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ASX Ltd (OTC: ASXFF) reported a 7% y/y rise in the number of cash market trades in December. However, the value of the trades fell 16% in the month. Total cash market trades including equities, interest rates and warrants trades for the calendar year to December 31 climbed 18%. However, total...

Losers were few and far between on Tuesday, so to see a loser falling on heavy volume is particularly concerning. Not that it was the proverbial nail in the coffin for any of these names, but Fastenal Company (Nasdaq: FAST), Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH), Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB...

Rallying is one thing, but rallying on high volume is altogether different - and much more bullish. That’s what makes Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), American Medical Systems Holding Co. (Nasdaq: AMMD), IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: IPCM), Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED), and Vivo Participacoes...

Not only are they among the day’s biggest losers, but they’re also being sold on massive volume…. some salt in the bearish wound. It could be a sign of institutional selling, and/or an indication that the market has transitioned to a net bearish opinion on these names. Either way, today’s high-...

They may or may not be the biggest gainers today (though some are), but they are the stocks seeing the biggest increases in volume – buying volume to be specific. Mastercard Incorporated, Boston Beer Co. Inc., MicroStrategy Incorporated, Baidu, Inc., and Amazon.com, Inc. are all up today, with a...

As if moving lower wasn’t bad enough some stocks are moving lower on a massive amount of volume. This can often mark the beginning of a breakdown, and/or institutional selling. Today’s high-volume losers are: Medifast Inc. (NYSE: MED) America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: AMX) Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE...

As if the selloffs themselves weren’t bad enough, some stocks are falling precipitously on high volume – a sign that things may get worse before getting better. Today’s high-volume loss leaders are: El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB) Targa Resources Partners LP (Nasdaq: NGLS) Rambus,...

Ready Mix, Inc. (AMEX: RMX) is coming in as one of the day’s biggest winners, with its 7.3% jump. Investors may want give it some thought before piling on though. The move is nothing we haven’t seen from Ready Mix, Inc. before, and the last several instances have all been followed by lower lows....

Taking big losses over the span of one day is survivable. Taking big losses on high volume, however, may be a problem.... pointing to a major shift in the market's underlying opinion of a stock. Here are Tuesday's losers with selloffs made on much higher than average volume. Multi-Fineline...