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YHOO and MSFT are two very actively traded tech stocks in recent days.  MSFT gained more than 17% in less than a week. YHOO also rebounded from its July’s low. Volume traded is also increased in recent days.

These are the last Friday close data from Yahoo! Finance :

When I checked CHL on 9-June-2007, it was hanging around $46/47.

Yesterday CHL was $84.95!  More than 80% gained!

http://cougarjump.wordpress.com/2007/06/09/china-mobile-ltd-adr-nyse-chl/

 SCODE TODAY      OPEN   HIGH    LOW  CLOSE       VOL PR_CHG GAP_UP VOL_UPP
 CHL   20070713  58.50  58.84  58.32  58.69   1230900   0.91   0.72   -0.33
 CHL   20070716  58.60  58.80  57.78  58.09   1158400  -0.60  -0.09   -0.06
 CHL   20070717  58.50  58.80  58.04  58.49    775300   0.40   0.41   -0.33
 CHL   20070718  57.39  57.87  56.60  57.30   1293700  -1.19  -1.10    0.67
 CHL   20070719  58.36  58.46  57.94  58.42   1463900   1.12   1.06    0.13
 CHL   20070720  59.33  59.33  58.35  58.81   1586600   0.39   0.91    0.08
 CHL   20070723  59.84  60.36  59.65  60.23   1490000   1.42   1.03   -0.06
 CHL   20070724  59.40  59.69  58.12  58.27   1944400  -1.96  -0.83    0.30
 CHL   20070725  60.00  60.00  58.82  59.52   2294000   1.25   1.73    0.18
 CHL   20070726  58.21  58.98  55.08  56.68   3563700  -2.84  -1.31    0.55
 CHL   20070727  57.00  57.20  55.96  56.24   2415900  -0.44   0.32   -0.32
 CHL   20070730  57.71  58.60  57.04  58.36   1679000   2.12   1.47   -0.31
 CHL   20070731  58.75  59.00  57.26  57.39   1788100  -0.97   0.39    0.06
 CHL   20070801  56.20  56.54  54.52  55.98   3675800  -1.41  -1.19    1.06
 CHL   20070802  56.87  56.87  55.47  56.44   1976600   0.46   0.89   -0.46
 CHL   20070803  56.22  56.42  54.70  54.70   2160200  -1.74  -0.22    0.09
 CHL   20070806  55.19  55.50  53.50  55.43   2744000   0.73   0.49    0.27
 CHL   20070807  55.12  55.59  54.02  55.14   2068900  -0.29  -0.31   -0.25
 CHL   20070808  56.84  57.77  56.41  57.12   1888700   1.98   1.70   -0.09
 CHL   20070809  55.25  55.88  54.25  54.86   2267600  -2.26  -1.87    0.20
 CHL   20070810  53.30  54.39  52.27  54.18   2460900  -0.68  -1.56    0.09
 CHL   20070813  55.00  55.24  54.55  54.61   1345700   0.43   0.82   -0.45
 CHL   20070814  55.02  55.30  53.67  53.77   1344700  -0.84   0.41    0.00
 CHL   20070815  53.25  53.96  52.20  52.26   1747600  -1.51  -0.52    0.30
