Smith x26 Wesson Holding Corporation, ValueClick Among Stocks Gapping Up Friday
Here are stocks that gapped up today with opening prices significantly higher than the close on the previous trading day:
- Smith x26 Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) opened at $7.83 after closing the previous trading session at $6.89, gapping up. Shares have risen 15.4%, trading at a volume of 1.8 million. Shares have been on an upward trajectory over the past month, rising $1.21 (18%) from a price of $6.74 on May 31, 2012. The stock is trading 15.9% above its 50-day moving average and 22% above its 200-day moving average.
- ValueClick (NASDAQ:VCLK) closed the previous trading session at $14.10, gapping up to open at $15.55 today. Shares are up 11.3% and trading at a volume of 604,676. The stock has been on a downward trajectory over the last two months, sinking $5.91 (-27.4%) from a price of $21.60 on May 2, 2012. The stock has climbed a step closer to its 50-day moving average, sitting at just 94.4% of the mark.
- Fushi Copperweld (NASDAQ:FSIN) opened at $8.84 after closing the previous trading session at $7.85, gapping up. While trading at a volume of 1.1 million, the stock price has risen 9.2%. The stock has seen some positive movement recently as shares are up $1.84 (27.3%) from a price of $6.73 on June 22, 2012. The stock is trading 23.5% above its 50-day moving average and 15.4% above its 200-day moving average.
- VelocityShares 3x Long Silver ETN Linked to the Sx26P GSCI Silver Index ER (NYSE:USLV) gapped up today, opening at $21.86 after closing the previous trading session at $19.46. Trading at a volume of 159,835, the stock price is up 11.6%.
- National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG) closed the previous trading session at $1.53, gapping up to open at $1.73 today. Shares are up 12.2% and trading at a volume of 589,508. The stock has moved up across its 50-day moving average of $1.58 today.
- ReneSola (NYSE:SOL) opened at $1.29 after closing the previous trading session at $1.16, gapping up. While trading at a volume of 124,828, the stock price has risen 8.6%. The stock has climbed a step closer to its 50-day moving average, sitting at just 90.2% of the mark.
- CEL-SCI Corporation (AMEX:CVM) closed the previous trading session at 38 cents, gapping up to open at 44 cents today. The stock price is down 1.5% with a volume of 157,225. The stock is down over the last two months, having fallen 14 cents (-27.3%) from a price of 52 cents on May 2, 2012. The stock is trading at 92% of its 50-day moving average and 92.9% of its 200-day moving average.
- Seven Arts Pictures (NASDAQ:SAPX) opened at 4 cents after closing the previous trading session at 4 cents, gapping up. The stock price is up 1.7% with a volume of 1.1 million. The stock is trading at 67.7% of its 50-day moving average and 20.2% of its 200-day moving average.