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Here are 7 stocks for traders for Wednesday from TradingMarkets.com:
Allied Capital (NYSE:ALD - News) reports earnings on Wednesday before the bell; watch for $0.31 EPS.
Allis-Chalmers Energy (NYSE:ALY - News) should report $0.43 EPS when the company announces earnings on Wednesday morning.
Biovail (NYSE:BVF - News) is expected to report $0.36 EPS tomorrow morning before the market opens.
Analysts are watching for Energy Partners (NYSE:EPL - News) to report -$0.12 EPS before the bell on Wednesday.
Foster Wheeler (NasdaqGS:FWLT - News) should announce $1.33 EPS on Wednesday morning.
Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL - News) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S - News) both report Wednesday morning; RL is expected to announce $0.85 EPS, and S should report $0.22 EPS.
PowerRatings (for Traders) are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com

Labels: ALD, ALY, BVF, EPL, FWLT, RL, S, Stocks to Watch

Symbol
Name
Last Trade
Change
Volume
Related Info
ISON
ISONICS CORP
1.92 2:06PM ET
0.85 (79.44%)
2,266,984

MDII
MDI INC
1.65 2:06PM ET
0.27 (19.57%)
1,589,161

BHIP
NATURAL HEALTH TREND
2.40 2:06PM ET
0.37 (18.23%)
497,876

UWN
NEVADA GOLD &CASINO
1.80 1:56PM ET
0.15 (9.09%)
33,500

CQB-WT
CHIQUITA BRANDS WTS
1.78 1:09PM ET
0.23 (14.84%)
7,500

CTIC
CELL THERAPEUTICS
1.85 2:06PM ET
0.23 (14.20%)
29,598,340

CKSW
CLICKSOFTWARE TECHS
3.29 2:05PM ET
0.38 (13.06%)
250,124

ASTIW
ASCENT SOLAR TECH
3.50 2:06PM ET
0.40 (12.90%)
465,898

ASTT
ASAT HLDGS NEW ADS
1.14 2:06PM ET
0.13 (12.87%)
89,325

JDO
JED OIL INC
1.8103 2:00PM ET
0.2003 (12.44%)
215,300

VNUS
VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOL
11.24 2:06PM ET
1.21 (12.06%)
248,202

DESC
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY
1.8919 2:06PM ET
0.1919 (11.29%)
1,015,178

DSTIZ
DAYSTAR TECHNOLOGIES
1.29 1:58PM ET
0.13 (11.21%)
126,757

TSCO
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO
56.75 2:06PM ET
5.64 (11.04%)
3,180,605
PYR
PYR ENERGY CORP
1.24 1:58PM ET
0.12 (10.71%)

SHLO
SHILOH INDS INC
11.98 2:06PM ET
1.15 (10.62%)
21,989

ASTIZ
ASCENT SOLAR TECH
2.42 2:06PM ET
0.23 (10.51%)
491,273

ASY
ELECSYS CORPORATION
6.3601 2:00PM ET
0.6001 (10.42%)
66,900

IDSA
INDUSTRIAL SVCS AM
8.30 2:04PM ET
0.72 (9.50%)
99,378

HCR
MANOR CARE NEW
60.56 2:01PM ET
4.81 (8.63%)
4,393,484

ALY
ALLIS-CHALMERS ENRGY
17.98 2:01PM ET
1.48 (8.97%)
931,500

Labels: ALY, ASTIW, ASTIZ, ASTT, ASY, BHIP, CKSW, CTIC, DESC, DSTIZ, HCR, IDSA, ISON, JDO, MDII, PYR, SHLO, TSCO, UWN, VNUS

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Thursday from TradingMarkets.com:
Men's Wearhouse (NYSE:MW - News) beat earnings on Wednesday, announcing $0.81 EPS over an expected $0.75 EPS. MW's PowerRating is 6.
K2 (NYSE:KTO - News) missed earnings on Wednesday after the close; analysts were looking for $0.28, but the company only announced $0.25 EPS. KTO's PowerRating is 5.
Allis-Chalmers Energy (NYSE:ALY - News) announces earnings on Thursday before the market opens; look for $0.38 EPS. ALY's PowerRating is 4.
Brown Shoe Company (NYSE:BWS - News) is looking to report $0.59 EPS on Thursday before the bell. BWS's PowerRating is 5.
Costco (NasdaqGS:COST - News) reports quarterly earnings before the market opens on Thursday, with analysts watching for $0.66 EPS. COST's PowerRating is 5.
When Goldcorp (NYSE:GG - News) announces earnings Thursday morning, watch for $0.21 EPS. GG's PowerRating is 5.
Analysts expect Urban Outfitters (NasdaqGS:URBN - News) to report $0.21 EPS tomorrow morning. URBN's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: ALY, BWS, COST, GG, Hot Stocks, KTO, MW, URBN

Negative investor sentiment and potential spillover regarding Asian markets / the now familiar Yen carry trade, sub and prime loan market anxieties and volatility in hard commodities and energy will set the stage this week. Whether those factors ease or not isnt known. As such, the expectation for more volatility in the broader averages is likely, but to pick a direction without some improved clarity on any or all of those fronts is not a strategy traders need to embrace just yet. Earnings are all but over for the Q4 reporting season and potential market movers are nearly out of the equation this week. National Semi (NSM) and Hovnanian (HOV), for better or for worse, are considered to have the most potential on that front. For economic watchdogs, regularly scheduled catalysts are slightly more abundant. However, as last weeks meltdown over the unforeseen or the overlooked is a testament, waiting on a number other than the kind directly related to our portfolios can be a rather difficult and costly proposition. For those so inclined, the big headliner will be the monthly jobs report to close out the week. With four potentially volatile sessions and plenty of leading concerns dictating the market, the always heralded report takes on a bit less meaning for traders interested in portfolio management.

Monday

Economic: ISM Services (57.5)

Earnings: OM Group (OMG), ABM Ind (ABM), ADC Tele (ADCT), Finisar (FNSR), Novatel (NGPS)

Tuesday

Economic: Productivity Revised (1.7%), Factory Orders (-4.0%)

Earnings: Allis Chalmers (ALY), Brown Forman (BF.B), Iconix (ICON), Volt (VOL), Chicos (CHS), Dicks Sport (DKS)

Wednesday

Economic: Weekly Crude, Beige Book

Earnings: American Eagle (AEOS), BJs (BJ), Westwood One (WON), Coldwater (CWTR), Flamel (FLML), FuelCell (FCEL), Martek (MATK), Mens Wearhouse (MW), TiVO (TIVO)

Thursday

Economic: Weekly Claims (335K)

Earnings: Alon (ALJ), Goldcorp (GG), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Comtech (CMTL), Hovnanian (HOV), Cooper (COO), Natl Semi (NSM), GMarket (GMKT), Georgia Gulf (GGC), TurboChef (OVEN)

Friday

Economic: Nonfarm Payrolls (100K), Unemployment (4.6%), Hourly Earnings (.3%), Trade Balance (-$60.0B), Wholesale Inventories (-.1%)

Earnings: Big Lots (BIG), Encysive Pharma (ENCY)

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Labels: ABM, ADCT, ALY, CHS, FNSR, ICON, OMG, VOL