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Thursday, July 05, 2007

Hot Stocks to Watch Today

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.
Goldman Sachs Aug 250 Calls (NYSE:GS - News). GS' 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 150 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.
Google Inc. July 580 Calls (NasdaqGS:GOOG). GOOG's PowerRating is 5.
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.
Oil Services HOLDRs Aug 165 Puts (AMEX:OIH). OIH'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.
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. (NYSE:ACH). ACH's PowerRating is 2.
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.
Starbucks Corp. (NasdaqGS:SBUX). SBUX's PowerRating is 4.
Shanda Interactive (NasdaqGS:SNDA). SNDA's PowerRating is 4.
PowerRatings are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com

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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Tuesday's Biggest Stock Gainers

LCAPA, TWX, CBS, MA, PXR, PCLN, SVM, SNDA, TEVA, WYN
Liberty Media (NasdaqGS:LCAPA - News) has agreed to acquire the Atlanta Braves baseball team from Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX - News), according to media reports. The company also agreed to exchange its stake in CBS Corp. (NYSE:CBS - News) for a Green Bay, Wis., television station and $170 million in cash. In the tax-free transaction, Liberty will swap its 7.6 million CBS common shares for a newly created CBS subsidiary that holds the TV station, valued at $64 million, and the cash. The price at which Liberty will exchange its CBS shares will be based upon the average trading price of CBS Class B shares during a specified period prior to the closing.
Mastercard (NYSE:MA - News) was upgraded to overweight from neutral at J.P. Morgan.
Paxar Corp. (NYSE:PXR - News) reported fourth-quarter earnings of $9.5 million, or 23 cents a share, up from a loss of $800,000, or 2 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Excluding certain items, the White Plains, N.Y., maker of retail identification products earned $12.6 million, or 30 cents a share, in the latest quarter. Sales rose in the latest three months to $230.8 million from $206.8 million in the same period a year earlier. The average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial was for a profit of 29 cents a share in the December period. Looking ahead, Paxar said it expects earnings of $1.13 to $1.21 a share in 2007 on sales of between $925 million and $945 million. This view includes restructuring-related charges of between 11 to 15 cents a share. Excluding items, the company sees earnings of $1.24 to $1.36 a share for the year. Wall Street's current consensus estimate is for a profit of $1.33 a share in 2007.
Priceline.com Inc. (NasdaqGS:PCLN - News) reported profit more than doubled on stronger business in Europe. For the quarter ended Dec. 31, the company said profit was $13.2 million, or 33 cents per share, compared to $3.8 million or 9 cents a share a year ago. Sales for the quarter rose 28% to $235.9 million.
ServiceMaster Co. (NYSE:SVM - News) said fourth-quarter earnings rose to $38.9 million, or 13 cents a share, from $27 million, or 9 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding items, earnings for the quarter ending Dec. 31 would have been 11 cents a share. Revenue increased 7.1% to $770.7 million from last year's $719.6 million. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial had been expecting earnings of 10 cents a share and revenue of $767.1 million, on average. The Downers Grove, Ill. lawn care and pest control company said it expects adjusted 2007 earnings of 67 to 68 cents a share, vs. analyst forecasts of 68 cents a share.
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. (NasdaqGS:SNDA - News) said it swung to net income for the fourth-quarter of 240.3 million renminbi ($31 million), or RMB3.32 (42 cents) per American Depositary Share. During the same period in the prior year, the net loss was RMB538.9 million, or RMB7.58 per ADS.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NasdaqGS:TEVA - News) said fourth-quarter net income rose 51% as sales increased 63%, citing sales of new products as well as the addition of sales from Ivax. Profit reached $460 million, or 56 cents a share, from $305 million, or 45 cents, in the year-earlier period. The latest quarter's adjusted earnings, eliminating certain tax-related income and certain charges, were 53 cents. A survey of analysts by Thomson Financial produced a consensus estimate of 58 cents a share. Sales rose to $2.28 billion from $1.4 billion. Thomson's survey estimated $2.26 billion.
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (NYSE:WYN - News) said fourth-quarter net income rose to $92 million, or 48 cents a share, from $91 million, or 45 cents a share. Net revenue rose to $970 million from $861 million. Analysts, on average, expected it to earn 40 cents a share on revenue of $912 million, according to Thomson Financial. For 2007, the hotel operator raised its profit forecast for the year to a range of $1.84 to $2.02 a share, excluding separation and related costs, as well as legacy matters. The prior forecast was a range of $1.77 to $1.95 a share. Revenue for the year is expected to come in at $4.11 billion to $4.26 billion. For the first quarter, Wyndham expects to earn 37 cents to 40 cents a share, excluding items. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expect it to earn 38 cents a share in the first quarter and $1.87 a share for the year on revenue of $4.14 billion, on average

