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Bullish:
Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK): 'The company is mostly levered to natural gas... is CHK! Don't you dare sell CHK. That stock is going higher!'Viacom (NYSE: VIA-B): 'You want to play summer box office?... You buy Viacom which, although the news reports weren't that positive, that's wrong! That was a great quarter... VIA-B is your play my friend.'Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN)Qualcomm (NasdaqGS: QCOM)Protective Life (NYSE: PL): 'PL is solid too... I like that! ...Why couldn't PL get a bid?!... Let's see, the book value here is $34 bucks.... These can go out at two times book. That would put this stock at almost $70. It's at $50. I want to buy that!'MetLife (NYSE: MET)Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU)
Neutral calls:
Scientific Games (NasdaqGS: SGMS): 'I believe it's a decent stock. It's just not as great as I thought... It needs more momentum to break out from this level.'
Bearish calls:
Regal Entertainment (NYSE: RGC): 'I would have said that the chance has already come and gone ... It's run too much.'LSI Logic (NYSE: LSI): 'LSI, man. That was an awful quarter.'Republic Airways (NasdaqGS: RJET): 'Cheap. Cheap stock, but I am no longer recommending any of the airlines. They have had a really big run.'Yahoo! (NasdaqGS: YHOO): ' ... as long as Terry Semel's there - he's the CEO - you and I are not going to make any money... As a matter of fact, it's a dog. The board ought to get electroshock therapy.'Given Imaging (NasdaqGM: GIVN)Sysco (NYSE: SYY): 'I went through that conference call. I have got to tell you, they did not deliver. Sell, sell, sell!... Let's let it pull back to under $30, and then we'll pull the trigger.'Coach (NYSE: COH): 'I think you buy the handbags. The stock, I don't want to touch here. That quarter was not that great ... when it gets below $43, we can pull the trigger again.'
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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
Laps Down 5% or More: These are stocks that lap down by 5% or more and are trading above their 200-day moving average। Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving average that lap down by more than 5% have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Beckman Coulter (NYSE:BEC - News). BEC's PowerRating is 6.
Stocks Down 10% or More: These are stocks that have lost 10% or more over the past five days and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving average that have lost 10% or more over the past five 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.
CECO Environmental (NasdaqGM:CECE - News). CECE'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.
Protective Life (NYSE:PL - News). PL'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.
Pacific Ethanol (NasdaqGM:PEIX - News). PEIX's PowerRating is 3.
2-Period RSI Above 98: These are stocks that have a 2-day RSI reading above 98 and are trading below their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading below their 200-day moving average with a 2-period RSI reading above 98 have shown negative returns, on average, 1-day and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Symantec (NasdaqGS:SYMC - News) & E.W. Scripps (NYSE:SSP - News). SYMC's PowerRating is 3, and SSP's PowerRating is 3.
Stocks Up 10% or More: These are stocks that have gained 10% or more over the past five days and are trading below their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading below their 200-day moving average that have gained 10% or more over the past five days have shown negative returns, on average, 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Rackable Systems (NasdaqGS:RACK - News). RACK's PowerRating is 2.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

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Pacer International Inc. (NasdaqGS:PACR - News) reported fourth-quarter net income of $21.5 million, or 57 cents a share, up from $20.4 million, or 54 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue for the three months ended Dec. 29 fell to $502 million from $503.8 million a year ago.
PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP - News) said fourth-quarter profit rose 60%, helped by a tax benefit, lower expenses, strength in its international business and robust sales of non-carbonated drinks and salty snacks in the U.S.
Protective Life (NYSE:PL - News) said fourth-quarter net income rose, as the company recorded investment gains of 28 cents per share, to $85.2 million, or $1.19 a share, from $68.6 million, or 96 cents a share, during the same period in the prior year. Before items, quarterly per-share income fell to 91 cents from $1.02 in the prior year. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had expected per-share earnings of $1. The insurance and investment products company said it sees 2007 operating income per share of $3.60 to $3.80.
Riverbed Technology (NasdaqGM:RVBD - News) said it plans to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement to offer five million shares in an underwritten secondary public offering. The San Francisco-based company said about 2.65 million of the shares will be offered by certain Riverbed stockholders. The company also said its fourth-quarter loss narrowed to $2.41 million, or 4 cents a share, from $4.73 million, or 43 cents a share, a year earlier, as revenue surged on product demand and customer growth. Excluding stock-based compensation, the company earned 3 cents a share for the most recent period. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial expected, on average, quarterly earnings of 1 cent a share, before items. The San Francisco wide-area data service company's revenue for the quarter rose to $33.8 million from $10.6 million a year ago.
