Watch List For Monday May 15, 2011

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tdp2664 Penny Stock Live BCCI is nothing more than a coffee pump, but like my JAMN day trades from last Thursday show you , they make for predictable opportunities when they’re in breakout mode. Hard to say when it will tank so exits should be extremely fast to avoid big losses if the trade goes against you. Hope and luck have no business trading stocks like these, so if you’re new just start to learn the patterns. 1 minute 1 day chart with level II is a must to find support and resistance. Here is a level II tutorial if you’re new . TSEM has Q1 earnings Tuesday after the close. Unless it runs Monday or Tuesday, I won’t be looking to take position before earnings but it might be a trade come Wednesday morning. Trading goal would be 10% between $1.26 and $1.45. Click here for Friday’s thoughts on TSEM . GFRE has been a winner and a loser for me in the past. We’ve seen a number of fake bottoms after it started to drop so if I trade the stock it’ll be short lived. Cutting loses quickly if my timing is off. Friday’s are known for short squeezes so it could be nothing more than another one day run. I’ll be looking for $.50 per share between where it’s at and $3.75 resistance if the price action momentum returns Monday. Click here to learn from my win on GFRE and click here to learn from my loss on GFRE. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the week I trade LQMT. I expect resistance in the $.55 range so it’ll be interested to see what happens. Could drop right back down to $.45 but if buying starts to pick up I’ll be looking for entry.  Only 154,309 shares traded Friday which is better than Thursday but still only $81,866 worth of volume meaning if it reverses there won’t be enough bid support to exit the stock without it dropping quickly. I’ve been watching LQMT for position since I started here in January and despite the light volume, this could be the start I’ve been waiting for. VRML from last Friday’s watch list tested the $7.50 range twice Friday before pulling back on profit taking. Pull up Friday’s 1 minute chart in your E*Trade Pro platform to see what I mean. This profit taking is very normal when a real stock goes up so quickly. Here are my previous thoughts on VRML from Friday . There is a very good chance the price action will start to climb back up now that the cage has been rattled. I’ll look for $1.00 per share between the $6.00 range and the $7.50 range. PSUN is still in play this week after moving up from $3 but I'm not a buyer here. I'm waiting for a strong break of $4 which should trigger a $.50 cent move to $4.50. Earnings are expected on May 24th so there is still plenty of time to catch another phase of run up. Also watching COOL, USAT, TBBC, JAMN and STVI for potential entry. These have all been successful trades in the past and are worthy potential trades this week. COOL and USAT are technical plays, TBBC is rumored to be a big promo, JAMN… well no explanation needed and STVI has earnings coming up.

Sunday May 15, 2011

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tdp2664 Penny Stock Live As you know, I’ve been tracking LQMT since I arrived at PennyStockLive back in January and changed the whole business model here. If you’d like to read some of my historical thoughts on the company, just search LQMT from the homepage. Now most all of you know my take on LiquidMetal by now, but there are new members every day so here are the major things to consider. Liquidmetal Technologies develops, manufactures, and markets products made from amorphous alloys. They hold the exclusive rights to develop, manufacture, and sell what they believe are the only commercially available bulk amorphous alloys. Deals with major companies like Apple and Swatch means the stock can simply move on rumor alone, as seen in the past. The goal is to trade LQMT between $.55 and $.70 for 10% or more depending on if this walk up is truly leading to something bigger. There are several way to attack this trade… Risk takers can look for entry immediately and bank that $.55 resistance won’t knock the stock back down to $.45. A more conservative approach would be to wait and make sure the $.55 range falls on the bid signaling the previous buyers from that range are either out already or content not to sell. Now there are a lot of traders watching this stock and they’ll want a piece of the action too if it does get going. The market cap is tiny ($50m) so this one can absolutely fly if and when it does get going, especially since they have a deal with Apple which everyone loves to talk about. In those rare cases I’m always willing to gamble and try for a bigger percent gain from time to time.

Top 10 Beverage Stocks with Highest Return on Assets: HANS, BORN, ABV, KO, SAM, FIZZ, AKO.A, BF.B, CCU, DEO (May 15, 2011)

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Below are the top 10 Beverage stocks with highest Return on Assets ratio (ROA) for the last 12 months, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET. ROA shows a company's efficiency in making profits from its assets. It is equal to net profits divided by total assets. One Chinese company (BORN) is on the list.

Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ:HANS) has the 1st highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 23.07% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.40 for the same period. China New Borun Corp (NYSE:BORN) has the 2nd highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 20.85% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.42 for the same period. Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (ADR) (NYSE:ABV) has the 3rd highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 19.72% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.63 for the same period. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) has the 4th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 19.68% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.62 for the same period. The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE:SAM) has the 5th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 18.51% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.83 for the same period.

National Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ:FIZZ) has the 6th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 16.23% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 2.50 for the same period. Embotelladora Andina SA (ADR) (NYSE:AKO.A) has the 7th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 15.08% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.38 for the same period. Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE:BF.B) has the 8th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 13.80% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.96 for the same period. Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:CCU) has the 9th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 10.65% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.84 for the same period. Diageo plc (ADR) (NYSE:DEO) has the 10th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 9.79% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.50 for the same period.

Sunday May 15, 2011

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As you know, I’ve been tracking LQMT since I arrived at PennyStockLive back in January and changed the whole business model here. If you’d like to read some of my historical thoughts on the company, just search LQMT from the homepage. Now most all of you know my take on LiquidMetal by now, but there are new members every day so here are the major things to consider. Liquidmetal Technologies develops, manufactures, and markets products made from amorphous alloys. They hold the exclusive rights to develop, manufacture, and sell what they believe are the only commercially available bulk amorphous alloys. Deals with major companies like Apple and Swatch means the stock can simply move on rumor alone, as seen in the past. The goal is to trade LQMT between $.55 and $.70 for 10% or more depending on if this walk up is truly leading to something bigger. There are several way to attack this trade… Risk takers can look for entry immediately and bank that $.55 resistance won’t knock the stock back down to $.45. A more conservative approach would be to wait and make sure the $.55 range falls on the bid signaling the previous buyers from that range are either out already or content not to sell. Now there are a lot of traders watching this stock and they’ll want a piece of the action too if it does get going. The market cap is tiny ($50m) so this one can absolutely fly if and when it does get going, especially since they have a deal with Apple which everyone loves to talk about. In those rare cases I’m always willing to gamble and try for a bigger percent gain from time to time.

Watch List For Monday May 15, 2011

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BCCI is nothing more than a coffee pump, but like my JAMN day trades from last Thursday show you , they make for predictable opportunities when they’re in breakout mode. Hard to say when it will tank so exits should be extremely fast to avoid big losses if the trade goes against you. Hope and luck have no business trading stocks like these, so if you’re new just start to learn the patterns. 1 minute 1 day chart with level II is a must to find support and resistance. Here is a level II tutorial if you’re new . TSEM has Q1 earnings Tuesday after the close. Unless it runs Monday or Tuesday, I won’t be looking to take position before earnings but it might be a trade come Wednesday morning. Trading goal would be 10% between $1.26 and $1.45. Click here for Friday’s thoughts on TSEM . GFRE has been a winner and a loser for me in the past. We’ve seen a number of fake bottoms after it started to drop so if I trade the stock it’ll be short lived. Cutting loses quickly if my timing is off. Friday’s are known for short squeezes so it could be nothing more than another one day run. I’ll be looking for $.50 per share between where it’s at and $3.75 resistance if the price action momentum returns Monday. Click here to learn from my win on GFRE and click here to learn from my loss on GFRE. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the week I trade LQMT. I expect resistance in the $.55 range so it’ll be interested to see what happens. Could drop right back down to $.45 but if buying starts to pick up I’ll be looking for entry.  Only 154,309 shares traded Friday which is better than Thursday but still only $81,866 worth of volume meaning if it reverses there won’t be enough bid support to exit the stock without it dropping quickly. I’ve been watching LQMT for position since I started here in January and despite the light volume, this could be the start I’ve been waiting for. VRML from last Friday’s watch list tested the $7.50 range twice Friday before pulling back on profit taking. Pull up Friday’s 1 minute chart in your E*Trade Pro platform to see what I mean. This profit taking is very normal when a real stock goes up so quickly. Here are my previous thoughts on VRML from Friday . There is a very good chance the price action will start to climb back up now that the cage has been rattled. I’ll look for $1.00 per share between the $6.00 range and the $7.50 range. PSUN is still in play this week after moving up from $3 but I'm not a buyer here. I'm waiting for a strong break of $4 which should trigger a $.50 cent move to $4.50. Earnings are expected on May 24th so there is still plenty of time to catch another phase of run up. Also watching COOL, USAT, TBBC, JAMN and STVI for potential entry. These have all been successful trades in the past and are worthy potential trades this week. COOL and USAT are technical plays, TBBC is rumored to be a big promo, JAMN… well no explanation needed and STVI has earnings coming up.

