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International Sales Increasingly Supply Earnings Growth 05-14-2010
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 6:57pm | 853Cusick's Corner In 2009 the Euro averaged around $1.39 and many US companies created profit targets based somewhat around that level (some higher, some lower and not all are hedging the exchange rates). Now that the Euro (ECM10) is currently around 1.24 and has dropped over 13% since the beginning...
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Puts Sold in Brookdale
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 10:31am | 97Shares of Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) are falling sharply today to $18.96, off 5.62%. The owner of healthcare facilities has now breached the 50-day moving average to the downside, which is usually a bearish sign. I am seeing puts sold in Brookdale Senior Living, though. The May $20 put...
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Puts Sold in Brookdale
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 10:31am | 97Shares of Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) are falling sharply today to $18.96, off 5.62%. The owner of healthcare facilities has now breached the 50-day moving average to the downside, which is usually a bearish sign. I am seeing puts sold in Brookdale Senior Living, though. The May $20 put...
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Gainers In Early Trading (STV, DRL, SKH)
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 10:23am | 122China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STV) is up by 13.31% to $7.15 in early trading. On Tuesday, the company reported its unaudited first-quarter results. It reported first-quarter revenue of $14 million, which was at the high-end of the company’s prior guidance range. Doral Financial Corp. (...
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Calls Purchased in Community Health
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 10:53am | 110Community Health Systems Inc. (NYSE: CYH) is trading lower on the session by 1.00% today, currently trading $40.20. The operator of hospitals in the US is trending higher and has recently bounced off of the 50-day moving average, which is bullish. Community Health Systems Inc. is scheduled to...
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Market Roundup (PSYS, FIATY.PK, TEVA, RIG, BA, STST, RTN, BAESY.PK)
Monday, May 10, 2010 - 5:33pm | 221According to unidentified sources, regulators and stock exchange officials are planning to create a circuit breaker system for all exchanges that would track the entire market and slow trading during a massive market move. Psychiatric Solutions (NASDAQ: PSYS) has reported strong Q1 results, with...
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Bailouts Boost Bulls 05-10-2010
Monday, May 10, 2010 - 2:30pm | 830Cusick’s Corner Bailout! Bailout! Who needs a Bailout? It’s official -- no one is allowed to fail. With this new “optimism” in the market, the short-term trader is leaning on this bullish enthusiasm. While it is a nice boost into the midday, there is the potential of setting up some short-term...
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Top Dog Stocks
Thursday, May 6, 2010 - 2:25am | 772Dog lovers really love their dogs. They pay $14,000 for dog houses, $3900 for silver dog collars, and designer clothes for dogs. Dog fans have paid handsomely for dogs, as much as $580,000 for a dog. So what are the top dog stock plays, and I'm not talking about the 'dogs of the Dow.' Dogs are big...
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Advocat Inc. (AVCA) Reports First-Quarter Results
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 5:00pm | 69Advocat Inc. (NASDAQ: AVCA) reported its first-quarter results today. The company reported net income from continuing operations before taxes of $1.1 million, compared with $400,000 it reported for the same period last year. Revenue increased by 3.6% to $70.2 million in the quarter. The company...
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Bulls Check into Tenet
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 12:54pm | 87Shares on Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC) have been basing sideways for the better part of six months, rising a little along the way. Shares are off today, however, by 1.36% to $5.79. The stock is trading just below the 50-day moving average. Bullish options traders are checking into the hospital...
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Seeking a Better Moving Average?
Monday, May 3, 2010 - 3:23pm | 867Any trader with a charting package and more than two weeks of experience is well versed in the shortcomings of simple moving averages attendant to their significant noise and lag. While they certainly have their place in the trader's arsenal, the first indicators to trade up to for more reliable...
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Top 5 Stocks In The Hospitals Industry With The Highest Cash (THC, CYH, LPNT, HMA, SEM)
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 5:50am | 188Below are the top 5 hospital stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of cash. Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE: THC) had $703 million of cash in the latest quarter. THC’s total debt was $4.27 billion in the same quarter. Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE: CYH) had $480.1 million of cash in the...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For April 27 (IIVI, HMA, PPDI)
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 4:08pm | 205US markets were on a downside today. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average has plunged 209.72, or 1.87%, to 10,995.31, Nasdaq is down 54.46, or 2.16%. Some of the few narrow based indexes that are bringing some cheer to the gloom are the Laser Stocks, which have gained 1.6%, Hospital Stocks, up 1....
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SunTrust Reiterates Buy Recommendation On VCA Antech (WOOF)
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 12:28pm | 154SunTrust analysts released a research report today reiterating their BUY recommendation on shares of VCA Antech (NASDAQ: WOOF). The company reported their earnings yesterday, which were in-line with Wall Street estimates. Non-GAAP EPS was $0.37, which matched SunTrust's estimates. The company also...
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Health Management Associates (HMA) Up By 4% In After-Hours Trading
Monday, April 26, 2010 - 4:53pm | 88Shares of Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE: HMA) are up by 4.05% to $9 in after-hours trading following the first-quarter results announced by the company. Health Management Associates reported first-quarter profit of $46.9 million, or $0.19 per share. Excluding items, diluted EPS stood at...