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Monday
The new trading week kicks off with Lennar (NYSE: LEN ) reporting. Like most homebuilders, Lennar isn't profitable these days. However, analysts see the company posting a loss of just $0.46 a share this time, an improvement over the $0.56-a-share loss it delivered a year ago.

Diedrich Coffee (Nasdaq: DDRX ) has been one of this year's hottest stocks, so it will have plenty to prove when it follows Lennar's report. Diedrich has turned its fortunes around as one of the companies cashing in on the success of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' (Nasdaq: GMCR ) Keurig single-cup brewers and the lucrative K-Cup refills.

Tuesday
If it's Tuesday, it must be H.B. Fuller (NYSE: FUL ) . The adhesives specialist will hope to stick to analyst profit expectations of $0.36 a share for its fiscal third quarter. If it succeeds, it would be the first time in nearly two years that the company earns more than it did a year earlier.

Wednesday
Cereal company General Mills (NYSE: GIS ) lays out its bowl. Many supermarket staples have taken hits lately, as thrifty shoppers trade down to cheaper store brands. The pros don't see this at General Mills, expecting profits to inch up marginally for the quarter.

Thursday
Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM ) reports. Despite the proliferation of shiny new rival smartphones, the company's BlackBerry remains hot. Analysts see Research In Motion's quarterly profits climbing 16% to $1.00 a share during the quarter.

Friday
Four days after Lennar's report, fellow developer KB Home (NYSE: KBH ) steps up to the plate. It too is projected to post a narrower deficit. Between Lennar and KB Home, investors should have a pretty good snapshot of the housing industry in terms of new home orders and cancellations.

There's no place like home, even if there have been far better places than homebuilder stocks.

Until next week, I remain,

Rick Munarriz

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Report this Comment On September 20, 2009, at 9:25 AM, deadlysaber wrote:

RIMM (Research in Motion on the Nasdaq) had a StockTradersPlace sell, there were a number of candlestick signals for a buy action if the closing price on the next trading day confirms the buy signal.
So, following the trend using a good technical analysis system would keep the trader in good standing to reap profits from the momentum that is building which appears to be forming an up-trend in RIMM in hindsight represents the trend reversal from down to up.
Now, a trader in contact with me said she is selling her RIMM position on the strength of Monday's rise because it brings the position to be slightly positive. She had apparently bought RIMM a few days ago and had seen her stock position in negative territory. I recall doing the same thing before I started relying on a good technical analysis system that can show me the trends.
This is a good lesson and point of observation. If a trader enters into a position without the guidance of trend indication, then it is understandable that the position may enter into negative territory. Then on a good day, where there is building momentum for the stock, the trader takes the first opportunity to get out of the position because it relieves the pain (emotions) of the paper loss in prior days.
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