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Market Recap: Stocks Post Modest Gains as Financials, Tech Sector Pave the Path Higher

03/10/10 4:21 PM

Google�s new online store helped the COMP tag a 52-week peak

Bearish Speculation Surges on LDK Solar Co., Ltd.

Pessimistic option players are favoring deep out-of-the-money strikes

Out-of-the-Money Call Volume Pops on Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT)

Traders bet on additional gains as POT faces a familiar roadblock

Can Human Genome Sciences Continue Its Impressive Climb?

The stock tagged a new 52-week high of $32.80 today

Option Orientation: Buying Calls

Revealing the reasons for this bullish strategy

Options Update: Call Buyers Converge on Capital One Financial Corp. (COF)

Can the shares of COF break out of their recent trading range?

Options Strategy of the Day: The Short Call Ladder

Examining the risks and rewards of this three-tiered volatility play

Option Activity Alert: General Electric Company Lures Call Buyers

Are traders truly bullish, or are shorts just hedging their bets?

Monday Morning Outlook: Dow Back in Positive Territory for the Year

Nasdaq kicked off March with a 3.9% weekly gain

Highlights from our SENTIMENT Magazine

Trading the Main Event

Option strategies before and after earnings reports

The Long Vertical Cure: Debit Spreads

Debit spreads can offer peace of mind to option buyers

Expectational Analysis: When Opposites Attract

Breaking down fundamental and technical analysis

The Extra Edge: Sentiment is the Missing Link in Equity Analysis

Trader expectations are often a contrarian indicator

Schaeffer's Blogs

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Puts Mount on KB Home

Trading Floor Blog
Daily Wrap-up - A Flat Close for the Dow Jones Industrial Average

The Daily Contrarian
Citigroup Shows Signs of Life Amid Lingering Pessimism

Options Flow Recap Courtesy of WhatsTrading.com

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