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Hot Stocks This Morning: JVA, QSFT, SWHC, REE, VRS, S

Wall StreetStocks are up this morning thanks to a better than expected government jobs report. The Labor Department announced today that 227,000 jobs were added last month with the unemployment rate holding steady at 8.3%. Economists were expecting a gain of around 210,000 jobs. News out of Greece was positive as well today with participation from bondholders for the credit swap at 85.8% of the country’s debt burden.

All of this positive news has sent the Dow up 60 points, the Nasdaq up 21 points and the S&P 500 up 8 points. [Read more...]

Stocks Heading Lower In Midday Trading: GNOM, HITK, HGG, GT, REE, ZLC

Complete Genomics, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNOM) is down 19.02% in midday trading at $3.15. GNOM has fallen close to $1 a share after it was above $4 yesterday. GNOM ha traded 948 thousand shares so far today, close to three times its daily average. The company has a market cap of 104.86 million. Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter

Hi Tech Pharmacal Co. Inc. (NASDAQ:HITK) is down 17.14% today at $34.67. HITK has traded 1.6 million shares so far today, ten times its average volume. HITK shares are plummeting after FDA approved a competing generic. The company has a market cap of 449.29 million.

HHGregg, Inc. (NYSE:HHG) is down 12.99% in midday trading at $11.43. HHG has traded 1.6 million shares today, well above its daily average of 530 thousand shares. HHG shares dipped after the company lowered its third quarter earnings and cut 2012 outlook. The company has a market cap of 422.28 million.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE:GT) is down 9.16% today at $13.88 with 17.3 million shares traded. Shares of Goodyear are down after the company said recent trends are more challenging at a presentation at the Deutsche Bank Global Auto Conference. The company has a market cap of 3.38 billion.

Rare Element Resources Ltd. (AMEX:REE) is down 8.85% in midday trading at $6.20. REE has traded 6.1 million shares so far today, six times its daily average volume. REE shares have jumped more than $2 a share since last Wednesday. The company has a market cap of 274.28 million.

Zale Corporation (NYSE:ZLC) is down 5.71% today at $3.14. ZLC has traded 1.1 million shares so far today, twice its daily average. ZLC shares have dipped close to $1 a share over the past week. The company has a market cap of 99.79 million.

Stocks In Positive Territory This Morning: SMSI, REE, QCOR, GNOM, MAKO, ZLCS, HOV

Smith Micro Software Inc. (NASDAQ:SMSI) is up 23.66% in early trading at $1.62. SMSI has traded 625 thousand shares so far today, well above its daily average of 524 thousand shares. SMSI shares are up today after the Sprint selects mobile network from the company to help optimize network experience for users. The company has a market cap of 56.51 million.

Rare Element Resources Ltd. (AMEX:REE) is up 12.15% this morning at $6.47. REE has traded 3.3 million shares so far today, more than three times its daily average. REE shares are up more than 100% since last Tuesday. The company has a market cap of 288.83 million. Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOR) is up 10.04% today at $42.86. QCOR has traded 1.3 million shares so far today, already above its daily average of 1.1 million shares. QCOR shares are jumping today after the company said Acthar gel shipments doubled in fourth quarter. The company has a market cap of 2.72 billion.

Complete Genomics, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNOM) is up 9.16% this morning at $4.05. GNOM has traded 394 thousand shares so far today, 30 thousand shares more than its daily average. GNOM shares have jumped up a $1 since last Tuesday. Earlier today, the company announced shipment of 3,000 genomes in 2011. The company has a market cap of 135.75 million.

MAKO Surgical Corpl. (NASDAQ:MAKO) is up 8.10% today at $31.11. MAKO has traded 1.4 million shares this morning, above its daily average of 1 million shares. MAKO shares are up today after the company announced 18 RIO systems sold in the last quarter and MAKOplasty procedures up 97% year over year. The company has a market cap of 1.32 billion.

Zalicus Inc. (NASDAQ:ZLCS) is up 7.76% this morning at $1.25. ZLCS has traded 242 thousand shares so far today and trades 958 thousand shares a day on average. ZLCS is seeing a nice jump today after a small sell off last week. The company has a market cap of 124.32 million.

