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Afternoon Movers: DNDN, ZOLT, OREX, CYOU, CPY, ALU

February 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Stocks are still down in midday as investors worry about Greece’s debt deal. Greece has been trying to complete a deal for weeks now. Right now the Dow is down 35 points, the Nasdaq is down 3 points and the S&P is down 2 points.

Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN) is up 14.82% today at $16.27. DNDN has traded 20.8 million shares so far today and trades 8.5 million shares a day on average. DNDN shares are seeing a spike today after federal health regulators published a critical review for Amgen’s prostate cancer drug. The company has a market cap of 2.43 billion.

Zoltek Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZOLT) is up 11.75% this afternoon at $14.65. ZOLT has traded 2.2 million shares today, 7 times its daily average. ZOLT shares continue to go higher following strong fiscal first quarter results. ZOLT shares are up more than $4 a share since Friday. The company has a market cap of 503.83 million.

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OREX) is up 16.30% today at $3.21. OREX has traded 1.3 million shares in afternoon trading, more than double its daily average. OREX shares are up today after the company announced agreement from the FDA on a special protocol assessment for the Contrave outcomes trial. The company has a market cap of 154.11 million.

Changyou.com Limited (NASDAQ:CYOU) is down 11.90% this afternoon at $25.63. CYOU has traded 1.5 million shares so far today, up from 273 thousand shares it typically trades. Guidance from the company’s earnings results this morning did not please investors. Next quarter’s profit is forecasted to be below the $1.13 analysts have been estimating. The company has a market cap of 1.35 billion.

CPI Corporation (NYSE:CPY) is down 10.69% today at $1.42. CPY has traded double its average volume so far today with 951 thousand shares traded. CPY shares are down today after the company announced on Friday that it will trade on the OTC market starting on February 9. The company has a market cap of 9.99 million.

Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU) is down 2.56% today at $1.90. ALU has traded 11.1 million shares so far and trades 18.2 million shares on average. ALU shares are pulling back slightly today after jumping more than $0.20 last week. The company has a market cap of 4.31 billion.

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Midday Movers as Market Turns South: BVSN, FST, LIVE, SWN, CBRX, TWIN, PAAS, CPY

January 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The major indices have turned negative in midday trading as ongoing Greek debt talks and other issues in the euro zone debt crisis have investors on edge. The upcoming Fed meeting on Wednesday is also causing investors to be hesitant in the markets today. A lot of investors and analysts believe that a Greek default is inevitable, but financial ministers in the EU are discussing a second bailout for Greece. At midday the Dow is down 35 points, the Nasdaq is down 9 points and the S&P 500 is down 3 points.

Here’s a quick look at some of the biggest percentage movers so far today.

BroadVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:BVSN) is up 16.07% in midday trading at $31.34. BVSN is up on heavy volume with 758 thousand shares traded, more than six times its daily average. BVSN shares have climbed more than 200% since the start of the year with no major news. Some traders including Timothy Sykes believe this stock is being heavily pumped and will eventually have a big sell off. The company has a market cap of 138.79 million.

Forest Oil Corporation (NYSE:FST) is up 11.39% today at $14.38. FST has traded 3.6 million shares so far today and trades 4.2 million shares a day on average. FST shares are up today despite a downgrade from outperform to market perform by BMO Capital. The company has a market cap of 1.60 billion.

LiveDeal, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIVE) is up 15.54% in midday trading at $3.3620. LIVE is up on above average volume today with 314 thousand shares traded. The stock typically trades 95 thousand shares on any given day. LIVE gaped up this morning on heavy volume and opened at $3.34. The company has a market cap of 2.34 million.

Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) is up 8.39% today at $31.90. SWN has traded double its average volume already today with 9.3 million shares traded. Natural gas companies are seeing a bounce today after Chesapeake Energy said it would cut gas production by 50% this year because of low natural gas prices caused by the warm winter. This news could cause other producers to take the same approach because of the the sharp dip in natural gas prices. The company has a market cap of 11.10 billion.

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRX) fell sharply today, down 56.37% at $0.6894. An advisory panel of the FDA voted against recommending approval of the company’s progesterone gel citing insufficient data. CRBX has traded 12.2 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 1.1 million shares. The company has a market cap of 60.75 million.

Twin Disc, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWIN) is down 18% in midday trading at $32.07. TWIN is down on heavy volume with over a million shares traded. The stock is down after the company saw sales increase but missed revenue estimates in its quarterly results. The company has a market cap of 368.25 million.

Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ:PAAS) has dropped 8.67% in midday trading at $22.58. PAAS shares are down after Pan American Silver announced it reached a deal to buy Minefinders Corp for nearly $1.5 billion. PAAS has traded 3.7 million shares so far today, more than three times its daily average. The company has a market cap of 2.39 billion.

CPI Corporation (NYSE:CPY) is down 8.34% today at $1.6590. CPY has traded nearly 1.1 million shares so far today, close to four times its daily average. CPY shares are seeing a slight sell off today after it bounced nearly $0.50 the previous two trading sessions. The company has a market cap of 11.68 million.

