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The last couple of weeks I have been tracking the path of a handful of stocks and watching them develop and make some size-able gains. Today we’ll update the chart of 5 stocks.

Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) reported fourth quarter diluted earnings per share increased 50 percent to $0.51 from $0.34 last year. analysts average $0.50. GPS beats by $0.01.

Fourth quarter net sales increased 4 percent to $4.24 billion compared with $4.08 billion last year, earnings led by Old Navy.

The Gap, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailing company.
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Read the weekly reviews of Philstockworld Member picks rarely available to the public!

An in-depth review of the week's trading and the news that made it happen along with links to more analysis as well as a detailed discussion of how we take advantage of day-trading index options during expiration week - something we are able to do every month of the year!

’Tis the season for stock predictions! Virtually every financial writer will pen an article selecting his or her top picks for the upcoming year. I enjoy reading them and the logic behind the picks and sometimes there is a gem to be found.

National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: NSM) reported 20 cents per diluted share compared with 16 cents per share last year. analysts average $0.14. NSM beats by $0.06.

Second quarter net income of $47.0 million, compared with last year's second quarter of $36.3 million.

Today is Wednesday November 25, 2009 and I am in a selling mood, not because I am extremely bearish but because I see a potential profit play. I am looking to sell covered calls on some of my holdings. If you're thinking about selling covered calls like me, today may be the day to do it!

In a previous OptionMaestro.com post, I outlined 30 stocks which I wouldn't mind going long at these levels. I wrote about getting long the stocks by using the buy-write option strategy. This is an updated post to that one, adjusting the strikes and prices accordingly for options expiration today.

With the November options expiration approaching us Friday, I thought I would outline some trade ideas on stocks I wouldn't mind going long on, that would return good percentages by Friday (as of market close Friday November 13, 2009). When using the buy/write option strategy, it is important that you are willing to hold the security in case it is below the strike price at options expiration.

Here is a list of stocks which traded higher Monday November 9, 2009, on unusually higher volume. I will keep an eye on these stocks Tuesday to see if there is continued buying pushing the stocks higher. This method is just one of the ways I use to pick stocks to structure particular option trades. This post requires the knowledge of stock options.

Here is a list of 21 stocks which traded higher Thursday on unusually higher volume. I have added all 21 of these stocks to my watch list (and invite you to as well), but chose only one to write about in detail in this post. This post requires the knowledge of stock options.

Here is a list of 21 stocks which traded higher Thursday on unusually higher volume. I have added all 21 of these stocks to my watch list (and invite you to as well), but chose only one to write about in detail in this post. This post requires the knowledge of stock options.

Here is a list of 21 stocks which traded higher Thursday on unusually higher volume. I have added all 21 of these stocks to my watch list (and invite you to as well), but chose only one to write about in detail in this post. This post requires the knowledge of stock options.

One way in which to uncover stock investments is to run stock screens. Once resulting stocks are uncovered, one should track the performance of the screen before investing any real dollars. Additionally, conducting fundamental and detailed research on each stock is recommended before investing. Below is a stock screen that incorporates many of Warren Buffett's criteria.

On the back of a MONSTER week for the stock market, the question may be - Can this rally hold? I like everyone else can't answer this question, but I do know that there are ways to protect a stock without selling it and/or spending money on put options. Simply sell call options on the stock to generate income (which lowers cost basis per share), for the closest option expiration.

In this post I am sharing why I never set market orders and rarely set limit orders when purchasing stocks/ETF's. To understand this post you'll need somewhat of a background in stock options.