NEW YORK (Stockpickr) -- Professional traders don't just look at a stock's price moves; they also look for big changes in volume.
Major moves in volume can signal unusual activity, such as
or
-- or buying or selling by "superinvestors."
Let's take a look at
seven stocks rising on unusual volume today
. They are all recording volume changes of 100% or more from their average trading volume.
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Sequans Communications
Sequans Communications
(SQNS) - Get Report
designs, develops, and supplies 4G semiconductor solutions for wireless broadband applications. The stock is trading up 1 cents, or 14.3%, at $6.46 in recent trading.
Volume: 1.8 million
Average Volume: 769,600
Volume % Change: 131.7%
Ivanhoe Mines
Ivanhoe Mines
( IVN) is an international mineral exploration and development company. The Company's main mineral resource property is the Oyu Tolgoi Project, located in Mongolia. The stocks is trading up $3.37, or 23.2%, at $17.92 in recent trading.
Volume: 5.1 million
Average Volume: 2.03 million
Volume % Change: 153.4%
Ivanhoe, one of the
top holdings at John Griffin's Blue Ridge Capital
, shows up on a recent list of
.
Harleysville Group
Harleysville Group
( HGIC) is an insurance holding company, which through its subsidiaries, engages in the property and casualty insurance business on a regional basis. The stock is trading up 3 cents at $31.91 in recent trading.
Volume: 161,232
Average Volume: 54,000
Volume % Change: 198.6%
Harleysville is one of the
highest-yielding insurance stocks
and one of TheStreet Ratings'
.
Philippine Long Distance Telephone
Philippine Long Distance Telephone
(PHI) - Get Report
, through its main business segments - wireless, fixed line, and information and communications technology offers the most diversified range of telecommunications services across the Philippines. The stock was trading up $1.32, or 2.7%, at $49.70 in recent trading.
Volume: 325,794
Average Volume: 106,500
Volume % Change: 205.9%
PHI is one of TheStreet Ratings'
.
Volume: 168,664
Franco-Nevada
Franco-Nevada
(FNV) - Get Report
is a gold-focussed royalty company with additional interests in platinum metals, oil and gas and other assets. The company has a diversified portfolio of royalty properties in the United States, Canada and Australia. The stock was trading up $1.16, or 3.1%, at $38.75 in recent trading.
Average Volume: 55,800
Volume % Change: 202.3%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
(PAC) - Get Report
is engaged in the operation, management and development of airport facilities in the Pacific and central regions of Mexico. The stock was trading up 46 cents, or 1.3%, at $35.21 in recent trading.
Volume: 377,000
Average Volume: 99,500
Volume % Change: 278.9%.
As of the most recently reported period, PAC was one of the
top holdings of Eric Mindich's Eton Park Capital
, comprising 1.2% of the total.
Mela Sciences
Mela Sciences
(MELA)
is a medical device company focused on the design and development of a non-invasive, point-of-care instrument to assist in the early diagnosis of melanoma. The stock was trading up 26 cents, or 5.3%, at $51.9 in recent trading.
Volume: 1.8 million
Average Volume: 508,700
Volume % Change: 259.4%
Mela was featured recently in "
."
-- Written by Stockpickr Staff in New York.
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