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First Trading Day of 2009 Begins with Stocks on Two Day Rally … Viacom and Time Warner Reach Last Minute Broadcast Accord … Dollar, Yen Strong Against Euro … USC Tops Penn State in Rose Bowl: 38-24 … Top 5 PowerRatings Stocks Includes 3 Top-Rated ETFs …
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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday |
Here are 7 stocks for traders for Friday from TradingMarkets.com:
- The end of year rally in stocks was led in many ways by technology shares such as Google
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For a list of today’s highest PowerRating stocks, click here.
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TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today |
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| Maxygen Inc. | MAXY | 7 |
| Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. | FSYS | 7 |
| iShares Lehman Bros 20+ Yr Treasury Fund | TLT | 6 |
| ProShares Short S&P 500 ETF | SH | 6 |
| ProShares UltraShort Semiconductor ETF | SSG | 6 |
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How to Successfully Trade the Russell 2000 E-mini Futures – TradingMarkets
It’s no surprise that the E-mini Russell 2000 futures have demonstrated astounding popularity among traders. Now that the dust has settled from the contract’s recent move to the ICE exchange, TradingMarkets contributor Austin Passamonte discusses how to successfully trade the new Russell.
The Business of Writing Covered Calls – TradingMarkets
Option writing is not as easy as it sounds; it requires some training in order to give you a better chance of succeeding. Options trader Ken Trester’s guidelines will show you how to maximize the flow of income from your covered option writing business.
Buyers dominated the light trading on Wednesday as sectors such as technology and industrials attracted the most attention in both stocks and ETFs. Moving higher for a second day in a row was the Vanguard REIT Index ETF.
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TradingMarkets Daily PowerRatings Analysis |
Read What Traders Are Saying About Short Term Trading Strategies That Work! – TradingMarkets
If you trade stocks or exchange-traded funds, then consider putting Larry Connors’ new book, Short Term Trading Strategies That Work, at the top of your reading list for 2009.
Click here to get a peek at the new blog, Market Moods, by TradingMarkets Editor David Penn!
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