Today's Most Requested Stocks: Baidu.com, Halliburton, and Research In Motion

Here is today's full list of PowerRatings Top 10 Most Requested Stocks, which we are featuring as the free PowerRatings (for Traders) list of the day.

PowerRating (for Traders) users are always on the edge of what's moving in the stock markets and this list is no exception.  PowerRatings are updated each day after the market close, so the below PowerRatings are from yesterday.  Some of the stocks below have made major moves in today's session.

PowerRatings (for Traders) is a simple to use (and powerful) ranking system that ranks stocks from 1 to 10. Stocks rated 9 and 10 have outperformed the average stock by 12 to 1 since 1995 and ideally are the stocks to focus on each day. Stocks rated 1 and 2 on average have lost money, and you want to know these stocks in order to avoid them.

Today's Top 10 Most Requested Stocks

Here are individual daily charts from the PowerRatings list above:

Baidu.com (BIDU | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating)

BIDU has a high PowerRating of 9. BIDU is pulling back deeply after making all-time highs at $215.61 last week. Baidu.com has major momentum behind it proven by its 60% year-to-date gains.

Research In Motion (RIMM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating)

RIMM's PowerRating is 4.  This momentum stock has run up 79% year-to-date and is still trading right at all-time highs. This creates a higher risk setup.

Halliburton Company (HAL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating)

HAL's PowerRating is 5. The company just it reported earnings this morning, which came in at $1.5 billion versus $591 million for the same quarter one-year ago. HAL stock is up 22.5% year-to-date.

This is just a quick starter's guide on how to use PowerRating (for Traders) to potentially gain an edge in your daily trading. Each day, we will be featuring one PowerRatings (for Traders) list, and releasing historically-backed data at no charge, to show new users how best to take advantage of these opportunities. Check back tomorrow for a new list, and a new group of stocks to focus on.

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Darren Wong
Associate Editor
darrenw@tradingmarkets.com

Reminder: We are in no way recommending the purchase or short sale of these stocks. This article is intended for education purposes only. Trading should be based on your own understanding of market conditions, price patterns and risk; our information is designed to contribute to your understanding.