....com Free Daily Stock Picks 10-15-09

(AVGO) - buy
Avago Tech sees Q4 revenue growth of 15%, up from prior guidance of growth of 7-10%.

(WDFC) - buy
WD-40 reported Q4 earnings of $0.46 p/s, $0.06 better than consensus; revenues rose 1.1% yoy to $77.8 mln vs $71.7 mln consensus and issues upside guidance for FY10.

(ATR) - short
AptarGroup Q3 profit sank nearly 16% on slumping sales. "Many of our customers remained cautious in the quarter.."

(SPTN) - short
Spartan Stores revenues fell 2.6% year/year to $610.2 mln vs the $621.5 mln consensus. "We expect retail store sales  to be negative to mid single digit range for the remainder of the fiscal year..."

(LSTR) - short
Landstar System Q3 profit fell 39% as the recession cut into shipping.

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....com Free Daily Stock Picks 10-16-09

(TPX) - buy
Tempur-Pedic reported Q3 earnings of $0.34 per share, $0.08 better than consensus and raised EPS guidance for FY09.

(CYT) - buy
Cytec reported Q3 earnings of $0.57 per share, $0.23 better than consensus of $0.34 and  raises guidance for FY09.

(VMI) - short
Valmont misses on revs and reported outlook for Q4 is for lower sales.

(ELY) - short
Callaway Golf sees Q3 EPS and revenues below consensus.

(IBM) - short
International Business Machines results failed to impress investors.

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....com Free Daily Stock Picks 10-19-09

(DGX) - buy
Quest Diagnostics received a second emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Focus Diagnostics, their infectious disease diagnostics business.

(TSM) - buy
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing may see new record revenue in 2010 due to stronger than expected demand recovery per company chairman Morris Chang.

(ZION) - buy
Zions Bancorp already benefited from buying failed banks in so-called FDIC-assisted deals, earnings report scheduled after the close may be better than expected resulting in a move higher.

(AAPL) - short
Earnings play - Apple is expected to report earnings of $1.42 p/s after the bell; look for a strong downside draft if they miss expectations that could take the markets lower with them.

(IDCC) - short
InterDigital from the U.S. International Trade Commission investigation of no violation of Section 337 and has terminated the investigation against Nokia’s 3G products.

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....com Free Daily Stock Picks 10-20-09

(ATHR) - buy
Atheros Communications reported Q3 profit nearly quadrupled as sales jumped and it benefited from new orders.

(TXN) - buy
Texas Instruments posted better-than-expected Q3 results and said results in Q4 would be stronger than current forecasts by analysts.

(TJX) - buy
TJX Cos raised 3Q EPS guidance, reaffirmed Q4 EPS guidance and expects comparable store sales to increase in October by 9% to 11%.

(WERN) - buy
Werner Enterprises Reports Q3 earnings of $0.26 p/s, $0.06 better than consensus and  freight volumes showed some encouraging seasonal improvement as the quarter progressed.

(RX) - buy
IMS Health reported that they are in advanced sale discussions with private-equity firms.

(PKG) - short
Packaging Corp reported expectation of lower volume due to less shipping days along with normal seasonality and prices are expected to be lower as a result of previously published containerboard price changes.

(WTNY) - short
Whitney announced a $200 mln common stock offering with the company expecting to use proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes.

(EWZ) - short
iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund fell after the government imposed a tax on foreign purchases of bonds and stocks to stem the real’s appreciation, signaling declines for Brazilian stocks tomorrow.

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....com Free Daily Stock Picks 10-21-09

(SNDK) - buy
SanDisk reported Q3 profit, reversing a year-ago loss, as revenue climbed by 14 percent due to stronger demand and higher prices.

(CREE) - buy
Cree reported record revenue of $169.1 mil for Q1 fiscal 2010 representing 20% increase compared to Q1 last year.

(SLM) - buy
Sallie Mae reported 40% gain in net earnings for Q3.

(TUP) - buy
Tupperware Q3 earnings of $0.54 per share $0.12 better than consensus and issues upside guidance for FY09.

(CYMI) - short
Cymer gave a weak Q4 revenue outlook.

(ISRG) - short
Intuitive Surgical moved lower in after hour trading as macro- environment remains challenging near term.

(STX) - short
Seagate Tech reported that ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions makes it difficult to predict actual results which could differ materially from current expectations.

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....com Free Daily Stock Picks 10-22-09

(FFIV) - buy
F5 Networks reported Q4 $0.50 per share, $0.09 better than consensus of $0.41; revenues rose 2.3% yoy and issues upside guidance for Q1.

(AFFX) - short
Affymetrix missed Wall Street expectations.

