7 Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume

Innospec (IOSP)

This company develops, manufactures, blends and markets fuel additives, personal care and fragrance products and other specialty chemicals. This stock is trading up 2.7% at $34.14 in recent trading.

Today's Volume: 104,000

Average Volume: 124,459

Volume % Change: 66%

From a technical perspective, IOSP is bouncing higher here right off some near-term support at $33 with decent volume. This move is quickly pushing IOSP within range of triggering a near-term breakout trade. That trade will hit if IOSP manages to clear its 52-week high of $34.87 with high volume.

Traders should now look for long-biased trades in IOSP as long as it's trending above its 50-day at $32.08, and then once it sustains a move or close above $34.87 with volume that hits near or above 124,459 shares. If that breakout triggers soon, then IOSP will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at $36.18 to $38.24.

China Lodging Group (HTHT)

This company operates hotel chain in China with leased-and-operated and franchised-and-managed models. This stock is trading up 2.8% at $16.66 in recent trading.

Today's Volume: 63,000

Average Volume: 64,151

Volume % Change: 65%

From a technical perspective, HTHT is trending higher here and moving back above its 50-day moving average of $16.42 with decent volume. This move is quickly pushing the stock within range of triggering a major breakout trade. That trade will hit if HTHT manages to clear some near-term overhead resistance levels at $16.69 to $17.09 and then once it takes out more overhead resistance levels at $17.47 to $17.55 with high volume. At last check, shares of HTHT have hit an intraday high of $16.75 and volume is above to surpass its three-month average action of 64.151 shares.

Traders should now look for long-biased trades in HTHT as long as it's trending above $15, and then once it sustains a move or close above those breakout levels with volume that hits near or above 64,151 shares. If that breakout triggers soon, then HTHT will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at $18.33 to $18.95. Any high-volume move above those levels will then put $22.50 into focus for shares of HTHT.

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