 CHL   20070816  50.91  51.50  48.60  51.15   5546200  -1.11  -1.35    2.17
 CHL   20070817  53.01  55.50  53.01  55.11   4496300   3.96   1.86   -0.19
 CHL   20070820  56.46  57.49  55.25  56.34   3848500   1.23   1.35   -0.14
 CHL   20070821  57.05  57.18  56.03  56.70   1669900   0.36   0.71   -0.57
 CHL   20070822  58.61  61.00  58.55  60.79   3381700   4.09   1.91    1.03
 CHL   20070823  61.31  61.97  60.00  61.35   3904300   0.56   0.52    0.15
 CHL   20070824  62.98  64.07  61.58  63.92   3599000   2.57   1.63   -0.08
 CHL   20070827  64.67  67.92  64.23  67.03   5668500   3.11   0.75    0.58
 CHL   20070828  64.16  64.35  61.58  61.73   4648400  -5.30  -2.87   -0.18
 CHL   20070829  63.42  66.22  63.25  65.72   4112700   3.99   1.69   -0.12
 CHL   20070830  64.69  66.00  63.89  64.37   2713500  -1.35  -1.03   -0.34
 CHL   20070831  67.70  68.47  66.30  67.79   4026100   3.42   3.33    0.48
 CHL   20070904  66.99  68.46  66.44  68.21   2204900   0.42  -0.80   -0.45
 CHL   20070905  67.50  67.80  66.60  66.96   1818000  -1.25  -0.71   -0.18
 CHL   20070906  67.15  67.67  65.80  66.70   1772700  -0.26   0.19   -0.02
 CHL   20070907  64.03  64.25  62.79  63.56   3130300  -3.14  -2.67    0.77
 CHL   20070910  65.62  65.99  64.01  65.26   2082000   1.70   2.06   -0.33
 CHL   20070911  65.50  66.65  65.50  66.37   2494700   1.11   0.24    0.20
 CHL   20070912  65.99  67.23  65.90  66.40   2157300   0.03  -0.38   -0.14
 CHL   20070913  67.27  68.53  67.26  68.20   2035600   1.80   0.87   -0.06
 CHL   20070914  68.92  70.74  68.60  70.02   2507900   1.82   0.72    0.23
 CHL   20070917  69.75  69.75  68.20  68.62   1824200  -1.40  -0.27   -0.27
 CHL   20070918  69.10  72.00  68.62  71.96   2501800   3.34   0.48    0.37
 CHL   20070919  72.28  74.00  71.61  72.19   2668000   0.23   0.32    0.07
 CHL   20070920  72.48  72.96  71.66  71.75   1113900  -0.44   0.29   -0.58
 CHL   20070921  72.48  73.14  72.21  72.50   1521400   0.75   0.73    0.37
 CHL   20070924  75.66  76.82  75.65  76.23   2520800   3.73   3.16    0.66
 CHL   20070925  77.21  78.34  76.81  78.06   2206700   1.83   0.98   -0.12
 CHL   20070926  78.85  79.50  78.35  79.50   2118600   1.44   0.79   -0.04
 CHL   20070927  83.16  84.80  82.00  83.96   4224500   4.46   3.66    0.99
 CHL   20070928  82.45  82.75  80.30  82.04   3494700  -1.92  -1.51   -0.17
 CHL   20071001  82.52  85.78  82.40  84.95   2694100   2.91   0.48   -0.23
 

