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CVS Caremark CVS (NYSE) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 34.93 Chg: +0.20 %Chg: +0.58% Open: 34.73   Vol: 7.8 M
Bid: 34.90 Ask: 35.16 Size: 1 High: 35.10 Low: 34.61 Avg Vol: 7.5 M

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CVS is currently trading at 34.93
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade CVS 100     34.93 $1,747 34.93 200.0% -$3,493

*Assumes buying stock on margin at 50%; shorting stock on margin at 150%

CVS: Chart

CVS: CVS Caremark

Industry Retail Staples
Shares Outstanding 1.4 B
52 Wk Performance Price 30.9%
Dividend 0.35    2010/04/21
Today's High 35.10 P/E 13.6
Today's Low 34.61 EPS 2.55
Open 34.73 Price to Book 25.9
Prev Close 34.73
52 Wk high 38.27 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 26.35 21 Day 34.36
Market Cap 48.3 B 50 Day 33.58
Yield 1.008 200 Day 33.48

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- Mar 10 [2 days to expiration]
9.90 10.00 0.25 0 2 Mar 10 25.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 105
7.90 8.00 0.22 0 4 Mar 10 27.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 68
6.90 7.00 0.22 0 44 Mar 10 28.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 756
5.90 6.00 0.22 0 268 Mar 10 29.0 0.00 0.02 0.00 0 3549
4.90 5.00 0.22 0 1045 Mar 10 30.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 3317
3.90 4.00 0.25 0 2354 Mar 10 31.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 2109
2.93 2.98 0.23 2 1521 Mar 10 32.0 0.01 0.02 -0.01 0 4031
1.94 1.98 0.23 2,049 7804 Mar 10 33.0 0.01 0.03 -0.02 0 2343
0.96 1.00 0.19 261 3470 Mar 10 34.0 0.03 0.04 -0.04 358 2233
0.20 0.22 0.07 192 8454 Mar 10 35.0 0.26 0.28 -0.18 611 1674
0.00 0.02 0.00 17 2560 Mar 10 36.0 1.04 1.08 -0.25 20 486
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 354 Mar 10 37.0 2.04 2.08 -0.24 9 227
0.00 0.01 0.00 0 235 Mar 10 38.0 3.00 3.10 -0.25 0 129
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 39.0 4.00 4.10 -0.25 0 44
- Apr 10 [30 days to expiration]
4.85 5.10 0.20 0 62 Apr 10 30.0 0.05 0.07 -0.02 0 1196
4.00 4.10 0.23 9 60 Apr 10 31.0 0.08 0.10 -0.03 1 508
3.05 3.15 0.21 0 218 Apr 10 32.0 0.13 0.16 -0.05 151 1395
2.19 2.23 0.17 13 376 Apr 10 33.0 0.25 0.27 -0.08 55 572
1.41 1.44 0.13 48 784 Apr 10 34.0 0.47 0.49 -0.11 14 1073
0.79 0.82 0.09 55 5269 Apr 10 35.0 0.84 0.86 -0.16 28 1443
0.36 0.38 0.03 197 1250 Apr 10 36.0 1.40 1.44 -0.20 0 1131
0.13 0.15 0.02 0 929 Apr 10 37.0 2.17 2.21 -0.23 11 157
0.03 0.05 0.00 0 165 Apr 10 38.0 3.05 3.15 -0.25 0 63
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 10 Apr 10 39.0 4.00 4.10 -0.25 0 33
- May 10 [65 days to expiration]
19.65 20.05 0.27 0 2 May 10 15.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 24
17.15 17.55 0.27 0 0 May 10 17.5 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 5
14.70 15.05 0.27 0 28 May 10 20.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 290
12.20 12.55 0.27 0 2 May 10 22.5 0.02 0.06 -0.01 0 882
10.70 11.05 0.25 0 23 May 10 24.0 0.05 0.07 -0.01 0 644
9.70 10.05 0.25 0 170 May 10 25.0 0.07 0.09 -0.01 0 4254
8.75 9.10 0.28 0 15 May 10 26.0 0.09 0.11 -0.02 0 4880
7.95 8.10 0.20 0 85 May 10 27.0 0.12 0.14 -0.02 50 5209
7.05 7.10 0.22 13 2818 May 10 28.0 0.16 0.18 -0.02 0 2576
6.05 6.15 0.20 0 875 May 10 29.0 0.22 0.24 -0.03 30 4141
5.15 5.25 0.20 20 2639 May 10 30.0 0.31 0.33 -0.03 40 5509
4.30 4.35 0.20 8 3159 May 10 31.0 0.42 0.44 -0.06 201 4981
