stock shorting, 2011-07-20

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Options Traders See Quick Rally in This Rare Earth Stock The weekly options expiring Friday perked up yesterday (Tuesday), with buying in the 55, 57.50, and 60 contracts...... Ignore the News, Stick to a Long View: Strategist Tune out the news and take a long view on the markets, Roberg Pavlik, chief market strategist at Banyan Partners told CNBC Tuesday...... Target Is Hiring — And Options Bulls Are Buying Ahead of its earnings report in mid-August, the retailer has announced plans to add 6,300 employees. Some early birds have jumped in to buy more than 6,000 August 50 calls for $1.63. ..... Why Banks Are Tanking Bank shares tumbled Monday, hit by a ratings downgrade in the sector and growing concerns that the U.S. and Europe are not doing enough to address their escalating debt problems...... Morningstar Analyst Sees Healthy Johnson & Johnson Earnings Morningstar equity analyst Damien Conover is expecting healthier earnings for Johnson & Johnson than most analysts on Wall Street, he told CNBC Monday. ..... Do Real Estate ETFs Know Something We Don't?: Hulbert Real-estate exchange traded funds are trading near 52-week highs, so don't be surprised if the outlook for the sector is brighter than many believe, Mark Hulbert, Marketwatch senior columnist and edit..... IBM Acquisitions, Analytics Business Boost Likely: Analyst International Business Machines' growth will likely come from its analytics business and more software company acquisitions, Barclays Capital hardware analyst Ben Reitzes told CNBC Monday. ..... Options Traders Loving This Apparel Stock Liz Claiborne attracted heavy call buying late Friday amid reports that it was shopping its Mexx brand to private-equity firms. ..... Higher Prices, Prescriptions to Boost Big Pharma Profit: Analyst Analysts from health care equity research firm Leerink Swaan expect major pharmaceutical companies to beat their second-quarter estimates. ..... Citi Second-Quarter Profit a 'Disappointment': Analyst Citigroup's second-quarter earnings were a ""disappointment,"" as higher expenses offset a better-than-expected rise in revenue, David Trone, the securities industry analyst at JMP Securities, told CN.....

Private Detective http://www.theprivatedetective.com/.....     Market At Inflection Point Although the market managed to bounce nicely we are still stuck in a sideways trading range. As a bull you want to see the S&P 500 take out the July pivot high and ultimately the May high. The bea..... Still Patiently Waiting For Good Entries Two weeks ago the market looked like it would provide excellent entries soon. The last few days simply don't look good. Something doesn't feel right. When I say 'something doesn't feel right' it usual.....