading below 2 and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving with a 2-period RSI reading below 2 have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Stora Enso Oyj (NYSE:SEO - News). SEO's PowerRating (for Traders) is 7.
Bearish
5+ Consecutive Up Days: These are stocks that have closed up for five or more consecutive days and are trading below their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading below their 200-day moving average that close up for five or more days have shown negative returns, on average, 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Cheesecake Factory (NasdaqGS:CAKE - News). CAKE's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.
5+ Consecutive Higher Highs: These are stocks that have made a higher high for five or more consecutive days and are trading below their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading below their 200-day moving average that make higher highs for five or more days have shown negative returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
US Bancorp (NYSE:USB - News). USB's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.
2-Period RSI Above 98: These are stocks that have a 2-day RSI reading above 98 and are trading below their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading below their 200-day moving average with a 2-period RSI reading above 98 have shown negative returns, on average, 1-day and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Circuit City (NYSE:CC - News). CC's PowerRating (for Traders) is 2.
Stocks Up 10% or More: These are stocks that have gained 10% or more over the past five days and are trading below their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading below their 200-day moving average that have gained 10% or more over the past five days have shown negative returns, on average, 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Aeropostale (NYSE:ARO - News). ARO's PowerRating (for Traders) is 3.
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Labels: ARO, CAKE, CC, Hot Stocks, PDE, SEO, SNDK, USB

The Dow Jones Industrial hit new highs on Monday as the market shook off a warning from Citigroup (C), which reported a 60% drop in earnings for the current quarter. The S&P 500 is within 9 points of a record and the NASDAQ hit a 6 year high. Finerman: surprised with the market strength on Monday. Najarian suggested that these are investors who sat on the sidelines during the summer. They are now putting money back into the markets in sectors like technology, commodities and financials. Gasparino: the worst is over for the financials.WirelessNokia (NOK) bought NAVTEQ (NVT) for $8 billion.
Najarian: this takeover suggests to him that M&A is not done. Research In Motion (RIMM) is set to report earnings on Thursday. Adami: if you're not already in Research In Motion don't buy it now. Palm (PALM) reported earnings after the bell Monday and traded lower after-hours. Najarian likes the new Centro smart phone that Palm is introducing and thinks the future is bright for PALM. Finerman: the valuation on NAVTEQ is over done and thinks the deal makes Garmin (GRMN) over valued and recommends buying puts on the GPS maker. Macke agrees with Finerman that Garmin is topped.GlobalBig runs in ETF names like Materials EFT (XLB), Tech ETF (XLK) and Energy ETF (XLF).
Adami: companies like Fluor Corp (FLR) are up 87% in 9 months, McDermott (MDR) up 120% since January and Jacobs Engineering (JEC) is up 100% since January. He suspects these stocks are due for a pullback and taking profits in these names isn't a bad idea.
Macke: Investors have to chase these stocks. Finerman prefers Flowserve (FLS).Micron (MU): set to report earnings on Tuesday.
Najarian: last week someone bought 27,000 call options on Micron, so keep an eye on it. He also wants investors to put ScanDisk (SNDK) on their watch list after the firm just opened up a plant in China.
Adami: Micron is a buy.ConferencesInvestment conferences at Deutsche Bank, Jefferies and William Blair will catch investor's attention this week. Najarian: stocks to watch off these conferences are OSI Systems (OSIS), Cepheid (CPHD) and Manitowoc (MTW).Earnings WarningsMacke devised a three point checklist to watch as a warning sign from a firm's earnings reports. Any company that points the finger outside of things they can't control, doesn't have a solution, or has a warning that is 10% below estimates should be avoided. Walgreen's (WAG) gave all three of these today and that's why the stock fell apart.
Macke: Don't buy the dip on Walgreen's.Pops & DropsPops- Time Warner (TWX) traded up 2%. Adami could see the stock moving from $18 to $28, if the CEO is ousted.BorgWarner (BWA): popped 4% off a bullish Barron's article.
Adami: still likes BWA.Electronic Arts (ERTS): popped 4%. Macke: entire video game sector is going higher into the holidays.AMR Corp (AMR): traded up 12% off a positive Barron's article. Adami says sell. First Solar (FSLR): traded up 8%. Najarian continues to point investors to Cypress Semiconductor (CY) as the safest play in the solar space.Drops- SuperValu (SVU): fell 6% after Bank of America downgraded the stock to a sell. Macke likes SVU right here and right now.Acxiom (ACXM): plunged 20% after a $2.25 billion takeover offer fell through. Finerman wonders if something could be wrong at the company.Final TradeMacke advises buying Caterpillar (CAT). Adami prefers Tesoro (TSO). Finerman recommends YUM! Brands (YUM). Najarian would go long Terra Industries (TRA).

Labels: C, CNBC, fast money, Fast Money Recap, GRMN, MDR, NOK, NVT, PALM, RIMM, SNDK, XLB, XLK

Here are 7 options to watch for Today.
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.
BHP Billiton Nov 80 Calls (NYSE:BHP - News). BHP's PowerRating (for Traders) 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.
Biogen Idec Sep 65 Puts (NasdaqGS:BIIB - News). BIIB's PowerRating (for Traders) 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 Calls (NasdaqGS:SNDK - News). SNDK's PowerRating (for Traders) 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.
CME Group Sep 520 Puts (NYSE:CME - News). CME's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.
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.
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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.
Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN - News). TSN's PowerRating (for Traders) 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.
Dell (NasdaqGS:DELL - News). DELL's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.
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Labels: BHP, BIIB, CME, DELL, Hot Stock Options, SNDK, TSN

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.
Oil Services HOLDR Oct 185.0 Calls (AMEX:OIH - News). OIH's 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.
SanDisk Sep 52.2 Puts (NasdaqGS:SNDK - News). SNDK's PowerRating is 6.
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.
Potash Sep 90.0 Calls (NYSE:POT - News). POT'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.
Google Sep 440.0 Puts (NasdaqGS:GOOG - News). GOOG'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.
AK Steel (NYSE:AKS - News). AKS' PowerRating is 7.
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.
AmeriCredit Corp. (NYSE:ACF - News). ACF'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 (NYSE:MOT - News). MOT's PowerRating is 5.
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Labels: ACF, AKS, GOOG, Hot Stock Options, MOT, OIH, POT, 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 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