shorting stock market, 2011-11-11

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4 Important Dates for Dividend Investors Knowing the important dates around a company's dividend will help investors better know their rights, such as whether they're even entitled to a payout...... The Euro Has Only One Way to Go According to Nouriel "Doctor Doom" Roubini, the euro zone faces four likely scenarios -- and none bodes well for the currency...... Watch Your Wealth Grow on Disney, CBS Both DIS and CBS are solid entertainment stocks with strong growth potential, but one might prove to be the better industry value. See our top pick...... Giving Your Portfolio a Paint Job? Here’s the Stock for You Both Sherwin-Williams (SHW) and Masco (MAS) are victims of a stagnant economy, but one of these two has a better chance at a bright future...... Exploit Elevated Volatility With This S&P 500 Option Trade The options market is expecting in a big move, but probably NOT as much as is currently priced in. ..... A Vegas Housing Rebound? Don’t Bet on It New Nevada regulations are slowing foreclosure processing, but that doesn’t mean delinquencies are declining in Vegas...... 3 High-Yield Themes Paying Off Big Business development, fertilizer and telecom represented in this diverse group of moneymaking stocks...... Jolt Your Portfolio With This Energy Buy Natural gas company EQT Corp. is coming off strong third-quarter earnings and is priced right to buy. Get the target for EQT...... The Bears Are in Charge Volatility remains high, and while the indices were all slightly up Thursday, they're trading in narrow zones. Be wary of a break through support lines...... Major Reversal Should Not be Ignored Despite Market Rally After Wednesday’s sell-off, the S&P 500 is likely to fall to its 50-day moving average...... Green Mountain Tanks — Thursday’s IP Market Recap Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) shares hemorrhage 40% on slight earnings miss Thursday; also, casino stocks hit the skids...... Sorry Mitt, Europe Is Our Problem Too The GOP presidential hopeful says Europe can sink or swim on its own. Wrong. The U.S. is simply too connected to follow that strategy...... 7 Costly Mutual Fund Mistakes to Avoid Before you sink another dime into a mutual fund, learn how to see through the baloney and turn your fund portfolio into the retirement nest egg you deserve...... How to Play Decelerating Earnings Growth Going Into 2012 The past two months have seen stocks crash 20%, chop around all summer, endure a recession call and then zoom up 20%. What can investors expect next?..... When Is It Time to Sell a Dividend Stock? Dividend stocks have plenty of appealing factors, and it's easy to find reasons to buy. But the trickier thing is knowing when to get out...... 3 Homebuilders to Evict From Your Portfolio A stronger home market may be coming, but these shares have gotten ahead of any rebound. Here are three homebuilding stocks to show the door...... Thursday Apple Rumors — iPhone 4S Biting Into T-Mobile Scores of customers have fled T-Mobile, the United States' biggest telecom not to offer the iPhone. Here's what its CEO predicts for Q4...... Why Is the Senate Witch-Hunting ETFs? One would think the Senate has better things to do than investigate an already heavily regulated investment category like ETFs...... Broadcom Is Bringing Your Fridge Online Chipmaker Broadcom (BRCM) is bringing a range of appliances and other electronics online using Wi-Fi technology...... Don’t Buy Into These 2 High-Priced Brews Even though Anheuser-Busch beat earnings estimates and Molson Coors' sales are growing, neither stock presents a decent value. Here's why...... Food Fight: Why Kellogg Stock Beats General Mills If Kellogg (K) looks a little dirtier than General Mills (GIS), it's because of all the hard work the company is putting into strengthening its business...... Is Sony a Bargain in the Rough? The once-powerful electronics giant has fallen on hard times, and its stock is battered. See if Sony is a bargain buy or cheap for a reason...... A Retail ‘Call’ to Arms Major retailers say they’re expecting increased sales this holiday season. This is the play traders willing to take a bullish bet should make...... 4 Reasons Why You Should Bet on Cisco Cisco's concerted effort to put its business in order showed in its strong earnings report. Here's why CSCO still has room to move up...... Stay Safe in a Volatile Market Because the VIX moves in opposition to the market, that says we want to go long when VIX gets overbought. .....

