In This Newsletter: Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Become a subscriber to our FREE newsletter. | ADVERTISEMENT | Want straightforward commission rates? At optionsXpress, we believe you should get all the tools & resources an investor needs without any complicated commission formulas. Open an account today and get powerful tools and investor training for one, low commission rate. | | Go to top | Kaeppel's Corner: The Late January Alert | As I have been discussing at length in recent weeks, the month of January can offer a number of clues regarding the future performance of the stock market throughout the remainder of the year. Click here to continue reading... Jay Kaeppel, Optionetics.com Staff Writer and Trading Strategist Optionetics.com ~ Your Options Education Site | Go to top | 5 MINUTE SUCCESS FORMULA | Using George Fontanills' 5 Minute Success Formula, you can easily find the exceptional stocks that are prime for large moves. For more information on how to find these stocks using the Optionetics.com Website please click here. Stocks ranked by both bullish and bearish price change in 3 trading day(s) Click a stock symbol to get the chart | Stock | Mon Close | Tue Close | Change (%) | Stock Volume | STT news | 36.35 | 14.89 | -59.04 | 7441087 | Stock | Mon Close | Tue Close | Change (%) | Stock Volume | PNC news | 37.54 | 22.00 | -41.40 | 7046443 | Stock | Mon Close | Tue Close | Change (%) | Stock Volume | FAZ news | 62.61 | 88.15 | 40.79 | 5349498 | Stock | Mon Close | Wed Close | Change (%) | Stock Volume | PNC news | 22.00 | 30.16 | 37.09 | 8008515 | Stock | Mon Close | Wed Close | Change (%) | Stock Volume | FZA news | 88.15 | 57.20 | -35.11 | 5763023 | Stock | Mon Close | Wed Close | Change (%) | Stock Volume | NTRS news | 43.93 | 57.51 | 30.91 | 2828137 | | | EARNINGS LISTINGS | 3/2/2009 - 3/6/2009 Earnings reports have a tendency to move stock prices violently either up or down. If one times the purchase to coincide with a period of low volatility before the announcement and then sells right after the announcement, one has a better than average chance to make a profitable trade. This is an excellent set up for straddles. | Monday, March 02, 2009 | Symbol | Company Name | EPSEstimate | More Info | HOO | Cascal N V | 0.14 | Quote, Chart | RCNI | Rcn Corp | -0.39 | Quote, Chart | BRLI | Bio-Reference Labs Inc | 0.17 | Quote, Chart | BAS | Basic Energy Services Inc | 0.39 | Quote, Chart | NWPX | Northwest Pipe Co | 0.66 | Quote, Chart | INSU | Insituform Technologies Inc | 0.22 | Quote, Chart | ALJ | Alon Usa Energy Inc | 0.52 | Quote, Chart | RHIE | Rhi Entmt Inc Del | 1.11 | Quote, Chart | JOYG | Joy Global Inc | 0.76 | Quote, Chart | LINC | Lincoln Edl Svcs Corp | 0.42 | Quote, Chart | Click here for a full list of earnings | | | Tuesday, March 03, 2009 | | Wednesday, March 04, 2009 | Symbol | Company Name | EPSEstimate | More Info | TRIB | Trinity Biotech Plc | 0.07 | Quote, Chart | CXR | Cox Radio Inc | 0.17 | Quote, Chart | SKS | Saks Inc | 0.20 | Quote, Chart | BJ | Bjs Wholesale Club Inc | 0.74 | Quote, Chart | NXG | Northgate Minerals Corp | 0.01 | Quote, Chart | RHB | Rehabcare Group Inc | 0.26 | Quote, Chart | NNI | Nelnet Inc | 0.16 | Quote, Chart | RAE | Rae Sys Inc | -0.04 | Quote, Chart | MMLP | Martin Midstream Prtnrs L P | 0.90 | Quote, Chart | LIZ | Liz Claiborne Inc | 0.03 | Quote, Chart | Click here for a full list of earnings | | | Thursday, March 05, 2009 | Symbol | Company Name | EPSEstimate | More Info | TNP | Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd | 0.94 | Quote, Chart | FTEK | Fuel-Tech N V | -0.01 | Quote, Chart | CNSL | Consolidated Comm Hldgs Inc | 0.16 | Quote, Chart | TLB | Talbots Inc | -0.24 | Quote, Chart | LHCG | Lhc Group Inc | 0.45 | Quote, Chart | ASI | American Safety Ins Hldgs Ltd | 0.48 | Quote, Chart | VRS | Verso Paper Corp | -0.15 | Quote, Chart | COST | Costco Whsl Corp New | 0.71 | Quote, Chart | SWIM | Thinkorswim Group Inc | 0.23 | Quote, Chart | ATAI | Ata Inc | 0.19 | Quote, Chart | Click here for a full list of earnings | | | Friday, March 06, 2009 | | Go to top | | Indexes & Quotes | DOW | 8,100.42 | -127.68 |  | S&P 500 | 828.25 | -11.99 |  | NASDAQ | 1,471.99 | -35.08 |  | VIX | 48.95 | 2.53 |  | | | Highest % Price Increase for Puts | Option Symbol | Closing Price | Change | | SBJWZ | 4.25 | 3.58 |  | SBJWW | 3.00 | 2.50 |  | SBJWV | 2.65 | 2.20 |  | SBJWU | 2.28 | 1.85 |  | SBJWT | 2.12 | 1.72 |  | | | Highest % Price Increase for Calls | Option Symbol | Closing Price | Change | | DINLW | 3.33 | 3.10 |  | XLUKE | 1.30 | 1.07 |  | EXCKL | 1.35 | 1.10 |  | FTZKM | 2.15 | 1.75 |  | DIAKW | 1.09 | 0.88 |  | | | Know a friend or colleague who might like our newsletter? 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