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Early Winners: BCOV, CTIC, SPWR, CSIQ, OPWV, FSLR

February 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Stocks are mixed today as investors pause after yesterday’s rally. Optimism over the Greece situation is helping the Dow stay positive this morning. Consumer prices increased in January by 0.2%, the biggest gain in four months. This was below economists estimates, who were expecting a 0.3% increase. In early trading the Dow is up 25 points, the Nasdaq is down 6 points and the S&P 500 is up 1 point.

Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOV) is up 37.27% today at $15.10. BCOV has traded 2.6 million shares so far today. Brightcove shares opened 32% higher than its IPO price of $11 today. The company was valued at $382.8 million at its open price. One of Brightcove’s biggest shareholders includes Accel Partners which also holds an 11% stake in Facebook. [Read more...]

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Early Stock Losers: TRLG, GSVC, AMD, MU, USU, FSLR

February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

True Religion Apparel, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRLG) is down 23.90% today at $27.96. TRLG has traded 2.5 million shares so far today, more than 10 times its daily average. TRLG shares are in a free fall after the company missed earnings expectations. Citigroup also cut its rating from buy to neutral on the stock. The company has a market cap of 699.82 million.

GSV Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:GSVC) is down 20.82% in early trading at $15.41. GSVC has traded 5.5 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 255 thousand shares. GSVC shares are down as the company dumps more shares than expected. GSV Capital latest filing shows they will sell 6 million shares, up from the expected 3 million shares.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) is down 2.65% this morning at $7.05. AMD has traded 8.9 million shares so far today and trades 14.8 million shares a day on average. AMD shares are falling with the overall market today. The stock is up more than $1.50 on the year so far. The company has a market cap of 5.12 billion.

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) is down 1.94% today at $8.00. MU has traded 12 million shares so far today and trades 31.5 million shares on average. MU shares are down as investors worry about a possible Greek default. The company has a market cap of 7.90 billion.

USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU) is down 11.25% in early trading at $1.42. USU has traded 2.8 million shares so far today, 50% more than its daily average. USU shares are still positive for the year, but not by much. The company has a market cap of 173.22 million.

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is down 8.25% today at $44.98. FSLR has traded 4.2 million shares so far today, above its daily average of 4.1 million shares. FSLR shares are down on news that the Department of Energy has delayed funding a $646 million federal loan for Exelon. The company has a market cap of 3.88 billion.

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Morning Movers: SOA, ELX, FSLR, RVBD, JNPR, CIGX

January 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Solutia Inc. (NYSE:SOA) is up 39.93% this morning at $27.29. SOA has traded 36.7 million shares so far today, way above its daily average of 1.3 million shares. SOA shares are climbing this morning following news that Eastman Chemical to buy Solutia for $3.38 billion or $27.65 a share. The company has a market cap of 3.28 billion.

Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) is up 9.39% today at $10.14. ELX has traded 2.3 million shares so far today, more than double its daily average. ELX shares are jumping today after the company beat expectations for fiscal second quarter and forecasts a strong fiscal third quarter. The company has a market cap of 868.54 million. Check out one of the best swing traders on the street.

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is up 5.28% today at $43.10. FSLR has traded 3.2 million shares so far today and trades 4 million shares a day on average. FSLR shares have jumped more than $6 a share in the past couple of days. The company has a market cap of 3.75 billion.

Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBVD) is down 22.89% this morning at $23.07. RBVD has traded 13.6 million shares so far today, more than four times its daily average. RBVD shares fell this morning after the company’s first quarter forecast came in below Wall Street estimates. The company has a market cap of 3.61 billion.

Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) is down 7.29% today at $20.74. JNPR has traded 18.1 million shares so far today, double its daily average. JNPR shares are down after the company reported a “weak finish to the year.” The company has a market cap of 10.81 billion. Check out one of the best swing traders on the street.

Star Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ:CIGX) is down 6.76% this morning at $2.76. CIGX has traded 3.7 million shares so far today, more than three times its daily average. CIGX shares are dipping slightly after the company jumped up yesterday following news that the company and Reynolds American to explore patent settlement. The company has a market cap of 374.12 million.

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Futures Look to Rally As Alcoa Beats on Revenue. Stocks to Watch: FSLR, FMCN, AAPL, CRUS, NUAN, SIRI, NFLX

January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Stock futures are set to follow the global rally that started overnight in Asia and continued into Europe. Dow futures are currently up over 100 points to 12,455. Nasdaq 100 futures are following suit, adding nearly 20 points 2,336. The S&P 500 is rounding out the early morning rally, up nearly 13 points to 1,288. Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter

The kickoff of earnings season is helping drive the market. Yesterday afternoon Alcoa reported. Though Alcoa swung to a loss, the company saw a sizable uptick in revenue growth. The CEO also expects aluminum demand to pick back up in 2012. Shares of Alcoa are currently up over 2% in pre-market trading.

