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In options trading today January 5, Citigroup (NYSE: C ) sees a 50,000 contract bullish call spread, NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA ) has option volume top 112,000 contracts, but bears appear out for Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S ) as more than 25,000 calls trade. Bearish activity detected in Chicos FAS (NYSE: CHS ), with 6440 puts trading, or 17 times the recent average daily put volume. Bullish flow detected in TJX Companie s (NYSE: TJX ), with 5852 calls trading, or 12 times the recent average daily call volume. Bearish activity detected in Novagold Resources (AMEX: NG ), with 26,593 puts trading, or eight times the recent average daily put volume. Increasing volume is also being seen in AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR ), US Airways (NYSE: LCC ), and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY ). Sentiment Stock market averages are holding gains with help from better-than-expected economic news Wednesday. Data released from ADP early showed the U.S. economy adding 297,000 jobs last month, which was almost three times more than expected. The strong number comes two days before the Labor Department releases its monthly jobs report. Separate data released later Wednesday showed the ISM Services Index up to 57.1 in December, its best level since 2006 and also better than the 55.7 reading that economists had expected. Overall market action was sluggish in morning trading despite the strong data, but stocks had moved broadly higher late in the day. Heading into the final hour, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 38 points and the NASDAQ has added 18. The CBOE Volatility Index ( VIX ) lost .44 to 16.94. Trading in the options market is active, with 15.8 million calls and 5.6 million puts traded so far. Bullish Flow The top options trades so far today are in Citigroup after the C Feb 5 – 5.5 Call spread traded at 13 cents, 50,000 times. Looks buyer-initiated. Another noteworthy trade is a combo — the investor sold 20,000 C Feb 4.5 Puts at 8 cents to buy 15,000 C Jan 5 Calls at 11 cents. Looks like they did it twice. These investors seem to be anticipating additional short-term gains in Citi shares. With an hour to go, the stock is up 4 cents to $4.94 today, now up more than 20% since late-November. NVIDIA shares add $1 to $16.77 and today’s call volume is impressive after Barclay’s upgraded the stock to Overweight. More than 112,000 contracts traded so far. The top trade is a NVDA Jan 15 – 16 Call spread sold at 79 cents, 13,400 times. This spread has traded multiple times and volume in both contracts is more than 25,000. It likely closes or rolls a position, as both contracts are now in-the-money and open interest is sufficient to cover. The NVDA Mar 15 – Jan 2012 20 Call spread traded 5100 times, appears to be rolling of bullish positions up strikes and out to later months. Shares of the chipmaker have now rallied 57.8% during the past three months. Bearish Flow Sprint Nextel adds 12 cents to $4.57 and a block of 14,839 S Jan 5 Calls traded on the 3-cent bid. With an hour to go, 25,261 contracts have changed hands and, like yesterday, this appears to be liquidating of bullish trades. Open interest in the S Jan 5 Calls declined by 20,129 following yesterday's activity, but at 264,514, is still the largest position in Sprint. Implied Volatility Mover China Green Agricultural (NYSE: CGA) shares are down and implied volatility (IV) is up after J Capital said the stock is not worth more than $2.85 per share. The firm says the company has "significantly" over-stated earnings and revenues — per Fly on the Wall. The stock is off 83 cents to $8.22. Most of the options action is in the January puts. The top trade is 118 CGA Jan 7 Puts at 60 cents when the market was 45 – 60 cents. Total of 2046 traded. The CGA Jan 8 Puts are the most active with 3777 changing hands. Meanwhile, implied volatility surged 57% to 128. How we interpret: Sophisticated real-time tools created by TradeAlert for institutional traders are used to provide indication of buyer and seller, opening trades, greeks, and more. In conjunction with our market expertise, historical data and a network of brokers and market participants we are able to clarify what’s trading and explain the potential motivation behind activity clearly and accurately. This article is by Frederic Ruffy, the Senior Options Strategist at Whatstrading.com , a site dedicated to helping traders make sense of the complex and fragmented nature of listed options trading.
