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CASE STUDY #6
Full Day Review
October 14, 2015
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THE POWER OF UNUSUAL TRADING ALERTS
This case study evaluates each alert NewsHedge generated for October 14, 2015, during regular market hours. Each unusual trading alert was matched with the
appropriate catalyst(s) wherever possible.
- Company names with a “(p.6)” in front have more detailed information below.
- Events marked in bold black text represent that day’s intraday news-driven events.
- Assets categorized as “Volatility Alert” were associated with unusual trading behavior, but there was no obvious catalyst.
ALERT STATS: 65 total events. 67% tied to notable catalysts.
25 – Associated with intraday, real-time news
21 – Associated with unusual trading behavior but no major catalyst
7 – Associated with pre-market news
6 – Associated with after-hour news from prior trading day (carryover)
5 – Associated with trading halts
1 – Associated with trading halt, news pending
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TICKER COMPANY NAME ALERT TIME (CDT) EVENT TYPE NEWS HEADLINE / CATALYST
LTRPA Liberty Trip Advisor 8:30:20am Partnership (Pre-Market) TripAdvisor Shares Surge From Announcement of Partnership With Priceline
VRX (p.5) Valeant Pharma 8:30:44am Halt HALT: Open Delay
CFX Colfax 8:30:57am Earnings (After-Hours) Colfax Q3 EPS $0.24 vs $0.41 est, Rev. $969.1M vs $994.3M est
HAWK Blackhawk Network 8:31:03am Earnings (After-Hours) Blackhawk Q3 EPS $0.35 vs $0.30 est, Rev. $193.4M vs $196.31M est
LLTC Linear Technology 8:31:07am Earnings (After-Hours) Linear Technology Up On Strong Guidance
OZRK Bank of the Ozarks 8:32:50am Earnings (After-Hours) Bank of Ozarks Q3 was $46.1M, a 43.7% increase from $32.1M
VRX (p.5) Valeant Pharma 8:34:16am Halt HALT: Trading Resumed
CONE (p.32) Cyrusone 8:34:34am Volatility Alert
ADTN Adtran 8:35:49am Earnings/Dividend (After-Hours) Adtran Q3 Results Down vs Year Ago Levels; Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
IRM Iron Mountain 8:36:57am M&A (Pre-Market) Iron Mountain Agrees to Acquire Crozier Fine Arts
MNST Monster Beverage 8:50:00am Analyst (Pre-Market) Monster Beverage Defended At Goldman Sachs, Firms Says To Buy On Weakness
TRIP Trip Advisor 8:50:16am Partnership (Pre-Market) Trip Advisor and The Priceline Group Announce Instant Booking Partnership
CHU China Unicom 8:50:36am Joint Venture (Pre-Market) Chinese Telecoms Sell Their Towers to Joint Venture in Deal Worth About $34B
DAL (p.6) Delta Air Lines 8:51:24am Conference Call Delta CEO Making Comments About a Global Jet Market Bubble
EROS (p.33) Eros International 8:52:55am Volatility Alert
KNX (p.34) Knight Transports 8:53:40am Volatility Alert
EDGE (p.35) Edge Therapeutics 8:58:56am Volatility Alert
KANG (p.36) iKang Healthcare 8:59:08am Volatility Alert
ACRS (p.37) Aclaris Therapeutics 9:01:23am Volatility Alert
WWE (p.38) WW Wrestling 9:02:49am Volatility Alert
JBHT JB Hunt Transport 9:15:23am Earnings (Pre-Market) JB Hunt Q3 EPS $0.99 vs $0.97 est, Sales $1.59B vs $1.62B est
AAL (p.7) American Airlines 9:22:07am Analyst American Airlines Downgraded to Hold from Buy at Evercore / Struggling on Delta Comments
ITB (p.39) Construction ETF 9:24:28am Volatility Alert
WBAI (p.40) 500.com 9:25:18am Volatility Alert
WMT (p.8) Wal-Mart 9:30:31am Guidance Wal-Mart Expects FY 17 eps to Decline 6%-17%, Announces $20B Shr Repurchase
TGT (p.9) Target 9:33:38am Spill Over Decline in Wal-Mart Pushing Down Entire Sector