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Active Stocks In Afternoon Trading: CPY, BVSN, ENER, MSFT, NKTR, KOG, MHR, FRO

January 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Stocks continue to trade mixed in afternoon trading with the Dow in positive territory while the Nasdaq and S&P are negative. Earnings from tech giants Microsoft and IBM are helping prop up the Dow. Google’s disappointing earnings and nagging concerns in Europe held the other two indices down. Right now the Dow is up 56 points, the Nasdaq has dropped 8 points and the S&P is off 3 points.

Here’s a quick look at some of the most active stocks trading today.

CPI Corporation (NYSE:CPY) is up 24.26% this afternoon at $1.68. CPY is trading heavy volume today as the stock is seeing a nice bounce after falling from over $5 in late December following poor third quarter results. CPY has traded 1.6 million shares so far today, more than five times its daily average. The company has a current market cap of 11.89 million.

BroadVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:BVSN) continues to go higher today and is up another 15.89% at $28.01. BVSN continues to trade extremely high volume compared to its daily average with 734 thousand shares traded today. The stock’s daily average volume is 95 thousand shares. BVSN shares are up $15 a share since early January. The company has a market cap of 130.89 million.

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENER) is up 1.01% today at $1. ENER shares are trying to hold these small gains today after dipping more than $0.50 the previous two trading days. ENER has traded 4.5 million shares so far today, more than double its daily average. The company has a market cap of 54.34 million.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is up 5.01% this afternoon at $29.53. MSFT is up on heavy volume today following quarterly results that beat expectations. MSFT has traded 125.8 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 54.2 million shares. The company has a market cap of 249 billion.

Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) is down 5.24% right now at $5.97. NKTR is trading above average volume today with 1.3 million shares traded. No recent news for NKTR, but overall the stock is up more 50% since late November and has been pulling back slightly in recent days. The company has a market cap of 677.97 million.

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (NYSE:KOG) is down 5.69% at $9.19. KOG has traded 6.9 million shares this afternoon, 400 thousand more shares than its daily average. KOG has had choppy trading recently, but is up 150% since October. The company has a market cap of 1.93 billion.

Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (NYSE:MHR) has dropped 5.41% today at $5.5975. MHR has traded 3.3 million shares today and will finish the day with above average volume. Oil and natural gas companies have been getting hit in recent days as natural gas prices have plummeted. The company has a market cap of 743.79 million.

Frontline Ltd. (NYSE:FRO) is down 4.80% today at $4.76. FRO has traded 1.2 million shares today and trades 2.6 million shares a day on average. FRO is taking a bit of a hit today, but is still in an upward trend for the past month and a half. In that period, FRO shares have jumped from less than $3 to over $5. The company has a market cap of 371.38 million.

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Volatile Stocks Heading Into Close: ACHC, DNDN, HOV, SPF, RFMD, CPY, TTMI, CHTP

January 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) is up 16.27% in late day trading at $11.36. ACHC has traded 412 thousand shares so far today, well above its daily average of 79 thousand shares. Yesterday, Acadia announced the purchase of three impatient psychiatric hospitals for $91 million in cash. The company has a market cap of 203.31 million.

Dendreon Corp. (NASDAQ:DNDN) is up 16.57% at $12.38 this afternoon. DNDN has traded 30.5 million shares today, five times its average volume. DNDN shares are up more than $4 a share since yesterday after Provenge sales rose. The company has a market cap of 1.81 billion.

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:HOV) is up 10.51% right now at $1.7350. HOV has traded 3.4 million shares this afternoon, 2 million more than it trades on average. HOV shares are up more than $0.20 a share over the past few days. The company has a market cap of 166.24 million.

Standard Pacific Corp. (NYSE:SPF) is up 7.21% today at $3.42. SPF is up on above average volume with 2.9 million shares traded. Shares of SPF are up $0.30 in the last two trading days. The company has a market cap of 679.76 million.

RF Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:RFMD) is down 19.59% at $4.5350. RFMD has traded 31.7 million shares so far today, more than 4 times its average volume. RFMD shares plunged today after the company lowered its third quarter revenue guidance. The company has a market cap of 1.26 billion.

CPI Corp. (NYSE:CPY) is down 7.69% at $1.56 in afternoon trading. CPY has traded double its average volume today with 547 thousand shares traded. The company has a market cap of 10.90 million.

TTM Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:TTMI) is down 7.91% today at $10.60. TTMI has traded 1 million shares today, well above its average volume of 550 thousand shares. The company has a market cap of 861.32 million.

Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHTP) is down 7.92% this afternoon at $4.88. CHTP has traded 1.7 million shares today, five times its average volume. CHTP shares fell after the company announced public offering of 4.33 million shares at $4.75. The company has a market cap of 300.58 million.

