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Stock Market Alert - SQNM was one of the biggest winners on the Nasdaq on Friday, trading up over 16% to close the regular session at $14.94. The stock set a new multi-year high of $15.25 before pulling back slightly and closing at $14.94. Volume was extremely strong on the day, with almost five million […]
Stock Market Alert - BABY had a strong day on Friday, trading up almost 7% on the session to close at $21.02 after the company priced a four million share secondary. Volume was much higher than usual, with over 1.8 million shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average volume of […]
Stock Market Alert - IVAN was one of the biggest winners on the Nasdaq on Friday, trading up over 16% after the “Motley Fool” featured the company in an article called “Unloved Stocks Ready To Shine”. Volume picked up tremendously on Friday, as over 5.6 million shares of the stock changed hands, compared to a […]
Stock Market Alert - OSTK was one of the biggest winners on Friday, surging over 30% to close the regular session at $18.47 after reporting better than expected quarterly earnings. Volume was heavy with nearly two million shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average of 326k shares. The stock has […]
Stock Market Alert - ETFC jumped almost 10% on Friday after the company said in its Q1 earnings report that it had posted its quarterly increase in new customers since Q4 2005. ETFC said that it had added 60k new customers in Q1. This led to a total customer base of 4.8 million accounts. The […]
Stock Market Alert - MALL shareholders received an early Easter present on Thursday after their stock roared almost 90% higher in heavy trading. The stock, which opened the day at $7.79, slowly traded higher throughout the session before exploding at the bell. Volume and price both spiked in the last hour of trading as the […]
Stock Market Alert - LXRX shrugged off the panic that gripped Wall Street on Friday, finishing the day up over 30% after spiking near the close of trading. The stock closed the regular session at $2.23, good for a 31% gain on the day. Volume was heavier than usual, with total volume of over 500k […]
Stock Market Alert - ORCL gave their shareholders an early Christmas present on Thursday in the form of a strong Q2 earnings report that sent the stock up over 6% in heavy trading. Over 78 million shares of the stock changed hands, compared to a normal daily average of just over 37 million shares. The […]
Stock Market Alert - ETFC shares have been on a roller-coaster ride for the past couple of weeks, and they continued the wild ride on Friday as the stock soared over 25% to close the regular session at $5.33. Traders continue to speculate that the company will soon be sold to a rival, with potential […]