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Posted by Brooks McFeely on Mon, Nov 24, 2008 @ 09:22 AM
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DOWNSIDE ALERTS (login for Real Time)

 

(-) LFG(-85%) Fidelity National terminates merger deal.

 

Trading Analysis-

Stock is holding a negative range of 0.75 to its pre-market low of 0.40. Buyers have been active down at the lows up to about 0.50. It has clawed north of 0.60, but sell momentum is again picking up the pace here.

 

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(+) C (+30%) U.S. government to inject $20 billion into company.

 

Trading Analysis-

The stock has soared to fresh highs in the second-half of pre-market trade, holding upside momentum between 5.65 and its high of 6.06. It is lately straddling the 5.80 level. Citi recorded a firm floor early in today’s pre-market between its low of 4.78 up to about 4.90 to 5.00.

 

(+) GM  (+1%) board won’t rule out bankruptcy, automakers considering going back to Congress to ask for aid.

 

Trading Analysis-

Stock has spent the bulk of its morning trade rising from 3.00 to recent fresh highs at 3.25. Buyers have looked most confident this morning between 3.04 and 3.15.

 

(+) F (+10%) automakers considering going back to Congress to ask for more aid.

 

Trading Analysis-

Stock has moved in tandem with GM, rising from a low of 1.45 to recent highs at 1.70. Buy liquidity has been most aggressive between 1.50 and 1.60..

 

ETF RECAP

Active-volume exchange-traded funds in Friday's regular session:

 

SPDR S&P 500 (SPY): +5.4%

 

PowerShares QQQ (QQQQ): +4.3%

 

Select Financial Sector SPDRS (XLF): +3.1%

 

Ultra Financials ProShares (UYG): +6.4%

 

IShares Russell 2000 (IWM): +5.5%

 

iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA): +7.1%

 

SPDR Gold (GLD): +7.4%

 

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM): +14%

 

United States Oil Fund (USO): +3.7%

 

Active-volume extended-hours movers:

 

SPY, +2.7%

 

QQQQ, +2.2%

 

UYG, +8%

 

GLD, +2.2%

 

USO, +2.1%

 

ETF Power Play

Another policy move in China should put the major ETFs covering the area back in the spotlight. iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 index (FXI) is down 0.5% in early trading. The SPDR S&P China index (GXC) hasn't recorded early matches but its bid/ask gap is narrowing.

 

According to reports Monday, the Chinese government is poised to boost the wages of more than 50 million workers, lift the ceiling on tax-free income, and filtering more funds to low-income households as part of efforts to boost domestic consumption and check the effects of the economic downturn.

 

The National Development and Reform Commission is considering the measures, which could be formally unveiled during a top-level economic work group of Communist Party officials in early December, according to weekend reports by state-run media. Few details of the cost of the stimulus package were made available.

 

The plan also includes lower fees for several public services such as telecommunication, car parks and tourism.

 

Economists were generally upbeat that the measures would be effective in getting cash into the hands of consumers, MarketWatch reported.

 

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