Alpha Natural Resources Inc (ANR)

Shares of Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) continue to climb Friday after statements from BHP's (BHP) coal division head earlier in the week.

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Investors in Alpha Natural Resources Inc saw new options become available today, for the April 4th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the ANR options chain for the new April 4th contracts and identified the following put contract of particular interest.

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Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) has been downgraded to "neutral" from "buy," said UBS Wednesday. The firm cut its price target by more than half to $5 from $12.

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Investors in Alpha Natural Resources Inc saw new options begin trading today, for the March 28th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the ANR options chain for the new March 28th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Alpha Natural Resources Inc entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $4.44 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100.

A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Alpha Natural Resources Inc is the #40 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector.

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Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) falls in the wake of the news that the second-largest U.S. coal producer would pay a $27.5 million fine under a proposed settlement with the U.S. government over poisonous discharges from the company's mines in five states. Under the terms of the settlement, Alpha Natural Resources would pay the fine and spend approximately $200 million on wastewater treatment systems. The company and 66 subsidiaries will install and operate the systems and institute upgrades across the system to decrease the toxic discharges from coal mines in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, according to Bloomberg. Goldman Sachs also downgraded Alpha Natural Resources to "sell" from "neutral" due to the company's lower met coal forecasts. The firm decreased its target price to $4 from $6.

Alpha Natural Resources was a leading decliner within the metals & mining industry, falling $0.11 (-2.1%) to $5.06 on average volume

Jefferies lowered its target price on Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) to $7.50 and set a "buy" rating. The firm cited a decline in domestic inventories and challenging met markets as the reasons for the decrease.

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Shares of Alpha Natural (ANR) are up Wednesday after the company posted a narrower-than-expected loss for its fourth quarter.

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Coal miner Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) is due to report fourth-quarter and full-year earnings on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Analysts expect a quarterly net loss of 62 cents a share and revenue of $1.17 billion.

Investors in Alpha Natural Resources Inc saw new options begin trading today, for the February 14th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the ANR options chain for the new February 14th contracts and identified the following call contract of particular interest.

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Coal producers Walt Energy (WLT), Peabody Energy (BTU) and Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) plummeted on sluggish January manufacturing data, sparking concerns an extended slowdown would hit the U.S. economy. By midafternoon, Walt Energy had dumped 7% to $10.57, Peabody had taken off 2.8% to $16.58, and Alpha Natural Resources had tumbled 6.3% to $5.32.

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Investors in Alpha Natural Resources Inc saw new options begin trading today, for the February 7th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the ANR options chain for the new February 7th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.

Investors in Alpha Natural Resources Inc saw new options become available this week, for the September 20th expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 241 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration.

Investors in Alpha Natural Resources Inc saw new options become available today, for the January 24th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the ANR options chain for the new January 24th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.

Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) falls 4.6% in morning trading Thursday after Cowen downgrades the stock.

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