(TEX) - short
Terex reported Q3 loss of $0.77 per share $0.43 worse than consensus of ($0.34); revenues fell 51.2% yoy and issues downside guidance for FY09.

(MAC) - short
Macerich lowered its earnings estimates from a range of $4.25 to $4.55 p/s to $3.50 to $3.80 per share.

(TQNT) - short
TriQuint Semiconductor Q3 profit slipped as revenue declined.

(CMG) - short
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced it has authorized a proposal to convert all outstanding shares of the company’s Class B common stock into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis.

(EQIX) - short
Equinix agreed to buy Switch & Data Facilities Co. in a cash and stock deal valued at about $689 million.

(ADS) - short
Alliance Data guides FY10 EPS below consensus and revenues below consensus.

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....com Free Daily Stock Picks 10-26-09

(BCRX) - buy
BioCryst received emergency use of peramivir from FDA, an experimental antiviral drug to treat swine flu aka H1N1 influenza.

(CA) - buy
CA CEO John Swainson indicated his company is seeing actual improvement in the economic climate and willingness of customers to discuss launching new strategic projects.

(NVE) - buy
NV Energy is using rigorous review process in effort to replace manual processes used for identity and access mgmt to make sustainable improvements in compliance mgmt and biz operations.

(RSH) - short
RadioShack'sQ3 earnings to be announced before the open, and an EPS of 30 cents, the consensus, less than that could tank the stock.

(HTE) - short
Harvest Energy Trust could begin to see some profit taking over recent surge.

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....com Market Review 10-27-09

Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index unexpectedly fell to 47.7 in October, its second-lowest reading since May, analysts predicted a reading of 53.1. Investors didn’t react well to the news sending stocks lower early in the trading session, however an upbeat report from the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city home price report added confidence leading stocks to edge higher in the afternoon. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index fell 11.3% in August from last year, marking the smallest decline in 19 months, analysts expected a drop of 11.9%. Stocks were mixed at the end of the trading session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13 points as the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 11 points, and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 2 points. Commodities were mixed, crude oil rose as gold fell, bond prices however were on the rise, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.45 from 3.57 Monday.

Free Daily Stock Picks activity and results for October 27, 2009:

ACGL - position entry at 69.43, Stop hit for a loss of 1.00 point
WINN - position entry at 12.45PM, 1st Target Level hit for a gain of 0.31 points
FELE - position entry at 28.14, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 1.13 points
RCII - position entry at 18.99PM, 2nd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.76 points
VFC - position entry at 74.36, 1st Target Level hit for a gain of 1.12 points
ZRAN - position entry at 9.20PM, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.55 points
WMS - position entry at 45.90PM, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 1.84 points
LTD - position entry at 18.23PM, 1st Target Level hit for a gain of 0.46points

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....com Market Review 10-28-09

Commerce Department reported new home sales fell 3.6% to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 402,000 last month, from a rate of 417,000 in August, it marked the first time new home sales fell since March. According to government reports, orders for durable goods rose 1% in September, matching analysts’ expectations, orders fell 2.6% the previous month. Stocks fell in today’s trading session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 111 points, the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 54 points and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 20 points. Bond prices were rose, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.40 from 3.45 Tuesday and the dollar rose against most other major currencies. Commodities such as crude oil and gold continued their fall.

Free Daily Stock Picks activity and results for October 28, 2009:

HRS - position entry at 40.50PM, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 1.62 points
V - position entry at 74.98PM, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 3.00 points
PNRA - position entry at 58.76, 2nd Target Level hit for a gain of 1.76 points
DWA - position entry at 33.00, 1st Target Level hit for a gain of 0.49 points
FISV - position entry at 47.92, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 1.92 points
PSYS - position entry at 20.50PM, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.82 points
APOL - position entry at 61.09PM, stop hit for a loss of 1.00 point
ILMN - position entry at 34.55PM, 2nd Target Level hit for a gain of 1.04 points

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....com Free Daily Stock Picks 10-29-09

(CEC) - buy
CEC Entertainment reported Q3 earnings of $0.55 per share, $0.09 better than consensus of $0.46.

(GNW) - buy
Genworth Financial reported Q3 earnings of $0.24 p/s $0.26 better than consensus.

(ENH) - buy
Endurance Specialty reported Q3 earnings of $2.41 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.83 better than consensus.

(BMC) - buy
BMC Software Q2 EPS of $0.66 vs consensus of $0.58 and raised its fiscal 2010 profit outlook for the second time.

(BARE) - buy
Bare Escentuals reported Q3 earnings of $0.24 p/s, $0.03 better than consensus and revenues rose 4.2% yoy to $135.7 mln vs $131.6 mln consensus.

