Trulia Up 30%; Zillow Rumored Near Making $2 Billion Bid


20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"

Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.


Trulia (NYSE: TRLA) shares jumped more than 30 percent Thursday on a rumor that it may be acquired by Zillow (NASDAQ: Z).

Zillow could pay $2 billion for Trulia's 36.92 shares outstanding, and an agreement may be unveiled next week, according to Bloomberg news service, which cited unnamed sources.

Zillow's market capitalization is about $5 billion,compared with Trulia's $1.5 billion.

Together the companies account for a reported 89 percent of all traffic to real estate sites.

Caledonia Investments is the largest single shareholder of both Zillow and Trulia. It has 8.5 million of Trulia's 36.92 million shares outstanding and 6.18 million of Zillow's 33.56 million shares outstanding.

Trulia traded recently at $54.06, up 32 percent; Zillow was up more than 15 percent at $146.56.


20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"

Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.


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