Weekly Market Review (Stocks)

Top Gainers:

Symbol
Company
% Change This Week
Closing Price
52-Week High
52-Week Low

MAPP
MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc
327.1%
12.09
14.80
1.57

PVCO
PVC Container Corp
192.7%
600.00
600.00
205.00

SMRT
Stein Mart, Inc
76.0%
6.93
8.08
0.99

OGXI
OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc
45.1%
17.65
22.40
2.00

MNKB
Monadnock Bancorp Inc
44.9%
5.00
6.45
2.95

TSRA
Tessera Technologies Inc
41.7%
23.48
24.84
8.33

TLFDF
Telford Homes PLC
41.3%
8.12
1.35
0.20

DDUP
Data Domain Inc
39.2%
25.47
25.16
10.25

NRLB
Northern California Bancorp Inc
39.2%
5.50
8.00
1.70

XIN
Xinyuan Real Estate Co Ltd
39.1%
6.92
9.86
1.54

Top Losers:

Symbol
Company
% Change This Week
Closing Price
52-Week High
52-Week Low

AVSM
Avatar Systems Inc
-93.3%
200.00
6000.00
200.00

FNDLF
Findel PLC
-52.1%
7.15
2.50
0.30

WAHUQ
Washington Mutual Capital [...]

S&P 500 Crosses 20-Day Moving Average

While I don’t use moving averages , some people do consider them to be very important. The S&P 500 recently crossed the 20-day moving average. The index is now at 902.30, while the 20-day average is at 898.89. Since the low in March, the 20-day moving average has acted as a major area of support [...]

General Motors’ Appeal to Bond Holders Failed

General Motors, failed to save itself from bankruptcy after the deal to swap bonds for stocks fell through. The deal that was offered to bond holders on Wednesday would give out 10% of the company’s stocks in exchange for 27 billion dollars of bond debt. However, not enough bond holders came forward, instead choosing to [...]