6/23/2008
6/18/2008
How to find stocks which makes a big move
Some events have a propensity to lead to big moves in stocks. If you regularly study carefully the stocks making 100 plus moves in a year, you will find in 80-90% of the cases there was a event or series of events at the beginning of their big move. New information leads to big moves. If the new information or catalyst is powerful enough it leads to long duration rally. In most cases the information about the catalyst is in public domain or if you make some effort, you can find the reason for the big moves.
In the first volume of Market Wizard Paul Tudor Jones says:
We have tested every system under the sun and amazingly, we have found one that actually works well. It is a very good system, but for obvious reasons, I can't tell you much more about it.
The basic premise of the system is that market move sharply, when they move. If there is a sudden range expansion in a market that has been trading narrowly, human nature is to try to fade that price move. When you get a range expansion, the market is sending you a very loud, clear signal that the market is getting ready to move in the direction of that expansion.
Not every one day big move will result in long rally, but if a big move is accompanied with a clear , identifiable catalyst, it is the lowest risk entry in a stock likely to make a major move. Big moves after a event like earning also reduces our event risk. It gives us clear reason why to buy this stock and helps us form a judgment on how much this move is likely to last. It also indicates the length of catalyst. e.g. if a company has a a triple digit earnings acceleration along with sales acceleration and margin acceleration, and the stock which was not going up till that time makes a big move, post this surprise. Now we have a clear catalyst. We know strength of catalyst indicated by magnitude of the earnings growth or surprise and we also know this catalyst is valid till next earnings.
Now in real practice some catalyst are easy to understand and interpret. Some catalyst information is easily available and all market participants get it at same time, while some catalyst are difficult to understand and interpret like new product launch or analyst earnings upgrade or biotech drug news.
Big Movers yesterday:
ABAT,Advanced Battery Tech Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ARTE,Artes Medical Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ASMI,Asm Internat N.V. (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ATSG,Air Transport Services (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
AZC,Augusta Resource Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
BCON,Beacon Power Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
BEXP,Brigham Exploration Co (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
BRLC,Syntax-Brillian Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CPSL,China Precision Steel Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CSIQ,Canadian Solar Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CZZ,Cosan Limited Class A (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
DHT,Double Hull Tankers Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ELN,Elan Corp Plc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
EXM,Excel Maritime Carriers (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
FMD,First Marblehead Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
FPP,Fieldpoint Petroleum Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
FTK,Flotek Industries Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
GDP,Goodrich Petrol Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
GNK,Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
HK,Petrohawk Energy Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
IVAN,Ivanhoe Energy Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
KAZ,Bmb Munai Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
KOG,Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
LNG,Cheniere Energy Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
MCF,Contango Oil & Gas (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
MENT,Mentor Graphics Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
NGAS,NGAS Resources Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
NOEC,New Oriental Energy Chemical Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
PDO,Pyramid Oil (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SONE,S1 Corporation (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SQM,Sociedad Quimica Chile (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
TBSI,TBS International Limited Class A (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
TMY,Transmeridian Exploration Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
VISN,VisionChina Media (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
6/17/2008
What triggers a big move
Behind every big move is a clear identifiable catalyst. The most common catalyst which lead to big moves are:
* Earnings Release
* Earnings Guidance
* Sales Acceleration
* Earnings Estimate Raise Analyst
* Sector
* Insider Buying
* Research tie up (biotech)
* FDA Approval
* New Orders
* New Product
* Regulatory Policy Change
Big movers can be identified by scanning for stocks with above average volume and price change. On a daily basis various catalyst keep triggering such big moves in individual stocks and focusing on such big moves can pay rich dividend.
Big movers for today
ABK,Ambac Financial Group (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
AG,Agco Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
AKNS,Akeena Solar Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ALGT,Allegiant Travel Co (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
AMKR,Amkor Technology Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
APWR,A-Power Energy Generation Sys (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ARIA,Ariad Pharmaceuticals (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ASTI,Ascent Solar Technologies Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
BCON,Beacon Power Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
BOLT,Bolt Technology Corporation (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CNR,Canargo Energy Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CSIQ,Canadian Solar Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CSR,China Securties & Surveillance (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CSUN,China Sunergy Co Ltd (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CYPB,Cypress Bioscience Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
DSTI,Daystar Technologies Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
EBHI,Eddie Bauer Hlds Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ENER,Energy Conversn Devices (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ENG,Englobal Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
FRPT,Force Protection Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
GMXR,Gmx Resources Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
GRO,Agria Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
GTE,Gran Tierra Energy Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
HANS,Hansen Natural Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
IDEV,Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
JOSB,Jos A Bank Clothiers (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
KLIC,Kulicke & Soffa Ind (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
LCC,US Airways Group Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
LLNW,Limelight Network Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
LNY,Landrys Restaurants Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
MVIS,Microvision Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
NEXC,Nexcen Brands Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
NYNY,Empire Resorts Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
OSTK,Overstock.com Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
PANC,Panacos Pharmaceuticals Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
PQ,Petroquest Energy Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
QTWW,Quantum Fuel Sys Techworldwide (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SATC,Satcon Technology Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SINO,Sino-Global Shipping America` Ltd. (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SOL,ReneSola Ltd. (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SOLF,Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SONS,Sonus Networks Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SRVY,Greenfield Online Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
STSA,Sterling Financial Cp Wa (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
TGC,Tengasco Incorporated (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
TITN,Titan Machinery Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
TSRA,Tessera Technologies Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
UDRL,Union Drilling Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
WCI,Wci Communities (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
XJT,Expressjet Holdings Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
XRIT,X Rite Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
6/16/2008
Big Movers
AER,AerCap Holdings (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ARUN,Aruba Networks Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ASFI,Asta Funding Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
BPAX,Biosante Pharmaceuticals (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
BQI,Oilsands Quest Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CAL,Continental Airlines B (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CHDX,Chindex International Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CPHD,Cepheid (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CPSL,China Precision Steel Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CPST,Capstone Turbine Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
FBTX,Franklin Bank Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
GNVC,Genvec Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
GSOL,Global Sources Ltd. (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
HPOL,Harris Interactive (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
IAR,Idearc Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ICO,International Coal Group Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
JADE,Lj Internat Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
KIRK,Kirkland's Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
KKD,Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
KNOT,The Knot Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
LAB,Labranche & Co Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
LEH,Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
LL,Lumber Liquidators` Inc. (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
LNN,Lindsay Manufacturing Co (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
LNUX,Virginia Software Corporation (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
MBI,Mbia Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
MPG,Maguire Properties Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
MSO,Martha Stewart Lvg Omni (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
NTES,Netease.com Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
OSUR,Orasure Technologies Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
PJC,Piper Jaffray Companies (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
PWRD,Perfect World Co Ltd (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
RNIN,Wireless Ronin Technologies Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
RYAAY,Ryanair Hldgs Plc Adr (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SEED,Origin Agritech Ltd (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SGN,Signalife Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SQNM,Sequenom Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
STP,Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SWS,Sws Group Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SWSI,Superior Well Services Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SYX,Systemax Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
TITN,Titan Machinery Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
TWB,Tween Brands Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
UAUA,UAL Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
USS,Us Shipping Partners (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
VISN,VisionChina Media (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
WNR,Western Refining Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
YGE,Yingli Green Energy Hlds Co (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ZUMZ,Zumiez Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
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