http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/trading Trading - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/all-about-alpha/1386728?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 In a world where choosing plastic over paper is deemed a deadly sin, carbon credits trading has gained strong momentum, particularly among institutional investors looking to allocate to green strategies and managers. But research suggests the pract... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:24:37 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/all-about-alpha/1386728?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1386429?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Does the investment proposition to the left look attractive to you? Picking pennies up off the street ahead of an onrushing (ok, oncrawling) steamroller? If the past few years have demonstrated anything, it's that while such a strategy can work on o... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:59:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1386429?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-book/1386383?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Lloyds Banking Group of Britain said Friday that it expects to report a profit this year as trading has so far been strong and provisions for bad assets are not as large as previously forecast, The Associated Press reported.... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:37:52 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-book/1386383?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cxo-advisory-group/1386381?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Best guess is that there may be an anomalous up-down-up oscillation in the U.S. stock market from the trading day just before through two trading days after Easter.... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:34:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cxo-advisory-group/1386381?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1386443?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Stock market discussions are known for their high intensity. Bulls and bears, whether professional or part-time, tend to believe in their position for thoroughly-researched reasons and have that research at their fingertips for hard arguing.I've ... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:15:36 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1386443?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1386298?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Ninety percent of S&P 500 companies have a female board member, but few hold chairman s positions or the top jobs on key committees. The situation is much worse at smaller firms. Only 50% of the Russell 2000 companies have a single woman on their b... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:45:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1386298?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/stock-chartist/1386607?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 A reader asked a fair question: You give us a lot to choose from but which do you think is the best? That's a question we'd all love the answer to. But no one can predict the future with 100% certainty, even me. And if I could, I probably would ... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/stock-chartist/1386607?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1386669?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 A recent article on the Minyanville site does a nice job of describing some of the cognitive biases that traders experience and what they can do about those biases.A cardinal concept from behavioral finance is that we do not process information about... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:18:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1386669?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1386634?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares are trading higher after hours on news that the stock has been added to the S&P Smallcap 600 stock index, replacing Mednax, which is shifting into the Midcap 400 index.Cerner (CERN) shares have been added to the S&P 500, r... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:05:55 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1386634?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1386636?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Netlist (NLST) this afternoon said it plans to sell up to 3 million common shares in an underwritten offering pursuant to a previous shelf filing. Before the offering, the company has 19.9 million shares outstanding.NLST in late trading is down 33 ce... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:32:59 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1386636?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1386559?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Nymex crude for April delivery fell $0.73 per barrel, or 0.88% to $82.20.Intraday, it traded as high as $82.85, and as low as $81.68. Nymex natural gas for April delivery fell 21.8 cents per million BTUs, or 5.07% to $4.085.Down 10.40% over the last ... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:03:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1386559?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1386326?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Broad Market Tone: Advance/Decline Line: LowerSector Performance: MixedVolume: Slightly Below AverageMarket Leading Stocks: Performing In LineEquity Investor Angst: VIX 16.50 -2.42%ISE...[[ This is only a summary. Visit Between the Hedges at ... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:47:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1386326?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1386639?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Standard & Poor s today cut its credit rating on Blockbuster (BBI) to CC from CCC. The new CC rating indicates that the company is highly vulnerable to default. Given the statements in Blockbuster s Form 10-K filing, there is substantial ... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:06:54 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1386639?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/biohealth-investor/1386739?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 There is a new weapon in the war on insomnia, and one which does not appear to have the drug dependence and the nasty side-effects associated with many other sleep aids. Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOMX) announced this morning that the F... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:45:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/biohealth-investor/1386739?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/carlfutia.com/1386355?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Here is a five minute bar chart showing day session e-mini trading. I started the day thinking that the midpoint of today's range would be higher than yesterday's, but once the market broke yesterday's low I gave up that notion. Now I think the ES i... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:22:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/carlfutia.com/1386355?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/barrons-stocks-to-watch/1386101?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 What to make of the Dow Industrials retreat from gains of over 30 points to just 12 points now, at 10,746?Well, there re a lot of guesses.Greece s debt problems are back in the news, with the Greek prime minister, George Papandreou, speaking i... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:03:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/barrons-stocks-to-watch/1386101?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1386588?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Option players are betting on more downside momentum for Evergreen Solar, Inc...