Silicon Laboratories (NasdaqGS:SLAB - News) agreed to sell its Aero single-chip phone and power amplifier product lines to NXP for $285 million. The cash deal also includes additional earn-out potential of up to $65 million over the next three years. The semiconductor company expects the deal to close by the end of the first quarter.
Spectrum Brands (NYSE:SPC - News) said it swung to a loss of $18.8 million, or 38 cents a share, from a profit of $2.3 million, or 5 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding non-recurring items, such as a loss from discontinued operations and a restructuring charge, the Atlanta consumer products company would have earned 12 cents a share in the quarter ending December. Revenue fell 0.3% to $564.6 million from last year's $566.3 million, as a 6% drop in battery sales offset 7% growth in Remington branded product sales and a 4% increase in Global Pet sales. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial had been expecting earnings of 8 cents a share and revenue of $640.3 million, on average.
Syntax-Brillian Corp. (NasdaqGM:BRLC - News) shares gained after the Tempe, Ariz.-based maker of HDTVs and digital entertainment products reported fiscal second-quarter net earnings of $14.8 million, or 25 cents a share. In the same quarter last year, the company posted a net loss of $1.23 million, or 4 cents a share. Revenue rose to $242.5 million from $60.2 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had forecast a per-share profit of 24 cents on revenue of $241.8 million. For the fiscal third-quarter, Syntax-Brillian expects revenue of $160 million to $170 million, and for fiscal 2007, the company expects revenue of $650 million to $700 million.
Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL - News) reported an "uptick" in sluggish housing demand in several markets as the luxury home builder's cancellation rate came down but said it may post quarterly writedowns as high as $160 million or more, which would handily top its previous estimate for all of 2007.
Unilever (NYSE:UL - News) (NYSE:UN - News) reported a fourth-quarter profit surge, although it lacked sales growth due to difficulties rejuvenating its European operation.
Warner Music Group (NYSE:WMG - News) said its profit dropped 74% to $18 million, or 12 cents a share, as revenue declined 11% to $928 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected earnings of 24 cents a share on revenue of $945 million. The company said it faced "unusually difficult" year-ago comparisons, and it said digital revenue represented 11% of total revenue during the quarter. Softer domestic and European sales hurt its recorded music division, while music publishing revenue edged up 2%.
Waste Management Inc. (NYSE:WMI - News) posted a 15% drop in fourth-quarter earnings compared to a year ago when hurricane clean-up profits bolstered the bottom line.

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Atricure (NASDAQ:ATRC - News) shares rose 6.3% Friday after the company was initiated with a buy rating at Pacific Growth Equities.
Datatrack (NASDAQ:DATA - News) shares jumped 23.3% after the company said it received contracts worth a total of $4.7 million in December.
Dollar Tree Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR - News) shares rose 4.5% after the company said its fourth-quarter sales are trending towards the upper end of its previous forecast of $1.28 billion to $1.31 billion.
Learning Tree International (NASDAQ:LTRE - News) shares climbed 9.3% after the Reston, Va.-based provider of education and training services said late Thursday it expects to report fourth-quarter income from operations of $200,000 on revenue of $38.7 million. For the fiscal year ended Sept. 29, the company forecast a loss from operations of $1.9 million on revenue of $154 million.
Network Equipment Technologies' (NYSE:NWK - News) shares added 7.7% after the Fremont, Calif.-based telecommunications equipment maker forecast fiscal third-quarter revenue of $21.6 million to $22.1 million. The company also said it now expects fiscal 2007 revenue growth of 17% to 20%, up from its previous forecast of 10%.
Protective Life Corp. (NYSE:PL - News) shares gained 4.9% after the company was upgraded to buy from neutral at UBS. The firm also lifted its price target on the stock to $57 from $53.
Saba Software Inc. (NASDAQ:SABA - News) shares moved up 11.3% after the company reported a second-quarter net loss of $1.01 million, or 4 cents a share. During the same period a year ago, the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based company posted net earnings of $131,000, or a penny a share. Pro forma earnings were $2 million, or 7 cents a share, compared with $694,000, or 4 cents a share, a year ago. Saba reported revenue of $26.2 million vs. $16.2 million. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call had forecast second-quarter earnings of 6 cents a share on revenue of $25 million. Additionally, Saba said it expects third-quarter per-share results to range from breakeven to a profit of 3 cents on revenue of $26.5 million to $27.5 million. On a pro forma basis, the company said it sees earnings of 7 cents to 10 cents a share for the quarter.
Tim Hortons (NYSE:THI - News) shares added 6.8% after the donut chain said its same-store sales rose 9.3% in the fourth quarter for restaurants located in Canada and 8.3% for U.S. locations. For December, the company said same-store sales increased 10.9% to 11% in Canada and 9.5% in the U.S.
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