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Zantrio.com Market Review for April 8, 2009

Not much trading action for traders on the floor today. At the closing bell, major U.S. indices ended to the upside amidst light trading volume. One more trading session lies ahead of us before the extended Easter holiday weekend.

Free Daily Stock Picks activity and results for April 8, 2009:

RT - position entry at 4.62, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.28 points
BBBY - position entry at 28.80, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 1.15 points
MOS - position entry at 40.15, 1st Target Level hit for a gain of 0.60 points
POT - position entry at 78.60, Stop hit for a loss of 1.00 points
TRA - position entry at 27.13, EOD price taken for a loss of 0.04 points

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Zantrio.com Stock Picks for April 9, 2009

(EXM) - buy
Excel Maritime Carriers, reported a fourth-quarter profit, helped by an 81 percent jump in voyage revenue. Total revenue more than doubled to $189.1 million.

(CPKI) - buy
California Pizza Kitchen boosts 1st-qtr profit guidance on sales results and cost-savings.

(CHIC) - buy
Charlotte Russe predicts 3Q profit above forecasts.

(ZUMZ) - short
Zumiez same-store sales tumble 17.9 percent in March, weaker than analysts' forecast.

(SGR) - short
Shaw Group misses by $0.18, misses on revs. Co reports Q2 earnings of $0.43 per share, $0.18 worse than then First Call consensus of $0.61, revenues of $1.67 bln vs the $1.75 bln consensus.

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Zantrio.com Market Review for April 9, 2009

Light trading activity was seen on Wall Street today, as was to be expected. Many traders took advantage of the upcoming Easter holiday and took off early to be with their friends and family. We wish all of you a very Happy Easter holiday.

Free Daily Stock Picks activity and results for April 9, 2009:

EXM - position entry at 6.95, EOD price taken for a loss of 0.27 points
CHIC - position entry at 9.90, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.59 points
ZUMZ - position entry at 9.44, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.57 points
SGR - position entry at 28.59, Stop hit for a loss of 1.00 points

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Zantrio.com Stock Picks for April 14, 2009

(ANH) - buy
Anworth declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.30 per share for 1Q 2009, payable on May 19, 2009 to common stockholders of record as of EOD April 30, 2009.

(FSS) - buy
Federal Signal forecast a surprise 1Q profit as it sees lower costs from litigation and expects earnings of 1 cent to 3 cents a share from continuing operations.

(DBRN) - buy
Dress Barn forecast a 3Q profit that beat market estimates. Quarter ending, forecast earnings of 30 cents to 32 cents and expects same-store sales to remain flat. Co expects to provide a narrower fiscal 2009 earnings outlook range when it reports third-quarter results.

(OZRK) - buy
Bank of the Ozarks announced net income a record $9,286,000, an increase of 19.6% from $7,765,000 for the first quarter of 2008. Diluted earnings for 1Q 2009 a record $0.55, compared to $0.46 for the 1Q of 2008, an increase of 19.6%.

(GS) - buy
Goldman Sachs beat expectations, reporting a profit of $1.66 billion for the first three months of 2009. They plan to raise $5 billion in stock to help pay back government bailout funds.They earned $3.39 per share, vs. analysts' forecasts of $1.64 per share.

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Zantrio.com Market Review for April 14, 2009

Slow trading activity continued to plague market this second day after an extended holiday weekend. It's likely many traders remained on the sidelines today. Trading action was mostly to the downside, amidst low trading volume today.

Free Daily Stock Picks activity and results for April 9, 2009:

DBRN - position entry at 14.31, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.72 points
OZRK - position entry at 24.42, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.98 points
GS - position entry at 127.00, 1st Target Level hit for a gain of 1.91 points

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Zantrio.com Stock Picks for April 15, 2009

(HCSG) - buy
Healthcare Services says profit grew 13 percent in 1st quarter; revenue gained 9 percent.

(CSX) - buy
CSX profit down but beats Wall St view.

(ETP) - short
Energy Transfer announces it has commenced a public offering of 7.5 mln common units.

(LLTC) - short
Linear Technology Inc. said its fiscal third-quarter profit fell sharply compared to the period a year earlier and said it faces "uncertainty" in the current quarter.

(INTC) - short
Intel posts lower earnings, weaker-than-expected second-quarter outlook.

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Zantrio.com Market Review for April 15, 2009

Dreaded tax day for all Americans. Word came from President Obama that he intends to work and simplify the massive tax code. His goal is to make today, April 15th, to not be the horrific day it remains, today. Trading activity was mixed through most of the trading session with the U.S. indices closing to the positive side, at the closing bell.

Free Daily Stock Picks activity and results for April 15, 2009:

HCSG - position entry at 16.28, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 0.81 points
CSX - position entry at 30.29, 3rd Target Level hit for a gain of 1.21 points
ETP - position entry at 38.00, EOD price taken for a gain of 0.45 points
LLTC - position entry at 22.58, 1st Target Level hit for a gain of 0.34 points
INTC - position entry at 15.18, EOD price taken for a loss of 0.43 points

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Zantrio.com Stock Picks for April 16, 2009

(ATR) - short
AptarGroup's 1st-quarter profit falls 28 percent on continued downturn in sales.

(DRE) - short
Duke Realty, cuts dividend for the rest of the year by 32 percent.

(KMP) - short
Kinder Morgan Prtnrs misses by $0.18, misses on revs.

(PLCM) - short
Polycom first-quarter profit falls, sees weak Q2 rev.

(LSTR) - short
Landstar System 1st-qtr profit sinks, misses views, on sinking demand and lower prices. Company earned $13.9 mln, or 27 cents per share, compared with net income of $23.7 mln, or 45 cents per share, a year earlier.

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Zantrio.com Market Review for April 16, 2009

Trading activity was to the green side of the markets but, nothing real exciting. Slow motion trading activity plagued the markets throughout the session today. Not much activity during the afternoon. Major U.S. indices ended the trading session to the upside, at the closing bell.

Free Daily Stock Picks activity and results for April 16, 2009:

ATR - position entry at 30.28, EOD price taken for a gain of 0.05 points
DRE - position entry at 8.25, Stop hit for a loss of 0.50 points
PLCM - position entry at 16.22, 2nd Target Levl hit for a gain of 0.65 points
LSTR - position entry at 33.70, 1st Target Level hit for a gain of 0.51 points

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Zantrio.com Stock Picks for April 17, 2009

(CYT) - short
Cytec announced a net loss for the Q1 2009 of $0.1 mln or $0.00 per share on net sales of $612 mln compared to net earnings for the Q1 2008 of $49.1 mln or $1.01 per diluted share on net sales of $973 mln.

(BIIB) - short
Biogen Idec said its Q1 earnings rose but, overall revenue and sales of its main drugs fell short of market expectations.

(ELY) - short
Callaway Golf announced net sales estimated to be $272 mln, a decrease of 26% compared to net sales of $366 mln for the Q1 2008. Gross profit estimated to be $116 mln or 43% of net sales compared to gross profit of $176 mln or 48% of net sales for the Q1 2008.

(ISRG) - short
Intuitive Surgical reported Q1 results that met analyst estimates but, company reported net income of $28.1 mln or 72 cents per share, down from $44.8 mln or $1.12 per share, a year earlier. Adjusted EPS at $1.02 with sales virtually flat.

(CHK) - short
Chesapeake Energy announced it has elected to curtail approximately 400 mln cubic feet (mmcf) per day of its gross natural gas production due to continued low wellhead prices.

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