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Bullish calls:
Zimmer (NYSE: ZMH): 'The stock has 14% growth. It sells for mid-20x's multiple. Do you mind if I say that we wait until it goes under $80, before we absolutely back up the truck? Right now, I'd take a small position - a little schnitzel.'MasterCard (NYSE: MA): 'MA goes to $175 before it gets to be too expensive, and stop worrying about the Visa IPO. We will deal with that when it comes time... MA... Way up!'Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM): 'Most of the growth comes from China ... YUM is still, still cheap. $67 goes to $75. At $75, we're going to take a little off the table but, until then, superior growth, superior attitude.'Reliance Steel (NYSE: RS): ' ... has a wholesale metal working business that I like.'Weight Watcher's (NYSE: WTW): 'I say yes to that. Great secular growth... I'm sticking with it. Under $50, I'm backing up the truck...'Nastech Pharmaceutical (NasdaqGM: NSTK)Time Warner (NYSE: TWX)Comcast (NasdaqGS: CMCSA): ' I think CMCSA is phenomenally undervalued here.'
Bearish calls:
Trump Entertainment Resorts (NasdaqGM: TRMP): 'I think that this company gets a bid, but I don't think you make any money... So I am going to have to 'sell, sell, sell!'Mediacom Communications (NasdaqGS: MCCC): 'MCCC is a little speculative for my taste.'

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Here are 7 stocks for traders for Friday from TradingMarkets.com:
Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK - News) beat earnings Thursday after the close, with $0.90 EPS over an expected $0.76 EPS. CHK's PowerRating is 4.
Cabela's (NYSE:CAB - News) beat earnings on Thursday after the bell, announcing $0.80 EPS over a consensus of $0.77 EPS. CAB's PowerRating is 5.
Clear Channel Communications (NYSE:CCU - News) announces earnings on Friday before the open, with analysts watching for $0.41 EPS. CCU's PowerRating is 6.
Lowe's (NYSE:LOW - News) is expected to announce $0.37 EPS on Friday before the bell. LOW's PowerRating is 6.
Mediacom Communications (NasdaqGS:MCCC - News) announces quarterly earnings Friday morning; look for -$0.07 EPS. MCCC's PowerRating is 5.
Analysts are looking for Nicor (NYSE:GAS - News) to announce $0.98 EPS on Friday morning. GAS's PowerRating is 6.
When Weingarten Realty (NYSE:WRI - News) reports quarterly earnings tomorrow morning, watch for $0.72 EPS. WRI's PowerRating is 6.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: CAB, CCU, CHK, GAS, Hot Stocks, LOW, MCCC, WRI

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday's session are Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Herbalife Ltd. and Hewitt Associates Inc.
Anadarko (NYSE:APC - News) is expected to report earnings per share of $1.26 for the fourth quarter, according to analysts polled by Thomson Financial.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (NasdaqGS:CTSH - News) is expected to post fourth-quarter per-share earnings of 43 cents.
Hewitt Associates (NYSE:HEW - News) is expected to report first-quarter earnings of 24 cents per share.
Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM - News) is expected to report earnings of 88 cents per share for the fourth quarter.
KLA-Tencor Corp. (NasdaqGS:KLAC - News) is expected to post fourth-quarter per-share income of 61 cents.
Overstock.com Inc. (NasdaqGM:OSTK - News) is expected to report a per-share loss of 85 cents for the fourth quarter.
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI - News) is expected to post fourth-quarter earnings of 77 cents per share.
Principal Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:PFG - News) is expected to report income of 88 cents per share for the fourth quarter.
Rent-A-Center Inc. (NasdaqGS:RCII - News) is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings of 50 cents per share.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL - News) is expected to post income per share of 20 cents for the fourth quarter.
After Friday's closing bell, Herbalife (NYSE:HLF - News) said it has received an acquisition offer of $38 a share from Whitney V L.P. and its affiliates. The offer represents a 14.8% premium to the Herbalife's closing share price Friday of $33.10. Watch listBisys Group Inc. (NYSE:BSG - News) filed its Form 10-Q for the period ended Sept. 30, 2006, and reported net income of $14 million, compared with $13.4 million during the year-ago period. Revenue for the first fiscal quarter of 2007 was $211.5 million vs. $205.7 million.
E.On AG (NYSE:EON - News) raised its offer for Spanish Endesa S.A. to 38.75 euros a share ($50.22) from 34.5 euros a share. The final bid values all of Endesa's shares at 41 billion euros.
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ - News) said it plans to withdraw the listing of its stock from the Nasdaq Global Select Market to reduce costs of exchange listing fees and administrative burdens related to being listed in two exchanges.
Majesco Entertainment Co. (NasdaqCM:COOL - News) said its financial statements for the fiscal year ended Oct. 31, 2006 contain a going concern modification. According to a Jan. 29 filing, the company's auditors have issued an opinion indicating that there is substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern because Majesco has incurred net losses for the years ended Oct. 31, 2005 and 2006.
Mediacom Communications Corp. (NasdaqGS:MCCC - News) said it has reached a retransmission consent agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. (NasdaqGS:SBGI - News). Mediacom added that stations will be immediately restored on the Mediacom cable systems in 12 states.
Overstock.com Inc. said it has filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco seeking damages of $3.48 billion against a group of companies it says control over 80% of the prime brokerage market.
Unitrin Inc. (NYSE:UTR - News) reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $61.6 million, or 91 cents a share, down 29% from $86.7 million, or $1.26 a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue at the Chicago-based financial services company rose to $763.9 million from $755.9 million.
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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.
Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN - News). JWN's PowerRating is 5.
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.
Mediacom Communications (NasdaqGS:MCCC - News). MCCC's PowerRating is 6.
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.
Guess (NYSE:GES - News). GES's PowerRating is 7.
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.
Amrep Corporation (NYSE:AXR - News). AXR'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.
Forest Oil Corporation (NYSE:FST - News). FST's PowerRating is 4.
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.
Safeco (NYSE:SAF - News). SAF's PowerRating is 5.
Explosion List: An inherent feature of all markets is that periods of lower-than-normal volatility are usually followed by periods of higher volatility. These stocks are trading at one-third or less of their normal volatility and therefore have a high likelihood of exploding within the next few trading days.
Global Payments (NYSE:GPN - News). GPN's PowerRating is 6.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

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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.
Bank of America (NYSE:BAC - News). BAC'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.
Mediacom Communications (NASDAQ:MCCC - News). MCCC's PowerRating is 6.
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.
Advanced Magnetics (NASDAQ:AMAG - News). AMAG's PowerRating is 7.
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.
American International Group (NYSE:AIG - News). AIG'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.
Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI - News). ACI'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.
Sierra Health Services (NYSE:SIE - News). SIE's PowerRating is 4.
Short Windows Candidates: These are stocks which are in a strong downtrend, as determined by a proprietary trend filter and whose current bar has its low above the 4-day moving average. Historically, these stock on average have had a larger than normal short-term downside reversals. In order to qualify as a Trading Window candidate, the 10-period ADX must be 30 or higher and the -DI must be greater than the +DI. Or we must have a 14-period -DI reading of above 30 (with no ADX reading required). Single Windows are the most common type of Windows. They are simply a single bar which has its low of the day above the 4-period moving average.
Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - News). COF's PowerRating is 3.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

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