Tuesday's After Market

The biggest news after market is Google (GOOG). It was the most anticipated earning news from the market. The price of the stock is priced for perfection. Fortunately (GOOG) disappointed the street in a big way. It missed the estimate by a mile.
At 5:00 pm EST. It was down about 70 points. According to Reuters Estimates, Google's earnings, excluding one-time items, were $1.54 per share, below the consensus expectations of $1.77, according to Reuters Estimates.
There are quite a few well known people were pushing the stock higher before the earning. A well known person on TV is targeting a $1000 stock. Can you remember "Qualcomm" when it was moving higher like a rocketship few years ago. Business week even has an article about Google. Maybe that is how the top is formed for a stock.
Because of (GOOG) missed, many of the net stocks are down after market. Look for the market to come down short term because of Google. Because of the miss, (GOOG) is a sell. Good thing is that I sold my (GOOG) before the day is over.

Tuesday's Stocks To Watch

The market traded down in the afternonn. At 1:45pm EST, the Nasdaq Market is down about 4 point, S&P 500 is up about 3 points. Volume looks to be lower compared to the typical trading days. The trend of the market still looks bullish. The market opened lower, and then bounced back from the low of the day.

Tuesday's Stock Movers at 1:45pm EST
Volume Momemtum Compared to normal days:

Stocks Up:
(HSC) - Up on earning
(THG) - Up on earning
(ACO) - Up on no news.
(WHQ) - Continuation from yesterday's move
(TRN) - Up on no news.
(ACAD) - Up on media coverage.

Stocks Down:
(SGK) - Down on stock offering
(RNOW) - Down on earning
(UNS) - Down 8-K filing
(SMTS) - Down on stock offering and earning
(ICUI) - Down on earning

After today's close, earnings reports are due (GOOG)

Tuesday's Pre-Market

The market looks like it will open flat today. This morning's earnings results are mixed. (ADM), (CEG), (MRK ), and (PD) are the companies that have exceeded estimates, but (MO), and (WYE)
missed expectations. U.S. employment cost index rises 0.8% as expected.

Most Active Stocks:
(NAPS), (QQQQ), (SEPR), (DCEL), (CPST), (ACAD), (ERICY), (PCLN), (GOOG), (GNTA)

Stocks are Up:
(NAPS), (ACAD), (APLX), (STKL), (CPST), (ZRAN), (SEPR), (ATHR), (QTWW), (NMTI)

Stocks are Down:
(RNOW), (NDAQ), (COCO), (PCAR), (SOSA), (RMBS)

Monday's Stocks To Watch

The market traded slightly higher compared last Friday. At 1:15pm EST, the Nasdaq Market is up about 7 point, S&P 500 is up about 3 points. Volume is about normal compared to the typical trading days. The trend of the market still looks bullish.

Tuesday's Stock Movers at 1:30pm EST
Volume Momemtum Compared to normal days:

Stocks Up:
(NMTI) - Up on no news.
(USG) - Up on settlement news, see this morning's breakout stock.
(CNQR) - Up on Mad Money effect, this would not last.
(VTAL) - Up on no news.
(ABAX) - Up on no news.
(RDY) - Continuation from last week's advance
(ISRG) - Strong momentum continues, earning due soon

Stocks Down:
(HPY) - Down on no news
(OCR) - Down on bad media report and downgrade
(NKE) - Down on new article from Business Week
(NKTR) - Down on downgrade
(MCRS) - Last week's bad earning effect

After Monday's close, earnings reports are due (GILD), (RNOW), (NDAQ) and (ICUI).

One Stock Has Broken Out With Massive Volume

(USG) has broken out with massive volume today. It is about 4000% more than the normal tading volume after it announced the settlement this morning.

The news is related to it had reached a nearly $4 billion settlement to resolve all current and future claims for asbestos-related injuries against the company.

Monday's Stocks To Watch

The market looks like it will open flat today. This morning's earnings results are mixed. (XOM), (JBHT), (SII), and (MAT) are the companies that have exceeded estimates, but (EK), (SGP), and (SYY) missed expectations.

Most Active Stocks:
(IUSA), (QQQQ), (NMTI), (IVAN), (LOUD), (AAPL), (GNBT), (MSFT), (GOOG), (JDSU)

Stocks are Up:
(LEIX), (NMTI), (HEPH), (IVAN), (CNQR), (WPTE), (XRTX), (BLKB), (JBHT), (NDAQ)

Stocks are Down:
(AVII),(ALTI),(ADLR),(CVTX),(SWKS),(BCRX),(CPST),(NKTR), (EBAY), (AAUK)

Stocks To Watch Next Week

The stock market finished the week higher after last week's sell-off. It came back with solid volumes. This is the trait of the bull left with us. The Nasdaq market, one of the strongest of all US market, is gaining 1% for the week. I believe it will attack the new high it made this year in a very short period of time, it is in a matter of weeks, or even days.
Technology stocks (the ones except (INTC), (MSFT), (YHOO), (CSCO), the former leaders) and basic materials are making the higher grounds. Those sectors are expected to have higher gains in the short and medium terms.

News events for Next Week, source Yahoo News
Conference/Events Calendar for the week of Jan 30th-Feb 3rd: : Events of interest for the week of Jan 30th-Feb 3rd include: Monday: Barclays Annual Global Inflation-Linked Bond Conf; Credit Suisse Energy Summit; JML at CFO Magazine's Excellence in Finance Conf; SNY Sales Conf Call ... Tuesday: T Analyst Meeting; ARMHY Q4 Analyst Meeting; AMTD, TSFG, GNW, ET, JPM, PMI at Citigroup Financial Services Conf; Barclays Annual Global Inflation-Linked Bond Conf; CRDN, FLIR, KFY, RUTH, EAC, CTSH, CVU at Forbes Dynamic Growth Forum; CTC, NTE at NYSE Virtual Investor Forum: Emerging Markets/Telecommunications; EZPW, TRLG, PENN, ADBE, ARRO, KSWS, MNRO, SEED, STGS, VAS, VDSI, WRLD, WLSN at Brean Murray, Carret Small Cap Institutional Investor Conference '06; IBF 5th Annual Nanotech Investing Forum; IHOP Guidance Announcement; Molina Healthcare 2006 Guidance Announcement; PEP at CFO Magazine's Excellence in Finance Conf; PNM Reousrce Guidance Announcement; QMAR, DRYS, FREE, EXM at Capital Link Dry Bulk Sector CEO Virtual Forum; SO, DYN, HC, WLL at Credit Suisse Energy Summit; FOMC policy announcement ... Wednesday: ASO, BAC, BEN, SLM, FRE, PNC, BK, CFC, TROW at Citigroup Financial Services Conf; CA, OPSW, PBI at Conference Board's 2006 Growth and Innovation Conf; COGN, DGIN , SNPS, HYSL, MENT, MSFT, ADSK, ISSX at Merrill Lynch IT Services & Software Conf; DSCO, TYL, WSTL, ANGO, SPNC, MOBI, BITI, AIX, FVRL at Brean Murray, Carret Small Cap Institutional Investor Conf '06; F, GM ,DCX Jan Sales Release; FRT at World Money Show; HW, SHFL, TRDO at Forbes Dynamic Growth Forum; WMB, NBL, WHQ, PGN at Credit Suisse Energy Summit ...Thursday: Global Pharma R&D Summit; HAL, GSF, CAM, MRO at Credit Suisse Energy Summit; NTRI at Emerald 13th Annual Groundhog Day Investment Forum; RHAT, RSAS, CEN, JCOM, ALDN, SAP, WBSN at Merrill Lynch IT Services & Software Conf; TEC, AMND, BOKC, CMA, STL at AAPL's NAPE Expo 2006 ...Friday: GLW Analyst Meeting; AAPL's NAPE Expo 2006; ADBE, VRSN, ADS, CDNS, CTXS, INFA, LAVA, SFNT, WEBX at Merrill Lynch IT Services & Software Conf; AVRX at Global Pharma R&D Summit; DVN, RIG, KMG, THE, VLO at Credit Suisse Energy Summit.