Top 10 Beverage Stocks with Highest Return on Assets: HANS, BORN, ABV, KO, SAM, FIZZ, AKO.A, BF.B, CCU, DEO (May 15, 2011)

Below are the top 10 Beverage stocks with highest Return on Assets ratio (ROA)
for the last 12 months, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET. ROA shows a companys
efficiency in making profits from its assets. It is equal to net profits divided
by total assets. One Chinese company (BORN) is on the list. Hansen Natural
Corporation (NASDAQ:HANS) has the 1st highest Return on Assets in this segment
of the market. Its ROA was 23.07% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover
ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.40 for the same period. China New Borun
Corp (NYSE:BORN) has the 2nd highest Return on Assets in this segment of the
market. Its ROA was 20.85% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio
(revenue divided by assets) was 1.42 for the same period. Companhia de Bebidas
das Americas (ADR) (NYSE:ABV) has the 3rd highest Return on Assets in this
segment of the market. Its ROA was 19.72% for the last 12 months. Its Asset
Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.63 for the same period. The
Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) has the 4th highest Return on Assets in this segment
of the market. Its ROA was 19.68% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover
ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.62 for the same period. The Boston Beer
Company, Inc. (NYSE:SAM) has the 5th highest Return on Assets in this segment of
the market. Its ROA was 18.51% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio
(revenue divided by assets) was 1.83 for the same period. National Beverage
Corp. (NASDAQ:FIZZ) has the 6th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the
market. Its ROA was 16.23% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio
(revenue divided by assets) was 2.50 for the same period. Embotelladora Andina
SA (ADR) (NYSE:AKO.A) has the 7th highest Return on Assets in this segment of
the market. Its ROA was 15.08% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio
(revenue divided by assets) was 1.38 for the same period. Brown-Forman
Corporation (NYSE:BF.B) has the 8th highest Return on Assets in this segment of
the market. Its ROA was 13.80% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio
(revenue divided by assets) was 0.96 for the same period. Compania Cervecerias
Unidas S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:CCU) has the 9th highest Return on Assets in this
segment of the market. Its ROA was 10.65% for the last 12 months. Its Asset
Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.84 for the same period. Diageo
plc (ADR) (NYSE:DEO) has the 10th highest Return on Assets in this segment of
the market. Its ROA was 9.79% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio
(revenue divided by assets) was 0.50 for the same period.

Bank of Mexico Bought 100 TONS of Gold

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dow2664 First the University of Texas takes delivery of $1 billion worth of gold. Now the Bank of Mexico, the country’s central bank, has purchased 100 tons of gold . The acquisition was reported by the International Monetary Fund. Maybe this is why Weiss Ratings gave Mexico a higher bond rating than the United States.

Top 10 Advertising Stocks with Highest Return on Assets: CCME, CDM, CNYD, ARB, CHRM, SGRP, VCLK, NCMI, DGIT, FMCN (May 15, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top 10 Advertising stocks with highest Return on Assets ratio (ROA) for the last 12 months, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET. ROA shows a company's efficiency in making profits from its assets. It is equal to net profits divided by total assets. Five Chinese companies (CCME, CDM, CNYD, CHRM, FMCN) are on the list. China MediaExpress Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CCME) has the 1st highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 60.98% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.24 for the same period. China Century Dragon Media, Inc. (NYSE:CDM) has the 2nd highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 45.82% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 4.50 for the same period. China Yida Holding, Co. (NASDAQ:CNYD) has the 3rd highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 22.66% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.47 for the same period. Arbitron Inc. (NYSE:ARB) has the 4th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 22.25% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.90 for the same period. Charm Communications Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:CHRM) has the 5th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 16.13% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.86 for the same period. SPAR Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGRP) has the 6th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 15.35% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 3.95 for the same period. ValueClick, Inc. (NASDAQ:VCLK) has the 7th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 14.88% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.78 for the same period. National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) has the 8th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 14.41% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.58 for the same period. DG FastChannel Inc. (NASDAQ:DGIT) has the 9th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 9.24% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.52 for the same period. Focus Media Holding Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:FMCN) has the 10th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 7.75% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.39 for the same period.

Monday May 16, 2011

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tdp2664 Penny Stock Live Heading into the week I have 3 existing short term trades open. For those of you who are new, I don’t like holding onto these positions for more than a few days but when my stop hasn’t tripped or there is no apparent reason to sell, I let them ride and reassess daily. As you know from my text and email, I sold PEIX Friday for a profit into the morning gap – easy two day trade. Less than 10% but when it started hitting resistance and the market was red I knew it was time to move on. I think the company will move up from this earnings report but as you know, I’m not into companies, I only care about their stock price for a few days. Really didn’t want to sell GPL Friday for a loss, but couldn’t risk holding a silver stock over the weekend when a lot of people are going short on silver. Still came out ahead on GPL with the two trades I made on it this past week. Holding 2k shares of ANIK after dropping about 2k shares Friday when it started to pull back. I’ll look to sell ANIK if it gets down near my entry of $7.52 or in the $8.00-$8.30 range should it rise. I have 5k shares of LOCM at $3.75 and so long as it holds $3.50 I’ll stick around. Obviously what I’d like to see here is a gradual increase in price action which would then threaten shorts into a hopeful squeeze play. Still holding the 25k shares of GSTPE I accumulated at $.21 and I sat on the bid for more shares at $.15. Goal is to sell into any spike in the $.25 range for a nice profit.

Top 10 Focus Stocks of The Day: SORL, UTEK, GME, R, TAYC, SWX, JHX, SMBL, TYC, FRF (May 15, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are today's top 10 focus stocks. These momentum stocks are attracting a lot of interest from traders. One Chinese company (SORL) is on the list. Sorl Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SORL) is today's 1st best focus stock. Its daily price change was 3.5% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 132% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $14 on the stock. It is rated positively by 67% of the 6 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 14% based on analysts' average estimate. Ultratech, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTEK) is today's 2nd best focus stock. Its daily price change was 3.3% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 10% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $37 on the stock. It is rated positively by 75% of the 4 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 14% based on analysts' average estimate. GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) is today's 3rd best focus stock. Its daily price change was 3.1% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 4% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $28 on the stock. It is rated positively by 58% of the 19 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 12% based on analysts' average estimate. Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R) is today's 4th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.9% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 12% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $62 on the stock. It is rated positively by 64% of the 14 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 12% based on analysts' average estimate. Taylor Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TAYC) is today's 5th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.9% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is -16% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $8 on the stock. It is rated positively by 0% of the 3 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 5% based on analysts' average estimate. Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE:SWX) is today's 6th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.9% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is -9% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $37 on the stock. It is rated positively by 0% of the 6 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 3% based on analysts' average estimate. James Hardie Industries SE (NYSE:JHX) is today's 7th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.8% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 17% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $34 on the stock. It is rated positively by 100% of the 1 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is -13% based on analysts' average estimate. Smart Balance, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBL) is today's 8th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.6% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 7% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $6 on the stock. It is rated positively by 38% of the 8 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 27% based on analysts' average estimate. Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE:TYC) is today's 9th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.6% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 8% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $55 on the stock. It is rated positively by 53% of the 19 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 12% based on analysts' average estimate. Fortegra Financial Corp (NYSE:FRF) is today's 10th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.5% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 66% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $16 on the stock. It is rated positively by 80% of the 5 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 13% based on analysts' average estimate.

Top 10 Automotive Stocks with Highest Return on Assets: VC, CXDC, DORM, GNTX, CAAS, SORL, ALV, TRW, GPC, FSYS (May 15, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top 10 Automotive stocks with highest Return on Assets ratio (ROA) for the last 12 months, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET. ROA shows a company's efficiency in making profits from its assets. It is equal to net profits divided by total assets. Three Chinese companies (CXDC, CAAS, SORL) are on the list. Visteon Corporation (NYSE:VC) has the 1st highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 21.53% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.46 for the same period. China XD Plastics Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CXDC) has the 2nd highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 19.32% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.93 for the same period. Dorman Products Inc. (NASDAQ:DORM) has the 3rd highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 16.01% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.58 for the same period. Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) has the 4th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 14.79% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.88 for the same period. China Automotive Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAAS) has the 5th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 12.96% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.98 for the same period. Sorl Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SORL) has the 6th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 12.96% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.15 for the same period. Autoliv Inc.(ADR) (NYSE:ALV) has the 7th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 11.48% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.34 for the same period. TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (NYSE:TRW) has the 8th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 10.03% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.57 for the same period. Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) has the 9th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 9.34% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 2.16 for the same period. Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSYS) has the 10th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 9.24% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.99 for the same period.

Top 10 Automotive Stocks with Highest Return on Assets: VC, CXDC, DORM, GNTX, CAAS, SORL, ALV, TRW, GPC, FSYS (May 15, 2011)

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Below are the top 10 Automotive stocks with highest Return on Assets ratio (ROA) for the last 12 months, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET. ROA shows a company's efficiency in making profits from its assets. It is equal to net profits divided by total assets. Three Chinese companies (CXDC, CAAS, SORL) are on the list.

