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Here are 7 stocks for traders for Monday from TradingMarkets.com:
Carolina Group (NYSE:CG - News) reports earnings on Monday before the market opens; watch for $1.37 EPS. CG's Short Term PowerRating is 4.
Hasbro (NYSE:HAS - News) announces quarterly results on Monday before the bell, with traders looking for $0.81 EPS. HAS's Short Term PowerRating is 4.
Syntax-Brillian (NasdaqGM:BRLC - News) is expected to announce $0.01 EPS before the market opens on Monday morning. BRLC's Short Term PowerRating is 5.
Traders and analysts are looking for Valspar (NYSE:VAL - News) $0.23 EPS on Monday morning before the bell. VAL's Short Term PowerRating is 4.
99 Cents Only (NYSE:NDN - News) reports earnings on Monday afternoon, with traders watching for $0.11 EPS. NDN's Short Term PowerRating is 4.
Comstock (NYSE:CRK - News) is expected to announce $0.51 EPS on Monday afternoon. CRK's Short Term PowerRating is 5.
Cutera (NasdaqGS:CUTR - News) is set to report $0.41 EPS on Monday afternoon once the market closes. CUTR's Short Term PowerRating is 5.

Labels: BRLC, CG, CRK, CUTR, HAS, Hot Stocks, NDN, VAL

Chip stocks traded lower after Morgan Stanley downgraded Intel (INTC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and NVIDIA (NVDA) to underweight. CSX Corporation (CSX) traded lower after it was also downgraded by Morgan Stanley. Mattel (MAT) and Hasbro (HAS) traded lower after BMO Capital Markets downgraded the toy sector. Macke: the downgrade is about taking gains and he is still long Hasbro and Disney (DIS).
Carl Icahn: raised his stake in Temple-Inland (TIN) to 8.9% and BEA Systems (BEAS) to 11%.
Word on the Street
Wheat traded lower for the second day in a row on bearish planting forecasts. Najarian: the pullbacks in commodity names like BHP Billiton (BHP) and Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) are buying opportunities. He also sees continued buying in October call options on EchoStar (DISH). Macke agrees.
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index ETF: falls 5% after a huge 2-day run.
TXU (TXU): Dylan Ratigan reported that financing for a TXU (TXU) buyout could be set to go next week. If this deal closes it will be the largest private equity deal ever. Finerman says that Guitar Center (GTRC) is also close to getting a deal done. Finerman's play on this very recent trend is Lehman Brothers (LEH) and Goldman Sachs (GS).
Blackberry
The Blackberry has been a gigantic hit for Research In Motion (RIMM) and investors have seen the stock for RIMM go up 126% on the year. Global Crown Capital increased the RIMM target price to $180 a share.
Face2Face
First writer asked about China Finance Online (JRJC), China BAK Battery (CBAK) and even Baidu.com (BIDU). Macke says neither bubble nor exuberance come to mind. He tells writer that these are momentum plays and you should treat them as such.
Another writer asked for some insight into what Garmin's (GRMN) recent volume is telegraphing? It was 7 times the average volume to the downside when the NAVTEQ (NVT) deal was announced Monday. Finerman: this is disruptive for two reasons. First, it makes the valuation of Garmin rich, and second it's a problem for Garmin to have someone buy the software it needs to make its product. Finerman owns NAVTEQ for a play on Garmin taking it over.
Pops & Drops
Pops- Panera Bread (PNRA) traded up 8%. Adami thinks Panera will rally into earnings and then it will be time to sell it.
Harley Davidson (HOG) traded up 6% off. Najarian says its still way off the highs.
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) popped 7%. Finerman agrees that the stock is still undervalued.
Circuit City (CC) traded up 5%. Macke: Get out of Circuit City while you can.
KB Home (KBH) traded up 5%. Adami says take the profits and run.
NYSE Euronext (NYX) traded up 2%. Adami says $85 will be big resistance for NYX.
Drops- Wynn (WYNN) fell 10% and Las Vegas Sands (LVS) fell 12% off of disappointing growth numbers for Macau. Najarian says the numbers out of Macau were not as big as people thought they would be, hence the disappointment.
Midway Games (MWY) fell 5%. Macke: MWY is married to Sony whose Playstation has tough competition against the Nintendo Wii.
Final Trade
Macke: sell homebuilders and book the short-term gains.
Finerman: going with Icahn and BEA Systems (BEAS).
Najarian likes Apple (AAPL).