A tale of two stocks

(BRCM) has broken out into new high (+12 points) after beating earning estimate and ups its next quarterly guidance last night.
(AVID) went down (-6 points) after missed estimate last night with massive volume.
Both are tech stocks, and yet each of them has very different outcome. It is very clear that earning is power right now.

Thursday Pre-market Stocks To Watch

The market closed very strongly yesterday. Looks like the up momentum is continuing this morning from the strong run-up yesterday. 4Q GDP was announced this morning, it was somewhat slightly disappointing to wall street. The stock future has dropped from the high after the announcement. I believe there are still more upsides near term.

Most Active Stocks:
(SNDK), (MSFT), (BRCM), (CNXT), (BIOM), (INTC), (NKTR), (XMSR), (PLAY)

Stocks are Up:
(PKTR), (BRCM), (PROG), (SWIR), (IDWK), (RBAK), (BEBE), (PAAS), (NTRI), (PLAY)

Stocks are Down:
(MRCY), (IDEV), (AFFX), (AVID), (NVTL), (SNDK), (STXS), (LEXR)

Thursady After Market

The market closed very strong today. It closed near the high of the day with massive, massive volumes. Many stocks closed very strong with +3 points are more. We hardly see this kind of stock movements for normal market. Overall the market looks to be higher in the near term. The bull is roaring back with rengence from last week's sell-off.
Added to the bull fuel of fire, many big cap stocks announced good earning after market today:
such as (MSFT) and (BRCM)

Big Point Movers After Market:
Up:
(BRCM) +10
(ACS) +5
(MRVL) +3
(COLM) +3
(PLAY) +2
(PKTR) +2

Down:
(SNDK) -8.5
(MCRS) -4.38
(HIG) -3.61
(AFFX) -3.15
(AVID) -2.88
(GYI) -2.85

GROW Has Broken Out

(GROW) has broken out of the trading range into new high today. This one has been one of my long favorites, it was mentioned serveral times on this blog. The first mentioned was around $10, if you do search on this blog on GROW, you will find it.
(GROW) is in the investment management business. With the stock market back in the bull gear, I believe this one can go higher. Granted, it is already another stock market leader by itself. No many people on Wall Street follows this stock at all.

Thursday's Stocks To Watch

The market opened up in the morning and stayed up in the afternoon as well. At 2:pm EST, the Nasdaq Market is up about 10 point, a slight drop from this morning's high. S&P 500 is up about 6 points. Volume has picked up as compared to the typical trading days. If it can stay above yesterday close and on the upper end of the day's trading range would be ideal.

Tuesday's Stock Movers at 2:00pm EST
Volume Momemtum Compared to normal days:

Stocks Up:
(KLIC) - Up on great earnings, see this morning's alert.
(PSSI) - Up on guidance, see this morning's breakout.
(EXP) - Great earning and stock split
(PLXS) - Great earning news
(ARG) - Great earning and upgrade

Stocks Down:
(JNPR) - tumble on bad outlook, a sell
(SWK) - Earning fell and a downgrade
(BC) - Outlook disappointed

Stock Break Out

(PSSI) is breaking out the trading range with massive volume today. It beat estimate by 3 cents. According to the press release, based on current trends, PSS said it now expects fiscal 2006 earnings per share to grow by 28 percent to 30 percent, up from its earlier forecast of 20 percent growth.
WOW! A growth engine is in the making.

Stock Alert

(KLIC) has broken out of the trading range and hit a new 52-week high this morning. It reported Q1 (Dec) earnings of $0.38 per share, $0.04 better than the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.34; revenues rose 96.1% year/year to $228.1 mln vs the $213.4 mln consensus.
I believe this one has the potential to run to $15 range soon.

Thursday Pre-market Stocks To Watch

The market looks like it will open higher today. Perhaps the reasons for this morning's upside gain are: Kirk Kerkorian boosted his stake in GM to 9.9% (from 7.8%); initial claims rose 11K to 283K (consensus 300K); Dec durable orders checked in at 1.3% (consensus 1.0%). Let's see if the gain can hold by the time it closes today. If it remains up until it closes, it would be a bullish sign for the market.

Most Active Stocks:
(JNPR), (QQQQ), (ALXN), (AMAT), (AMGN), (CEPH), (CNXT), (QCOM), (SMDI), (PMCS)

Stocks are Up:
(ALXN), (SMDI), (IFIN), (CCMP), (TLAB), (TRID), (KLIC),(CNXT),(STTS),(SIMO),(GOOG), (LSI)

Stocks are Down:
(JNPR),(ILSE),(PMCS),(SWKS),(REDF),(QCOM),(MXIM),(TTWO), (AMGN), (GNTA)

Stocks in Review

The market closed lower Wednesday. Volume has picked up today as compared to normal trading days. It is in the digesting mode after a series of massive down-up-down-up days. Although the price of oil dropped today, but the bad news from housing section did not help at all. Most of the housing stocks were down across the board.

Here is the list from Cramer's Recommendation:
Buys:
(CEPH)
(ATPB)
(UNH)
(AMTD)
(REDF)
(EPEX)
(BTU)
(RHEO)
(ECA)
(OXY)
(MO)
(GRP)
(TXN)
(RLI.IN)

Sells:
(DIS)
(NOVL)
(AFL)
(MFB)

The market opened up strongly in the morning, but the gain fade away in the afternoon. At 2:pm EST, the Nasdaq Market is down about 7 point, S&P 500 is down about 4 points. Volume has picked up as compared to the typical trading days. The buying mode quickily fades as more sellers stepped in. There were more good news than bad ones in the morning. Many companies beat estimate handily, such as (ATI), (PLT), (SLAB), and (CKFR).