Visteon Corporation (NYSE:VC) has the 1st highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 21.53% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.46 for the same period. China XD Plastics Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CXDC) has the 2nd highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 19.32% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.93 for the same period. Dorman Products Inc. (NASDAQ:DORM) has the 3rd highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 16.01% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.58 for the same period. Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) has the 4th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 14.79% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.88 for the same period. China Automotive Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAAS) has the 5th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 12.96% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.98 for the same period.

Sorl Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SORL) has the 6th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 12.96% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.15 for the same period. Autoliv Inc.(ADR) (NYSE:ALV) has the 7th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 11.48% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.34 for the same period. TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (NYSE:TRW) has the 8th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 10.03% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.57 for the same period. Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) has the 9th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 9.34% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 2.16 for the same period. Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSYS) has the 10th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 9.24% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.99 for the same period.

Stocks Hit Another Oil Slick

And so its on again after a few light-volume days that breathed life back into
commodities and brought stocks close to another high for the year, investors
returned to push most assets significantly lower on Wednesday. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average fell 130 points to 12,630, the Nasdaq lost 27 points to 2845
and the S&P 500 slipped 15 points to 1342. Such is the current state of volatile
markets. Oil fell more than 5% to close at just above $98 a barrel, silver shed
more than 8%, and gold lost about 1% all of the three essentially giving up
their gains accrued during a three-day rally. Many observers were pointing to
strength in the dollar as a prime contributor to the commodities selloff and
the subsequent hit on energy and materials equities names. Specifically, some
inflationary concerns out of both China and the U.K. on Wednesday turned out to
be solid news for the greenback, which, despite the multiplying amount of them
out there, benefited from a reality check that certain inflationary concerns may
be more real than those in the U.S. (For now). As youd expect, energy companies
and miners didnt fare well on Wednesday. Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX ), for
example, shed 5.5%. And as weve seen (as early as four days ago), the deflation
of oil and precious metals isnt much of a sail-blower for small-cap stocks. The
Russell 2000 lost 1.7% Its also somewhat worrisome for bulls that large
financial stocks as a whole have once again dropped near their lows for the
year. The SPDR Financial Select Sector (NYSE: XLF ) exchange-traded fund fell
1.4%, and as weve noted in the past, a medium-term downtrend from mid-February
remains very much intact. Whatever happens to the rest of the market on
Thursday, its probably pretty safe money that a fall by the XLF below its 2011
lows would not be a good thing for stocks in the short term. Airlines
outperformed on Thursday US Airways (NYSE: LCC ) gained 5.2% while American
Airlines parent AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR ) rose 4.6% with the fall in crude getting
the sector back to two-month highs.

Bank of Mexico Bought 100 TONS of Gold

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First the University of Texas takes delivery of $1 billion worth of gold. Now the Bank of Mexico, the country’s central bank, has purchased 100 tons of gold . The acquisition was reported by the International Monetary Fund. Maybe this is why Weiss Ratings gave Mexico a higher bond rating than the United States.

Monday May 16, 2011

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Heading into the week I have 3 existing short term trades open. For those of you who are new, I don’t like holding onto these positions for more than a few days but when my stop hasn’t tripped or there is no apparent reason to sell, I let them ride and reassess daily. As you know from my text and email, I sold PEIX Friday for a profit into the morning gap – easy two day trade. Less than 10% but when it started hitting resistance and the market was red I knew it was time to move on. I think the company will move up from this earnings report but as you know, I’m not into companies, I only care about their stock price for a few days. Really didn’t want to sell GPL Friday for a loss, but couldn’t risk holding a silver stock over the weekend when a lot of people are going short on silver. Still came out ahead on GPL with the two trades I made on it this past week. Holding 2k shares of ANIK after dropping about 2k shares Friday when it started to pull back. I’ll look to sell ANIK if it gets down near my entry of $7.52 or in the $8.00-$8.30 range should it rise. I have 5k shares of LOCM at $3.75 and so long as it holds $3.50 I’ll stick around. Obviously what I’d like to see here is a gradual increase in price action which would then threaten shorts into a hopeful squeeze play. Still holding the 25k shares of GSTPE I accumulated at $.21 and I sat on the bid for more shares at $.15. Goal is to sell into any spike in the $.25 range for a nice profit.

Bank of Mexico Bought 100 TONS of Gold

First the University of Texas takes delivery of $1 billion worth of gold. Now
the Bank of Mexico, the country's central bank, has purchased 100 tons of gold .
The acquisition was reported by the International Monetary Fund. Maybe this is
why Weiss Ratings gave Mexico a higher bond rating than the United States.

Stocks Hit Another Oil Slick

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And so it’s on again — after a few light-volume days that breathed life back into commodities and brought stocks close to another high for the year, investors returned to push most assets significantly lower on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 130 points to 12,630, the Nasdaq lost 27 points to 2845 and the S&P 500 slipped 15 points to 1342. Such is the current state of volatile markets. Oil fell more than 5% to close at just above $98 a barrel, silver shed more than 8%, and gold lost about 1% — all of the three essentially giving up their gains accrued during a three-day rally. Many observers were pointing to strength in the dollar as a prime contributor to the commodities selloff — and the subsequent hit on energy and materials equities names. Specifically, some inflationary concerns out of both China and the U.K. on Wednesday turned out to be solid news for the greenback, which, despite the multiplying amount of them out there, benefited from a reality check that certain inflationary concerns may be more real than those in the U.S. (For now). As you’d expect, energy companies and miners didn’t fare well on Wednesday. Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX ), for example, shed 5.5%. And as we’ve seen (as early as four days ago), the deflation of oil and precious metals isn’t much of a sail-blower for small-cap stocks. The Russell 2000 lost 1.7% It’s also somewhat worrisome for bulls that large financial stocks as a whole have once again dropped near their lows for the year. The SPDR Financial Select Sector (NYSE: XLF ) exchange-traded fund fell 1.4%, and as we’ve noted in the past, a medium-term downtrend from mid-February remains very much intact. Whatever happens to the rest of the market on Thursday, it’s probably pretty safe money that a fall by the XLF below its 2011 lows would not be a good thing for stocks in the short term. Airlines outperformed on Thursday — US Airways (NYSE: LCC ) gained 5.2% while American Airlines parent AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR ) rose 4.6% — with the fall in crude getting the sector back to two-month highs.

Top 10 Automotive Stocks with Highest Return on Assets: VC, CXDC, DORM, GNTX, CAAS, SORL, ALV, TRW, GPC, FSYS (May 15, 2011)

Below are the top 10 Automotive stocks with highest Return on Assets ratio
(ROA) for the last 12 months, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET. ROA shows a
companys efficiency in making profits from its assets. It is equal to net
profits divided by total assets. Three Chinese companies (CXDC, CAAS, SORL) are
on the list. Visteon Corporation (NYSE:VC) has the 1st highest Return on Assets
in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 21.53% for the last 12 months. Its
Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.46 for the same period.
China XD Plastics Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CXDC) has the 2nd highest Return on Assets in
this segment of the market. Its ROA was 19.32% for the last 12 months. Its Asset
Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.93 for the same period. Dorman
Products Inc. (NASDAQ:DORM) has the 3rd highest Return on Assets in this segment
of the market. Its ROA was 16.01% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover
ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.58 for the same period. Gentex
Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) has the 4th highest Return on Assets in this segment
of the market. Its ROA was 14.79% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover
ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.88 for the same period. China Automotive
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAAS) has the 5th highest Return on Assets in this segment
of the market. Its ROA was 12.96% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover
ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.98 for the same period. Sorl Auto Parts,
Inc. (NASDAQ:SORL) has the 6th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the
market. Its ROA was 12.96% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio
(revenue divided by assets) was 1.15 for the same period. Autoliv Inc.(ADR)
(NYSE:ALV) has the 7th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market.
Its ROA was 11.48% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue
divided by assets) was 1.34 for the same period. TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.
(NYSE:TRW) has the 8th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market.
Its ROA was 10.03% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue
divided by assets) was 1.57 for the same period. Genuine Parts Company
(NYSE:GPC) has the 9th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market.
Its ROA was 9.34% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue
divided by assets) was 2.16 for the same period. Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc.
(NASDAQ:FSYS) has the 10th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the
market. Its ROA was 9.24% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio
(revenue divided by assets) was 0.99 for the same period.

