Dividend.com: Morning Playbook

Stocks are mixed this morning as lots of retailers are posting their monthly sales updates. Let's take a look at who's seeing a pop in the early going, as well as other stocks/sectors to be watching in this morning's session.

Retail Winners

Aeropostale(ARO Quote), Buckle(BKE Quote) and Kohl's(KSS Quote) are looking positive so far.

Retail Losers

Abercrombie & Fitch(ANF Quote), Target(TGT Quote), JCPenney(JCP Quote) and Gap Stores(GPS Quote) are seeing some red.

Earnings Stories

SAIC Inc.(SAI Quote), Vail Resorts(MTN Quote) and Teekay Corporation(TK Quote) are seeing some early gains. Ciena(CIEN Quote) is lower.

Upgrades to Watch

Google(GOOG Quote), Adobe(ADBE Quote), Bucyrus International(BUCY Quote), JoyGlobal(JOYG Quote) and Broadcom(BRCM Quote), Goldman Sachs(GS Quote), Chipotle Mexican Grill(CMG Quote) and Coach(COH Quote) are all getting their ratings bumped up today.

China Plays

Baidu(BIDU Quote), Netease.com(NTES Quote) and Shanda Interactive(SNDA Quote) have all been on a roll and should be monitored closely. I would be cautious chasing too aggressively at this point. A pullback would offer a better opportunity to get long.

Gold-Mining Stocks

Agnico-Eagle Mines(AEM Quote) and Randgold Resources(GOLD Quote) broke down a bit yesterday, but let's see how they trade as Gold(GLD Quote) looks to be trading higher.