Posts Tagged ‘option alerts’

Zynga Goes Public

1:50pm (EST) Zynga (ZNGA, $9.87, down $0.13) opened for trading this morning on the Nasdaq stock exchange after pricing shares at the top end of their expected range.  The company offered Wall Street 100 million shares at $10 which raised $1 billion with over-allotments of 15 million shares that could bring the deal to $1.15Read more

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Gold Dips Below 200-Day MA

1:20pm (EST) It has been an “all bears” week so far as the market continues to slide on a falling euro and rising Italian bond yields.  The global markets are still unimpressed with Europe’s efforts to stem their debt crisis which forced Italy to pay a euro record high yieldRead more

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The Final Countdown

9:00am (EST) This is one of our favorite titles to use in our daily updates from time-to-time and it was 25 years ago when Sweden’s rock band Europe rocked the globe with their hit song “The Final Countdown” which hit #1 in 25 countries and #8 here at home.  InRead more

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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Turning the Corner

12:55pm (EST) Futures were pointing towards a nice pop at the open as some of the Tech names reported better-than-expected earnings while jobless claims came in under 400,000 again.  However, despite the strong start, the momentum has failed to hold as the indexes gave back all of their gains withRead more

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Apple (AAPL) Misses, Futures Mixed

9:00am (EST)  “We could have a short-covering rally into the close so buckle-up”. Those were our famous last words from Tuesday’s tidbits… We said yesterday we had high expectations for the week and we were disappointed with the start but the bulls got back on track following Monday’s spanking.  TheRead more

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Slovakia Holding up the Show

12:50pm (EST)  After a slow start, the market is mixed as we head into the second half of trading.  The bulls are waiting for the all clear sign from Slovakia which is scheduled to vote on Europe’s bailout fund this afternoon.  There could be a pullback if Slovakia doesn’t goRead more

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Netflix Headed For $100 – or Lower

12:45pm (EST)  Futures were strong throughout the night and this morning as they were pointing towards a slightly higher open even before the latest unemployment figures were released.  The bulls got a bonus package when Initial Claims came in at 391,000 versus expectations for 419,000.  The break below 400,000 wasRead more

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Bears Stop Skid, Looking for More

9:00am (EST)  (Subscribers, make sure you check the Members Area this morning for the 5 charts we are profiling.  There could be a trade shortly after the open if we can get good prices) The bulls did their best to extend their winning streak to 4 sessions but the actionRead more

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Market Sees Green

12:50pm (EST) Futures were pointing towards a strong open this morning on word the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was preparing new plans for fixing the financial conditions in Europe.  A possible interest-rate cut by the European Central Bank (ECB) for the region could be in the mix but some cautiousRead more

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Buffett Backs Bank of America (BAC)

1:30pm (EST) We mentioned on Tuesday we could be nearing a bottom for Financial stocks and it seems Warren Buffet got the message.  Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway will invest $5 billion in Bank of America (BAC, $7.63, up $0.64) to shore up the company’s balance sheet and provides a much neededRead more

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