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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
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.
On Semiconductor (NasdaqGS:ONNN - News). ONNN's PowerRating (for Traders) is 6.
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.
ImClone Systems (NasdaqGS:IMCL - News). IMCL's PowerRating (for Traders) is 6.
Bearish
Laps Up 5% or More: These are stocks that lap up by 5% or more and are trading below their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading below their 200-day moving average that lap up by more than 5% have shown negative returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Medicines Company (NasdaqGS:MDCO - News). MDCO's PowerRating (for Traders) is 3.
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.
Sara Lee (NYSE:SLE - News). SLE's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.
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.
Autozone (NYSE:AZO - News). AZO's PowerRating (for Traders) 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.
American International Group (NYSE:AIG - News). AIG's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.
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.
Moody's (NYSE:MCO - News). MCO's PowerRating (for Traders) is 3.
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Labels: AIG, AZO, Hot Stocks, IMCL, MCO, MDCO, ONNN, SLE

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Wednesday from TradingMarkets.com:
Applied Materials (NasdaqGS:AMAT - News) beat earnings on Tuesday after the close, announcing $0.35 EPS over an expected $0.32 EPS. AMAT's PowerRating is 7.

Copa Holdings (NYSE:CPA - News) should report $0.71 EPS before the market opens on Wednesday. CPA's PowerRating is 5.
When Daktronics (NasdaqGS:DAKT - News) announces earnings on Wednesday morning, look for $0.14 EPS. DAKT's PowerRating is 5.
Analysts are watching for Deere (NYSE:DE - News) to report $1.99 EPS when the company reports earnings on Wednesday morning. DE's PowerRating is 6.
Sara Lee (NYSE:SLE - News) is expected to announce $0.14 EPS before the market opens on Wednesday. SLE's PowerRating is 4.
PETsMART (NasdaqGS:PETM - News) and salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM - News) report earnings Wednesday afternoon, so watch for heightened price action and volatility ahead of the close. PETM's PowerRating is 4, and CRM's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings (for Traders) are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com

Labels: AMAT, CPA, CRM, DAKT, DE, Hot Stocks, PETM, SLE

Bullish calls:
PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG - News): 'I want you to pull the trigger on PPG ... Buy one half the position. Hope the market brings it down if there's no takeover, and I think you will make money.'Millicom International Cellular (NasdaqGS: MICC - News): ' ... ahead of the quarter, maybe don't pull the trigger. If it comes in - that has fabulous growth, as does AMX. I endorse it.'America Movil (NYSE: AMX - News)Nova Chemicals (NYSE: NCX - News)Rhodia (NYSE: RHA - News): ' ... these companies are just in bull market mode... You are in a really smart company. They do a lot of things right.'Inverness Medical (AMEX: IMA - News): 'This is the fastest-growing diagnostic stock in the world... It's made a great acquisition of Biosite, which is another Cramer fave... I say you buy and stick with IMA!'Intuitive Surgical (NasdaqGS: ISRG - News): ' ISRG, is still going higher! That's how good the quarter was. There are too many people who want in. Why don't you wait until Wednesday before you do any schnitzelling (i.e., selling some).'General Cable (NYSE: BGC - News): ' ... I say, who needs to rebuild pipes? Who needs to rebuild electric lines? Who gets those orders? In most of America, it is BGC .... Now we've been up 30 points ... after the Chinese selloff ... It's still a buy!'
Bearish calls:
Gemstar (NasdaqGS: GMST - News): 'No, no. It's putting itself for sale... No. Sell, sell, sell. We had a very nice gain. Let's not overstay our welcome.'Starbucks (NasdaqGS: SBUX - News): ' I think that SBUX is trying to bottom ... If they can possibly just stabilize the same-store sales, you're talking about a company that finally is growing ... it's dead money. And I'm not going to encourage you to sell it anymore ... but, don't buy, don't buy... I don't know the rumors at all.'Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE - News): 'SLE is not that good of a company ... I want you to take off a quarter of that stock. It's just dead money.'GigaMedia (NasdaqGM: GIGM - News): 'I don't see anything that I want that I want to pull the trigger on GIGM. I'm not going to plant it though. I'm just going to say 'don't buy...'Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP - News): 'It's had a big run. It's making a lot of acquisitions... It's been terrific, but let's let it come in a little.'
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Labels: AMX, BGC, GIGM, GMST, IMA, ISRG, Jim Cramer, Lightning Round, MICC, NCX, PPG, RHA, RTP, SBUX, SLE

