bearish stocks, 2011-04-22

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Buy Mylan Calls, United Rental Puts Buy call options on Mylan (NASDAQ: MYL), and puts on United Rental (NYSE: URI)...... McDonald's Menu Prices to Increase Thanks to Inflation Inflation is pushing up the prices for McDonald's NYSE:MCD menu items including beef, cheese even coffee beans...... 11 ETFs That Will Save You From Inflation Inflation is here and could rob investors blind if they are not prepared. ..... 5 Reasons I Can’t Sell BofA Stock – And Why You Should Buy Bank of America stock NYSE:BAC has been sold off in 2011, but BofA is still one of the stocks this investor is calling a buy after earnings due to Merrill Lynch and consumer credit strengths...... Yahoo, Baidu, SPY Spur Options Trading Options trading volume seen in Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU), and SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY)...... Stock Rally Stays On the Gas Apple's blowout quarter sets the stage for another runup...... 6 Options for a Japanese Comeback Trade long-term options on Japan stocks as the nation revives after its March disasters...... Apple, Ford, OIH Drive Midday Options Options trading is moderate as Ford (NYSE: F) and Oil Service HOLDRs ETF ((NYSE: OIH) garner some volume...... 5 Reasons to Buy Railroad Stocks Industry fundamentals look solid..... Politics May Push Feds to Bail on GM Stake Taxpayers are likely to book a loss on the bailout...... Paccar and Eaton Stocks to Rise on New Manufacturing Boom Paccar and Eaton are attractive industrial stocks benefiting from a surge in manufacturing earnings and revenue...... Thursday's Apple Rumors — Profit Power The company throws up another blowout quarter...... Smoking-Cessation Drugs Offer a Mixed Bag Practically everyone who smokes tells you they would like to quit. In fact, many have tried, probably several times over. But kicking the nicotine habit is difficult. The pharmaceutical industry has..... Freeport-McMoRan Shares — 3 Pros, 3 Cons Continued copper demand looks like a sure thing..... Digging up Profits in Fossil Options Retail apparel firm Fossil (NASDAQ: FOSL) shows some positives for options trades. ..... Big Oil Stocks Are Standing Tall Mega-cap players like Exxon Mobil are riding the surge in crude to higher stock prices...... Stocks to Play the Corporate Tech Spending Surge and Cloud Computing Trend Cloud computing stocks are playing the corparate IT tech spending surge, and stock investments in Intel INTC, Juniper JNPR, IBM and VMWare VMW are paying off...... Thursday's Stocks to Watch: Chipotle, Qualcomm Chipotle slips despite beating Wall Street expectations...... Apple Lowball Ploy Getting Kind of Low Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) beat its earnings estimates again...... Bond Funds Like TLT Grab Nervous Investors Gyrating equity markets have investors trying the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NYSE: TLT)...... Sip a Coke Call to Prep for Earnings Buy Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) call options before the quarterly earnings report. ..... Why This Bull Market May be Bull Why was the Dow the only major index to break to new highs? The Fed may have something to do with it...... 5 Dangerous Emerging Market ETFs to Flee Don't get mixed up in these unstable markets that offer much more risk than reward...... 3 Foreign Dividend Stocks to Buy The telecommunications industry is brimming with opportunities to earn lofty dividends and capital gains, especially with these three foreign dividend stocks...... 5 Top Franklin Templeton 401k Funds to Buy Now Franklin Templeton mutual funds have a lot to offer 401k investors, and here are three of the top fund investments......

Top Gold Stock to Buy Canadian mining company Eldorado Gold Corp. (NYSE: EGO) just confirmed a new uptrend......     3 Reasons the Gold Bubble Will Burst Gold isn't a true "investment," but a speculation. Gold isn't a true contrarian play now, but a fad. And no, gold's value isn't bulletproof...... VIX Drops to a Learners Permit in Options Options trading was active led by CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX), Verizon (NYSE: VZ), iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond (NYSE: TLT)...... 10 Brawny Dividend Stocks to Buy These high-paying dividend stocks also have outstanding fundamentals...... Options Midday – Bond ETF, BofA Top Volume Options trading busy with three bond TLT strikes showing large volume...... Netflix Looks to Keep Growth in the Family Its multi-streaming plan is just the beginning...... Coach Fliers Starting to Balk at Higher Airfares Economy passengers are starting to push back against higher fares and fees. ..... Wednesday's Apple Rumors — iPad to Disappoint? One analyst sees the tablet missing sales estimates...... Yahoo Shares — 3 Pros, 3 Cons A slew of solid assets may save the day..... IBM Shares — 3 Pros, 3 Cons All signs point to higher global IT spending...... Apple Poised to Make or Break Tech Rally The company's quarterly report has engendered a rare split of expectations...... Apple Earnings to Cut Options Volatility Tonight’s earnings report from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) should send options volatility lower...... 3 Hot IPOs to Put on Your Watch List The initial public offering of hot IPOs like RenRen RENN, GNC Holdings and ServiceSource SREV has created opportunities for IPO stock investors...... Wednesday's Stocks to Watch: IBM, Yahoo Strong earnings reports are driving tech higher...... Smart Options Trading – Earnings Season During earnings season the smartest options strategies involve less risk, lower returns, and a greater probability of success...... Taco Bell Beef Lawsuit Dismissed, But Yum Brands Menu Problems Persist The lawsuit over Taco Bell beef has been dismissed and parent Yum Brands is at a new high, but the restaurant is losing the fight for quality with McDonald's MCD and Wendy's WEN...... How to Tell When It's Time to Sell A classic head-and-shoulders chart pattern can give you advanced warning...... Aggressive Investors Could Nab 18% Yield If future dividends mirror the recent payout, investors will be sitting pretty with dividend stock Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (NYSE: OZM). ..... Tiny Tim Getting Too Big for His Britches You may want to buy Treasurys if the yield goes to 3.5% or higher, but for now, the Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE: ESD) offers a better value and yield...... How Will Bond Investors Weather Rising Rates? Even though rising interest rates hurt bond prices, Vanguard bond fund investors actually do a little better than their starting yield would suggest in this environment. ..... An Irrational Financial Stock to Sell Irrational exuberance has taken Raymond James Financial Inc. (NYSE: RJF) to an unsustainable level...... 4 Mutual Funds for a Bear Market Bear market mutual funds are hard to come by for many 401k investors, but here are 4 bearish fund investments to buy now...... Stock Bounce Looks Light on Stamina The market rebounds, but the rally's former fuel has disappeared...... Options Wrap : Blackboard's a Jungle Mostly quiet options trading though Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Blackboard (NASDAQ: BBBB), Hanesbrands ((NYSE: HBI) see some action...... Bank of America Leads Options Midday Options midday are steady but controlled, led by bank of America (NYSE: BAC)......