Stock Guru Market Alerts and Information

Stock Market Alert - QSC had their third straight strong session on Wednesday, trading up 40% to close the regular session at $4.55 as the stock continued to bask in the glow of a strong Q3 earnings report. The stock has more than tripled since the beginning of the week, and it shows no signs of slowing down. Volume was heavy on Wednesday as daytraders continued to show interest in the stock, with over 11 million shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average volume of 570k shares. Even more impressive was how QSC continued to gain strength throughout the day, which is usually a sign of good things to come for the remainder of the week. QSC closed on Wednesday with a market cap of $314 million dollars.

It was a good day to be a DAIO shareholder on Thursday.

The company crushed their Q3 earnings results and surged over 48% higher on the session, busting through its previous 52 week high of $4.49. Volume was extremely heavy on the session, with almost 1.5 million shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average volume of 21k shares traded.

The company surged after reporting earnings of 18 cents per share, up from a penny a share in the year ago period.

Stock Market Alert - First they outbid GOOG in a major deal, and then MSFT crushes their earnings report and trades 10% higher in afterhours trading? Has the momentum shifted? MSFT is currently trading up over 10% in afterhours trading, after closing at $31.99 in the regular session on Thursday. The company announced a net profit of 45 cents per share, easily crushing estimates of between 38-40 cents per share. Revenues easily bested estimates as well, coming in at $13.76 billion dollars, compared to estimates of $12.54 billion dollars. Most importantly for investors, the company raises their full-year earnings estimates to $1.78-$1.81 per share, up from previous estimates of $1.69 - $1.73, plus their also raised their revenue estimates for the year as well. All in all, a very good day for the company, and tomorrow will be a very good day for the tech sector.

Stock Market Alert - OTEX shareholders received a treat before the long weekend after OTEX reported strong earnings that sent the stock soaring. Volume was strong with over 3.7 million shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average volume of 476k shares traded. OTEX soared on the session, trading up over 23% to close the day at $24.87. OTEX hit a new 52 week high on the session before pulling back slightly before the weekend. OTEX was up after the company reported Q2 earnings of 52 cents per share, handily beating analyst estimates of 40 cents per share. Sales also topped expectations by almost $10 million dollars. To me, the stock seems poised to move even higher in early September; the company seems to be firing on all cylinders, they are getting positive coverage from analysts, plus there is a very large short position. Seems like a stock you want to be long in to me.

Stock Market Alert - CMGI had a strong day on Monday, relatively speaking, trading up almost 1% to close at $2.17 on the session. Volume was relatively light, with just over 7.3 million shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average volume of just under 20 million shares traded. CMGI held steady in the face of overall market weakness, as both the NYSE and the Nasdaq traded lower on the session. Is this the stabilization that longs have been looking for, followed by a continued move higher? As of the close of market trading on Monday, CMGI had a market cap of just over $1 billion dollars.

Stock Market Alert - UTIW was firmly in the doghouse on Thursday, dropping almost 20% to close the regular session at $24.10. Volume was extremely heavy on the session, with over 13.6 million shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average volume of just over 700k shares traded. The stock was down after the company missed Q4 earnings expectations, reporting earnings of 24 cents per share, lower than analyst estimates of 26 cents per share on revenues of $934.1 million dollars.

Stock Market Alert - INSU traded lower on Thursday, dropping over 22% to close the regular session after the company announced that it saw 2007 earnings coming in lower than 2006 earnings. Volume was much heavier than usual, with over 6 million shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average volume of just over 350k shares traded. The stock currently has a 52 week low of $18.56.

Stock Market Alert - BCSI was one of the big winners in the stock market on Friday, trading up over 11% to close the regular session at $35.95 after the company announced stronger than expected Q3 earnings and a forecast above Wall Street’s projection. For Q3, the company reported revenues of over $47 million dollars, compared to analyst estimates of $45.5 million dollars. For Q4, the company said that it was likely to bring in between $51-$54 million dollars in revenues, higher than analyst estimates of $47.8 million dollars. BCSI touched a new 52 week high of $36.89 on the news.

Stock Market Alert - Cramer was right about JSDA; the company was a good investment. The stock traded up over 22% to close the regular session at $17.13 on Friday, touching a new 52 week high of $17.36 before pulling back slightly and closing at $17.13. The stock was up after a strong Q4, and seems to be poised for continued growth after the company announced an impressive list of companies that will offer their canned pop. Volume was heavy on the session, with volume of over 7 million shares traded, compared to a normal daily average volume of just over 655k shares traded.

Stock Market Alert - CHTR took a beating along with the rest of the market on Tuesday, trading down over 6% to close the regular session at $3.02. Volume was much heavier than normal, with over 27 million shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average volume of just over 12 million shares traded. The stock was down due to the fact that the North American markets in general were savaged, and should rise or fall depending on how the Dow and Nasdaq do on Wednesday.