Top Day Trader Alerts (ARNA, VVUS, DVR, HLX, ETFC, SCHW, PALM)

These are this Friday morning’s top day trader and active trader alert stocks with moves on unusual volume.  We have also provided more details on price and volume analysis with links through to each stock at VSInvestor.com:

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) had good news but is trading lower as VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) looks better.

Cal Dive International Inc. (NYSE: DVR) is trading 3% lower on a seondary offering of shares that is being sold by Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX).

E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) is trading up sharply at the expense of Charles Schwab (NASDAQ: SCHW) after a Goldman Sachs analyst call.

Mueller Water Products (NYSE: MWA) is actually trading up after its secondary offering size was increased on strong demand from a large underwriting group.

Palm Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) is trading down marginally, but is seems like its direction is not clear yet.  We have more details on levels to watch for support and resistance.

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Jon C. Ogg
September 18, 2009