Recap and watch list

I took a few trades yesterday with mixed results. I jumped into $ZAZA $RVLT and $STXS early. I was stopped out of  $$ZAZA for a 3 cent loss I took a 30 cent gain in $STXS and I am still holding $RVLT as well ad my $ASTX swing from Friday.

I also added $VRNG to my long term hold account @ 2.75 If it hits 2.65 today I will be adding again.

The market is a little tricky and it seems like  a clear direction is a challenge to determine as many of the stocks I am watching have been very choppy.

Watch list for today

$THRX PR, $THLD, $MRGE pr, $MPEL, $MGM, $GA, $OCZ, $HZNP, $HIMX, $GPK bounce play, $GALE, $CMLS, $MNKD



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Today's Markets:
In Asia, Japan -0.6% to 12471. Hong Kong +0.3% to 22311. China -1.4% to 2575. India +0.1% to 18684.
In Europe, at midday, London +0.1%. Paris +0.7%. Frankfurt +0.3%.
Futures at 7:00: Dow +0.2%. S&P +0.3%. Nasdaq +0.3%. Crude +0.5% to $95.31. Gold -0.6% to $1596.40.

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Today's economic calendar:

Tuesday's economic calendar:
7:45 ICSC Retail Store Sales
8:30 Durable Goods
8:55 Redbook Chain Store Sales
9:00 S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index
10:00 Consumer Confidence
10:00 State Street Investor Confidence Index
10:00 Richmond Fed Mfg.
10:00 New Home Sales
1:00 PM Results of $35B, 2-Year Note Auction

Notable earnings before today's open: TRQ

Notable earnings after today's close: SAI, MBLX

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Gapping up                                                                    

  

In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: PATH +5.2% (thinly traded), SONC +4%,

AFOP +2.3% (thinly traded).                                                   
    

Other news: USG +2.6% (modestly rebounding), BBRY +1.9% (launch of new TV     

content partners on BB10), YHOO +0.9% (still checking for anything specific). 

                                                                              

Analyst comments: RFMD +4.9% (upgraded to Outperform from Perform at          

Oppenheimer), BTU +2.2% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Raymond James), GDOT +1.9% (ticking higher, upgraded to market outperform from market perform at JMP Securities), EA +1.4% (upgraded to Overweight at Piper         
Jaffray), AMX +0.8% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill ), NFLX     
+0.7% (Hearing positive comments at Pacific Crest; tgt $225 from $160)        

Gapping down                                                                  

     

In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance: GMAN -10% (also downgraded to 

Hold from Buy at Stifel, downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Piper       
Jaffray), PLCE -6.3%, FMCN -1.8%.                                             

                                                                             

Select financial related names showing weakness: NBG -10.1%, BBVA -2.8%, SAN  
-1.8%, RBS -1.6%, IRE -1.1%, .                                                
       

Select telecom related stocks trading lower: TI -6% (downgraded to Equal      

Weight from Overweight at Barclays, downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at
BofA/Merrill), PT -1.9%, TEF -1%, VOD -0.7%.                                   

        

Other news: ZIOP -60% (terminates development of palifosfamide in metastatic  

soft tissue sarcoma; restructuring to place exclusive strategic focus on      
synthetic biology programs), COA -3.1% (intends to offer common shares in an  
underwritten public offering), CLMT -2.8% (announces public offering of 5.25  
mln common units), ASML -1.3% (still checking for anything specific).         

Analyst comments: AINV -1.6%, TICC -1.3% and PSEC -1.3% (downgraded to        

Underperform at Wells Fargo), PNNT -1.1% (downgraded to Market Perform from   
Outperform at Wells Fargo)                                                     

Up/Downgrades Today's Upgrades: Company Ticker Brokerage Firm America Movil SA AMX BofA/Merrill Broadsoft BSFT Raymond James Natl Oilwell Varco NOV Guggenheim Green Dot GDOT JMP Securities RF Micro Device RFMD Oppenheimer Peabody Energy BTU Raymond James Wm Morrison Supermarkets MRWSY Citigroup Electronic Arts EA Piper Jaffray Today's Downgrades: Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Gordmans Stores GMAN Stifel Southwestern Energy SWN Stifel Cabot Oil & Gas COG Stifel Two Harbors Investment TWO Compass Point Magellan Health MGLN Raymond James Apollo Investment AINV Wells Fargo Telecom Italia TI BofA/Merrill Horizon Technology Finance HRZN Wells Fargo Medley Capital MCC Wells Fargo Pennant Investment PNNT Wells Fargo Prospect Capital PSEC Wells Fargo THL Credit TCRD Wells Fargo TICC Capital TICC Wells Fargo Kraton Performance Polymers KRA Oppenheimer Gordmans Stores GMAN Piper Jaffray

Good luck today