Potash Corp of Saskatchewan (POT): Despite falling almost $100 from its 52-week high, shares of Potash (POT) represent both a great short-term trading and a long-term buying opportunity for both trades and investors alike. Potash Corp manufactures and sells phosphate fertilizers, animal feed supplements, and nitrogen fertilizers and feed products. It also produces 25% of the world's potash, a fertilizer that provides nutrients and disease resistance to various agriculture crops. Here are a few quick bullet points’ traders and investors may want to consider: Since the population has more than doubled since 1950 and is expected to grow from 6.7 billion to 9.2 billion by 2050, it is only natural that more mouths to feed will increase demand for Potash (PT) worldwide. Additional, as global income rise in Asia and other developing regions, millions of people are switching from starch to protein based diets, thus increasing demand of grain products to feed livestock. Potash recently reported record second quarter earnings of $2.82 per share, a 250% increase from the second quarter of 07’. As I write this, Potash prices in the third quarter are trading significantly higher than a year early, as increased demand and lower input costs fuel profit margins

International Coal (ICO): International Coal (ICO): West Virginia-based International Coal is a large producer of metallurgic coking coal, which is used as a reducing agent in smelting iron ore and is an essential element in the manufacturing of steel. The company has increased metallurgical production from 100,000 tons in 2006 to 2 million tons in 2008. And forecasts show that by 2010 the company will produce 2.6 million tons. Year over year, its international pre-metric ton prices have increased substantially. In fact, its largest international consumers such as India, China and Russia are having massive coal shortages, which are forcing sharp increases in imports. With 94% of its 2008 orders committed, these additional orders will definitely boost future revenue. The company is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings after Wednesday's market close. Its shares have lagged the coal sector overall since its initial public offering two years ago and, with a 15% short position, could see a nice move up.

Apple (AAPL): Apple will be hit hard on Friday as competitor Research in Motion (RIMM) reported extremely weak sales. However, we like Apple, as the company has $25 in cash in the banks, $0 debt and is poised to capitalize off RIMM’s weakness. Additional, Apple is starting to take substantial share in the desktop and notebook computer markets.

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