Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ABK, AMLN, CRUS, EBAY, K, NFLX, NLST, NOK, PLCE)

October 21, 2010 by Jon C. Ogg

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Some of the most active stocks or largest moves seen in shares Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK), Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN), Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ: CRUS), eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), Kellogg Company (NYSE: K), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), Netlist Inc. (NASDAQ: NLST), Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK), and The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCE).

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) is at it again, but keep in mind that the stock has been very volatile and often moves away from the initial trend in the last few days.  Shares are indicated up 4% at $1.02.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN) is trying to recover a tad after yesterday’s implosion that took away about half of its value.  Shares closed at $11.03 and the stock is indicated up around $11.20 in early indications.

Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ: CRUS) met estimates but it looks like guidance is soft; shares are down 3.5% at $15.75 in the early indications.

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) is surging after last night’s earnings beat, in part due to a large buyback coming.  Shares are up 7% at $27.34 in early trading versus a 52-week range of $19.06 to $28.37.

Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) has lowered expectations for the year due to weaker than expected performance and likely due to higher commodity costs.  Shares are indicated down by about 35 at $48.58 and the 52-week trading range is $47.28 to $56.00.

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is up over 9% at $163.20 in active trading after beating earnings and exceeding subscriber additions.  The 52-week range here is $47.56 to $174.40 and we have so far seen at least two analyst upgrades.

Netlist Inc. (NASDAQ: NLST) is up after yesterday’s patent award news around the cloud.  Shares closed at $3.41 and are up 11% at $3.79.

Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) is up after beating earnings expectations and on further job cuts.  Shares are indicated up almost 7% around $11.55 to $11.60.

The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCE) is getting hit after it lowered guidance.  Shares are down close to 10% and just above $46.00 after closing at $51.88 yesterday.

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JON C. OGG

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