February, 2009

SpeculatingStocks.com Releases a New Stock Report on Activision Blizzard (ATVI)

SpeculatingStocks.com has released a stock update report on one of their past stock picks, Activision Blizzard, ATVI, one of the hot stocks the stock market site has been following.

February 14, 2009 --SpeculatingStocks.com has released a new stock report on one of the hot stocks they have been following, ATVI. SpeculatingStocks.com watches market trends and stocks they expect to be game changers like ATVI.

Founder of the stock picks site SpeculatingStocks.com, Russ Urban commented, "We are continuing to follow ATVI and we’re excited about Activision Blizzard’s future after the company reported earnings on Wednesday.”

SpeculatingStocks.com New Updated Stock Report on ATVI

Activision Blizzard reported GAAP net revenues of $1.6 billion and non-GAAP net revenues of $2.3 billion for their last quarter. ATVI reported a GAAP net loss of $72 million and non-GAAP net income of $429 million. ATVI’s outlook for non-GAAP earnings per diluted share was $0.29. ATVI’s non-GAAP earnings per diluted share came in at $0.31, beating their outlook.

Activision Blizzard finished the calendar year as the largest and most profitable third-party publisher. ATVI’s balance sheet is strong with no debt and more than $3 billion in cash.

With other third-party game publishers struggling, we could see ATVI (one of our past stock picks) gain control of the hottest new emerging games in the market through acquisition with its large cash balance on hand. Two games that we fully expect to become major hits for ATVI this year are Starcraft II and Diablo III. We believe Wall Street has yet to realize the blockbuster potential of these two computer game franchises.

Last November, the company authorized a buyback of their own shares under which Activision Blizzard can repurchase up to $1 billion of ATVI shares. The company has bought back $126 million of its shares so far, or 13 million shares at an average price of $9.68 per share. ATVI closed at $9.70 in its last session after dipping to a low of $8.83 during Thursday’s trading day. ATVI has crossed over its 50-day moving average of $9.36 and looks set to start the next leg higher in its uptrend.

For those who have not read it yet, check out our stock report released last week on ATVI.

The huge press coverage of ATVI hasn’t slowed since earnings and looks to have picked up. During their conference call, ATVI discussed their upcoming release of Guitar Hero® Metallica® and entering into China with World of Warcraft®. Also, they expressed their excitement about the release of Starcraft II with the game showing up on many 2009 gaming much anticipated lists.

The struggling economy is overshadowing a lot, but we believe Activision’s merger with Blizzard Entertainment could go down as one of the best mergers of all time. We believe time will tell. WoW (World of Warcraft) continues to sweep the United States and Europe, now we believe it will sweep Asia including China and South Korea.

Be ready for ATVI to have the next AAPL (Apple Inc.) type of move!

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This press release is the opinion of SpeculatingStocks.com, Inc. SpeculatingStocks.com, Inc. is not a registered investment advisor and nothing contained in any materials released by us should be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any securities. Fair Disclosure: Russ Urban, owner of SpeculatingStocks.com, Inc., personally has a position in ATVI and holds ATVI call options. Please read our legal disclaimer at speculatingstocks.com/LegalDisclaimer.html.

SpeculatingStocks.com Releases a Special Stock Report on Activision Blizzard (ATVI)

SpeculatingStocks.com has released a special stock report on one of their past stock picks, Activision Blizzard, ATVI.

February 6, 2008 -- SpeculatingStocks.com has released a special stock report on ATVI as earnings approach for Activision Blizzard on Wednesday, February 11.

Founder of the penny stocks stock market site SpeculatingStocks.com, Russ Urban commented, "The potential for ATVI to become the stock of 2009 is building everyday as investors and major stock sites begin to realize the potential of the console and computer game brands behind Activision Blizzard."