Crude Drop Sends SPDR Oil Options Down

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Your daily option s trading wrap up. Sentiment Stock market averages are under water, with falling crude oil and earnings news weighing down the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Disney (NYSE: DIS ) lost 5.8% and is the biggest loser in the Dow while Exxon Mobile (NYSE: XOM ) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX ) are also dragging down the industrial average after crude oil slipped for a loss of more than $5 per barrel. Crude is at $98.76 on weekly inventory data and after the buck made a decisive move against its European counter-part. EUR/USD is off 1.5% and the dollar index has rebounded .9% to 75.3. Metals are also lower on dollar strength. Gold lost $13.40 to $1,503.5 an ounce and silver gave up $3.16 to $35.33. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 160 points and the NASDAQ gave up 33.7. CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX ) added 1.38 to 17.29. Trading in the options market is defensive, with 7.6 million calls and 6.9 million puts traded across the nine exchanges thus far. Bullish Flow Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT ) shares notch a new 52-week high of $1.93 today. The stock is up a dime to $1.89 and in the midst of a four-day 19% run higher. The stock's upward trajectory has caught the attention of players in the options market with 9,130 calls and 900 puts traded in the Broomfield, Colo.-based communication services company. LVLT January 2013 2 Calls are the most active with 1,570 traded (93% on the Ask). Jun 1.5, Jun 2, Sep 1.5, and Sep 2 calls are seeing similar action. Shares are up today after HBO selected the company to deliver network services for the HBO GO Mobile app. SPDR Technology ETF (NYSE: XLK ) is off a nickel to $26.78. Today's options volume of 52,000 calls and 200 puts is three times the average daily. The volume is heavily concentrated in XLK May 27 Calls with nearly 47,000 contracts traded. The strike is .8% out-of-the-money and expires at the end of next week. It has open interest of 19,723 and a delta of .37. Investors appear to be paying 15 and 16 cents per contract to open positions, perhaps looking for Cisco 's (NASDAQ: CSCO ) earnings to lift the tech sector in the short-term. The networking giant is slated to release earnings after the closing bell today. Find more option analysis and trading ideas at  Options Trading Strategies . Bearish Flow SPDR Oil Exploration and Production Fund (NYSE: XOP ), which holds shares of major oil companies like Chevron, Conoco (NYSE: COP ) and Exxon, is down $2.56 to $57.92 and puts on the ETF are seeing interest for a second day. Shares are under pressure following an impressive slide in oil prices today. Crude is down $5.11 to $98.98 per barrel on bearish weekly inventory data and a rebound in the buck. Yesterday, some investors were buying XOP Dec 56 Puts . Today, the focus has shifted to the XOP Sep 47 Puts with 22,130 traded and 100% at the Ask. Also of note today: a XOP Dec 59 – 62 Strangle , bought-to-open at $9.90 per contract, 8500 times. Implied volatility in the ETF has jumped 15% to 32. Implied Volatility Mover 45,000 calls and 25,000 puts traded in Macy's (NYSE: M ) in morning trading Wednesday. Shares are up $2.33 to $28.66 after the retailer reported quarterly earnings of 30 cents per share, which was 11 cents better than Street estimates. Macy's also raised full year guidance and announced plans to increase its dividend. Shares are up and the top options trade is an M Jun 23 – 37 Strangle , apparently bought at $1.87. It was tied to 670,000 shares and likely closes a position opened last week when the same strangle was sold at 79 cents, 10,000 times. While the strategist is taking a loss on the strangle, they're likely banking a larger profit on the stock position after today's post earnings rally in Macy's shares. Implied volatility is down 6% to 34. Option Flow Bullish flow detected in Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE ), with 3184 calls trading, or three times its recent average daily call volume. Bearish activity detected in Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ: SSRI ), with 7958 puts trading, or four times its recent average daily put volume. Bearish activity detected in iShares MSCI Australia Index (NYSE: EWA ), with 8114 puts trading, or four times its recent average daily put volume. Increasing volume is also being seen in Cisco, Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO ), and Macy's. Frederic Ruffy is 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.

Crude Drop Sends SPDR Oil Options Down

Your daily option s trading wrap up. Sentiment Stock market averages are under
water, with falling crude oil and earnings news weighing down the Dow Jones
Industrial Average. Disney (NYSE: DIS ) lost 5.8% and is the biggest loser in
the Dow while Exxon Mobile (NYSE: XOM ) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX ) are also
dragging down the industrial average after crude oil slipped for a loss of more
than $5 per barrel. Crude is at $98.76 on weekly inventory data and after the
buck made a decisive move against its European counter-part. EUR/USD is off 1.5%
and the dollar index has rebounded .9% to 75.3. Metals are also lower on dollar
strength. Gold lost $13.40 to $1,503.5 an ounce and silver gave up $3.16 to
$35.33. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 160 points and the NASDAQ gave
up 33.7. CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX ) added 1.38 to 17.29. Trading in the
options market is defensive, with 7.6 million calls and 6.9 million puts traded
across the nine exchanges thus far. Bullish Flow Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ:
LVLT ) shares notch a new 52-week high of $1.93 today. The stock is up a dime to
$1.89 and in the midst of a four-day 19% run higher. The stock's upward
trajectory has caught the attention of players in the options market with 9,130
calls and 900 puts traded in the Broomfield, Colo.-based communication services
company. LVLT January 2013 2 Calls are the most active with 1,570 traded (93% on
the Ask). Jun 1.5, Jun 2, Sep 1.5, and Sep 2 calls are seeing similar action.
Shares are up today after HBO selected the company to deliver network services
for the HBO GO Mobile app. SPDR Technology ETF (NYSE: XLK ) is off a nickel to
$26.78. Today's options volume of 52,000 calls and 200 puts is three times the
average daily. The volume is heavily concentrated in XLK May 27 Calls with
nearly 47,000 contracts traded. The strike is .8% out-of-the-money and expires
at the end of next week. It has open interest of 19,723 and a delta of .37.
Investors appear to be paying 15 and 16 cents per contract to open positions,
perhaps looking for Cisco 's (NASDAQ: CSCO ) earnings to lift the tech sector
in the short-term. The networking giant is slated to release earnings after the
closing bell today. Find more option analysis and trading ideas at  Options
Trading Strategies . Bearish Flow SPDR Oil Exploration and Production Fund
(NYSE: XOP ), which holds shares of major oil companies like Chevron, Conoco
(NYSE: COP ) and Exxon, is down $2.56 to $57.92 and puts on the ETF are seeing
interest for a second day. Shares are under pressure following an impressive
slide in oil prices today. Crude is down $5.11 to $98.98 per barrel on bearish
weekly inventory data and a rebound in the buck. Yesterday, some investors were
buying XOP Dec 56 Puts . Today, the focus has shifted to the XOP Sep 47 Puts
with 22,130 traded and 100% at the Ask. Also of note today: a XOP Dec 59 62
Strangle , bought-to-open at $9.90 per contract, 8500 times. Implied volatility
in the ETF has jumped 15% to 32. Implied Volatility Mover 45,000 calls and
25,000 puts traded in Macy's (NYSE: M ) in morning trading Wednesday. Shares
are up $2.33 to $28.66 after the retailer reported quarterly earnings of 30
cents per share, which was 11 cents better than Street estimates. Macy's also
raised full year guidance and announced plans to increase its dividend. Shares
are up and the top options trade is an M Jun 23 – 37 Strangle , apparently
bought at $1.87. It was tied to 670,000 shares and likely closes a position
opened last week when the same strangle was sold at 79 cents, 10,000 times.
While the strategist is taking a loss on the strangle, they're likely banking
a larger profit on the stock position after today's post earnings rally in
Macy's shares. Implied volatility is down 6% to 34. Option Flow Bullish flow
detected in Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE ), with 3184 calls trading, or
three times its recent average daily call volume. Bearish activity detected in
Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ: SSRI ), with 7958 puts trading, or four times
its recent average daily put volume. Bearish activity detected in iShares MSCI
Australia Index (NYSE: EWA ), with 8114 puts trading, or four times its recent
average daily put volume. Increasing volume is also being seen in Cisco, Yahoo
(NASDAQ: YHOO ), and Macy's. Frederic Ruffy is 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.

4 Chinese Internet Stocks Actually Worth Buying

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It is never a good thing when a stock “breaks” its IPO price shortly after the initial surge from its post-IPO fever is over. And that's exactly what we saw happen with RenRen (NASDAQ: RENN ), the so-called “Facebook of China.” RenRen combines two of the hottest Internet stock concepts: social networking and group purchasing. It operates a large social network in China that is similar to Facebook, as well as a group purchasing site that provides daily deals on local services and cultural events similar to Groupon. However, as I predicted, the RenRen IPO was too hot too handle . In the past few days, the stock has plummeted down below its IPO pricing of $14 — a steep 40%-plus drop from the $24 high it saw on its first day of trading just one week ago! This is reminiscent of U.S. Internet stock performance back in late 1999 and 2000. At first, Internet stocks would surge on the first day of trading, and then continue those gains for the months ahead. But about a month before the market top in March 2000, Internet IPOs began to break below their IPO prices, sometimes on the first day of trading. Game Over for Chinese Internet Stocks? I don’t think that RenRen’s performance is necessarily a bad omen for Chinese Internet stocks, but it does emphasize the need to pick and choose rather than haphazardly buying just any Chinese IPO that happens to combine a few of Wall Street’s favorite buzzwords. As I previously mentioned, there were several red flags here, including tepid growth, a lack of user engagement, and competition from more established Chinese Internet companies that has eroded the RenRen’s userbase. None of this is what investors want to see when shares are priced at such high valuations. In fact, despite selling off more than 40% from its post-IPO high, RenRen still trades at 70 times sales. Compare that with the 25 times sales that Facebook shares fetch in the private markets! So, rather than spending more time on RenRen, let’s take a look at four other more established and fairly valued Chinese Internet stocks that are likely to hand you significant gains in the next year. Chinese Internet Buy #1: Baidu.com (BIDU) Although RenRen is overvalued at the moment, that doesn’t necessarily mean it won’t be a viable investment someday. I say this because Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU ) also had a tough time in the first couple of years of its post-IPO existence. It took Baidu a full two years to take out its post-IPO high, but when shares started moving, wow, did they move fast! In the past five years, BIDU shares are up a whopping 2,100%, illustrating the potential gains to be had in the Chinese Internet stocks. Now, we didn’t get in quite that early to BIDU shares when I launched my China Strategy service , but we still managed to lock in an impressive 368% for our portfolio. Really, success in the Chinese Internet space comes down to operational performance. Baidu understood their customers better than their competitors, and as a result, the company enjoys a monopoly on the online search business in China today.