Tuesday's Stock Movers at 2:00pm EST
Strong Volume Momemtum Compared to normal days:

Stocks Up:
(ATI), beat estimates
(SLAB) upward guidance
(PLT)
(CKFR)
(AMG)
(HITT)
(RDY)
(SCST)
(REDF)
(TRMB)

Stocks Down:
(FLSH)
(CNF)
(AME)
(HW)
(DST)
(WITS)
(AMTD)

Google is on the reverse course

(GOOG) is reverseing its course from up $10 to down $10. The support level should be around $430. I would wait and see what happen at the close to see if this level breaks or not.

Wednesday Pre-Market

Stocks are poised to open higher today with yesterday's follow thru day. On the aid of the bull are the price of oil dropped this morning because of higher inventory numbers, Disney (DIS) buyout of Pixar (PIXR), and many better than expected earning many companies.

Most Active Stocks:
(RFMD), (QQQQ), (IVAN), (AMTD), (SUNW), (ORCL), (REDF), (SEBL), (FLSH), (GNBT)

Stocks are Up:
(CHNR), (REDF), (EZPW), (CVTI), (CKFR), (NFLX), (RFMD), (CRAY), (CBRL), (FNSR), (GOOG), (PLT)

Stocks are Down:
(IVAN), (EXTR), (ENTU), (OMNI), (AMTD), (ARBA), (UNTD), (SUF)

Tuesday Cramer's Picks

Here is the list for Tomorrow from Cramer's Pick:

Buy List:
(RADS)
(REDF)
(AXP)
(GNSS)
(DO)
(BHP)
(TPST)
(UPL)
(NEOL)
(AMGN)
(OEG)
(RMBS)
(MSA)
(PALM)
(INB.BB)

Sell List:
(PTIF)
(LEA)
(MATK)
(IGT)
(AES)
(BLS)
(SUF)
(ADBL)
(LEA)

Hold List:
(IRBT)

Tuesday's Stocks To Watch

The market opened up in the morning and stayed up in the afternoon as well. At 2:pm EST, the Nasdaq Market is up about 18 point, S&P 500 is up about 6 points. Volume has picked up as compared to the typical trading days. This is good news when we had a massive sell-off triggered (INTC), (YHOO), (AAPL), (C), (MOT), and (GE) last week.
The market seems to recover well the past couple sessions. If the market can stay at this level ot higher at the close, more traders will be back in the buying mode.

Tuesday's Stock Movers at 2:00pm EST
Volume Momemtum Compared to normal days:
(Stock), (price), (+/-), (volume compared to normal)

Stocks Up:
(MCRS) 53.35 +4.01 +464
(STTX) 28.39 +3.57 +450%
(NTG) 25.90 +0.90 +399
(CVD) 54.50 +1.30 +395
(ASPV) 18.85 +0.91 +378
(FLR) 86.49 +4.13 +321

Stocks Down:
(MFE) 23.12 -4.51 +1,377
(ADTN) 27.00 -4.43 +1,105
(HW) 34.61 -1.64 +609
(CDWC ) 55.72 -3.08 +468
(CBU) 23.06 -0.79 +425
(PLAY) 27.90 -1.75 +250%

Tuesday Pre-market Stocks To Watch

The market seems to turned around this morning because of the price of oil dropped. Hopefully this upward movement will last.

Most Active Stocks:
(INTC), (QQQQ), (CPST), (ARBA), (GOOG), (VTSS), (KLAC), (SYMC), (SIRI)

Stocks are Up:
(DVAX), (IDCC), (ARBA), (VTSS), (ONCY), (HOLX), (GNTA),(CYTO),(NPSN),(OSUR),(GOOG)

Stocks are Down:
(CRIS),(ADTN),(SYMC),(NICH),(IVAN),(AMAT),(SHPGY),(SUF)

Monday's After Market

Monday's session has slowed the blood shedding on Wall Street. It closed about unchange for the day. But after hour trading painted a different picture.
There are quite a few of the tech companies missed earnings:

(TXN) -3.5% earning missed
(MFE) -14.4% guidance drop
(NSM) -2% effect from (TXN)
(AUGT) -9% (KLAC) dropped buyout
(AMD) -2% selling more shares

Overall, the market does not look healthy for opening bell for tomorrow.

Monday's Stocks To Watch

The market opened up in the morning, but then the up momentum faded away.

Monday's Stock Movers at 10:30am EST
Volume Momemtum Compared to normal days:
(Stock), (price), (+/-), (volume compared to normal)

Stocks Up:
(ZOLT) 11.93 +1.55 +3844
(PETS) 16.13 +1.65 +1,130
(ZEUS) 26.90 +2.55 +671
(RL) 53.93 +0.94 +659
(HUBG) 38.68 +1.78 +564
(TRAD) 16.92 +1.01 +557
(MTXX) 24.93 +0.86 +469

Stocks Down:
(OPMR) 18.58 -1.30 +2,442
(FRC) 39.89 -2.14 +2,057
(CDIS) 41.92 -2.41 +1,275
(SUPX) 29.79 -1.70 +1,030
(RGLD) 36.00 -3.08 +1,011
(WTFX) 50.31 -1.77 +376

What's Ahead For Next Week

The market suffered the worst down day in over a year because of the earning report and guidance from the big companies and upward movements of oil prices.
I expect the market to have a bit of troubles in the near term, until this sentiment changes, I will hold off buying.

Here is the list for next week's earning:
Monday: (ALDN), (BAC), (CRS), (ETN), (F), (PETS), (AXP), (CBST), (ET), (JDAS), (LSS), (NBIX), (TXN), (VTSS), (WEBM)

Tuesday: (MMM), (ADTN), (AAI), (AKS), (ACAT), (BJS), (EAT), (BNI), (CDWC), (COH), (CVG), (CBE), (DD), (EMC), (HW), (HMA), (HOLX), (IMCL), (JNJ), (MCD), (NOC), (STLD), (TDW), (UTX), (CKFR), (CVTI), (DST), (CSGS), (NFLX), (RFMD), (RYL), (SCST), (SUNW), (TRMB)

Wednesday: (ABT), (ALGN), (ATI), (ABC), (AHC), (BLS), (BMS), (BMY), (CNH), (COP), (GD), (KMG), (NSC), (SAP), (SSCC), (JNPR), (KOMG), (NVLS), (QCOM), (SIMO), (TRID), (VARI)

Thursday: (AMGN), (ANDW), (T), (BAX), (BC), (CAH), (CAT), (CELG), (DOW), (LLY), (GM), (HON), (LMT), (MRO), (LYO), (NOK), (OXPS), (VRSN), (ZOLL), (ABAX), (BRCM), (CLS), (INFA), (IDTI), (MSFT), (SNDK), (PLAY), (SWIR), (SYK), (WDC)

Friday: (BDK), (CVX), (CCUR), (IDXX), (MAN), (NUE), (PG), (SUP), (TGI)

Friday's Stock To Watch

Friday's market is worst day in many weeks, it is the worst drop of the year. At 2:00pm EST, Nasdaq dropped 2.0% or -47 points. S&P is down -19 points. Down is down -170 points. The volume has accelerated to the down side.
Today's has been contributed by (GE), (C), and (MOT). They all disappointed Wall Street. Even though the market rebouned yesterday, but the bear is proven to be too much for the bull to handle. Add to the injury, oil price has inched upward for the past few days. Overall, more bad news than good news. I expect the market is going down for the near term.

