GDT::Portfolio stocks seem to be taking turns going up. The markets remain extremely volative; therefore, recent gains could be lost in a matter of minutes (actually seconds).
[Monday, 06 December 2004] ADSX made a new 52-week high of $7.23 before closing the day at $7.16. Trading volume was 13M versus an average of 4.4M. Digital Angel, of which Applied Digital is a majority shareholder, announced they received an order from the USDA to place chips into elk and deer.[Tuesday, 07 December 2004] GDT::Portfolio sold 7% of its ADSX holdings for portfolio adjustment.
SOLD ADSX 8.00 12/07/2004 The sold shares were purchased three years ago at $3.90 per share. Avg. cost per remaining share is $2.92.On Tuesday, ADSX closed at $7.38 after hitting an intra-day high (and new 52-week high) of $8.55. Volume was 24.0M versus an average of 4.3M.
[Thursday, 09 December 2004] TheStreet.com:: Take a Pass on Applied Digital"But from time to time, our search for the next big winner uncovers a stock that could destroy your performance, and bring you a lot of heartache along with it. We have found one of these potential disaster stocks in Applied Digital Solutions, and we would be sellers of the stock here at $6.88 a share, near its 52-week high."[Friday, 10 December 2004] ADSX was down almost 11% closing at $6.13. Volume was 7.6M verus 5.0M.
[Friday, 10 December 2004]BOUGHT FSTW 1.95 12/10/2004 avg. price per share is $4.09
[Tuesday, 07 December 2004] LOOK shares closed up less than 1% at $2.06, but this was after hitting an intra-day high of $2.30. Volume was 6.8M versus 1.8M.
[Monday, 06 December 2004] Nanogen received their 81st U.S. patent. NGEN closed at $6.37.
[Friday, 10 December 2004]BOUGHT NOVL 6.00 12/10/2004 avg. cost per share is now $4.92
[Monday, 06 December 2004] Opsware to acquire Rendition Networks. This looks like an excellent move for Opsware and it appears Wall Street agrees (at least today).[Thursday, 09 December 2004] Wachovia initiated coverage on OPSW with a 'Mkt Perform' rating. OPSW closed yesterday at $6.58 and in early trading today the stock was down to $6.30.
[Friday, 10 December 2004] Opsware announced it has priced a registered direct offering for the sale of 10 million shares of its common stock at a price of $6.40 per share to institutional investors. ThinkEquity Partners LLC served as placement agent for the transaction. OPSW reacted on the news by spiking from yesterday's close of $6.40 to $7.22. It closed the day up 8.4% at $6.94. Volume was 2.1M versus 0.74M.
[Monday, 06 December 2004] TheStree.com:: OrthoLogic Stands Out in Biotech
[Tuesday, 07 December 2004] LNUX shares were up 22.3% closing at $2.85. The shares hit an intra-day high of $2.97. Volume was 4.0M versus an average of 0.35M. The stock is well below its 52-week high of $4.80.
Author: Gerald D. Thurman
[gdt@deru.com]
Created: 06 December 2004