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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Insiders Sell For Many Reasons - Is Bearishness One Of Them?: (TEX), (IBKR), (CHD), (SE), (LF)

Shares of Terex Corp. (TEX) fell by 0.92% or $-0.19/share to $20.42. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.30 and as high as $31.35. On average, 3786880 shares of TEX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 437830. 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 $23.21 represents resistance and the 200-day moving average of $18.10 would be an area of support. The stock has insider ownership of 2.95%.

Shares of Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR) traded higher by 0.42% or $0.06/share to $14.43. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $12.74 and as high as $17.49. On average, 493100 shares of IBKR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 87426. The shares are currently trading below the 200-day moving average which indicates that the shares have been suffering from downward momentum lately. The stock may bounce higher to test the 200-day moving average, so look for a move up to the $15.07 area where the stock may encounter resistance. The stock has insider ownership of 3.43%.

Shares of Church & Dwight Co. Inc. (CHD) traded higher by 1.26% or $0.67/share to $53.86. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $36.13 and as high as $53.45. On average, 752850 shares of CHD exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 217582. 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 $49.82 area where the stock will likely see buying pressure. The stock has insider ownership of 0.25%.

Shares of Spectra Energy Corp. (SE) fell by 0.07% or $-0.02/share to $29.55. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $21.94 and as high as $31.97. On average, 3060130 shares of SE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 487150. 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 $30.73 represents resistance and the 200-day moving average of $28.42 would be an area of support. The stock has insider ownership of 0.14%.

Shares of LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. (LF) traded higher by 2.16% or $0.22/share to $10.41. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $2.57 and as high as $10.78. On average, 776840 shares of LF exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 193857. 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 $8.46 area where the stock will likely see buying pressure. The stock has insider ownership of 5.38%.