Top 10 Advertising Stocks with Highest Return on Assets: CCME, CDM, CNYD, ARB, CHRM, SGRP, VCLK, NCMI, DGIT, FMCN (May 15, 2011)

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Below are the top 10 Advertising stocks with highest Return on Assets ratio (ROA) for the last 12 months, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET. ROA shows a company's efficiency in making profits from its assets. It is equal to net profits divided by total assets. Five Chinese companies (CCME, CDM, CNYD, CHRM, FMCN) are on the list.

China MediaExpress Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CCME) has the 1st highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 60.98% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.24 for the same period. China Century Dragon Media, Inc. (NYSE:CDM) has the 2nd highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 45.82% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 4.50 for the same period. China Yida Holding, Co. (NASDAQ:CNYD) has the 3rd highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 22.66% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.47 for the same period. Arbitron Inc. (NYSE:ARB) has the 4th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 22.25% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.90 for the same period. Charm Communications Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:CHRM) has the 5th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 16.13% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.86 for the same period.

SPAR Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGRP) has the 6th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 15.35% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 3.95 for the same period. ValueClick, Inc. (NASDAQ:VCLK) has the 7th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 14.88% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.78 for the same period. National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) has the 8th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 14.41% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.58 for the same period. DG FastChannel Inc. (NASDAQ:DGIT) has the 9th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 9.24% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.52 for the same period. Focus Media Holding Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:FMCN) has the 10th highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 7.75% for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.39 for the same period.

4 Chinese Internet Stocks Actually Worth Buying

It is never a good thing when a stock breaks its IPO price shortly after the
initial surge from its post-IPO fever is over. And that's exactly what we saw
happen with RenRen (NASDAQ: RENN ), the so-called Facebook of China. RenRen
combines two of the hottest Internet stock concepts: social networking and group
purchasing. It operates a large social network in China that is similar to
Facebook, as well as a group purchasing site that provides daily deals on local
services and cultural events similar to Groupon. However, as I predicted, the
RenRen IPO was too hot too handle . In the past few days, the stock has
plummeted down below its IPO pricing of $14 a steep 40%-plus drop from the $24
high it saw on its first day of trading just one week ago! This is reminiscent
of U.S. Internet stock performance back in late 1999 and 2000. At first,
Internet stocks would surge on the first day of trading, and then continue those
gains for the months ahead. But about a month before the market top in March
2000, Internet IPOs began to break below their IPO prices, sometimes on the
first day of trading. Game Over for Chinese Internet Stocks? I dont think that
RenRens performance is necessarily a bad omen for Chinese Internet stocks, but
it does emphasize the need to pick and choose rather than haphazardly buying
just any Chinese IPO that happens to combine a few of Wall Streets favorite
buzzwords. As I previously mentioned, there were several red flags here,
including tepid growth, a lack of user engagement, and competition from more
established Chinese Internet companies that has eroded the RenRens userbase.
None of this is what investors want to see when shares are priced at such high
valuations. In fact, despite selling off more than 40% from its post-IPO high,
RenRen still trades at 70 times sales. Compare that with the 25 times sales that
Facebook shares fetch in the private markets! So, rather than spending more time
on RenRen, lets take a look at four other more established and fairly valued
Chinese Internet stocks that are likely to hand you significant gains in the
next year. Chinese Internet Buy #1: Baidu.com (BIDU) Although RenRen is
overvalued at the moment, that doesnt necessarily mean it wont be a viable
investment someday. I say this because Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU ) also had a
tough time in the first couple of years of its post-IPO existence. It took Baidu
a full two years to take out its post-IPO high, but when shares started moving,
wow, did they move fast! In the past five years, BIDU shares are up a whopping
2,100%, illustrating the potential gains to be had in the Chinese Internet
stocks. Now, we didnt get in quite that early to BIDU shares when I launched my
China Strategy service , but we still managed to lock in an impressive 368% for
our portfolio. Really, success in the Chinese Internet space comes down to
operational performance. Baidu understood their customers better than their
competitors, and as a result, the company enjoys a monopoly on the online search
business in China today.

Top 10 Advertising Stocks with Highest Return on Assets: CCME, CDM, CNYD, ARB, CHRM, SGRP, VCLK, NCMI, DGIT, FMCN (May 15, 2011)

Below are the top 10 Advertising stocks with highest Return on Assets ratio
(ROA) for the last 12 months, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET. ROA shows a
companys efficiency in making profits from its assets. It is equal to net
profits divided by total assets. Five Chinese companies (CCME, CDM, CNYD, CHRM,
FMCN) are on the list. China MediaExpress Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CCME) has the 1st
highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 60.98% for
the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was
1.24 for the same period. China Century Dragon Media, Inc. (NYSE:CDM) has the
2nd highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 45.82%
for the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was
4.50 for the same period. China Yida Holding, Co. (NASDAQ:CNYD) has the 3rd
highest Return on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 22.66% for
the last 12 months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was
0.47 for the same period. Arbitron Inc. (NYSE:ARB) has the 4th highest Return on
Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 22.25% for the last 12 months.
Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 1.90 for the same
period. Charm Communications Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:CHRM) has the 5th highest Return
on Assets in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 16.13% for the last 12
months. Its Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.86 for the
same period. SPAR Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGRP) has the 6th highest Return on Assets
in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 15.35% for the last 12 months. Its
Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 3.95 for the same period.
ValueClick, Inc. (NASDAQ:VCLK) has the 7th highest Return on Assets in this
segment of the market. Its ROA was 14.88% for the last 12 months. Its Asset
Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.78 for the same period.
National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) has the 8th highest Return on Assets in
this segment of the market. Its ROA was 14.41% for the last 12 months. Its Asset
Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.58 for the same period. DG
FastChannel Inc. (NASDAQ:DGIT) has the 9th highest Return on Assets in this
segment of the market. Its ROA was 9.24% for the last 12 months. Its Asset
Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.52 for the same period. Focus
Media Holding Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:FMCN) has the 10th highest Return on Assets
in this segment of the market. Its ROA was 7.75% for the last 12 months. Its
Asset Turnover ratio (revenue divided by assets) was 0.39 for the same period.

Expect Massive Move in Ag Stock AGCO

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AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO ) — This manufacturer and distributer of agricultural equipment operates in more than 140 countries and could benefit from higher agricultural prices and increased worldwide demand for grain and food products. Q1 earnings of 81 cents beat analysts' estimates by a wide margin, as AGCO more than doubled its earnings from the prior year-ago quarter. S&P has a "four-star buy" on AGCO with a recently revised 12-month target of $80, up from $66, and Zacks has the stock rated as "outperform." AGCO broke from a bear market in March 2009, and has since quadrupled in price. Technically, the stock has a broad depth of support from $50 to $56 having recently pulled back from a high at $60. It currently rests on its 50-day moving average. Our trading target for AGCO is $80. And long-term buyers may reap a much greater reward. If you have questions or comments for Sam Collins, please e-mail him at samailc@cox.net .

Top 10 Focus Stocks of The Day: SORL, UTEK, GME, R, TAYC, SWX, JHX, SMBL, TYC, FRF (May 15, 2011)

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Below are today's top 10 focus stocks. These momentum stocks are attracting a lot of interest from traders. One Chinese company (SORL) is on the list.

Sorl Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SORL) is today's 1st best focus stock. Its daily price change was 3.5% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 132% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $14 on the stock. It is rated positively by 67% of the 6 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 14% based on analysts' average estimate. Ultratech, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTEK) is today's 2nd best focus stock. Its daily price change was 3.3% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 10% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $37 on the stock. It is rated positively by 75% of the 4 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 14% based on analysts' average estimate. GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) is today's 3rd best focus stock. Its daily price change was 3.1% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 4% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $28 on the stock. It is rated positively by 58% of the 19 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 12% based on analysts' average estimate. Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R) is today's 4th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.9% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 12% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $62 on the stock. It is rated positively by 64% of the 14 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 12% based on analysts' average estimate. Taylor Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TAYC) is today's 5th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.9% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is -16% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $8 on the stock. It is rated positively by 0% of the 3 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 5% based on analysts' average estimate.

Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE:SWX) is today's 6th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.9% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is -9% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $37 on the stock. It is rated positively by 0% of the 6 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 3% based on analysts' average estimate. James Hardie Industries SE (NYSE:JHX) is today's 7th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.8% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 17% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $34 on the stock. It is rated positively by 100% of the 1 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is -13% based on analysts' average estimate. Smart Balance, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBL) is today's 8th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.6% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 7% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $6 on the stock. It is rated positively by 38% of the 8 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 27% based on analysts' average estimate. Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE:TYC) is today's 9th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.6% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 8% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $55 on the stock. It is rated positively by 53% of the 19 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 12% based on analysts' average estimate. Fortegra Financial Corp (NYSE:FRF) is today's 10th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.5% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 66% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $16 on the stock. It is rated positively by 80% of the 5 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 13% based on analysts' average estimate.

Is This the End of the Market Rally?

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Commodities and their related exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and stocks in general got clobbered yesterday. Does that signal the end of the market rally? Yesterday's sell-off in commodities was to be expected as copper, crude oil and other commodity futures came under pressure because they had run too far too fast. The obvious leader of the group of overvalued commodities was silver. At one point, the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV ) had run to almost 80% above its 200-day moving average. In just 10 sessions, it has fallen to a more reasonable premium of 22.7% above its 200-day moving average. During the same period, gold, the metal upon which silver's value has traditionally been measured, fell just 4.5%, as can be seen in the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD ) chart. The market has an uncanny ability to purge itself of overvalued situations. The major indices, as illustrated by the S&P 500 chart, fell as well. But the support structure illustrated in the chart above clearly shows a depth greater than a single commodity like silver, and that should stabilize the broad market through the month of May.  The short-term, intermediate-term and long-term trends have not changed. Pullbacks should be viewed as opportunities to buy those stocks that ran away from us in April. For one such stock, see the Trade of the Day . Today’s Trading Landscape To see a list of the companies reporting earnings today, click here . For a list of this week’s economic reports due out, click here . If you have questions or comments for Sam Collins, please e-mail him at samailc@cox.net .

Retailers Push Sales Through Facebook – And Succeed

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Everyday millions of people catch up with a buddy on Facebook, play games or just share something that's own their minds with the world.  So why not do a little shopping while you're there? That's what GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME ), Express, Inc. (NYSE: EXPR ) and J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP ) are hoping. The video game and apparel retailers are among the latest vendors to join the Facebook family, setting up online storefronts on the world's most popular social network in hopes of boosting sales. Express Inc. joined the Facebook family about two weeks ago. GameStop did it last month and J.C. Penney came on board just prior to the Christmas holidays.  All three have made most, if not all, of their inventory available for purchase from their Facebook page and some social media gurus think it's just a matter of time before traditional retailer websites become obsolete. “Expecting people to come to your website is expecting them to make an extra effort,” Janet Fouts, a social media coach told USA Today . “They’re already on Facebook.” Whether or not that happens, retailers can't deny that they are not likely to ever have as much access to consumers through their websites on a daily basis as they could through Facebook. The social network, which is toying with an IPO, has in the neighborhood of 500 million members, with roughly 250 million of them on the site every day.  Collectively, Facebook visitors spend about 700 billion minutes on the network and the average user has about 130 friends they can share information about retailers' products with. Marketed properly, a retailer's Facebook page could be perfect place to target specific demographics and drum up sales on items before they even reach their warehouse. The page could also be used to unload an overstock of merchandise fairly quickly with the right sales incentive. Because shoppers who access retailer's stores through Facebook never have to leave the social network, they could easily get an opinion on an outfit or product from their friends before they buy it.  If they find a good deal, they could easily let their friends know about it. But dissatisfied customers who have had bad shopping experiences could also share their miserable experiences, opening a retailer up to unprecedented consumer scrutiny and criticism that it may not be able to control or respond to quickly enough before it does serious damage. Whatever happens, one might say that in the age of the social network and retail sales, it would seem that good customer service is about to take on a whole new meaning. As of this writing, Cynthia Wilson did not own a position in any of the stocks named here.

Is This the End of the Market Rally?

Commodities and their related exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and stocks in
general got clobbered yesterday. Does that signal the end of the market rally?
Yesterday's sell-off in commodities was to be expected as copper, crude oil
and other commodity futures came under pressure because they had run too far too
fast. The obvious leader of the group of overvalued commodities was silver. At
one point, the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV ) had run to almost 80% above its
200-day moving average. In just 10 sessions, it has fallen to a more reasonable
premium of 22.7% above its 200-day moving average. During the same period, gold,
the metal upon which silver's value has traditionally been measured, fell just
4.5%, as can be seen in the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD ) chart. The market has
an uncanny ability to purge itself of overvalued situations. The major indices,
as illustrated by the S&P 500 chart, fell as well. But the support structure
illustrated in the chart above clearly shows a depth greater than a single
commodity like silver, and that should stabilize the broad market through the
month of May.  The short-term, intermediate-term and long-term trends have not
changed. Pullbacks should be viewed as opportunities to buy those stocks that
ran away from us in April. For one such stock, see the Trade of the Day . Todays
Trading Landscape To see a list of the companies reporting earnings today, click
here . For a list of this weeks economic reports due out, click here . If you
have questions or comments for Sam Collins, please e-mail him at samailc@cox.net
.

Top 10 Focus Stocks of The Day: SORL, UTEK, GME, R, TAYC, SWX, JHX, SMBL, TYC, FRF (May 15, 2011)

Below are todays top 10 focus stocks. These momentum stocks are attracting a
lot of interest from traders. One Chinese company (SORL) is on the list. Sorl
Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SORL) is todays 1st best focus stock. Its daily price
change was 3.5% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 132% based
on brokerage analysts average target price of $14 on the stock. It is rated
positively by 67% of the 6 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings
growth is 14% based on analysts average estimate. Ultratech, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTEK)
is todays 2nd best focus stock. Its daily price change was 3.3% in the previous
trading day. Its upside potential is 10% based on brokerage analysts average
target price of $37 on the stock. It is rated positively by 75% of the 4
analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 14% based on
analysts average estimate. GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) is todays 3rd best focus
stock. Its daily price change was 3.1% in the previous trading day. Its upside
potential is 4% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $28 on the
stock. It is rated positively by 58% of the 19 analyst(s) covering it. Its
long-term annual earnings growth is 12% based on analysts average estimate.
Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R) is todays 4th best focus stock. Its daily price
change was 2.9% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 12% based
on brokerage analysts average target price of $62 on the stock. It is rated
positively by 64% of the 14 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual
earnings growth is 12% based on analysts average estimate. Taylor Capital Group,
Inc. (NASDAQ:TAYC) is todays 5th best focus stock. Its daily price change was
2.9% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is -16% based on
brokerage analysts average target price of $8 on the stock. It is rated
positively by 0% of the 3 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings
growth is 5% based on analysts average estimate. Southwest Gas Corporation
(NYSE:SWX) is todays 6th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.9% in
the previous trading day. Its upside potential is -9% based on brokerage
analysts average target price of $37 on the stock. It is rated positively by 0%
of the 6 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 3%
based on analysts average estimate. James Hardie Industries SE (NYSE:JHX) is
todays 7th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.8% in the previous
trading day. Its upside potential is 17% based on brokerage analysts average
target price of $34 on the stock. It is rated positively by 100% of the 1
analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is -13% based on
analysts average estimate. Smart Balance, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBL) is todays 8th best
focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.6% in the previous trading day. Its
upside potential is 7% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $6 on
the stock. It is rated positively by 38% of the 8 analyst(s) covering it. Its
long-term annual earnings growth is 27% based on analysts average estimate. Tyco
International Ltd. (NYSE:TYC) is todays 9th best focus stock. Its daily price
change was 2.6% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 8% based on
brokerage analysts average target price of $55 on the stock. It is rated
positively by 53% of the 19 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual
earnings growth is 12% based on analysts average estimate. Fortegra Financial
Corp (NYSE:FRF) is todays 10th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 2.5%
in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 66% based on brokerage
analysts average target price of $16 on the stock. It is rated positively by 80%
of the 5 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 13%
based on analysts average estimate.

Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) Getting Creative

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tdp2664 E money daily Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) has appointed a new chief creative officer for its Global Media Group. Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) Getting Creative Time Warner (NYSE:TWX), a global leader in media and entertainment, has announced new leadership for its Global Media Group (GMG). Michael Benson has been appointed as Chief Creative Officer of Global Media Group (GMG) and Kristen O’Hara has been promoted as the Chief Marketing Officer. Benson and O’Hara will co-lead Time Warner (NYSE:TWX)’s in-house, creative marketing and advertising group. Gary Ginsberg, Time Warner (NYSE:TWX)'s executive vice president for corporate marketing and communications, said that, “Together, I have no doubt that Benson and O’Hara will strengthen our mission of enhancing advertiser relationships and bring a new era of success to Time Warner (NYSE:TWX)’s Global Media Group". Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) shares were at 36.23 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a -3.3% change in the stock price over the past 3 months. Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.77 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.81 Zack’s Rank: 1 out of 6 in the industry

Daily News and Research on Chinese Stocks (May 15, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below is today's Daily News and Research on U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks : BIDU SINA : Cramer's Lightning Round – Sellers of Potash Have No Concept of the Future (5/13/11) – at Seeking Alpha (Sun 6:04AM EDT) BIDU SINA : Your Cheat Sheet to Jim Cramer's May 13th Stock Picks – Wall St. Cheat Sheet (Sat, May 14) CEDU : Chinaedu Corp Earnings Call scheduled for Thu, June 2 – CCBN (Sun 6:10AM EDT) CHBT : China-Biotics' 2009 Revenue Is $70M Off – at Seeking Alpha (Sun 2:51AM EDT) CPGI : New Star Analyst Rankings for China Shengda Packaging Group, – StarMine (Sun 9:19AM EDT) CREG : China Recycling Energy Corp. Schedules First Quarter 2011 Financial Results Conference Call – PR Newswire (Sun 3:29AM EDT) CTRP : Shanghai's Top Five Brands – at Forbes (Sat, May 14) CTRP : Chinese Millionaires Younger Than US Millionaires, Report Says – at Forbes (Sat, May 14) DANG : Stock in the week ahead: Investors get defensive – at CNNMoney.com (Sun 8:53AM EDT) GSI : GENERAL STEEL HOLDINGS INC Financials – EDGAR Online Financials (Sat, May 14) HEAT : SMARTHEAT INC. Financials – EDGAR Online Financials (Sat, May 14) HRBN : HARBIN ELECTRIC, INC Financials – EDGAR Online Financials (Sat, May 14) LIWA : LIHUA INTERNATIONAL INC. Financials – EDGAR Online Financials (Sat, May 14) MPEL : Macau's Galaxy dazzles with $2 bln casino opening – at Reuters (Sun 8:52AM EDT) MPEL : Galaxy Macau casino opens to lucrative market – AP (Sun 7:46AM EDT) MPEL : Galaxy Opens $1.9 Billion Casino in Macau After Delay of Almost Two Years – at Bloomberg (Sun 1:32AM EDT) MPEL : Galaxy Macau casino opens to lucrative market – AP (Sat, May 14) ONP : ORIENT PAPER INC. Financials – EDGAR Online Financials (Sat, May 14) RENN : The Week in Global IPOs: Deal Sentiment Deteriorates – at Seeking Alpha (Sun 7:45AM EDT) SCR TPI WX : China Biotech Week in Review: Deals and Transactions, SFDA Approvals – at Seeking Alpha (Sun 8:39AM EDT) SSW : Box Ships Not Worth the Freight? – at Seeking Alpha (Sat, May 14) VALV : New Star Analyst Rankings for Shengkai Innovations, Inc. – StarMine (Sun 9:19AM EDT) WWIN : WINNER MEDICAL GROUP INC Financials – EDGAR Online Financials (Sat, May 14) XUE : New Star Analyst Rankings for Xueda Education Group American – StarMine (Sun 9:19AM EDT) ZSTN : ZST DIGITAL NETWORKS, INC. Financials – EDGAR Online Financials (Sat, May 14)

Top 10 Dow Dividend Stocks

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Counting Down the Best of the Big 30 The Dow Jones Industrial Average has had a very interesting year. The overall blue-chip index has ticked up about 10% since Jan. 1, but a large number of stocks haven't shown investors fireworks, to say the least. Aside from a handful of tremendous gainers and a handful of tremendous losers, the overall Dow index has just plodded along. (Check out my previous article with a complete list of returns for all 30 Dow stocks in 2011 for details.) However, if you focus solely on share price, you are overlooking the power of dividends. Many Dow components offer robust dividend yields, and this income power should be taken into consideration. Stable blue-chip stocks with significant dividends are an important part of many individual investors' strategies, whether it's just providing a firm backbone for their portfolio or they are mainly focused on income investments. So which Dow stocks offer the biggest dividend potential? Here are the top 10 Dow dividend stocks as of May 2011:

Buy Puts on Going-Nowhere Hewlett

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Though earnings season is on the wane, there are still a few reports on the upcoming schedule of note. Some options trading investors are watching Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ ), which reports next Wednesday (May 18) after the close. Despite using an HP laptop to write this article, we're bearish on the stock's prospects after earnings … for several reasons. For starters, the shares simply haven't performed well after recent reports. In fact, the stock has dropped after its past four earnings releases, falling an average of nearly 5% after each report.  That's not an encouraging sign. On the chart, the stock has been unable to overcome congestion in the 40-42 area for more than a month. What's more, peak call open interest in the May and June series sits at the 42 strike, which could add another layer of resistance. HPQ's sentiment backdrop isn't helping either. Despite the shares in negative territory for the year, optimism reigns. The put/call and short-interest ratios are low, while 29 of 35 (83%) of covering analysts rate the stock a "buy." We see this as misplaced enthusiasm for an underperforming stock. That leaves the shares vulnerable to cash rotating away as the bulls turn into bears. HPQ isn't painting a pretty picture heading into earnings. The stock has gone nowhere, the recent post-earnings performance is poor, and sentiment is over-the-top bullish.  That combination sounds bearish to us. Buy the HPQ June 41 Put for $1.60 or less. Money-Doubling Options Trades from Earnings Hits & Misses Learn how to cut through the rumor and manipulation surrounding corporate earnings announcements and bank money-doubling option trades all year long. Download our FREE trading guide here .

Top 10 Dow Dividend Stocks

Counting Down the Best of the Big 30 The Dow Jones Industrial Average has had a
very interesting year. The overall blue-chip index has ticked up about 10% since
Jan. 1, but a large number of stocks haven't shown investors fireworks, to say
the least. Aside from a handful of tremendous gainers and a handful of
tremendous losers, the overall Dow index has just plodded along. (Check out my
previous article with a complete list of returns for all 30 Dow stocks in 2011
for details.) However, if you focus solely on share price, you are overlooking
the power of dividends. Many Dow components offer robust dividend yields, and
this income power should be taken into consideration. Stable blue-chip stocks
with significant dividends are an important part of many individual investors'
strategies, whether it's just providing a firm backbone for their portfolio or
they are mainly focused on income investments. So which Dow stocks offer the
biggest dividend potential? Here are the top 10 Dow dividend stocks as of May
2011:

Top 10 U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks with Highest Dividend Yield: NPD, KEYP, DSWL, HNP, HIHO, CTEL, CHL, SSW, TPI, PTR (May 16, 2011)

Below are the top 10 U.S.-listed Chinese stocks with highest dividend yields
for the last 12 months, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET. China Nepstar Chain
Drugstore Ltd.(ADR) (NYSE:NPD) has the 1st highest dividend yield in this
segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 8.48%. Its dividend payout
ratio was N/A for the last 12 months. Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. (NASDAQ:KEYP)
has the 2nd highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current
dividend yield is 7.38%. Its dividend payout ratio was N/A for the last 12
months. Deswell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSWL) has the 3rd highest dividend
yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 6.39%. Its
dividend payout ratio was N/A for the last 12 months. Huaneng Power
International, Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:HNP) has the 4th highest dividend yield in this
segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 5.31%. Its dividend payout
ratio was 83.96% for the last 12 months. Highway Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:HIHO)
has the 5th highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current
dividend yield is 5.16%. Its dividend payout ratio was N/A for the last 12
months. City Telecom (H.K.) Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:CTEL) has the 6th highest
dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is
5.12%. Its dividend payout ratio was 83.51% for the last 12 months. China Mobile
Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:CHL) has the 7th highest dividend yield in this segment of the
market. Its current dividend yield is 4.28%. Its dividend payout ratio was
43.31% for the last 12 months. Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) has the 8th
highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield
is 4.17%. Its dividend payout ratio was N/A for the last 12 months. Tianyin
Pharmaceutical Co, Inc. (AMEX:TPI) has the 9th highest dividend yield in this
segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 4.08%. Its dividend payout
ratio was 2.67% for the last 12 months. PetroChina Company Limited (ADR)
(NYSE:PTR) has the 10th highest dividend yield in this segment of the market.
Its current dividend yield is 3.82%. Its dividend payout ratio was N/A for the
last 12 months.

Top 10 U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks with Highest Dividend Yield: NPD, KEYP, DSWL, HNP, HIHO, CTEL, CHL, SSW, TPI, PTR (May 16, 2011)

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Below are the top 10 U.S.-listed Chinese stocks with highest dividend yields for the last 12 months, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET.

China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd.(ADR) (NYSE:NPD) has the 1st highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 8.48%. Its dividend payout ratio was N/A for the last 12 months. Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. (NASDAQ:KEYP) has the 2nd highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 7.38%. Its dividend payout ratio was N/A for the last 12 months. Deswell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSWL) has the 3rd highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 6.39%. Its dividend payout ratio was N/A for the last 12 months. Huaneng Power International, Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:HNP) has the 4th highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 5.31%. Its dividend payout ratio was 83.96% for the last 12 months. Highway Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:HIHO) has the 5th highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 5.16%. Its dividend payout ratio was N/A for the last 12 months.

