SODA stock holders sold off today despite an earnings beat and evidence the new image of Sodastream (SODA) as "Sparkling Water Maker” is a hit with consumers.

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Regional weakness in Europe need not spell global trouble. Instead, be encouraged by growth in earnings and, perhaps more telling, revenues.

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With markets and investors in a frenzy, these five funds have been making astonishing moves.

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Israel stocks are booming now, including Teva Pharmaceuticals NYSE:TEVA, the MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market Index ETF Fund NYSE:EIS and Bank Hapoalim PINK:BKHYY.

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Here's why no CEO in his right mind would buy any of these brands.

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With its true worth masked - like many of online firms - some say Hulu is a gamble. But others are certain it will be fetching a big IPO price.

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Apple Inc. has a big fan in Needham & Co. analyst Charlie Wolfe, but his view of Android smartphones and the rise of the iPhone 5 is off the mark.

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Rare earth metal stocks like Avalon AMEX:AVL and Molycorp NYSE:MCP may be the next big companies for investments.

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Small-business retailer Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) has weathered the downturn and is ready to move higher. September call options are attractive.

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Options traders track implied volatility in CarMax Inc. (NYSE: KMX), Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS), and DuPont (NYSE: DD) for profits.

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Trade deep in-the-money calls to increase yield on a stock and lower the downside risk. The deep in-the-money sale often is a form of a buy-write trade.

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Selling covered call options in a rising market makes sense in certain situations. An over-priced stock, pending news, and profit-taking are reasons for selling.

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An iron condor options trade is a strategy that works with range-bound stocks such as Rambus (NASDAQ: RMBS). Trade the March expiration options to generate revenue.

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Options can be used to repair the decline in a stock. Buying a call option spread at different strikes will fix the damage if the stock rebounds.

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Active options trading today led by Visa (NYSE: V), Williams (NYSE: WMB), and PowerShares QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQQ).

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Options were heavily traded a few days before expiration as the broader market took a fall.

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Option traders can benefit from the rise in ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) stock as it garners greater revenues due to the increase in oil prices.

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Options trading was active on the first day of January expiration week, as General Electric (NYSE: GE) calls saw volume along with Citi (NYSE: C).

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A vertical spread can generate returns for option traders in a low-volatility market.

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Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) calls saw heavy volume as the stock rallied during a day of busy option trading.

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Options markets were busy today led by calls in the Technology Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLK), and Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU).

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Options trading today sees bullish call buying in Patriot Coal (NYSE: PCX), SINA Corp. (NASDAQ: SINA), while bears hit Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: �������°�).

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Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) offers option traders a bull call spread where investors limit their risk while benefiting from an upside move.

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Options markets were active with the VIX rising higher as bulls favored Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC).

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Options were active, led by Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) going up, Supervalu (NYSE: SVU) going down, and Powershares (NASDAQ: QQQQ) with heavy put volume.

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With Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) at a 52-week high, consider a covered call option sale.

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The CBOE has initiated a volatility index for Amazon, Apple, Google, Goldman Sachs, and IBM.

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Options markets were active today with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), seeing heavy volume.

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The options markets were active today with Citigroup (NYSE: C) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) seeing high-volume in bullish positions.

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Selling an options put spread in the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) can generate premium income but it brings risks.

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Options busy with volume popping in Disney (NYSE: DIS), Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and its spin-offs Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) and Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI).

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The market rally send option volume up in Alcoa (NYSE: AA), and Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), while Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX), saw its daily put volume double.

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A good covered call option calculator to help you decide whether you can increase your options trading profitability.

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A collateralize debt fund or collateralized debt obligation (CDO) is an investment of similar loans into a single investment that can be bought or sold.

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