SpeculatingStocks.com Special Stock Report on ATVI

With the merger between Activision and Vivendi's Blizzard last year, ATVI (one of SpeculatingStocks.com past stock picks)has now taken the lead in the gaming space. Activision Blizzard is not just a console game designer with the Guitar Hero brand, but they are the owners of arguably the two best gaming brands in the computer gaming space - World of Warcraft and Starcraft.

Once ATVI gets rolling with their Starcraft II launch, expected to happen this year, there may be no stopping Activision Blizzard. Activision Blizzard is also expected to launch Diablo III in 2009 as well. Starcraft II is expected to be an absolute blockbuster computer game and Diablo III may not be far behind.

We believe ATVI's current market cap of around $13 billion is tremendously undervalued. We believe we could see ATVI have an AAPL (Apple Inc.) type of five-year move.

ATVI has really just begun to move and the stock has been making a statement the last four trading days. ATVI has moved higher the last four trading days and we believe it has seized momentum after closing above its 50-day moving average during Thursday, February 5th's trading session.

ATVI is down at its current level due to the perception of the economy having a major effect on them. Also, investors have been having trouble realizing the huge revenue and profit margin numbers that we believe will come out of the merger between Activision and Blizzard. ATVI Earnings this Wednesday, February 11th will go a long way to putting the puzzle together for investors.

We could see ATVI have a huge following once it gets rolling. This would only add to its possible big run. We have seen the effect in the past with stocks like AAPL, TASR and TZOO. We believe ATVI is the next great story stock like these.

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December, 2008

SpeculatingStocks.com Releases its Top 10 Stock Picks for 2009

SpeculatingStocks.com has released its top 10 best stocks for 2009 including penny stocks and small cap stocks.  

December 23, 2008 -- SpeculatingStocks.com has announced the release of its hot stocks for 2009 stock list. The list includes the best penny stocks, stock picks and investments for 2009. The stocks for 2009 list is priced at $39.00, click here to purchase.

Founder of the stock market site SpeculatingStocks.com, Russ Urban commented, "We believe this list, for customers, will pay for itself many times over with the gains that these stocks have the potential to provide in 2009!”

Composition of Top 10 Stocks for 2009 Stock List
#1 - Gold Stock with 5 - 10 bagger potential in 2009!
#2 - Cosmetic company well-positioned to expand in 2009!
#3 - Agriculture, spring planting season play!
#4 - The best gaming stock for 2009!
#5 - Fast moving, rapidly growing chemical company with a blowout last quarter!
#6 - Platinum/Palladium play for 2009, trading below book!
#7 - Our #1 stem cell stock for 2009!
#8 - Stem cell stock on a roll!
#9 - Gold, silver, copper mine developer, well positioned to take advantage of a rise in gold!
#10 - Another one of our favorite gold plays for 2009, a pure gold producer!

SpeculatingStocks.com’s Top 10 Stocks for 2009 stock list can be purchased on their Purchase Stock Picks page as well. SpeculatingStocks.com also releases free stock picks and discusses penny stocks and small cap stocks in their Stock Hub.

SpeculatingStocks.com Releases Two Stock Picks for Christmas 2008

SpeculatingStocks.com has released two stock picks for Christmas 2008: WFMI and M.

December 16, 2008 -- SpeculatingStocks.com has announced two new stock picks that may become big winners this Christmas season 2008 and into 2009. The two stock picks below aren't the usual stocks we discuss, they aren't penny stocks or small cap stock picks, but they do hold a lot of upside potential to become hot Christmas stocks for the end of 2008.

Russ Urban, founder of the stock market site SpeculatingStocks.com, commented, "We believe investors will find these two stocks when they look for stocks for Christmas 2008 and stocks that have the potential to end 2008 on a positive note and roar into 2009."

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: Macy's, Inc. (M)

Stock Price: $8.15

Macy's, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates department stores in the United States. Its retail stores sell a range of merchandise, including men's, women's, and children's apparel; and accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings, and other consumer goods.

M has been around so long that they have one of the rare one letter stock symbols. Their brand is one of the most well recognized retail brands in the United States.

