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Here are 7 stocks for traders for Friday from TradingMarkets.com:
Brightpoint (NasdaqGS:CELL - News) beat earnings estimates on Thursday, reporting $0.31 EPS over a consensus of $0.26 EPS. CELL's Short Term PowerRating is 5.
McAfee (NYSE:MFE - News) also beat earnings on Thursday, with $0.46 EPS over expectations of $0.45 EPS. MFE's Short Term PowerRating is 5.
Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU - News) reports quarterly earnings on Friday before the market opens, with traders looking for $0.14 EPS. ALU's Short Term PowerRating is 5.
Coventry Health Care (NYSE:CVH - News) announces results on Friday morning; look for $1.18 EPS. CVH's Short Term PowerRating is 5.
Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY - News) reports earnings before the bell on Friday morning, with traders and analysts watching for $0.35 EPS. WY's Short Term PowerRating is 5.
Analysts are watching for Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM - News) to report -$1.29 EPS on Friday before the bell. FNM's Short Term PowerRating is 5.
When Lubrizol (NYSE:LZ - News) reports earnings on Friday morning, look for $0.71 EPS. LZ's Short Term PowerRating is 5.

Labels: ALU, CELL, CVH, FNM, Hot Stocks, LZ, MFE, WY

Signs that tensions were easing between Iran and Britain over captured British sailors sparked a sharp drop in crude oil prices today and helped spur a rally on Wall Street. Investors were also encouraged by a report that indicated home sales might be picking up. Trading was light, however, on a day that marks the start of Passover. The 10-year Treasury note closed lower.
The National Association of Realtors reported that pending sales of existing homes increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 0.7% in February compared with January. The industry group tracks signed contracts for used homes. Its index is still -8.5% below year-ago levels. In the oil markets, comments from a senior Iranian diplomat that the dispute over 15 British sailors and marines Iran says it captured trespassing in its waters would be resolved soon helped to cool a recent rise in futures prices.
Health insurers spiked today on a surprise announcement from the federal government that it would increase payments to firms operating private Medicare benefits plans by a greater amount than was expected. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said preliminary payments to companies that run Medicare Advantage programs will increase 3.5% in 2008. The market was looking for increases of between 2% and 3%. Among the shares rising today was Aetna (NYSE: AET - News). Also gaining today was Humana (NYSE: HUM - News), up 3.6%; Wellcare Healthplans (NYSE: WCG - News), which added 2.2%; and Coventry Health Care (NYSE: CVH - News), which closed 1.9% higher.
American automakers continued to fall short of efforts to post market share gains. Ford Motor (NYSE: F - News) reported a -9% drop in March vehicle sales; General Motors (NYSE: GM - News) said its sales declined -7.7%; and the Chrysler unit of DaimlerChrysler (NYSE: DCX - News) reported a -4% decline. Japan's Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM - News), meanwhile, continued its assault on Detroit, posting a 12% gain in U.S. sales during the same period. Despite the advance, Toyota has not yet overtaken Ford as the No. 2 U.S. automaker.
Shares of Google (Nasdaq: GOOG - News) rose 3.1% after it announced a deal with EchoStar Communications (Nasdaq: DISH - News) to create a system for auctioning advertising time over EchoStar's satellite TV network. Under the deal, Google will develop an online auction system, with advertisers bidding on the amount of money they are willing to pay per thousand households watching each commercial. Google has undertaken similar efforts in the radio and newspaper ad markets.
The planned merger of the two Chicago exchanges is on hold. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings (NYSE: CME - News) announced it was postponing an April 4th shareholder meeting to vote on its proposed acquisition of CBOT Holding (NYSE: BOT - News). CBOT previously postponed a shareholder vote on the CME bid so its board could consider a competing offer from Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE - News). ICE is reported to have submitted a bid that is as much as $1 billion more than the $8 billion CME offered for its Chicago rival.
By the BullMarket.com Staff

Labels: AET, BOT, CME, CVH, DISH, F, GM, GOOG, HUM, ICE, TM, WCG

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Friday from TradingMarkets.com:
McAfee (NYSE:MFE - News) beat earnings on Thursday after the market closed, announcing $0.36 EPS over an expected $0.34 EPS. MFE's PowerRating is 6.
Andersons (NasdaqGS:ANDE - News) beat earnings on Thursday after the close, with $0.76 EPS over a consensus of $0.64 EPS. ANDE's PowerRating is 4.
AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AG - News) announces earnings on Friday before the market opens, with analysts expecting $0.32 EPS. AG's PowerRating is 3.
Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU - News) reports quarterly earnings Friday morning; watch for $0.22 EPS. ALU's PowerRating is 4.
Coventry Health Care (NYSE:CVH - News) is looking to announce $0.97 EPS on Friday before the market opens. CVH's PowerRating is 4.
When MasterCard (NYSE:MA - News) announces earnings Friday morning, look for $0.12 EPS. MA does not have a PowerRating because the stock has not traded for 200 days yet.
Analysts are watching for Weyerhauser (NYSE:WY - News) to report $0.75 EPS on Friday before the market opens. WY's PowerRating is 4.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: AG, ALU, ANDE, CVH, Hot Stocks, MA, MFE, WY

