Capitulation. That’s an often-used word on Wall Street to describe when investors completely give up and throw in the towel. It’s not always a bad thing: Some investors love to find situations where a stock has been so crushed that shares are… Read More

As a trader, I believe it is critically important to have one of three biases at all times: bullish, bearish or neutral. Certainly, I can be bullish with regard to one segment of the market while being bearish on another. In fact, I consider 30 different aspects… Read More

It’s not a stretch to figure out from its name that Conceptus (Nasdaq: CPTS) is a leading player in the birth control market. Its mainstay procedure, called Essure — which can be performed without general anesthesia at a doctor’s office in less than 10 minutes — received… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Monday’s early trading are PetMed Express (Nasdaq: PETS), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE: HOV). Top Percentage Losers — Monday, July 19, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Monday’s early trading are Quicksilver Resources (NYSE: KWK), Yongye Int’l (Nasdaq: YONG) and Corinthian Colleges (Nasdaq: COCO). Top Percentage Gainers — Monday, July 19, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Quicksilver Resources (NYSE: KWK)… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Friday’s early trading are Charles Schwab (Nasdaq: SCHW), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and Biovail (NYSE: BVF). Top Percentage Gainers — Friday, July 16, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Charles Schwab (Nasdaq: SCHW)… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Friday’s early trading are Vivus (Nasdaq: VVUS), Polycom (Nasdaq: PLCM) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG). Top Percentage Losers — Friday, July 16, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Vivus (Nasdaq: VVUS) $5.16 -57.4% $13.68 $4.90… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Thursday’s early trading are OPNET (Nasdaq: OPNT), Key Energy Services (NYSE: KEG) and Kulicke & Soffa (Nasdaq: KLIC). Top Percentage Losers –Thursday, July 15, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low OPNET (Nasdaq: OPNT) $13.75 -13.5% $17.72… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Thursday’s early trading are Arena Pharma (Nasdaq: ARNA), Clean Energy (Nasdaq: CLNE) and West Marine (Nasdaq: WMAR). Top Percentage Gainers — Thursday, July 15, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Arena Pharma (Nasdaq: ARNA) $4.80… Read More

Las Vegas is full of tales of the “good old days.” One of the more fascinating is a story that allegedly took place back in 1969. The story goes that Frank Sinatra told every Las Vegas casino owner they either bought their liquor from a buddy of… Read More