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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Insider Buying In These Names: (HTGC), (OPK), (NRP), (CRK), (EQY)

Shares of Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (HTGC) traded higher by 3.71% or $0.32/share to $8.94. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $7.91 and as high as $10.96. On average, 269120 shares of HTGC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 191781. 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 $9.15 area but be careful because the stock may face selling pressure at this level. The stock has insider ownership of 5.03%.

Shares of Opko Health, Inc. (OPK) traded higher by 1.58% or $0.07/share to $4.5. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $2.13 and as high as $5.03. On average, 1241340 shares of OPK exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 403469. 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 $4.15 area where the stock will likely see buying pressure. The stock has insider ownership of 1.5%.

Shares of Natural Resource Partners LP (NRP) fell by 1.52% or $-0.40/share to $25.66. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $23.98 and as high as $36.55. On average, 255300 shares of NRP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 131345. 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 $29.20 area but be careful because the stock may face selling pressure at this level. The stock has insider ownership of 2.44%.

Shares of Comstock Resources Inc. (CRK) traded higher by 1.76% or $0.29/share to $16.77. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $15.40 and as high as $33.63. On average, 1246740 shares of CRK exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 539517. 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 $23.05 area but be careful because the stock may face selling pressure at this level. The stock has insider ownership of 1.94%.

Shares of Equity One Inc. (EQY) fell by 0.3% or $-0.05/share to $16.63. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $14.88 and as high as $20.00. On average, 673220 shares of EQY exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 305689. 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 $17.39 area but be careful because the stock may face selling pressure at this level. The stock has insider ownership of 0.15%.