Stocks Showing Unusually Heavy Volume - SolarWinds Inc, Genzyme Corp, BioFuel Energy Corp, Yingli Green Energy Hold Co Ltd

Here are the results for today's unusual stock volume scan. The scan looks at the previous day's volume and compares it to the recent average volume. It then sorts the stocks based on those that showed the biggest increase (the "unusual" part) in volume.

Companies included in today's scan are: Netlist, Inc. (NLST), TC PipeLines, LP (TCLP), Rehabcare Group (RHB), ESCO Technologies (ESE), Columbia Banking System (COLB), SolarWinds Inc (SWI), Playboy Enterprises (PLA), Genzyme Corp (GENZ), Liberty Media International (LBTYA), ASSURED GUARANTY (AGO), GeoMet, Inc. (GMET), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), ASM International N.V. (ASMI), Citadel Broadcasting (CDL), SmartPros Ltd. (PED), Microsemi (MSCC), BioFuel Energy Corp. (BIOF), URS Corp. (URS), Aceto Corp. (ACET), Maxygen (MAXY), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Papa John's International (PZZA), Yingli Green Energy Hold Co Ltd (YGE), Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CADX), Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (NABI).

These are the top stocks from today's scan, which has some basic filters to eliminate stocks that don't trade frequently. A description of the column headings is below.

• Move Previous Day - yesterday's percent return.
• Volume Increase - looks at the previous day's volume and compares it to the recent average volume. It then sorts the stocks based on those that showed the biggest increase (the "unusual" part) in volume.
• Close - yesterday's closing price.
• Total Ratings - number of analysts who track the stock, according to Zacks.
• Buy Percent - percent of the analysts who rate the stock as a "buy". I use this to help gauge sentiment and potential buying demand. If everyone already loves a stock, that means a steady stream of new money will need to enter the stock to fuel a rally.

Note - sentiment data is current as of the previous trading day...

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