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Monday, January 08, 2007

Jim Cramer's Mad Money Lightning Round- Jan. 5th

Bullish calls:
Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM - News): 'This was going to be my stock of the year... It's taking big share from GM and F. I think the stock, ultimately, could go to $200 ... Let's wait until it goes down below $130, and then we pull the trigger.'Spectra Energy (NYSE: SE - News): ' If you got this through the Duke spinoff, I would tell you to keep buying it. I think it's going to be one of the best natural gas distribution stocks out there and those yield a lot and have very, very steady dividend increases (sound of truck doing a 'mon-back).'Kinder Morgan Energy (NYSE: KMP - News): 'Richard Kinder is the smartest man in the oil business.'Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO - News): ' We are just so solemnly behind CSCO, that we are not going to even think about being in another stock.'Saks (NYSE: SKS - News)Time Warner (NYSE: TWX - News)Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ - News): 'I want you to buy HPQ.'
Bearish calls:
Yamana Gold (AMEX: AUY - News): ' I happen to think that AUY is the best gold stock but, if I'm right about commodities, gold is about to have a leg down ... only at $10, do you pull the trigger.'Ultra Petroleum (AMEX: UPL - News): 'That house of pain is absolutely going to continue for some time ... I suggest that you take a long-term view, but understand that there could be 15% more downside in UPL.'Deere (NYSE: DE - News): 'Coming down a little. The stock was an unbelievable performer last year ... Let's ring the register. Those who want to be in DE... I may suggest that $85 is where I'd feel comfortable recommending it.'EarthLink (NASDAQ: ELNK - News): ' ... you have to understand, it's really speculative, and that terrific CEO just died of cancer. So the stock has kind of lost its way.'Cleveland Cliffs (NYSE: CLF - News): ' ... the problem here, is that all the mineral stocks are in free fall in America, but CLF has 8% growth. Its stock is just too cheap. If you can wait until the cycle turns - it may be 18 months - you can hold onto CLF. But, if you bought it much lower, ring the register, because it's going to have some downside.'Amylin Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AMLN - News): 'We rang the register at $47 and we said stay away, and I mean stay away. Sell, sell, sell!'AngioDynamics (NASDAQ: ANGO - News): ' ... the news that came out this week ... - is a fantastic opportunity to take profits. I want to distance myself from that speculative stock right now.'Sonus Networks (NASDAQ: SONS - News): 'That's had a good run. Let's take it off the table.'Shanda Interactive (NASDAQ: SNDA - News): 'Don't get me in that cauldron ... I say take the profit. Make the money. I've had enough of it. Sell, sell, sell.'Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: SUNW - News): ' No, no, no. Sell that. I want you to buy HPQ.'Harrah's Entertainment (NYSE: HET - News): 'You already won. Ring the register. Let's move on. Sell, sell, sell.'MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM - News): 'Take the win. Sell, sell, sell!'
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Sunday, January 07, 2007

Jim Cramer's Mad Money Lightning Round Jan. 5

Bullish calls:
Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM - News): 'This was going to be my stock of the year... It's taking big share from GM and F. I think the stock, ultimately, could go to $200 ... Let's wait until it goes down below $130, and then we pull the trigger.'Spectra Energy (NYSE: SE - News): ' If you got this through the Duke spinoff, I would tell you to keep buying it. I think it's going to be one of the best natural gas distribution stocks out there and those yield a lot and have very, very steady dividend increases (sound of truck doing a 'mon-back).'Kinder Morgan Energy (NYSE: KMP - News): 'Richard Kinder is the smartest man in the oil business.'Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO - News): ' We are just so solemnly behind CSCO, that we are not going to even think about being in another stock.'Saks (NYSE: SKS - News)Time Warner (NYSE: TWX - News)Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ - News): 'I want you to buy HPQ.'
Bearish calls:
Yamana Gold (AMEX: AUY - News): ' I happen to think that AUY is the best gold stock but, if I'm right about commodities, gold is about to have a leg down ... only at $10, do you pull the trigger.'Ultra Petroleum (AMEX: UPL - News): 'That house of pain is absolutely going to continue for some time ... I suggest that you take a long-term view, but understand that there could be 15% more downside in UPL.'Deere (NYSE: DE - News): 'Coming down a little. The stock was an unbelievable performer last year ... Let's ring the register. Those who want to be in DE... I may suggest that $85 is where I'd feel comfortable recommending it.'EarthLink (NASDAQ: ELNK - News): ' ... you have to understand, it's really speculative, and that terrific CEO just died of cancer. So the stock has kind of lost its way.'Cleveland Cliffs (NYSE: CLF - News): ' ... the problem here, is that all the mineral stocks are in free fall in America, but CLF has 8% growth. Its stock is just too cheap. If you can wait until the cycle turns - it may be 18 months - you can hold onto CLF. But, if you bought it much lower, ring the register, because it's going to have some downside.'Amylin Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AMLN - News): 'We rang the register at $47 and we said stay away, and I mean stay away. Sell, sell, sell!'AngioDynamics (NASDAQ: ANGO - News): ' ... the news that came out this week ... - is a fantastic opportunity to take profits. I want to distance myself from that speculative stock right now.'Sonus Networks (NASDAQ: SONS - News): 'That's had a good run. Let's take it off the table.'Shanda Interactive (NASDAQ: SNDA - News): 'Don't get me in that cauldron ... I say take the profit. Make the money. I've had enough of it. Sell, sell, sell.'Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: SUNW - News): ' No, no, no. Sell that. I want you to buy HPQ.'Harrah's Entertainment (NYSE: HET - News): 'You already won. Ring the register. Let's move on. Sell, sell, sell.'MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM - News): 'Take the win. Sell, sell, sell!'

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Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Stock Options to Watch Today

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 Under Priced 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.
Boston Properties Jan 110 Calls (NYSE:BXP - News) . BXP's PowerRating is 6.
Most Under Priced 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.
Intuitive Surgical Jan 95 Puts (NASDAQ:ISRG - News). ISRG'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.
China Life Insurance Company Ltd. Jan 140 Calls (NYSE:LFC - News). LFC'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.
Google Feb 410 Puts (NASDAQ:GOOG - News). GOOG's PowerRating is 7.
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.
Shanda Interactive (NASDAQ:SNDA - News). SNDA'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 suggestsan extraordinarily negative earnings report, or other news which may negatively affect the stock.
Whole Foods Markets (NASDAQ:WFMI - News). WFMI's PowerRating is 6.
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.
Pulte Homes (NYSE:PHM - News). PHM's PowerRating is 6.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

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