When I first made a research on PKX in mid-July, it was about $149. Yesterday it surged to $190. In 2.5 months, it has gained more than 25% in price!

http://cougarjump.wordpress.com/2007/07/14/posco-nyse-pkx/

 SCODE DATE        OPEN    HIGH     LOW   CLOSE       VOL PR_CHG GAP_UP VOL_UPP
 PKX   20070713  152.00  152.01  147.10  149.95   1748100   7.97  10.02    0.37
 PKX   20070716  150.96  150.96  147.06  148.00    832800  -1.95   1.01   -0.52
 PKX   20070717  148.00  148.90  146.91  148.78    608800   0.78   0.00   -0.27
 PKX   20070718  144.00  144.75  143.17  144.17   1004400  -4.61  -4.78    0.65
 PKX   20070719  145.50  146.63  144.55  145.54    583500   1.37   1.33   -0.42
 PKX   20070720  150.01  150.03  145.80  147.03    774100   1.49   4.47    0.33
 PKX   20070723  152.00  154.32  151.13  154.28    843100   7.25   4.97    0.09
 PKX   20070724  152.70  154.60  148.93  149.13    825500  -5.15  -1.58   -0.02
 PKX   20070725  154.00  154.98  149.52  151.94   1123300   2.81   4.87    0.36
 PKX   20070726  141.00  145.25  137.20  139.90   1117900 -12.04 -10.94    0.00
 PKX   20070727  140.14  143.22  136.20  138.08    719900  -1.82   0.24   -0.36
 PKX   20070730  143.88  145.75  140.00  144.75    783500   6.67   5.80    0.09
 PKX   20070731  146.00  147.87  142.30  142.45    470600  -2.30   1.25   -0.40
 PKX   20070801  139.98  140.94  136.35  139.00    985800  -3.45  -2.47    1.09
 PKX   20070802  138.00  140.13  137.82  139.19    463000   0.19  -1.00   -0.53
 PKX   20070803  140.00  142.15  135.93  136.04    756500  -3.15   0.81    0.63
 PKX   20070806  137.00  137.82  131.51  137.35    706700   1.31   0.96   -0.07
 PKX   20070807  136.97  151.49  135.37  139.79    512900   2.44  -0.38   -0.27
 PKX   20070808  140.75  146.20  140.42  144.44    903900   4.65   0.96    0.76
 PKX   20070809  140.00  142.49  135.40  137.04   1167300  -7.40  -4.44    0.29
 PKX   20070810  132.27  136.60  130.58  133.95    849500  -3.09  -4.77   -0.27
 PKX   20070813  137.00  139.32  135.56  136.26    393300   2.31   3.05   -0.54
 PKX   20070814  135.90  136.48  130.00  130.09    658100  -6.17  -0.36    0.67
 PKX   20070815  128.89  133.68  127.06  127.06    776100  -3.03  -1.20    0.18
 PKX   20070816  125.51  128.20  118.50  124.50   1677500  -2.56  -1.55    1.16
 PKX   20070817  125.45  131.27  124.30  129.88   1545000   5.38   0.95   -0.08
 PKX   20070820  127.50  129.50  124.83  128.16    593300  -1.72  -2.38   -0.62
 PKX   20070821  129.05  130.50  127.05  128.65    451000   0.49   0.89   -0.24
 PKX   20070822  132.44  136.44  132.01  135.82    795800   7.17   3.79    0.76
 PKX   20070823  138.51  140.48  137.13  138.10    706900   2.28   2.69   -0.11
 PKX   20070824  140.34  142.40  138.25  141.14    653300   3.04   2.24   -0.08
 PKX   20070827  141.13  144.00  140.14  142.12    410700   0.98  -0.01   -0.37
 PKX   20070828  142.65  144.20  137.99  138.56   1067000  -3.56   0.53    1.60
 PKX   20070829  147.01  150.88  146.17  150.64   1471900  12.08   8.45    0.38
 PKX   20070830  147.50  150.18  146.50  148.09   1153800  -2.55  -3.14   -0.22
 PKX   20070831  152.00  153.96  150.06  153.31    986500   5.22   3.91   -0.15
 PKX   20070904  153.31  156.31  153.25  155.40    709400   2.09   0.00   -0.28
 PKX   20070905  152.30  153.24  149.57  151.15    841900  -4.25  -3.10    0.19
 PKX   20070906  157.69  158.75  156.50  157.69    811400   6.54   6.54   -0.04
 PKX   20070907  151.56  154.36  150.06  150.86    813700  -6.83  -6.13    0.00
 PKX   20070910  150.10  150.25  144.14  148.70    580300  -2.16  -0.76   -0.29
 PKX   20070911  156.40  157.84  154.63  156.85    847600   8.15   7.70    0.46
 PKX   20070912  152.75  155.00  152.03  153.32    533100  -3.53  -4.10   -0.37
 PKX   20070913  158.08  166.32  157.00  162.15   1357100   8.83   4.76    1.55
 PKX   20070914  162.50  165.95  161.25  164.36    537000   2.21   0.35   -0.60
 PKX   20070917  163.50  165.71  162.51  163.51    371100  -0.85  -0.86   -0.31
 PKX   20070918  163.99  172.75  163.78  170.68    952000   7.17   0.48    1.57
 PKX   20070919  173.40  181.78  172.87  176.68   1194700   6.00   2.72    0.25
 PKX   20070920  181.00  184.88  178.51  179.03    689000   2.35   4.32   -0.42
 PKX   20070921  182.21  183.80  180.41  182.01    679700   2.98   3.18   -0.01
 PKX   20070924  183.61  186.49  183.02  184.54    597700   2.53   1.60   -0.12
 PKX   20070925  181.05  182.86  180.25  181.50    537700  -3.04  -3.49   -0.10
 PKX   20070926  181.55  184.97  181.23  184.36    535800   2.86   0.05    0.00
 PKX   20070927  181.70  182.48  179.66  181.13    633000  -3.23  -2.66    0.18
 PKX   20070928  183.50  183.70  178.44  178.77    602400  -2.36   2.37   -0.05
 PKX   20071001  184.41  191.70  184.09  190.72    948900  11.95   5.64    0.58
 

In less than 2 months, this new stock has gained almost 50% in stock price!

