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U.S. Stocks Sell-Off in Earnest, Nasdaq Drops 3% … Dow, S&P 500 Off More Than 2% … Oversold Conditions Above 200-Day Abound … $VIX Stretch Above 10-Day Tops 13% … Gold (GLD), Silver (SLV) Plunge … Top Rated ETF PowerRatings Funds Include: XME, IYT, IYM …
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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today |
Here are 7 stocks for traders for today from TradingMarkets.com:
- Cable giant Comcast
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PowerRating) is considering purchasing a 50% stake in NBC Universal hinging on Vivendi SA deciding to sell its 20% share. - BAE Systems
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PowerRating), the world’s second largest defense contractor, is in deep trouble with UK prosecutors on corruption charges. - Metavante Technologies
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PowerRating) will be removed from the S&P 400 and replaced by Solera Holdings
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PowerRating). - Lockheed Martin
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PowerRating) was awarded a $28.1 million dollar contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide the Iraqi Air Force situational awareness technology. - Morgan Stanley
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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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| Las Vegas Sands Corporation | LVS | 10 |
| Advanced Micro Devices | AMD | 9 |
| American International Group | 9 | |
| Research in Motion | RIMM | 8 |
| Caterpillar Inc. | CAT | 8 |
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TradingMarkets Making Great Traders |
Professional Pitching and ETF Trading – TradingMarkets
Can the same philosophy that drives professional pitchers be apply to successfully trading ETFs? Larry Connors thinks so and here he shares 3 short rules to successful ETF trading.
Sometimes when a trend reverses, it is followed by a small price movement; at other times it is followed by a large one. Why is this so? And is it possible to spot the big turning points?
Why is it important to quantify your trading strategy? And what can quantified trading strategies tell traders about the nature of risk in the market? Larry Connors sits down with Charles Kirk of The Kirk Report to talk trading.
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TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Today |
Top ETF PowerRatings Ranks Swell as Sell-off Hits Materials, Transportation, Construction ETFs – TradingMarkets
A variety of country and equity index ETFs marked a sharp spike in 10-rated ETFs following this Thursday’s trading. This Friday’s 7 ETFs to know includes the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, XLF.
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