Portfolio Manager's Commentary on Investing and Trading in the U.S. Financial Markets
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Stocks Finish Higher, Boosted By Airline, Construction, Hospital and Commodity Shares
Market Summary
Top 20 Biz Stories
Today’s Movers
Market Performance Summary
WSJ Data Center
Sector Performance
ETF Performance
Style Performance
Commodity Movers
Market Wrap CNBC Video(bottom right)
S&P 500 Gallery View
Timely Economic Charts
GuruFocus.com
PM Market Call
After-hours Commentary
After-hours Movers
After-hours Real-Time Stock Bid/Ask
After-hours Stock Quote
After-hours Stock Chart
In Play
Stocks Higher into Final Hour on Bargain-Hunting, Diminishing Credit Market Angst and Lower Energy Prices
Today's Headlines
- MetLife Inc.(MET), the biggest
Pension & Investments:
- Angola has cut the estimated benchmark oil price in its draft 2009 budget to $55 per barrel from $65, state-owned news agency Angop reported on Wednesday, citing a draft document.
Bear Radar
Style Underperformer:
Mid-cap Value (+.37%)
Sector Underperformers:
Insurance (-2.94%), HMOs (-1.40%) and Papers (-1.35%)
Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume:
RE, IRIS, LKQX, BBBB, SONO, LMDIA, BABY, SYMC, AVP, CI, AIZ and CTL
Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:
1) BIIB 2) WFR 3) HUM 4) RSH 5) PG
Bull Radar
Style Outperformer:
Small-cap Growth (+2.31%)
Sector Outperformers:
Gaming (+6.87%), Homebuilders (+5.72%) and Hospitals (+5.69%)
Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:
DB, BW, CPTS, STRA, LHCG, FDRY, FSLR, AVAV, CVLT, WYNN, VARI, NATI, LPHI, ITRI, NIHD, GRMN, CETV, AUXL, IPCC, SIAL, ENER, HUGH, SNN, LVS, WF, STE, JAH, SHI, GVA and IR
Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:
1) UTHR 2) SPLS 3) DOX 4) HBC 5) CA
Links of Interest
Market Performance Summary
Style Performance
Sector Performance
WSJ Data Center
Top 20 Biz Stories
IBD Breaking News
Movers & Shakers
Upgrades/Downgrades
In Play
Exchange Volume vs. Average
NYSE Unusual Volume
NASDAQ Unusual Volume
Hot Spots
Option Dragon
NASDAQ 100 Heatmap
DJIA Quick Charts
Chart Toppers
Real-Time Intraday Quote/Chart
Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes