Among the biggest winners in Wednesday’s early trading are Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM), Continental Air (NYSE: CAL), Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) and Isle of Capri (Nasdaq: ISLE). Top Percentage Gainers — Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Isle of Capri (Nasdaq: ISLE) $10.62 +14.3% $14.40 $7.05 Continental (NYSE: CAL) $22.22 +9.5% $24.29 $7.86 Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) $23.16 +9.5% $35.22 $18.11 Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) $9.27 +6.4% $12.00 $6.27 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Wednesday’s early trading are Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM), Continental Air (NYSE: CAL), Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) and Isle of Capri (Nasdaq: ISLE). Top Percentage Gainers — Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Isle of Capri (Nasdaq: ISLE) $10.62 +14.3% $14.40 $7.05 Continental (NYSE: CAL) $22.22 +9.5% $24.29 $7.86 Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) $23.16 +9.5% $35.22 $18.11 Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) $9.27 +6.4% $12.00 $6.27 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 11:52AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Halliburton Leads an Energy Turnaround Shares of Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) are up more than +9% today as investors start to wade back into the offshore oil and gas sector. Rival Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) and Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) are rising in tandem, up +5% today, though Transocean (NYSE: RIG), with its still-to-be-determined liability, is not… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Wednesday’s early trading are Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ), Westport Innovations (Nasdaq: WPRT) and Shoe Carnival (Nasdaq: SCVL).  Top Percentage Losers — Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ) $9.94 -13.9% $33.68 $9.21 Westport Innov. (Nasdaq: WPRT) $14.33 -7.8% $20.44 $6.60 Shoe Carnival (Nasdaq: SCVL) $23.24 –7.3% $29.26 $10.97 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Wednesday’s early trading are Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ), Westport Innovations (Nasdaq: WPRT) and Shoe Carnival (Nasdaq: SCVL).  Top Percentage Losers — Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ) $9.94 -13.9% $33.68 $9.21 Westport Innov. (Nasdaq: WPRT) $14.33 -7.8% $20.44 $6.60 Shoe Carnival (Nasdaq: SCVL) $23.24 –7.3% $29.26 $10.97 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 11:00AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Canadian Solar Fesses Up Shares of Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ) are off around -20% after the company warned that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating its accounting practices. Questions about sales returns are at issue, and management not only postponed a conference call planned for today, but also lowered second-quarter sales forecasts,… Read More

For most investors, the health of the U.S. economy should be the most important item to track. How the economy fares will directly correlate with how the Nasdaq, NYSE and S&P 500 perform — over the long-term. But right now, attention is focused on… Read More

Take a look at my forecast chart for United States Oil Fund (NYSE: USO), an exchange-traded fund (ETF) whose units’ net asset value tracks the performance of the spot price of West… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Monday’s early trading are Icahn Enterprises (NYSE: IEP), PetroBras (NYSE: PBR) and Ryanair (Nasdaq: RYAAY). Top Percentage Gainers — Tuesday, June 1, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Icahn Enterprises (NYSE: IEP) $38.50 +12.2% $51.65 $27.50 Ryanair (Nasdaq: RYAAY) $25.25 +7.3% $31.92 $21.55 PetroBras (NYSE: PBR) $36.85 +3.5% $53.46 $31.21 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Monday’s early trading are Icahn Enterprises (NYSE: IEP), PetroBras (NYSE: PBR) and Ryanair (Nasdaq: RYAAY). Top Percentage Gainers — Tuesday, June 1, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Icahn Enterprises (NYSE: IEP) $38.50 +12.2% $51.65 $27.50 Ryanair (Nasdaq: RYAAY) $25.25 +7.3% $31.92 $21.55 PetroBras (NYSE: PBR) $36.85 +3.5% $53.46 $31.21 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 11:52AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Barron’s Boosts Icahn Shares of Icahn Enterprises (NYSE: IEP), the publicly-traded investment arm of uber-investor Carl Icahn, are up more than +12% today after a flattering profile in Barron’s during the weekend. Even after this morning’s spike, shares still trade