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:HOV) is up 4% in early trading at $1.82. HOV has traded 1.8 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 1.3 million shares. HOV shares are up about $0.30 over the past week. The company has a market cap of 180.48 million.

Stocks Trending Higher In Early Trading: REE, XIDE, ZGNX, AVL, REGN, OZM, BKS

Rare Element Resources Ltd. (AMEX:REE) is up 17.63% this morning at $5.67. REE has traded 1.8 million shares today, more than twice its daily average. REE is up more than $2 a share since last Friday. REE has been rallying hard since Wednesday after they reported 38% increase in rare earth resources at Bear Lodge. The company has a market cap of 246.89 million.

Exide Technologies (NASDAQ:XIDE) is up 11.39% at $3.13 today. XIDE has traded 802 thousand shares so far today and trades just over a million shares a day on average. The company has a market cap of 243.74 million.

Zogenix, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGX) is up 10.23% in early trading at $2.91. ZGNX has traded 443 thousand shares already today, 100 thousand shares more than its daily average. ZGNX is up 0.60 a share this week. The company has a market cap of 188.84 million.

Avalon Rare Metals Inc. (AMEX:AVL) is up 7.66% today at $2.81. AVL has traded 632 thousand shares so far today and trades 872 thousand shares on average. The company has a market cap of 291.10 million.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN) is up 6.20% this morning at $64.72. REGN has traded 604 thousand shares today and trades 1.2 million shares a day on average. REGN shares are up today after being upgraded to buy form hold by Jefferies. The company has a market cap of 5.90 billion.

Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC (NYSE:OZM) is up 5.56% today at $8.92. OZM has traded 755 thousand shares so far today and trades 1.7 million shares a day on average. The company has a market cap of 890.91 million.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) is up 3.83% this morning at $11.66. BKS is up on large volume today with 2.3 million shares traded, about a million more shares than it trades on average. BKS shares are up today after the company said yesterday that sales of Nook devices during the last nine weeks of the year were up 70% compared to the same period last year. The company has a market cap of 677.03 million.

Stocks Bouncing Despite Down Market: LCAV, PRAN, HDY, FTK, REE, RTK, UNIS

LCA-Vision Inc. (NASDAQ:LCAV) is up 25% this morning at $3.85. LVAV is up on above average volume with 148 thousand shares traded so far today, well above its daily average 84 thousand shares. LCA-Vision reported 30% increase in fourth quarter 2011 procedures this morning. The company has a market cap of 71.63 million.

Prana Biotechnology Ltd. (NASDAQ:PRAN) is up 10.27% at $1.61 in early trading. PRAN has traded 429 thousand shares so far today, more than four times its average volume. Prana Biotechnology announced today it has received approval from the FDA to start recruiting patients for the company’s first clinical trail using PBT2 in patients with Huntington’s Disease. The company has a market cap of 45.42 million.

Hyperdynamics Corporation (NYSE:HDY) is up 9.26% today at $2.95. HDY has traded 2.2 million shares so far this morning and trades 3.1 million shares a day on average. HDY has been trending up so far in the new year, moving from nearly $0.80 in the past three trading days. The company has a market cap of 458.38 million.

Flotek Industries Inc. (NYSE:FTK) is up 10.46% in early trading at $11.62. FTK has traded 1.7 million shares so far today, above its daily average of 1.5 million shares. FTK is up more than $1 a share over the past four days. The company has a market cap of 569.17 million.

Rare Element Resources Ltd. (AMEX:REE) is up 6.46% this morning at $3.79. REE has traded 804 thousand shares so far today after the company announced 38% increase of M & I rare-earth mineral resources at Bear Lodge. REE trades 791 thousand shares a day on average. The company has a market cap of 167.12 million.

Rentech, Inc. (AMEX:RTK) is up 3.82% today at $1.36. RTK has traded 400 thousand shares this morning and trades 3.1 million shares a day on average. Rentech announced this morning it will provide a bridge loan of up to $40 million to Rentech Nitrogen Partners. The company has a market cap of 304.04 million.

