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Bullish calls:
CVS Caremark (CVS): 'I think it's unbelievably strong ... you should get in right here. ... CVS remains one of my favorite stocks in this environment.'), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ): 'That was a monster-good quarter. That was an All-Aboard quarter. ... That company is smoking. ... It's not done. I wanna own Hewlett-Packard ... and so should you.' Monster Worldwide (MNST): 'I thought that the new management team would turn things around ... Monster, I still think, is being set up to be bought.' St. Jude Medical (STJ): 'If you want to be in that cohort, it's gotta be S-T-J.' Freeport-McMoran (FCX): 'I'm willing to have you in Freeport (FCX - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr - Rating), cause that's copper and gold.' Transocean (RIG): 'This is a great opportunity. ... In the last three days ... Transocean went from $138 to $127 because they did financing.' Schlumberger (SLB) Raytheon (RTN) Wolverine World Wide (WWW) Nike (NKE) Vimpel Communications (VIP) Shaw Group (SGR) Countrywide Financial (CFC): 'It's a very technical situation. ... If the Fed cuts 50 basis points, Countrywide will work.'
Bearish calls:
Sysco (SYY): 'It's OK ... as long as the consumer's out there spending ... going to a lot of restaurants ... the problem is they're not going to restaurants as much. Don'tBuy.' Boston Scientific (BSX): 'Let me be very clear. I have disliked Boston Scientific for more than 10 points.' Titanium Metals (TIE) Taser (TASR): 'In this market, it's too hard for me. ... I do not want to buy Taser here. Don'tBuy.'

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Here are 7 stocks for traders for Monday from TradingMarkets.com:
Archer-Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM - News) reports earnings on Monday before the bell; watch for $0.59 EPS. ADM's PowerRating is 5.
Cameco (NYSE:CCJ - News) looks to report $0.42 EPS on Monday morning before the bell. CCJ's PowerRating is 6.
Humana (NYSE:HUM - News) is expected to announce $1.39 EPS on Monday morning. HUM's PowerRating is 6.
Monster Worldwide (NasdaqGS:MNST - News) is looking to report $0.34 EPS when the company announces earnings on Monday morning. MNST's PowerRating is 7.
RadioShack (NYSE:RSH - News) should report $0.24 EPS early Monday. RSH's PowerRating is 7.
CF Industries (NYSE:CF - News) and Titanium Metals (NYSE:TIE - News) both report after the bell on Monday. Watch for heightened price and volume. CF's PowerRating is 9 and TIE's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings (for Traders) are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com

Labels: ADM, CCJ, CF, HUM, MNST, RSH, TIE

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Monday from TradingMarkets.com:
Archer-Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM - News) reports earnings on Monday before the bell; watch for $0.59 EPS. ADM's PowerRating is 5.
Cameco (NYSE:CCJ - News) looks to report $0.42 EPS on Monday morning before the bell. CCJ's PowerRating is 6.
Humana (NYSE:HUM - News) is expected to announce $1.39 EPS on Monday morning. HUM's PowerRating is 6.
Monster Worldwide (NasdaqGS:MNST - News) is looking to report $0.34 EPS when the company announces earnings on Monday morning. MNST's PowerRating is 7.
RadioShack (NYSE:RSH - News) should report $0.24 EPS early Monday. RSH's PowerRating is 7.
CF Industries (NYSE:CF - News) and Titanium Metals (NYSE:TIE - News) both report after the bell on Monday. Watch for heightened price and volume. CF's PowerRating is 9 and TIE's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings (for Traders) are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com

Labels: ADM, CCJ, CF, Hot Stocks, HUM, MNST, RSH, TIE

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.
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT - News) & Dominion Resources (NYSE:D - News). ABT's PowerRating is 6, and D's PowerRating 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.
Titanium Metals Corporation (NYSE:TIE - News). TIE's PowerRating is 7.
2-Period RSI Below 2: These are stocks that have a 2-period RSI reading below 2 and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving with a 2-period RSI reading below 2 have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Northeast Utilities (NYSE:NU - News) & Teco Energy (NYSE:TE - News). NU's PowerRating is 6, and TE's PowerRating is 6.
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.
Thor Industries (NYSE:THO - News). THO's PowerRating 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.
Davita VA. DVA's PowerRating is 4.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: ABT, D, Hot Stocks, NU, TE, THO, TIE

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.

