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Stock Rally Relaxes for the Holidays The recent runup fades as financials take a breather...... Technical Naughty and Nice List Short-term traders should check this list twice before buying or selling stocks...... Sony Eyes Nintendo in Game Wars The company is preparing high-tech features for a run on Nintendo's portable-game supremacy...... Little VIX Action but Futures Show Rally The VIX holiday lull is here for traders though the VIX futures show a rally early next year...... Sony Steps Into the Ring Vs. iTunes The research firm NPD Group recently announced that Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iTunes service now controls two-thirds of the digital-download music marketplace. Its closest competitor is Amazon.com (NASDAQ..... Thursday's Apple Rumors — Sony Feels the Touch A new PlayStation portable device from Sony takes a page from Apple in offering a touchscreen...... Option Volume Up in KRE Regional Bank ETF Option investors are watching the KBW Regional Banking ETF (NYSE: KRE), buying at-the-money calls as banks become takeover targets and emerge from the financial meltdown. ..... Best & Worst Dividend Moves of 2010 Find out which companies rewarded investors with generous dividend increases and which companies disappointed with their scrooge-like behavior...... Stocks Coasting Into the New Year The markets continue to plod higher with very little overhead resistance...... An ETF You Can Bank on in 2011 Traders should buy the ProShares Ultra Financials ETF (NYSE: UYG) on a pullback to $62...... Will McDonald's Dollar Menu Die? McDonald's may have to kill its Dollar Menu in 2011 if rising commodity costs continue to squeeze profit margins...... Top 5 ETFs to Buy for 2011 These exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have the fundamental and technical strength to carry them higher in the new year...... Stock Rally Gets Low on Fuel The market creeps higher, but more upside this year appears less likely...... Microsoft to Debut Windows Tablet OS A Microsoft NASDAQ:MSFT Windows OS for tablet PC computers will debut at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show...... Gold Has More Room to Go The world's central banks have created a refuge for investors, who will continue to benefit from a bull market in the yellow metal...... 5 Reasons for Traders to Bet Against China If you're considering investing in China in 2011, you'd better read this first...... Amazon's Kindle Killing the Competition Higher-than-expected sales of Amazon's Kindle are helping to insure its ubiquity as a device -- and a user platform...... Wednesday's Apple Rumors — What Verizon Needs With momentum slowing in sales of smartphones using the Google Android platform, Verizon's need for an iPhone tie-in is essential, says one analyst...... AT&T 4G Acquisition Could Offset a Future Verizon iPhone News of AT&T NYSE:T acquiring spectrum from Qualcomm NASDAQ:QCOM could mean a stronger 4G network, offsetting a Verizon NYSE:VZ iphone...... Silver ETF Tops 2010 Winners Assets in exchange-traded funds have crossed the trillion-dollar mark, and an ETF tracking the price of silver has beaten them all this year...... 3 Risks to Avoid When Investing in China Stocks Robert Hsu details three tips to avoid the pitfalls associated with investing in China stocks and two China stocks to sell...... Is Rising Crude Oil a Sign of Recovery? Crude oil prices have topped $90, at 2008 levels, and rising energy prices are causing some to talk about a recovery. But crude oil price increases could actually hurt growth...... How to Trade the ‘Santa Claus Rally’ Santa has arrived with a bag full of profits, but traders who aren't careful could get run over by the reindeer. ..... Put Some KOL in Your Stocking The fundamentals of the coal industry are solid, and the Market Vectors Coal ETF (NYSE: KOL) is breaking to new highs...... 7 Option Trades for the Holidays These option trading picks should make for a very profitable new year...... Buy RAX March 32 Calls A rally in data center firm Rackspace (NYSE: RAX) could be boosted when shorts are forced to purchase stock to cover their positions. ..... Stocks Keep Delivering in December The combination of light trading volume and a lack of bad news continue to boost the market...... Hulu Shelves IPO Plans Streaming, on-demand television delivered through a variety of standard and mobile devices is the future of the media content business. The shape that business will ultimately take, however, remains n.....

