Today marks the best day of the year (not hard to do). Technically we finally got a daily reversal bar (outside day/higher close) amid heavy volume. Nice short covering rally in the afternoon.
Companies moving in after hours trading in reaction to earnings:
Trading Up: FFIV +19.4%;
NVEC +16.1%;
TRMB +15.1%;
SYMC +9.2%;
PLXS +8.4%;
PLCM +7.7%;
QCOM +7.2%;
WDC +4.9%;
PRXL +3.5%;
CAVM +3.5%;
SANM +2.8%;
PSSI +2.1%;
AMCC +1.7%;
QLGC +1.3%;
WSTL +1.3%;
NE +1.3%...
Trading Down: MRCY -6.7%;
EBAY -5.0%;
PTV -4.9%;
VARI -4.7%;
CNS -4.4%;
DGII -4.1%;
KNX -4.1%;
HXL -3.7%;
RKT -3.4%;
CTXS -3.2%;
ISIL -3.1%;
MOLX -3.1%;
MTSC -2.9%;
AVCT -2.5%;
CHIC -2.4%;
GILD -1.9%;
SOV -1.8%;
SRDX -1.7%;
NFLX -1.1%... Companies moving in after hours trading in reaction to news:
Trading Up: ADLR +36.2% (Co and GlaxoSmithKline confirm 'favorable' FDA advisory committee meeting for ENTEREG for the mgmt of postoperative Ileus in bowel resection);
CVO +3.8% (reaffirms FY08 guidance); SHRP +2.6% (Co and EB Brands sign licensing agreement);
ABK +1.4% (S&P puts 475 Ambac-related U.S. ABS rtgs on watch neg -- DJ)...
Trading Down: SCA -9.8% (provides update on its capital plan);
BCRX -9.3% (updates Peramivir clinical development plan);
THQI -8.3% (raises Q3 revs guidance above consensus, sees EPS below consensus; lowers Q4 EPS and revs guidance below consensus);
LINC -6.2% (clarifies impact of alternative lending arrangements, will have a minimal impact);
HLYS -6.1% (receives deficiency letter from NASDAQ);
ALCO -5.1% (announces CEO succession plan);
WMAR -5.0% (In its 8-K, the co discloses that the SEC will continue under a formal order of investigation);
FUR -3.3% (announces proposed shareholder rights offering);
EXR -2.1% (sees FY08 FFO's above consensus);
ANGO -1.7% (highlights results from preliminary study of Centros central venous catheter for hemodialysis);
WGOV -1.4% (Gendron Named Woodward Chairman of the Board).