Futures Start December Softly…Vivendi Boosts Activision Stake…Bonds Still Bullish…Paulson to Tout Borrower Bailout…Zander Out at Motorola, Brown In…Citi + JP Morgan?…Freddie Sells All $6 Billion…Nasdaq’s China Syndrome…Europe’s Record Low Employment

Market Holds Gains…Bonds Have Best Month in 12 Years…Asian Stocks Up, Yen Down…Futures Point to Powerful Open…Bernanke Speaks…Lampert’s Sears Suffers Losses…Is Oil’s Upside Over?…Dell’s Disappoints…Changes at the Top for Morgan Stanley…White House, Banks Plan to Freeze Subprime Rates

Dow Soars 300+…Fed Hints at December Rate Cut …A Hot Q3 After All?…Is Citi In the Market for a Merger?…Royalties Killed the (Internet) Radio Star…Blackstone’s Schwarzman: Private Equity is “A Force for Good”…Bear Stearns to Cut Workforce By 4%…Will Buffett Buy Northern Rock?

The nearly vertical move in the markets over the past few days has left fewer bargains for traders to trade right this second — especially to the upside. That reality seems to be reflected in the sort of stocks traders are looking at on Thursday.

Buyers Strike Back…Dow, S&P Futures Up Big…Banks Lead Bounce on Turnaround Tuesday…Freddie Mac To Sell $6bln in Preferred…Citi Pays Junk Rate to Defend Dividend…Cyber Monday Sales Top Expectations…European Stocks Up…

Citigroup’s Dividend Spikes on More Bad Forecasts…Are Small Caps a Savior?…Sellers Strike Back…Abu Dhabi Likes Citi, Sony…”Officially a Correction”…Bullish Bets on Airlines…Fed Offers $8 bn in Loans…10-Year Yields, 3 ½ -Year Lows…

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When a market bounces off the lows, or rallies after sessions of selling, there are two tasks traders should begin. The first task is to determine which stocks are still in a bullish mode and which stocks are still in a bearish mode…

Cyber Monday Follows Bullish Black Friday…Dow, S&P Futures Up…HSBC’s Billion Dollar Bailout…Brokers Look to Buy E-Trade…Citi In the Crosshairs Over CDOs, Breaks for Home Borrowers, Rumors of “Massive” Layoffs…Deere Upgraded on “Blowout” Quarter…

Wal-Mart, Retailers Rev Up for Black Friday…Futures Rise on Oversold Stock Market…China Index Drops 4%…Bond Market Rallies to Multi-Year Highs…Mortgage Rates Test May Lows…Stocks Tease Lows of August…