Tractor titan Deere & Company ( NYSE: DE , Stock Forum ) kicked off the week with an optimistic analyst note, with Wells Fargo upgrading the stock to "outperform" from "market perform." Furthermore, the analysts said the company's construction and forestry segments should...
Andrea Kramer
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October 28, 2012
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If you do not understand implied volatility and you are buying put or call options or some combination, you have been warned! The market continues to move very fast, has large swings, and one would think that makes it an excellent time to buy options for huge gains, r...
Chris Vermeulen
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March 10, 2020
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With a market capitalization of roughly $8.19 billion, Xilinx Inc. ( NASDAQ: XLNX , Stock Forum ) is large by mid-cap standards, but the company is dwarfed by Intel Corp.'s (INTC) market capitalization -- a whopping $116.78 billion. However, judging XLNX by its size would...
Joseph Hargett
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October 28, 2012
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Online brokerage house E*Trade Financial Corporation ( NASDAQ: ETFC , Stock Forum ) announced on Friday that Chief Financial Officer Bruce Nolop will step down from his post at the end of the year. Nolop, who has served as CFO since 2008, will be succeeded by Matthew Aude...
Elizabeth Harrow
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October 28, 2012
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In last Wednesday's Money Morning special report on silver , several of our financial gurus projected higher prices ahead for "the other precious metal." Since then, silver has climbed about 5% -- hitting $43 an ounce yesterday (Monday). Silver is now nearing its record ...
Larry D. Spears
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October 28, 2012
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With few exceptions , most leading financial gurus agree that every portfolio should include some physical gold. But while the yellow metal itself is great as a long-term hedge against turmoil and inflation, it's a lousy trading vehicle. Here's why. For shorter-term t...
Larry D. Spears
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October 28, 2012
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Shares of DryShips Inc. ( NASDAQ: DRYS , Stock Forum ) finished last week north of their 80-week moving average for the first time in more than two years, after the dry bulk transportation titan said its offshore drilling subsidiary plans to sell about $500 million of sto...
Andrea Kramer
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October 28, 2012
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Share | Credit card titan MasterCard Incorporated ( NYSE: MA , Stock Forum ) recently rebounded from annual low territory, after sector peer Visa Inc. ( NYSE: V , Stock Forum ) affirmed its forecast for 2010 net revenue growth at the high end of the 11% to 15% rang...
Elizabeth Harrow and Andrea Kramer
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October 28, 2012
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Shares of Crocs, Inc. ( NASDAQ: CROX ) have skyrocketed roughly 175% since the start of 2010, guided higher atop their 10-week and 20-week moving averages. In fact, the equity has bested the broader S&P 500 Index (SPX) by 30% during the past 40 sessions. More recently, the...
Andrea Kramer
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October 28, 2012
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XOM has a hugely active options series, trades in both monthly and weekly expiration series and has bid / ask spreads that are just a few pennies wide. One of the most interesting aspects of options is the myriad opportunities presented for high probability trades for thos...
J.W. Jones
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February 6, 2013
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