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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (APOL, BBBB, DNDN)

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL), Blackboard, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB), and Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN).

Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) is up more than 5% premarket to $45.96, relative to a 52-week range of $33.75-$53.61. BofA Merrill Lynch raised its PO on the stock from $50 to $52.

Blackboard, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB) is up nearly 2% premarket on heavy volume to $44.17, relative to a 52-week range of $32.55-$50.25. Equity firm Private Equity Partners is purchasing the company at full cash value.

Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) is trading up 5.7% this morning after announcing positive developments around Provenge.  Most important is the impact of Medicare coverage for its prostate cancer drug. In the after-hours session last night we saw some 599,742 shares trade through NASDAQ after-hours and the stock went out up 3.7% at $40.90.

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