Thursday, November 18, 2010

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DailyMarkets.com - Are Commodity Currencies And Gold Still A Strong Play?


Are Commodity Currencies And Gold Still A Strong Play?

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 09:44 AM PST

USD/CAD
Resistance 1:  1.0200; Resistance 2: 1.0260
Support 1: 1.0150; Support 2: 1.0110

USD/CAD 11/18/2010

The USD/CAD formed a triple top with the base at 1.0200. The 1.0200 level is thus the near-term resistance. So far the market has not been able to push back into the triple top zone. The RSI is also breaking below 40, so the bullish scenario is not healthy anymore, and the bearish scenario is brewing in this short-term look. The bullish scenario is still preferred unless … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Thursday Forex Levels To Watch: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 09:39 AM PST

EUR/USD
Resistance 1:  1.3670; Resistance 2: 1.3750/1.3760. Resistance 3: 1.3820.
Support 1: 1.3570; Support 2: 1.3525 Support 3. 1.3450

EUR/USD 11/18/2010 1H

The EUR/USD broke above the declining channel, anchored to a new one. The RSI broke above 60 and is flirting with going above 70. There is definitely a correction in development from the recent declines. However, the market is testing the 1.3670 resistance pivot. Note this is also where the SMA 200 resides. A break above … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Bullish-Looking Stocks For Thursday: Transocean, DryShips, Qualcomm, CME Group, Northern Oil & Gas, Sina, F5 Networks, New Energy Systems, Cree, Rovi

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 09:25 AM PST

It looks like we have a strong open this morning in an oversold market. If we can maintain the strength throughout the day, it should be a good time to open new long positions. Here are some on the watchlist:

- Rovi (ROVI)

- Cree (NASDAQ:CREE)

- Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM)

- CME Group (NASDAQ:CME)

- Sina (NASDAQ:SINA)

- VeriFone Systems (NYSE:PAY)

- Transocean (NYSE:RIG)

- Loral Space & Communications (NASDAQ:LORL)

- Cleveland BioLabs (NASDAQ:CBLI)

- Nova Measuring Instruments (NASDAQ:NVMI)

- … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Denbury Sheds Encore Stake

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 09:05 AM PST

Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR) will divest its stake in Encore Energy Partners LP (NYSE:ENP) to Vanguard Natural Resources LLC for $380 million. The consideration includes $300 million in cash and $80 million in Vanguard common units. The deal is expected to complete around December 31.
On completion of the deal, Vanguard will own Encore’s general partner and a 46% stake in the company, or about 20.9 million units of Encore.
Encore Energy Partners LP was formed by Encore Acquisition Company … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Initial Jobless Claims Edge Up

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 09:05 AM PST

Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 2,000 last week to 439,000 (last week was also revised up by 2,000, so one could see it as a 4,000 increase). This was slightly better than the expected level of 442,000. While not as good as a further drop, it still keeps alive hopes that we might be able to get out of the "trading range" that initial claims have been in for the last year.

Initial claims have been generally trending down since they hit a secondary peak of 504,000 (after … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Simcere Beats On Top & Bottom Line

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:45 AM PST

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (NYSE:SCR) posted third-quarter 2010 earnings of 15 cents per American Depository Share (ADS), beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8 cents and the prior-year earnings by 11 cents per ADS. Impressive gross margin led to the substantial beat in earnings.
Quarterly Details
Quarterly revenues were $82.2 million, up 24% in local currency and sharply above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $75 million. Higher sales of cancer drugs, Endu (up 195.6% year over year in local … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Roche Cuts Jobs, Reaffirms Outlook

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:45 AM PST

Roche Holdings Ltd. (RHHBY) recently announced plans under its Operational Excellence Program. The program is aimed at increasing the company's productivity and efficiency along with trimming costs in order to adapt to an increasingly challenging environment.
The Operational Excellence Program was first announced in September in response to the growing healthcare cost pressures in the US and Europe. We note that several other companies like Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) and Genzyme Corp. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Hot Stocks To Know For Thursday: NetApp, Cisco, Citigroup, JP Morgan, Target, McDonald’s, Qualcomm, Applied Materials