Unilife Corporation (NASDAQ:UNIS) is up 12.65% in early trading at $3.65. UNIS has traded 200 thousand shares so far today and trades 290 thousand shares on average daily. UNIS is up more than $0.50 a share since yesterday. The company has a market cap of 226.40 million.

Active Stocks In Midday Trading: DCTH, AIS, DMND, MCP, ZAGG, REE, PWAV

Delcath Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCTH) is up 6.89% at $3.26 in midday trading. DCTH has traded 318 thousand shares so far today and trades 523 thousand shares a day on average. The company announced earlier today their Ireland Operations achieved ISO 13485 certification. The company has a market cap of 150.70 million.

Antares Pharma Inc. (AMEX:AIS) is up 9.14% at $2.15 today. AIS has traded 866 thousand shares so far today and averages 1.4 million shares daily. AIS is up more than $0.30 a share over the past few days. The company has a market cap of 219.44 million.

Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMND) is up 6.23% at $30.36 in midday trading. DMND has traded 1.7 million shares so far today and trades 2.1 million shares a day on average. DMND is up $3 a share since last Thursday. The company has a market cap of 676.46 million.

Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE:MCP) is down 12.21% at $24.58 today. MCP has traded 4.5 million shares so far today, 500 thousand shares more than its daily average. Rare earth stocks have been heading lower following Chinese export quota report. JPMorgan also cut its estimates for Molycorp and has a neutral rating on the stock right now. The company has a market cap of 2.05 billion.

ZAGG Inc. (NASDAQ:ZAGG) is down 10.19% in midday trading today at $7.05. ZAGG has traded 771 thousand shares so far today and trades 944 thousand shares a day on average. ZAGG is down more than $3 share this month. The company has a market cap of 208.63 million.

Rare Element Resources Ltd. (AMEX:REE) is down 9.64% today at $3.28. REE has traded 715 thousand shares so far today and trades 787 thousand shares a day on average. REE is down as the Rare earth sector trades lower after news on Chinese quota. The company has a market cap of 144.25 million.

Powerwave Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PWAV) is down 8.64% today at $1.9950. PWAV has traded 259 thousand shares so far today and trades 650 thousand shares a day on average. The company has a market cap of 62.42 million.

After Hours Gainers: REE, LTBR, ZAGG, STP, RSH, RGC

Rare Element Resources Ltd. (AMEX:REE) is up 6.86% in after hours trading at $3.88. REE traded 655 thousand shares today and trades 807 thousand shares a day on average. REE stock is down about $0.40 over the past five trading days. The company has a market cap of 160.07 million.

Lightbridge Corporation (NASDAQ:LTBR) is up 5.94% in after hours trading at $2.14. LBTR traded 51 thousand shares today. LTBR stock is down slightly over the past few days. The company has a market cap of 25.10 million. Maximize Your Trades With Profitly

ZAGG inc. (NASDAQ:ZAGG) is up about 1% in after hours trading at $7.90. ZAGG has traded 951 thousand shares and averages 961 thousand shares a day. The company announced earlier today that Horizons Ventures purchased a $3 million stake in HzO which ZAGG also owns a stake in. The company has a market cap of 232.63 million.

Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE:STP) is up 2.30% in after hours trading at $2.22. STP traded 1.7 million shares today and usually trades 3.9 million shares daily. Sempra’s Mesquite Solar Plant, which uses Suntech solar panels, started producing power in Arizona. The company has a market cap of 391.80 million.

RadioShack Corp. (NYSE:RSH) is up 3.26% at $9.81. RSH has traded 2.2 million shares today with a daily average volume of 2.7 million shares. RadioShack shares finished down 3.16% today. The company has a market cap of 948.45 million. Maximize Your Trades With Profitly

Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE:RGC) is up 3.70% in after hours trading at $12.33. RGC traded 2.9 million shares. RGC stock has been in a bit of a downtrend the past few trading days. The company has a market cap of 1.83 billion

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