Friday, September 11, 2009

RBY Rubicon Minerals Corporation - After Hours Trading Closed at 3.71 - TransWorldNews (press release)


RBY Rubicon Minerals Corporation - After Hours Trading Closed at 3.71
TransWorldNews (press release)
Rubicon Minerals Corporation is a Canada-based mineral exploration-stage company that explores for commercially viable gold and base metal deposits. ...


SA Seabridge Gold, Inc. - After Hours Trading Closed - TransWorldNews (press release)


SA Seabridge Gold, Inc. - After Hours Trading Closed
TransWorldNews (press release)
Seabridge Gold Inc. (Seabridge) is a development-stage company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of gold properties located in North America. ...

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

S&P Rally Nears A Key Benchmark - Gold Seek


Gold Seek

S&P Rally Nears A Key Benchmark
Gold Seek
Yesterday, the futures got as close as 1044.00 before retreating slightly in after-hours trading. The S&Ps and other broad indexes have now closed higher ...


Steel Dynamics Boosts Q3 Earnings Outlook - Trading Markets (press release)


Steel Dynamics Boosts Q3 Earnings Outlook
Trading Markets (press release)
... closed Thursday's regular trading session at $17.86, up 59 cents or 3.42% and gained an additional 20 cents or 1.12% in after hours trading.

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National Semiconductor Profit Falls; Beats Estimates - FOXBusiness


National Semiconductor Profit Falls; Beats Estimates
FOXBusiness
... still fell when compared to the year-ago period when it was 66.0%. Shares of National Semiconductor fell 22 cents or 1.38% to $15.75 in after-hours trading.

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Major Altria Options… Dividend Capture Trading (MO)

We recently noted after Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) raised its dividend that the dividend north of 7% would likely cause a huge dividend capture trading activity as te dividend date was before the expiration date of the September options.  Our little belief ended up being the understatement of the year.  Normally if you saw options activity like this, you would think that the stock was about to be acquired or that the company was going to get to start giving cigarettes out in machines at schools.  That isn’t the case, but you will be amazed at the options trading in the SEPT-2009 CALLS:

Strike Volume   OpenInt.
$15.00    48,114     1,982
$16.00    112,109     4,495
$17.00    535,360     17,039
$18.00    664,058     21,031

The total volume in the stock today was a mere 23.3 million shares, still above the 16 million average.  But the total leveraged amount of this if you just tallied up call volume would have been over 100 million shares… Don’t be fooled by that.  This was a dividend capture trade.

Jon C. Ogg
September 10, 2009


Covidien Sees Fiscal-2010 Sales Rising 4% To 7% - Wall Street Journal


Covidien Sees Fiscal-2010 Sales Rising 4% To 7%
Wall Street Journal
Covidien shares rose 1.5% to $39.95 in after-hours trading, when the company announced guidance for fiscal 2010, which runs through September next year. ...

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IBM, EU Group Create Search Engine For Photos, Video, Music - Wall Street Journal


IBM, EU Group Create Search Engine For Photos, Video, Music
Wall Street Journal
... page after page of results until they find what they want. IBM's shares fell 7 cents to $117.60 in after-hours trading. The stock is up about 40% this year.

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BioMarin Stock & Option Volume Goes Exponential (BMRN)

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRN) is a name which comes up in the emerging and speculative biotech takeover list rather frequently, and today we are seeing some interest on speculators.  As of 1:10 PM EST we are now more than exponential on the volume alert after a quick CNBC tout by one of the Najarian brothers.  We have seen 5.3 million shares versus an average volume of 1.36 million shares.  Shares are up almost 10% at $18.03, and the 52-week trading range is $9.93 to $30.74.  The SEPT-2009 $17.50 CALLS have traded some 6,365 contracts today, versus an open interest of 344 contracts.  Even in the OCT-2009 $17.50 CALLS, these have traded 1,745 contracts today, versus an open interest of 770 contracts.

As our friends noted over at BioMedReports.com, this company is presenting data at the Morgan Stanley Healthcare Conference in New York City on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 1:35 p.m. ET.

JON OGG


Markets McLovin' Apple & Steve Jobs - ITProPortal


Markets McLovin' Apple & Steve Jobs
ITProPortal
Apple shares rose in after hours trading in the US as the company looks set to wipe out the one percent it suffered yesterday to reach its highest share ...

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Exponential Volume Continues in Delta Petroleum (DPTR)

Delta Petroleum Corp. (NASDAQ: DPTR) has been on a rampage on more than just heavy volume after the company had reportedly received approval to drill four new exploratory gas wells in Washington.  At 10:52 AM EST we have shares trading up another 9.5% at $3.32 on over 10.7 million shares.  The average volume is 4.7 million shares, but that figure was actually closer to 3.5 million before yesterday’s monstrous volume surge.  Its 52-week trading range will show just how zany this stock is: $0.88 to $21.95.

