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Three of the major indices have stalled at their 50-day moving averages (the Dow, the S&P 500 and the NYSE Composite), but the NASDAQ is leading the way -- pushed along by successes in the technology sector and, more recently, the financial sector.

In a major market turn, it is common for technology stocks to lead, as in 2003. But the NASDAQ, too, is now at a critical resistance line -- the midpoint (1,600) of its overall range that began in October.

All four of the indices appear to be waiting for the catalyst that will either move stocks higher or bring in sellers for another test of the January lows.

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Today's technical outlook: Waiting for Geithner originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MOST NOTEWORTHY: British Airways (BAIRY), Symantec (SYMC), OfficeMax (OMX), Qwest (Q) and Metlife (MET) were today's noteworthy upgrades:
  • Friedman Billings believes Symantec's (NASDAQ: SYMC) fundamentals are about to show significant improvement over the next year and upgraded shares to Outperform from Market Perform.
  • JP Morgan raised OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) shares to Overweight from Neutral on valuation.
  • Qwest (NYSE: Q) was upgraded to Sector Outperformer from Sector Performer, expecting revenue growth to be driven by the improving enterprise business. JP Morgan added Qwest to its Focus List.
  • Metlife (NYSE: MET) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Merrill, based on valuation...
OTHER UPGRADES:
  • ValueClick (NASDAQ: VCLK) was upgraded to Sector Perform from Underperform at Pacific Crest.
  • Penn West (NYSE: PWE) was upgraded to Sector Perform from Underperform at RBC Capital.
  • Friedman Billings upgraded Cubic (AMEX: CUB) to Market Perform from Underperform.
  • Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Jones Apparel (NYSE: JNY) to Equal Weight from Underweight.
  • Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) was raised to Sector Outperformer from Sector Performer at CIBC.
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Analyst upgrades 8-02-07: BRCM, JNY, OMX, SYMC and VCLK originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MOST NOTEWORTHY: Dendreon Corp (DNDN), Cubic Corp (CUB), Endo Pharmaceuticals (ENDO), Northrop Grumman (NOC) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) were today's notable downgrades:
  • JMP Securities downgraded shares of Dendreon Corp (NASDAQ: DNDN) to Market Underperform from Market Perform based on the company's uncertain product pipeline and the recent SEC filing that revealed that certain officers and directors are facing potential shareholder lawsuits regarding trading activities.
  • Friedman Billings cut Cubic Corp (AMEX: CUB) to Underperform from Market Perform on valuation.
  • RBC Capital downgraded Endo Pharmaceuticals (OTCBB: ENDP) to Sector Perform from Outperform following the company's withdrawal of guidance pertaining to its NDA for the Ketoprofen patch.
  • Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) was cut to Neutral from Overweight at JP Morgan on valuation. UBS cut Royal Dutch Shell to Neutral from Buy on valuation...
OTHER DOWNGRADES:
  • Robinson Humphries downgraded Ruby Tuesday (NYSE: RT) to Neutral from Buy.
  • Montgomery downgraded shares of Taleo Corp (NASDAQ: TLEO) to Hold from Buy.
  • Credit Suisse downgraded AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) to Neutral from Outperform.
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Analyst downgrades 7-12-07: AZO, DNDN, NOC and RT originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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