TradingMarkets just released a
proprietary stock rating method called PowerRatings. This method
ranks stocks 1-10 and the higher the rating, the greater the one-week historical
gain has been.
PowerRatings were
created by Cesar Alvarez, Director of Research for Connors Capital, LLC. Cesar
looked back at more than 5.5 million trades between Jan 1, 1995 and Dec 1, 2005.
The results are based on the average 5-day performance.
To find out more about PowerRatings click
here.
Major indexes were trading up fractionally in the
morning session.
Positive earnings from Caterpillar, Verizon and AT&T
helped to boost investor sentiment. GE, on the flip side, traded down
almost -6% after missing earnings.
Gold futures traded slightly lower this morning; crude
oil futures were trading up fractionally.
Stocks On The
Move
Eli Lilly (LLY | news | PowerRating | PR Charts )
Posts Profit In Q4; Adj. EPS Rises, Beats Consensus On Higher Sales, Other
Income, Lower Tax Rate; Guides Q1 Below Estimates (full
story).
AT&T (T | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) Q4
Profit Rises, Ex. Items; Top Estimates On Strong Top-line Growth (full
story).
Lockheed Martin (LMT | news | PowerRating | PR Charts )
Q4 Profit Jumps 54% On Upside In Revenue And Margin, Revenues Up 3%, Guides FY06
EPS Above Consensus (full
story).
Dow Chemical (DOW | news | PowerRating | PR Charts )
Q4 Profit Rises 7% On Higher Prices (full
story).
Pricing Pressure Mars Nokia's
(NOK | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) Earnings (full
story).
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking
News section.
|
Dow |
+93.49 |
10803.23 |
|
NASDAQ |
+18.05 |
2278.70 |
|
S&P 500
|
+10.05 |
1274.73 |
|
|
NYSE |
NASDAQ |
|
Volume |
1,220,227,000 |
1,093,324,000 |
|
Advances |
1857 |
1815 |
|
Declines |
1213 |
1031 |
|
Up Volume |
692 |
605 |
|
Down Volume |
391 |
377 |
|
New Hi's |
192 |
165 |
|
New Lo's |
27 |
21 |
Economic
News
Jobless Claims Rise Much Less Than
Expected (full
story).
Durable Goods Orders Continue To
Increase In December (full
story).
John Patrick Lee
johnl@tradingmarkets.com
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