(Read More)... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:28:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1386588?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1386131?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Yesterday I participated in a retirement panel on Seeking Alpha. This was the second panel like this (the other was a different topic back in November) I've done with them. The positive, at least of the ones that I've done, is that we cover a lot of ... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:12:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1386131?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1386143?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Yesterday morning we noted that 85% of S&P 500 stocks were trading above their 50-day moving averages. By the close, however, that number had jumped to 89%. Below we highlight the S&P 500 stocks that are trading the farthest above their 50-days. Ty... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:34:35 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1386143?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-breaker/1386096?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Remember back in December, when it was reported that Bernie Madoff got the shit beat out him, sustaining facial fractures, broken ribs and a collapsed lung ? At the time, prison officials wouldn t say the injuries were a result of a brawl in ... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:00:21 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-breaker/1386096?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/barrons-stocks-to-watch/1386111?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Deflation strikes again.Following on a surprise dip in producer prices yesterday, the prices people are paying at the cash register fell in February, on average, it turns out this morning, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.The Consume... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:59:29 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/barrons-stocks-to-watch/1386111?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/finance-markets/1386148?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) is expecting further modest volatility in the UK housing market in the coming months.The comment came as the body revealed a 6% rise in gross mortgage lending in February (to 9.2 billion) compared with Ja... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:39:31 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/finance-markets/1386148?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385987?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Insmed (INSM) released their fiscal 2009 results and the results are as I expected not much different to Q3 results. I first started following INSM back in November of 2009 because the company was trading below its net net value with the major... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:52:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385987?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1385842?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Stocks discussed on Jim Cramer's Stop Trading! TV Segment, Wednesday March 17. Ford (F), Ford Preferred Shares (F-PS), Huntington BancShares (HBAN), Zions (ZION), First Horizon (FHN), Wells Fargo (WFC), PNC Financial (PNC) ... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:02:34 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1385842?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1385956?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 We've once again seen the equity put-call ratio dip below .50, indicating a relatively high level of bullishness among traders. With 2706 20-day highs and 272 lows on Wednesday, however, we still don't see a level of deterioration in the broad marke... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:48:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1385956?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385749?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 A total of 130 S&P 500 companies hit 52-week highs Wednesday, or 26% of the index. No companies hit 52-week lows. Below is a chart of net 52-week highs (% 52-wk highs minus % 52-wk lows) for the S&P 500 since 2008. While net new highs had been str... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:05:32 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385749?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1385637?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 We've been seeing the advance-decline lines specific to the major stock market averages making fresh bull highs over the last two weeks. (The Decision Point site is an excellent source for those data). That in part reflects the relative strength of... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:17:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1385637?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385648?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Sometimes, I look at a stock s valuations and think, This is too good to be true. At $19.50 a share, GameStop (GME) is trading at 8.6 times fiscal 2010 earnings and around 7.5 times fiscal 2011 expected earnings. According to Ford Equity Resea... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:11:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385648?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1385627?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Trina Solar (TSL) this afternoon filed with the SEC for an offering of 7.9 million American Depositary shares; the company intends to grant underwriters an option to sell another 1,185,000 shares to cover over-allotments.The company intends to use pr... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:41:53 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1385627?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385653?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Temple-Inland, Inc. (TIN), which makes paper, packaging and building products, was put on credit rating watch with a positive outlook by Standard & Poor s. The stock is up nearly 10% on the news Wednesday and it is also giving a boost to some of T... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:40:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385653?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/barrons-stocks-to-watch/1385492?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Shares of Nike (NKE) are up $2.42, or 3.4%, at $73.30 in after hours trading, after rising nearly 1% during the regular session, following the company s announcement of fiscal Q3 revenue and profit per share comfortably ahead of estimates.The compa... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:02:34 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/barrons-stocks-to-watch/1385492?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385664?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 4:18 PM, Mar 17, 2010 -- NYSE up 47 (0.6%) to 7,474.02.DJIA up 47.6 (0.45%) to 10,734.S&P 500 up 6.75 (0.58%) to 1,166.Nasdaq up 11.1 (0.5%) to 2,389.GLOBAL SENTIMENT ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:49:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1385664?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/barrons-stocks-to-watch/1385494?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Financials have suddenly weakened in this final hour of trading, with Citigroup (C) falling a penny, after being up for most the of day, to $4.04, JP Morgan Chase (JPM) up 51 cents, or 1%, at $43.76 after trading above $44, and Goldman Sachs (GS) up ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:54:21 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/barrons-stocks-to-watch/1385494?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1385427?