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.

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Tech Losers: SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY), LiveDeal Inc. (NASDAQ:LIVE), Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS), ServiceNow Inc. (NYSE:NOW)

SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) on Mar. 18 announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) stock performance was -6.47% in last session and finished the day at $65.05. Traded volume was 8.52 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 5.46…

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Healthcare Bearish Stocks: Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN), The Clorox Co (NYSE:CLX), Dyax Corp. (NASDAQ:DYAX), Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALXN)

Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) SVP Nicholas Naclerio unloaded 2,000 shares of Illumina stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) stock performance was -5.42% in last session and finished the day at $152.60. Traded volume was 4,483,791 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 1.99…

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Healthcare New Highs: UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH), WellPoint Inc (NYSE:WLP), Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ:PODD), Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ:SKBI)

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) rose 7.45% last week, as health-care providers are starting to see increased membership, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. UnitedHealth competitor WellPoint, in particular, increased its full-year guidance this past week and expects more than 1 million new health plan members this year. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) stock performance was -0.23% in…

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Micro-cap Active Stocks: North American Palladium (NYSEMKT:PAL), Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Unwired Planet (NASDAQ:UPIP), Forest Oil (NYSE:FST)

Toronto-based North American Palladium Ltd (USA) (NYSEMKT:PAL)’s TSX-listed shares on Friday climbed by as much as C$0.09 apiece in early trading after the company announced that it had expanded the reserves and resources at its flagship Lac des Iles (LDI) mine by 24% from last year and that palladium production and operating costs in January…

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Small Cap Active Stocks: FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), KB Home (NYSE:KBH), Endocyte (NASDAQ:ECYT)

Shares of Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) fell 9% on Friday, and the stock was moving toward ending the week down nearly 20% as investors’ enthusiasm for it seemed to have dried up — at least for now. FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL) stock performance was 6.64% in last session and finished the day at $2.57. Traded…

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Financial Sector Active Stocks: Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC)

Shares of Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) were trading mostly in the red throughout Friday’s market session, after the results of the Federal Reserve-administered stress tests came back. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) stock performance was -2.01% in last session and finished the day at $17.56. Traded volume was 156.03million shares in the last session and…

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