In Asia almost every market was green in overnight trading. There is renewed hope that the Chinese government will ease monetary policies to help the markets after their nightmarish performance in 2012. The Shanghai Composite Index jumped nearly 2.7% while the Hang Seng added nearly .75%.

Europe followed in Asia’s footsteps in joining the rally. the banking heavy Stoxx 600 Index is currently up 1.6% and the French CAC 40 index is adding 2.56%. Europe has been getting trounced in recent days so a lot of value opportunities are presenting themselves to traders. Should be noted the the sovereign debt crisis still looms in the background and the possibility of a Greek Euro exit is still there.

In the United States all eyes will swing to the domestic political situation today. The New Hampshire primary takes place today and while Mitt Romney is expected to win expect a lot of noise if the margin comes in the single digits. That would have him losing 20 points in polls and rest assured the political media would point that out. He has come under fire in recent days for his stint at Bain Capital.

In commodities trading, gold is following the rest of the market. Currently up $28 an ounce, gold is still trying to shake its December near bear-market performance. Oil futures are also up this morning with Nymex crude futures trading higher by $1.55 a barrel to $102.86.

Stocks to watch today include First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ:FMCN), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS), Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN), Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) and Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX)

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is up 4.51% in pre market trading at $38.50. FSLR has traded 3.3 thousand shares this morning and trades 4.23 million shares a day on average. FSLR has rallied more than $4 a share after hitting a low last Wednesday of around $34 a share. The company has a market cap of 3.18 billion.

Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ:FMCN) is up 12.24% in pre market trading at $21.00. FMCN has traded a touch over 2 thousand shares this morning and trades 4.55 million shares a day on average. FMCN has fallen more than $2 a share over the past five trading days. The company has a market cap of 2.54 billion.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is up 1% in pre market trading at $425.95. AAPL has traded 25 thousand shares this morning and trades 11.04 million shares daily on average. AAPL shares have been trending up since the middle of December and have moved more than $40 a share since then. The company has a market cap of 391.96 billion.

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS) is up 11.49% in pre market trading at $18.92. CRUS trades 1.22 million shares a day on average. Since last Wednesday, CRUS has jumped up about $2 a share. The company has a market cap of 1.08 billion.

Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) is up 5.94% in pre market trading at $29.00. NUAN trades 3.51 million shares every day on average. NUAN shares are up more than $2 a share since last Tuesday. The company has a market cap of 8.29 billion.

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) is up 0.73% in pre market trading at $2.06. SIRI has traded 42 thousand shares this morning and trades 41.66 million shares every day on average. SIRI has been trending higher since last Wednesday when it announced a big increase in subscribers from last year. The company has a market cap of 7.67 billion.

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is down 2.76% in pre market trading at $95.47. NFLX has traded about 46 thousand shares so far this morning and trades 7.06 million shares a day on average. NFLX has been on an absolute tear since the new year began. The stock has jumped from $70 to almost $100 in just over a week. The company has a market cap of 5.15 billion.

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Active Stocks Heading Into Close: FSLR, SPWR, EONC, AXK, VPHM, BAC, AAPL

December 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Stocks are falling more than 1% with about thirty minutes left in the trading day. The market fell today as investors worry about the euro zone. The Euro fell below 1.30 and is currently trading at 1.2980. High Italian bond yields also kept traders on edge.

Let’s take a look at the most active stocks today heading into the close.

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is down 21.09% today at $33.49. FSLR has traded 14.3 million shares so far today, more than 3 times its daily average volume. First Solar is deep in the red today after the company lowered fiscal 2011 guidance. FSLR stock is down about $12 a share since last Thursday. The company has a market cap of 2.88 billion.

SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) is down 14.50% at $5.39. SPWR has traded 1.2 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 762 thousand shares. SPWR is following FSLR down today. SPWR stock has lost more than $1 per share over the past five trading sessions. SunPower has a market cap of 540.95 million.

eOn Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:EONC) is up 111.76% today at $2.16. EONC has traded 1.5 million shares so far today, way above its daily average of just 6 thousand shares. The company filed a SEC form 10-Q yesterday as well as their quarterly report. eOn Communications has a market cap of 6.59 million.

Acceler8 Technology Corp. (AMEX:AXK) is up 38.06% today at $1.85. AXK has traded 336 thousand shares so far today, more than 10 times its daily average volume. The company has a market cap of 19.65 million.

ViroPharma Inc. (NASDAQ:VPHM) is up 14.50% at $27.03. VPHM has traded 2.4 million shares so far today, more than double its daily average. VPHM is up on news of approval of modernized labeling for Vancocin. The company has a market cap of 1.93 billion.

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) is down 1.88% today at $5.22. BAC has traded 185 million shares today, 50 million more shares than its daily average. BAC has been trending downward over the past five trading days. Bank of America has a market cap of 53.10 billion.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is down 2.35% at $379.75. AAPL has traded 11 million and trades 18.7 million shares a day on average. AAPL stock has fallen more than $15 a share over the past five days. Apple has a market cpa of 353.32 billion.

