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                            | PRIME 
                            STOCK NEWSLETTER FOR March 17th, 2009 |   
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                                Statement: In our Prime 
                                Recommendation Letter we attempt to identify the 
                                recommendation with the highest probability of 
                                moving higher.  We recommend that stop orders 
                                be placed at the time of purchase,  and once 
                                the position has moved profitable we recommend 
                                a stop be placed a minimum of $0.375 above the 
                                purchase price and moved higher as the position 
                                moves higher.  |   
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                                Today's Comments: The overall market finished Monday slightly lower on a day that saw the overall market mixed. There was weakness in the Airlines, Disk Drive Manufacturers, Broker/Dealer, Retailers, Internet, Interactives, Telecom, High Tech, Computers, Biotech, Healthcare Providers, Networking, and Banking indices. There was strength in the Chemicals, Cyclicals, Commodities, Consumer, Transports, Oil & Gas, and Insurance indices. Interest rates moved sharply higher as there was weakness in the bonds.  I would  like to point out a couple of things that I noticed were that the publicly traded education stocks all moved lower,  and that the yield on the 30 year long bond as measured by the CBOE 30 Year Treasury Index 'TYX' traded at its highest level since mid November of last year,  also the Wall Street Journal had an article today about the foreign outflows of capital in the month of January (more on this later).   |   
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                                  | Sterling 
                                    Calendars for  March 17th, 2009 |  
                                
                                  | Date: | Comments: |  
                                  | 03/16 | U.S. Hones 'USHS' announces earnings after the close. Est. $0.09 |  
                                  | 03/17 | Adobe Systems 'ADBE' announces earnings. Time N/A. Est. $0.44 |  
                                  | 03/18 | Darden Restaurants 'DRI' announces earnings. Time N/A. Est. $0.68 |  
                                  | 03/18 | General Mills 'GIS' announces earnings before the open. Est. $0.88 |  
                                  | 03/18 | Nike 'NKE' announces earnings at 4:15pm ET. Est. $0.80 |  
                                  | 03/19 | 3Com Corp. announces earnings after the close. Est. $0.10 |  
                                  | 03/19 | Blockbuster 'BBI' announces earnings after the close. Est. $0.25 |  
                                  | 03/19 | Discover Financial Svs. 'DFS' announces earnings before the open. Est. ($0.15) |  
                                  | 03/19 | Fedex 'FDX' announces earnings. TIme N/A. Est. $0.46 |  
                                  | 03/19 | Palm, Inc. 'PALM' announces earnings. Time N/A. Est. ($0.60) |  
                                  | 03/19 | Winnebago 'WGO' announces earnings at 7:00am ET. Est. ($0.30) |  
                                  | 03/20 | Kirkland's Inc. 'KIRK' announces earnings before the open. Est. $0.52 |  
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                                  | Recommendation: BUY  EOG Resources, Inc. 'EOG'  |  
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                                        | Company: EOG Resources, Inc. | Symbol: 'EOG' | Closing 
                                          Price: $61.52 |  
                                        | Web: www.eogresources.com | YH: $144.99  YL: $45.03 | EPS: $9.73  P/E: 6 |  
                                        | Shares 
                                          Outstanding:  274 Million | Forecasted 
                                          EPS:.None | Market Cap.: $15 Billion |  
                                        
                                          | Dividend: $0.58 | Yield:1.00% | Aver. 
                                            Daily Trading Volume: 4.2 Million Shares |  |  
                                        
                                          | Price Targets:  $63.72 and then $79.99 | Downside Stop:  $60.317/share |  
                                          | Options Rec.: April 60 Calls @ $5.30 / contract. | Options 
                                            Symbol: EOG DL |  
                                        
                                          | Additional 
                                            information on EOG Resources, Inc. "EOG" can be found (here) |  |  
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                                      Company Description: EOG Resources, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the  exploration, development, production, and marketing of natural gas and  crude oil primarily in the United States, Canada, offshore Trinidad,  and the United Kingdom North Sea. The company holds interests in the  Fort Worth Basin, the Upper Gulf Coast area, the Permian Basin, the  Rocky Mountain area, the Mid-Continent area, south Texas and the Gulf  of Mexico, and the Appalachian Basin with approximately 3,204,000 net  undeveloped acres in the United States. It owns interests in the  southeast Alberta/southwest Saskatchewan shallow natural gas trends,  including the Drumheller, Twining, and Halkirk areas, and the  Pembina/Highvale area of central Alberta, the Grand Prairie/Wapiti area  of northwest Alberta, and the Waskada area in southwest Manitoba with a  total net undeveloped acreage of approximately 1,250,000 in Canada. EOG  Resources has interests in the South East Coast Consortium Block  offshore Trinidad with approximately 233,000 net undeveloped acres; and  the Southern Gas Basin of the North Sea with approximately 177,000 net  undeveloped acres in the United Kingdom. As of December 31, 2007, its  total estimated net proved reserves were 7,745 billion cubic feet  equivalent, including 6,669 billion cubic feet of natural gas, and 179  million barrels of crude oil, condensate, and natural gas liquids. The  company was founded in 1985 and is based in Houston, Texas. 
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                                          | A 
                                            full list of the news headlines 
                                            for EOG Resources, Inc. 'EOG' can 
                                            be found (here) |  |  
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                                      Our Analysis: The shares of EOG Resources, Inc. 'EOG' have moved solidly higher over the course of the last couple of trading days on heavier than normal trading volume. yesterday they moved solidly higher again on relatively heavier than normal trading volume, and in the process closed above several points of upside resistance. This is a is a fairly bullish trading signal. The shares of 'EOG' should continue to move higher and test $63.72/share, the point from which they gapped lower on the open of the point from which they gapped lower on the open of trading on February 17th, of this year. If the shares of 'EOG' close above that level, then I expect them to continue to move higher and test $79.99/share, the point from which the shares of 'EOG' gapped lower on the open of trading on December 4th, 2008. I see downside support on the shares of 'EOG' @ $60.73/share, and have set my stops accordingly at $60.31/share.  |  |   
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