United Parcel Service July 75 Calls (NYSE:UPS - News). UPS' 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.
Electronic Arts Jun 50 Puts (NasdaqGS:ERTS - News). ERTS' PowerRating is 4.
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 Inc. July 115 Calls (NasdaqGS:AAPL - News). AAPL's PowerRating is 2.
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.
Deere & Co. May 115 Puts (NYSE:DE - News). DE's PowerRating is 4.
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.
Titanium Metals Corp. (NYSE:TIE - News). TIE'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.
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (AMEX:EEM - News). EEM's PowerRating is 5.
Retail HOLDRs (AMEX:RTH - News). RTH's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com

Labels: AAPL, DE, EEM, ERTS, RTH, stock options, TIE, UPS

Here's what Jim Cramer had to say about some of the stocks that callers offered up during the "Mad Money Lightning Round" Tuesday evening:
Gilead Sciences (GILD): "What a fabulous, fabulous group of drugs they have. ... I think it's about to take off the way Celgene (CELG) did."
MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR): "There has been a silicon wafer shortage for as long as I can remember. But the fact is this is a stock that has doubled from year to year, I can only give it one thumb up [in keeping with the "pigs get slaughtered" principle espoused on the show] ."
VeraSun Energy (VSE): "Not one of my favorites." ... Cramer said he would sell it and buy Archer Daniels Midland .
Titatnium (TIE): "You are second-best of breed from way back ... you swap out and pull the trigger on ... Allegheny (ATI).
Nortel (NT): "Still a great sale. ... Nortel, Alcatel (ALA) ... don't matter. Sell those and be in Cisco. ... the only pure-play communications-equipment stock you're gonna hear on ... "Mad Money."
Microsoft (MSFT): "Stalled. ... I think it flat-lines here. ... And then, next year it will start taking off again."
Lowe's (LOW): "I'm sticking with Lowe's for at least another 4, 5 points. Don't you dare think about ringing the register. We just opened the store."
Finisar (FNSR): "An old favorite from last year but no longer good to buy. ... directing all Finisar traffic to Cisco."
Level 3 (LVLT): "Some people are saying that could be 2007's stock of the year. ... the coming bandwith shortage is going to make that stock double in the next two years. ... And below 5, pull it back, pull it back .

Labels: ALA, ATI, CELG, FNSR, GILD, Jim Cramer, Lightning Round, LOW, LVLT, Mad Money, MSFT, NT, TIE, VSE, WFR

Stock in U.S. steel makers rose on Monday after the world's biggest manufacturer said price weakness in North America had bottomed-out and 2007 profits were expected to surge.
Analysts also pointed to recent comments by Jim Cramer, a stock commentator on cable TV's CNBC, who was bullish on steel makers and processors. The biggest gainer among steel manufacturers was Nucor Corp. (NUE.N: Quote, Profile , Research), whose stock rose $4.53, or 7.73 percent, to $63.17 on the New York Stock Exchange in afternoon trading. US Steel Corp. (X.N: Quote, Profile , Research) was up 2.75 percent and Mittal Steel Co. NV (MT.N: Quote, Profile , Research) rose 1.29 percent. On the Nasdaq, Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD.O: Quote, Profile , Research) rose 5.66 percent. Earlier in Amsterdam, Arcelor Mittal's (CELR.PA: Quote, Profile , Research)(ISPA.AS: Quote, Profile , Research) Chief Financial Officer, Aditya Mittal, told a conference the company expects to be able to increase profits in 2007 and that it would be better than 2006. He said price weakness in the United States in the fourth quarter had already bottomed out, while prices in Europe should start to recover in the first quarter of 2007. Mittal said he believed the steel sector as a whole would have a good year in 2007, given strong demand, solid economic growth and higher prices for steel used in making cars.
Also rising on Monday were the stocks of specialty metals and steel processing companies and analysts suggested it was a result of the positive steel comments. Also they cited the announcement by Airbus parent EADS (EAD.PA: Quote, Profile , Research) that it would go ahead with a new model of the A350 airliner, which will use lighter materials, including titanium and other metals. Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI.N: Quote, Profile , Research) , which last week said it expects strong growth in the specialty metals sector, saw its stock rise $4.86, or 5.52 percent, to $92.92 on the NYSE on Monday afternoon. Titanium Metals Corp. (TIE.N: Quote, Profile , Research) stock rose 4.13 percent and RTI International Metals Inc. (RTI.N: Quote, Profile , Research) was up 3.4 percent.
Source: Reuters.com

Labels: ATI, CELR, EAD, Hot Stocks, ISPA, Metal, MT, NUE, RTI, Steel, STLD, Stock Market, TIE, X