SCODE EXC SEC M   LCLOSE       LVOL    YTD%
APD   NYSEB03 8    88.27     907100   32.18%
EWC   AMEX         31.09     408400   32.19%
GR    NYSEG02 9    65.13     801100   68.51%
HEW   NYSES35 7    34.03     336500   45.37%
HPQ   NYSET08 9    48.38   16526200   33.72%
IAH   AMEX         51.23      75700   39.29%
IBM   NYSET08 7   115.13    6881800   38.81%
IXP   AMEX         74.05      65500   32.52%
IYE   NYSE        126.21     144700   40.83%
PKI   NYSEH13 8    28.06     516500   49.10%
PPA   AMEX         22.39     130500   34.15%
ROP   NYSEG10 8    62.33     910400   42.31%
TMO   NYSER01 7    55.69    1527000   40.74%
VDE   AMEX        105.40      26100   39.99%
WAT   NYSET22 9    65.55    1110100   47.60%
XLE   AMEX         72.50   14026600   39.83%

The following stocks have >50% gains in 1-yr.

SCODE EXC SEC M   LCLOSE       LVOL    YTD%
APD   NYSEB03 8    90.01    1370000   33.51%
BEC   NYSET22 8    71.95     168500   31.44%
COST  NASDS18 6    61.75    2451900   30.41%
FMC   NYSEB03 9    90.00     226800   46.25%
GR    NYSEG02 9    63.16     902800   61.49%
HPQ   NYSET08 9    49.35   16411800   35.09%
IAH   AMEX         52.02     507000   42.56%
IBM   NYSET08 7   116.69    6847500   43.34%
ITW   NYSEG04 9    58.17    1888300   31.70%
IXP   AMEX         72.87     470800   32.59%
PKI   NYSEH13 8    27.41    1053300   48.72%
PPA   AMEX         22.26     127900   33.45%
SPW   NYSEC01 7    90.05     400200   70.55%
TMO   NYSER01 8    54.23    3181800   38.34%

SCODE EXC SEC M   LCLOSE       LVOL    YTD%
APD   NYSEB03 8    86.43     987500   30.09%
ATK   NYSEG02 8   104.79     194700   37.12%
BEC   NYSET22 6    70.71     296400   30.75%
GR    NYSEG02 9    60.91     708100   57.35%
HPQ   NYSET08 9    46.88   11375200   31.10%
IAH   AMEX         49.51     426500   37.57%
IBM   NYSET08 7   112.00    5985600   37.59%
PKI   NYSEH13 8    27.06     559200   44.40%
PPA   AMEX         21.46     176200   30.30%

Waiting for FDA news before market open this morning.

Latest breaking news : drug not approved !!!

SCODE EXC SEC M   LCLOSE       LVOL    YTD%
ALEX  NASDS51 8    57.73    1227700   41.46%
APD   NYSEB03 8    88.73    2044200   38.77%
BEC   NYSET22 7    70.65     836200   37.67%
CRL   NYSEH01 6    52.49    1054000   38.97%
DNEX  NASDT22      74.98     245100   60.04%
GR    NYSEG02 9    59.84    3446200   56.53%
LLL   NYSES50 8    98.03    1951700   40.77%
MTX   NYSEB17 7    68.99     455700   38.81%
PHO   AMEX         21.38     903600   30.68%
PKI   NYSEH13 9    26.83    2500600   48.64%
PPA   AMEX         21.41     468400   33.81%
VFC   NYSEC28 9    91.35    1314200   36.87%