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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
Our research shows that stocks exhibiting this price behavior, while trading above their 200-day moving average, have on average, shown positive returns 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge. To learn more about our research into stocks exhibiting this type of behavior, go to TradingMarkets.com.
Gaps Down 5% or More: Radioshack (NYSE:RSH - News). RSH's PowerRating is 8.
Laps Down 5% or More: Elan (NYSE:ELN - News). ELN's PowerRating is 8.
5+ Consecutive Down Days: Harvest Natural Resources (NYSE:HNR - News). HNR's PowerRating is 9.
5+ Consecutive Lower Lows: Checkpoint Systems (NYSE:CKP - News). CKP's PowerRating is 9.
2-Period RSI Below 2: O2Micro International (NasdaqGS:OIIM - News). OIIM's PowerRating is 9.
Bearish
Our research shows that stocks exhibiting this price behavior, while trading below their 200-day moving average, have on average, shown negative returns 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
5+ Consecutive Up Days: Nomura (NYSE:NMR - News). NMR's PowerRating is 3.
Stocks Up 10% or More: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS:VRTX - News). VRTX's PowerRating is 3.

Labels: CKP, ELN, HNR, Hot Stocks, NMR, OIIM, RSH, VRTX

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
Our research shows that stocks exhibiting this price behavior, while trading above their 200-day moving average, have on average, shown positive returns 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge. To learn more about our research into stocks exhibiting this type of behavior, go to TradingMarkets.com.
Gaps Down 5% or More: POSCO (NYSE:PKX - News)
Laps Down 5% or More: Fuel Tech (NasdaqGM:FTEK - News)
5+ Consecutive Down Days: Harvest Natural Resources (NYSE:HNR - News)
5+ Consecutive Lower Lows: Hoku Scientific (NasdaqGM:HOKU - News)
2-Period RSI Below 2: Amerigon (NasdaqGM:ARGN - News)
Bearish
Our research shows that stocks exhibiting this price behavior, while trading below their 200-day moving average, have on average, shown negative returns 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
5+ Consecutive Up Days: ProShares UltraShort Mid Cap 400 (AMEX:MZZ - News)
5+ Consecutive Higher Highs: ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 (AMEX:DXD - News)

Labels: ARGN, DXD, FTEK, HNR, HOKU, Hot Stocks, MZZ, PKX

Symbol
Name
Last Trade
Change
Volume
Related Info
AMK
AMER TECH CERAMIC CP
23.99 4:00PM ET
7.18 (42.71%)
575,600
HNR
HARVEST NAT RES INC
13.50 4:09PM ET
3.68 (37.47%)
4,607,100
TCX
TUCOWS INC
1.2900 3:59PM ET
0.2200 (20.56%)
977,000

ADK
ADCARE HEALTH SYSTEM
1.61 3:39PM ET
0.26 (19.26%)
16,600
VICL
VICAL INC
5.95 3:59PM ET
0.96 (19.24%)
2,055,158

NPLA
INPLAY TECHNOLOGIES
2.35 3:59PM ET
0.37 (18.68%)
520,091
FREEW
FREESEAS INC
1.75 3:55PM ET
0.26 (17.45%)
51,000

LMIA
LMI AEROSPACE INC
24.02 4:00PM ET
3.46 (16.83%)
355,477

CFHI
COAST FINL HLDGS INC
3.48 4:00PM ET
0.48 (16.00%)
103,406
DWCH
DATAWATCH CP
6.07 4:00PM ET
0.83 (15.84%)
283,932

NVH
NATL RV HLDGS INC
1.83 3:54PM ET
0.23 (14.38%)
76,300

MPZ
MPC CORPORATION
1.56 3:59PM ET
0.19 (13.87%)
110,500
NBF
NOVA BIOSOURCE FUELS
2.41 4:01PM ET
0.29 (13.68%)
81,800

BANFP
BFC CAPITAL TRUST II
25.26 2:32PM ET
2.97 (13.32%)
850

CMED
CHINA MEDICAL TECH
30.71 4:00PM ET
3.46 (12.70%)
5,421,935
GNLB
GENELABS TECH INC
2.67 4:00PM ET
0.29 (12.18%)
1,304,085

FREEZ
FREESEAS INC WT Z
1.95 3:46PM ET
0.21 (12.07%)
26,400

OPXA
OPEXA THERAPEUTICS
5.4700 3:45PM ET
0.5799 (11.86%)
12,447

HOKU
HOKU SCIENTIFIC, INC
7.10 4:00PM ET
0.73 (11.46%)
4,180,136

STST
ARGON ST, INC.
24.07 4:00PM ET
2.47 (11.44%)
837,623

Labels: ADK, AMK, BANFP, CFHI, CMED, DWCH, FREEW, FREEZ, GNLB, HNR, HOKU, LMIA, MPZ, NBF, NPLA, NVH, OPXA, STST, TCX, VICL