4 Reasons Tanker Stocks Are Hitting a Reef The drop in daily charter rates has hit tanker stocks hard. But that's not the only reason shipping companies are facing choppy waters. .....     Pink Sheet, OTC and Microcap Stocks: Are They Really Worth It? Many pink sheet stocks trade just like regular investments -- and some OTC picks dwarf NYSE or Nasdaq stocks. See if they are right for you...... 10 Things Vanguard Won’t Tell You To protect your retirement, your family and your future, you must avoid vulnerable Vanguard funds and know what secrets they are keeping...... 3 Stocks to Get Rid of Now It's important to regularly weed out positions that aren't helping your portfolio. Yank these duds before they do any more damage...... The Bulls’ Only Hope The sole hope for the bulls is that somehow buyers will emerge to salvage this decline from a penetration of the support line at 1,220. If not ........ Tips and Techniques for Successful Stock Trading Whether you do business at TD Waterhouse or some other brokerage, you can save money with every trade if you know the ropes...... One Stock That Survived the Market Crash As the market suffered a crushing blow Wednesday, Yahoo fell by just a nickel. Get YHOO's trading target...... Italy Crisis Pounds U.S. Markets — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap Italian bonds break through 7% and no bailout plan is in sight..... Amylin Stumbles After Lilly Pulls Partnership Plug As Eli Lilly looks elsewhere for a diabetes drug partner, Amylin Pharmaceuticals stumbles. But Lilly is happy as can be. Here's why...... Events in Europe Share Eerie Resemblance to 2007-08 U.S. Mortgage Crisis While there might not be another 2008 in our future, the ongoing crisis in Europe should give pause to even the sturdiest optimist...... Wednesday Apple Rumors — Kindle Fire Giving Would-Be iPad Buyers Pause About a quarter of survey's respondents said Amazon's Kindle Fire has caused them to delay buying an iPad...... The 6 Rules of Penny Stock Investing If you want to score big with under-$3 stocks, look for the unloved and misunderstood. And most importantly, always follow these six rules...... What HP’s Meg Whitman Can Do With WebOS Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman says she's unsure of webOS' future. Here's three possible options for the company's operating system...... The Better Retail Bet: Macy’s Vs. Ralph Lauren Both have been bucking the slow economy, but only one is trading at a discount...... General Motors Hits a European Roadblock General Motors is just the latest example of how Europe's fiscal potholes continue to stall global stocks. Despite reporting solid earnings, GM took a beating -- along with the rest of the market -- o..... Gold Flat, Silver Weaker in Wake of Italian Bond Yield Spike Gold around $1,784 and silver around $34.40 on Wednesday morning; shares of miner Pan American Silver (PAAS) take a beating...... Airlines’ Latest Lure: In-Flight Wi-Fi Numerous carriers have introduced (or are rolling out) paid in-flight wireless Internet to attract customers, boost revenue. See where there's a battle brewing...... What Election Day 2011 Means for 2012 Tuesday's vote is a precursor for what to expect next year. Unfortunately, it means things are about to get very, very ugly...... Tread Carefully With Refining Stocks Refining stocks have enjoyed a perfect storm of a third quarter -- but that likely means the sector is due for a pause. Investors should take in a few tips...... Market Volatility Fueling BP Share Price It's a good time to take advantage of volatility by owning the stock and selling call options against it for instant income...... Want a Rally? Put on Your Pompoms and Start Rooting for Banks It's easy to hate banks, but if you're hoping for a U.S. rally, you'd better be cheering on the financial sector. Here's why we can't have a lasting recovery without it...... 3 REITs Offering Outstanding Dividends These solid REITs and their standout payouts are backed by diverse holdings and smart management...... Inflation Pressures Likely to Put Brakes on Any Treasury Rally TLT moved up to $124 at the time of Operation Twist, only to fall back to the present level around $117 in Tuesday's trading...... 2 Options for Playing a Nasdaq OMX Group Breakout Once the stock is finally able to absorb all of the supply in this area, higher prices should be in the offing...... Think Greener Pastures for the Bull Are Ahead? Think Again The market is being confronted with enormous overhead resistance......