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Good Morning! Make sure your ready for my next alert coming tomorrow. It’s a smoking hot penny stock! Here are a few others to keep on watch until then. Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) is a US based agricultural biotechnology company. Headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri the company is the largest producer of the weed controller herbicide glyphosate, which is commercialized as 'Roundup'. Monsanto's technology of genetically engineered seed can be found in around 90% of the world's genetically engineered seeds. The company's biotech products like herbicides helps in producing better crop to the end users which include human as well as animals. The products also help in lowering the costs of farming. Last year Monsanto came up with a major breakthrough by acquiring a corn and soyabean processing plant from Anasac located in Paine, Chile. Earlier, the company had acquired Seminium, another corn and seed company. The company has segmented its business into 'Seeds and Genomics' and Agricultural Productivity. Augen Capital Corp . (CVE: AUG) is an investment bank. The company focuses in financing start-ups, early stage projects and companies. The bank manages portfolio of emerging resource stock. Primarily the company operates in two different segments namely 'Merchant Banking' and 'Managed Products'. The 'Merchant Banking' focuses on a portfolio with a business line like resource exploration and development of Canadian companies. The 'Managed Products' segment focuses on consulting related to LLP and flow through. This segment earns fees by transferring assets between mutual funds and limited partnership companies. On November 2009 Augen's partner in 'Managed Products' business Blumont Capital Corp merged its assets of Blumont Augen Resources Strategy Fund with Exemplar Portfolio Ltd. Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE: POT) is a fertilizer and other industrial feed products company having it's headquarter in Canada. The Company has its own mining unit in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick. The Company is the world's largest producer of potash with a holding of 20% market share of the world market. The Company is also a leading producer of phosphate and nitrogen across the world. The growing need of all three fertilizers across the world is skillfully met by the company as it has operation in more than seven countries. The Company which was founded in 1975 controlled 22%, 2% and 6% of world's supply of potash, nitrogen and phosphate respectively. The Company came with IPO in 1989 and is listed in Canada and NYSE. The Company is looking to spread its wing all across the world with some good market position in developing countries like China, India, Brazil and South Asian countries. This corporate profile is provided for information purposes only and should not be used as the basis for any investment decision. We are neither licensed nor qualified to provide investment advice. We were not paid, nor do we hold a position in these stocks. We reserve the right to buy or sell MON, AUG and POT at any time after this post.
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The market makes gains on Wednesday as stocks begin to shift with increased confidence by investors. At close on Tuesday and into early Wednesday the market continued to present with mixed indexes but an increase in afternoon activity has boosted all three indexes into the green. Investors have begun to position themselves for the new year and generally report an optimistic outlook for 2011. At the base of this positive positioning are multiple reports that paint a picture for a brighter job market. With a report of planned job cuts down 59% in 2010 and soaring private sector payrolls, many investors feel that the stage has been set for a positive report from the government on Friday when they release their latest monthly jobs report. The ISM Services Index reports that the service sector showed an increase from 55 to 57.1 in December, exceeding economists forecast. Approaching Close the major market indexes are all in the green with modest gains. DJIA is up 44.20 points or 0.36% to 11733.72. Nasdaq is up 16.00 points or 0.59% to 2697.20. S&P 500 is up 6.03 points or 0.47% to 1276.18. The Treasuries 10 year yield is up 0.12 to 3.47%. Oil is up 0.98 to $90.36 a barrel. The dollar is up 0.0084 to the Euro at $1.32. Strong sectors include: building products; homebuilding; thrifts an mortgage lenders; application software; internet retailers; specialty stores; diversified supplies services; employment services. Author: Pamela Frost
The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) climbed 3 percent to $77.24 after reporting better than expected earnings for its latest quarter. The Plymouth, Minn.