Published May 2, 2012 12:58pm EDT | Updated January 14, 2015 3:46am EST

Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Herbalife Among Stocks Down on Above-average Volume Wednesday

These are stocks that are down on high volume today:

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) is down on high volume today, trading with volume of 82.7 million, or 1.9 times its average daily volume. The stock is down 13.6% to $16.94. The stock is down over the last two months, having fallen $7.29 (-30.1%) from a price of $24.23 on March 5, 2012. The stock is trading at 80.3% of its 50-day moving average and 71.6% of its 200-day moving average.

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) is trading down on above-normal volume today, seeing a price drop on a volume of 10.7 million, or 2.3 times its average daily volume. The stock price had dipped 5.2% to $53.39. The stock has been slipping recently, and shares are down $16.76 (-23.9%) from a price of $70.15 on April 25, 2012. The stock is trading at 77% of its 50-day moving average and 86.7% of its 200-day moving average.

Trading at a volume of 3.8 million, or three times its average daily volume, Allergan (NYSE:AGN) is down on high volume today. At $92.98, shares are down 3.5%. Share price rose over the last three months, now up $6.90 (8%) from $86.08 on February 3, 2012. The stock is trading 4.8% above its 200-day moving average.

Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) is down on high volume today, trading with volume of 24.1 million, or 1.5 times its average daily volume. Shares are off 5.4% to $12.75. The stock is down over the last three months, having fallen $4.13 (-24.5%) from $16.88 on February 3, 2012. The stock is trading at 94.1% of its 50-day moving average and 78.4% of its 200-day moving average.

LPL Investment Holdings (NASDAQ:LPLA) is trading down on a volume of 5.9 million, or 11.4 times its normal daily volume. The stock price has sunk 2.4% to $34.89. The stock has been losing steam over the last month, dipping $3.13 (-8.2%) from a price of $38.02 on April 2, 2012. The stock is trading 5.9% above its 200-day moving average.

The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX) is trading down on above-average volume today, seeing a price drop on a volume of 2.6 million, or 2.9 times its average daily volume. The stock price has decreased 3.3% to $67.68. The stock has lost momentum over the last three months, losing $2.18 (-3.1%) from $69.86 on February 3, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 50-day moving average of $69.20 today.

OpenTable (NASDAQ:OPEN) is trading down on a volume of 3.3 million, or 2.4 times its average daily volume. Trading at $36.73, the stock is down 15.9%. Over the last three months, the stock has lost $15.27 (-29.4%) from a price of $52 on February 3, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 50-day moving average of $41.76 today.

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE:ICE) is trading down on a volume of 770,642, or 1.6 times its standard daily volume. A decrease of 2.4% has brought the stock price to $127.94. The stock has been going in a negative direction over the last month, dropping $10.68 (-7.7%) from a price of $138.62 on April 2, 2012. The stock has dropped a step closer to its 200-day moving average, sitting just 0.2% above the mark.

Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX) is seeing its price fall on above-normal volume today, as 1.8 million shares have moved, or 2.3 times its average daily volume. The stock price had dipped 2.6% to $52.07. The share price has dropped $9.41 (-15.3%) from $61.48 on April 2, 2012. The stock is trading at 88.4% of its 50-day moving average and 91.7% of its 200-day moving average.