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How to Sell a Stock Short: Sprint Nextel

info@tradingmarkets.com — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:57:54 EST

Data-driven trading helps active investors spot opportunities in stocks in and out of earnings season.

The Intel Pullback as Pitstop: Three Down, Six Up

info@tradingmarkets.com — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 17:14:15 EST

Intel's recent run to new highs was prompted by a three-day pullback around the market's January three-day holiday.

Trading A Double Shot of Peet's Coffee & Tea

info@tradingmarkets.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:21:10 EST

While the financial news media was focused on Starbucks and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, subscribers to 7 Stocks You Need to Know were paying no less attention to the pullback in Peet's Coffee and Tea.

Big Weekly Winners: Swing Trading with PowerRatings

info@tradingmarkets.com — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 18:22:58 EST

Biotechnology stocks continue to be big winners for short-term traders and active investors using PowerRatings to help find the best stocks to trade every day.

Stock of the Week: American Public Education

info@tradingmarkets.com — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 13:36:25 EST

A four-day pullback into oversold territory last week helped alert short-term traders to an opportunity in shares of APEI.

Marvell Makes Good: Nearly 9% in Less Than a Week

info@tradingmarkets.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:48:13 EST

A five-day pullback set up an opportunity for buyers of weakness in this semiconductor stock.

Stock of the Week: Buying the Selling in Helmerich & Payne

info@tradingmarkets.com — Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:37:42 EST

Relying on the data is a great way to avoid being distracted by the market's bias du jour.

Big Weekly Winners: Swing Trading with PowerRatings

info@tradingmarkets.com — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:06:32 EST

This week's Big Weekly Winners list includes stocks representing American financials and continuing education in China.

Stock of the Week: Selling the Buying in Astoria Financial

info@tradingmarkets.com — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:30:18 EST

"Consider avoiding" ratings and intraday entries helped active investors take advantage of overbought bank stocks this past week.

Stock Trade of the Week: Buying the Selling in Homex Development

info@tradingmarkets.com — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:41:25 EST

While the S&P 500 rallied by well over 1% over the past week, traders in Homex Development made almost twice as much betting against an overbought stock.

Big Weekly Winners: Swing Trading with PowerRatings

info@tradingmarkets.com — Mon, 9 Jan 2012 09:42:39 EST

Our latest Big Weekly Winners includes big rallies in top-rated stocks like American Railroad Industries and Cambrex, both of which put in double-digit gains last week.

Stock of the Week: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

info@tradingmarkets.com — Thu, 5 Jan 2012 09:51:55 EST

The gain of more than 6% in shares of MSO makes Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia our final Stock Trade of the Week for 2011.

Big Weekly Winners: Swing Trading with PowerRatings

info@tradingmarkets.com — Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:41:47 EST

Trading against financials and emerging markets were among the ways active investors successfully traded the final week 2011.

Biotech, Drug Stocks Top Weekly Gainers

info@tradingmarkets.com — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:30:38 EST

This week's big weekly winners both come from the biotechnology/drug sector. Take a look at how a pair of top-rated stocks bucked the downward trend.

Stock of the Week: Selling the Buying in Texas Industries

info@tradingmarkets.com — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:18:12 EST

Stock of the Week: As stocks rolled over from their post-Thanksgiving holiday rally, some of the lowest rated, most overbought stocks provided excellent opportunities for short-term traders.

RatingsWatch: Commvault Gains 7% in Three Days

info@tradingmarkets.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:08:49 EST

RatingsWatch: The holiday-shortened week leading into Thanksgiving was an excellent opportunity for short-term traders willing to buy the selling in top-rated stocks like CVLT.

Leveraged Energy, Tech ETFs Make Huge One-Week Gains

info@tradingmarkets.com — Wed, 7 Dec 2011 16:38:27 EST

Among the biggest winners from last week were top-rated leveraged ETFs like the Direxion Energy Bull 3x Shares and the Direxion Technology Bull 3x Shares, which gained more than 30% and 20% respectively.

RatingsWatch: Buying the Selling in NetGear

info@tradingmarkets.com — Mon, 5 Dec 2011 13:47:00 EST

RatingsWatch: As stocks were selling off last week, traders and active investors undaunted by the low-volume sell-off were taking positions in oversold, top-rated stocks like Netgear.

All That Jazz: Jazz Pharma Gains Again After Upgrades

info@tradingmarkets.com — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:45:01 EST

Swing Trading with PowerRatings For traders and active investors using PowerRatings to put structure into their trading and investing, knowing when to buy is among the cornerstones of consistency and success.

Swing Trading with PowerRatings: Model Trade of the Week in THQ Inc.

info@tradingmarkets.com — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:56:36 EST

Swing Trading with PowerRatings This week's Model Trade takes a look at what happens when a stock that may have moved "too far, too fast" earns our lowest "consider avoiding" PowerRating of 1 out of 10.

Swing Trading with PowerRatings: Model Trade of the Week in Acacia Research

info@tradingmarkets.com — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:07:57 EST

Swing Trading with PowerRatings Even when stocks pulling back and earning top ratings are few and far between, opportunities can always be discovered by the patient and disciplined investor.

LULU's Back in Town: Sell-Off Puts Oversold Lululemon on Sale

info@tradingmarkets.com — Wed, 5 Oct 2011 22:17:39 EST

Swing Trading with PowerRatings With shares of Lululemon Athletica again pulling back above the 200-day moving average and earning top PowerRatings, will traders step in to buy the selling for a third time?

Swing Trading with PowerRatings: Model Trade of the Week in Questcor Pharmaceuticals

info@tradingmarkets.com — Sun, 2 Oct 2011 20:31:19 EST

Swing Trading with PowerRatings A quick two-day trade in Questcor Pharmaceuticals is the latest example of why it is important to know both when and how to buy and sell stocks in the short term.

Swing Trading with PowerRatings: Model Trade of the Week in Melco Crown Entertainment

info@tradingmarkets.com — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:13:35 EST

Swing Trading with PowerRatings Whether you are an aggressive swing trader or a conservative one, PowerRatings help traders make data-driven decisions on the best stocks to trade every day. Consider how shares of Melco Crown Entertainment traded after earning major PowerRatings upgrades in August and September.

5 Stocks for the Next 5 Days: Selling the Buying in DRIV, LMT, PAY, PLCE, TIE

info@tradingmarkets.com — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:57:27 EST

5 Stocks for the Next 5 Days The major market indices may have slipped from overbought territory. But a number of stocks continue to advance toward levels from which, historically speaking, reversals and lower prices have often followed. Read more in this week's column.