Finally, analysts have also refused to capitulate to FFIV's stellar technical and fundamental performances.
Traders might consider a January 2011 120 call to take advantage of FFIV's momentum and bearish sentiment backdrop.
Sentiment toward FFIV continues to shift toward the bullish end of the spectrum.
F5 Networks (FFIV) reports its first quarter earnings on Wednesday, January 23, 2013.
The bad news is that Cisco faces significant competition from more specialized competitors like Juniper and F5 Networks (FFIV).
F5 Networks ( FFIV) is also getting support above its 10-week line, and has shown some heavy-volume buying in recent days.
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F5 Networks (FFIV) shares are poised for a huge sell-off this morning, after just slightly disappointing results for the December quarter.
Also reporting after the close Wednesday, among others, are Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), F5 Networks (NASDAQ:FFIV), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK), and Western Digital (NYSE:WDC).
F5 Networks (FFIV) announced that it expects net income in the second quarter to come in below expectations due to disappointing North American business.
At the time of his hiring at Yahoo, Thompson served on 5 outside boards - F5 Networks (FFIV) and Splunk (SPLK), plus 3 private companies.
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According to Zacks.com, 12 of the 26 analysts following the shares rate them a "hold" or worse, leaving the door open for potential upgrades that could provide a stiff tailwind for FFIV.
The fund holds only four of the top fifteen holdings on the IBD 100 list, but Apple ( AAPL), Netflix, Perrigo ( PRGO) and F5 Networks ( FFIV) make up 7.43% of the fund.
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What's more, there is plenty of room for this trend toward call buying to continue, as FFIV's SOIR of 1.22 ranks near the midpoint of its annual range, meaning that the bullish bandwagon is far from overcrowded.
Among the largest underlying components of RSP, in trading today PulteGroup, Inc. ( NYSE: PHM) is up about 0.8%, F5 Networks, Inc. ( NASD: FFIV) is down about 0.4%, and Akamai Technologies Inc ( NASD: AKAM) is lower by about 1.3%.
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Among the largest underlying components of IGN, in trading today Motorola Solutions Inc. ( NYSE: MSI) is off about 0.6%, F5 Networks, Inc. ( NASD: FFIV) is off about 1.4%, and Juniper Networks Inc ( NYSE: JNPR) is lower by about 2.7%.
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