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EBAY (EBAY) SHARES FALLS ON COMPETITION FROM AMAZON (AMZN)

October 20, 2011

eBay (EBAY) shares have fallen on weaker than expected guidance. It appears Amazon (AMZN) is doing a better job in the marketplace. Guidance from eBay was below whisper numbers. It appears that Amazon is providing stiff competition to eBay in Europe, especially in Germany. It is still too early to buy eBay. If and when six screens of the ZYX Change Method are satisfied, we will issue a buy signal on the Real Time Feed of the ZYX Buy Change Alert.

POLYCOM (PLCM) SHARES PLUNGE ON COMPETITION FROM CISCO (CSCO)

October 20, 2011

Polycom (PLCM) shares have plunged on weaker than expected guidance. It appears Cisco (CSCO) is doing a better job in the marketplace. Guidance from Polycom is about 10% below consensus expectations and about 15% below whisper numbers. It appears that Cisco and Huawei, a Chinese company are providing stiff competition to Polycom. It is still too early to buy Polycom. If and when six screens of the ZYX Change Method are satisfied, we will issue a buy signal on the Real Time Feed of the ZYX Buy Change Alert.

WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION (WLL): A VALUATION PLAY

October 20, 2011

The following post on Whiting Petroleum Corporation (WLL ) was published on ZYX Buy Change Alert on October 17th. Since then Whiting Petroleum has traded as high as $46.00. Whiting Petroleum is similar to the energy company BEXP that is being acquired. Based on the purchase price of BEXP, Whiting Petroleum is worth about $80. At present Whiting Petroleum is trading at $40.11 For us to recommend, a stock must pass at least four of the six screens. We prefer a stock to meet all six screens. Our rigorous criteria has led to enviable performance over a long

APPLE (AAPL) SUPPORT LEVELS

October 18, 2011

Apple (AAPL ) is falling in the after market on an earnings miss. Key support levels for Apple are $392, $383, $376, and $360. We will be closing following Apple on ZYX Buy Change Alert . ZYX BuyChange Alert is long on Apple from $131. and previously profits have been taken at $360 on 50% of the position.

MORE ON VMWARE (VMW)

October 18, 2011

VMware (VMW ) as of this writing is at $95.26. For the first time today we are seeing that Smart Money is selling VMware. If and when six screens of the ZYX Change Method are satisfied, we will issue a buy signal on the Real Time Feed of the ZYX Buy Change Alert.

CROCS, INC (CROX): WHAT TO DO NOW

October 18, 2011

Crocs, Inc. (CROX) nose-dived after bad earnings. Crocs is a high beta momentum stock. In the near future Crocs is likely to perform with the market if the market does not nose dive. On the other hand in a down market, Crocs can easily lose another 25%. Conservative investors who are long may consider selling this stock on any bounce. Aggressive investors may consider short selling Crocs on a big bounce. If and when six screens of the ZYX Change Method are satisfied, we will issue a sell signal on the Real Time Feed

VMWARE, INC (VMW ): ANALYSTS DUEL

October 18, 2011

VMware, Inc. (VMW ) reported earnings yesterday after the close. This morning Goldman upgraded VMware, but Jefferies downgrades VMware. At present, VMware meets only three of the six screens of the ZYX Change Method. This means the risk reward ratio of holding VMware at this junction is not favorable If and when six screens of the ZYX Change Method are satisfied, we will issue a buy signal on the Real Time Feed of the ZYX Buy Change Alert.

GOOGLE CHASES APPLE WITH ICE CREAM SANDWICH (AAPL), (GOOG), (MSFT)

October 17, 2011

Ice Cream Sandwich is the name of the next generation Android operating system (OS) from Google (GOOG) and is Google’s most ambitious effort in the mobile world to date. An operating system is a group of software programs that manage hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The name Ice Cream Sandwich is in keeping with Google tradition of naming each version based on a dessert. Google called version 1.5 Cupcake, version 1.6 Donut, version 2.0 Eclair, version 2.2 Froyo, version 2.3 Gingerbread, and version 3.0 Honeycomb. Ice Cream Sandwich may be dubbed Android 4.0. This