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Here are 7 options to watch for today. This list comes directly from the TradingMarkets Options Indicators page. The list is created using OptionVue options analysis software.
Most Underpriced Calls: These are the most under priced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
Mastercard Oct 175.0 Calls (NYSE:MA - News). MA's PowerRating is 3.
American International Group Oct 70.0 Calls (NYSE:AIG - News). AIG's PowerRating is 4.
Most Underpriced Puts: These are the most under priced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
MGM Mirage Sep 80.0 Puts (NYSE:MGM - News). MGM's PowerRating is 3.
Most Overpriced Calls: These are the most overpriced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
Apple Oct 145.0 Calls (NYSE:AAPL - News). AAPL's PowerRating is 4.
Most Overpriced Puts: These are the most overpriced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
Google Oct 450.0 Puts (NasdaqGS:GOOG - News). GOOG's PowerRating is 5.
Stocks with Abnormal Call Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual call option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Call Volume Alerts list suggests a possible takeover, extraordinarily good earnings report, or other news which may favorably affect the stock.
Plains Exploration & Production Company (NYSE:PXP - News). PXP's PowerRating is 5.
Stocks with Abnormal Put Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual put option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Put Volume Alerts list suggests an extraordinarily negative earnings report, or other news which may negatively affect the stock.
None today
Abnormal Put/Call $ Volume: These stocks have the highest dollar put volume in relation to their call volume. These high ratios are indicative of extreme bearish sentiment in the underlying stock.
Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC - News). NSC's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings are courtesy of www.PowerRatings.net

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Bullish calls:
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN - News): 'Raytheon's probably the cheapest.'General Dynamics (GDNorthrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC - News)Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT - News)Frontline (NYSE: FRO - News):'Yours is a winner. Frontline is a buy. I see the stock went down today, but, you know, a lot of stocks went down today. That's a good one.'UnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH - News): 'Understand, I've owned this stock for a couple of years for my charitable trust. This is precisely the kind of stock that does well on a slowdown. ... I want to buy the stock.'Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC - News): 'Every railroad stock has been killed. ... All of them are owned by very big hedge funds. ... People say to themselves, 'I guess all the hedge funds are getting killed.' That is not true. ... I still like the stock.'Trinity Industries (NYSE: TRN - News): 'When this mortgage mess clears up, I think Trinity comes back. I think that's the kind of stock you buy. ... I'm not backing away."'Nastech Pharmaceutical (NasdaqGM: NSTK - News): 'I would prefer, if you want to speculate, that you speculate with Nastech Pharmaceutical.'American Standard (NYSE: ASD - News): 'I frankly don't know why the market hates it so much. ... I'm stickin' by. It's painful, but I'm stickin' by it.'LKQ (NasdaqGS: LKQX - News): 'I like your company. I would stick with it.'Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY - News): 'I'll stick with Yamana.'
Bearish calls:
Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX - News): 'They canceled an IPO. I don't like the balance sheet. This is not my favorite company in the group. Even at $13, I'm going to reiterate that I can't get behind the medical company Boston Scientific.'Spartan Motors (NasdaqGS: SPAR - News)Jones Soda (NasdaqCM: JSDA): 'They missed the quarter. You cannot miss the quarter and be a high-multiple stock. Not only did they miss the quarter -- they missed the last quarter. ... I cannot pull the trigger. ... Jones is in the penalty box.'Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD - News): 'Here's a company that's doing absolutely everything right, but no one cares. My take is this: The Limited is too cheap, but I can't think of a catalyst to turn this stock around.'St. Joe (NYSE: JOE - News): 'I cannot be in the stock. It's just not the place to be.'WCI Communities (NYSE: WCI - News)SuperGen (NasdaqGM: SUPG - News)Coeur d'Alene Mines (NYSE: CDE - News): 'I have never been a fan of Coeur d'Alene. They always issue a lot of stock. They never seem to go anywhere.'
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Here are 7 options to watch for today. This list comes directly from the TradingMarkets Options Indicators page. The list is created using OptionVue options analysis software.
Most Underpriced Calls: These are the most under priced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.