Friday's Stock Movers at 1:00am EST
Volume Momemtum Compared to normal days:
(Stock), (price), (+/-), (volume compared to normal)

Stocks Up:
(FFIV) 61.80 +2.29 +397
(PRAA) 49.06 +2.62 +366
(SLB ) 120.10 +5.23 +279
(MIDD) 90.85 +2.75 +200
(HAL) 75.03 +3.28 +200
(ZVXI) 16.86 +0.55 previous mentioned undiscovered stock.

Stocks Down:
(SUPX) 32.35 -10.90 +3,533
(KND ) 20.17 -6.63 +1,769
(RTSX) 28.74 -5.53 +1,302
(SYNA ) 25.36 -5.48 +820
(FAST ) 37.43 -4.66 +779
(MOT) 22.55 -1.8 +280

Friday Pre-market Stocks To Watch

Looks like the market will open lower this morning because of the earning from many tech companies last night. (MOT) missed the revenue after hours, as well as many mid and small cap tech names, (SUPX), (SYNA), and (GNSS).

Most Active Stocks:
(QQQQ), (SIRI), (AAPL), (GOOG), (SUPX), (INTC), (YHOO), (SHPGY), (EMRG),(HOKU),(MOT)

Stocks are Up:
(HOKU), (HYGS), (SYNX), (EXAS), (MDRX), (NABI), (IPIX),(MICC),(PACT),(ADSX)

Stocks are Down:
(FARO),(IVAN),(SUPX),(CTIB),(INSM),(FAST),(GNSS), (SYNA),(HRAY),(HLIT),(MOT)

Thursday After Market

The market closed higher with higher volume. It logged as another accumulation day for the market technicians. (AAPL) did not make any big impact to the market at all. The tech stocks are back after yesterday's sell-off.
But after market, another bellwether stock (MOT) missed the revenus estimates, this does not bode well for the tech market. (CREE) also moved down after earning report. The biggest casaulty is (SUPX). It missed the estimate big time.
The big gainer after hours is (FFIV). But it does not have the power of (MOT).
There are more red stocks than green stock after hours. It maybe another down day tomorrow after today's big run.

Stocks to Report Earning After Close

The following stocks will report after close tonight. They can be big movers.
Here is the list:

(MOT)
(XLNX)
(SUPX)
(SYNA)
(SFA)
(RMBS)
(MROI)
(MCHP)
(HYSL)

Thuresday's Stock Movers

Thuresday's Stock Movers at 1:30am EST
Volume Momemtum Compared to normal days:
(Stock), (price), (+/-), (volume compared to normal)

Stocks Up:
(LIFE) 46.95 +7.46 +4,375
(MICC) 36.82 +8.96 +1614
(CTXS) 32.90 +2.87 +788
(BLK) 119.40 +8.50 +677
(ANTP) 21.28 +2.08 +539
(AIZ) 44.67 +1.14 +494
(HXM ) 34.10 +1.60 +458

Stocks Down:
(LOGI) 41.69 -6.31 +2,238
(CHIC) 16.34 -3.16 +1,321
(BGG) 34.93 -3.93 +860
(HTCH ) 28.45 -2.17 +427
(SLXA) 10.16 -1.11 +426
(ENDP) 27.96 -1.16 +420

ISRG is breaking out

My old favorite (ISRG) is breaking out today. This stock definitely has a lot of upside momentum lately. It only budges a bit yesterday, and it recovered more than the lost today. This one was picked a couple months ago, see my previous posts.
I expect more good news to come for this stock.

Morning Break Out Stocks

The following stocks have broken out of the trading bases with massive volumes:

(MICC), +7.8
(LIFE), +7.5
(LRCX), +4.5
(AMD), +3.4

Thursday Pre-market Stocks To Watch

The market has turned around since last night. During last night afer market, it was ugly after the earning reports from (EBAY) and (AAPL). It was all up days from Europe and Japan this morning to cause the US market to turn around. It will be a great relief for the bull after yesterday's massive selloff. Fortunately it was not too bad, most the damage came from (YHOO), (INTC) and other bigger cap names such as (DELL) They are laggards to begin with. (EBAY) is up now, (AAPL) has reduced loses, a sign for better things to come.

Most Active Stocks:
(IVAN), (QQQQ), (LVLT), (AAPL), (GOOG), (EBAY), (INTC), (YHOO), (MSFT), (ASML)

Stocks are Up:
(DVAX), (MEMY), (MICC), (IVAN), (LIFE), (GIGM), (ANTP),(INSM),(ENER),(ACLS)

Stocks are Down:
(EXAS),(LOGI),(CHIC),(AGIX),(ENDP),(BCRX),(SHPGY)

AMD is eating Intel's Lunch

After the market close, (AMD) reported earning. It blew past the estimate. In constrast to (INTC), it is making inroads to (INTC) market share.

The company earned $96 million, or 21 cents a share, on sales of $1.84 billion in its fourth fiscal quarter. This result includes a noncash charge associated the spinoff of flash memory company Spansion. Excluding the charge, AMD earned $205 million, or 45 cents a share. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call had expected the company to earn 26 cents a share on $1.66 billion in sales.

Wednesday After Market

The market closed down -23 on the Nasdaq, and S&P 500 is down -5. It came back from the worst level from the openning, but it is still very bad distribution day.
Added to today's injury, (AAPL) is down after market because of the down side guidance for the coming quater. (EBAY) is also down because of disappointing outlook.
The past after market days are horrible. It does not set well for tomorrow either.

(AAPL) down -7%
(EBAY) down -6%
(GOOG) down -1.4%, because of (EBAY)

The only bright side is (DVAX) because it met the trial goal for its allergy drug, (STX) good earning news, (CTXS) good earning report.