Investors finding M now are finding it at a significant bargain. Retail stocks have been sold down significantly, but those in at the bottom are discovering real bargains like M.

M is currently trading significantly below its book value of $23.55. M is trading at a severe discount to book value. M is also in a short-term uptrend after hitting bottom and if it breaks through its 50-day moving average around $9.11, we could see M possibly gain around 50% from its current price.

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI)
Stock Price: $10.41

Whole Foods Market, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of natural and organic foods supermarkets primarily in the United States. As of September 28, 2008, the company operated 275 stores.

WFMI has grown revenue the past three fiscal years from $5.60 billion in 2006 to $6.59 billion in 2007 to $7.95 billion in 2008. WFMI's net income for the last fiscal year came in at $114 million.

WFMI can be thought of as a recession proof stock and a company with stores that will only receive greater interest as interest in natural and organic foods continues to grow.

WFMI is trading slightly below its book value of $10.73 and has support around the $10.00 level. There is a major short interest of around 17% in WFMI shares. We could see a major short squeeze in WFMI shares in the future.

SpeculatingStocks.com is a stock market site dedicated full time to finding the best stock picks, penny stock picks and hot stocks at the right time in their stock charts while using market trends and stock market analysis.

SpeculatingStocks.com Announces Two Stocks that May be Big Winners Under Obama

SpeculatingStocks.com has released two stock picks that they believe will perform well under Obama over the next four years.

December 8, 2008 -- SpeculatingStocks.com has released two stock picks that may become big winners under Barack Obama's administration. A lot of stock research is being done analyzing which industries and companies will benefit the most under the new administration. The two stocks below aren't the usual stocks we discuss, they aren't penny stocks or small cap stock picks, but they do hold a lot of upside potential to become hot stocks especially during these trying economic times.

Russ Urban, founder of the stock market site SpeculatingStocks.com, commented, “It is important to find the right industries and stocks heading into the new Presidential administration. We will be discovering more stocks that stand to benefit under the Obama administration.”

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: Cerner Corporation (CERN)

Cerner Corporation provides healthcare information technology solutions, healthcare devices, and related services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region. The company is taking the paper chart out of healthcare, eliminating error, variance and waste in the care process.

CERN is a relatively undiscovered stock even while trading around a $2.8 billion market cap. We believe a lot of analysts and money managers have yet to discover CERN's full potential.

CERN, like other stocks, has been affected by the downturn in the economy dropping from $50.00 to as low as $30.37 recently and now starting to trend higher. CERN operates in the healthcare industry, an industry that we expect to perform strong under the incoming Obama administration.

Cerner's solution improves a hospital's overall level of healthcare and controls costs. We could see CERN move up several times its value under the new Presidential administration. CERN traded as high as $65+ in October of last year. CERN's market cap of around $2.8 billion is nothing compared to where we could see it surge to in the future.

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM)
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company is one of the largest agricultural processors serving as a link between farmers and consumers. The company takes crops and processes them to make food ingredients, animal feed ingredients, renewable fuels and naturally derived alternatives to industrial chemicals.

ADM could be a big winner under the new Barack Obama Presidential administration. ADM is a major grain processor, meaning they would benefit from further acceptance of ethanol.

ADM is extremely cheap right now trading at a market cap of around $16.5 billion and trailing PE of less than 7. ADM has grown revenues the last three fiscal years from $36.59 billion in 2006 to $44.01 billion in 2007 to $69.81 billion in 2008. ADM generated profits last fiscal year of $1.80 billion.

ADM recently bottomed below $14 and has been in an uptrend since. ADM has been reaching higher highs and higher lows.

SpeculatingStocks.com is a full time stock market site dedicated to finding the best stock picks and hot stocks at the right time in their stock charts while using stock market analysis and market trends.

SpeculatingStocks.com Releases Three Stock Picks in the Gold, Uranium and Solar Sectors

SpeculatingStocks.com has released penny stocks NSU, EMKR and DNN as its three latest stock picks.

