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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Insider Ownership Increasing: (TEX), (XCO), (PICO), (GDP), (GPX)

Shares of Terex Corp. (TEX) fell by 0.36% or $-0.06/share to $16.38. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.30 and as high as $29.87. On average, 4353930 shares of TEX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2263060. 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 $18.30 area where the stock may encounter resistance. The stock has insider ownership of 3.51%.

Shares of EXCO Resources Inc. (XCO) traded higher by 0.6% or $0.04/share to $7.53. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $5.62 and as high as $17.48. On average, 6112390 shares of XCO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 4882559. 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 $8.73 represents resistance and the 50-day moving average of $6.94 would be an area of support. The stock has insider ownership of 0.61%.

Shares of PICO Holdings Inc. (PICO) fell by 1.93% or $-0.43/share to $21.8. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $18.56 and as high as $29.47. On average, 75170 shares of PICO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 18498. 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 $22.08 area where the stock may encounter resistance. The stock has insider ownership of 0.43%.

Shares of Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (GDP) traded higher by 0.53% or $0.07/share to $13.24. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.91 and as high as $21.00. On average, 1454000 shares of GDP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 614615. 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 $14.63 area but be careful because the stock may face selling pressure at this level. The stock has insider ownership of 15.47%.

Shares of GP Strategies Corp. (GPX) traded higher by 0.7% or $0.12/share to $17.22. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.16 and as high as $18.05. On average, 56700 shares of GPX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 16896. 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 $16.10 area where the stock will likely see buying pressure. The stock has insider ownership of 2.44%.