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[noahsplay]

happy belated Thanksgiving tm, hope your doing well:)

[Tina]

Today's profits:

$TZA $340.00 (am)
$TNA $250.00 (pm)<~~~ from the iphone ;)

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$590 for today

[Tina]

Heya SB what have you been trading lately?

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Nailed 29% on CIGX :D

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Hmm. I'll take a look.

[Tina]

Hi I believe their normal commission is $5.

I have a small account with them now. I stopped using them when i was trading with Yak's group and I had a hard time shorting as they are frequently unable to do so (even on high vol big board stocks that you should be able to short).

As far as investing and swing trades, they're fine to use and cheap and I think bobby boca uses them for option trading.

Their customer service is excellent. I have complained before about them on my stock twitter account and next thing you know (within an hour!) I get an apology email offering free trades.

So the shorting aspect was the only thing I had issues with as I hated missing opportunities.

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How much is comiss?

[Tina]

This Friday August 12, your trades are on us

When we founded TradeKing in 2005, we set a high bar: to do everything in our power to help support our clients’ trading strategies. The past few days of historically unprecedented market volatility have been rough on all of us. We know many of you are uncertain of what comes next and how to react. Frankly, we could all use some extra TLC.

In appreciation of your business, this Friday we’ll be offering a special free trade day for all clients. Any trades placed throughout the day on August 12 will be absolutely free of commissions.

How it works is simple. If you trade on Friday 8/12, you’ll see the commission charged as usual. As of Saturday, 8/13, you’ll still see the trade in your Account Activity page with all commissions waived. (Some fees still apply - see disclaimers below for details.)

Ensuring a satisfied client is always our number one goal at TradeKing. We thank you again for your business - and rest assured that helping our clients is what gets us out of bed every day. As always, if you have any follow-up questions, feel free to contact us at [e-mail] or call 877-495-5464. We’re glad to help.
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ERY and DRV -- wheeeeee the last week.

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SNOFF - last two session. Wheee!

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It's about time they access cheaper markets...

[Tina]

Loved yesterday's MF AAPL "punked" write up.

Dear Wall Street: Apple Punked You. Again.

This afternoon, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL ) reported $7.79 in per-share earnings and $28.57 billion in revenue for the fiscal third quarter. Analysts had been calling for $5.80 and $24.92 billion, respectively. Only Steve Jobs could make pundits look this silly.

And that's not even the most embarrassing part. With almost everyone calling for strong but not outrageous handset sales ahead of the release of the iPhone 5 this fall -- 15 million to 17 million, specifically -- Apple sold more than 20 million of the devices. Somebody call Ashton Kutcher. Wall Street just got punked. Again.

Some other facts about the rapidly expanding iEmpire from the Q3 report:

1. Mac unit sales rose 14% while revenue improved 16%. All told, Apple sold $5 billion worth of computer hardware in Q3.
2. While Android tabs from Samsung and Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI ) struggle to give consumers the on-demand video they crave, Apple sold 9.5 million iPads.
3. With more than $75 billion in cash and short- and long-term investments on its balance sheet, Apple now has the fiscal heft of a small Caribbean dictatorship. All that's missing are the communism, cigars, and first-rate Major League pitching prospects.

How difficult it must be to work at Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM ) , Nokia (NYSE: NOK ) , or any Apple peer right now. For all the talk of viable alternatives to its iDevices, the numbers suggest that consumers are having none of it. They're hooked on iCandy, and delivering sweet profits to Apple and its investors as a result.

[Tina]

Apple rolls out new macs, shares set record

By Poornima Gupta

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc shares flirted with a record $400 on Wednesday, a day after the world's most valuable technology company posted blockbuster results and triggered a spate of brokerage upgrades.

The stock set a lifetime high as a new $999 MacBook Air and $599 "Mac mini" go on sale, the latter rivaling some of the cheaper offerings from Dell Inc or Hewlett-Packard Co.

Apple's stock climbed 3.3 percent to $389.18, bringing the makers of the iPhone and iPad within shouting distance of Exxon Mobil's market value of more than $400 billion despite the oil and gas producer raking in more than four times Apple's annual revenue.

In coming months, Apple is expected to roll out a new iPhone, which is likely to give the world's most valuable technology company another shot in the arm and offer a challenge to rivals such as Google Inc and Research in Motion.

The new phone could also propel Apple to leap past Exxon.

"We expect Apple will become the largest market cap company on the planet when the stock hits approximately $445 which is only about 13 percent away from aftermarket levels," said Gleacher & Co analyst Brian Marshall, adding that this is based on the assumption that Exxon shares remain flat.

Apple shares rose to a high of $405 in after-hours trading on Tuesday after iPhone sales and strong Asian business helped Apple's quarterly results beat Wall Street's expectations. Sales of its iconic products far outpaced forecasts, helping drive a near doubling of revenue in the fiscal third quarter.