December 3, 2008: 12:01 AM -- SpeculatingStocks.com has released three stock picks. All three are penny stocks in different sectors. The first penny stock pick discussed below operates in the gold sector in Africa, the second of the penny stock picks is on the cutting edge of the solar power market, while the third stock pick released by SpeculatingStocks.com operates in the uranium production space.

Russ Urban, founder of SpeculatingStocks.com commented, "SpeculatingStocks.com releases these three stock picks on the heels of several recent stock pick successes."

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: Nevsun Resources Ltd. (NSU)

Stock Price: $0.41

Nevsun Resources, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of mineral properties. It primarily focuses on properties with gold, as well as base metal, such as copper and zinc resources/reserves in Africa.

NSU is a small cap gold company trading at a market cap of less than $55 million. It has received a lot of attention in the past and has now pulled back. We believe gold stocks will continue to shine now that gold prices are back in an uptrend. Small cap gold stocks could provide the biggest gains for investors in the gold mining sector.

NSU is trading significantly off of its highs of $2.50+ from earlier this year and off its short-term high of $0.74 in a recent uptrend. Gold moved off its sideways pattern and reached a high above $820 and has now corrected down to around $780 where it has begun to stabilize. We expect gold prices to move back above $800 and challenge $900 in the short-term and in the long-term we believe we will see gold up over $1,000 per ounce as inflation attracts investors to gold mining stocks.

NSU received approval on October 30th for an $89 million commitment to the development of the company's Bisha Project. The development of this project places NSU in a favorable position to take advantage of rising gold prices. The company has commented that the project has low site operating costs throughout the projected mine life and high returns. Production is expected to start on this project is during Q2 2010. We expect this project to be priced into NSU shares moving forward.

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: EMCORE Corporation (EMKR)

Stock Price: $1.62

EMCORE Corporation is a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite and solar power markets.

The solar sector has suffered and EMKR has suffered along with it, but we expect the solar sector to rise and become hot again. We believe EMKR is a real bargain right now trading at a market cap of only around $125 million.

EMKR is trading significantly below its book value of $3.74. EMKR has created a new concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology that holds a more efficient solar cell than those created by FSLR's thin-film technology. EMKR could win a lot of new solar business with their new technology. FSLR has been a leader in the CPV space moving from under $50 to over $300 at one point.

If EMKR's solar technology catches on, we could see EMKR become a major play from its current level. In the past, EMKR moved from the $4.00 level to close to $16.00.

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: Denison Mines Corporation (DNN)

Stock Price: $0.79

Denison Mines Corporation is a premier intermediate uranium producer in North America, with mining assets in the Athabasca Basin region of Saskatchewan, Canada and the southwest United States including Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Further, the Company has ownership interests in two of the four conventional uranium mills operating in North America today.

For the third quarter, DNN sold 517,000 pounds of uranium at an average price of approximately $64.75 per pound. DNN expects uranium production in 2009 to increase by approximately between 25% and 50%.

Several nuclear reactors are being constructed around the world and several more are in the planning stage. Uranium demand will surge as these nuclear reactors start to come online. We believe uranium prices will surge from where they're at now and investors will look back wishing they had invested in a uranium producer like DNN.

DNN is working off of its lows right now and is a real value at its current price with short-term potential to move higher as well significant long-term potential. General Electric has been investing huge in nuclear related projects. DNN is well-positioned to take advantage of the opportunity in the nuclear wave.

SpeculatingStocks.com searches for great companies and stocks in the right point in their stock chart and in the right sector. We believe the stock picks above will become hot stocks in the short term.

November, 2008

SpeculatingStocks.com Announces the Launch of its new SpeculationBoard

SpeculatingStocks.com announced the release of its new stock message board named the SpeculationBoard.

