Colin Pettis

Colin Pettis covers the senior semiconductor sector and is a managing director at Tech Insider, joining in 2012. Colin has 20 years of experience in equity research including 15 years in semiconductor components. Colin is currently responsible for the coverage of 18 large-cap and small-cap semiconductor companies.

Tech Sector Bullish Stocks: Dataram Corporation (NASDAQ:DRAM), API Technologies (NASDAQ:ATNY), Local Corporation (NASDAQ:LOCM), Internet Gold Golden (NASDAQ:IGLD)

Dataram Corporation (NASDAQ:DRAM), on 16 January launched its AMD Radeon™ R9 2400 Gamer Series Memory which was designed to provide seamless integration and enhanced performance when used in conjunction with AMD’s newly released A-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs). Dataram Corporation (NASDAQ:DRAM) stock performance was 21.47% in last session and finished the day at $4.30. Traded…

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Biotech Losers: Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AEGR), Ocera Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OCRX), Onconova Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ONTX), CYANOTECH (NASDAQ:CYAN)

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEGR) was a big mover last session, as its shares rose nearly 11% on the day. The move came on solid volume too with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This reverses the trend for the healthcare company since Feb 24, as the stock is now down nearly…

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Intraday Financial Gainers: Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA), J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP), IsoRay, Inc. (NYSEMKT:ISR), Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD)

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) shares firm Tuesday as the company is contemplating a deal with Japanese electronics maker Sharp. Sharp would build liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions with a built-in cable channel receiver, Kyodo reported. The Japanese news agency said Sharp is trying to pursuing growth by focusing on its sluggish LCD TV operations. Comcast did not…

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Services Sector Unusual Volume: Covenant Transportation (NASDAQ:CVTI), Chanticleer Holdings (NASDAQ:HOTR), Hemisphere Media (NASDAQ:HMTV), Versar Inc. (NYSEMKT:VSR)

Covenant Transportation Group (NASDAQ:CVTI) VP Ralph Lovin, Jr. sold 1,409 shares of Covenant Transportation Group stock on the open market in a transaction dated Thursday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.55, for a total transaction of $16,273.95. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns…

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Bearish Stocks at NYSE: New Oriental Education & Tech (NYSE:EDU), Silvercorp (NYSE:SVM), Furmanite (NYSE:FRM), Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR.B)

After social platform YY launched a new online education offering and New Oriental Education & Tech Grp (ADR) (NYSE:EDU)’s stock sank 14%, Oppenheimer thinks that YY’s product faces a number of significant hurdles, including the firm’s belief that Internet education is a better fit for adults than teenagers, who have become the main consumers of…

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NASDAQ Bullish Stocks: Smith Micro Software (NASDAQ:SMSI), Skullcandy Inc. (NASDAQ:SKUL), FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL), Hurco Companies Inc. (NASDAQ:HURC)

Shares of headphone maker Skullcandy Inc. (NASDAQ:SKUL) extended pre-market gains and hit a 52-week high of $11.40 in recent early trade after the company reported Q4 earnings and Q1 guidance that beat street expectations. The shares were slightly off their earlier highs by mid-morning, but were nevertheless up 42.5% at $10.59. Also this morning, Northland…

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