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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Early Morning Movers: (NBIX), (RBS), (STM), (CPNO)

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: NBIX): fell by 7.68% or $-0.69/share in pre-market trading to $8.30. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $5.42 and as high as $9.98. The shares are currently trading below the 50-day moving average but above the 200-day moving average. The stock may be range bound between these two levels where the 50-day moving average of $8.43 represents resistance and the 200-day moving average of $7.42 would be an area of support.

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (NYSE: RBS): traded higher by 2.66% or $0.24/share in pre-market trading to $9.27. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.60 and as high as $18.82. The shares are currently trading below the 200-day moving average which indicates that the shares have been suffering from downward momentum lately. The stock may bounce higher to test the 200-day moving average, so look for a move up to the $13.12 area where the stock may encounter resistance.

STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE: STM): fell by 4.54% or $-0.39/share in pre-market trading to $8.20. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $5.34 and as high as $12.85. The shares are currently trading above the 50-day moving average which indicates that the shares have been experiencing strong upward momentum as the 50 DMA is above the 200 DMA. The stock may come back down to test the 50-day moving average, so look for a move back to the $7.42 area where the stock will likely see buying pressure.

Copano Energy LLC (NASDAQ: CPNO): traded higher by 4.50% or $1.6/share in pre-market trading to $37.12. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $26.08 and as high as $38.03. The shares are currently trading above the 50-day moving average which indicates that the shares have been experiencing strong upward momentum as the 50 DMA is above the 200 DMA. The stock may come back down to test the 50-day moving average, so look for a move back to the $35.91 area where the stock will likely see buying pressure.