Market Currents

• Friday, November 6, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: GSI +10%. KFN +8%. FAZ +5%. RBS +5%. NVDA +4%. SWKS +4%.
  Losers: CVI -13%. FRE -12%. FNM -12%. AIG -11%. CROX -10%. IRE -7%. FIG -6%. SD -6%. ABK -4%. CRH -4%. BCRX -4%. CNO -4%. CTIC -4%. CBS -4%. ING -4%. RCL -4%. MT -4%. 1 Comment

• Thursday, November 5, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: LAMR +16%. R +16%. ONNN +8%. DYN +7%. DIRI +7%. IRE +5%. BCRX +5%. NVAX +5%. MGM +5%. PCS +5%. CTIC +4%. CVM +4%. ING +4%. TRA +4%. QCOM +4%. AIB +4%. FNM +4%. CSCO +4%. CNO +4%. AMMD +4%.
  Losers: CVS -10%. AEO -10%. ARO -10%. WFMI -10%. DPTR -9%. BEE -8%. CF -7%. ATPG -7%. ABK -6%. Comment!

• Thursday, October 29, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: AMSC +15%. AIXG +12%. RBS +12%. PQ +11%. LYG +10%. AKAM +10%. MITI +10%. ING +9%. FNM +8%. ABK +8%. CTIC +8%. DB +8%. FITB +7%. FRE +7%. SWSI +7%. BCS +6%. MOT +6%. IRE +6%. ALU +6%. TCK +5%. RCL +5%. RTP +5%. CS +5%. HL +5%. ACGY +5%. MT +5%. GNW +5%. HGSI +5%. FAS +5%. GOLD +5%. LVS +5%. HIG +5%. MGM +4%. CNO +4%. ASML +4%. NCS +4%. LCC +4%. VALE +4%. PG +4%.
  Losers: FSLR -15%. BCRX +4%. FLS -4%. Comment!

• Wednesday, October 14, 2009

• 11:12 AM S&P upgrades Conseco (CNO) to stable from negative after hedge fund manager John Paulson says he intends to increase his stake to 9.9% and buy up to $200M of the $293M in convertible notes the insurer is selling; shares now up 25.1%. 2 Comments
• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: CNO +22%. BMTI +12%. UEC +11%. ACAS +10%. PLUG +7%. FAS +6%. RTP +5%. CIEN +5%. BCS +5%. AMR +5%. AMD +5%. CRH +5%. CATY +5%. INTC +4%. ACLS +4%. CY +4%. HGSI +4%. ONNN +4%. TSFG +4%. MT +4%. GNW +4%. JPM +4%. UBS +4%. RBS +4%. ALTR +4%. NVDA +4%. STD +4%. HIG +4%. LYG +4%. GNW +4%. CTIC +4%. STM +4%. PIR +4%.
  Losers: UCBH -11%. 2 Comments

• Tuesday, October 13, 2009

• 16:11 PM Paulson & Co. takes a 9.9% stake in Conseco (CNO) for about $78M, including 5M warrants with an exercise price of $6.50. Shares, halted, closed down 2.5% at $4.99. Comment!

• Monday, October 5, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: VG +21%. BRCD +14%. INO +8%. VIP +7%. MTW +7%. EGI +6%. NMR +6%. HOV +5%. CNO +4%. WFC +4%. COF +4%. FNM +4%.
  Losers: none of note. Comment!

• Friday, October 2, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: CIT +8%. HEB +4%.
  Losers: AEG -8%. PCX -7%. HOV -7%. PGH -7%. ING -6%. AIB -6%. FIG -6%. MGM -6%. CVM -6%. LVS -5%. LYG -5%. RTP -5%. FRE -5%. ALU -5%. CNO -4%. SYN -4%. F -4%. FNM -4%. AMD -4%. RF -4%. ABK -4%. HIG -4%. SVA -4%. MU -4%. NOK -4%. Comment!

• Monday, August 17, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: ARIA +7%.
  Losers: IDCC -27%. RST -16%. RAS -13%. LOW -10%. ABK -10%. AXL -10%. TGB -10%. AIB -9%. FRE -9%. FNM -9%. BZH -8%. RTP -8%. YRCW -7%. CENX -7%. HL -6%. LVS -7%. NXG -7%. TCK -7%. GNW -7%. CPST -6%. FIG -6%. HD -6%. YGE -6%. HIG -6%. BCS -6%. RF -6%. LYG -6%. FCX -5%. SOL -5%. AIG -5%. MT -5%. NVAX -5%. ETFC -5%. AEG -5%. FITB -5%. HBAN -5%. ESLR -5%. RTK -5%. X -5%. CNO -5%. CS -5%. Comment!