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Stocks Heading Lower In Early Trading: LPHI, APKT, BMTI, AMRN, ALU, CPY

January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPHI) is down 20.41% in early trading at $5.07. LPHI is down on heavy volume after news the SEC is suing the company and alleges firm defrauded shareholders. LPHI has traded 993 thousand shares so far today, way above its daily average of 114 thousand shares. The company has a market cap of 93.98 million.

Acme Packet, Inc. (NASDAQ:APKT) is down 19.40% today at $25.64. APKT has traded 9.6 million shares so far today, three times its daily average volume. Acme Packet is down again today after the company lowered its 2011 outlook. The company has a market cap of 1.71 billion.

BioMimetic Therapeutcis Inc (NASDAQ:BMTI) is down 13.06% at $2.53 this morning. BMTI has traded 559 thousand shares so far today, 5 times its daily average. BMTI is down today after the FDA said its proposed bone-graft device augment would not be approved without more information from previous studies. The company has a market cap of 72.10 million.

Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN) is down 8.65% today at $6.44. AMRN has traded 8 million shares so far today, four times its daily average. AMRN is down again today after announcing price of $150 million of exchangeable senior notes due 2032. The company has a market cap of 875.65 million.

Alcatel-Lucent, S.A. (NYSE:ALU) is down 6.76% in early trading at $1.5850. ALU has traded 6.3 million shares so far today and trades 22.5 million shares a day on average. ALU is dipping today after it gaped up yesterday to around $1.70. The company has a market cap of 3.60 million.

CPI Corp. (NYSE:CPY) is down 6.98% today at $1.60. CPY has traded 322 thousand shares so far today, nearly 100 thousand more than its daily average. CPY has dipped about $0.50 a share since last Friday. The company has a market cap of 11.40 million.

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Stocks Diving In Midday Trading: DCTH, SSN, PEIX, PTEK, DEXO, CPY

December 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Delcath Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCTH) is down 14.45% at $2.96 in midday trading. DCTH has traded more than 1 million shares so far today, more than double its daily average. The company has a market cap of 140.72 million.

Samson Oil & Gas Limited (AMEX:SSN) is down 8.68% in midday trading at $2.00. SSN has traded 1.3 million shares so far today, double its daily average. SSN stock is down today after reporting difficulties at some of their projects. The company has a market cap of 175.89 million.

Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEIX) is down 7.89% at $1.05 today. PEIX has traded 2.2 million shares so far today and trades 9.5 million shares a day on average. PEIX is down some today after rallying $0.30 earlier tin the week. The company has a market cap of 81.73 million.

PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEK) is down 12.75% in midday trading at $0.9510. PTEK has traded 111 thousand shares so far today, well above its daily average of 27 thousand shares. The company has a market cap of 6.92 million.

Dex One Corporation (NYSE:DEXO) is down 5.65% at $1.66 today. DEXO has traded 1.3 million shares so far today and trades 1.4 million shares a day on average. The company has a market cap of 83.89 million.

CPI Corp. (NYSE:CPY) is down 5.29% in midday trading at $1.79. CPY has traded 409 thousand shares so far today, more than double its daily average volume. The company has a market cap of 12.67 million.

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Early Morning Gainers: DEXO, IVAN, CTIC, CPY, CHKM, PHM, MTW

December 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Dex One Corporation (NYSE:DEXO) is up 14.38% this morning at $1.75. DEXO is up on heavy volume early with 1.8 million shares traded. The stock trades 1.3 million shares a day on average. DEXO is breaking out today as it has been trading in a channel between $1.40 and 1.60 most of the month. The company has a market cap of 88.94 million. Maximize Your Trades With Profitly

Ivanhoe Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:IVAN) is up 9.80% today at $1.12. IVAN has traded 534 thousand shares so far today and trades 823 thousand shares daily on average. IVAN is up more than $0.40 a share since Dec. 19. The company has a market cap of 371.67 million.

Cell Therpeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTIC) is up 10.89% at $1.12 today. CTIC is up on large volume this morning with 1.1 million shares already traded. The company has a market cap of 212.75 million.

CPI Corp. (NYSE:CPY) is up 2.31% today at $1.77. CPY has traded 310 thousand shares so far today, more than double its daily average. CPY hit an intraday high of $1.8408 shortly after market open before dipping slightly. The company has a market cap of 12.74 million.

Chesapeake Midstream Partners (NYSE:CHKM) is up 4.20% today at $28.26. CHKM has traded 275 thousand shares so far today and trades 338 thousand shares a day on average. CHKM is up today after the company agreed to acquire Marcellus Shale assets from an arm of Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE:CHK) for $865 million. The company has a market cap of 3.90 billion. Maximize Your Trades With Profitly

PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) is up 4.87% this morning at $6.24. PHM has traded 930 thousand shares already today and averages nearly 12 million shares daily. Pulte Group announced today it has sold select Colorado land assets. The company has a market cap of 2.38 billion.

Manitowoc Co. Inc. (NYSE:MTW) is up 3.58% today at $8.97. MTW is up on light volume today with 318 thousand shares traded. The stock averages close to 4 million shares a day. The company has a market cap of 1.18 billion.

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