Morning Social Media Outlook for Monday April 9 (AOL, OPTR, AA, JPM)

In recent years, traders and investors have increasingly turned to social media to discuss their investments. Now, interested parties can get a scientific look at what is being discussed on a weekly, monthly, and even hourly basis.

Provided by Social Market Analytics, here is the morning social media outlook for Monday, April 9.

Most Bullish

AOL AOL is trading up over 40% after it announced that it would sell a patent portfolio to Microsoft for $1 billion.

Optimer Pharma OPTR reported management changes this morning, including a change of chairman and the termination of the company's CFO.

Most Bearish

Alcoa AA will report earnings tomorrow, marking the ceremonial beginning to earnings season.

JP Morgan JPM will also report earnings this week. Negative press on the company may also have been generated by a report on one of the company's traders.

Most Discussed

Apple AAPL nearly always sits atop this list, with today being no different. Shares rallied on Monday, despite the company being downgraded at BTIG to Neutral.

Microsoft MSFT announced that it would buy the $1 billion patent portfolio from AOL. The portfolio amounts to some 800 patents.

AOL AOL

Google GOOG is also a popular stock to discuss. Chatter may have been boosted further by video released last week of the company's prototype internet-enabled glasses.

AT&T T announced that it will sell some of its holdings (including its stake in Yellow Pages) to private equity Cerberus.

Interested in getting more information about stock trends on social media? Signup for the Social Market Analytics newsletter on their website.