Volume Spike Investor

These are this morning’s top day trader and active trader alerts seen in early pre-market trading.  We have offered the moves, a news summary, and brief color on each for trading references where applicable. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is up 2.1% at $215.10 after saying the iPad will be available on April 3m, 2010 in [...]

The market is selling off sharply today, but no one let the solar stocks know, which are rising sharply higher following positive earnings results and forecasts from SunTech (STP) and Trina Solar (TSL).  The rise comes despite oil dipping 2.25% below $80 as that trade has unraveled and solar stocks are actually starting to have [...]

Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: SOLF) has already gone exponential on trading volume.  At 11:48 AM EST we have already hit 200% above normal trading with over 4.5 million shares versus an average volume for a full day of 1.4 million shares.  To top it off, this marks a 9.6% gain to $7.10 versus [...]

Today’s downgrades took a toll on the solar sector.  We saw a serious rise in volume as prices tanked and many of these never showed any real recovery throughout the day as investors grow more and more concerned that the solar energy trade is just not a beneficial one even if oil continues its rise…. [...]

We are seeing a sharp rise in the volume of solar power stocks this morning.  Unfortunately, it is to the downside despite some peers holding up on the news.  LDK Solar Co. (NYSE: LDK) issued a warning for Q4 and for 2009 revenues and margins, and you can see the full description of their warning.  [...]

Solarfun Power Holdings (NASDAQ: SOLF) is being hit pretty hard pre-market on disappointing earnings.  Shares are doiwn almost 14% at $4.05 with 23 minutes until the market opens.  We have seen over 50,000 shares trade hands, and it trades more than 2 million shares per day.  Its 52-week trading range is $2.67 to $40.19. JON [...]

As of 9:09 AM EST we are seeing a substantial interest in the price of solar power stocks.  Stocks in general rising are helping out, and the pop of $2.00 in oil today probably is not hurting matters. First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) $92.81 close, $98.00 last, +5.6% on 23,000 shares. GT Solar (NASDAQ: SOLR) $2.49 [...]

JA Solar Holdings, Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) is down sharply this morning and this may spill over into other solar stocks even if it is isolated news.  The company posted a loss for the quarter on what it is blaming as exposure to Lehman.  Unfortunately it is also lowering itrs forecasts. At 8:33 AM EST [...]

Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE: STP) is seeing a surge in both its price and its pre-market trading volume.  Shares are trading up over 4% at $38.90 at 8:40 AM EST on more than 130,000 shares pre-market after beating earnings and raising guidance. Its new guidance for 2008 is $2.05 to $2.15 Billion in [...]