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The following stocks posted four-day rallies spanning the trading days from September 7 to September 12 and then saw profit taking during Tuesday's session: A Schulman Inc (NASDAQ: SHLM) Adverum Biotechnologies Inc (NASDAQ: ADVM) Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ: CATY) Datawatch...

The following stocks posted three-day sell offs on increasing volume spanning the trading days from September 8 to September 12: Autohome Inc (ADR) (NYSE: ATHM) Bridgepoint Education Inc (NYSE: BPI) Energy Transfer Partners LP (NYSE: ETP)

The following stocks posted three-day sell offs on increasing volume spanning the trading days from August 31 to September 2: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE: FCAU) Seaspan Corporation (NYSE: SSW) ABIOMED, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD) Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ: JAZZ)...

The following stocks posted three-day sell offs spanning the trading days from August 25 to August 29 on increasing volume: Atlantica Yield PLC (NASDAQ: ABY) Caesars Entertainment Corp (NASDAQ: CZR) Eldorado Resorts Inc (NASDAQ: ERI) Fred's, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRED) Gaia Inc (...

The following stocks posted four-day rallies spanning the trading days from August 22 to August 25 and then saw profit taking during Friday's session: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE: FCAU) Retail Properties of America Inc (NYSE: RPAI) Aceto Corporation (NASDAQ: ACET)...

Shares of Coventry Health Care (NYSE: CVH) jumped more than 20% in pre-market trading after Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced its plans to buy Coventry Health Care for $5.6 billion in cash and stock. The deal represents a 20.4% premium to Coventry's closing stock price of $34.94 on Friday. Coventry...

Shares of Woodward (NASDAQ: WWD) dipped about 16% in pre-market trading after the company lowered its full-year earnings outlook. Woodward projects to report Q3 earnings of around $0.40 per share, on revenue of around $460 million. However, analysts estimated earnings of $0.60 per share on revenue...

Shares of Par Pharmaceutical Companies (NYSE: PRX) surged more than 36% in pre-market trading after the company agreed to be bought by the investment firm TPG for $50 per share in cash. The deal price represents a 37% premium over Par Pharmaceutical's closing price on Friday. Par Pharmaceutical...

Shares of AMERIGROUP (NYSE: AGP) jumped more than 39% in pre-market trading after WellPoint (NYSE: WLP) announced its plans to buy Amerigroup for around $4.46 billion in cash. WellPoint will pay $92 for each Amerigroup share, representing a 43% premium over the company's closing price of $64.34 on...

Shares of FX Alliance (NYSE: FX) jumped more than 39% in pre-market trading after Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) announced its plans to acquire FX Alliance for around $625 million in cash. The offer price of $22 per share represents a premium of around 40% over FX Alliance's closing price of $15.70...

Shares of M*Modal (NASDAQ: MODL) surged more than 8% in pre-market trading after the company agreed to be acquired by One Equity Partners, the private investment arm of JP Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM), for around $1.1 billion in cash. The offer price of $14 per share represents an 8.3%...

Shares of Acuity Brands (NYSE: AYI) jumped more than 10% after the company reported an upbeat Q3 adjusted profit. Acuity Brands posted an adjusted profit of $0.82 per share for the latest quarter, versus analysts' estimates of $0.78 per share. Acuity Brands shares jumped 10.10% to $56.05 at 10:08...

Shares of Ryder System (NYSE: R) dipped more than 8% in pre-market trading after the company cut its fiscal second-quarter and full-year earnings estimates. The company lowered its Q2 earnings to $0.90 to $0.95 per share, versus $1.07 to $1.12 per share. Ryder now projects FY12 earnings of $3.65...

Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) dipped more than 10% in pre-market trading after the company issued a weak Q2 profit outlook. It projects Q2 earnings of $0.97 to $1.03 per share, versus analysts' estimates of $1.08 per share. Bed Bath & Beyond shares dropped 10.60% to $65.86 in...