Schaeffer's Daily Market Blog Features Rambus, Ford Motor, General Motors, Cisco Systems, and Western Digital.

CINCINNATI -- Among the stocks featured in the January 5 edition of Schaeffer's Market Blog are Rambus (NASDAQ:RMBS), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), General Motors (NYSE:GM), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), and Western Digital (NYSE:WDC). 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 Thursday, January 5, 2006:

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4:10 PM Good Day for Ford and GM

Check out Ford Motor (NYSE:F) and General Motors (NYSE:GM) today. Both are looking good - as GM gained more than six percent and F tacked on four percent. In fact, F closed above its 50-day moving average for the first time since early August. Sure I'm not saying the bottom is in, but I must say that they both could be ripe for a rally at current levels.

3:32 PM Why Western Digital is One of Our Favorites for 2006

We've talked about Western Digital (NYSE:WDC) on our website during the last month or so. In fact, it's one of Bernie's bullish stock picks in his 2006 Market Forecast. The stock has enjoyed a significant run during the past two months, gaining 50 percent in that time. On December 21, competitor Seagate Technology (STX) offered to buy another disk drive company - Maxtor (MXO), for $1.9 billion. This was seen as a positive for the rest of the disk drive industry, including WDC. The deal will likely result in suppliers diversifying away from the new STX/MXO company to other disk drive companies like WDC. The stock jumped more than 18 percent that day to a 6-1/2-year high. Read the 2006 Market Forecast to learn more about Bernie's thoughts for the upcoming year and why WDC is one of his favorites.

2:02 PM Optimism Rising Fast Toward Cisco Systems

Call options on Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) have been extremely popular during the past two trading sessions. This isn't all that surprising, given that the stock was up more than two percent yesterday. Optimism toward the issue could be getting a bit out of control, however. Call option volume has more than quintupled put volume both yesterday and today. The current Schaeffer put/call open interest ratio for CSCO of 0.38 is already lower than 91 percent of readings taken during the past year. I'd be cautious of a short-term top in the stock near $18.50.

12:54 PM Rambus Rises On Ruling

Rambus (NASDAQ:RMBS) is trading higher this morning by 19 percent after a federal judge ruled the company didn't destroy evidence in its patent litigation with Hynix Semiconductor. (HXSCL) Since its low back in September, RMBS has rallied more than 100 percent approaching its 52-week high. RMBS is slated to release its earnings on January 16th. At that time investors will get a better feel how the latest developments will affect its earnings.

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