iShares Russell 2000 Index July 85 Calls (AMEX:IWM). IWM's PowerRating is 5.
Most Underpriced Puts: These are the most under priced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
Mastercard Inc. July 155 Puts (NYSE:MA). MA's PowerRating is 6.
Most Overpriced Calls: These are the most overpriced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
Baidu.com Aug 230 Calls (NasdaqGM:BIDU). BIDU's PowerRating is 3.
Most Overpriced Puts: These are the most overpriced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
First Solar, Inc. Sept 85 Puts (NasdaqGM:FSLR). FSLR's PowerRating is currently unavailable due to the stock not meeting certain parameters.
Stocks with Abnormal Call Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual call option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Call Volume Alerts list suggests a possible takeover, extraordinarily good earnings report, or other news which may favorably affect the stock.
CBOT Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BOT). BOT's PowerRating is 4.
Stocks with Abnormal Put Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual put option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Put Volume Alerts list suggests an extraordinarily negative earnings report, or other news which may negatively affect the stock.
None Today
Abnormal Put/Call $ Volume: These stocks have the highest dollar put volume in relation to their call volume. These high ratios are indicative of extreme bearish sentiment in the underlying stock.
Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC). NSC's PowerRating is 5.
Beazer Homes USA Inc. (NYSE:BZH). BZH's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com

Labels: BIDU, BOT, BZH, FSLR, IWM, MA, NSC, stock options

A Reliab-Oil Stock: XTO Energy (NYSE: XTO - News)
Cramer says he has finally found the "perfect" oil company which takes advantage of high oil prices by exploiting new properties rather than just buying back stock. XTO has risen 14% since Cramer recommended it in March, and with its recent acquisition of Dominion Resources, it should see double-digit growth for four or five years, according to Cramer.
Interview with Duncan Niederauer, president and co-COO of NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX - News)
Cramer's growth stock for 2007, NYX, is down 15%, but he is not backing away. While Euronext is growing rapidly, Cramer admits NYX is turning into the "worst performing" stock he's seen. Duncan Niederauer commented NYX is the only multi-product exchange; "It's still a wonderfully scaleable business, and a lot of the market doesn't know how to evaluate us because we're not quite as attractive as the derivative-only exchanges," he told Cramer. However, he added that NYX is still more attractive than the equity-only exchanges. Concerning derivatives, Niederauer said, "The U.S. futures market is still a hole in our global footprint .... The only way in is an acquisition." Cramer commented on how rapidly NYX drops, and Niederauer conceded NYX "trades in a very choppy way for a large-cap company." Although he can't predict when NYX will start moving up, Cramer says he is sticking with NYX.
Sell Block: Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC - News), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ - News), Guess? (NYSE: GES - News), Monster Worldwide (NasdaqGS: MNST - News)
While Cramer's predictions of NSC 's and JNJ 's declines were fulfilled, and GES jumped as he expected, Cramer admitted he missed "the big one" of the week, namely, the selloff and vitality in the bond market. The lesson from this error is "You ignore what the big institutional investors are doing at your own peril," Cramer said, and added investors should not overlook the bond market. Cramer is still hopeful that MNST will win a bid and believes the new CFO,Timothy Yates, will make moves toward selling the company.
Mad Mail: Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT - News), Target (NYSE: TGT - News), Lowes (NYSE: LOW - News), Verizon (NYSE: VZ - News)
Cramer says WMT's risk reward is superior to TGT's, which should be sold because it has increased substantially. Since WMT is not currently buildng new stores, the company can buy back stock and revamp its existing stores. Cramer adds he also likes LOW. He told another viewer Verizon has a solid yield and increasing growth. Concerning what action to take in the decline, Cramer coached his viewers; "Let it come in -- let the market open down ... If it opens up, do some selling. Don't do any buying. I'll tell you when I think it's overdone."
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Labels: GES, Jim Cramer, JNJ, LOW, Mad Money, MNST, NSC, NYX, TGT, VZ, WMT, XTO