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:28 AM PST

Most U.S. stocks rose Weds, snapping a four-day losing streak in the S& P 500 Index, as earnings at Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) and speculation that Ireland will receive aid offset concern that technology spending is slowing. Target climbed 3.4% as profit jumped 23% on credit-card unit growth and McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) gained 1.2%, helping give consumer shares the biggest gain among 10 industries in the S&P 500. But NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) tumbled 6.5% after the maker of storage equipment joined Cisco … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Australian Dollar: Key ST Resistance At 10725

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:19 AM PST

Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Canadian Dollar: The Downside Prevails

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:19 AM PST

Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


NetApp Beats Again

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:16 AM PST

Network Appliances Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP) reported second quarter fiscal 2011 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 45 cents, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 39 cents. Adjusted EPS excludes amortization of intangible assets, acquisition related expenses, non-cash interest expense as well as investments and tax gains, but includes stock-based compensation expenses.
During the quarter, NetApp launched new solutions, enhanced customer satisfaction by providing advanced IT infrastructure and … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


BJ’s Wholesale Beats, Lifts Outlook

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:16 AM PST

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (NYSE:BJ), a leading warehouse club operator in the United States, recently posted better-than-expected third-quarter 2010 results on the heels of higher merchandise margins and effective cost management, and lifted its outlook.
The quarterly earnings of 43 cents a share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents, and also came ahead of its guidance of 37 cents. However, the earnings dropped 4.4% from 45 cents in the prior-year quarter.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Another Round Of Stress Tests Ahead

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:15 AM PST

America's largest banks will have to go through another round of stress tests to prove that they will be able to confront another recession with their financial strength, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
All of the 19 largest banks regulated by the Federal Reserve including Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) would need to demonstrate that they have adequate capital to address potential losses over the next two years under … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Aetna’s New Contract

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:15 AM PST

US health insurer Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) announced that it has entered into a partnership with Long Island Health Network ("LIHN"). As per the terms of the agreement, LIHN will service all of Aetna's members at all 10 of its hospitals.
The contract, which will be effective on January 1, 2011, will enable Aetna to reduce the cost of delivering high-quality care to its members, at the same time expanding local access to affordable health insurance products.
Long Island Health Network is a group … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Noble Stacks 10 More Rigs

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:15 AM PST

Noble Corporation (NYSE:NE), one of the largest offshore drilling contractors, sent 10 rigs to shipyard as they could not secure contracts. This brings the number of out-of-work or stacked rigs to 12 out of its total 65 rigs. The news came a day after its larger rival Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) stacked four of its older rigs.
The rigs stacked include three shallow-water rigs off the coast of Mexico, where most of the upstream activities are put on hold but drilling is expected to restart next year, … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Crude Rallies Above $82

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:57 AM PST

11/18/10 Front month crude prices rallied again this session following a steep jump in higher-yielding … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – Dollar Remains Broadly Lower After Philly Fed, Jobless Claims

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:50 AM PST

Forex Pros – The U.S. dollar was broadly lower against its major counterparts on Thursday, after official data showed that manufacturing activity in the U.S. state of Philadelphia jumped to a 9-month high and initial jobless claims rose less-than-expected.

During European afternoon trade, the greenback was down against the euro, with EUR/USD climbing 0.52% to hit 1.3601.

Earlier Thursday, Irish Central bank Governor Patrick Honohan said that he expected the country to receive tens of … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – GBP/USD Trims Gains After Philly Fed Index Jumps

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:35 AM PST

Forex Pros – The pound trimmed gains against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, retreating from a 2-day high after official data showed that manufacturing activity in the U.S. state of Philadelphia jumped to a 9-month high.

GBP/USD retreated from 1.6030, the pair's highest since Tuesday, to hit 1.5990 during European afternoon trade, gaining 0.52%.

Cable was likely to find support at 1.5838, Wednesday's low and a 13-day low and resistance at 1.6086, Wednesday's high.

Earlier in the day, … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Opening Bell Market Monitor: GM, ALU, HUM, LTD

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 02:24 AM PST

11/18/10 The latest in news, commentary, and information on what’s moving the US equities … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


TheTechnicalTake: Copper

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 11:34 AM PST

Copper, the metal with the Ph.D. in economics, remains in a range and has failed to break down giving hope to equity bulls everywhere.

Figure 1 is a weekly chart of a continuous copper chart.  The pink and black dots represent key pivot points, which are areas of support and resistance (or buying and selling, respectively).  As you can can see copper fizzled out 2 weeks ago at the 2008 highs of 4.0628; this past week it bounced off of support at 3.6191.  (Sorry for the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


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