UAL (p.10) United Continental 9:36:58am Spill Over Airliners Struggle All Day Following Delta CEO Comments Of A Global Jet Market Bubble
COST (p.11) Costco 9:40:46am Spill Over Decline in Wal-Mart Pushing Down Entire Sector
XLP (p.12) Cons. Staples ETF 9:41:11am Spill Over Decline in Wal-Mart Pushing Down Entire Sector
SRPT (p.13) Sarepta Therapeutic 10:29:34am FDA FDA Sees Tentative Meeting Date for DMD Panel on Jan.22
BRKR (p.41) Bruker 10:41:00am Volatility Alert
SNDK Sandisk 10:43:41am M&A (After-Hours) SanDisk Reportedly Explores Sale, Bloomberg Says - Shares Jump 13% After-Hrs
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TICKER COMPANY NAME ALERT TIME (CDT) EVENT TYPE NEWS HEADLINE / CATALYST
TNET (p.42) Trinet Group 10:49:29am Volatility Alert
SPLS (p.14) Staples 11:01:23am M&A Staples Exploring Possible Asset Sale To Prevent Antitrust Review - Purchase ODP
ODP (p.15) Office Depot 11:01:27am M&A Office Depot To Be Acquired By Staples, Waiting For FTC Clearance
NEM (p.43) Newmont Mining 11:19:02am Volatility Alert
ZFGN (p.16) Zafgen 11:25:00am Halt HALT: Trading Resumed
MACK (p.44) Merrimack Pharma 11:26:30am Volatility Alert
ZFGN (p.16) Zafgen 11:30:35am Halt Halt: Limit Up / Limit Down
ZFGN (p.16) Zafgen 11:35:35am Halt HALT: Trading Resumed
CSC (p.45) Computer Sciences 11:37:45am Volatility Alert
EDU (p.17) New Oriental 11:43:47am Analyst New Oriental Upgraded to Neutral From Sell At Goldman Sachs
FCS (p.18) Fairchild Semi 11:55:05am M&A Fairchild Semiconductor Said To Be In Merger Talks With ON Semiconductor & Infineon
ON (p.19) ON Semiconductor 11:55:15am M&A Deal Talks With Fairchild Semiconductor
BAK (p.46) Braskem 12:12:51pm Volatility Alert
CJES (p.47) C & J Energy Services 12:52:59pm Volatility Alert
TRU (p.48) TransUnion 1:30:40pm Volatility Alert
AL (p.20) Air Lease 1:35:30pm Comments Airliners Struggle All Day Following Delta CEO Comments Of A Global Jet Market Bubble
SPR (p.21) Spirit Aerosystems 1:47:27pm Comments Airliners Struggle All Day Following Delta CEO Comments Of A Global Jet Market Bubble
MIK (p.49) Michaels 1:57:48pm Volatility Alert
CPHD (p.50) Cepheid 2:03:39pm Volatility Alert
RHT (p.51) Red Hat 2:03:56pm Volatility Alert
CTMX (p.22) CytomX 2:15:02pm IPO CytomX Therapeutics Announces Underwriters' Option to Purchase Additional Shares
AER (p.23) AerCap 2:20:07pm Spill Over AerCap Says it Leased, Purchased and Sold 70 Aircraft in Q3 / Moving on Delta CEO Comments
MXIM (p.24) Maxim Integrated 2:28:02pm M&A Bloomberg Reporting Maxim Was Considering Strategic Alternatives, Approached By Analog
ADI (p.25) Analog Devices 2:28:03pm M&A Analog Devices, Maxim Integrated in Merger Talks
SMH (p.26) Semiconductor ETF 2:28:10pm Spill Over Semiconductor Index ETF Moving from Analog Devices and Maxim Integrated Merger Talks
LLTC (p.27) Linear Technology 2:28:11pm Spill Over/Call Moving on SanDisk Takeover Headline First, Then Linear's Better-Than-Expected Outlook
XLNX (p.28) Xilinx 2:30:14pm Spill Over Xilinx Moving on Semiconductor News
SMTC (p.29) Semtech 2:30:19pm Spill Over Semtech Moving on Semiconductor News
MCHP (p.30) Microchip Tech 2:30:40pm Spill Over Microchip Technology Moving on Semiconductor News
TXN (p.31) Texas Instruments 2:30:44pm Spill Over Texas Instruments Moving on Semiconductor News
AMSG (p.52) Amsurg 2:50:10pm Volatility Alert
VTL (p.53) Vital Therapies 2:58:43pm Volatility Alert
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VRX Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Catalyst: (Trading Halt) Market Makers Adjusting the Opening Balance, to the Buy Side.