On Wednesday we saw some 63.9 million shares trade hands and it closed at $3.03, but that is a huge gain compared to the 11.1 million shares after a $2.28 close on Tuesday and after a $1.96 close on Friday.

Delta has been around almost longer than many trading careers if you are under 40 or 45 years old.  From 2006 to earlier in 2008, this one spent most of the time trading between $15.00 and $30.00.  The mudslide in the stock chart here started in summer of 2008 and all of these gains which seem to be ludicrous are minor when you compare it to where this one has been in the past for a stock that is still under $1 billion in market cap today.

Analysts expect losses for the next two years and its history of earnings and revenues is a spotty one, particularly as revenues are expected to be one-third to half of what they used to be.

JON C. OGG
SEPTEMBER 10, 2009


NEW YORK, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Some US stocks on the move on Thursday: - Forbes


NEW YORK, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Some US stocks on the move on Thursday:
Forbes
The stock surged in after-hours trading on Wednesday. The company affirmed its results for the fiscal year just ended to be at the low end of its previous ...

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Yahoo! Surging on Upgrade (YHOO)

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is up on an analyst upgrade as BofA Merrill Lynch raised it to BUY from NEUTRAL.  Shares were originally up 2% but Carol Bartz gave a CNBC i-view outlining how good the Microsoft search pact is and how different teh company is from Google.  At 8:56 AM EST we have shares up 3.5% at $15.30 on over 650,000 shares. -JON OGG


Men's Wearhouse Defies the Odds - TheStreet.com (subscription)


Men's Wearhouse Defies the Odds
TheStreet.com (subscription)
The stock declined by 5% in after-hours trading. This can be attributed to lower-than-expected third-quarter guidance, and natural profit-taking. ...


Loyalty Program Forces Youbet.com to Restate Financials - Gaming Intelligence Group (registration)


Loyalty Program Forces Youbet.com to Restate Financials
Gaming Intelligence Group (registration)
Shares in Youbet.com (Co. Profile) (NASDAQ:UBET) are currently down 1.53% to $2.20 per share in after hours trading in New York/

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Loyalty Program Forces Youbet.com to Restate Financials - Gaming Intelligence Group (registration)


Loyalty Program Forces Youbet.com to Restate Financials
Gaming Intelligence Group (registration)
Shares in Youbet.com (Co. Profile) (NASDAQ:UBET) are currently down 1.53% to $2.20 per share in after hours trading in New York/


Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Convergys Corporation Announces Exchange Offer of up to $125000000 ... - Reuters


Convergys Corporation Announces Exchange Offer of up to $125000000 ...
Reuters
The "daily VWAP" will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours. ...

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Navistar Turns In a Loss as Sales Drop 37% - Wall Street Journal


Navistar Turns In a Loss as Sales Drop 37%
Wall Street Journal
In after-hours trading Wednesday, shares of Navistar were down 4.1% to $43.80. Navistar reported a loss of $12 million, or 16 cents a share, for the quarter ...

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Shuffle Master sees higher profit on cost-cutting - Las Vegas Sun


Shuffle Master sees higher profit on cost-cutting
Las Vegas Sun
... company this past March following the retirement of Mark Yoseloff. Shuffle Master shares rose 35 cents, or 4.5 percent, to $8.04 during after hours trading.

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AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook
Interactive Investor
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Navistar Swings To Q3 Loss, Cuts FY09 Earnings Outlook - Trading Markets (press release)


Navistar Swings To Q3 Loss, Cuts FY09 Earnings Outlook
Trading Markets (press release)
... over the past year, closed Wednesday's regular trading session at $45.68, up 13 cents. The stock is currently losing $1.88 or 4.12% in after hours trading.

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Cincinnati Bell Turns Lower After The Bell - Trading Markets (press release)


Cincinnati Bell Turns Lower After The Bell
Trading Markets (press release)
Look up the PowerRating of CBB and see how it has performed over the past week as well as the current proprietary PowerRating. ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook
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WellPoint says sanctions lifted on Medicare plans - Reuters


WellPoint says sanctions lifted on Medicare plans
Reuters
Its shares were unchanged at $52.84 in after-hours trading, after rising 1.9 percent during the regular session on the New York Stock Exchange. ...


Globecomm posts sharply lower fiscal 4Q profit - MSN Money


Globecomm posts sharply lower fiscal 4Q profit
MSN Money
Shares of Globecomm slipped 9 cents to $8.10 in after-hours trading. During the regular session, the shares rose 27 cents, or 3.4 percent, to $8.19.

