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Bullish Calls:
Oceaneering International (NYSE: OII - News): 'If I had my druthers going into hurricane season though, it's going to be Oceaneering.'FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI - News): 'They are oil service oil companies that work for technical expertise to make sure that oil comes out. They are exactly what you need when you need to find hard-to-get oil.'Superior Offshore (NasdaqGM: DEEP - News): 'DEEP can't rally... I can't back away, because the fundamentals are good ... it's too cheap to sell.'Baidu.com (NasdaqGS: BIDU - News): 'This company is selling much more cheaply than Google ... I know that I'm being a little piggish, but I do like it on this little pullback.'Deere (NYSE: DE - News)Bunge (NYSE: BG - News): ' ... just hit a new high today.'Potash (NYSE: POT - News): ' ... closing in on a new high.'Mosaic (NYSE: MOS - News)Monsanto (NYSE: MON - News): 'I'd pull the trigger on MON.'Intel (NasdaqGS: INTC - News): 'INTC's a bank... they've got a lot of cash.'Graco (NYSE: GGG - News): 'This is a nuts and bolts American company that is doing very well ... I've got to stick with it. That management is just superior... It is just the kind of great American company that doesn't get talked about enough.'Public Service Enterprise (NYSE: PEG - News): 'Don't like them? Go buy them! PEG... This is one of the best utilities... these ar ramping.'Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO - News): 'MRO - It's nuts that it keeps going down! They're doing the right thing with that Western purchase... I would buy that stock right here!'Schering-Plough (NYSE: SGP - News): 'You know I like SGP.'AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM - News): 'its a big play off that horrible tragedy of the bridge collapsing ... remember, these stocks are not going to go up again tomorrow... So, if you have a very quick gain, c'mon... '
Bearish calls:
Starbucks (NasdaqGS: SBUX - News): 'I do like the fact that SBUX put through that price increase, but their same-store sales are anemic... They don't have great growth, but they have a great growth multiple ... I'm putting SBUX in the 'don't buy' camp. But, if it goes to $23-24, it will finally be cheap, and then we'll do some buying.'Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA - News): 'No, no! Too much bad stuff going on! Sell, sell, sell! Let's play it easy...'Teva Pharmaceutical (NasdaqGS: TEVA - News): 'No, let's go proprietary.'
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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.
Applebee's (NasdaqGS:APPB - News) & Celgene Corporation (NasdaqGS:CELG - News). APPB's PowerRating is 7, and CELG's PowerRating is 7.
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.
Qualcomm (NasdaqGS:QCOM - News). QCOM's PowerRating 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.
Baxter International (NYSE:BAX - News) & McDonald's (NYSE:MCD - News). BAX's PowerRating is 6, and MCD's PowerRating 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. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW - News). MPW's PowerRating is 3.
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.
Graco Incorporated (NYSE:GGG - News). GGG's PowerRating is 4.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: APPB, BAX, CELG, GGG, Hot Stocks, MCD, MPW, QCOM

Bullish calls:
RPM International (NYSE: RPM - News): 'Rustoleum! The stock got hit for $2 bucks. Down to 3% yield again. C'mon! Back up the truck for RPM, one of the great long-term performers and, by the way, a very conservative management.'Six Flags (NYSE: SIX - News): 'You should buy SIX in the spring, ahead of the summer season... We had that guy Mark Shapiro on... That guy just rocks.'General Maritime (NYSE: GMR - News): ' Remember, I have not been a fan of the tanker stocks, but the one guy I trust is Georgiopoulos. He's the CEO. He's actually the founder. It's his money man. We've got to go with him.'Halliburton (NYSE: HAL - News): 'You keep your HAL! The prince ... is now the king! ... has a 10% buyback ... HAL is awakening from its slumber. It is now marching upward. It has been my value stock of the year.'Staples (NasdaqGS: SPLS): 'Sport, I recommended this thing right here (at its current price) and it has not moved at all. And yet, it keeps delivering and delivering and delivering. I am not abandoning it. It's one of the best-run retailers out there.'Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ - News): 'I like HPQ. It's been stuck here, under $40. I want you to make the switch out of the DELL and into the HPQ.'Under Armour (NYSE: UA - News): 'That stock holds in like you won't believe! ... I think the breakdown in Reebok, which is now owned by Adidas, where it's now going to lose a lot of shelf space, is going to be UA's gain. I like UA so much, that I have to contain myself!'Charter Communications (NasdaqGM: CHTR): ' ... this is the level. Anybody who bought CHTR at $3.10, you must buy it here. This company is going to be able to refinance and refinance and refinance, because interest rates are so low. I am sticking by CHTR. 'Graco (NYSE: GGG - News): 'I didn't believe that the stock should be this low. He does have a lot of North America that's weak... I think that guy is great. I would take advantage of the fact that GGG is down. Take advantage of his honesty. I would pull the trigger.'
Neutral calls:
Cadbury Schweppes (NYSE: CSG - News): 'It yields 3.68% and it's all the way down to $41?... I've got to look at that .... Let's do a segment on CSG - I don't know whether it's going to be positive or negative - next week.'
Bearish calls:
Bausch & Lomb (NYSE: BOL - News): ' Here's the deal: I think that BOL - as long as it's run by Ron Zarella - is a nightmare. And he is in my hall of shame. Sell, sell, sell! He's ridiculous. He should step down. And, you know what Ron? It's not personal. It's just business.'American Home Mortgage (NYSE: AHM - News): 'That dividend is 18%, and I think some large dividends, unlike hips, do lie. I want to be careful of that ... that dividend is a distinct red flag. I'm nervous.'Dell (NasdaqGS: DELL): 'No. Sell, sell, sell! No, Michael Dell cannot work miracles. I like HPQ*. It's been stuck here, under $40. I want you to make the switch out of the DELL and into the HPQ.'Iconix Brand (NasdaqGM: ICON): 'This stock has so much momentum that it actually - and I don't mean this to be negative - this one scare's me, it's got so much momentum... I keep reading about it virtually everywhere ... I don't want to buy it, even though I know it's doing the right thing. Don't buy, don't buy.'Gmarket (NasdaqGM: GMKT): 'You know, GMKT's bad ... This has been a tough market. GMKT I was too bullish on it ... I hope it really goes up so we can really dump on it and get everybody out of it.'Melco PBL Entertainment (NasdaqGM: MPEL):Micron Technology (NYSE: MU - News): 'Not in our lifetime. Sell, sell, sell! Stay away my friend!'Pfizer (NYSE: PFE - News):Crown Media Holdings (NasdaqGM: CRWN): 'Your stock stinks! Sell, sell, sell!'

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Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX - News): Cramer would sell ESRX, because it has risen 10% since it announced that it would offer financial guidance for 2007 on Tuesday, and Cramer commented that executives do not usually guide until late November. "Hogs get slaughtered," Cramer said,"Don't outthink a great trade in health care."
Graco (NYSE: GGG - News), Home Depot (NYSE: HD - News) and Lowe's (NYSE: LOW - News) : Bullish remarks from Graco prove that HD is clueless and that investors should profit on the rise in consumer spending by picking up Lowe's, according to Cramer.
Toyota (NYSE: TM - News): Cramer notes that TM is trouncing the Big Three and is going to move from $123 to $180.
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