November 28, 2008: 12:01 AM -- SpeculatingStocks.com has launched its new-generation stock message board dubbed the SpeculationBoard. SpeculatingStocks.com has created a revolution in stock speculation with new stock ideas via its stock picks, penny stock picks, stock updates, featured profiles and stock notes.

The SpeculationBoard is a stock message board that is focused on the search for the next big penny stock like TASR or TZOO that can move 1,000 to 5,000 percent! We all know how fast penny stocks can move in a short period of time. The SpeculationBoard is yet another outlet on SpeculatingStocks.com for investors to find new stock ideas that create large percentage point returns in the short-term.

Founder of SpeculatingStocks.com, Russ Urban commented, "When the efforts of several investors are pooled together in one place like on the SpeculationBoard, the discovery of the next fast-moving story stock becomes reality on a regular basis."

To start posting or view the SpeculationBoard, visit: http://www.speculatingstocks.com/Speculation-Board/

The SpeculationBoard offers categories including penny stock plays, stock picks, stock trades, hot stocks, stock market trends, stock speculation and will expand from there as SpeculatingStocks.com receives user feedback. SpeculatingStocks.com announces the launch of its SpeculationBoard on the heels of its stock pick of RAD (Rite Aid) that moved from $0.31 to $0.47, for a total possible gain of 51%+ in just three trading days after their penny stock pick.

SpeculatingStocks.com Announces Two Stock Picks for the Cold and Flu Season

SpeculatingStocks.com announced two stock picks for the 2008 - 2009 cold and flu season: MTXX and RAD.

November 24, 2008 12:01 AM -- SpeculatingStocks.com has announced two stock picks for this cold and flu season. SpeculatingStocks.com has picked hundreds of stock picks in the past and regularly comments on stock picks, penny stocks, hot stocks and small cap stocks on SpeculatingStocks.com and in their stock newsletter. Now, is the time to be looking at stocks again, particularly the cold and flu sector as the stock market begins to find a market bottom and investors research key, timely sectors.

MTXX is the developer and marketer of the Zicam cold and flu remedy brand with a distribution network that includes Wal-Mart, Walgreens, and CVS. SpeculatingStocks.com's second stock pick for the cold and flu season, RAD (Rite Aid), a drugstore retail chain with prescription and over-the-counter medication for cold and flu and other ailments.

SpeculatingStocks.com founder Russ Urban commented, "We believe these two stocks, MTXX and RAD, for the 2008 - 2009 cold and flu season will live up to the winning standard for stock picks that we have set at SpeculatingStocks.com."

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. (MTXX)

Stock Price: $14.77

Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. is engaged in the development and marketing of over-the-counter healthcare products that utilize the company's drug delivery systems. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Zicam, LLC, markets and sells Zicam® and Nasal Comfort(TM) products in the cough and cold category.

MTXX also offers Zicam Multi-Symptom Cold and Flu Relief products, which utilize a spoon dosing delivery to provide relief of cold and flu symptoms.

MTXX is a perennial cold and flu season stock play and well known for that fact. MTXX dropped the last four trading days creating a buying opportunity to play this year's cold and flu season.

MTXX's over-the-counter cold and flu products are sold at several large national retailers including Wal-Mart, Walgreens, and CVS. Zicam is one of the top three cough, cold and allergy growth brands and its multi-symptom cold and flu products account for 45% of the company's retail sales growth.

MTXX has an attractive brand and sold distribution network in place. We believe MTXX will have another cold and flu season move.

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: Rite Aid Corporation (RAD)

Stock Price: $0.31

Rite Aid Corporation is a drugstore chain with more than 4,900 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia. The company's fiscal 2008 annual sales totaled more than $24.3 billion.

Rite Aid is a major brand that continues to expand. Patients fill their prescriptions at Rite Aid for various ailments and shop for over-the-counter medication for cold and flu and other illnesses.

RAD has been down significantly this year, but we see the potential for a major turn around in the future for RAD. Three independent proxy advisory firms have recommended RAD stockholders support RAD's Board of Directors' plan for a reverse split. The reverse stock split could be approved on December 2nd.

