Volume Spike Investor

Despite a crash on Thursday, these are some of Thursday’s biggest gainers on the day that are not inverse ETF, not gold, not funds, and not preferred or bond shares.  As of 9:20 AM EST: Checkpoint Systems Inc. (NYSE: CKP) +10.6% to $20.68 China Automotive Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CAAS) +5% to $20.29; indicated up 1% [...]

Several health insurance provider shares could see volume spikes in Tuesday trading. A shift in healthcare service contracts for the U.S. military is shifting billions in potential revenue. HealthNet Inc. (NYSE: HNT) shares fell about 15 percent after hours to less than $12 when the military replaced its services with Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) in [...]

United Healthcare (UNH) shares are up more than a point on stronger-than-usual volume for this time in the session, on speculation that President Obama will need to cede more ground to the private insurance system already in place in order to pass healthcare reform legislation. In the options market, calls are outnumbering puts at a [...]

Below is a list of today’s worst performing stocks as of 9:40 AM EST: MIDWAY GAMES INC. (MWY)       $3.17 (-$0.75; -19.13%) GLOBAL INDUSTRIES (GLBL)        $9.23 (-$2.19; -19.18%) OTTER TAIL CORP (OTTR)           $36.78 (-$7.94; -17.75%) RACKABLE SYSTEMS (RACK)        $10.40 (-$2.15; 17.13%) HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES (HIMX)  $2.92 (-$0.62; -17.51%) NUMEREX CORP. (NMRX)    [...]