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Beware Of New 52 Week Highs During Options Expiration Week

Since mid January the major stock indexes have topped out in the short term and a pullback has been underway. The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a high at 10,729 on January 19th, 2010 and made a short term low on February 5th, 2010 at 9,835. During that time many commodity and financial stocks lead the declined sharply.

Aeropostale Upgraded

Piper Jaffray upgraded Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) from underweight to neutral. With the retail sector still hurting from the recession Aeropostale is one of the few bright spots.

Quicksilver (ZQK) Shares Rise Nearly 30%

Quicksilver (ZQK) shares hit a 52 week high today after the company reported solid results for the first quarter. Quicksilver ended the day at $4.04. The stock was the biggest percentage gainer on the NYSE rising 29.90%.
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Potash (POT) Showing Strong Technical Strength Into Friday's Close

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) is showing continued strength into Friday's close. As widely reported after the bell on Thursday, the company hiked its first quarter earnings to a range of $1.30 and $1.50 a share, a sharp rise from its previous outlook of 70 cents to $1 a share.

Digital River Surging On High Volume (DRIV)

Shares of Digital River (NASDAQ: DRIV) are moving higher today after an analyst reported that McAfee (NYSE: MFE) is testing Digital River's (DRIV) outsourced e-commerce solution.

Pfizer Hits A Speed Bump Today (PFE)

Shares of Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) tumbled today after the company announced disappointing clinical news for two oncology products, Sutent and figitumumab. Phase III studies of Sutent demonstrated that it was not effective in treating breast cancer.

Benzinga’s Volume Movers (ROVI, CVVT, KIRK, CTRN, ULTA)

Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) shares moved up 2.00% to $37.74. The volume of ROVI shares traded was 1021% higher than normal. ROVI has priced $400 million aggregate principal amount of 2.625% convertible senior notes due 2040. Read more about this company here.

Cytori Therapeutics (CYTX) Slipping Towards A Bearish Zone Below $5.31

Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CYTX), a maker of products used in adult stem cell harvesting and research, said Friday its Q4 loss moved up as its sales and marketing and some other expenses grew in the Q4. Cytori Therapeutics (CYTX), a small-cap company, lost $9.5 million in Q4.

Ann Taylor Earnings Report (ANN)

Ann Taylor (NYSE: ANN) released their quarterly earnings numbers today before the opening bell. The retailer reported fourth quarter net income of $41,000 compared to a net loss of #375.61 million in last year's corresponding quarter.

Pall Corp. (PLL) Moving Into Correction

Pall Corp. (NYSE: PLL) fell 5.1% to $38.88 for the biggest decline in the S&P 500 by Friday afternoon. The producer of filters for drugmakers and refineries Pall Corp (PLL) forecast its 2010 earnings, excluding some items, at $2.05 a share in a best case scenario.