AFL broke from a 'cup-and-handle' formation with a new trading target.

With the recent rise in technology stocks, Dell is acting better and could run to its 200-day moving average.

Has the housing market finally bottomed out? The fact is by the time we can definitively declare a bottom, prices will have already exploded higher. In the meantime, you will have missed a great buying opportunity. Based on the performance of the market as a whole, I suspect things are better than they seem, and that the elusive housing bottom is here. Here are four housing stocks that are well-positioned for a turnaround.

Despite a buy signal from the stochastic, the bulls must mount a high-volume attack on a number of the SPX's resistance levels.

With a successful breakout from a cup-and-handle formation, SNPS' trading objective is raised.

The hard-hit housing industry showed some signs of recovery with last week's reports of new and existing home sales. The nation's fifth-largest homebuilder, KB Home (KBH) bore evidence of the slight easing taking place.

DXD is again in a buying range following a rally in the market.

As the economy recovers and jobs are added, the volume of paychecks issued by Paychex will increase, providing an early indication of any improvement in the job market.

Solarfun Power Holdings' (SOLF) fourth-quarter earnings release is providing evidence of the travails of the solar panel industry as demand declines, revenues drop and earnings disappear.

Defense sector stocks have historically been recession-proof, but these stocks are highly vulnerable to changes in the political environment.

The online retail sector has managed to hold its own relative to brick and mortar peers during the current recession. However, online jewelry retailer Blue Nile (NILE) is one of the names in this space that has not fared so well.

Shares of drugstore operator Walgreen Co. (WAG) surged higher on Monday along with the broader market despite posting a 7 percent decline in second quarter profit.

Shares of Xerox Corp. (XRX) were off nearly 20 percent on Friday after the company sharply reduced its profit expectations for the first quarter and a major ratings agency lowered its outlook for the company to negative.

FedEx Corporation (FDX) released third-quarter earnings on Thursday that fell short of analysts' projections.

Sony Ericcson is projecting a 42% decline in phone sales for the quarter, double the decline forecast by most analysts. Many analysts are looking at a downgrade of their recommendations as a result of the guidance.

Shares of Winnebago Industries (WGO) gave back 5 percent of recent gains on Thursday after the company reported a fiscal second-quarter loss that was wider than analysts expected.

Shares of Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS), the world's largest bookseller surged 6 percent Thursday on better-than-expected quarterly profit.

Shares of Nike Inc. (NKE) lost ground in morning action before finishing up 1% today after reporting a stronger third-quarter profit but warned of shrinking worldwide demand.