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Thursday from TradingMarkets.com:
Whole Foods (NasdaqGS:WFMI) missed earnings on Wednesday after the close; analysts were looking for $0.36 EPS, but the company only announced $0.32 EPS. WFMI's PowerRating is 4.
Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGM:ONXX) beat earnings on Wednesday, with -$0.26 EPS over a consensus of -$0.43 EPS. ONXX's PowerRating is 4.
Biovail (NYSE:BVF) announces earnings on Thursday before the market opens; watch for $0.41 EPS. BVF's PowerRating is 6.
Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) is expected to announce $0.81 EPS on Thursday before the bell. ED's PowerRating is 5.
When Lamar Advertising (NasdaqGS:LAMR) announces earnings tomorrow morning, look for no EPS ($0.00). LAMR's PowerRating is 5.
Sara Lee (NYSE:SLE) should report $0.13 EPS when the company reports on Thursday morning. SLE's PowerRating is 5.
Analysts are watching for Urban Outfitters (NasdaqGS:URBN) to report $0.17 EPS tomorrow morning. URBN's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: BVF, ED, Hot Stocks, LAMR, ONXX, SLE, URBN, WFMI

Getting Defensive: Kroger (NYSE: KR - News), Safeway (NYSE: SWY - News), Supervalu (NYSE: SVU - News), Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL - News), Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB - News)
"Subprime is the only problem," Cramer reassured investors after the "absolutely brutal" downturn on Tuesday which affected the whole market. While mortgage lenders should be suffering from subprime lending woes for awhile, Cramer remarks, "It is wrong for the Street to be so indiscriminate ... before we damn the whole market, let's remember what were damning." However, this widespread decline provides a buying opportunity in defensive sectors, such as food, drugs and utilities, sectors which historically perform well when housing is doing badly. Cramer suggests looking at KR, SWY, SVU, CL and KMB, but only after three days, since "the future on the commodity that has captured stocks -- the S&P 500 -- expires Friday, so I expect very little upside in this group until Monday."
Thank You for Smoking: Altria (NYSE: MO - News), Altria's When-Issued Shares MO-WI (MOWI), Kraft (NYSE: KFT - News), General Mills (NYSE: GIS - News), Kellogg (NYSE: K - News), Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE - News)
"There's nothing more defensive than cigarettes," says Cramer who recommends Altria's when-issued shares, MO-WI, which are comprised of pure Philip Morris stock without the Kraft spinoff. Cramer comments Philip Morris is best-of-breed and the MO-WI shares offer a higher dividend. He suggests buying before March 30th when MO-WI will rejoin Altria. Although Cramer doesn't dislike KFT, he prefers food stocks GIS, which has been "doing fabulously," K and SLE, which have more "consistent and exciting growth" than KFT.
Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW - News), Alcoa (NYSE: AA - News), BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP - News), and Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE: RIO - News)
Cramer admits he has been waiting since February for DOW and AA to dip after takeover rumors which were printed a British newspaper. While he discourages speculation on potential buyouts if the fundamentals are not strong, "the fundies for both DOW and AA are pretty good." According to the rumors, Dow could be purchased by private equity firms at $60 a share, a substantial premium from its present rate of $42.94. He notes the company has a 3.5% dividend yield, has been raising prices and cutting costs. There is talk that BHP and RIO are eyeing AA at $40 billion, or $40.68 a share, while its current price is $32. The companies need the extra smelting capacity, and Cramer comments aluminum should perform better than it has been. "Buy Dow and Alcoa because when there's smoke, there's fire."
CEO Interview: Brian Roberts, Comcast (NasdaqGS: CMCSA) with Verizon (NYSE: VZ - News)
Cramer asked Brian Roberts if Comcast raised its capital expenditure in order to compete with rival Verizon, and he replied, "We upped our spending because people are buying our new products in record numbers. We're selling 50,000 phone subscriptions a week." This 30% increase "costs some money," although Roberts added these expenses will not interfere with Comcast's buyback plan; "We have bought back almost 10% of stock in the last two-and-a-half years, and we're going to continue buying back stock," Roberts said. Cramer would pull the trigger on Comcast and referred to Roberts as "money in the bank."
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Labels: AA, BHP, CL, DOW, GIS, Jim Cramer, K, KFT, KMB, KR, Mad Money, MO, RIO, SLE, SVU, SWY, VZ

Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS - News) shares fell after the Provo, Utah-based direct seller of personal care products said it expects earnings of 14 to 16 cents a share in the first quarter on revenue of between $260 million and $265 million. Wall Street's current consensus estimate is for a profit of 19 cents a share in March period.
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. (NYSE:RL - News) reported a 22% gain in fiscal third-quarter profit, buoyed by new products, new stores and international expansion, but forecast fiscal 2008 earnings shy of Street forecasts.
RenaissanceRe Holdings (NYSE:RNR - News) reported a huge quarterly profit, but the reinsurer cut its 2007 premium forecast citing softening prices and the impact of a new Florida insurance law.
ResMed (NYSE:RMD - News) shares dropped after the company reported second-quarter net earnings of $29 million, or 37 cents a share, compared with $22.3 million, or 30 cents a share, in the same period last year, boosted by higher sales of sleep products. Excluding stock-based compensation, among other items, the maker of medical equipment posted per-share earnings of 43 cents vs. 36 cents last year. Revenue rose 22% to $178.4 million from $146.4 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had expected revenue of $182 million.
Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE:SLE - News) swung to a second-quarter net loss of $62 million, or 8 cents a share, from year-ago income of $438 million, or 57 cents. The loss from continuing operations also came to 8 cents a share. Charges reduced earnings by 29 cents a share, the Chicago consumer-products company said. Sales for the three months ended Dec. 30 rose 7% to $3.18 billion from $2.97 billion a year ago. Analysts, on average, forecast earnings of 16 cents a share on sales of $3.08 billion, according to Thomson Financial. Sara Lee, whose brands include Ball Park franks, Senseo coffee and Kiwi shoe polish, expects fiscal 2007 earnings in a range of 58 cents to 64 cents a share, including items. Analysts' estimate stands at 82 cents a share.
St. Joe Co. (NYSE:JOE - News) was downgraded to hold from buy at BB&T Capital Markets.
Travelzoo Inc. (NasdaqGS:TZOO - News) said fourth-quarter net income rose, as Europe and North America sales grew, to $4.29 million, or 26 cents a share, from $1.65 million, or 10 cents a share, during the same period in the prior year.
Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. (NasdaqGM:TRMP - News) reported a narrower fourth-quarter loss, helped by cost cuts and rising revenue.
Tyco International (NYSE:TYC - News) was downgraded to hold at Deutsche Bank.
Whirlpool Corp. (NYSE:WHR - News) shares fell as the home-appliance manufacturer reported a fourth-quarter profit that declined amid surging material costs and lower industry demand in the U.S.

Labels: JOE, NUS, RL, RMD, RNR, SLE, TRMP, TYC, TZOO, WHR

Cisco Systems (NasdaqGS:CSCO - News) beat earnings on Tuesday after the close, announcing $0.33 EPS over an expected $0.31 EPS. CSCO's PowerRating is 5.
Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC - News) beat earnings on Tuesday afternoon, with $1.34 EPS over a consensus of $1.24 EPS. LNC's PowerRating is 5.
Apollo Group (NasdaqGS:APOL - News) is expected to announce $0.62 EPS before the bell on Wednesday. APOL's PowerRating is 5.
Apria Healthcare (NYSE:AHG - News) reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday morning, with analysts watching for $0.45 EPS. AHG's PowerRating is 5.
Sara Lee (NYSE:SLE - News) announces earnings Wednesday before the market opens; watch for $0.17 EPS. SLE's PowerRating is 5.
Watch for Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL - News) to report $0.92 EPS on Wednesday before the bell. RL's PowerRating is 5.
Analysts are looking for MedImmune (NasdaqGS:MEDI - News) to report $0.52 EPS tomorrow morning. MEDI's PowerRating is 6.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: AHG, APOL, CSCO, Hot Stocks, LNC, MEDI, RL, SLE