Here is a list of 15 stocks which traded higher Wednesday on unusually higher volume. I have added all 15 of these stocks to my watch list (and invite you to as well), but chose only a couple to write about in detail in this post. This post requires the knowledge of stock options.[More...]

By request, here is the latest update on the Phoenix list: ACCO Brands Corp (ABD), American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings I (AXL), ArvinMeritor Inc (ARM), Belo Corp (BLC), Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc (CCO), Crosstex Energy Inc (XTXI), Dana Holding Corp (DAN), Delta Petroleum Corp (DPTR), Developers Diversified Realty Corp (DDR), Eastman Kodak Co (EK), Emcore Corp (EMKR), EW Scripps Co (SSP), FCStone Group Inc (FCSX), Ferro Corp (FOE), First Industrial Realty Trust Inc (FR), Gannett Co Inc (GCI), Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co (GAP), Hercules Offshore Inc (HERO), ION Geophysical Corp (IO), iStar Financial Inc (SFI), Phoenix Cos Inc/The (PNX), Sunrise Senior Living Inc (SRZ), Technitrol Inc (TNL), Warren Resources Inc (WRES), YRC Worldwide Inc (YRCW) and Zale Corp (ZLC).There are 26[More...]

If you are an avid short seller, the financial sector is of particular interest. I did some research on short interest levels for various financial-related industries and, as a whole, the sector's short interest level was down 3% (as of Jan 15th). The industries researched are the 1) broker-dealers, large banks, 2) securities processors, 3) regional banks, 4) online brokers, 5) specialty/mortgage finance, 6) life insurance, 7) asset management, 8) p&c insurance, and 9) reinsurance. The largest increase in short interest came from the securities processors, up +42% (partially thanks to STT: +86%). The runners up were the broker-dealers and large banks, up 8%. Next came asset management with a +4% increase. Life insurance saw a 0% increase, and all other sub-sectors saw a decrease in short interest[More...]

We are keeping our Buy recommendation on Coca-Cola FEMSA S.A. de C.V. (KOF). The company posted better-than-expected results for the first quarter. It has 32 bottling facilities in Latin America and currently accounts for almost 10% of Coca-Cola global sa [More...]

Major indices closed down the week here the details:
Nasdaq -1,3%
Dow Jones -2,4%
S&P 500 -1,8%

Here The Weekly Movers:

GAINERS
R.H. Donnelley Corporation (RHD)
Nautilus, Inc. (NLS)
James River Coal Company (JRCC)
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (ROCK)
SWS Group, Inc. (SWS)
W&T Offshore, Inc. (WTY)
LOSERS
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG)
GMH Communities Trus (GCT)
The Phoenix Companies, Inc. (PNX)
ACI Worldwide Inc (ACIW)
GeoEye Inc. (GEOY)
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (OWW)