-based provider of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients posted a profit of $1.03 billion, or $2.29 a share, for its fiscal second quarter ended on Nov. 30. These results included an after-tax gain of $570 million, or $1.28 a share, from an asset sale. The shares touched the intraday high of $75.80 and low of $73.40. It has 52 week range of $78.18-$37.68. At the current market price, the market capitalization of the stock stands at 33.42 billion shares with beta of 1.22 and P/E of 32.72. Strong demand for fertilizer driven by high U.S. crop prices helped Mosaic Co’s quarterly profit and revenue beat Wall Street’s expectations, boosting shares in extended trading. Backing out the gain, Mosaic earned $1.01 per share in the latest quarter. Sales leapt to $2.67 billion in the latest quarter from $1.71 billion a year ago, and gross margins swelled to 29% from 18% last year. Not surprisingly, management was sounding an optimistic tone. “Mosaic is on pace for an outstanding year in fiscal 2011,” said Jim Prokopanko, the company’s president and CEO. He continued: “Market conditions are excellent as demand is booming, and Company's outlook looks good from any angle and we are beginning calendar 2011 against a backdrop of expected record phosphate and potash demand, low producer inventories and a very lean global distribution pipeline.” He is expecting the corn prices to go up in 2011.Sales of phosphate, the second-most important fertilizer for farmers, rose 49 percent to $1.97 billion during the quarter. For the fiscal third quarter, Mosaic expects phosphate volumes of 2.4 million to 2.7 million tonnes. Phosphate production has been curtailed in recent months due to the partial shut-down of a large Florida mine. Returning the mine to 100 percent capacity is “one of our highest priorities,” Prokopanko said. To reduce dependence on its phosphate business, Mosaic is in the middle of a $5 billion campaign to boost its potash capacity by more than 5 million tonnes over the next 10 years. For the fiscal third quarter, Mosaic expects to ship 1.9 million to 2.1 million tonnes of potash. During the fiscal second quarter, sales of potash rose 69 percent. Mosaic’s overall revenue rose 56.4 percent to $2.67 billion. Disclaimer: The assembled information distributed by epicstockpicks.com is for information purposes only, and is neither a solicitation to buy nor an offer to sell securities. Epicstockpicks.com does expect that investors will buy and sell securities based on information assembled and presented herein. EpicStockPicks.com will not be responsible in any way for or accept any liability for any losses arising from an investor's reliance on or use of information obtained from our website or emails. PLEASE always do your own due diligence, and consult your financial advisor.
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Below are today's Analyst Actions on U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks.
RBS reiterated Sell rating on China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. (NYSE:CEA), and maintained HK$3.85 price target on the company's Hong Kong-listed shares. Nomura maintained Neutral rating and HK$4.80 price target on the Hong Kong-listed shares of China Telecom Corporation Limited (NYSE:CHA). Nomura maintained Buy rating and HK$95 price target on the Hong Kong-listed shares of China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE:CHL). Credit Suisse reiterated Outperform rating on Charm Communications Inc (NASDAQ:CHRM), and raised price target from $11.8 to $12.3. Nomura maintained Buy rating and HK$13.50 price target on the Hong Kong-listed shares of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (NYSE:CHU). Roth Capital Partners initiated coverage of Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE:DQ) with Buy Rating and $15 price target. Collins Stewart maintained Buy rating on JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:JASO), and cut price target from $13 to $8.40. Collins Stewart reiterated Buy rating on JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE:JKS), and cut price target from $43 to $37. Collins Stewart reiterated Buy rating on Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (NYSE:YGE), and cut price target from $16 to $13.5. Roth Capital Partners initiated coverage of Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:SOLF) with Buy rating and $10 price target. Collins Stewart downgraded Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:SOLF) from Buy to Neutral, with $8.90 price target. Wells Fargo Securities upgraded Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) from Market Perform to Outperform, and raised valuation range from $15.00-$16.00 to $16.00-$17.00. Collins Stewart maintained Buy rating on Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP), and cut price target from $11 to $10. Piper Jaffray downgraded Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ:SVA) from Overweight to Neutral, and cut price target from $8.80 to $5.60. Collins Stewart reiterated Buy rating and $32 price target on Trina Solar Limited (NYSE:TSL). Yesterday Global Hunter Securities reiterated Buy rating on Yuhe International, Inc (NASDAQ:YUII), and raised price target from $14 to $16. Roth Capital Partners maintained Buy rating and $16 price target on Yuhe International, Inc (NASDAQ:YUII).
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Analyst Actions on Chinese Stocks: CEA, CHA, CHL, CHRM, CHU, DQ, JASO, JKS … (Jan 5, 2011)
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Closing Update: Stocks Lifted By Financials, Economic Data – DJIA Extends Streak To Four Sessions istockAnalyst.com – 52 minutes ago -NYSE up 17.75 (+0.2%) to 8,039.93 -DJIA up 31.71 (+0.3%) to 11,723 -S&P 500 up 6.36 (+0.5%) to 1,277 -Nasdaq up 20.95 (+0.8%) to 2,702 GLOBAL SENTIMENT Hang Seng up 0.38% Nikkei down 0.17% FTSE …
Closing Update: Stocks Lifted By Financials, Economic Data – DJIA Extends Streak To Four Sessions
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Review of the The Girl Who Played with Fire : Excellent! Better than the first book in the series, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , which I reviewed a couple month ago, but the books should still be read in order. The Girl Who Played with Fire is available from Amazon .
