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Buy Puts on Honda, Medco Health Options traders should be buying puts on Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) and Medco Health (NYSE: MHS)...... Why Now is NOT the Time to Buy Stocks Investors who are disappointed that the market has run away from them will likely get a second chance soon. ..... Insiders Bailing on This Tech Stock Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) broke support at its 50-day moving average, and that was before news that it could be impacted by the shutdown of Japanese suppliers...... 5 Major ETF Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) Trading ETFs entails more risk than many investors realize, especially if they are not using a proper trading strategy...... 6 Sin Stocks with High Dividend Yields Sin stocks like Philip Morris NYSE:PM, Altria NYSE:MO and Diageo NYSE:DEO are high yield dividend stocks that investors may want to buy...... 5 Oil Options for a Drilling Boom Consider options on BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE: BHP), Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE: NBL), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) and other oil drillers to profit...... Car Rental Stocks On Collision Course With Safety Recall Regulations Rental car stocks Hertz, Avis Budget and Dollar Thrifty face higher costs thanks to safety recall regulations...... General Electric: 3 Pros, 3 Cons Rocked by nuclear headlines, will GE's shares plunge further -- or are they a buy?..... Rare Earth Stocks – How to Invest in Minerals & Metals Miners Rare earth metal stocks like Avalon AMEX:AVL and Molycorp NYSE:MCP may be the next big companies for investments...... 4 Best Mutual Funds at Vanguard Now Here are four of the top mutual fund investments from Vanguard now...... Major Market Decline has Begun The stock market sell off suggests investors get into Treasury bond funds like Barclays 20+ Treasury Bond Fund and Direxion Daily 30-Year Treasury Bull Shares...... A Discount Retailer That’s Actually Cheap At less than 12 times forward earnings, Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) is trading at a discount of about 14% to the S&P 500...... 5 Recovery Stocks That Will Help Japan Heal As Japan rebuilds its nation after the recent disaster, the following companies will be at the forefront of this dramatic reconstruction effort...... Market Rebounds With Strong Options Volume Options trading very busy as broad market, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rebound. Option expiration drive action in SPDR Financial ETF (NYSE: XLF)...... Thursday’s Apple Rumors – Japan Crisis Hits Supply Chain Rumors at Apple Inc. NASDAQ: AAPL indicate the Japan crisis is hurting supply chains and suppliers to the iPad and iPhone...... Staples Options Could Supply Profits Small-business retailer Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) has weathered the downturn and is ready to move higher. September call options are attractive...... VIX Options, Futures Confuse the Pros Too Prices on the options and futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) can appear to act illogically...... Is General Electric (GE) Facing End of Nuclear Business? A General Electric nuclear reactor is at the epicenter of the crisis in Japan. Could that mean the end of GE's nuclear venture?..... As Microsoft (MSFT) Kills Zune, It Should Focus on Smartphones and Portable Gaming Microsoft NASDAQ:MSFT may kill the Zune MP3 player, and would be wise to focuse on smartphones and a portable Xbox gaming platform with Windows Phone 7...... 5 Global Inflation ETFs to Buy Now These exchange-traded funds (ETFs) should benefit from the current global inflation and an increase in interest rates...... 5 Beer Stocks You Want on Tap These beverage companies could have investors seeing green all year long...... Hit Singles With Option Calendar Spreads Options traders use calendar spreads to take advantage of time decay in option premium...... Walgreen Calls Could Fix What Ails You Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) has hit a support level at 40, making its 40 call options attractive as it reports earnings next week...... The Most Misunderstood Stock on Wall Street: Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is dirt cheap, selling at roughly half of its historical valuation, because it is a misunderstood company and stock...... How to Avoid the $25k Minimum in Top Mutual Fund The Vanguard Selected Value Fund is worth its steep minimum, but those seeking a lower entry point could try a mutual fund ETF......

Market Rapidly Approaching Breakout Zone We are within points of a major support line, and the internal indicators are very oversold......     Triple Your Profits When the Market Reverses The market is rapidly approaching a major breakout zone where traders should purchase the Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: TYH)...... 5 Things You Soon May Pay For with Your Smartphone Near field communications and NFC smartphone technology in BlackBerry and iPhone devices could take off soon...... 5 Nuclear Stocks to Buy Despite Japan Crisis Investing in nuclear energy stocks may seem risky in light of the Japan crisis, but nuclear fusion as a power source will not disappear...... 5 Nuclear Stocks to Buy Despite Japan Crisis Investing in nuclear energy stocks may seem risky in light of the Japan crisis, but nuclear fusion as a power source will not disappear...... 5 Nuclear Stocks to Buy Despite Japan Crisis Investing in nuclear energy stocks may seem risky in light of the Japan crisis, but nuclear fusion as a power source will not disappear...... 5 Nuclear Stocks to Buy Despite Japan Crisis Investing in nuclear energy stocks may seem risky in light of the Japan crisis, but nuclear fusion as a power source will not disappear...... Asian Indexes Lead Huge Options Volume The options market saw huge volume in South Korea Index (NYSE: EWY) and iShares Japan Index (NYSE: EWJ). The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) rose above 27. ..... Charts Turn Negative on Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is headed lower, according to stock charts. This could also send down the NASDAQ 100 index...... Options Beginners – Know the Rules Beginning option traders often assume they know the rules, a mistake that can lead to money-losing trades...... Netflix (NFLX) to Stream Original TV Programming Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock is red hot, but the company isn't cooling off - focusing on original TV programming that stars Kevin Spacey and costs $100M...... Crude Oil Prices Roll Back – But Will They Surge Soon? Crude oil prices indicate a downtrend after the Japan crisis, but is oil's run really over?..... Diamonds in the Options’ Rough Options on Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX), and Ford (NYSE: F) show relative strength for the next few days...... Wednesday Apple Rumors – iPad 2 Sellout in U.S. May Delay Global Sales Push Apple Inc. rumors show iPad 2 sales in the U.S. were overwhelming, and may delay the global sale of the tablet computer...... VIX Sets Record With 1 Million Contracts The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) set a record, trading more than one million contracts. The CBOE may trade volatility indexes on equities and ETFs. ..... Alternative Energy ETFs Winning Favor These funds should continue to fare well...... The iPad Hasn’t Killed PCs Yet Those 'other' computers are still a powerful market...... 6 St. Patrick’s Day Pots of Gold OptionsZone Experts offer six trades keyed to St. Patrick’s Day, including McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) and Ryanair Holdings (NASDAQ: RYAAY)...... The Only Way to Reverse This Destructive Downturn The indices need to close above their respective 50-day moving averages. ..... An Energy Stock to Buy in the Panic Following a round of profit-taking and panic selling, Suncor Energy Inc. (NYSE: SU) is approaching a buy point. ..... The RIGHT Nuclear Stocks Look Cheap You can say one thing about the bulls: It's not easy to herd them back into the pen. Shortly after today's opening bell, the Dow plunged, screaming, into a 292-point chasm. But then, as happened Monda..... 7 Hot Tech Penny Stocks to Buy Hot penny stocks to buy in the tech sector include these seven low-priced plays...... Japan’s Near-term Shutdown on a Long Road to Recovery It is going to be a long road to recovery for Japan, and the uncertainty surrounding the situation there will continue to weigh on the market and Japanese companies. ..... GM, Ford Options Resilient as Market Wobbles Options markets very busy, sending the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) over 25 in intraday trading...... Stocks Make It Halfway Back From Selloff Stocks mount a late rally, but uncertainty in Japan continues to weigh heavily......