Reverse stock split is never a good phrase to investors, but in this case it looks like it must be done and we believe most of the negativity is already priced into RAD. After the reverse split, we expect investors to look at RAD in a new, refreshing light.

We believe RAD will receive major attention as a cold and flu season play over the next 1 - 2 months. Also, we expect RAD to begin its turn around.

At SpeculatingStocks.com, we believe it is important to find the right small cap stocks and penny stocks at the right time in their stock chart and business cycle. With MTXX and RAD, we believe we have found two stocks that have a great chance at becoming hot stocks in the short-term.

SpeculatingStocks.com Announces Two Possible Ways to Play a Reversal in the Stock Market

SpeculatingStocks.com announced two possible ways to play a possible reversal in the stock market including the ETF's: QQQQ and DGP.

November 21, 2008 - 12:01 AM -- SpeculatingStocks.com has announced two possible ways to play a reversal in the stock market. SpeculatingStocks.com is drawing on its experience in the stock market of providing stock picks, stock market commentary and market analysis. The NASDAQ has finished in the red ten out of the past twelve trading days and has now dropped below an RSI of 30, indicating an oversold condition for the exchange as a whole. We believe we will see a reversal in the NASDAQ in the very near future.

Investors are looking for a solid way to take advantage of a possible up spike in the NASDAQ exchange and the stock market as a whole. We are stepping away from our usual discussion of penny stocks and focusing on two Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

An Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is a security that tracks an index, but trades like a stock on an exchange. SpeculatingStocks.com founder Russ Urban commented, "ETF's can be great investment opportunities, especially during these times, instead of investing directly into a NASDAQ stock or gold stock, for example."

The exchange traded fund that SpeculatingStocks.com has set its eyes on is the QQQQ as a possible way to play a possible reversal in the stock market. The QQQQ is the ticker symbol for the NASDAQ 100 Trust, tracking the tech sector, consisting of the 100 largest and most actively traded non-financial stocks on the NASDAQ. The QQQQ is an exchange traded fund.

The QQQQ has traded down from over $47 in early September to a price of around $25.50, currently. If an investor is comfortable with the risk, they may decide to play the QQQQ options for additional leverage and additional possible gains. After a bottom in the NASDAQ exchange, many of the future long-term gains are made in the first few days or weeks of a turn around, so it is important to be positioned in a financial device like the QQQQ.

Another exchanged traded fund (ETF) that SpeculatingStocks.com has set its eyes on is the DGP (PowerShares DB Gold Double Long ETN) as a possible way to play a reversal in the gold market and stock market. We expect gold prices to appreciate with a possible stock market reversal. Stock market losses have weighed on gold prices. It is speculated that the gold index and gold stocks will be major winners over the next few years.

DGP shares are designed to follow gold prices. DGP was recently trading near $22 before dropping to as low as $12 as gold prices per ounce dropped from over $900 to around $725. We believe gold prices will reverse and the DGP has the ability to act as a great investment device to leverage an upswing in gold.

October, 2008

SpeculatingStocks.com Releases 3 Scary Good Stock Picks for Halloween

SpeculatingStocks.com has chosen BIDZ, IVN and ATVI as its 3 Scary Good Stock Picks for Halloween and beyond!

October 28, 2008 -- SpeculatingStocks.com has released 3 Stock Picks for Halloween and beyond! Begin watching the stock picks below. SpeculatingStocks.com believes they will start moving to the upside this Halloween week.

BIDZ is an online jeweler, somewhat of a niche mini-eBay in the used jewelry space online. SpeculatingStocks.com's second stock pick, IVN is a small cap, gold penny stock currently in talks with the Mongolian government to receive approval to develop a copper and gold mine in the country. For IVN, approval from the Mongolian government could be a watershed event for them and their partner Rio Tinto. Their third scary good stock pick released is ATVI. Activision Blizzard (ATVI) is positioned for rapid growth through their World of Warcraft, Starcraft and Guitar Hero brands.

