Volume Spike Investor

These are this morning’s top day trader and active trader alert stocks seen on the move with news events.  We have provided appropriate trading data and color on each where applicable. QUALCOMM Corp. (NASDAQ: QCOM) has done something to try to halt what has been a share price freefall after 7 straight down days.  The [...]

Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS)  is being pounded into the open.  Shares just opened and are down by about 9% at $22.28 in very active trading.  We have seen over 700,000 shares trade hands. The business and consumer slowing is affecting its sales.  The office supplies retailer sees 2008 sales growth in low-single digits and now [...]

Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) is seeing a surge in trading this morning after the company finally reached a deal to secure its acquisition of Corporate Express (NYSE: CXP) this morning. After about 25 minutes of trading Staples has seen more than 3.4 million shares trade hands, which is almost half of the average 8 million [...]