Wednesday Stocks to Watch

The market has been hammered all day long. The weakness was contributed from the missed earning estimates of bellwether companies like (YHOO) and (INTC). Added the down injuries, (INTC) guided its quater downward. Volume has picked tremendously from yesterday. Most of the volumes came from (INTC) and (YHOO). (INTC) traded 5 times the normal to 204 millions by 1:30pm EST shares as compared to the typical 54 millions. The same for (YHOO), it traded about 84 millions as compared to the typical 20 millions. Those stocks along accounted for over 20% of the Nasdaq trading volumes. The Nasdaq index was down about -30, again mostly from (INTC), and (YHOO).

Stocks Moving Up:
(LCC), Airlines rebounded.
(CRMS), Launch of AppExchange, a new program
(AIT), shares buyback program by the company.

Stocks Moving Down:
(INTC), missed earning estimate.
(YHOO), missed earning estimate.
(LIFC), down after recent gains.
(GOOG), same industry as (YHOO)

Stocks Have Turned Around

The following stocks have turned and became positive in the morning ugly market:
(IBM), initially down after market, up about $1
(NVLS), up about 0.75
(QLGC), up about $.35
(LIFC), continue yesterday's up momentum
Market has reduced lost from this morning open, from -33 down to about -22. Hopefully the down percentage is not too much today.
(AAPL) will be reporting tonight after close.

Wednesday Pre-market Stocks To Watch

The market is going to open ugly this morning. The S&P future is down about -10, and Nasdaq future is down about -33. Overall, it will be ugly because of (INTC) & (YHOO) misses. I would hold off buying today until the dust settles.

Most Active Stocks:
(INTC), (QQQQ), (YHOO), (ASML), (GOOG), (SIRI), (AAPL), (IVAN), (DELL), (JDSU)

Stocks are Up:
(ADRX), (NGAS), (CTIC), (RMTI), (CCBL), (ASML), (GEOI)

Stocks are Down:
(YHOO),(SIFY),(DDDC),(INTC),(TASR),(CNXT),(AQNT),(LVLT), (ATML), (GOOG)

Tuesday After Market

Blood has let out from the major tech companies. We are going to have down market tomorrow. After the market close, (YHOO) and (INTC) both missed earning estimates.

(YHOO) down -12%
(INTC) down -8%
(IBM) down -2%

These stocks will have big influence on the market. (GOOG) is down -15 because of (YHOO), most of the semi are down because of (INTC).
The only good thing came out of the report is that these stocks are laggards. Hopefully the market will recover soon. I would get out of margin now. Wait for the dust settles first before getting back it later.

Tuesday Stocks to Watch

The market has been down from the openning bell. Inflationary fears and oil price went back up contributed to the market decline. Technology stocks are on the defensive today. Oil related issues are up along with the price of oil which also went up. The market is in the correction mode after the strength from the previous two weeks.

Stocks Moving Up:
(BCRX), mentioned this morning as a breakout stock, is up $3, it is up $1.5 if you bought this morning.
(NGPS), up on no news, volumes has doubled.
(LIFC), continues from last Friday's gain.
(BRNC), continues from last Friday's gain.

Stocks Moving Down:
(MIDD), downgrade by Lehman Brothers.
(ACS), take over talk failed.
(MC), Japanese market down brought this down too.

Watch for earning report from (INTC), (YHOO), and (IBM) after close tonight. These are the gorrilla of technology stocks. The faith of the tech stocks can depend on them. It can be a very interesting after market tonight.

Tuesday's Stock Movers

Tuesday's Stock Movers at 11:30am EST
Volume Momemtum Compared to normal days:
(Stock), (price), (+/-), (volume compared to normal)

Stocks Up:
(LIFC) 22.76 +0.97 +650
(BRY) 73.70 +1.99 +439
(DXPE) 23.76 +1.54 +393
(NGPS) 32.67 +1.10 +389
(PTR) 92.95 +2.52 +357

Stocks Down:
(MC) 21.38 -1.05 +1,610
(TEF) 46.20 -0.50 +1,041
(BRG) 53.84 -0.56 +885
(MIDD) 85.30 -5.66 +805
(FXI) 66.95 -0.89 +595

BCRX has broken out

(BCRX) has broken out of the trading range. It said Tuesday that regulators granted "fast track" status to its application for a potential bird flu drug. Volume has picked tremendously early Tuesday morning. Keep your eyes on this one.

Tuesday Pre-market Stocks To Watch

Most Active Stocks:
(QQQQ), (RMBS), (BCRX), (NXXI), (LIHRY), (SIRI), (INTC), (AAPL), (SUNW), (JDSU)

Stocks are Up:
(RMBS), (ANTP), (AVII), (COMS), (BCRX), (NKTR), (CPST), (RHEO),(UPL),(ESLR)

Stocks are Down:
(SKYE),(SIFY),(FUND),(IIJI),(NAVR),(CNXT),(NVAX),(NMGC), (SOSA), (FITB),(GOOG)

Stocks To Watch Next Week - Earnings

The market ended the week higher. It is the 2nd straight up week for the market. It has a small correction on last Thursday. The trend is still pointing the up. The bull is still alive. Next week is the start of the major earning announcements from many companies. They will be the indications for market direction in the coming weeks.

Company Earnings for the Coming Week:
Monday - Market Close

Tuesday:
(ASO), (SCHW), (CBSS), (FRX), (NCC), (WFC), (DGII), (IBM), (INTC), (PHHM), (SBSE), (SOV), (TER), (TSS), (YHOO)

Wednesday:
(APH), (AMR), (ASML), (CIT), (ETH), (HBAN), (JEF), (JPM), (LCRY), (MEL), (PH), (PGR), (LUB), (STT), (STI), (AMD), (ALRT), (DOX), (AAPL), (CTXS), (EBAY), (ISSX), (KMI), (KMP), (QLGC), (STX), (WM), (LLTC), (WSTL)

Thursday:
(AVCT), (BBT), (BZH), (CMA), (CCBL), (DHI), (EXAR), (FCS), (HDI), (IGT), (NITE), (MMR), (MER), (FLSH), (NT), (NCS), (PFE), (PNC), (PPF), (SLM), (UNP), (UNH), (WB), (ACS), (CLDN), (CREE), (FFIV), (FSL), (HLIT), (HYSL), (MIPS), (MOT), (RMBS), (SFA), (SUPX), (SYNA)

Friday:
(AT), (ACO), (C), (GE), (KEY), (NTY), (BPOP), (RF), (SLB), (WL), (AZN)

Friday Mid-Day Stocks to Watch

The market has been trading sideways all day long. It was a healthy correction yesterday. After a series of up days, it is time for the market to digest its gains. It is nothing to worry about.

