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Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) was downgraded by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS)  from overweight to underweight. As of 8:16 AM EDT, RIMM was trading  at $49.00. This was 2.89% below yesterday’s close, which saw the stock down 1.03%. RIMM stock is nearing the bottom end of its 52-week range of 47.42 to 88.08. The stock [...]

This is it… 4 days with no more updates until after Easter.  Many big movers, a few left off because of thin volume…. Borders Group (NYSE: BGP) was the surprise winner considering that a loan package had been rumored for days.  It repaid a $42.5 million loan from Ackman.  The company also posted a profit [...]

Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB) is down again on fears of a broader nationalization move as the the Irish government is expected to announce plans for another round of bank recapitalizations and details on a previously disclosed program for troubled banks.  At 8:48 AM EST we have shares down almost 9% at $3.26 on [...]

American Apparel, Inc. (AMEX: APP) is losing its edge.  After earnings, the company’s profit slid but was in-line.  It has deferred on offering a 2010 outlook.  Most importantly, it announced layoffs.  That doesn’t sound like a growth story anymore, does it… Shares are down 9.3% t $3.48 on 17,000 shares at 8:48 AM EST. Cost [...]

2010 is here and we wanted to take a look at the largest catalyst for options volume and how it may translate into active stock trading for the January 2010 options expiration date.  In this matter we looked solely at the closest in-the-money and out-of-the-money call options that expire on January 15, 2010 because these [...]

Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) is trading lower this Wednesday morning.  The company said late Tuesday that its technicians were working to resolve e-mail messaging delays and restore normal service on its Blackberry in North and South America.  The problem is not that happened, because it has happened before and will happen again.  The [...]

It is always interesting to see how traders and investors take their options trading action the first trading day after an options expiration date.  We are seeing an almost instant maneuvering into many of the January-2009 CALL options of active and volatile stocks in the NASDAQ 100 by traders and investors today.  This is being [...]

Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) is soaring after beating earnings after the close on Thursday.  We have also seen targets and/or estimates raised at UBS, Canaccord, Thomas Weisel, TD, Deutsche Bank, and more.  Shares of RIM went out up 12% at $71.21 on 11.15 million shares in last night’s after-hours session alone.  At 8:10 AM EST [...]

Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) shares are weak in a strong tape, down 5.4%, due to a downgrade to Sell at Citigroup.  Implied volatility is up 10% on the day and option traders are active with 93,000 calls and 59,886 puts trading just two hours into trading.  The volume has already surpassed the average daily volume [...]

RIM (RIMM) is down over 11% on almost 700,000 shares after announcing poor earnings after the market yesterday Douglas A. McIntyre