(NVTL) - short
Novatel Wireless warned that revenue from its flagship mobile wi-fi product would be sequentially flat.

(MHK) - short
Mohawk rev fell 21.6% yoy and issues downside guidance for Q4 and commented - "Business conditions remain weak as we move into seasonally slower quarters”

(MFE) - short
McAfee reported quarterly revenue that missed Wall Street projections as sales grew at their slowest rate in almost two years.

(TSRA) - short
Tessera Technologies forecast weak Q4 revenue.

(BEZ) - short
Baldor Electric Reported Q3 earnings of $0.27 p/s revenues fell 24.9% yoy and commented - "It continues to be difficult to forecast sales for 2010.”

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....com Free Daily Stock Picks 11-4-09

(BGFV) - buy
Big 5 Sporting Goods reported better-than-expected quarterly results and forecast a Q4 profit above market estimates.

(INT) - buy
World Fuel Services reported better-than-expected earnings. "Our aviation segment posted strong sequential volume growth, resulting in the first yoy increase in five quarters…," Chief Executive Paul Stebbins.

(EZM) - buy
Excel Maritime Carriers reported Q3 earnings of $0.81 per share, $0.79 better than consensus of $0.02.

(SGY) - buy
Stone Energy reported Q3 profit that beat estimates, income was $51.1 mil or $1.06 p/s compared to $34.1 mil or $1.04 p/s a year ago and operating rev rose 18%.

(OKE) - buy
ONEOK reported Q3 earnings of $0.45 p/s, $0.22 better than consensus of $0.23 and raises guidance for FY09.

(DVA) - buy
DaVita reported Q3 earnings of $1.06 per share, $0.07 better than consensus and revenues rose 8.8% year/year and are raising operating income guidance.

(STEC) - short
Stec warned that key customer, EMC Corp would carry 2009 inventory into 2010, putting Q1 results at risk.

(EP) - short
El Paso slashed its dividend and announced several other measures to save or raise cash.

(CRL) - short
Charles River Laboratories International posted a 18% drop in quarterly profit and cut 2009 earnings forecast.

(TRLG) - short
True Religion Apparel quarterly profit missed estimates and full-year forecast fell short of expectations.

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....com Free Daily Stock Picks 11-6-09

(NILE) - buy
Blue Nile announced that it expects Q4 2009 net sales between $100 mil and $109 mil - analysts were expecting a report of 96 mln in rev and EPS of $0.33 for same period.

(RST) - buy
Rosetta Stone expects Q4 earnings of $0.39 - $0.44 p/s on revenue of $72.0 mln - $76.0 mln vs consensus earnings of $0.41 p/s on revenue of $74.5 mln.

(SAPE) - buy
Sapient expects Q4 revenue of $172.0 mln- $175.0 mln vs consensus of revenue of $168.4

(NVDA) - buy
nVidia posted Q3 revenue of $903.2 mln, up 16% from the previous quarter.

(CROX) - short
Crocs expects Q4 loss of $0.20 to $0.15 p/s on rev of $110.0 mil - $115.0 mil vs current consensus of a loss of $0.16 p/s on rev of $111.3 mln.

(BID) - short
Sotheby's Q3 loss $0.89 may not compare to consensus of a loss of $0.31; sales of $44.9 mln versus the consensus of $60.7 mln.

(HANS) - short
Hansen Natural missed expectations from expected earnings of 63 cents on revenue of $309 mln.

(VRSN) - short
VeriSign missed estimates of Q3 earnings of 32 cents p/s and $258.8 mln in revenue and posted profit of $53.6 mln or 28 cents p/s.

(CSTR) - short
Coinstar lowered its full-year revenue target.

(RRGB) - short
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers profit fell 8% on lower sales as people ate out less during the recession.

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....com Market Review 11-9-09

Investors gave stocks the boost they needed, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit new highs for 2009, it rose 199 points to 1, 223.09, Nasdaq Composite Index rose 32 points and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 41 points. November is typically a good month for stocks to get a boost; investors were making sure that stood true. Bond prices rose, the yield on the benchmark 10- year Treasury note fell to 3.48 from 3.50 Friday. Commodities such as gold and oil both rose in the trading session; the dollar however fell against other currencies.

Free Daily Stock Picks activity and results for November 9, 2009:

TRGT - position entry at 21.38, 1st Target Level hit for a gain of 0.32 points
EXEL - position entry at 7.18, EOD price hit for a loss of 0.13 points
CBY - position entry at 49.94, 2nd Target Level hit for a gain of 1.50 points
FLR - position entry at 46.53, Stop hit for a loss of 1.00 point

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