Mid-Day Market Update: AOL Surges On Barclays Upgrade, Cliffs Drops


20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"

Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.


Midway through trading Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.27 percent to 14,521.03 while the NASDAQ dropped 0.17 percent to 3,246.85. The S&P also fell, declining 0.25 percent to 1,559.91.Top Headline
Yesterday, SAIC (NYSE: SAI) posted upbeat fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and also declared a special cash dividend of $1 per share. SAIC projected FY14 adjusted earnings of $1.16 to $1.33 per share on revenue of $10 billion to $10.7 billion. However, analysts projected earnings of $1.27 per share on revenue of $10.81 billion. SAIC's quarterly net income came in at $186 million, or $0.54 per share, versus a year-earlier loss of $161 million, or $0.49 per share. However, analysts were expecting a profit of $0.52 per share. Its revenue climbed to $2.71 billion from $2.47 billion. Equities Trading UP
Mattress Firm Holding (NASDAQ: MFRM) shot up 10.62 percent to $34.31 after analysts at Raymond James upgraded the stock from “market perform” to “outperform.” Shares of Atlantic Power (NYSE: AT) got a boost, shooting up 7.79 percent to $5.12 after the company named Ned Hall as its Executive VP and COO. Analysts at Scotia Capital upgraded the stock from “underperform” to “sector perform.” AOL (NYSE: AOL) was also up, gaining 8.32 percent to $39.18 after analysts at Barclays upgraded the stock from “equal weight” to “overweight.” Equities Trading DOWN
Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) shares tumbled 14.84 percent to $18.25 after analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from “equal weight” to “underweight.” Francesca's Holdings (NASDAQ: FRAN) was also down, falling 3.98 percent to $28.95 after the company announced secondary offering of 7,394,727 shares of common stock.Shares of Lindsay (NYSE: LNN) were down 6.71 percent to $86.17 after the company reported FQ2 results.Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.12 percent to $96.22, while gold traded up 0.43 percent to $1,604.10. Silver traded down 0.59 percent Wednesday to $28.51, while copper fell 0.17 percent to $3.44.Eurozone
European shares were lower on some weak economic data. British fourth quarter GDP fell 0.3 percent, in line with estimates, marking an official triple-dip recession for the U.K. France's fourth quarter GDP also fell 0.3 percent, which was also in line with estimates. The Spanish Ibex Index tumbled 0.85 percent and the Italian FTSE MIB Index dropped 0.59 percent. The STOXX Europe 600 Index dropped 0.29 percent, London's FTSE 100 Index fell 0.13 percent, French CAC 40 Index tumbled 1.04 percent and German DAX 30 index dipped 0.96 percent. Economics
The MBA adjusted index of mortgage application activity climbed 7.7% in the week ended March 22. Pending home sales fell 0.4% in February. The pending-home-sales index dropped to 104.8 in February, versus 105.2 in January. Crude supplies climbed 3.3 million barrels for the week ended March 22, the Energy Information Administration reported. However, analysts were expecting a 1.6 million-barrel rise. Chicago Fed President Charles Evans is set to speak and the Treasury is set to auction 5-year notes.

20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"

Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.


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