Nasdaq Stocks Sinking Today: MCGC, DECK, OPTR, BSFT, ALLT, BIOF

NasdaqMCG Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:MCGC) is down 11.21% today at $4.6790. MCGC is falling on extremely heavy volume today with 1.2 million shares traded. The stock averages about 360 thousand shares a day. MCG Capital was downgraded to sell from hold at Stifel Nicolaus today. The company has a market cap of 347.38 million.

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (NASDAQ:DECK) is down 7.82% today at $44.25. DECK has traded 1.5 million shares so far today and trades 1.7 million shares a day on average. DECK shares have fallen nearly $5 a share this week following a warning from an analyst saying the company’s Ugg boot sales are off to a slow start. The company has a market cap of 1.64 billion.

Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPTR) is down 8.32% today at $14.22. OPTR has traded 786 thousand shares so far today, well above its daily average of 388 thousand shares. OPTR have dipped about $2 a share since last Friday. The company has a market cap of 681.48 million.

BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFT) is down 6.46% today at $39.85. BSFT has traded 809 thousand shares so far today, slightly higher than its daily average of 766 thousand shares. BSFT shares are pulling back today after the stock ran up from $36 to $42 earlier this month. The company has a market cap of 1.10 billion.

Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALLT) is down 4.19% today at $25.86. ALLT has traded 657 thousand shares so far today, 200 thousand shares more than its daily average. ALLT has lost more than $2 a share since last Friday. The company has a market cap of 825.19 million.

BioFuel Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:BIOF) is down 9.97% today at $9.19. BIOF has traded 614 thousand shares so far today, well above its daily average of 192 thousand shares. BIOF shares are pulling back today after the stock shot up from $4 to $10 in less than four days. The company has a market cap of 48.15 million.

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Rachel Brook is an up and coming financial writer focusing on commodity price inflation and how the overall market reacts to the price swings. She also covers emerging markets in Africa and SE Asia.

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