Gold Bull Still Rising Elliott Wave and Fibonacci patterns suggest that gold could rally to $1,480 in the near term and eventually reach the $1,525 range......     Tuesday's Apple Rumors — Motorola Takes a Stab Motorola readies its 2011 war on the iPad with a video calling the tablet a "giant iPhone."..... Cotton Trading Halted for Second Day in a Row Cotton commodity prices are soaring in 2010, with the cotton exchange traded note (NYSE:BAL) up +125%. ..... How the ‘New Normal’ Got Worse New problems in state and municipal finances, as well as the prolonged strain on the housing market, have added more stress for investors and individuals planning for retirement...... 3 ‘Backdoor’ Emerging-Market Stocks for 2011 A debt crisis has curbed investor enthusiasm for European stocks. But with crisis comes opportunity, and here are three European blue-chips that could benefit from the continued rise of the emerging-m..... Top Funds for Your 2011 401k Here six of the best mutual funds and ETFs you should have in your 401k as we begin the New Year...... The Holiday Grind Is Here – Are You Ready? The market is due for as serious sell-off but that won’t happen until after the New Year and several slow trading days. ..... Investors Could Feel the Magic of Macy's Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M) is accelerating its upside volume for a push through a triple-top...... TD Bank Nabs Chrysler Financial In Latest Buyout Toronto-Dominion Bank announces it bought Chrysler financial for $6.3B on the heels of a big Bank of Montreal buyout...... Santa May Have a Present for Traders As pre-holiday volume dries up, traders should be able to capitalize on big market swings...... Monday's MarketPlace: Drifting Higher Low volume and a lack of economic data keeps the momentum going on the market's move upward...... Could Facebook Be the Next Amazon? The social network could leverage the buying power of its half-billion users by creating more virtual storefront. But will that cause a revolt?..... Not So Merry Season for American Greetings American Greetings (NYSE: AM) investors could check a January puts purchase after the greeting card maker reports its quarterly numbers this Wednesday. ..... Is There Hope for Natural Gas Stocks? The equally weighted CRB continuous commodity index (CCI) is flirting with all-time highs as the Federal Reserve is running the printing presses in overtime, yet there are some commodities that are fl..... Cheap VIX and Moribund SPY Could Bounce The VIX and its 10-Day realized volatility are both low but they could soon bounce higher...... Monday's Apple Rumors: A ‘Daily’ Dose The company's daily newspaper collaboration with News Corp. looks to be on track for a mid-January release...... India Selloff Presents Buying Opportunity India stocks and ETFs could be a good value investment right now, particularly Tata (TTM), HDFC Bank (HDB) and the SCIF Indian ETF...... 2 Booming Biotech Stocks to Buy Biotech stocks are some of the best investments to buy now. Kendle (NASDAQ:KNDL) and Ardea (NASDAQ:RDEA) are on top of the list of biotech stocks to buy...... Google TV's Picture Goes Fuzzy The company is revamping its service, delaying a broader release. But can it get the TV networks on board?..... Time to Give Gold and Silver a Rest Both gold and silver have recently shown signs of exhaustion, and so it is time to give those markets a rest until they have completed a normal correction and consolidation. ..... Top Mining Company Is a Four-Star Buy Sam Collins' Trade of the Day for Dec. 20 is NYSE:CLF. Get his trading target here...... Markman: A Time to Bond Bonds are at the bottom of a long-term range where it has made sense to buy. With inflation still at arm's length, it may be time to go long on the long bond...... Locked in 32% on ARNA! Another Fous Stock Pick Success! We continue killing it with the Black Service Stock Pick Trade Alerts as $ARNA blew up over 40% on Monday after i alerted to the crew that i took a long position on Friday @ 1.64. Many of the crew wer..... VIDEO: Closing Out a HUGE Week! Plus 4 New Stock Pick Alerts you Don’t Wanna Miss! Another Huge week for the Black Service Stock Picks crew! We're making a killing in this market! If your not part of our crew then you are missing out big time on our huge stock pick alerts daily. Get..... This Awesome Review Couldn’t Describe Black Service any Better! Always nice to hear good things about Black Service! SIGN UP HERE FOR OUR DISCOUNT IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY AND LETS MAKE SOME MONEY !!! CityTrader 17 December 2010 A service that offers tons of stock re.....