Stocks Showing Unusually Heavy Volume - East West Bancorp Inc, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc, Oculus Innovative Sciences Inc, JA Solar Holdings 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: Comstock Homebuilding Companies Inc (CHCI), East West Bancorp Inc (EWBC), Citadel Broadcasting (CDL), Integrated Silicon Solution (ISSI), Fuqi International Inc (FUQI), ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc (ARIA), Enzon Pharmaceuticals (ENZN), Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. (OCLS), Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Ltd (FSR), Myriad Genetics (MYGN), Ocean Power Technologies Inc (OPTT), Nordic American Tanker Shipping (NAT), Encore Capital Group Inc (ECPG), JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd (JASO), TLC Vision (TLCV), DRDGOLD Ltd. (DROOY), Radioshack (RSH), Rambus Inc (RMBS), Tesoro Petroleum (TSO), Warner Chilcott Limited (WCRX), VeriSign (VRSN), Iamgold Corp. (IAG), Energizer Holdings, Inc (ENR), Papa John's International (PZZA), Rosetta Stone Inc (RST).

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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