Stocks Moving Up:
(HANS), mentioned as a break this morning, is up another $10.
(HYDL), continues its up momentum, another new high
(LIFC), upgrade this morning
(BRNC), up on no news, volumes has doubled

Stocks Moving Down:
(ISRG), digesting the gains it made for the past few sessions
(RMBS), first down day from a 100% move in a few days. It is time to take profit now
(RHAT), volume is 800% more than normal

HANS Has Broken Out

(HANS) has broken out another 52-week high with very impressive volume this morning. See chart:

Friday's Pre-Market Movers

Most Active Stocks:
(JDSU), (SIRI), (QQQQ), (NKTR), (CNXT), (ASML), (AAPL), (SNDK), (CTIC),(LU),(RMBS)

Stocks are Up:
(ANTP), (RHEO), (DSTI), (HOKU), (NKTR), (TLCV), (JDSU) ,(MSPD),(IDNX), (HANS)

Stocks are Down:
(LU),(IBM),(TASR),(IDWK),(GIGM),(SNDK),(NTAP),(SKYE)

Stocks After Market

The market closes down after a series of up days. It is 7-out-of-7 for the Nasdaq. It is healthy to have correction like today. I would not worry at today's correction at all.

Stocks Big Point Winners Today (not in particular orders):
(ISRG), (VLCM), (PTIL), (ULBI), (ZGEN), (OPTC), (HYDL),(CPSI)

Stocks Big Point Losers Today (not in particular orders):
(GOOG), (APOL), (CTRP), (CELG), (MRVL)

After Market Movers:
(ANTP), (IBM)

Stocks to Watch Wednesday

The market starts the day down slight at the open, it trades down slightly in a narrow range all day long. No major correction is in sight after a series of 7-out-of-7 run for the Nasdaq with increasing volumes each day. It is a clear sign of market strength I have mentioned for the past few days.

Stocks worth mentioning are:
(HYDL), is up $5 after it announced strong backlogs. This company is in the design and manufacture of connection and pressure control products that are used for oil and gas drilling and production. It is in the right industry where oil is gold.
(ISRG), a long time favorite of mine since November of 2005, ran up ran up another $4 after it announced new products last night and new contract with a hospital this morning. It is definitely one of stock market leaders in 2006 as well.
(VLCM), is up about $2 after the stock is upgrade by Wedbush Morgan. It is in the process of breaking out of the trading range. It should be on your watch list if it breaks the $38 mark with good volumes. The chart looks very positive for this consumer goods company.

VLCM is breaking out today

(VLCM) is breaking out with volume today. The volume is almost at normal day volume at 10:am EST. See the following charts:

6-month chart

1-month chart

Pre-market Stocks To Watch

Most Active Stocks:
(AAPL), (RMBS), (SIRI), (IDNX), (ZGEN), (LIHRY), (ORCL), (SEBL), (CTIC)

Stocks are Up:
(FVRL), (RMBS), (ISRG), (IDNX), (AAPL), (LVLT), (ZHEN) ,(ZGEN),(TRBM)

Stocks are Down:
(VISGD),(APOL),(SIRI),(ALKS),(ASML),(CECO),(MSTR),(ERICY)

Stocks Movers After Hours

UP:
(ISRG), announced the introduction of an addition to its da Vinci System product line. According to the company press release:
the new product line called the da Vinci® S(TM) Surgical System, features fast setup, rapid instrument exchange, multi-quadrant access and multi-image display capabilities. In addition, the da Vinci S shares the same core technology as the standard da Vinci System, providing surgeons with unparalleled precision, dexterity and control.

DOWN:
(APOL), down -4. President of the company resigned.

Zevex - An Undiscovered Stock

Zevex (ZVXI), this stock is up about 14% today. Here is the article published by Greg Kratz of Deseret Morning News, dated Sunday, January 8, 2006. Here is the exact article in verbatim:

Growing fast, improving lives
From humble beginnings, Zevex becomes Utah's top stock
By Greg Kratz
Deseret Morning News

When they helped found Zevex International Inc. in 1986, David McNally and Phill McStotts knew they would be handling a lot of plastic.
And not just to make the company's medical devices. "We used to make fun of being financed by the bank of Visa, MasterCard and American Express," said McStotts, the company's chief financial officer. "We would get credit cards and cash-advance them to start operations."
Twenty years later, Zevex (pronounced ZEE-veks) is not a household name, even in its headquarters city of Murray. But that may be about to change.
The manufacturer of enteral feeding pumps and medical device components saw its stock price skyrocket on Nasdaq from $4.30 per share at the close of trading on Dec. 31, 2004, to $12.10 per share at the close on Dec. 30, 2005 — making it the top-performing Utah stock last year.
"Our stock price increased 181 percent from the beginning to the end of the year," said McNally, Zevex president and chief executive officer. "We're excited about that. It's certainly wonderful that the market has recognized the value that we're building here, and I think that's the most significant aspect of that stock-price increase. The market has realized how undervalued we have been."
In other words, their credit cards are paid off now. But the company is hardly an overnight success.
According to the Zevex Web site, when friends McNally, McStotts and Dean Constantine (who left in 2000) founded the company, they wanted to apply their knowledge in engineering, marketing and finance to improve and save lives by making innovative medical products.
"In the early years, the challenge was to generate enough revenue and profit to survive and grow," McNally said. "Following that, we have experienced 19 years of staged growth."
Zevex grew rapidly in the early 1990s, both internally and through acquisitions, McNally said. During the last five years, the company has focused on honing its business model and building a strong executive team to sustain growth going forward.
"The objective is to bring together a team that can manage a much larger enterprise than we have been in the past," he said.
And they will need that expertise. McStotts said Zevex has about 180 employees, with most working at its 50,000-square-foot building in Murray. But the company expects its work force to expand over the next year, based on increased revenues and production.
Zevex has not released financial figures for the fourth quarter of 2005, but McStotts said its revenue grew 52 percent in the third quarter of last year when compared to the same period of 2004. And its third-quarter net income was $785,483, compared to a net loss of $294,721 in the same quarter of 2004.
"We are particularly excited about our performance in 2005," McNally said. "Our performance through the third quarter of 2005 has demonstrated that we have a business model that can be profitable and can generate double-digit growth, and that the management team and board of directors we have brought together have a plan that can deliver shareholder value."
That plan focuses on Zevex's two primary businesses: therapeutics and applied technology.
The therapeutics division makes and sells enteral feeding pumps. Enteral nutrition, or tube feeding directly into the gastrointestinal tract, is needed by patients who cannot maintain their nutrition by normal oral feeding, according to information from Zevex.
People who may need enteral tube feeding include post-stroke and head and neck trauma victims, and those with cancer, gastrointestinal and esophageal disorders.
"We believe our pumps are superior to all others in the market," McNally said, citing the accuracy, long battery life, size (they fit in a small backpack) and safety features of models like the EnteraLite Infinity.
"(The pumps) let enteral patients enjoy unprecedented mobility."
The applied technology division produces medical device components and systems under private label for other manufacturers. McNally said these Zevex products are used to make surgical tools that improve the safety and effectiveness of everything from cataract surgery, open heart surgery and colon resection to organ transplantation, dialysis and infusion therapies.
"Zevex technology is found within numerous medical devices in critical applications," he said.
And, he said, the company has gained a reputation for product quality and customer service that is paying off both in the United States and around the world.
For example, McNally said, the largest slice of Zevex's international growth recently has been in sales to Amsterdam-based Royal Numico, the company's distribution partner for enteral feeding pumps in 32 countries outside North America.
Other major customers include Alaris Medical Systems, Abbott Laboratories, Baxter, Medtronic and Nestle Nutrition.
In August, Zevex announced a sales and marketing alliance for the EnteraLite Infinity with Option Care Inc., a provider of home care and infusion services in 32 states.
"The Zevex Infinity pump represents leading-edge technology, and Option Care wants to make sure its patients receive the very best care and equipment," said Dan Bramuchi, vice president of sales and operations of Option Care, in a prepared statement at the time.
Such deals are revving the engine for continued growth at Zevex. "The financial growth and success that have come over the past several years we've been on the cusp of, but we have just not been able to cross over," McStotts said. "Now we see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it's a nice, bright light. We have turned the corner. Success is knocking on the door, and we've opened it at the right time."
Now, Zevex is attracting attention from the investment community. McStotts said the volume of phone calls regarding investor relations has increased tenfold in the last two months, and the average daily trading volume of Zevex shares has seen an even larger increase.
"It's been a wild ride. . . . There is a lot of excitement in relationship to the stock. There are believers out there that we're not a one-trick pony and that we can sustain this," he said.
McNally said Zevex is "positioned to be a global market-share leader in several markets." Such prospects make him excited to come to work every day. Even better, he said, he knows his company's products genuinely improve people's lives.
"Our initial vision was for survival, and that vision has grown with each bright individual that we have hired over the history of the company," McNally said. "Our vision now involves having an impact at many different levels, which includes the patient level — making a difference in the lives of patients — at the customer level, within the company, for our employees and all of our stakeholders. . . .
"It's exciting to have been part of the startup and have the opportunity now to turn this company into a business that can sustain itself long-term, into the future."

