Pre-market outlook

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) shares were trading higher by $0.18 at $80.47 in Tuesday's session. One reason for the rise may be a New York Times report that Instagram plans to expand advertising. After a...

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) shares were trading higher by $5.62 (2.8 percent) at $206.40 in Tuesday's session. There has been unconfirmed chatter involving Carl Icahn and the company. As usual when his...

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. S&P 500 index futures were trading lower by four points at 2105.25 in Tuesday's session. After a higher open in the pre-market session, the index found resistance above Monday's close (2109.25),...

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. ImmunoGen, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMGN) shares were trading sharply higher by $5.92 (68 percent) at $14.90 in Monday's session. The catalyst for the rally to a new 52-week high is a report that its...

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. Sina Corp (NASDAQ: SINA) shares were trading higher by $9.00 (22 percent) at $49.70 in Monday's session. The firm, a leading online media company in China, has received a $456 million cash investment...

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. S&P 500 index futures were trading lower by two points at 2104 in Monday's session. The index has found resistance just above its pre-market high (2115.75), only reaching 2115.25, and has now...

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) shares were trading sharply higher by $32.50 at $212.91 in Friday's session. The catalyst for the rally is a Wall Street Journal report that speculates the company may be...

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. Decker Outdoor Corp (NYSE: DECK) shares were trading lower by $2.15 at $69.06 in Friday's session. The issue is way off its after-hours high of $77.40 that was instigated by a better-than-expected Q4...

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULTA) shares were trading lower by $1.47 at $154.80 in Friday's session. The issue is now in the red after posting a new all-time high off the...

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) shares were trading higher by $3.32 (6 percent) at $44.24 in Friday's session. The catalyst for the rally is a Q1 beat for EPS ($0.68 vs. $0.59 estimates) and revenues ($2.061...

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. S&P 500 index futures are lower 11 points at 2110.75 in Friday's session. During pre-market trading, the index matched Thursday's high at 2122.75 and spent much of the pre-market session in the red....

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: KORS) shares were trading higher by $0.65 at $46.58 in Thursday's session. This is not much of a rebound after its $14.66 drubbing ($60.59 to $45.93) on...

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. S&P 500 index futures were trading lower by eight points at 2113 in Thursday's session. After a substantial decline on Tuesday and snap-back rally on Wednesday, the index has been mostly lower in a...

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. Ceres Inc (NASDAQ: CERE) shares are trading higher by $1.46 at $3.14 in Wednesday's session. The catalyst for the doubling of the agricultural biotechnology company is U.S. patent awarded for a...