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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Active Stocks: (GE), (MSFT), (F), (VWO), (SDS)

The following stocks were detected to be trading among the most active on September 14: General Electric Co, Microsoft Corporation, Ford Motor Co, Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, and ProShares UltraShort S&P500. These stocks are highly traded usually because new relevant information on the company has become available. Being on the highly active list isn't always positive as high activity may be a result of negative news. Regardless, high activity means high liquidity. High volume, combined with price movement is what traders require to make profits.

Shares of General Electric Co. (GE) fell by 0.71% or $-0.11/share to $15.3. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $14.72 and as high as $21.33. On average, 72384770 shares of GE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 20028048. 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 $16.94 area but be careful because the stock may face selling pressure at this level.

Shares of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) fell by 0.23% or $-0.06/share to $25.98. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $23.19 and as high as $28.91. On average, 66372160 shares of MSFT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 18007912. The shares are currently trading below the 50-day moving average but above the 200-day moving average. The stock may be range bound between these two levels where the 50-day moving average of $26.00 represents resistance and the 200-day moving average of $25.91 would be an area of support.

Shares of Ford Motor Co. (F) fell by 0.49% or $-0.05/share to $10.12. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.81 and as high as $18.97. On average, 71128420 shares of F exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 17773808. 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 $11.65 area but be careful because the stock may face selling pressure at this level.

Shares of Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) fell by 2.23% or $-0.92/share to $40.15. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $39.65 and as high as $50.93. On average, 25499130 shares of VWO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 16741122. 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 $44.81 area but be careful because the stock may face selling pressure at this level.

Shares of ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) traded higher by 0.58% or $0.14/share to $24.25. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $19.48 and as high as $31.16. On average, 40590980 shares of SDS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 15406310. The shares are currently trading above the 50-day moving average which indicates that the shares have been experiencing strong upward momentum as the 50 DMA is above the 200 DMA. The stock may come back down to test the 50-day moving average, so look for a move back to the $22.85 area where the stock will likely see buying pressure.