Burlington Northern (NYSE: BNI - News), Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC - News) and Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP - News)
On news of Warren Buffett's buying an 11% stake in BNI, which Cramer considers "the worst rail in terms of operating performance," Cramer predicted the investment wizard also purchased NSC and UNP. NSC did not decline on its preannouncement of a terrible quarter and Cramer notes UNP is the second largest landowner in the U.S with great value. Although Buffett has been buying rails as they rise, he is not going against his own strategy, since the rails are valuable; "What people don't realize is that these stocks trade very thinly," Cramer said. "This is a group that has continuously shrunk the float." He sees Buffett's purchase of BNI as an indication that coal's story is not over, since the company is the only efficient coal transporter. With utilities hitting highs, Cramer sees a new trend in the relationship between transports and utilities; "Every time the utilities would go up, I would short the transports, and every time the transports hit a new high, I'd short the utilities. This is obviously no longer the case."
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Labels: BNI, Jim Cramer, NSC, UNP, Wall Street Confidential

Stocks traded timidly on the cusp of first-quarter earnings season, which kicks off after tomorrow's closing bell when aluminum giant Alcoa (NYSE: AA - News) becomes the first major company to report results for the quarter ended March 31st. The major market averages were mixed, with tech shares trading slightly lower, while the other major averages eked out fractional gains. There seemed to be little news to spark activity today, though crude oil prices did drop sharply. The 10-year Treasury note also posted a slight gain in today's trading.
Railroad stocks moved higher after Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BKR-B - News) disclosed it had taken a nearly 11% stake in Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI - News), along with smaller stakes in two other undisclosed railroad companies. Speculation on the remaining candidates focused on Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP - News), Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC - News), and CSX (NYSE: CSX - News), all of which closed higher. Burlington Northern shares finished up 6.5%.
In profit news, chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD - News) warned that its Q1 profit will likely come in below forecasts, but its shares still gained 3.8% on short covering. AMD said revenue will be $1.23 billion, or -$475 million shy of the high end of its initial estimates. Unit sales and average selling prices continue to drop due to its price war with rival Intel (Nasdaq: INTC - News), which closed up 2.7%. AMD said it would impose a partial hiring freeze and curtail other spending in an effort to cut costs. The news drew mixed analyst reaction. JMP Securities, which overall sees an upside to AMD, maintained its "market outperform" rating, but cut its target from $17 to $16. Friedman Billings Ramsey, meanwhile, reiterated its "under perform" rating and cut its target from $10 to $9.
Mortgage investment trust American Home Mortgage Investment (NYSE: AHM - News) plunged -15.2% after the company sharply cut its Q1 earnings forecast. The firm focuses on the prime and near-prime sectors, not subprime, but it warned investors that problems in the secondary mortgage and mortgage-backed securities markets will result in reduced profits of 40 cents to 60 cents a share, sharply lower than its earlier forecast of $1.11 to $1.17 a share in earnings. The company also cut its dividend to 70 cents from $1.12.
In tech news, shares of Internet phone company Vonage Holdings (NYSE: VG - News) sank sharply after the company came up on the wrong end of another ruling in its patent dispute with Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ - News). Last Friday, a federal judge ruled Vonage must stop adding new customers; the company immediately appealed and was granted a temporary stay. The company earlier was found to be in violation of several basic patents held by Verizon.
By the Bullmarket.com Staff

