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Puts Purchased on Citi Trends (CTRN)
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 2:14pm | 129Shares of Citi Trends Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRN) are higher on the session by 0.62%, currently trading at $27.81. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past five months, with that slide accelerating as of late. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. The August $25.00 put was...
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Calls Purchased on TJX Ahead of Tomorrow’s Earnings (TJX)
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 2:01pm | 176Shares of The TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) are higher on the session by 2.09%, currently trading at $41.75. The low-price retailer has been the darling of hedge funds looking for retail exposure over the past two years. Its earnings release, which is scheduled for tomorrow, before the bell, will be...
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Earnings Preview: The TJX Companies (TJX)
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 1:59pm | 244The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) is currently higher on the session by 2.14%, trading at $41.77. The company is scheduled to report earnings tomorrow, before the opening bell. • Estimates The Street is looking for Q2 earnings per share of $0.73 on revenue of $5.11 billion. These estimates have...
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Think Defense 08-13-2010
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 1:51pm | 926Cusick’s Corner These end-of-the-week markets have been in quite a quandary. This pullback has been on light volume and today’s was one of the lowest of the year. Most recent data tells us that at home -- deflation prospects are increasing and unemployment is still a challenge, while abroad --...
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Expiration Week Earnings Events and Long Straddles
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 9:28am | 1686Before weekly options expanded to include weeklys on individual equities, it was rare for options expiration and corporate earnings reports to fall during the same week. One week, at-the-money (ATM) options have very little time value, obviously, large gamma, and negative theta. With such little...
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Stocks To Watch For August 16 (URBN, LOW, SYY, A)
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 4:59am | 151Some of the stocks that may grab the investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Urban Outfitters Inc (NASDAQ: URBN) to post its Q2 EPS at $0.39. URBN’s shares gained 0.16% to $30.95 in after-hours trading. Analysts are expecting Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) to have earned $0.59 per share in...
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AES Corp. Buys Premier Power - Analyst Blog
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 4:22pm | 331Global power company The AES Corporation (AES) announced that its subsidiary, AES Ballylumford Holdings Limited, acquired Premier Power Limited (PPL) for £102 million (approximately $160 million), which includes purchase price along with working capital adjustments. Through the acquisition, AES...
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Back to School Stocks (WMT, AAPL, URBN)
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 4:05pm | 380The "Back to School" season is upon us, as college kids and younger kids go back to school. Some of them are already in the process of returning, especially college kids, as they move back into dorms and campus apartments. Investors can take advantage of this trend, as it means increased...
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Cache's Investment Costs Set Up For Long-Term Dividends
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 9:56am | 113Cache, Inc. (NASDAQ: CACH) is having its "overweight" rating and $8 price target reiterated by PiperJaffray, as they believe Cache is positioned for out-performance, thanks to strategic reduction in pricing points, a practice that began in 3Q 2009. Cache reported a gross margin up 44.1% in 2Q,...
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Yield is King - Sectors to Watch 08-12-10
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 6:42pm | 847Cusick’s Corner As I mentioned in the Midday, deflation is on the minds of market insiders and the Fed seems to be a hotter topic within the trading community. So it may be worth discussing some sectors that could potentially out perform in a deflationary market. The traditional safe havens are...
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Mike Tarsala Bullish on ANN and LIZ
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 2:30pm | 150Mike Tarsala of Thomson Reuters is out with a trade report this afternoon, where he spins a bullish case for both Ann Talyor Stores Corp. (NYSE: ANN) and Liz Claiborne Inc. (NYSE: LIZ). Mr. Tarsala cited options activity in the two names that hit the tape yesterday on ANN’s August $17.50 call...
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Brown Shoe Enters Oversold Territory - Tale of the Tape
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 1:07pm | 121Brown Shoe Company Inc.’s (BWS) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 11.28. Analysts have been increasing their estimates on the company’s earnings for the year ending January 2011, sending the Zacks Consensus Estimate up 6 cents over the past month to $1.11...
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Calls Purchased on Pacific Sunwear (PSUN)
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 12:38pm | 108Shares of Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. (NASDAQ: PSUN) are lower on the session by 1.48%, currently trading at $3.99. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past four weeks and has rallied above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. The...
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JP Morgan's EPS Revisions for Specialty Retail Stores (ANN, BEBE, CHS, CWTR)
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 9:33am | 270The Specialty Retailing Reviews are in from JP Morgan, and here is what they have to say: Ann Taylor Stores, Inc. (NYSE: ANN) has had its 2010/11 EPS estimates lowered to $1.08 from $1.12 and $1.24 from $1.40, respectively. ANN is doing well with controlling costs and managing inventory while see...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Wet Seal, Gap, American Eagle Outfitters, Brinker International and Wells Fargo - Press Releases
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 9:19am | 2222For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 12, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Wet Seal Inc. (WTSLA), Gap Inc. (GAPS), American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (AEO), Brinker International Inc. (EAT) and Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC ). Here are highlights from Wednesday’s Analyst Blog: Wet Seal Sales...