• Wednesday, August 5, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: INO +42%. RDN +37%. GRMN +20%. PMI +18%. WFMI +16%. USU +14%. BZ +11. TRA +11%. LYG +11%. FWLT +10%. OWW +10%. AIB +8%. RBS +7%. FIG +6%. BCS +5%. CNO +6%. HW +5%. SATC +5%. SAY +4%. ABAT +4%. DVN +4%.
  Losers: ACAS -21%. ISPH -9%. PWR -6%. AXL -6%. HCP -5%. BMC -5%. RIG -4%. Comment!

• Friday, July 31, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: SGY +7%. IRE +6%. CNO +6%. AIB +5%. UBS +5%.
  Losers: LVS -10%. E -6%. STP -4%. LDK -4%. Comment!

• Thursday, July 30, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: CIT +19%. EMKR +12%. CVC +11%. BT +11%. ARIA +11%. IRE +10%. HIG +10%. MOT +8%. NWL +8%. AKRX +7%. MA +7%. AIB +7%. ALU +7%. GE +6%. RTP +6%. ELY +5%. ARMH +5%. GNW +5%. AXL +7%. RCL +5%. TSM +5%. EGLE +5%. LVS +5%. YGE +5%. BCS +5%. MGM +4%. BHP +4%. SOL +4%. MT +4%. CLF +5%. CNO +4%. USU +4%.
  Losers: PCBC -17%. AKAM -16%. INO -12%. GMR -9%. TOO -9%. SYMC -9%. CATY -7%. GHL -6%. CTV -6%. Comment!

• Wednesday, July 29, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: CNO +26%. THPW +21%. MCK +8.5%. JNY +8%. MEE +5%. ABC +4%.
  Losers: YHOO -8%. RCL -7%. MT -6%. ABK -6%. TGB -6%. PX -5%. CCL -5%. S -5%. WLP -4%. BPSG -4%. CHU -4%. MFA -4%. STX -4%. MGM -4%. Comment!

• Friday, May 15, 2009

• 09:15 AM Premarket gainers: XOMA +35%. EXEL +24%. WX +14%. HIG +14%. LNC +13%. PL +11%. EEE +11%. FUQI +11%. NVAX +10%. ZLC +10%. YGE +9%. ENTU +8%. CNO +7%. LVS +7%. PRU +6%. PFG +6%. CNB +5%. STEM +5%. DRYS +4%.
  Losers: BBI -25%. GU -18%. FE -14%. IRE -8%. YRCW -9%. FIG -6%. IOC -6%. ANF -5%. VNDA -5%. JCP -4%. Comment!

• Thursday, May 14, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: WH +19%. MTU +12%. MEDX +7%. AMSC +6%. SUMT +5%. BCS +5%. CNO +5%. UBS +4%. GOLD +4%.
  Losers: BEXP -19%. FIG -13%. MGM -10%. MBI -9%. CTIC -6%. CLF -6%. GMXR -5%. GNW -5%. HBAN -5%. CNB -5%. FITB -5%. ABK -4%. ING -4%. Comment!

• Wednesday, May 13, 2009

• 09:02 AM Premarket gainers: QTM +7%. VNDA +5%. FTR +4%. SHPGY +4%. ETFC +3%. SNY +3%. AMD +2%.
  Losers: MDCO -44%. KRG -23%. SOLR -18%. CNB -18%. AIB -17%. BMR -14%. CTIC -14%. RBS -13%. MGM -12%. ODP -11%. NAT -11%. ING -11%. HBAN -10%. CLF -10%. AAAW -10%. BBT -9%. BCS -9%. LYG -9%. UBS -8%. AXA -8%. GNW -7%. BMC -7%. ACGY -7%. RAD -7%. DB -7%. HBC -7%. AXL -7%. ALU -7%. FIG -7%. FLEX -7%. RTP -7%. MBI -6%. HIG -6%. CNO -6%. VIP -6%. ABK -6%. RF -5%. FITB -5%. DPTR -5%. SI -5%. ABB -5%. Comment!