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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Stocks Having Recent Insider Buying: (HTGC), (TYL), (GERN), (FDML), (CWEI)

Shares of Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (HTGC) traded higher by 1.35% or $0.12/share to $9.21. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $7.79 and as high as $10.96. On average, 284220 shares of HTGC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 80009. The shares are currently trading below the 200-day moving average but above the 50-day moving average. The stock may be range bound between these two levels where the 200-day moving average of $9.83 represents resistance and the 50-day moving average of $8.94 would be an area of support. The stock has insider ownership of 5.06%.

Shares of Tyler Technologies, Inc. (TYL) traded higher by 1.14% or $0.31/share to $27.58. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $19.49 and as high as $27.56. On average, 240580 shares of TYL exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 205428. 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 $24.72 area where the stock will likely see buying pressure. The stock has insider ownership of 4.4%.

Shares of Geron Corporation (GERN) fell by 1.5% or $-0.04/share to $2.31. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $1.87 and as high as $6.41. On average, 1677840 shares of GERN exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 740770. 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 $2.51 area but be careful because the stock may face selling pressure at this level. The stock has insider ownership of 3.47%.

Shares of Federal-Mogul Corp. (FDML) traded higher by 5.48% or $0.99/share to $19.05. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $14.11 and as high as $27.20. On average, 201750 shares of FDML exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 53398. The shares are currently trading below the 200-day moving average but above the 50-day moving average. The stock may be range bound between these two levels where the 200-day moving average of $21.27 represents resistance and the 50-day moving average of $16.12 would be an area of support. The stock has insider ownership of 0.06%.

Shares of Clayton Williams Energy Inc. (CWEI) traded higher by 9.4% or $4.77/share to $55.53. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $34.50 and as high as $109.44. On average, 116470 shares of CWEI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 80792. The shares are currently trading below the 200-day moving average but above the 50-day moving average. The stock may be range bound between these two levels where the 200-day moving average of $74.77 represents resistance and the 50-day moving average of $51.91 would be an area of support. The stock has insider ownership of 0.11%.