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Well Traded Stocks at NASDAQ are – GOLD, FSII, CREE, ANDS, ACAS Savvy Stock Picks – 5 hours ago Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:GOLD) percentage change fell -2.80%, currently trading at $78.42 and its overall traded volume was 295,277.00 shares while reporting, against its average … Zacks Investment Research Analysts Give Randgold Resources Ltd. (NASDAQ: GOLD) a “Neutral” Rating – American Consumer News
Here are several more stock briefings which could affect stocks in trading later today. The following companies should see some movement: Nike Inc. (NYSE:NIKE), IBM (NYSE:IBM), Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE:KFT). Here is a more detailed look at the news that will affect each company when trading continues. Nike Inc. (NYSE:NIKE) Nike Inc. (NYSE:NIKE)'s new 'Better World' site has begun using HTML5 to scroll towards a 'Better World'. Nike Inc. (NYSE:NIKE)'s Better World site has launched, developed (by W+K) in the much-discussed and lauded HTML5. Scrolling through the site, which includes Nike Inc. (NYSE:NIKE)'s new Free TR Fit shoes (designed with environmentally-preferred rubber) and pieces touting the role of sports in combating political unrest, homelessness, poverty and other social ills – gets you over 14,000 pixels closer to a 'Better World'. It's an altogether compelling, well-designed and informative experience. IBM (NYSE:IBM) IBM (NYSE:IBM) has predicted top 5 technologies in next 5 years. IBM (NYSE:IBM) said that better batteries and traffic jam prevention will be among next '5 hot technologies'. IBM (NYSE:IBM) has unveiled its 2010 "Next 5 in 5" list last week, which predicts which five technologies will make a significant impact in people's lives in five years' time. The company has been issuing the list every year since 2006. Some of those predictions have yet to come true, but some have been right on the mark. Paul Bloom, the chief technology officer of IBM (NYSE:IBM) Research said that, "Right now, lithium ion batteries have a negative environmental impact. At IBM, we're looking at a highly dense material that interacts with air to produce energy. We're also looking at the electronics ecosystem and trying to develop transistors that would use a fraction of the voltage." Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE:KFT) India has launched a tax probe into Kraft Food's (NYSE:KFT) Cadbury acquisition. Following a high court directive, the income tax department of the country has initiated an inquiry into Cadbury India’s takeover by US-based Kraft Food (NYSE:KFT) for alleged tax evasion and flouting of buyout norms. The court has instructed investigators to find out whether the $40-billion Kraft Food (NYSE:KFT) company is liable for taxes on its $19.6-billion acquisition. The High Court asked the government last month to complete the probe within 8 weeks. We could possibly see more movement when trading continues for Nike Inc. (NYSE:NIKE), IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE:KFT).
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Penny stocks are shares that trade from a fraction of a penny to $5. They are usually (but not necessarily) trade for low valuations (P/E) and has great volatility and carry more risk. Penny stocks have the potential to give exceptional returns in a very short time for those daring, high-risk taking, knowledgeable and well-informed traders. Being lesser in prices than the regular stocks, it provides the investor with an opportunity to own them with ease. Penny stocks, unlike the other stocks, are traded in the over-the-counter market and not in a stock exchange. Benefits if Trading Penny Stocks: Trading penny stocks can be exciting, yet just as the volatility of a low priced stock can increase share value, it can also be responsible for the decrease in value. These swings in stock price can be profitable, or they could also be risky – causing investors to lose money. It is imperative to know what you are doing before becoming involved in trading. However, the benefits of trading penny stocks overshadow the risks like the volatility of the share & lack of corporate transparency involved in trading it. The upside of penny stocks is the ability to turn a small investment into a fortune. With penny stocks, you get more bangs for the buck. You can turn a few hundred dollars into thousands, just by getting in on the right stock at the right time. Trading penny stocks is a great way to learn about the markets, without risking a lot or over-committing. At the same time, there is a lot more excitement and potential for rewards, because these fast paced investments often make great moves in short time frames. Strategy: The best strategy in case of buying penny stocks is to minimize the risk & to plan your exit having decided your expected profits. Do not just pump and dump the stock for reason that it costs you less than other stocks and will reach very high levels one day. Conclusion: Because investment is low and the risk high, penny stocks have been often labeled as nothing more than a beginner's game. Done well, however, and in quantities large enough to make a difference, you can still earn and show a profit.
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