Stocks Showing Unusually Heavy Volume - YRC Worldwide Inc, LDK Solar Co Ltd, Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories 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: Encore Acquisition (EAC), Qiao Xing Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. (QXM), Sauer-Danfoss (SHS), YRC Worldwide Inc (YRCW), GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST (GRT), LDK Solar Co Ltd (LDK), infoUSA (IUSA), Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc (AMLN), GFI Group Inc. (GFIG), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd (RDY), Human Genome Sciences (HGSI), CAPITALSOURCE INC (CSE), Ferro Corp. (FOE), Denbury Resources (Holding) (DNR), Cooper Tire & Rubber (CTB), Pharmasset, Inc. (VRUS), Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX), Mine Safety Appliances (MSA), CF Industries Holdings (CF), Comverse Technology (CMVT), Terra Industries (TRA), NICE-Systems (NICE), Ford Motor Co (F), CardioNet, Inc. (BEAT), Applied Micro Circuits (AMCC).

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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