at a nearly -15% discount to the underlying $44 per share net asset value (NAV) of… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Tuesday’s early trading are Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC), Regal Cinemas (NYSE: RGC) and Halozyme Therapeutics (Nasdaq: HALO). Top Percentage Losers — Tuesday, June 1, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Anadarko (NYSE: APC) $44.07 -15.8% $75.07 $40.28 Regal Cinemas (NYSE: RGC) $14.30 -5.1% $18.49 $10.58 Halozyme (Nasdaq: HALO) $6.97 -4.9% $32.71 $18.17 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Tuesday’s early trading are Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC), Regal Cinemas (NYSE: RGC) and Halozyme Therapeutics (Nasdaq: HALO). Top Percentage Losers — Tuesday, June 1, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Anadarko (NYSE: APC) $44.07 -15.8% $75.07 $40.28 Regal Cinemas (NYSE: RGC) $14.30 -5.1% $18.49 $10.58 Halozyme (Nasdaq: HALO) $6.97 -4.9% $32.71 $18.17 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 10:58AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain dat Drillers with Highest Gulf Exposure Hit Hardest Shares of BP (NYSE: BP) are getting pummeled again, off another -11% on Monday as investors come to doubt that the flow of oil and gas can be stopped in the near term. The longer it proceeds, the greater the potential liability for the company. Rumors circulated that BP may become takeover bait, but it’s unclear why anyone would want to… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Friday’s early trading are CKX (Nasdaq: CKXE), Ener1 (NYSE: HEV) and J Crew (NYSE: JCG). Top Percentage Gainers — Friday, May 28, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low CKX (Nasdaq: CKXE) $5.13 +18.8% $8.24 $3.85 Ener1 (NYSE: HEV) $3.58 +11.9% $7.90 $2.75 J Crew (NYSE: JCG) $45.64 +4.1% $50.96 $19.55 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Friday’s early trading are CKX (Nasdaq: CKXE), Ener1 (NYSE: HEV) and J Crew (NYSE: JCG). Top Percentage Gainers — Friday, May 28, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low CKX (Nasdaq: CKXE) $5.13 +18.8% $8.24 $3.85 Ener1 (NYSE: HEV) $3.58 +11.9% $7.90 $2.75 J Crew (NYSE: JCG) $45.64 +4.1% $50.96 $19.55 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 12:04PM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Time to Take Profits in CKX Shares of CKX (Nasdaq: CKXE) are up nearly +20% as word spread that the company’s biggest investor and a just-formed hedge fund are teaming up to acquire the producer of the very popular American Idol and So You Think You can Dance TV programs. (CKX also holds marketing licenses related to Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali). Those buyers are betting that those TV franchises… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Friday’s early trading are Dril-Quip (NYSE: DRC), BlueCoat Systems(Nasdaq: BCSI) and Riverbed Technology (Nasdaq: RVBD). Top Percentage Losers — Friday, May 28, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Blue Coat Systems (Nasdaq: BCSI) $22.76 -21.1% $36.25 $13.85 Dril-Quip (NYSE: DRQ) $49.34 -7.8% $70.78 $33.95 Riverbed Technology (Nasdaq: RVBD) $27.36 -6.8% $32.71 $18.17 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Friday’s early trading are Dril-Quip (NYSE: DRC), BlueCoat Systems(Nasdaq: BCSI) and Riverbed Technology (Nasdaq: RVBD). Top Percentage Losers — Friday, May 28, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Blue Coat Systems (Nasdaq: BCSI) $22.76 -21.1% $36.25 $13.85 Dril-Quip (NYSE: DRQ) $49.34 -7.8% $70.78 $33.95 Riverbed Technology (Nasdaq: RVBD) $27.36 -6.8% $32.71 $18.17 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 10:58AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Top Kill appears to Working, But Sector Stocks Sag BP’s (NYSE: BP) efforts to finally stanch the flow of oil and gas in the Gulf appears to be working. Though it remains to be seen during the next few days if the fix is permanent, this is the first bit of tangible good news in quite some time. But that’s of no help to the many… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Thursday’s early trading are NetApp (Nasdaq: NTAP), VeriFone (NYSE: PAY), and China Security & Surveillance (NYSE: CSR). Top Percentage Gainers — Thursday, May 27, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low NetApp (Nasdaq: NTAP) $38.53 +18.8% $38.25… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Thursday’s early trading are Monsanto (NYSE: MON), Rambus (Nasdaq: RMBS) and Education Management (Nasdaq: EDMC). Top Percentage Losers — Thursday, May 27, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Monsanto (NYSE: MON) $48.24 -8.2% $87.40 $48.25 Rambus… Read More