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U.S. Markets Close in the Green, Though Selling Rules Late ... Consumer Stocks, Staples and Discretionary Lead ... Ford and Toyota See Sales Bottom ... Greenback Lower Against Euro ... Most Oversold ETFs for Today Include: AGG, LQD, XME ...

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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today

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

• Cleaning and weed control maker Zep Inc. ( ZEP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) releases fiscal third quarter earnings before the bell Thursday with an estimate of 14 cents/share.
  
  
  


• Acuity Brands ( AYI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is expecting to earn 57 cents per share during the third quarter with the results being released before the bell.
  
  
  


• Ever experimental, McDonald’s ]MCD|MCD], will reveal a new premium Angus beef burger.
  
  
  


• Forces within the FDA are pressuring both Pfizer ( PFE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) and GlaxoSmithKline ( GSK | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) to add tougher side effect warning labels to their anti-smoking.
  
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• Ford ( F | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) and Nissan ( NSANY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) both reported stronger June sales than estimated, signaling that the auto sales slump may be ending.
  
  

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For those of you who enjoy backtesting, or for those of you who are just learning how to backtest, here's a chance to practice with a simple test to run over the

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It is All About the Symmetry - TradingMarkets

In front of the long Holiday weekend, and the beginning of a new quarter, what should traders assume or expect from the markets? Keven Haggerty weighs in.

TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Today - TradingMarkets

Consumer staples was the surprisingly positive sector on Wednesday, which sent the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF higher by more than 2% intraday.

Other ETFs to know includes the iShares MSCI Taiwan Index ETF, which was up more than 3% intraday.

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PowerRatings and Insights Into Intraday Selling - TradingMarkets

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