Monday Morning Coffee with TradingMarkets

By | TradingMarkets.com | June 01, 2009 09:00 AM
Symbols: GM, KO, DELL, MSFT, MCD








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Stocks Start Week Overbought ... Chinese Manufacturing, Commodity Prices Boost Asian Markets ... Euro, Yen Remain Strong Versus Greenback ... Most Overbought ETFs for Today Include: DIG, UYM, OIL, SMH, SPY ...


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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today

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  • Shares of Dell ( DELL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) gapped higher and pulled back on Friday. The computer maker reported quarterly earnings Thursday after the close that narrowly beat analyst estimates.



  • By an overwhelming vote, the United Auto Workers approved a new labor agreement with General Motors ( GM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating). The deal will make it easier for the automaker to meet its government-mandated restructuring requirements.



  • Among the better performing Dow stocks on Friday was Coca Cola ( KO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), which has closed higher for 10 out of the past 11 sessions. The stock gained more than 4% on Friday, closing at its highest level since October 2008.



  • Rallying to its highest closing levels since January were shares of McDonald's ( MCD | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), up more than 1% on Friday.



  • A 2% pop in Microsoft ( MSFT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) helped the stock close above its 200-day moving average for the first time in more than a year.



  • Conversely, pulling back above their 200-day moving averages on Friday were both Cisco Systems ( CSCO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) and Intel ( INTC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating).


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TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today


















Company
Symbol PowerRatings
AirTran Holdings AAI 9
StemCells Inc.STEM 8
Smithfield Foods SFD 8
GeoEye Inc. GEOY 8

KB Financial Group
KB 8





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TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Today
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Sector-wise, buyers were most aggressive in the energies and materials patches, bidding ETFs in both those sectors higher. Closing for a second day in overbought territory below the 200-day moving average was the ProShares Ultra Basic Materials ETF.








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