Schaeffer's Daily Market Blog Features FMC Technologies, Investors Financial Services, Medis Technologies, Google, and Nordson.

CINCINNATI -- Among the stocks featured in the May 9 edition of Schaeffer's Market Blog are FMC Technologies (NYSE:FTI), Investors Financial Services (NASDAQ:IFIN), Medis Technologies (NASDAQ:MDTL), Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), and Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN). Schaeffer's Market Blog is just one of the many free market commentaries written everyday at www.SchaeffersResearch.com - the home of Bernie Schaeffer and Schaeffer's Investment Research. The Market Blog is written throughout every trading day by Schaeffer's financial analysts and traders. They are quick insights to the day's most notable market activity from an options perspective. For additional information about this report or to have it delivered to you free via email every day click on the following link. http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/redirect.aspx?CODE=PROB12M&PAGE=1

Schaeffer's Market Blog for Tuesday, May 9, 2006:

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9:52 AM NYSE & NASDAQ New Highs/New Lows With Schaeffer's Equity Scorecard

In our Daily Market Blog today we list more than 30 stocks that are reaching new annual highs or lows and feature Schaeffer's Equity Scorecard readings that are near to bullish or bearish extremes. Here are three stocks that score 9.0 out of 10, a reading that suggests that the upside still beckons: FMC Technologies (NYSE:FTI), Investors Financial Services (NASDAQ:IFIN), and Medis Technologies (NASDAQ:MDTL).

1:25 PM Google Bounces at 390

Internet giant Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is bouncing off a trio of support at the 390 level. The equity took some time to consolidate along this level, which is also roughly home to the security's 80-day and 160-day moving averages. Rebounding off these trendlines, the stock has reclaimed the 400 level. With peak call open interest in the May series at 430, the equity still has some room to run before it encounters potential options-related resistance.

3:09 PM More New Highs for Gold and Silver

As you might expect with the Fed's decision on interest rates due tomorrow, we're seeing more of the same, slow trading, low volume and not much action. But that doesn't mean that all is lost - as gold and silver continue to soar to new highs. Today gold gained $21.90 an ounce to close at $701.80 - its highest level since 1980. But the big winner was silver, as it soared 70 cents to $14.47 an ounce. As you'd expect, metal stocks are having great days, as the PHLX Gold and Silver Index (XAU) has added 4.55 percent and the AMEX Gold Bugs Index (HUI) has tacked on similar numbers. Both are making new all-time highs as well. It'll be interesting to see what happens after the Fed's decision on interest rates is revealed tomorrow afternoon.

3:21 PM Nordson Makes another All-Time High

I've talked about Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) here before. I though I'd take another quick look at the stock as it breaks out to yet another all-time high today. The stock is up more than two percent and is now trading at 57.66. This is the 11th time in the last three weeks that NDSN has made a new high. Since I last wrote about the stock here on February 28, it's up more than 15 percent. Short interest continues to be high. The 1.14 million shares short generates a short-interest ratio of almost seven days to cover. There is some analyst pessimism too. According to Zacks, three of the four analysts that cover NDSN have it rated as a "hold." In late December and in late February NDSN reported earnings that surpassed analysts' expectations. That has helped the stock to continue its upward climb. The company is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings on May 21 after the market close.

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