Labels: AMD, BEAS, BHP, CNBC, CSX, DIS, DISH, Fast Money, Fast Money Recap, FCX, HAS, INTC, MAT, TIN

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Monday from TradingMarkets.com:
Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI - News) reports earnings on Monday before the bell; look for $0.27 EPS. ACI's PowerRating is 6.

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL - News) is expected to announce $0.56 EPS when the company announces earnings on Monday morning. HAL's PowerRating is 5.
Merck (NYSE:MRK - News) should report $0.72 EPS on Monday morning. MRK's PowerRating is 6.
Analysts will be watching for Hasbro (NYSE:HAS - News) to report $0.17 EPS when the company announces quarterly earnings on Monday morning. HAS's PowerRating is 6.
PetMed Express (NasdaqGS:PETS - News) should announce $0.23 EPS early Monday morning. PETS's PowerRating is 5.
Sify Limited (NasdaqGM:SIFY - News) looks set to report -$0.02 EPS on Monday morning, while TASER (NasdaqGS:TASR - News) hopes to report $0.04 EPS. SIFY's PowerRating is 8, and TASR's PowerRating is 4.
PowerRatings (for Traders) are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com

Labels: ACI, HAL, HAS, Hot Stocks, MRK, PETS, SIFY, TASR

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.

Ryerson (NYSE:RYI) & St. Joe Company (NYSE:JOE). RYI's PowerRating is 7, and JOE'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.
Nicor (NYSE:GAS). GAS'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.
Hasbro (NYSE:HAS) & ImClone (NasdaqGS:IMCL). HAS's PowerRating is 7, and IMCL's PowerRating is 8.
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.
McClatchy (NYSE:MNI). MNI'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.
Canetic Resources Trust (NYSE:CNE). CNE's PowerRating is 3.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: CNE, GAS, HAS, Hot Stocks, IMCL, JOE, MNI, RYI

Stocks moved modestly to the downside today on profit taking in the wake of Friday's strong advance despite the announcement of big merger deals in the banking and biotechnology sectors. Oil prices also rose sharply, topping $65 a barrel in New York trading as traders reacted to instability in Nigeria following national elections in the oil-producing nation that opponents claim were rigged in the government's favor. The 10-year Treasury note moved higher to begin the week.
Today's news was dominated by M&A activity. As anticipated, Britain's Barclay's (NYSE: BCS - News) announced that it has agreed to acquire Dutch bank ABN Amro Holdings (NYSE: ABN - News) for just over $91 billion. As part of the deal, ABN Amro said it would sell its Chicago-based LaSalle National Bank subsidiary to Bank of America (NYSE: BAC - News) for $21 billion. Proceeds from that sale will be distributed to shareholders of the combined banks after the sale is concluded. The offering price is slightly below last Friday's close, but represents a more than 30% premium over the price ABN shares were trading at when the talks began.
The Barclay's-ABN combination will create the world's fifth-largest bank and world's largest institutional asset manager. The two companies had been locked in exclusive negotiations for the last month. Recently, Barclay's rivals Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander Central Hispano (NYSE: STD - News) sought to offer their own bids of ABN. The Dutch bank said it favors Barclay's offer, but has not ruled out a competing bid should one arise. The other banks want to see details of the LaSalle transaction before deciding whether to proceed with bids of their own.
In other merger news, Britain's AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN - News) said it would buy biotech MedImmune (Nasdaq: MEDI - News) for $15.2 billion, or $58 a share, which is a 21% premium over Friday's closing price. MedImmune's board had put the company up for sale under pressure from major shareholders. Its top products include the FluMist influenza treatment and Synagis, a treatment for respiratory problems in infants, and it has a solid pipeline of drugs in development. MedImmune's shares rose 17.8% on the news. Subscribers may read our take on this deal and its implications for other pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in today's edition.
In earnings news, Kimberly Clark (NYSE: KMB - News), which makes Kleenex tissue and other paper products, said its Q1 profit jumped 70% on strong sales growth and cost cutting. Revenue rose 8%. The company, however, also noted that rising pulp prices could impact future results. Its shares declined -1.2%. Like other companies with significant overseas sales, Kimberly Clark's results were aided by the weak U.S. dollar, which makes its products cheaper overseas.
Novartis (NYSE: NVS - News) reported an 11% increase in first-quarter earnings. Its profit rose to $2.17 billion, compared with $1.96 billion in the same quarter last year. Strong sales of its hypertension drug Diovan and its leukemia treatment, Gleevec, helped to fuel an 18% increase in revenue to $9.8 billion. Shares of toymaker Hasbro (NYSE: HAS - News) added 7.7% after the company reported a profit of nearly $33 million, or 19 cents a share, for the quarter that ended April 1st, compared with a loss of -$4.9 million, or -3 cents per share, in last year's comparable period.
By the BullMarket.com Staff

