Friday Morning Coffee with TradingMarkets

Good Morning!

U.S. Stocks End Thursday Higher … Asian Stocks Advance Overnight … Reid Pledges Senate Passage of Stimulus Bill … “Bad Bank” Plan May Be Swapped for Guarantees … Earnings on Deck for Today Include: BIIB, CPN, WY …

Find out what traders are saying about the new book by Larry Connors’ and Cesar Alvarez’, Short Term Trading Strategies That Work: A Quantified Guide to Trading Stocks and ETFs!

TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today

Here are 7 stocks for traders for today from TradingMarkets.com:

  • JDS Uniphase
    (
    JDSU |
    Quote |
    Chart |
    News |
    PowerRating)
    reported earnings Thursday after the market closed, beating analyst estimates. The stock was lower immediately after the earnings news.

  • Akamai Technologies
    (
    AKAM |
    Quote |
    Chart |
    News |
    PowerRating)
    and International Flavors and Fragrances
    (
    IFF |
    Quote |
    Chart |
    News |
    PowerRating)
    were among those companies reporting earnings on Thursday that were dramatically better than expectations. Akamai soared by more than 17%, while IFF gained more than 15%.

  • Analysts are expecting earnings per share of 92 cents from Biogen Idec
    (
    BIIB |
    Quote |
    Chart |
    News |
    PowerRating)
    in its quarterly earnings report Friday before the bell.

  • Also announcing earnings Friday morning is Weyerhaeuser
    (
    WY |
    Quote |
    Chart |
    News |
    PowerRating)
    . Analysts are expecting an EPS loss of 0.57.

  • Better than expected earnings also drove Mastercard
    (
    MA |
    Quote |
    Chart |
    News |
    PowerRating)
    higher on Thursday by more than 12%.

  • After closing lower for six consecutive trading sessions below the 200-day moving average and continuing lower early on Thursday, Bank of America
    (
    BAC |
    Quote |
    Chart |
    News |
    PowerRating)
    rallied by more than 3% late in the trading day.

For a list of today’s highest PowerRating stocks, click here.

TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today

Company
Symbol PowerRatings
USA Mobility Inc. USMO 8
Towne Bank TOWN 8
Royal Gold Inc. RGLD 8
NuStar Energy Inc. NS 8
NCI inc. NCIT 8

View More Stocks

If your stock trading could use a boost, then treat yourself to a free, 7-day trial to our Short Term PowerRatings. The highest rated Short Term PowerRatings stocks have outperformed the average stock by a margin of nearly 17 to 1 after five days. Click here to start your free trial today!

TradingMarkets Making Great Traders


How to Take Advantage of Gap Moves in the E-minis
TradingMarkets

TradingMarkets contributing writer Austin Passamonte discusses gap moves and how traders could watch for, anticipate, react to and profit from a gap-open event.

Market Grinds in Anticipation of Non Stimulus Pork BillTradingMarkets

Stocks got off to a strong start yesterday morning, but finished lower by the close. See Kevin Haggerty’s recap of yesterday’s trades, as well as, his opinion on Obama’s stimulus plan.

TradingMarkets

Early selling helped induce buyers to come off the sidelines on Thursday, sending stocks in sectors across the board higher. Friday’s 7 ETFs includes the ProShares Ultra Financials ETF which gained as much as 4% late in trading.

TradingMarkets Daily PowerRatings Analysis


5 PowerRatings Stocks for the Next 5 Days
TradingMarkets

Looking for stocks that are likely to outperform the average stock over the next few days? Our 5 PowerRatings Stocks for the Next 5 Days column is a great place to start!

Larry Connors Joins The Money Blogs! Click here to get a look at Larry Connors’ new blog featuring Larry Connors’ Trading Lesson of the Day for short term stock, ETF and options traders!

Click here to sign up for the Morning Coffee with TradingMarkets newsletter.