3.45 3.55 0.20 7 1910 May 10 32.0 0.58 0.61 -0.07 91 3675
2.69 2.73 0.15 3 5196 May 10 33.0 0.81 0.84 -0.10 5 3660
2.01 2.04 0.13 70 10525 May 10 34.0 1.13 1.16 -0.12 12 3067
1.42 1.45 0.10 92 9227 May 10 35.0 1.54 1.57 -0.15 55 1473
0.95 0.97 0.07 21 6193 May 10 36.0 2.07 2.10 -0.18 26 2544
0.59 0.61 0.04 6 5731 May 10 37.0 2.71 2.75 -0.20 12 2260
0.35 0.37 0.03 6 1591 May 10 38.0 3.45 3.55 -0.22 0 327
0.19 0.21 0.01 0 846 May 10 39.0 4.30 4.35 -0.23 0 384
0.10 0.12 0.01 0 1150 May 10 40.0 5.15 5.35 -0.22 0 155
0.04 0.07 0.00 0 501 May 10 41.0 6.10 6.40 -0.18 0 19
0.01 0.05 0.00 0 264 May 10 42.0 7.10 7.20 -0.25 0 41
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 274 May 10 45.0 10.05 10.35 -0.30 0 11
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 569 May 10 50.0 15.00 15.40 -0.28 0 32
0.00 0.02 0.00 0 0 May 10 55.0 20.00 20.40 -0.27 0 109
- Aug 10 [156 days to expiration]
17.10 17.55 0.28 0 0 Aug 10 17.5 0.01 0.06 -0.01 0 3
14.60 15.05 0.25 0 12 Aug 10 20.0 0.04 0.08 -0.01 0 364
12.15 12.60 0.25 0 7 Aug 10 22.5 0.10 0.13 -0.02 0 159
9.95 10.15 0.20 0 85 Aug 10 25.0 0.21 0.24 -0.02 0 1062
8.20 8.30 0.23 0 2 Aug 10 27.0 0.36 0.39 -0.03 0 594
7.30 7.40 0.20 0 127 Aug 10 28.0 0.47 0.50 -0.03 0 9277
6.40 6.55 0.20 0 84 Aug 10 29.0 0.60 0.63 -0.05 0 2465
5.60 5.70 0.20 0 274 Aug 10 30.0 0.77 0.80 -0.06 0 16754
4.80 4.90 0.20 12 170 Aug 10 31.0 0.98 1.01 -0.07 103 3266
4.05 4.15 0.15 0 2117 Aug 10 32.0 1.23 1.26 -0.09 1 2865
3.35 3.45 0.15 7 1069 Aug 10 33.0 1.55 1.58 -0.10 0 1485
2.76 2.80 0.13 0 975 Aug 10 34.0 1.91 1.95 -0.12 17 685
2.20 2.24 0.11 63 6399 Aug 10 35.0 2.35 2.39 -0.15 60 1108
1.71 1.75 0.09 0 16829 Aug 10 36.0 2.87 2.91 -0.16 0 375
1.30 1.34 0.08 7 3704 Aug 10 37.0 3.45 3.55 -0.17 0 184
0.96 0.99 0.04 17 321 Aug 10 38.0 4.10 4.20 -0.20 5 1163
0.70 0.73 0.04 33 249 Aug 10 39.0 4.85 4.90 -0.22 26 27
0.49 0.52 0.03 5 1030 Aug 10 40.0 5.60 5.70 -0.25 66 91
0.05 0.09 0.00 0 0 Aug 10 45.0 10.15 10.45 -0.33 0 13
- Jan 11 [310 days to expiration]
29.45 30.05 0.25 0 0 Jan 11 5.0 0.00 0.03 0.00 0 0
26.95 27.55 0.25 0 0 Jan 11 7.5 0.00 0.04 0.00 0 0
24.50 25.05 0.27 0 0 Jan 11 10.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 89
21.95 22.55 0.27 0 0 Jan 11 12.5 0.01 0.07 0.00 0 133
19.50 20.05 0.20 0 208 Jan 11 15.0 0.04 0.10 -0.01 0 749
17.00 17.55 0.20 0 5 Jan 11 17.5 0.09 0.15 -0.01 0 1678
14.60 15.10 0.20 0 392 Jan 11 20.0 0.20 0.25 -0.02 0 2284
12.55 12.75 0.17 1 126 Jan 11 22.5 0.35 0.40 -0.01 0 4417
10.35 10.50 0.23 0 9327 Jan 11 25.0 0.61 0.64 -0.02 71 8345
6.30 6.40 0.15 0 19510 Jan 11 30.0 1.55 1.58 -0.06 115 22897
3.15 3.25 0.12 26 17926 Jan 11 35.0 3.35 3.45 -0.15 20 4954
1.25 1.28 0.04 225 22703 Jan 11 40.0 6.45 6.55 -0.18 7 2495
0.39 0.42 0.02 0 2891 Jan 11 45.0 10.50 10.65 -0.25 0 308
0.10 0.13 0.01 35 791 Jan 11 50.0 15.00 15.70 -0.22 0 111
0.01 0.06 0.01 0 471 Jan 11 55.0 20.05 20.65 -0.23 0 0
0.00 0.04 -0.01 0 344 Jan 11 60.0 25.05 25.65 -0.28 0 0
- Jan 12 [674 days to expiration]
19.40 20.20 0.12 0 88 Jan 12 15.0 0.16 0.30 0.01 0 50
17.10 18.20 0.38 0 52 Jan 12 17.5 0.30 0.47 -0.03 0 90
15.25 15.70 0.28 0 335 Jan 12 20.0 0.59 0.72 -0.02 0 167
13.20 13.55 0.30 0 52 Jan 12 22.5 0.96 1.07 -0.01 0 103
11.20 11.60 0.22 0 789 Jan 12 25.0 1.42 1.55 -0.04 10 3303
7.75 8.00 0.15 0 1326 Jan 12 30.0 2.83 2.96 -0.07 0 5141
4.90 5.10 0.05 0 20615 Jan 12 35.0 4.95 5.15 -0.10 0 1533
2.93 3.15 0.04 0 26356 Jan 12 40.0 7.85 8.10 -0.17 0 608
1.65 1.77 0.06 0 1742 Jan 12 45.0 11.45 11.90 -0.23 0 960