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Friday, July 1, 2011

Stocks in the Dog House: (HMPR), (PVA)

Stocks falling to new 52 week lows on July 1 are Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc, and Penn Virginia Corp. Investors are selling the stock and pushing it lower because they may think that these stocks were overvalued. This could be caused by earnings not meeting expectations, investor speculation, or a fall in market growth.

Shares of Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc. (HMPR) traded higher by 0.61% or $0.06/share to $9.96. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.80 and as high as $34.75. On average, 107050 shares of HMPR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 69929. The shares are currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages which indicates that the shares have been experiencing downward momentum. The stock may bounce back to test the 200-day moving average. Thus, you may want to pay close attention for a move up to the $17.08 area but be careful because the stock may face selling pressure at this level.

Shares of Penn Virginia Corp. (PVA) remained unchanged at $13.21. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $12.88 and as high as $20.21. On average, 907630 shares of PVA exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 369027. The shares are currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages which indicates that the shares have been experiencing downward momentum. The stock may bounce back to test the 200-day moving average. Thus, you may want to pay close attention for a move up to the $14.47 area but be careful because the stock may face selling pressure at this level.