Top Day Trader Alerts (MEDX, ISRG, OREX, CELG, EBAY, SNDK, PSUN, QCOM)
July 23, 2009 by Douglas A. McIntyreThe following are some of the top stocks to watch for active trading today based on pre-market and after-hours volume activity. There are links through to more detailed coverage and volume analysis at VSInvestor.com:
Medarex Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDX) shares are up about 90 percent after Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE: BMY) said it plans to buy the company for $2.4 billion, or $16 a share.
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. (Nasdaq: PSUN) shares are getting hit on a second-quarter warning.
Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX) shares are falling, and are among the most actively traded Nasdaq stocks after the company proposed a 9 million-share offering.
Celgene Corp. (Nasdaq: CELG) shares are up more than 10 percent on stronger-than-expected revenue and net procedure sales growth.
Intuitive Surgical Inc. (Nasdaq: ISRG) shares are up strongly on better-than-expected earnings and strong procedure growth guidance.
eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) shares are up after beating quarterly expectations and guiding third-quarter revenue slightly higher.
SanDisk Corp. (Nasdaq: SNDK) shares are down after it beat Q2 expectations, but gave cautious guidance.
Qualcomm Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM) shares are falling after it beat expectations, but only guided in-line, amid analyst concerns about average selling prices.
— The 24/7 Wall St. Team
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