City Telecom (H.K.) Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:CTEL) has the 6th highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 5.12%. Its dividend payout ratio was 83.51% for the last 12 months. China Mobile Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:CHL) has the 7th highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 4.28%. Its dividend payout ratio was 43.31% for the last 12 months. Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) has the 8th highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 4.17%. Its dividend payout ratio was N/A for the last 12 months. Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co, Inc. (AMEX:TPI) has the 9th highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 4.08%. Its dividend payout ratio was 2.67% for the last 12 months. PetroChina Company Limited (ADR) (NYSE:PTR) has the 10th highest dividend yield in this segment of the market. Its current dividend yield is 3.82%. Its dividend payout ratio was N/A for the last 12 months.

Gold Price Silver Price Today’s Metal Market Update; Spot gold per gram kilo spot silver per ounce kilo; Gold Silver Investing

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dow2664 Metal trends were back and forth last week as gold and silver price per ounce rates closed their respective sessions with positive price per ounce rates, negative price per ounce rates and values in between. It was choppy in the market and commodities in general experienced a relative decline until the latter half of the last week of trading in the United States. The last session in the U.S. ended with silver price per ounce rates finding green and gold contract price per ounce rates dipping into the red. Silver though, had been trending lower earlier in the week and has been more volatile than gold over the last several weeks. Generally, silver is a smaller market than gold. It is often more susceptible in moderate changes in the market and is thus more likely to fluctuate more turbulently compared to gold price trends. Analysts are beginning to speculate that the metal liquidation that has caused the metal prices to fluctuate inconsistently over the last couple of weeks could be winding down. This could mean more stable trending to come for Gold and silver. Recent spot gold and spot silver trends that posted after the last open trading session close in the U.S. revealed that spot gold price per gram was lower by .38 at 48.06 and spot gold price per kilo was red by 380.99 at 48057.33. Spot silver per ounce was green by .58 at 35.37 and spot silver per kilo was green by 18.49 at 1137.11. Author: Camillo Zucari

Dow Jones Industrial Average Stock Market Today Review Overview News; Stock Market Index Values and Investing Profit Economic Trends

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dow2664 Stock market news today begins to highlight that which will come in hopes of building something more positive after two weeks of lower trending in the market. Investors on Wall Street were disappointed yet again when this past Friday came to a close and the major indices in the United States ended just lower. Stocks had a choppy week but ended red for the week overall. It was a relatively bad week for consistent trends in either direction as major swings occurred in oil and metals. This applied negative pressure to stocks and the Dow Jones suffered as a result. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week lower by .3 percent. Some analysts are saying that this is the correction that was inevitable and overdue. The week was up and down trending and a bit volatile. Investors will hope to see tends move more consistently in a positive direction as the first trading session in the U.S. progresses on Monday. Under the investor microscope on Monday will be the release of the Empire Manufacturing Survey stemming from the New York Federal reserve. Investors will look to process the economic news in hopes of finding signs that indicate progressive trends that promote a growing economy. Author: Frank Matto

Top 10 Fastest-Growing Large Cap Stocks: BIDU, EOG, WFT, GMCR, CCJ, WYNN, EW, TSU, CRM, CBD (May 14, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top 10 fastest-growing Large Cap stocks, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET, based on the average long-term earnings growth rate estimated by Wall Street analysts. One Chinese company (BIDU) is on the list. Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) is the 1st fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 56.7%. This number is based on the average estimate of 14 brokerage analysts. EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) is the 2nd fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 40.2%. This number is based on the average estimate of 5 brokerage analysts. Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE:WFT) is the 3rd fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 37.5%. This number is based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analysts. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) is the 4th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 37.2%. This number is based on the average estimate of 6 brokerage analysts. Cameco Corporation (USA) (NYSE:CCJ) is the 5th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 36.9%. This number is based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analysts. Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) is the 6th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 36.3%. This number is based on the average estimate of 5 brokerage analysts. Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE:EW) is the 7th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 30.5%. This number is based on the average estimate of 9 brokerage analysts. TIM Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:TSU) is the 8th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 30.4%. This number is based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analysts. salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM) is the 9th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 29.5%. This number is based on the average estimate of 10 brokerage analysts. Companhia Brasileira de Distrib. (ADR) (NYSE:CBD) is the 10th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 29.3%. This number is based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analysts.

Top 10 Fastest-Growing Large Cap Stocks: BIDU, EOG, WFT, GMCR, CCJ, WYNN, EW, TSU, CRM, CBD (May 14, 2011)

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Below are the top 10 fastest-growing Large Cap stocks, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET, based on the average long-term earnings growth rate estimated by Wall Street analysts. One Chinese company (BIDU) is on the list.

Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) is the 1st fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 56.7%. This number is based on the average estimate of 14 brokerage analysts. EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) is the 2nd fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 40.2%. This number is based on the average estimate of 5 brokerage analysts. Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE:WFT) is the 3rd fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 37.5%. This number is based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analysts. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) is the 4th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 37.2%. This number is based on the average estimate of 6 brokerage analysts. Cameco Corporation (USA) (NYSE:CCJ) is the 5th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 36.9%. This number is based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analysts.

Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) is the 6th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 36.3%. This number is based on the average estimate of 5 brokerage analysts. Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE:EW) is the 7th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 30.5%. This number is based on the average estimate of 9 brokerage analysts. TIM Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:TSU) is the 8th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 30.4%. This number is based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analysts. salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM) is the 9th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 29.5%. This number is based on the average estimate of 10 brokerage analysts. Companhia Brasileira de Distrib. (ADR) (NYSE:CBD) is the 10th fastest-growing stock in this segment of the market. Its long-term annual EPS growth is expected to be 29.3%. This number is based on the average estimate of 3 brokerage analysts.

Half of Financial Advisors Use Options

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The use of options by financial advisors is on the rise and the most commonly used options trading strategy is the covered call, according to a new study from The Options Industry Council (OIC). Nearly half of financial advisors used options in the last year for their clients, and more than a third of financial advisors who use options increased their use of the product over the past few years, according to the study. Financial advisors use options primarily for income generation and for hedging portfolios in response to market conditions, and they typically do so at the request of their clients. The most commonly used option strategy is the covered call, where the investor owns a stock or exchange-trade fund and sells a call option against it to generate income. This strategy was implemented by 69% of the Financial Advisors who use options. Nearly 60% of the FAs that use options use the product to hedge an existing portfolio. A little less than half the FAs said they used options to speculate. Find more option analysis and trading ideas at Options Trading Strategies . The Financial Advisor Benchmark Study was conducted by Bellomy Research and included interviews with more than 600 financial advisors nationwide. The study was released in conjunction with the start of the 29 th Annual Options Industry Conference that began yesterday in Savannah, Ga. Bellomy reports that advisors with larger books of business are significantly more likely to use options than those with smaller books. On the top end, 94% of advisors with $500 million or more under managements said they had bought or sold options in the preceding 12 months. Of FAs with $100 million to $500 million under management, 78% had used options while about half the advisors with $50 million to $100 million under management had used options. OIC is an industry cooperative funded by BATS Options, Boston Options Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange (NASDAQ: CBOE ), International Securities Exchange, the NASDAQ OMX PHLX and NASDAQ Options Market divisions of the NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ: NDAQ ), the NYSE Amex Options and NYSE Arca Options divisions of the  NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX ), and The Options Clearing Corporation.

Half of Financial Advisors Use Options

The use of options by financial advisors is on the rise and the most commonly
used options trading strategy is the covered call, according to a new study from
The Options Industry Council (OIC). Nearly half of financial advisors used
options in the last year for their clients, and more than a third of financial
advisors who use options increased their use of the product over the past few
years, according to the study. Financial advisors use options primarily for
income generation and for hedging portfolios in response to market conditions,
and they typically do so at the request of their clients. The most commonly used
option strategy is the covered call, where the investor owns a stock or
exchange-trade fund and sells a call option against it to generate income. This
strategy was implemented by 69% of the Financial Advisors who use options.
Nearly 60% of the FAs that use options use the product to hedge an existing
portfolio. A little less than half the FAs said they used options to speculate.
Find more option analysis and trading ideas at Options Trading Strategies . The
Financial Advisor Benchmark Study was conducted by Bellomy Research and included
interviews with more than 600 financial advisors nationwide. The study was
released in conjunction with the start of the 29 th Annual Options Industry
Conference that began yesterday in Savannah, Ga. Bellomy reports that advisors
with larger books of business are significantly more likely to use options than
those with smaller books. On the top end, 94% of advisors with $500 million or
more under managements said they had bought or sold options in the preceding 12
months. Of FAs with $100 million to $500 million under management, 78% had used
options while about half the advisors with $50 million to $100 million under
management had used options. OIC is an industry cooperative funded by BATS
Options, Boston Options Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange (NASDAQ: CBOE
), International Securities Exchange, the NASDAQ OMX PHLX and NASDAQ Options
Market divisions of the NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ: NDAQ ), the NYSE Amex Options
and NYSE Arca Options divisions of the  NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX ), and The
Options Clearing Corporation.