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Broad Market Tone: Advance/Decline Line: HigherSector Performance: Most RisingVolume: Around AverageMarket Leading Stocks: UnderperformingEquity Investor Angst: VIX 16.75 -5.31%ISE...[[ This is only a summary. Visit Between the Hedges at http:... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:51:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1385427?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1385602?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Thomson ReutersA bit of a selloff in Apple shares is weighing on the Nasdaq Wednesday afternoon. Some softness in shares of Steve Jobs company seemed to pick up steam at about 2:20 p.m. It lasted for about 20 minutes, when volume picked up, sugges... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:00:12 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1385602?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1385320?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Moody s Investors Service raised its ratings on both Ford Motor Co. and the company s finance arm by one notch on Wednesday. It is also reviewing the ratings for further possible upgrade.Ford Motor Credit Co. s senior debt rating moves to B1 fr... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:05:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1385320?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1385318?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Here we can see that the NYSE TICK simply has not shown any significant negative readings on the day and has consistently stayed above the zero line. Note also from my morning tweets that new 20-day highs continue to greatly outnumber new lows and t... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:44:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1385318?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1385146?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 By Chris McKhann The March VIX settlement came in at 16.68, as the VIX finally breaks down below 17.... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:02:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1385146?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1385298?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Auriga USA analyst Tony Carbone this morning picked up coverage of Marvell (MRVL) and Broadcom (BRCM). Here s a brief rundown on his calls:Marvell: He starts coverage with a Buy rating and $25 price target. After the digestion of several acquisi... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:02:12 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1385298?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1385249?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Associated PressLivermoreWhere do today s Masters of the Universe look for inspiration?So-called bond king Bill Gross of Pimco keeps pictures of past Wall Street titans hanging in his office, as a reminder of what changes on the street, and what ne... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:56:31 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1385249?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1385148?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 The S&P 500 hit a new intraday bull market high last Friday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained below its highs at that point.Today, however, the Dow made a new intraday bull market high as well. The Nasdaq hit its new highs even before t... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:55:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1385148?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1385266?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ) saw brisk option trading Tuesday, with volume soaring to 15 times the medical supplier's daily average.Interestingly enough, the October-dated series saw the most attention Tuesday, with the October 35 put seeing volume o... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:53:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1385266?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1385153?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 The most recent push higher by the market has put the percentage of S&P 500 stocks above their 50-day moving averages at 85%.As shown below, at these levels there really hasn't been much more room to run on the upside before a short-term pullback (or... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:30:55 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1385153?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1385155?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Below we highlight the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average on St. Patrick's Day (only weekdays) since 1901.As shown, the Dow has historically averaged a gain of 0.16% (median 0.22%) on St. Patrick's Day, with positive returns 61.5% of the... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:24:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1385155?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/carlfutia.com/1385086?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 During the past month the e-minis have rallied 80 points. Yet the market has been very quiet during this rally. Volume has been moderate and pit session volatility has been low.I find this remarkable market behavior. Today, for instance, the ES is tr... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:04:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/carlfutia.com/1385086?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1385038?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 We are seeing many key movers in the BioHealth space today. Biotech stocks and drug stocks are frequently more volatile than other sectors. Today s BioHealth Business Daily includes the key moves and news seen in Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDA... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:53:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1385038?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1385252?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 Associated PressJudging from the reaction of the markets, investors are still wary about declarations that the Volcker Rule has been whacked. We re hearing the Volcker Rule, as specified by Dodd and his new banking reform bill that bans proprieta... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:52:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1385252?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1385323?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 The VIX is simply a measure of current volatility and offers little or no predictave or indicative value as to the course of the market, according to a new study from Connecticut-based Birinyi Associates.The stock market research firm has long been c... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:35:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1385323?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1385324?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 For a company like Research in Motion Ltd., just being good isn't good enough for analysts anymore.The BlackBerry maker is scheduled to release its next quarterly results at the end of March, and Phillip Huang with UBS is expecting a strong showing. ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:31:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1385324?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/barrons-stocks-to-watch/1385123?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53 As Paul Volcker prepares to join Ben Bernanke this morning in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, at 2pm, Eastern, this afternoon, CNBC s Steve Liesman this morning suggests the Volcker Rule, included ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:25:36 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/barrons-stocks-to-watch/1385123?rsstype=populararticles&cid=53