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Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs to Become Bank Holding Companies … Asian Stocks Soar for Second Day … Citigroup: Buy Australian Dollar, Sell Yen As Carry Trade Resumes … Congress Weighs Bush-Paulson Bailout Package … Washington Mutual Continues Search for Suitor …

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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Monday

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

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TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today

Company
Symbol PowerRatings
Knoll Inc. KNL 9
Sun Healthcare Group SUNH 8
The Pantry Inc. PTRY 8
Apollo Group Inc. APOL 8
Central Garden & Pet Company CENTA 8

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With unprecedented volatility sending the stock market, and investors, on a roller coaster ride with no seat belt, it’s important to know when the bottom is near. Here are some indicators from TradingMarkets Select Contributor Tim Ord that can help you predict the beginning of the end of even the worst market decline


Using Options Greeks: Implied Volatility and Investor Fear
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Implied volatility is relatively simple to understand but it hard to predict. TradingMarkets contributor John Jagerson discuss how to use IV to forecast market direction and make trading decisions.

7 ETFs You Need to Know for MondayTradingMarkets

Financial ETFs and funds indexed to emerging markets were among the biggest winners on a day of big winners. It’s a comeback day for a beaten down sector, the Select Financial Sector SPDRs, XLF, closed up almost 10%.

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Swing Trading the Bailout Bounce: 5 Stocks for TradersTradingMarkets

Whether or not the proposed bailout plan restores confidence in the financial system, swing traders now more than ever need to be wary of straying from a winning approach to buying into weakness and selling into strength.

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