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6 Rallying Stocks As Market Dips: TLB, MSO, AMR, FSLR, STP, CMED

December 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The stock market is slipping today as investors hopes of a Europe deal are starting to dwindle. Investors have been hopeful for the past two weeks that a deal would get done, but earlier today a German official cast doubt on any agreement at the European summit later this week. The Dow is down 53 points right now, the Nasdaq is down 29 points and the S&P is down 9 points.

Here’s 6 stocks rallying today as the market heads down.

Talbots Inc. (NYSE:TLB) is up 56.41% this morning at $2.45. TLB has traded 3.9 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 1.7 million shares. Talbots is up today after the company received a $205 million offer from Sycamore Partners. The offer would be for all outstanding shares of Talbots at a price of $3.00 per share. The company has a market cap of 169.31 million.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE:MSO) is up 24.68% at $3.89. MSO has traded 1.8 million shares so far today, more than 10 times its daily average. MSO is up today as J.C. Penney buys a 16.6% stake in the company. MSO is up more than $1 a share over the past five trading sessions. The company has a market cap of 222.60 million.

AMR Corporation (NYSE:AMR) is up 28.89% at $0.9074 this morning. AMR is continuing its rally from yesterday and is up $0.50 a share in the past two days. Tom Horton, the new Chief Executive, is reorganizing his management team to better navigate the restructuring of the company. AMR is going to have a big volume day today and has traded 43.2 million shares already this morning. The stock usually trades 21.9 million shares a day on average. The company has a current market cap of 292.75 million.

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is up 10.39% at $50.90 this morning. FSLR has traded 2.5 million shares so far this morning and trades 3.9 million shares a day on average. First Solar is up today following news that Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings agreed to buy the company’s $2 billion Topaz Solar Farm Project in California. FSLR dropped the past two days as it fell from $49 to $47 before bouncing today. The company has a market cap of 4.42 billion.

Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE:STP) is up 6.92% at $2.79 this morning. STP has traded 1.6 million shares so far today and averages 4.4 million shares a day in volume. The company announced earlier this morning they were awarded the 2011 Gigaton prize for exemplary carbon emissions reduction. Suntech Power has a market cap of 512.77 million.

China Medical Technologies (NASDAQ:CMED) is up 12.45% this morning. CMED has traded 924 thousand shares so far today, more than double its daily average. CMED is bouncing back slightly today after the stock took a nose dive yesterday. Yesterday, CMED fell after Glaucus Research Group alleged the company had defrauded its investors. China Medical has a market cap of 76.04 million.

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Notable Stocks With Earnings This Week: DISH, LDK, PCLN, SZYM, BID

November 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Earnings season continues this week with many notable companies releasing quarterly results. Notable companies releasing earnings include DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH), LDK Solar Co., Ltd (NYSE:LDK), priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:PCLN), Solazyme Inc. (NASDAQ:SZYM) and Sotheby’s (NYSE:BID).

Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH) will announce their earnings pre-market Monday and many investors will be watching closely. DISH bought Blockbuster earlier this year and in recent months have announced a new streaming service with Blockbuster. Dish Network is definitely trying to compete with the likes of Netfilx, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) and DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) DISH closed Friday down nearly 1% at $23.48 with over 4 million shares in volume.

LDK Solar Co., Ltd (NYSE:LDK) announces earnings pre-market Monday. LDK has been trading a bit lower recently after hitting an October high of around $4.53. LDK closed Friday up 3.5% at $3.77 with 1.3 million shares in volume. LDK has a current market cap of 533.32 million. LDK Solar is one of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) biggest competitors.

priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:PCLN) announces earnings on Monday and analysts expect an EPS of $9.30. This EPS is on the high-end of the company’s guidance. PCLN closed Friday up more than 1% at $513.37. The stock is up about $80 since early October. PCLN has a current market cap of 25.55 billion.

Solazyme Inc. (NASDAQ:SZYM) releases earnings on Monday. SZYM has been in a steady uptrend so far this month, up over $1. The stock closed Friday up $0.63 at $9.91, a gain of 6.79%. SYZM traded less than half its average volume on Friday with 142 thousand shares traded. The stock has a market cap of 591.32 million. Solazyme’s main competitors are Amyris Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRS) and Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO).

Sotheby’s (NYSE:BID) releases earnings on Monday. These earnings will give investors valuable insights into how much consumers are spending at auction houses. This in turn can give people an idea of how the general economy is. While there is no arguing the general economy is not that great, if above-average income earners are spending less at auction houses then it shows that all aspects of the economy have slowed down. BID closed Friday up 0.60% at $35.11. The stock has a current market cap of 2.37 billion.

This week promises to be interesting with many companies reporting earnings. Plus the general uncertainty in Europe will continue to weigh heavily on investors.

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