SpeculatingStocks.com founder Russ Urban commented, "We believe these stock picks have a great shot at creating significant returns for investors."

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (IVN)

Stock Pick Price: $1.94

Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a mineral exploration and development company. The company holds interests in and conducting operations on mineral resource properties principally located in Central Asia and Australia as well as projects in Mongolia and Kazakhstan.

On September 30th, a company executive from IVN commented that he saw no reason for IVN's drop. At that time, IVN was trading at $6.40. IVN has been severely oversold and now appears to have finally found a bottom just below the $2.00 level.

Rio Tinto, one of the largest mining companies in the World, is a strategic partner of Ivanhoe Mines. IVN and Rio Tinto are negotiating with Mongolia's government to develop a copper and gold mine in the country.

They are looking to develop the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia's South Gobi Region. If IVN receives approval by the Mongolian government, we could see IVN shares rebound and correct big to the upside.

We believe gold will rebound and benefit IVN as well.

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: BIDZ.com, Inc. (BIDZ)

Stock Pick Price: $6.22

BIDZ.com, Inc. is an online jewelry retailer offering its products through a live auction format at Bidz.com as well as a fixed price online retail store at Buyz.com.

BIDZ has been profitable the past several quarters. We believe BIDZ will benefit by people selling their gold jewelry.

BIDZ is currently trading at a market cap of only around $147 million, which we believe is low considering their growing brand and future potential.

BIDZ could see a major short squeeze with over 25% of its 12.12 million float short.

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI)

Stock Pick Price: $11.69

Activision Blizzard, Inc. operates as an online and console game publisher. Some of the company's brands include World of Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo, Guitar Hero and Call of Duty.

We believe ATVI is the #1 gaming stock in the stock market right now with the most future potential in its industry. World of Warcraft is about as big of a money maker as it gets in the gaming industry.

It is speculated that ATVI could be releasing Starcraft II around February or March of 2009. The original Starcraft is still regarded as one of the greatest games of all time and Starcraft II is expected to be a huge money maker as well.

Guitar Hero is very popular with console gamers. Guitar Hero and World of Warcraft create a ton of positive buzz marketing for Activision Blizzard. We believe it will be hard for any other gaming company to compete with ATVI.

ATVI is down at pre-Blizzard merger levels and appears significantly undervalued at a market capitalization of around $15.4 billion.

It is important to find great companies at the right time in their stock charts. We expect the stocks mentioned above to become hot stocks after the recent stock market downturn.

SpeculatingStocks.com Starts Coverage of Stem Cell Stocks for 2009

SpeculatingStocks.com has begun covering stem cell stocks and discusses stem cell stocks starting to move that could breakout in 2009.

October 15, 2008 -- SpeculatingStocks.com has begun covering stem cell stocks. Watch for stem cell stocks to receive attention in 2009 and become some of the hotter stocks of the year. SpeculatingStocks.com says there are several reasons why stem cell stocks could have a banner year in 2009, but the main one is that the political environment is expected to change in favor of stem cell companies and their research.

Russ Urban of SpeculatingStocks.com states, "Stem cells are extremely powerful and can dramatically change how we treat various diseases."

There are two kinds of stem cells from animals and humans (embryonic and adult stem cells). Embryonic stem cell research has been a hot topic. A research funding and support bill that came out of Congress under the current Presidency was vetoed.

Several stem cell stocks have been severely oversold and have just begun to move. Stem cell stocks have been severely hampered by policy and lack of funding and support over the past several years.

This has all created an opportunity for stem cell stocks to move big in 2009 and receive a lot of coverage.

There are several stem cell penny stocks that could breakout in 2009. One of the most recognized names in the stem cell small cap stock realm is StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq: STEM). STEM has a 52-week high of $2.33 and was up $0.05 to $0.99 in Tuesday's trading session from its low of $0.66 on October 10th, 2008.

