Implied Stock-Price Moves for U.S. Companies Reporting Results

The following table shows the expected stock-price move for U.S. companies about to release quarterly results, according to options data compiled by Bloomberg. Criteria are listed below the table.

REPORT        TICKER                       IMPLIED   AVG POST-
DATE  TIME    SYM       COMPANY          1-DAY MOVE  ERNS MOVE  RATIO
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08/17 Aft-mkt LTD*     LIMITED BRANDS         5.88     2.48     2.37
08/17         DE*      DEERE & CO             4.58     2.31     1.98
08/17 Bef-mkt TGT*     TARGET CORP            4.79     2.76     1.74
08/17         SPLS*    STAPLES INC            7.41     4.81     1.54
08/17 16:05   CACI     CACI INTL-A            5.08     3.89     1.31
08/17 Aft-mkt JDSU*    JDS UNIPHASE          12.36     9.98     1.24
08/17 07:00   ANF*     ABERCROMBIE & FI       6.40     5.41     1.18
08/17 Aft-mkt NTAP*    NETAPP INC             7.65     6.54     1.17
REPORT        TICKER                       IMPLIED   AVG POST-
DATE  TIME    SYM       COMPANY          1-DAY MOVE  ERNS MOVE  RATIO
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08/17 Bef-mkt CHS      CHICO’S FAS INC        8.26     8.33     0.99
08/17 07:00   BJ       BJ’S WHOLESALE         1.23     2.93     0.42
08/18 08:30   ROST*    ROSS STORES INC        4.25     2.18     1.94
08/18         FL       FOOT LOCKER INC        9.30     5.17     1.80
08/18 Aft-mkt HPQ*     HEWLETT-PACKARD        5.60     3.13     1.79
08/18         GME*     GAMESTOP CORP-A        7.64     4.34     1.76
08/18         ARO      AEROPOSTALE INC        8.68     5.20     1.67
08/18 16:00   GPS*     GAP INC/THE            6.55     4.12     1.59
08/18 Aft-mkt SGI      SILICON GRAPHICS      13.97     8.92     1.57
08/18 Bef-mkt SHLD*    SEARS HOLDINGS         7.68     6.20     1.24
08/18         BCSI     BLUE COAT SYSTEM       9.57     7.97     1.20
08/18         ADSK*    AUTODESK INC           7.17     6.30     1.14
08/18         DLTR     DOLLAR TREE INC        5.48     5.14     1.07
08/18 Aft-mkt CRM*     SALESFORCE.COM         8.31     9.13     0.91
08/18 Aft-mkt INTU*    INTUIT INC             5.73     6.46     0.89

* - Company in Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

     The screen used to build this table screened for U.S.
stocks with at least $200 million in market value, options
trading volume yesterday of 500 or more, total open interest
of 10,000 contracts, and share prices at $10 or higher.

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