Here are 7 stocks to watch for today. This list comes directly from the TradingMarkets Stocks Indicators page.
Stocks Ready to Surge: These are the stocks that today made new 10-day lows that are still in an uptrend as they are trading above their 200-day moving average. They are sorted in rank according to how over-extended they are vs. their 10-day moving average. For example, the top ranked stock is trading the furthest distance from its 10-day moving average on a percentage basis. Historically, these stocks on average have had larger than normal short-term upside reversals.
American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP - News). AEP's PowerRating is 6.
Low-Priced Stocks Ready to Surge: These are the stocks under $10/share that today made new 10-day lows that are still in an uptrend as they are trading above their 200-day moving average. They are sorted in rank according to how over-extended they are vs. their 10-day moving average. For example, the top ranked stock is trading the furthest distance from its 10-day moving average on a percentage basis. Historically, these stocks on average have had larger than normal short-term upside reversals. Please note: All stocks carry risk and low-priced stocks usually come with even more risk. Always use caution.
Talk America Holdings (NASDAQ:TALK - News). TALK's PowerRating is 7.
Pullbacks from Highs: Most successful momentum-based traders and money managers like to buy strong stocks after they pull back. TradingMarkets.com uses a proprietary mathematical model to identify up to 30 (in weak or choppy markets there will be fewer) of the strongest stocks that have pulled back from recent highs. These stocks should be considered potential candidates to resume their longer-term up trends.
Lear Corp (NYSE:LEA - News). LEA's PowerRating is 9.
Long Windows Candidates: These are stocks which are in a strong uptrend, as determined by a proprietary trend filter and whose current bar has its high below the 4-day moving average. Historically, these stock on average have had a larger than normal short-term upside reversals. In order to qualify as a "Trading Window" candidate, we must have a 10-period ADX reading of 30 or higher and a +DI reading above the -DI reading. Or we must have a 14-period +DI of 30 or higher (with no ADX reading required). "Single Windows" are the most common type of Windows. They are simply a single bar which has its high of the day below the 4-period moving average.
Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL - News). CL's PowerRating is 6.
Stocks Ready to Drop: These are the stocks that today made new 10-day highs that are still in an downtrend as they are trading below their 200-day moving average. They are sorted in rank according to how over-extended they are vs. their 10-day moving average. For example, the top ranked stock is trading the furthest distance from its 10-day moving average on a percentage basis. Historically, these stocks on average have had larger than normal short-term downside reversals.
Coventry Health Care (NYSE:CVH - News). CVH's PowerRating is 3.
Pullbacks from Lows: Most successful momentum-based traders and money managers like to sell weak stocks after they pull back. TradingMarkets.com uses a proprietary mathematical model to identify up to 20 (in strong or choppy markets there will be fewer) weak stocks that have pulled back from recent lows. These stocks should be considered potential candidates to resume their longer-term downtrends.
Apollo Group (NASDAQ:APOL - News). APOL's PowerRating is 3.
Trading Where the Action Is: This list contains the most volatile stocks over the past 50 trading days. These stocks are only for the most aggressive traders who are willing to assume a high degree of risk in order to capture larger gains.
New River Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:NRPH - News). NRPH's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: AEP, APOL, CL, CVH, LEA, NRPH, TALK

Stocks Ready to Surge: These are the stocks that today made new 10-day lows that are still in an uptrend as they are trading above their 200-day moving average. They are sorted in rank according to how over-extended they are vs. their 10-day moving average. For example, the top ranked stock is trading the furthest distance from its 10-day moving average on a percentage basis. Historically, these stocks on average have had larger than normal short-term upside reversals.
American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP - News). AEP's PowerRating is 6.
Low-Priced Stocks Ready to Surge: These are the stocks under $10/share that today made new 10-day lows that are still in an uptrend as they are trading above their 200-day moving average. They are sorted in rank according to how over-extended they are vs. their 10-day moving average. For example, the top ranked stock is trading the furthest distance from its 10-day moving average on a percentage basis. Historically, these stocks on average have had larger than normal short-term upside reversals. Please note: All stocks carry risk and low-priced stocks usually come with even more risk. Always use caution.
Talk America Holdings (NASDAQ:TALK - News). TALK's PowerRating is 7.
Pullbacks from Highs: Most successful momentum-based traders and money managers like to buy strong stocks after they pull back. TradingMarkets.com uses a proprietary mathematical model to identify up to 30 (in weak or choppy markets there will be fewer) of the strongest stocks that have pulled back from recent highs. These stocks should be considered potential candidates to resume their longer-term up trends.
Lear Corp (NYSE:LEA - News). LEA's PowerRating is 9.
Long Windows Candidates: These are stocks which are in a strong uptrend, as determined by a proprietary trend filter and whose current bar has its high below the 4-day moving average. Historically, these stock on average have had a larger than normal short-term upside reversals. In order to qualify as a "Trading Window" candidate, we must have a 10-period ADX reading of 30 or higher and a +DI reading above the -DI reading. Or we must have a 14-period +DI of 30 or higher (with no ADX reading required). "Single Windows" are the most common type of Windows. They are simply a single bar which has its high of the day below the 4-period moving average.
Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL - News). CL's PowerRating is 6.
Stocks Ready to Drop: These are the stocks that today made new 10-day highs that are still in an downtrend as they are trading below their 200-day moving average. They are sorted in rank according to how over-extended they are vs. their 10-day moving average. For example, the top ranked stock is trading the furthest distance from its 10-day moving average on a percentage basis. Historically, these stocks on average have had larger than normal short-term downside reversals.
Coventry Health Care (NYSE:CVH - News). CVH's PowerRating is 3.
Pullbacks from Lows: Most successful momentum-based traders and money managers like to sell weak stocks after they pull back. TradingMarkets.com uses a proprietary mathematical model to identify up to 20 (in strong or choppy markets there will be fewer) weak stocks that have pulled back from recent lows. These stocks should be considered potential candidates to resume their longer-term downtrends.
Apollo Group (NASDAQ:APOL - News). APOL's PowerRating is 3.
Trading Where the Action Is: This list contains the most volatile stocks over the past 50 trading days. These stocks are only for the most aggressive traders who are willing to assume a high degree of risk in order to capture larger gains.
New River Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:NRPH - News). NRPH's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: AEP, APOL, CL, CVH, LEA, NRPH, TALK