Another well known name in the stem cell small cap stock space is Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN). GERN has a 52-week high of $8.19 and was up $0.11 to $3.04 in Tuesday's trading session from its low of $1.95 on October 10th, 2008.

Stem cell companies are looking for support and they may get that support by way of the next Presidency. It is not a foregone conclusion that the White House will be pro-stem cells under the next Presidency; however, both Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain have shown to be pro-stem cells in the past.

Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic Presidential candidate, has released a statement of support for stem cell research on his Senate page. Senator Barack Obama believes we should expand and accelerate research using embryonic stem cells, just as we should continue to explore the viability of adult stem cell use and cord blood use.

Republican Presidential Candidate, Senator John McCain has supported embryonic stem cell research on embryos that would otherwise be discarded during assisted reproduction, but has been receiving pressure from the Republican base to drop support for embryonic stem cell research.

Analysts and investment managers of hedge funds and mutual funds could start investing in stem cell stocks with a possible change in policy on the horizon and the promise held by stem cells.

For more stem cell small cap stocks, take a look at Thermogenesis Corporation (Nasdaq: KOOL), Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTM), Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBLI) and NeoStem, Inc. (AMEX: NBS). View these and other stocks at SpeculatingStocks.com.

Discover Stem Cell Stocks before the Hedge Funds

February 1, 2008 (Revised on Feb. 13) - We believe stem cell stocks are going to get a huge amount of attention this year.

Stem cell stocks are companies that research and develop stem cells or enable the use of stem cells by doctors and hospitals.

Stem cells are unspecialized cells that give rise to a specific specialized cell. As you'll discover, just from the definition, stem cells can revolutionize the field of regenerative/reparative medicine. Stem cells are extremely powerful and can dramatically change how we treat various diseases.

There are two kinds of stem cells from animals and humans (embryonic and adult stem cells). Embryonic stem cell research has been a hot topic and a research funding and support bill that came out of Congress under the current Presidency was vetoed. The President vetoed the bill based on strong beliefs against embryonic stem cell research. His beliefs are backed by many congressmen and citizens across the United States.

We are starting to see stem cell stocks move, but we believe this is just the beginning. Stem cell stocks have been severely hampered by policy and lack of funding and support over the past several years. These are a few reasons why we have not seen stem cell stocks breakout huge.

But... we believe stem cell stocks will breakout and become some of the most popular stocks on Wall Street. Stem cell companies are looking for policy that funds and supports their research and development of stem cells.

We believe stem cell companies will get that support by way of the 2008 Presidential elections and a new Presidency. This is not a foregone conclusion that the White House will be pro-stem cells after this year’s general elections; however, democratic voters have been and continue to turn out in huge numbers during the primaries and will be quite motivated to vote in the fall General Elections.

The 2008 Democratic Presidential Primary is shaping up to be a race between Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama and this is great for stem cell stocks. Senator Hillary Clinton has promised to overturn President Bush's restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. Senator Barack Obama has released a statement of support for stem cell research on his Senate page. Senator Barack Obama believes we should expand and accelerate research using embryonic stem cells, just as we should continue to explore the viability of adult stem cell use and cord blood use.

The 2008 Republican Presidential Primary front runner is Senator John McCain. Senator McCain has long supported embryonic stem cell research on embryos that would otherwise be discarded during assisted reproduction, but has been receiving pressure from the Republican base to drop support for embryonic stem cell research.

Investors are just starting to price all of this future potential into stem cell stocks. We believe stem cell stocks have a large amount of upside ahead. Analysts and investment managers in hedge funds and mutual funds could start loading up on stem cell stocks across the board. We wouldn't be surprised if the huge influx into stem cell stocks started sooner rather than later this year.

SpeculatingStocks.com, Inc. is not for or against stem cell research or for or against certain Presidential candidates mentioned. The above article is our opinion and contains forward looking statements in an attempt to clarify the possible state of the stem cell industry.