Labels: ABN, AZN, BAC, BCS, HAS, KMB, MEDI, NVS, STD

Symb
Name
Last Trade
Change
Vol. % Change
at Investors.com
MTOX
MEDTOX SCIENTFIC INC
22.73 11:48AM ET
2.57 (12.75%)
1,578%

SYNL
SYNALLOY CP
36.88 11:47AM ET
1.13 (3.16%)
1,454%
CNH
CNH GLOBAL NV
43.48 11:43AM ET
3.23 (8.02%)
601%

RYI
RYERSON INC
43.58 11:43AM ET
2.81 (6.89%)
589%

HAS
HASBRO INC
32.43 11:43AM ET
2.22 (7.35%)
486%

Labels: CNH, HAS, MTOX, RYI, SYNL

Symbol
Name
Last Trade
Change
Volume
Related Info
ALAN
ALANCO TECH INC
4.0876 10:17AM ET
1.5156 (58.93%)
2,808,996

MEDI
MEDIMMUNE INC
56.59 10:17AM ET
8.58 (17.87%)
67,435,228

KRSL
KREISLER MFG CO
22.52 10:15AM ET
2.01 (9.80%)
48,833

GNTX
GENTEX CP
18.90 10:17AM ET
2.42 (14.68%)
1,762,385

BPG
BPI ENERGY HLDGS
1.46 10:10AM ET
0.14 (10.33%)
371,700

MTOX
MEDTOX SCIENTFIC INC
22.55 10:17AM ET
2.39 (11.86%)
357,353

AVNR
AVANIR PHARMACEUTICL
4.86 10:17AM ET
0.46 (10.47%)
12,746,378

NFI
NOVASTAR FINL INC
6.60 10:11AM ET
0.38 (6.13%)
920,300

GTA
GOLF TRUST OF AMER
2.25 10:09AM ET
0.15 (7.14%)
23,900

ICOPW
ICOP DIGITAL WARRANT
1.89 9:43AM ET
0.17 (9.88%)
400

TGE
TGC IND INC
10.01 10:10AM ET
0.61 (6.52%)
55,200

PXD
PIONEER NATURAL RES
51.28 10:12AM ET
4.64 (9.95%)
1,062,400

MBLX
METABOLIX INC.
19.16 10:16AM ET
1.17 (6.50%)
66,882

VOCL
VOCALTEC COMMUNICATI
3.33 10:09AM ET
0.27 (8.79%)
18,414

FTEK
FUEL TECH INC
23.58 10:17AM ET
1.57 (7.13%)
780,968

WSCI
WSI INDUSTRIES INC
4.75 10:10AM ET
0.38 (8.70%)
17,665

II
IVIVI TECHNOLOGIES,
5.61 10:09AM ET
0.36 (6.86%)
30,700

AAME
ATLANTIC AMER CP
5.10 9:58AM ET
0.31 (6.47%)
7,129

HAS
HASBRO INC
32.85 10:12AM ET
2.64 (8.74%)
1,913,900

ACEL
ALFACELL CORP
2.8400 10:16AM ET
0.1700 (6.37%)
200,101

Labels: AAME, ACEL, ALAN, AVNR, BPG, FTEK, GNTX, GTA, HAS, ICOPW, II, KRSL, MBLX, MEDI, MTOX, NFI, PXD, TGE, VOCL, WSCI

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Monday from TradingMarkets.com:
Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI) reports earnings on Monday before the bell; watch for $0.16 EPS. ACI's PowerRating is 8.
Hasbro (NYSE:HAS) is expected to report $0.00 (flat) EPS on Monday before the market opens. HAS's PowerRating is 5.
When Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) announces earnings on Monday morning, be looking for $1.01 EPS. KMB's PowerRating is 5.
When L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) reports earnings before the bell Monday, watch for $1.28 EPS. LLL's PowerRating is 4.
Analysts are watching for Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) to report $0.82 EPS before the market opens on Monday. NVS's PowerRating is 5.
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) and Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) both report earnings after the bell on Monday, so watch for heightened price action and volume ahead of the close. BSX's PowerRating is 4, and TXN's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: ACI, BSX, HAS, Hot Stocks, KMB, LLL, NVS, TXN

Bullish calls:
