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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08/18 08:30   ROST*    ROSS STORES INC        4.15     2.18     1.90
08/18 Aft-mkt HPQ*     HEWLETT-PACKARD        5.91     3.13     1.89
08/18         FL       FOOT LOCKER INC        9.12     5.17     1.76
08/18         ARO      AEROPOSTALE INC        8.86     5.20     1.70
08/18 16:00   GPS*     GAP INC/THE            6.53     4.12     1.59
08/18         GME*     GAMESTOP CORP-A        6.76     4.34     1.56
08/18 Aft-mkt SGI      SILICON GRAPHICS      12.34     8.92     1.38
08/18         ADSK*    AUTODESK INC           8.51     6.30     1.35
REPORT        TICKER                       IMPLIED   AVG POST-
DATE  TIME    SYM       COMPANY          1-DAY MOVE  ERNS MOVE  RATIO
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08/18 Bef-mkt SHLD*    SEARS HOLDINGS         7.97     6.20     1.28
08/18         DLTR     DOLLAR TREE INC        5.27     5.14     1.02
08/18 Aft-mkt CRM*     SALESFORCE.COM         8.92     9.13     0.98
08/18 Aft-mkt INTU*    INTUIT INC             5.75     6.46     0.89
08/19 08:00   ANN      ANN INC               10.17     5.41     1.88

* - 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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