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Bears Expect Yahoo! to Breach Support
By SchaeffersResearch.com Market Observations
Posted in Featured on 25 May 2012
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Bearish speculators in Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO - 15.35) project almost 10% of downside from the stock in the next few months; a move of this magnitude would lower the shares below intermediate-term support…(Read More)

Dow, SPX Set to End the Week Strong
By SchaeffersResearch.com Market Observations
Posted in Featured on 25 May 2012
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After the markets’ photo finish in the black on Thursday, investors have re-emerged this morning, seemingly bound and determined to put a bullish stamp on a week chock-full of whipsaw price action…(Read More)

Stocks End Little Changed While VIX Beats a Retreat
By SchaeffersResearch.com Market Observations
Posted in Featured on 24 May 2012
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Once again, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) endured a wishy-washy session, only to find itself a bit higher than where it started…(Read More)

What’s Driving the Trend Toward Calls on MannKind?
By SchaeffersResearch.com Market Observations
Posted in Featured on 24 May 2012
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Call options are gaining popularity on MannKind Corporation (MNKD - 1.67), with traders on the International Securities Exchange (ISE) and Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) buying to open 2,292 of these traditionally bullish bets during the past five sessions…(Read More)

A Closer Look at LinkedIn, Visa, and Zipcar
By SchaeffersResearch.com Market Observations
Posted in Featured on 24 May 2012
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Unless you’ve spent the last couple of weeks under a rock, Facebook Inc.’s (FB) debut — as well as the company’s subsequent legal drama and the stock’s post-IPO slump — has dominated the headlines…(Read More)

Sirius XM: A Tale of Two (Potential) Trades
By SchaeffersResearch.com Market Observations
Posted in Featured on 24 May 2012
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As Sirius XM Radio Inc (SIRI - 1.99) teeters around the %242.00 level with Liberty Media Corp (Capital) (LMCA - 28.33) circling like a Great White, options players continue to speculate on the future of the satellite radio firm…(Read More)

Dow Takes Aim at the 12,500 Mark
By SchaeffersResearch.com Market Observations
Posted in Featured on 24 May 2012
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Wednesday’s roller-coaster action was nothing short of impressive. Bulls battled back in the latter half of the session, and appear ready to do so again today, with futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) positioning the blue-chip barometer for a battle with the 12,500 level…(Read More)

Late-Day Surge Keeps Dow, SPX Near Breakeven; Is an Oversold Bounce In Store?
By SchaeffersResearch.com Market Observations
Posted in Featured on 23 May 2012
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) had lopped off more than 191 points by lunchtime, but battled back to pare most of its losses by the closing bell…(Read More)

Why Put Buyers Aren’t Cheering Suntech Power’s Earnings Miss
By SchaeffersResearch.com Market Observations
Posted in Featured on 23 May 2012
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Put options have been gaining popularity on Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd…(Read More)

Pre-Earnings Traders Take a Shine to Tiffany
By SchaeffersResearch.com Market Observations
Posted in Featured on 23 May 2012
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Ahead of its turn on the earnings stage tomorrow morning, short-term options are heating up on high-end jeweler Tiffany & Co…(Read More)