Labels: AA, AHM, AMD, BKR-B, BNI, CSX, INTC, NSC, UNP, VG, VZ

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A - News; NYSE:BRK-B - News), which built a 10.9 percent stake in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (NYSE:BNI - News), has acquired stakes in two other rail companies, CNBC television said on Monday.
Citing an interview with the billionaire investor, CNBC said Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire spent $700 million on one of the additional rail investments and slightly less on the other.
It was not immediately clear in which other railroads Berkshire invested. The insurance and investment company was not immediately available for comment.
Buffett made his name by investing in companies with strong management and businesses that he considers undervalued.
A major railroad stock index, however, now sits near its recent peak. The Standard & Poor's 500 Railroads Index (^GSPRAIL - News) on Thursday closed at 393.85, just 2.6 percent below its record high set on February 22.
The index includes CSX Corp. (NYSE:CSX - News), Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC - News) and Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE:UNP - News), along with Burlington Northern.
In a Friday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Berkshire said it owned 39,027,430 Burlington Northern shares, making it the company's largest shareholder. The market value of the shares was $3.23 billion as of April 5.
Burlington Northern shares closed Thursday at $82.72, CSX at $40.96, Norfolk Southern at $50.98 and Union Pacific at $103.20. Shares of all four companies rose about 3 percent in pre-market electronic trading.
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Labels: ^GSPRAIL, BNI, BRK-A, BRK-B, CSX, NSC, UNP

Rethinking Spartan Motors Spartan Motors (NasdaqGS: SPAR)
Although he initially rejected a pitch for Spartan Motors made by an IU Kelley School of Business student, Cramer is now bullish after investigating the stock further. Initially, he thought SPAR was mainly involved with recreational vehicles which would be out of favor with rising oil prices. However, Spartan also manufactures emergency vehicles, and since 55% of the nation's firetrucks need replacing, Spartan vehicles will be in demand. In addition, the armed forces require vehicles that will protect soldiers from roadside bombs. Spartan's military motor division recently scored the second largest contract in its history. The company's RV business is doing well, because baby boomers love RVs. While Spartan has a great story, Cramer cautions that this small-cap speculative stock may not be for everyone and to wait for a pullback before buying.
Sell Block: WCI Communities (NYSE: WCI - News), Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG - News), Hologic (NasdaqGS: HOLX), Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC - News), Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP - News), Greenbrier Companies (NYSE: GBX - News), Coldwater Creek (NasdaqGS: CWTR), Gilead Sciences (NasdaqGS: GILD), Celgene (NasdaqGS: CELG), Altria (NYSE: MO - News), Kraft (NYSE: KFT - News) Take-Two Interactive (NasdaqGS: TTWO)
Cramer is "adamant that homebuilders can't be owned" and would sell WCI even though it hasn't moved, along with SPG, which has had a big increase. He would also sell HOLX which is "priced for perfection" but which has been the target of articles suggesting its products are less than perfect. Cramer likes rails as a "happy oligopoly, but given NSC's disappointing guidance, he would swap it for UNP on any strength. Cramer confessed "I deserve to be roasted over hot coals" for recommending GBX as a short-busting play when the stock has had a huge drop. Cramer wants to avoid getting burned again over CWTR and would sell even though it seems to be making a comeback. He thinks upgrades of semiconductors are "insane" and would get rid of the entire sector. Gilead, Cramer's "bio stock of the year" is now too expensive, and he would sell it or swap into Celgene. Now that Altria has spun off Kraft, Cramer would hold onto MO and sell KFT; "American cheese just doesn't turn it's customers into hopeless addicts."Finally, the fact that it is difficult to zero in on what is really wrong with TTWO is the best reason to sell it.
Mad Mail: Deere (NYSE: DE - News), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO - News)
Cramer would back up the truck and buy DE because, for the long-term "we are in a secular bull market inf farming" and sees a strong comeback for Deere. Cramer also likes KO because if it's brand turns around in Japan, KO could rise from $50 to $55.

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Labels: DE, GBX, HOLX, Jim Cramer, KFT, KO, Mad Money, MO, NSC, SPAR, SPG, TTWO, UNP, WCI

