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PRIME STOCK NEWSLETTER FOR MARCH 3rd, 2010

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Position Statement: In our Prime Recommendation Letter we attempt to identify the recommendation with the highest probability of moving higher.  We recommend that stop orders be placed at the time of purchase,  and once the position has moved profitable we recommend a stop be placed a minimum of $0.375 above the purchase price and moved higher as the position moves higher.

Today's Comments: The overall market finished Tuesday every so slightly higher in a relatively broad based move that saw a majority of the sector indices I track move higher. The strongest sectors were the Gold/Silver, Biotech, Commodities, Oil Services, High Tech, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Healthcare Providers, Broker/Dealers, and Cyclicals. There was weakness in the Airlines, Retailers, Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, and Transports. Oil was higher by $0.98 to $79.68 per barrel, and Gold was higher by $19.10 to $1,137.40 per ounce.


Sterling Calendars for March 3rd, 2010.

Date

Est. Time Release

For

Consensus Prior
03/03 7:30am Challenger Job Cuts YOY Feb. N/A (70.4%)
03/03 8:15am ADP Employment Change Feb. (10K) (22K)
03/03 10:00am ISM Services Feb. 51.0 50.5
03/03 10:30am Crude Inventories 02/26 N/A 3.03M
03/03 2:00pm Fed's Beige Book Mar.    
03/04 8:30am Initial Claims 02/27 475K 495K
03/04 8:30am Continuing Claims 02/20 N/A 4,617K
03/04 8:30am Productivity - Rev. Q4 6.2% 6.2%
03/04 8:30am Unit Labor Costs Q4 (4.4%) (4.4%)
03/04 10:00am Factory Orders Jan. 1.2% 1.0%
03/04 10:00am Pending Home Sales Jan. 1.7% 1.0%
03/05 8:30am Unemployment Rate Feb. 9.8% 9.7%
03/05 8:30am Nonfarm Payrolls Feb. (20K) (20K)
03/05 8:30am Hourly Earnings Feb. 0.2% 0.2%
03/05 8:30am Average Workweek Feb. 33.7 33.9
03/05 3:00pm Consumer Credit Jan. ($3.8B) ($1.7B)
  Misc. Calendar
Date: Comments:
03/02 Staples 'SPLS' announces earnings. Time N/A. Est. $0.39
03/03 BJ's Wholesale Club 'BJ' announces earnings. Time N/A. Est. $0.96
03/03 Dillards 'DDS' announces earnings. Time N/A. $0.92
03/04 Costco 'COST' announces earnings. Time N/A. Est. $0.71
03/04 Western Refining 'WNR' announces earnings before the open. Est. ($0.68)
03/05 Urban Outfitters 'URBN' announces earnings. Time N/A. Est. $0.40
  The full earnings calendar for this week can be found (here)

Recommendation: Buy

Intuit, Inc. 'INTU'

Company: Intuit, Inc. Symbol: 'INTU'

Closing Price: $33.13

Web: www.intuit.com

YH: $33.29 YL: $22.26 EPS:$1.40 P/E: 24

Shares Outstanding: 314 Million

Forecasted EPS: $2.02 Market Cap.: 10 Billion
Dividend: N/A Yield: N/A Aver. Daily Trading Volume: 3.1 Million Shares  
Price Targets:  $33.57, $34.30 and then $34.57 Downside Stop:  $32.31/share
Options Rec.: March 32.50 Calls @ $1.00/contract Options Symbol: INTU C 32.5

Additional information on Intuit, Inc. 'INTU' can be found (here)

Company Description: Intuit Inc. provides business and financial management solutions for small and medium sized businesses, consumers, accounting professionals, and financial institutions in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The company offers QuickBooks financial and business management software and services, technical support, financial supplies, and Web site design and hosting services for small and medium-sized businesses; and small business payroll products and services, as well as merchant services comprising credit and debit card processing, electronic check conversion, and automated clearing house services. It also provides TurboTax income tax preparation products and services for consumers and small business owners; Lacerte and ProSeries professional tax products and services; and QuickBooks Premier Accountant Edition and the QuickBooks ProAdvisor Program for accounting professionals. In addition, the company offers outsourced online banking services for banks and credit unions, as well as Quicken personal finance products and services. Intuit Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

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Recent News: 03/01 Intuit finds small businesses starting to hire at bizjournals.com (Mon, Mar 1)
  02/24 HR Block Off 13%, But Morgan Stanley Ups to "Equal Weight" at Barrons.com (Wed, Feb 24)
  02/22 Intuit CFO Neil Williams to Present at the Morgan Stanley Conference Business Wire (Mon, Feb 22)

A full list of the news headlines for Intuit, Inc. 'INTU' can be found (here)

Our Analysis: The shares of Intuit, Inc. 'INTU' set a new multi-year closing high yesterday on heavier than normal trading volume. That is a bullish trading signal. The shares of 'INTU' have recently completed a series of "cup patterns" with measured moves to our stated price targets. Please note that the shares of 'INTU' have a series of upside resistance point near the current price levels, if they manage to close above our upper price target, then they could be in for a run to dramatically higher price levels. I see downside support on the shares of 'INTU' @ $32.72/share, and have set my stops accordingly at $32.31/share.


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