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Ista Shares Rise on Eye Drug Approval - Orange County Business Journal


Ista Shares Rise on Eye Drug Approval
Orange County Business Journal
Ista's shares also rose 14% in after-hours trading on Tuesday. The FDA approved Bepreve, Ista's drug for treating eye allergies, late Tuesday. ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook
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Casey's Welcomes Strong First Quarter - Convenience Store Decisions


Casey's Welcomes Strong First Quarter
Convenience Store Decisions
Casey's shares grew 8.6% to $30.61 during after hours trading. The company's stock rose two-thirds in the past six months and now is nearing its 52-week ...

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Option Activity Surge in Titanium Metals (TIE)

Titanium Metals Corp. (NYSE: TIE) is seeing severe options trading.  The October $10 calls have traded more than 14,000 contracts with open interest of just 1,867 contracts as traders place large buy orders at the offer.  The action comes a day after I recommended buying TIE on valuation due to comments from Boeing on the improving aviation forecast for 2011.  Shares today broke above its 200 day EMA implying a move to at least $10.50 on the triangle breakout, and near an inverse head and shoulders breakout on the weekly.  TIE is also often mentioned in takeover chatter. As of 12:55 PM EST the stock is up 6% at $9.41 and there have also been some 3.1 million shares that have traded hands.  The 52-week range is $4.04 to $13.18 and the average volume is just under 3.2 million shares.

Joe Kunkle, OptionsHawk.com


GE Challenging Post-Crash Highs (GE)

General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) is running up a second day on an analyst call as its price target was raised to $18 from $15 at Goldman Sachs.  Shares are up over 2% at $14.81 on about 1.5 million shares as of 9:15 AM EST.  This is a tiny fraction of the average volume for a full trading day but still is one of the more active movers this morning.  Be advised that GE is now within striking distance of post-crash highs, which could signal a breakout of the stock closes up about 3% higher and holds that level.

Resistance Levels appear to be R1-$14.75, R2-$14.93, and R3-$15.07….

-JON OGG


AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook
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AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook - Interactive Investor


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Casey's Corners Market: Under the Radar - TheStreet.com


Casey's Corners Market: Under the Radar
TheStreet.com
The shares were up 7% in after-hours trading. Profit spreads improved due to growth in the Prepared Food & Fountain unit, Casey's most lucrative segment. ...

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FuelCell Energy Narrows Loss - TheStreet.com


FuelCell Energy Narrows Loss
TheStreet.com
In after-hours trading, shares added another 3 cents. Elsewhere around the energy sector, shares of Dominion Resources(D Quote) finished slightly higher ...

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VIVUS Taking Out New Highs (VVUS)

VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) is soaring on what is already exponential volume.  The company’s interim update showed that patients taking Qnexa reduced their weight by up to 14.7% on average in one trial, and the drug also showed improvement in blood pressure and diabetes symptoms and risk factors. Vivus’ second study showed an average weight loss of about 13.2%.  As far as how this compares to placebo, patients taking placebo lost less than 3% of their weight.  As of 8:38 AM EST we have seen a gain of 50% at $10.33 and we have seen 3.6 million shares trade hands.  Average volume is only about 750,000 shares and the prior 52-week high was $9.00.  This will be a monster volume day for VIVUS.  Be advised, this one does have call and put options on it. -JON OGG


US retail stocks jump - GamesIndustry.biz


US retail stocks jump
GamesIndustry.biz
It's price at close was USD 41.12, although that subsequently fell back to USD 40.81 in after hours trading. GameStop meanwhile closed at USD 24.93, ...


Ameren plans offer of 19M shares, and options for 2.9M more, to ... - fox4kc.com


Ameren plans offer of 19M shares, and options for 2.9M more, to ...
fox4kc.com
Its shares finished at $26.33, down 17 cents, in the regular session Tuesday, and lost 83 cents, or 3.2 percent, to $25.50 in after-hours trading following ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook
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Ameren plans offer of 19M shares, and options for 2.9M more, to ... - fox4kc.com


Ameren plans offer of 19M shares, and options for 2.9M more, to ...
fox4kc.com
Its shares finished at $26.33, down 17 cents, in the regular session Tuesday, and lost 83 cents, or 3.2 percent, to $25.50 in after-hours trading following ...

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Ameren plans offer of 19M shares, and options for 2.9M more, to ... - fox4kc.com


Ameren plans offer of 19M shares, and options for 2.9M more, to ...
fox4kc.com
Its shares finished at $26.33, down 17 cents, in the regular session Tuesday, and lost 83 cents, or 3.2 percent, to $25.50 in after-hours trading following ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook
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Health Care REIT Cuts FY09 FFO, Net Income Outlook - Update - RTT News


Health Care REIT Cuts FY09 FFO, Net Income Outlook - Update
RTT News
Health Care REIT shares closed Tuesday's regular trading session at $40.76, up 62 cents or 1.54% but lost 2 cents in after hours trading. by RTT Staff ...

