Slammed!
Each morning this list will contain those stocks with the potential to
make a quick but tradable move in the first hour. The information listed
here is designed for the trader who catches the early morning momentum, between
the first five and 45 minutes of trading. Many stocks open each morning, run for
several points and then reverse. I will cover stocks with this potential and
highlight possible reversal points and resistance areas. These points need to be
monitored closely, as the stocks may turn quickly here. Be ready to lock in
profits quickly.
Morning Outlook
The S&P futures are -10.80 and the
Nasdaq futures are -80.00.
Watch for a turnaround in the first 10-30 minutes of trading. Keep an eye
on the stocks that gap the most in the morning. Use the Nasdaq tracking
stock (QQQ)
or futures as leading indicators.
Look for weakness across the board. You name it, it is down.
Some stocks were hit so hard in the pre-market that they have already taken out
pre-market support.
Moving Down (at the
open)
Between downgrades and earnings, its not hard to find something moving lower.
Watch for the semiconductors to trade lower on a downgrade from BancAmerica.
Keep an eye on Intel
(
INTC |
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PowerRating), Rambus
(
RMBS |
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PowerRating), and Xylinx
(
XLNX |
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PowerRating).
Applied Materials
(
AMAT |
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PowerRating) is holding up rather well.
SDL
(
SDLI |
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PowerRating) is trading down 60 points and is likely to hurt JDS Uniphase
(
JDSU |
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PowerRating) with it.
Cisco
(
CSCO |
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PowerRating) is poised to open below 50, and while everything looks to
go lower, this has been a good buying opportunity in the past. Watch for a
reversal in the early morning.
PMC Sierra
(
PMCS |
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PowerRating) is trading down 25 points. Use an intraday chart to
watch for a reversal pattern in the first 20 minutes of trading.
Other names worth watching are Brocade
(
BRCD |
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PowerRating), Juniper
(
JNPR |
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PowerRating), and
Ariba
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ARBA |
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PowerRating)