"China is showing phenomenal strength for Apple and was up six-fold," Wells Fargo analyst Jason Maynard said. "This remains a huge opportunity for Apple and, in our view, is a major differentiator for the company. Apple has been able to successfully monetize China where competitors have been challenged."

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo raised their estimates on Apple's yearly earnings by 10 and 13 percent. Caris & Co raised their price target to $600 from $500, while Brigantine Advisors raised their target on the stock to $450 from $400.

"We find Apple's valuation compelling, particularly based on the upside potential from revenue and earnings growth in the Mac/PC and iPhone segments and from gross margins," Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a note to clients.

Apple moved 20.34 million iPhones during the quarter, which analysts say helped it vault past Nokia and Samsung Electronics to become the world's biggest smartphone maker.

While iPhones remain the flagship device, the company touted its new line of Intel-powered Macs on Wednesday and the latest version of its operating software, the multi-touch enabled Mac OS X Lion.

Mac shipments have helped Apple make the top-three among PC vendors in the United States, the first time it has done so in years, according to research firm Gartner.

Analysts worry that the success of the iPad will take away from not just Microsoft Windows PC sales, but also Apple's Mac business, something the company dismisses.

"It's taking away from the PC. When we surveyed people who buy iPads, more of them were choosing it instead of a computer," marketing chief Phil Schiller told Reuters.

"More are choosing it instead of a Windows computer than choosing it instead of a Mac."

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http://thetearsheet.webs.com/ Updated

I really like WAG... Need opinions.

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Server is up and running.

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On a PDA -- waiting on computer parts. My twitter and such is down.

Looks like an inst buyer showed up. The forum has the post. Great volatility, it's an ATM.

[Tina]

that's one crazy stock!

what's going on with it now anyways?

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SNOFF +60% :)

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OK, bought some TZA... pray.

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Tearsheets Updated: http://thetearsheet.webs.com/

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Statistically Low ETFs

[Tina]

poor little girls don't know their names anymore :(

I always call them Chi and weewee

here's a website: http://www.chiweenie.net/

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Half chi and weenie? LOL. There's a picture. I didn't know you could cross them.

[Tina]

These two are chiweenies and strange little creatures. Sometimes they don't seem like dogs but mixed with something else.

very happy dogs. I call them my little tail waggers!

The Dane is the same way except when she wags her tail, things go flying! and she forgets she's the size of a horse.

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LOL! Yeah I grew up w/ a Chihuahua that'd growl the moment you placed her in the tub. Yet the dummy would jump into pools...

[Tina]

they're happy until they're in the tub! lol

the Dane has to be hosed outside on the deck - she can't get in the tub anymore!

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CDTI :D

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Hey, what happy cute dogs!

[Tina]

you two are making me ill!

I'm so tempted but gotta wait!

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NKE 92.50 calls yesterday......

.10 - 1.05! Nice gainer.

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Flipped QIHU SNOFF DANG RBS

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GR covered.

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Greece-EU Reach Deal On New 5-Year Austerity Package-Greek Official

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Nice!

FINL.. hmm. I'll take a look.

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Sold FAZ 51 -- it went there 3X today!

Holding FAS...and playing FINL for earnings after the bell.

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LOL.. neutral pairs... haha

CNO Covered.

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Yep! Sometimes I have both at the same time!

LOL

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I am beginning to think you live of the FAZ & FAS...

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FAZ is the play!


FAS crash!

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Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW)

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) today reported a total operating revenue increase of 18 percent for the three months ended May 31, 2011 compared to the year-ago period. Organic or base revenues contributed 8 percent to total revenue growth in the three month period. In addition, acquisitions and currency translation added 5 percent and 5 percent, respectively, to total revenues. A number of worldwide end markets continued to show solid demand levels for the three month period, especially end markets associated with the Company's welding, industrial packaging, automotive OEM, and test and measurement businesses.

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Done trading for the day - SNOFF flip at the bell.

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ORS -- 3.55 to 4.15

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Nice trade -- quick too!

[Tina]

made one trade this morning with yakgroup

MOS entry $59.85 exit $60.51

spent last week trading alone TNA/TZA and was able to close green daily.

trading lightly/cautiously (got some personal goals going on so don't want to risk losses :)

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FAS and the RSI(2)
Interesting...

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NTDOY -- Worth Watching

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I wouldn't link RIMM and AAPL. They both have their own issues. AAPL is due to a lack of innovation. RIMM is due to a lack of quality and poor marketing.

[fastlizzy]

I guess RIMM brought it down??? Crazy!

Was a nice gapper this morning, but the techies are scaring me lately....never know which way they are going.

[fastlizzy]

Financials are stabilizing now...they won't do much for a while.

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Bye Bye AAPL, The Empire is Burning