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Zantrio.com Market Review for Mar 17, 09

Major U.S. indices ended the trading session in positive territory, the fifth out of last six trading sessions. Better than expected housing starts data, led the way for the markets to move into positive territory. Trading action was generally dull during the afternoon trading session. Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all readers.

Free Daily Stock Picks activity and results for March 17, 2009:

FRPT - position entry at 5.35, Stop hit for a loss of 0.50 points
WYNN - position entry at 18.95, Stop hit for a loss of 1.00 points
ENER - position entry at 14.00, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.70 points
AA - position entry at 5.40, EOD price hit for a loss of 0.19 points
SINA - position entry at 19.06, Stop hit for a loss of 1.00 points

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Zantrio.com Stock Picks for Mar 18, 09

(OLN) - buy
Olin Corp, 1Q profit forecast higher. Co raises Q1 EPS guidance to $0.60-0.65, to the $0.54 First Call consensus, up from $0.50-0.65.

(DRI) - buy
Darden, boosts '09 outlook. Co issues upside guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $2.66-$2.74, vs. $2.52 consensus.

(ADBE) - short
Adobe Systems Inc, said its fiscal first-quarter net income fell to $156.4 mln, or 30 cents a share, from $219.4 mln, or 39 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier.

(GES) - short
Guess Inc, reported net income of $47.9 mln, or 52 cents a share, down from $55.2 mln, or 59 cents, a year ago.

(AGN) - short
A French challenger to the wrinkle treatment Botox, made by Allergan, has been approved for sale in the U.K. Ipsen Chief Executive Jean-Luc Belingard said he was confident Azzalure would take "a significant share" of the market from Botox.

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Zantrio.com Market Review for Mar 18, 09

The FOMC concluded to leave interest rates alone today, just what was expected by Wall Street. Ed Liddy was drilled and drilled hard by Congress today, regarding the bonuses paid to executives. Even though he was not present when some of the contracts under scrutiny were written, he still took the heat.

Free Daily Stock Picks activity and results for March 18, 2009:

OLN - position entry at 12.91, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.65 points
DRI - position entry at 33.00, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 1.32 points
ADBE - position entry at 19.86, Stop hit for a loss of 1.00 points
GES - position entry at 15.26, Stop hit for a loss of 1.00 points
AGN - position entry at 41.82, 1st Target Level hit for a gain of 0.63 points

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Zantrio.com Stock Picks for Mar 19, 09

(ORCL) - buy
Oracle Corp reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results and said it would pay its first dividend to shareholders, sending its shares up 6 percent in extended trading.

(NFLX) - buy
Netflix has added 600,000 new subscribers during just the first six weeks of 2009.

(ORLY) - buy
O'Reilly Automotive Inc. will replace Noble Corp (NE.N) in its flagship S&P 500 .SPX stock index.

(NKE) - short
Nike, profit drops 47% on slower demand.

(CLC) - short
For the period ended Feb. 28, net income fell 46 percent to $8.8 mln, or 17 cents a share, from $16.1 mln, or 32 cents a share, a year earlier. Sales fell 15 percent to $213.7 mln from $250.2 mln.

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Zantrio.com Market Review for Mar 19, 09

After a short pop at the open, the markets moved negative where they held, into the closing bell. Trading activity was generally listless with what appeared to be very little interest from the sidelines.

Free Daily Stock Picks activity and results for March 19, 2009:

ORCL - position entry at 17.03, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.85 points
NFLX - position entry at 41.88, EOD price hit for a loss of 0.37 points
ORLY - position entry at 35.22, 1st Target Level hit for a gain of 0.53 points
NKE - position entry at 44.00, 1st Target Level hit for a gain of 0.66 points
CLC - position entry at 24.16, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.97 points

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Zantrio.com Stock Picks for Mar 20, 09

(LRCX) - buy
Lam Research, to cut 375 jobs, or 10% of workforce. Company hopes to save $85 mln to $95 mln a year with the reductions. Also Credit Suisse raises CY09 estimates above consensus for LRCX.

(PALM) - short
Palm loss widens significantly as sales plunge. Palm reported a net loss of $98 mln, or 89 cents per share, compared with a loss of $57 mln, or 53 cents per share, a year earlier.

(ULTA) - short
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance 1st quarter profit below Wall Street estimates. Co issues downside guidance for Q1, sees EPS of $0.04-0.06 vs. $0.07 consensus; sees Q1 revs of $262-271 mln vs. $273.27 mln consensus.

(LNC) - short
Moody's Investors Service downgraded life insurance company and investment manager Lincoln National Corp.'s senior debt rating, and said more cuts could follow.

(SPG) - short
Simon Property Group, Inc. announced that it intends to conduct, subject to market and other conditions, concurrent offerings of approximately 15,000,000 shares of common stock and approximately $500 million principal amount of senior notes due 2019.

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Zantrio.com Market Review for Mar 20, 09

Traders faced a difficult trading atmosphere today, with quadruple witching firmly in place. Trading action consisted of unreadable trading charts. Into the closing bell, the major U.S. indices were firmly negative. Traders expelled a sigh of relief to put this tough trading week, behind them.

Free Daily Stock Picks activity and results for March 20, 2009:

LRCX - position entry at 17.03, Stop hit for a loss of 1.00 points
PALM - position entry at 7.77, 1st Target Level hit for a gain of 0.27 points
ULTA - position entry at 35.22, 2nd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.33 points
LNC - position entry at 7.74, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.46 points
SPG - position entry at 31.65, Stop hit for a loss of 1.00 points

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Zantrio.com Stock Picks for Mar 23, 09

(PDLI) - short
PDL BioPharm struck yet another new 52-week low during Friday's trading among companies with market cap under $1 billion.

(CGX) - short
The commercial printer cut its fourth-quarter outlook, citing "the worst overall business environment" since it was founded in 1985.

(AXB) - short
Co announces it expects first quarter 2009 performance to be negatively impacted by increased weakness in its transportation segments and by workforce reduction restructuring costs. Net income is expected to be break-even in the quarter (consensus calls for $0.35 per share).

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Zantrio.com Market Review for Mar 23, 09

The markets were in the hands of the Bulls today. The DOW posted a hefty triple digit gain of almost 500 points by the closing bell. Apparently the rally was kindled by Treasury Secretary's initiation for toxic assets to be bought up by private investors.

Free Daily Stock Picks activity and results for March 23, 2009:

PDLI - position entry at 5.80, Stop hit for a loss of 0.50 point
CGX - position entry at 12.85, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.64 points
AXB - position entry at 19.65, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.98 points

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Zantrio.com Stock Picks for Mar 24, 09

(PDA) - buy
Co sales in 2008 reached a growth of 69% compared with a year earlier. This result reflects good performances in domestic and export markets, both of which reported an increase in sales volume and revenue.

(FMCN) - short
Co reports fourth quarter and full year 2008 results. Net loss was $800.3 mln or -$6.22 per fully diluted ADS, compared to net income of $51.3 mln for the third quarter of 2008 or $0.38 per fully diluted ADS.

(HUBG) - short
Hub Group sees 1st-qtr profit below expectations. The Company estimates truck brokerage revenue will be down 22% to 28% in the first quarter due to declines in price, volume and fuel.

(MATW) - short
Co provides an update to FY09 EPS guidance, based on the expectation that the economic downturn will continue through the remainder of our fiscal year, we believe it is appropriate to be more cautious with our earnings projections.

(PVH) - short
Co issues downside guidance for Q1, sees EPS of $0.40-0.50, vs. $0.60 consensus; sees Q1 revs of $530-540 mln vs. $567.01 mln consensus.

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