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Mark DeFrance

Mark DeFrance is a senior research analyst at Tech Insider, focusing on the enterprise software sector. Prior to joining TI, Mark covered enterprise software for First Albany, and prior to that he worked in equity research at B.T. Alex Brown and Bankers Trust. Mark has written software applications in various programming languages including BASIC, Pascal, and COBOL. He has also been recognized in The Wall Street Journal's "Best on the Street" survey and was recognized by Forbes Magazine as the No. 1 sell-side stock picker in the software industry for a five-year period, with returns of 115% versus 26% for the software industry.

Active Stocks at NYSE: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR), Vale) (NYSE:VALE), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)

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Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) saw unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Stock investors acquired 25,372 call options on the company, American Banking News.com reports. This is an increase of approximately 281% compared to the average daily volume of 6,651 call options. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) stock performance was 5.90% in last…

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Active Runners: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)

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U2 are pushing back the release of their 13th album to 2015 despite a new single and many high-profile media appearances, music industry journal Billboard said Friday. The group also rolled out their latest single “Invisible” during American football’s Super Bowl, in a tie-in with Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) to raise funds for the…

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Bullish Stocks at NYSE: Penn West Petroleum (NYSE:PWE), RadioShack (NYSE:RSH), HDFC Bank (NYSE:HDB), Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY)

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Penn West Petroleum Ltd. (USA) (NYSE:PWE), still carrying a heavy pile of debt, posted a substantial loss in the most recent quarter, although it was able to bring down costs as it restructures its operations. Penn West Petroleum Ltd (USA) (NYSE:PWE) stock performance was 7.32% in last session and finished the day at $8.50. Traded…

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Sector Volatility Moving Stocks: Perfect World Co., Ltd. (ADR)(NASDAQ:PWRD), Aaron’s Inc (NYE:AAN), Juniper (NYSE:JNPR), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)

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Perfect World Co., Ltd. (ADR)(NASDAQ:PWRD)  March call option implied volatility is at 72, April is at 58, September is at 54; compared to its 26-week average of 52 according to Track Data, suggesting large price movement into the expected release of Q4 results after the market close on March 10. Perfect World(ADR)(NASDAQ:PWRD)’s stock on March 6, 2014…

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Services Sector Bullish Stocks: Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ:HA), BJ’s Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI), World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE:WWE), Stage Stores (NYSE:SSI)

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Hawaiian Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:HA) is looking intriguing as this stock is at a multi-year, all-time high. It formed a base pattern that lasted for several years. The current pattern is showing a really nice rising channel. Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:HA) stock performance was 8.42% in last session and finished the day at $14.16. Traded volume…

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