Sirius Satellite Radio (NasdaqGS: SIRI): 'Perhaps someone might want to ask me about SIRI, which I think could just get a bump of 10%, because of some activities in radio...'Mattel (NYSE: MAT - News): 'I feel that MAT goes higher ... How about this? If you have 200 shares, take off 50, but let that run on a fundamental basis, because it's real good.'Hasbro (NYSE: HAS - News)CVS (NYSE: CVS - News): ' ... they got this Caremark. It's a great move ... CVS - best in show. Really smart. Ended up getting it cheap. I'm not backing away from CVS. No. If anything - down a dollar - I'm pulling the trigger.'Express Scripts (NasdaqGS: ESRX): 'I've been buying ESRX ... Why? Because I think Walgreens has to do a me-too (buy ESRX because CVS bought Caremark).'Rochester Medical (NasdaqGM: ROCM): 'Unbelievably good baby-boomer play. I say stick with it. Do not can it until you get to $30 smackers!'Zimmer (NYSE: ZMH - News)Allergan (NYSE: AGN - News)Color Kinetics (NasdaqGM: CLRK): 'CLRK makes this really cool lighting system ... I think CLRK is the best-in-show of the lighting group. That's what you want to be in.'Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS - News): 'BNS? ...They are going to own - I am not kidding - they are going to own the Caribbean. BNS is the best-run bank in Canada.'Medco Health (NYSE: MHS - News): 'MHS, down $4 bucks from a high is so fantastic...'Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY - News): 'We're going to go to AUY! Still, after a double, I am still recommending AUY. That's the best in show ('mon-back sound).'International Securities Exchange (NYSE: ISE - News): 'All right, every one of these is a takeover target.'IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE - News): 'I am liking ICE - the Intercontinental Exhange - down $40 from its high.'Intuitive Surgical (NasdaqGS: ISRG): 'The only one in the medical space that's left is ISRG. The stock grows at 35%, It has the ability to go up another 30-40 points. I want to buy ISRG. I like that stock very much.'Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS - News): 'Oh, you know I like that company. That is really well-run. I've liked it for 50 points.'Mueller Water (NYSE: MWA - News): 'I just got their annual report. I think it looks real good. I've got to tell you, I'm a believer down here in water infrastructure.'
Bearish calls:
US Gold (AMEX: UXG - News): 'No. No. You know, we're not going to go to Nevada and find a lot of gold anymore. We're going to go to Latin America. We're going to go to South America.'J2 Global Communications (NasdaqGS: JCOM): ' ... this has been a very hard stock for me to get a line on, frankly. I have not understood why it keeps going higher ... 'don't buy, don't buy'Mannatech (NasdaqGS: MTEX): 'Nutritional supplements. A good business, but I have burned people in MATK, so I want to be very careful, and, again, I'm going to have to resort to the 'don't buy' button.'Smith & Wesson (NasdaqGS: SWHC): 'I'm sticking with another 'don't buy.'BB&T (NYSE: BBT - News): 'No. No. I don't like the regional banks. Sell, sell, sell!'Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO - News): 'At $69... At this price, I'm a register ringer. I can't take the pain. I'd rather be in an integrated.'
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Labels: AGN, AUY, BBT, BNS, CVS, HAS, ICE, ISE, Jim Cramer, Lightning Round, LVS, Mad Money, MAT, MHS, SIRI, UXG, VLO, ZMH