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fuelcell 3Q Loss Narrows As Expenses Down More Than Sales - Wall Street Journal


fuelcell 3Q Loss Narrows As Expenses Down More Than Sales
Wall Street Journal
fuelcell's shares rose 0.8% to $3.68 in after-hours trading. The stock is up three-quarters from a 10-year low in March but is still down by half from a ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook
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Safe Bulkers 2Q Profit Up 31% On $42.4M Gain; Shares Up - Wall Street Journal


Safe Bulkers 2Q Profit Up 31% On $42.4M Gain; Shares Up
Wall Street Journal
Safe Bulkers' stock rose 4.2% to $7.77 in after-hours trading as revenue was short of analysts' expectations. The stock is down 57% from its 52-week high ...


Pep Boys 2Q Profit Rises 42%, But Sales Disappoint >PBY - Wall Street Journal


Pep Boys 2Q Profit Rises 42%, But Sales Disappoint >PBY
Wall Street Journal
In after-hours trading, the company's shares were down 5.4% at $9.55 as sales fell short of analyst expectations. Despite a runup over the last few days, ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Altera falls after outlook
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Fairfax seeks rest of Odyssey Re's common shares - Insurance News Net (press release)


Fairfax seeks rest of Odyssey Re's common shares
Insurance News Net (press release)
... continue to operate the business as it has always been run. Odyssey Re's shares rose $6.93, or 14 percent, at $57 in after-hours trading Friday on the NYSE.

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Fairfax seeks rest of Odyssey Re's common shares - Insurance News Net (press release)


Fairfax seeks rest of Odyssey Re's common shares
Insurance News Net (press release)
... continue to operate the business as it has always been run. Odyssey Re's shares rose $6.93, or 14 percent, at $57 in after-hours trading Friday on the NYSE.

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Put Options Alert: hhgregg (HGG)

hhgregg, Inc. (NYSE: HGG) is seeing activity in the October $15 puts, with shares at $16.80.  These have traded more than 4,500 contracts against OI of 46, unusually large action and in multiple sizable lots with more than half the action offer side.  Implied volatility is also spiking from 61% to 66%.  The chart is looking fairly weak with a potential 20/50 EMA bearish cross.  There does not appear to be any upcoming catalysts but potentially Analysts are beginning to feel the company’s expansion initiatives are too much for the current consumer environment, and the company may need to scale back expectations.    The put action is now nearly 100X the average action for a day.

Joe Kunkle, OptionsHawk.com


Osiris Getting Gutted (OSIR)

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIR) is getting clobbered hard as the biggest loser seen so far this morning.  The company announced that its stem cell drug Prochymal failed both pivotal phase III studies in patients with graft-versus-host-disease.  In short, back to the drawing board and back to drawing cash with stem cell research.  This was halted for news at $12.21, but at 8:44 AM EST we have seen a 41% drop to $7.35 in the stock on over 140,000 shares versus a 310,000 share average daily volume.  This will be an exponential volume dropper today. On day last week this traded 2.3 million shares and you have to go back to March 27 for another 2 million share day.  Our guess is that today’s volume will blow those very active days away by a mile.  Osiris does have stock options, and these were VERY active in SEPT-2009 PUTS and pretty active in CALLS on Friday. -JON OGG


AFTER THE BELL-Collective Brands falls after results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Collective Brands falls after results
Interactive Investor
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BEFORE THE BELL: US Stk Futures Climb After M&A, G20 Meeting - Wall Street Journal


BEFORE THE BELL: US Stk Futures Climb After M&A, G20 Meeting
Wall Street Journal
Lihua shares gained in after-hours trading Friday after soaring 35% during the regular session. The company boosted its initial public offering size by 15% ...

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Florida attorney general sues Systemax - Long Island Business News


Florida attorney general sues Systemax
Long Island Business News
It relaunched the CircuitCity.com Web site the same month Shares of Systemax fell 18 cents to $12.65 in after-hours trading Friday when the company issued a ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Collective Brands falls after results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Collective Brands falls after results
Interactive Investor
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AFTER THE BELL-Collective Brands falls after results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Collective Brands falls after results
Interactive Investor
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Monday, September 7, 2009

Enterprise sells $150 million of shares - Sify


Enterprise sells $150 million of shares
Sify
8. Shares of Enterprise slipped 25 cents to $26.50 in after-hours trading, after gaining 39 cents to $26.75 during the regular session.

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