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Thursday, September 13, 2012

Substantial Trading Activity: (INTC), (AMD), (NOK), (AIG), (MSFT)

The following stocks were detected to be trading among the most active on September 13: Intel Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc, Nokia Corporation, American International Group, Inc, and Microsoft Corporation. These stocks are highly traded usually because new relevant information on the company has become available. Being on the highly active list isn't always positive as high activity may be a result of negative news. Regardless, high activity means high liquidity. High volume, combined with price movement is what traders require to make profits.

Shares of Intel Corporation (INTC) traded higher by 0.13% or $0.03/share to $23.22. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $19.56 and as high as $29.01. On average, 38120570 shares of INTC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 14502714. 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 $25.43 area but be careful because the stock may face selling pressure at this level.

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) traded higher by 0.26% or $0.01/share to $3.9. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $3.43 and as high as $8.35. On average, 18933810 shares of AMD exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 13669282. 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 $4.27 area but be careful because the stock may face selling pressure at this level.

Shares of Nokia Corporation (NOK) traded higher by 3.64% or $0.10/share to $2.85. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $1.63 and as high as $6.83. On average, 55923480 shares of NOK exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 12615623. 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 $3.68 represents resistance and the 50-day moving average of $2.40 would be an area of support.

Shares of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) traded higher by 0.06% or $0.02/share to $33.82. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $19.18 and as high as $35.36. On average, 18718510 shares of AIG exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 9835820. 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 $32.61 area where the stock will likely see buying pressure.

Shares of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) fell by 0.75% or $-0.23/share to $30.55. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $23.61 and as high as $32.51. On average, 37562860 shares of MSFT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 9463312. 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 $30.05 area where the stock will likely see buying pressure.