Railroad operator Norfolk Southern (NSC, 51.06) said it expects first quarter 2007 diluted earnings per share to be approximately 3% below the same quarter in 2006 as a result of reduced carload volumes and lower other income related to property sales.
In the year-ago period, Norfolk Southern posted a profit of $0.72 per diluted share. The current consensus estimate for the first quarter of 2007 is pegged at $0.77, according to Reuters Estimates.
Norfolk Southern said in a press release that volumes in the first quarter of this year were down 4.4% compared with record volumes reported in the first quarter a year earlier, reflecting declines in the automotive and housing sectors.
Norfolk Southern also said it experienced winter weather conditions in the first quarter that were more extreme than comparatively mild weather a year earlier. That resulted in a slowing of operations and increased costs.
On Jan. 24 the company noted a softer economy when reporting fourth quarter earnings of $0.95 per share that were a penny below expectations.
Norfolk Southern will report first quarter earnings and other results at its regular meeting with analysts in New York City on Apr. 25. The company noted Thursday that, as a rule, NSC does not forecast earnings or other results, and this announcement on the first quarter is not intended to change that policy.
Separately, competitor Canadian Pacific (CP) also recently warned on earnings, but Union Pacific (UNP) reaffirmed its outlook.
--Christine Marie Nielsen, Briefing.com

Labels: Norfolk Southern Corp., NSC

Verizon (NYSE: VZ - News), Vonage (NYSE: VG - News): Cramer wanted to talk about "what a bunch of hucksters" the executives at Vonage are concerning the injunction in a patent case with Verizon which brought the stock down 23%. "Everyone thought that VG should be sitting down with Verizon and talking," commented Cramer who thought it was an outrage the VG did just the opposite; "Swap out of VG into anything!"
Clorox (NYSE: CLX - News), ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG - News), Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP - News), Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC - News), CSX Corp (NYSE: CSX - News): Noting that CLX and CAG have new management, Cramer added that they could be broken up as well as rail companies such as UNP "the largest land owner in America," NSC and CSX which also have hidden assets। He adds that all of the rails are pro-shareholder.
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Labels: CAG, CLX, CSX, Hot Stocks, Jim Cramer, NSC, UNP, VG, VZ

Deere (NYSE: DE - News), Qwest (NYSE: Q - News), Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC - News), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT - News), Safeway (NYSE: SWY - News), Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP - News) and CSX Corp (NYSE: CSX - News): Cramer listed DE, Q, NSC, CAT and SWY as underappreciated "buys", adding that he sees no reason why DE will stop at $113. He observes that rails are on a "gigantic tear," but notes that although NSC is "delivering its numbers" it is his least favorite railroad stock. He prefers UNP, says that rumors of its guiding down are "nonesense" and predicts that it will reach $125 from $103. He also likes CSX, which is raising its dividend and buying back stock. Concerning Safeway, Cramer likes its gift card business, which he says is worth around $7 billion.
Aetna (NYSE: AET - News), Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY - News), United Health (NYSE: UNH - News), Laboratory Corp of America Holdings (NYSE: LH - News), Schering Plough (NYSE: SGP - News): Cramer comments that the entire healthcare sector is "exploding" because Warren Buffett took a stake in UNH, and LH reported strong numbers. He likes AET, but says "No" to big pharma, especially LLY. While Cramer is bullish on SGP, he would take a breather since it has gone from $17 to $24 "in a straight line."

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Labels: AET, CAT, CSX, DE, Jim Cramer, Jim Cramer's Stop Trading, LH, LLY, NSC, Q, SGP, SWY, UNH, UNP

Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO - News), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG - News), Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: SUNW - News), AT & T (NYSE: T - News), Verizon (NYSE: VZ - News), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL - News), Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC - News), Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP - News), Lennar (NYSE: LEN - News), Centex Corp (NYSE: CTX - News), Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL - News), DR Horton (NYSE: DHI - News) and Pulte (NYSE: PHM - News)
Cramer described the "glass half full mode" in tech as the shorts were looking at options expiration last week. "We were confounded by the work off of the options hangover which then positioned tech to be too low and ready for a trade -- just a trade, but a trade is worth grabbing." He added that the fact that Yahoo is up even though the company "doesn't have a clue" will give hedge funds the impression that it will go up whether Yahoo is good or bad and will encourage the shorts to change their position. Cramer also noted that Google was up on Yahoo, and that SUNW is also up, but he doesn't think that the company is doing anything interesting. What Cramer does find interesting is AT & T's strategy, outlined in its conference call, to take customers away from Verizon wireless by offering free service for a 18 months to Apple's iPhone users. Cramer says that NSC's drop is a "false tell" because the company periodically messes up and then ramps. He predicts that UNP will reach $110 to $115 from a recent $97. The "infrastructure crumble" for trucks make the rails "superior to almost any other trend I've got." Cramer calls CTX a "bunch of idiots" because they, along with LEN, TOL, DR Horton and PHM were too bullish at the top. "None of these companies distinguished themselves as good businessmen," he said. "None of them turned out to be cautious." However, he likes the fact that these companies are not building more homes, and prefers being long land inventory than home inventory because land is selling.
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Labels: AAPL, CTX, DHI, GOOG, Jim Cramer, LEN, NSC, PHM, SUNW, T, TOL, UNP, VZ, YHOO

