bear market bull market, 2011-01-21

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Markman: High Unemployment Helps the Economy When jobs are hard to get, people tend to make more of their own...... Buy Silver Trust Put, Euronext Call Options traders should consider buying a put option on the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) as silver is sold off...... Why I’m Still Buying Bank of America After Earnings Bank of America NYSE:BAC reported weak earnings, but here's why BofA stock is still one of the best stocks to buy...... Is the Ride Over for This Gold Stock? Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s (NYSE: FCX) fall through its 50-day moving average on a breakaway gap signals a major trend change...... 2 Serious Warning Signs to Watch Commodity ETFs took a hit yesterday, and the Dow Jones Transportation Index is in dangerous territory. ..... 5 Reasons Investors Should Love Obama President Barack Obama gets a bad rap as a Wall Street enemy, but investors have actually been helped by policies in four key investing sectors...... Small Cap Weakness Points to Market Correction Stock have been moving lower this week, but the key point is the divergence between small cap stocks and blue chips...... What Buffett Departure from WPO Board Means Warren Buffett announced he’ll be stepping down from the board of the Washington Post (NYSE: WPO)...... Google's Shakeup Casts a Shadow A blowout earnings report is offset by an executive reshuffling...... Visa, Williams and QQQQs Drive Options Trading Active options trading today led by Visa (NYSE: V), Williams (NYSE: WMB), and PowerShares QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQQ)...... Fast Food's Changing Fiscal Menu Investors will have to choose stocks carefully in this sector...... Steel Stocks Fail to Show Strength Steel sector stocks such as AK Steel NYSE: AKS, Arcelor Mittal NYSE: MT, POSCO NYSE: PKX and U.S. Steel NYSE: X are fading after a strong finish to 2010...... 3 Ways to Bring Nokia Back Here's how the company can grab back its mobile momentum...... Shiny or Tarnished? Options to Play the Silver Trade Silver trusts and ETFs like the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) and the Global X Silver Miners (NYSE: SIL) offer ways to play the rally in silver prices...... Beaten VIX Futures Having Their Day The iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures (NYSE: VXX) have risen two points recently after a two-year decline...... Thursday's Apple Rumors — Mobile Has a New No. 1 The company passes Nokia as the world's leading mobile-phone maker...... 10 Dividend Achievers Offering Income Growth and Capital Appreciation Dividend achievers are stocks that have increased distributions for at least 10 consecutive years, and are some of the best income investments now...... Schwab Adds Midcaps and REITs to ETF Lineup Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) has just added the Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (NYSE: SCHH) and the new Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF (NYSE: SCHM) to its ETF lineup...... Airlines Face Turbulence as Fuel Costs Rise Higher expenses rear their head just as carriers were beginning to bounce back...... Wal-Mart to Unveil Cheaper, Healthier Food Options Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is looking to prove you can be a big box retailer and still believe in smaller waistlines. ..... Buy Starbucks Calls for Earnings Jump Consider Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) call options before next week’s earnings release...... Market Selloff Likely to Continue The S&P 500 Index and U.S. markets appear to be heading for further selling as bulls have slowed buying. Indicators suggest market top has formed...... Has the Market Topped Out? The widely anticipated pullback may be here...... 5 Global Mutual Funds That Aren’t Global After All U.S. mutual fund and 401k investors have been pouring money into global stocks and funds...... Get Bearish on Banks With FAZ Use leveraged ETF Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: FAZ) to capitalize on the financials' fall from grace. .....

7 CEOs Who Are Their Brands Steve Jobs isn’t the only high-profile CEO synonymous with his company. Here are seven others......     Forget Silver Coins, Put These Shiny ETFs in Your Pocket The total sales of silver bullion by the US Mint have hit a 26-year high, but silver ETF funds and trust are better investments...... Cree Shows Long-Term Promise, Short-Term Queasiness It's more of the same volatility for shareholders of this LED-product maker...... Stocks Slide Into Rare Selloff Mode The market takes a tumble as financials again lose pace...... Bank of America, SPX Top Options Trading Options were heavily traded a few days before expiration as the broader market took a fall...... Economic Recovery Forges On Despite Negatives U.S. economy's momentum remains strong despite inflation, jobless claims and rising oil prices, as the trade deficit improves and a weak U.S. dollar boosts exports...... 5 Stocks for Weekly Options Traders Weekly options are for active traders looking for busy stocks...... Nintendo Needs a Recharge from New 3-D Handheld With its Wii console starting to fade, the company needs another hit...... Are Target Date Retirement Funds Good For Your 401k? Mutual funds with a projected retirement date attached have been sold as a panacea to people saving and investing for retirement via a 401k, IRA or brokerage account. But are they?..... 2 Ways to Profit From the Euro Zone Drama The bond auction in Portugal is just another band-aid solution for the euro zone crisis. I suggest a paired trade in emerging market bank stocks...... 3 Tech Tag Teams That Should Take On Apple Old rivals should join forces to topple tech's Goliath...... ETFS Introduces New Asian Gold Basket Fund NYSE:AGOL ETF Securities has just added the ETFS Physical Asian Gold Shares (NYSE: AGOL) to its lineup of investment funds...... Wednesday's Apple Rumors — AT&T, We Still Love Ya The telecom re-ups for a nonexclusive iPhone deal...... Buy Exxon Call Spread Before Earnings Option traders can benefit from the rise in ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) stock as it garners greater revenues due to the increase in oil prices...... Nobody Could Screw Up Apple Now The level of product demand means success won't be derailed anytime soon...... Runaway Oil Stock Still a Good Buy Oil stock Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) may have another major move ahead of it. ..... Time to ‘Sell the News’ After Apple Earnings? Strong earnings reports by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) may be priced into the market...... New Target for Nasdaq The tech-heavy index could hit 3,700 this year...... 5 Auto Stocks Kicking Into High Gear With the auto sector's big return to profitability in 2011, auto stocks make attractive investments. ..... 6 Blue Chip Tech Stocks to Sell Immediately Among the top blue chip tech stocks to sell now are Cisco, RIMM and Microsoft according to Louis Navellier...... Strike Before Industrial Precious Metals Get Too Hot New ETFs allow individual investors to trade platinum and palladium. ..... Apple Shows Who's the Boss It's the mother of all blowout quarters for the consumer tech giant...... Top Food Inflation Stock Picks Rising food prices make agriculture stocks attractive plays to profit from the food inflation trend...... Apple, Citi, GE, VIX Options Volume Leaders Options trading was active on the first day of January expiration week, as General Electric (NYSE: GE) calls saw volume along with Citi (NYSE: C)...... 5 Option Expiration Questions Answered Option expiration can be confusing for traders of all skill sets......