Watchlist, Earnings, Economic Calendar, Upgrades Downgrades, Gap Stocks, Day Trading



October 31, 2012

The key focus of the day is that equity markets in the U.S. reopen after two days of closure and bond markets after 1-1/2. Expect heavier than usual trading—and perhaps volatility—in equities as it is end of the month.

Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: 

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Notable earnings before Wednesday’s open: 
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Watchlist: 
 EXPE MJN COG TRIP JOY NFLX LYB UA KLAC PSX CLF NSM CTSH CRUS MNST CTXS VIAB WLT GILD URI
(Some stocks on the list may be 'hard to borrow', please check with your broker)

Economic Calendar: 

Chicago PMI
[Report][djStar]
9:45 AM ET
Farm Prices
[Bullet
3:00 PM ET

Upgrades and Downgrades ALU, CTRP, D, FLTX, IDTI, NANO, ODFL, RVBD, S, UBS, VLO, DIS, WU, AAPL, ACI, OFC, ARR, ISRG, LOCK, PCS, WIT, LAD, ALL, URI, MPC
(NYSE: ALU) reiterated Underperform with 0.66 euro price target (versus 0.80 local price, not ADR) at BofA/ML.
(NASDAQ: CTRP) raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
(NYSE: D) raised to Buy at Argus.
(NYSE: FLTX) started as Buy at BofA/ML and started as Overweight at Barclays.
(NASDAQ: IDTI) cut to Neutral at Wedbush.
(NASDAQ: NANO) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
(NASDAQ: ODFL) started as Conviction Buy at Goldman Sachs.
(NASDAQ: RVBD) cut to Neutral at Baird.
(NYSE: S) reiterated Buy with $7.50 target at Argus.
(NYSE: UBS) added to Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.
(NYSE: VLO) reiterated Buy with $39 target at BofA/ML.
(NYSE: DIS) reiterated Outperform with $58 target by Credit Suisse due to Lucasfilm/Star Wars buyout.
(NYSE: WU) cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.

Here were some of the top analyst calls made while the markets were closed Monday and Tuesday:
(NASDAQ: AAPL) was covered by Stern Agee and by Credit Suisse after Tim Cook reshuffled management in firings. FULL DETAILS
(NYSE: ACI) cut to Sell at CRT Capital.
(NYSE: ARR) started as Outperform with $7.50 target at Credit Suisse.
(NYSE: OFC) raised to Outperform at BMO Capital Markets.
(NASDAQ: ISRG) was added to the US 1 Focus List at BofA/ML.
(NYSE: LOCK) started as Buy at Needham, started as Buy at Deutsche Bank, started as Buy at Goldman Sachs and started as Buy at Canaccord Genuity.
(NYSE: PCS) cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
(NYSE: WIT) raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
(NYSE: LAD) was named as Value Stock of the Day at Zacks on Tuesday, and United Rentals Inc. (NYSE: URI) was named value stock of the day at Zacks on Monday.

Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL) was named Bull of the Day at Zacks on Monday, while Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) was named as Bull of the Day at Zacks on Tuesday.

Credit Suisse showed which insurance companies had the most and least exposure to hurricane damages against their fourth-quarter earnings from this storm.

Also, here were the changes for November in the Argus Model Portfolio.

Gainers, losers:

http://www.marketwatch.com/search?q=movers%20shakers
Posted at:  http://elvisuptown.blogspot.com

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