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Wednesday from TradingMarkets.com:
Seagate Tech (NYSE:STX - News) beat earnings Tuesday after the bell, with $0.39 EPS over an expected $0.32 EPS. STX's PowerRating is 6.
Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS - News) beat earnings on Tuesday afternoon, announcing $0.39 EPS over an estimated $0.38 EPS. CTXS's PowerRating is 4.
Integrated Device Technology (NASDAQ:IDTI - News) missed earnings Tuesday afternoon; analysts were looking for $0.28 EPS, but IDTI announced $0.25 EPS. IDTI's PowerRating is 4.
Allegheny Tech (NYSE:ATI - News) reports earnings on Wednesday morning before the open, with analysts looking for $1.61 EPS. ATI's PowerRating is 4.
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP - News) announces quarterly earnings on Wednesday morning; watch for $1.97 EPS. COP's PowerRating is 5.
Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC - News) should report $0.96 EPS on Wednesday before the bell. NSC's PowerRating is 5.
Analysts are watching for McDonald's (NYSE:MCD - News) to report $0.61 EPS early Wednesday. MCD's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: ATI, COP, CTXS, Hot Stocks, IDTI, MCD, NSC, STX

Hot IPO: AeroVironment
Cramer says a good way to make money fast is by picking up the next hot IPO which he identifies as AeroVironment, an umanned surveillance aircraft company which is supposed to go public in the next week and to trade under the symbol AVAV. The Pentagon has been "pouring money" into this company whose products have been combat-tested and can be used for border patrol and to reduce casualties during wartime. While AeroVironment has some competition, it is the only company to produce a spy plane that weighs less than a pound. Cramer told viewers not to worry about the effect the Democratic Congress may have on this company, because it has "deep military contracts." Cramer suggests picking up the stock under $20, and discretionary buying until $25, which is a good sell price.
Playing it Safe: Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED - News) and Southern Co. (NYSE: SO - News)
For conservative investors who want consistency for retirement savings, Cramer suggested ED and SO as bond-replacement stocks. These stocks have high dividends and low risk and can yield the same income as bonds, but with some upside potential. He also recommended these stocks over bonds because their dividends are not taxed as heavily as bond income.
All Ears: Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN - News), Coach (NYSE: COH - News), United Technologies (NYSE: UTX - News), Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC - News), F-5 Netw0rks (NASDAQ: FFIV - News), AT & T (NYSE: T - News), Legg Mason (NYSE: LM - News), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT - News)
Next week will be one of those weeks during which it will be hard to make money because there will be so many companies reporting there earnings, so Cramer suggested not acting but listening to conference calls. On Monday, Cramer would pay attention to TXN which is the "crystal ball into the world of technology." Although a good quarter might reverse the tech slump, Cramer doubts that it will. Coach's call on Tuesday will give insight into the world of high-end, luxury stocks, and Cramer also suggested checking out UTX's statements. On Wednesday, Cramer would listen to NSC and to FFIV for information about high-growth, high-multiple stocks. Cramer calls AT &T a "terrific company" and on Thursday's call, he would listen to what they have to say about wireless and cost synergies with the closing of their Bell South deal. On Thursday, Cramer is interested to find out if Legg Mason has gotten its act together after the lack of integration of funds they acquired from Smith Barney, and to see what MSFT, one of tech's few sole survivors, has to say about XBox 360, Zune and Vista.
CEO Interview: Steve Ells, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG - News):
When Cramer asked Steve Ells if CMG could continue its "fabulous" performance, Ells commented that "customers are going crazy" for the restaurants because of their food, service and atmosphere. "We are opening up 95 to 105 new stores because we find great real estate and managers for that number." Responding to Cramer's question about rising food costs, Ells said that he doesn't see an immediate effect; "we're going to keep our eyes on it."

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Labels: CMG, COH, ED, FFIV, Jim Cramer, LM, Mad Money, MSFT, NSC, SO, T, TXN, UTX

Hot IPO: AeroVironment
Cramer says a good way to make money fast is by picking up the next hot IPO which he identifies as AeroVironment, an umanned surveillance aircraft company which is supposed to go public in the next week and to trade under the symbol AVAV. The Pentagon has been "pouring money" into this company whose products have been combat-tested and can be used for border patrol and to reduce casualties during wartime. While AeroVironment has some competition, it is the only company to produce a spy plane that weighs less than a pound. Cramer told viewers not to worry about the effect the Democratic Congress may have on this company, because it has "deep military contracts." Cramer suggests picking up the stock under $20, and discretionary buying until $25, which is a good sell price.
Playing it Safe: Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED - News) and Southern Co. (NYSE: SO - News)
For conservative investors who want consistency for retirement savings, Cramer suggested ED and SO as bond-replacement stocks. These stocks have high dividends and low risk and can yield the same income as bonds, but with some upside potential. He also recommended these stocks over bonds because their dividends are not taxed as heavily as bond income.
Related: Geff Considine discusses ED and a low-risk portfolio.
All Ears: Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN - News), Coach (NYSE: COH - News), United Technologies (NYSE: UTX - News), Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC - News), F-5 Netw0rks (NASDAQ: FFIV - News), AT & T (NYSE: T - News), Legg Mason (NYSE: LM - News), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT - News)
Next week will be one of those weeks during which it will be hard to make money because there will be so many companies reporting there earnings, so Cramer suggested not acting but listening to conference calls. On Monday, Cramer would pay attention to TXN which is the "crystal ball into the world of technology." Although a good quarter might reverse the tech slump, Cramer doubts that it will. Coach's call on Tuesday will give insight into the world of high-end, luxury stocks, and Cramer also suggested checking out UTX's statements. On Wednesday, Cramer would listen to NSC and to FFIV for information about high-growth, high-multiple stocks. Cramer calls AT &T a "terrific company" and on Thursday's call, he would listen to what they have to say about wireless and cost synergies with the closing of their Bell South deal. On Thursday, Cramer is interested to find out if Legg Mason has gotten its act together after the lack of integration of funds they acquired from Smith Barney, and to see what MSFT, one of tech's few sole survivors, has to say about XBox 360, Zune and Vista.
CEO Interview: Steve Ells, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG - News):
When Cramer asked Steve Ells if CMG could continue its "fabulous" performance, Ells commented that "customers are going crazy" for the restaurants because of their food, service and atmosphere. "We are opening up 95 to 105 new stores because we find great real estate and managers for that number." Responding to Cramer's question about rising food costs, Ells said that he doesn't see an immediate effect; "we're going to keep our eyes on it."
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Labels: ATT. T, AVAV, CMG, COH, ED, FFIV, Jim Cramer, LM, Mad Money, MSFT, NSC, SO, TXN, UTX

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.
MacroVision (NASDAQ:MVSN - News). MVSN'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.
Ford (NYSE:F - News). F's PowerRating is 8.
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.
Syntel (NASDAQ:SYNT - News). SYNT'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.
Alberto-Culver (NYSE:ACV - News). ACV's PowerRating is 5.
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.
Plantronics (NYSE:PLT - News). PLT's PowerRating is 2.
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.
HCC Insurance (NYSE:HCC - News). HCC'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.
Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC - News). NSC's PowerRating is 3.

Labels: ACV, F, HCC, Hot Stocks, MVSN, NSC, PLT, SYNT