Wednesday's Stocks To Watch

The market is in the see-saw battle and trading in a narrow range after 6 days of straight up days. Yesterday's reversal from lost to gain is an indicator of bull market strength. Maybe some consolidation days are coming, then clear up days to follow.
At around 2:00 am EST on Wednesday, Nasdaq is up about 3, S&P500 is up about 1. The advancers to decliners are slight down on both NYSE and Nasdaq. The up to down volumes are favor to the up volumes on both markets.

Stocks worth mentioning are:
(MTW), it broke out this morning to a new 52-week high, see previous post.
(GLW), it is up about $1.5 after the comments on its business outlook by the company this morning. Volume has doubled.
(TRMA), it continues its upward momentum from the beginning of the week. According to the company's previous earning release: Third Quarter 2005 Results - Net Income Increases 140% Over Second Quarter 2005 last November. Perhaps more good news are coming to the stock.

MTW is Breaking Out Today

(MTW) broke out of the trading range today with heavy volume. Its stock has upgraded this morning after the upbeat guidance. See chart.

Pre-Market Stocks To Watch

(DEBS), company issued guidance for (Jan) quarter, ups EPS forecast to $1.68-1.73, up from previous guidance of $1.65-1.70 vs. $1.70 Reuters Estimates consensus.
(DECK), company issued upside guidance for (Dec) quater, sees EPS to exceed $0.64 vs. $0.64 Reuters Estimates consensus; sees Q4 revs to exceed $75 mln vs. $74.89 mln consensus. It issues in-line guidance for 2006, reaffirms $2.00-2.15 vs. $2.05 consensus; sees 2006 revs of $255-265 m vs. $254.10 mln consensus.
(CBOU), company issued 2006 EPS of ($0.10)-(0.20) vs. $0.01 consensus. It also announces that preliminary full-year 2005 net sales increased approx 24%. Comparable same store sales increased 2% for the thirteen weeks ended Jan 1, 2006 compared with the same thirteen weeks in the prior year. For the full-year, comparable same store sales were up 6% compared to the same 52 weeks in the prior year.
(SLXP) new updates: "XIFAXAN(R) Trials Initiated in C. difficile-Associated Diarrhea, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Hepatic Encephalopathy COLAZAL(R) 1100 mg Tablet Formulation Trial Initiated in Ulcerative Colitis"
(DD), DuPont guides Q4 EPS below consensus.

Stocks to Watch for Wednesday

(DNA) - posted inline earning after market close. It is down about $2.5. I would use this opportunity to sell it. The stock will have a hard time going up without upside guidance.
(KOMG) - posted upside guidance. It is in the high tech sector. The right indstry for today's market. Expect this one to be a big mover tomorrow morning.

Tuesday's Stocks To Watch

The market starts the day down -15 at the open, but then it recovered 50% of the lost by 2:00pm. At 2:00 pm EST on Tuesday, all exchanges are trading slightly down. Nasdaq is down about -6.0, S&P 500 is down about -3. It is not event when you compared to the 5 strainght massive up days. This is the minor adjustment. The bull is still alive and well.

Stocks worth mentioning are:
(AAPL), the iPod maker is up about $4.5 today. It posted a great holiday season quarter this morning along with the new Mac machine announcement using Intel based chips. It was one of the big gainers in the big cap arena last year. The stock is still having great upside momentum.
(ISRG), a long time favorite of mine since November of 2005, ran up as high as $128.95 before it settles at about $126.50 at 2:00pm EST, is up about $2.6. Its robotic machines are in hot demand right now. A sign of market leadership in the making.
(RRGB), on the different spectrum of the market, like its burger, it smoked is down a massive -$13. Ouch! The casual dining restaurant chain that serves gourmet burgers lowered guidance for the current quarter. That is not what you want from the stock. If you own it, get out ASAP. Volume has expanded to 3000% as compared to normal day. A very bearish sign.

Monday's Stocks to Watch

The market is marching up again on Monday. It follows thru last week's up momentum. At 1:30pm EST on Monday. Nasdaq is up about 11 points, S&P500 is up about about +2. Overall the advancers outpaced decline in terms of volumes and issues. The Nasdaq market is taking on the leadership of bull run in recent trading sessions.

