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Gen-Probe Falls 3.21% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Feb 14, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) --
Gen-Probe (NASDAQ:GPRO) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $63.43 to a high of $70.42. Yesterday, the shares fell 3.2%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $67.27 on volume of 1.3 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean revision.
In the past 52 weeks, shares of Gen-Probe have traded between a low of $53.92 and a high of $86.96 and are now at $69.78, which is 29% above that low price. In the last five trading sessions, the 50-day moving average (MA) has climbed 0.7% while the 200-day MA has remained constant.
SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Gen-Probe on January 10th, 2012 as our proprietary SmarTrend analytics indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $60.68. Since that recommendation, shares of Gen-Probe have risen 11.4%. We continue to monitor GPRO for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately.
Write to Chip Brian at cbrian@mysmartrend.com
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