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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Recent Insider Selling Detected: (LLTC), (DHX), (SCL), (IP), (OPEN)

Shares of Linear Technology Corp. (LLTC) traded higher by 0.18% or $0.06/share to $32.77. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $24.81 and as high as $34.49. On average, 2242540 shares of LLTC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 357343. 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 $33.02 represents resistance and the 200-day moving average of $30.67 would be an area of support. The stock has insider ownership of 0.77%.

Shares of Dice Holdings, Inc. (DHX) traded higher by 0.28% or $0.03/share to $10.81. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $7.02 and as high as $18.50. On average, 469850 shares of DHX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 185055. 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 $9.51 area where the stock will likely see buying pressure. The stock has insider ownership of 2.83%.

Shares of Stepan Company (SCL) traded higher by 1.33% or $1.21/share to $92.07. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $61.98 and as high as $93.43. On average, 30830 shares of SCL exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 6452. 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 $87.06 area where the stock will likely see buying pressure. The stock has insider ownership of 2.83%.

Shares of International Paper Co. (IP) traded higher by 0.66% or $0.22/share to $33.53. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $21.18 and as high as $36.50. On average, 4973420 shares of IP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1916123. 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 $34.38 represents resistance and the 200-day moving average of $29.31 would be an area of support. The stock has insider ownership of 0.8%.

Shares of OpenTable, Inc. (OPEN) traded higher by 0.54% or $0.24/share to $44.96. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $31.54 and as high as $115.08. On average, 1187340 shares of OPEN exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 245098. 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 $47.96 represents resistance and the 50-day moving average of $42.77 would be an area of support. The stock has insider ownership of 29.05%.