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U.S. Stocks Drive Deeper into Overbought Territory Below 200-day … Asian Markets Rally on Stimulus Optimism … Euro Pulls Back from Recent Gains Against Greenback … Oversold ETFs for Monday Include: PSQ, SDS, TWM, REW, SCC …

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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today

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

  • Exxon Mobil
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    reported that it has discovered oil off the coast of Brazil. According to experts, the reservoir could hold 8 billion barrels of of usable oil. XOM continues to trade in a short term range between $66 and $68.

  • Shares of Merck & Co.
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    rallied higher for a second day, gaining nearly 13% as the stock has begun to recover losses from heavy selling in late February and early March. Other pharmaceuticals advancing on the day were Pfizer
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    and Schering-Plough
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    , which has agreed to merge with Merck.

  • Sara Lee Corporation
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    has brought on Goldman Sachs
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    to help it sell its European household products division.

  • A research analyst from ThinkEquity Partners LLC warned that Research in Motion
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    would suffer as profit-growth from its BlackBerry smartphone business slows due to the recession.

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TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today

Company
Symbol PowerRatings
ProShares UltraShort Small Cap 600 ETF SDD 10
Rydex Inverse 2x Russell 2000 ETF RRZ 10
ProShares UltraShort Financials ETF SKF 9
ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan ETF EWV 9
Rydex Inverse 2x S&P 500 ETF RSW 9

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Trading Exits and Knowing When to Say When
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Getting into a trade is one thing, but knowing when to properly get out of a position is just as important. In this trading lesson, Larry Connors looks closely at exit strategies to help you maximize your profits.

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TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for TodayTradingMarkets

Given the strong rallies in financial stocks of late, the profit-taking on Friday was markedly mild. The Direxion Financial Bull 3x Shares ETF were down less than 1% on Friday while the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Financial Sector ETF was trading at roughly breakeven.

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PowerRatings, Overbought Markets and Trades from the Short Side
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As stocks move higher, more and more traders are looking for opportunities to buy. So are we. But what PowerRatings traders are putting in their shopping carts is very different from what the average trader is looking to purchase. See why in today’s column.

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