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DAL Delta Airlines
Catalyst: (Conference Call) Delta CEO Making Comments about a Global Jet Market Bubble.
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AAL American Airlines
Catalyst: (Analyst Rating / Conference Call) American Airlines Downgraded to Hold from Buy at Evercore / Struggling on Delta comments.
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WMT Wal-Mart
Catalyst: (Earnings Guidance) Wal-Mart Expects FY 17 eps to Decline 6%-17%, Announces $20B Share Repurchase.
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TGT Target
Catalyst: (Spill Over from Wal-Mart News) Decline in Wal-Mart Pushing Down Entire Sector.
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UAL United Continental
Catalyst: (Spill Over) Airliners Struggle All Day Following Delta CEO Comments Of A Global Jet Market Bubble.
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COST Costco
Catalyst: (Spill Over) Decline in Wal-Mart Pushing Down Entire Sector.
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XLP Consumer Discretionary ETF
Catalyst: (Spill Over) Decline in Wal-Mart Pushing Down Entire Sector.
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SRPT Sarepta Therapeutics
Catalyst: (FDA Announcement) FDA Sees Tentative Meeting Date for DMD Panel on January 22.
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ZFGN Zafgen
Catalyst: (Trading Halt, News Pending) Zafgen Patient Death Associated with Drug Study.
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SPLS Staples
Catalyst: (M&A) Staples Exploring Possible Asset Sale to Prevent Antitrust Review for Purchasing Office Depot.
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ODP Office Depot
Catalyst: (M&A) Office Depot to Be Acquired By Staples, Waiting For FTC Clearance
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EDU New Oriental
Catalyst: (Analyst Ratings Change) New Oriental Upgraded to Neutral from Sell At Goldman Sachs.
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FCS Fairchild Semiconductor
Catalyst: (M&A) Fairchild Said To Be In Merger Talks with ON Semiconductor & Infineon.
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ON ON Semiconductor
Catalyst: (M&A) Deal Talks With Fairchild Semiconductor
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AL Air Lease
Catalyst: (Spill Over / Comments) Airliners Struggle All Day Following Delta CEO Comments of A Global Jet Market Bubble.
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SPR Spirit Aerosystems
Catalyst: (Spill Over / Comments) Airliners Struggle All Day Following Delta CEO Comments of A Global Jet Market Bubble.
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CTMX CytomX Therapeutics
Catalyst: (IPO Information) CytomX Announces Underwriters' Option to Purchase Additional Shares.
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AER AerCap
Catalyst: (Comments) AerCap says it Leased, Purchased and Sold 70 Aircraft in Q3 / Moving on Delta CEO Comments.
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MXIM Maxim Integrated
Catalyst: (M&A) Bloomberg Reporting Maxim Was Considering Strategic Alternatives, Approached By Analog.
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ADI Analog Devices
Catalyst: (M&A) Analog Devices, Maxim Integrated in Merger Talks.
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SMH Semiconductor ETF
Catalyst: (Spill Over) Semiconductor Index ETF Moving from Analog Devices and Maxim Integrated Merger Talks.
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LLTC Linear Technology
Catalyst: (Spill Over / Earnings Outlook) Moving on SanDisk Takeover Headline First, Then Linear's Better-Than-Expected Outlook.
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XLNX Xilinx
Catalyst: (Spill Over) Xilinx Moving on Semiconductor News.
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SMTC Semtech
Catalyst: (Spill Over) Semtech Moving on Semiconductor News.
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MCHP Microchip Technology
Catalyst: (Spill Over) Microchip Tech Moving on Semiconductor News.
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TXN Texas Instruments
Catalyst: (Spill Over) Texas Instruments Moving on Semiconductor News.
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CONE Cyrusone
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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EROS Eros International
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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KNX Kight Transportation
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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EDGE Edge Therapeutics
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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KANG iKang Healthcare
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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ACRS Aclaris Therapeutics
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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WWE World Wide Wrestling
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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JBHT JB Hunt Transport
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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ITB Home Construction ETF
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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WBAI 500.com
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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BRKR Bruker
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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TNET Trinet Group
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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NEM Newmont Mining
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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MACK Merrimack Pharmaceuticals
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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CSC Computer Sciences
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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BAK Braskem
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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CJES C & J Energy Services
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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TRU TransUnion
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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MIK Michaels
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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CPHD Cepheid
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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RHT Red Hat
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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AMSG Amsurg
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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VTL Vital Therapies
Catalyst: (Volatility Alert)
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