Stocks worth considering are:
(PMTI), the company which makes light based systems for hair removal and other cosmetic treatments is up about $4 today. It made another new 52-week high after mentioning by Cramer on CNBC last Friday. Before the mention, it was one of the leader in the industry sector. It won the patent case against (CUTR) last month. (CUTR) went south because of the losing case. Volume has soared 1000% as compared to normal trading day. A stock is truely in a bull run.
(NWRE), a thin-client software and hardware maker, is up another $1 today. It has a stock market leader since last year. Volume has double today. It was mentioned on my weekend's review a stock to watch the past weekend.
(FMCN), is up about $4.5 today. It is a recent IPO which operates an out-of-home advertising network using audiovisual flat-panel displays in the People's Republic of China. Earning has double in the last quarter. It is serving the advertising market in China. Its service is in high demand. I expect more up momentum for this stock to come.

Stock Market in Review

The stock market opens the new year with a big UP bang. Volume has picked up to the upside throught out the week. A nice thing about the massive upside move this week was Nasdaq and S&P 500 both made the 52-week high this week. Dow-30 is also attacking the 52-week high as well. All lost from December has been made up in four trading days. There is no doubt in my mind that the bull is back with vengance. I have piled up more stocks last Thurday and Friday when I saw the action on the street.

Stocks to be Watched
(GOOG), it gained about $45 (10%) for the week. A very sizeable gain for big cap stock like (GOOG). The main for the up week because there were many upgrades from analysts. They all predicted (GOOG) to head for $550 and higher. It was a added fire after it was considered to be added to the S&P 500 index. This is stock was one of the stock market leaders in 2005.
(RMBS), it was up $7 points to $23 from $16 in the beginning of the week. This stock has many short sellers which caused them to buy back in a frantic way after it won a trial against its competitor, Hynix.
(NWRE), it was up about $4 for the week. It recovered the lost from last month. It was one of the top gainers in 2005. Volume has picked up a lot everyday as compared any other trading days. I believe this a lot of potential in the coming weeks. Institution has purchased this stock when it hit its 10-week moving averages.

Friday's Stocks to Watch

The bull is roaring again on Friday. It has been up since the Tuesday session. The bull is back and has recovered all the lost it made during December in just 4 days. A very powerful bull indeed. DO not underestimate the move it made recently.
Around 1:30 pm EST, Nasdaq is up another 24 points, S&P 500 is up about 10 points. A new high for the Nasdaq market in recent memories. The advancers to decliners and up to down ratios are all positive. The market sentiment is great It is time to build up positions now.

Stocks worth mentioning are:
(TRLG), this apparel retailer tackled another $0.75 today after a massive up day yesterday. Volumes is about 200% more than normal.
(ATI), the specialty steel alloy company is up another $1 today after the break-out day a few days ago. Like the market, it is making a series of higher highs.
(STMP), broke out today with $1.50 gain. According Yahoo Finance, it provides Internet-based postage solutions. It operates in three segments: Internet Postage Service, PhotoStamps, and Online Store. Volume is about 300% of the typical trading day.

Thursday's Stocks to Watch

The Nasdaq market is trading up in the afternoon on Thursday. Around 3:20 pm EST, Nasdaq is up about 11 points, S&P 500 is down about 1. The advancers to decliners ratio is about even on both Nasdaq and NYSE. The up to down volumes are 12 to 3 on Nasdaq and 8 to 9 NYSE. Volume looks still high as compared to typical trading day. Bull action seems to be coming from the Nasdaq market. That is what the typical good bull market shows in the recent trading weeks.

Stocks worth mentioning:
(TRLG), is up about $3around 3:00 pm EST Thursday. According to Yahoo Finance, it is in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of fashion jeans and other apparel. Volume has picked up a massive amount 500% more than the typical day. A break-out move today. This one should be on your watch list.
(JOSB), another retailer is popped up about $4.50 in the afternoon. Its same store sale was up about 20% compared to last year's December quarter. And added the stock's bull fire move, it got an upgrade from an analyst. Volume has also much higher than normal. A bullish sign for the stock.
(GES), is up about $1.5 in the afternoon. It reported a very strong same store sale this morning. It is up about 17.5%.
It seems like most of the actions are coming from the retailers on Thursday. The whole retail group is on fire today.

Wednesday's Stocks To Watch

The market continues its up momentum from yesterday. Yesterday was a very interesting day. It started up, and then down slightly, then up big at the close. This is a sign of bull strength is coming back to the market.
At around 2:00 am EST on Wednesday, Nasdaq is up about 17, S&P500 is up about 3. The market opens up earlier, and the gains stay as the day goes, a very different behavior from previous two weeks' trading pattern. The advancers to decliners are 22 to 10 on the NYSE and 18 to 11 on Nasdaq. The up to down volumes are 10 to 4 on NYSE and 8 to 3 on Nasdaq. The sign of bull is roaring back now.

Stocks worth mentioning are:
(ISRG), it is up about $4.5 around 12:30pm EST after the recent weakness movements. It was one of the top gainers during the year 2005 with a gain of about 198%. A very impressive up percentage for any stock. Volume has picked a bit more than normal. I believe the support is about $110 now. That would be a very good entry price for the stock.
(HLEX), gapped up this morning, is up about 2.51 after Tuesday's 8% gain. It was upgraded by a stock analyst from Market Perform to Outperform this morning. After close Tuesday, the company announced that its Catalyst Rx division was chosen by Wellmark to provide pharmacy benefit management services. Another boost to the rocket ship.
(PSYS), it jumped about $5 with high volume. After close Tuesday, the in-patient mental health clinics company upped its 2006 outlook because of recent acquisitions. It now expects full-year earnings of $2.20 to $2.25 a share vs. the consensus estimate was for $2.16.

Tuesday's Stocks To Watch

The market starts the new year with a decent gain at the open, but the gain has faded away as the day passed. At 1:15 pm EST on Tuesday, all exchanges are flat. Nasdaq is down about -1.5, S&P 500 is up about 2. The advancers to decliners ratio on both exchanges are going in a different directions. It was 12 to 17 on the Nasdaq and 18 to 14 on NYSE. The up to down volumes are about 5 to 4 on Nasdaq, and 6 to 5 on NYSE. The trading volume is on track to be higher than the normal trading days. Like the trading pattern of last couple weeks, market opens high, but it ends lower. It does not look bullish at all. It is a sign of market weakness.

Stocks worth mentioning are:
(FFIV), the network is up about $3.6. It is due to report earning in mid January. It broke the 52 week high today with more than doubling the normal trading days.
(THOR), the maker of blood diagnostic test kits and heart devices is up about $1.75. An analyst upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy. Also JP Morgan upgraded the stock from Underweight to Neutral. It broke the recently established 52-week high. Volume has doubled as compared to normal trading days.
(PPC), the poutry producer is down about $6. It lowers its quarter earning forecast this morning. It expects to earn from 36 cents to 41 cents a share in the first quarter; well below its prior forecast of 75 cents to 85 cents a share. A bearish sign.