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Palm Inc (Nasdaq:PALM), JA Solar Holdings Inc (Nasdaq:JASO), STEC Inc (Nasdaq:STEC) and Origin Agritech LTD (Nasdaq:SEED)are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Energy Conversion Devices Inc (Nasdaq:ENER), IMAX Corp (Nasdaq:IMAX), Xyratex (Nasdaq:XRTX), Sequenom Inc (Nasdaq:SQNM) and InfoGroup Inc (Nasdaq:IUSA).

JA Solar Holdings Co (Nasdaq:JASO), Xenoport (Nasdaq:XNPT), Excel Maritime Carriers (Nasdaq:EXM) and STEC (Nasdaq: STEC) are among the most actively traded companies in Thusday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Radian Group Inc (Nasdaq:RDN), Avis Budget Group (Nasdaq:CAR), Sequenom Inc (Nasdaq:SQNM), MGIC Inventory Corp (Nasdaq:MTG) and CSG Systems International (Nasdaq:CSGS).

LDK Solar Inc (Nasdaq:LDK), Take-Two Interactive Software (Nasdaq:TTWO), Charming Shoppers Inc (Nasdaq:CHRS) and JA Solar HOldings (Nasdaq:JASO)are among the most actively traded companies in day's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Airvana Inc (Nasdaq:AIRV), Exelixis Inc (Nasdaq:EXEL), Worthington Industries Inc (Nasdaq:WOR), Smart Modular Technologies Inc (Nasdaq: SMOD) and Airtran Holdings (Nasdaq:AAI).

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 JA Solar Holdings (Nasdaq:JASO), FGX International Holdings (Nasdaq:FGXI), Netlist Inc. (Nasdaq:NLST) and Beazer Homes USA (Nasdaq:BZH)are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results:American Axel Manufacturing (Nasdaq:AXL), Titan International (Nasdaq:TWI), Arvinmertitor Inc. (Nasdaq:ARM), Take-Two Interactive Software (Nasdaq:TTWO) and ACME PAcket Inc (Nasdaq:APKT).

 JA Solar Holdings (Nasdaq:JASO), Ciena Corp. (Nasdaq:CIEN), Vivus Inc (Nasdaq:VVUS) and Cowen Group (Nasdaq:COWN) are among the most actively traded companies in tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Take-Two Interactive Software (Nasdaq:TTWO), Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX ), GenCorp. (Nasdaq:GY) and Titan International Inc. (Nasdaq:TWI).

JA Solar Holdings (Nasdaq:JASO), Netlist Inc (Nasdaq:NLST), Saks Inc (Nasdaq:) and AirTran Holdings Inc (Nasdaq:AAI), are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: STEC Inc (Nasdaq:STEC), China NorthEast Pete Holdings (Nasdaq:NEP), SIGA Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:), MGIC Inventories Corp. (Nasdaq:MTG) and Trinquint Semiconductor Inc (Nasdaq:TQNT).

Sequenom Inc. (Nasdaq:SQNM), Crocs Inc. (Nasdaq:CROX) and Oncothyreon Inc. (Nasdaq:ONTY) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: UAL Corp. (Nasdaq:UAUA), Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:MLNX), LogMeIn Inc. (Nasdaq:LOGM), JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO), Echelon Corp. (Nasdaq:ELON) and China Fire & Security Group Inc. (Nasdaq:CFSG).

Sequenom Inc. (Nasdaq:SQNM), Targa Resources Partners LP (Nasdaq:NGLS) and Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Univest Corp of Pennsylvania (Nasdaq:UVSP), JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO), Knot Inc. (Nasdaq:KNOT), Huron Consulting Group Inc. (Nasdaq:HURN), Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:FSYS) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF).

Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), EnerNOC Inc. (Nasdaq:ENOC) and Orthovita Inc. (Nasdaq:VITA) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Columbia Banking System Inc. (Nasdaq:COLB), Novavax Inc. (Nasdaq:NVAX), CardioNet Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAT), JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO), UAL Corp. (Nasdaq:UAUA) and Sequenom Inc. (Nasdaq:SQNM).

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (Nasdaq:HURN), Oncothyreon Inc. (Nasdaq:ONTY) and Electro-Optical Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq:MELA) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:SVNT), Wright Medical Group Inc. (Nasdaq:WMGI), JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO), Fuqi International Inc. (Nasdaq:FUQI) and Carrols Restaurant Group. (Nasdaq:TAST).

Sequenom Inc. (Nasdaq:SQNM), JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO) and Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:BCRX), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), Changyou.com Ltd. (Nasdaq:CYOU), Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (Nasdaq:ENER), China Sunergy Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:CSUN) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF).

Matrixx Initiatives (Nasdaq:MTXX), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd (Nasdaq:APWR) and O2Micro International Ltd (Nasdaq:OIIM) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd (Nasdaq:JASO), Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq:MIPI), Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq:SVNT), ImmunoGen Inc (Nasdaq:IMGN), Century Aluminum Co (Nasdaq:CENX) and Internet Gold-Golden Lines Ltd (Nasdaq:IGLD).

A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR), Force Protection Inc. (Nasdaq:FRPT) and BioDelivery Sciences International Inc. (Nasdaq:BDSI) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO), Spectrum Pharmaceuticals In.c (Nasdaq:SPPI), AgFeed Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:FEED), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) and Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX).

Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:SVNT), Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:SPPI) and TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (Nasdaq:TQNT) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO), GT Solar International Inc. (Nasdaq:SOLR), AgFeed Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:FEED), Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR) and Cal Maine Foods Inc (Nasdaq:CALM).

Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:SVNT), ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (Nasdaq:ATPG) and Wind River Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:WIND) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO), Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), ArcSight Inc. (Nasdaq:ARST), Tongxin International Ltd. (Nasdaq:TXIC), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) and China Sunergy Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:CSUN).

Movado Group Inc (Nasdaq:MOV), Alliance One International Inc (Nasdaq:AOI) and Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack (Nasdaq:PBY) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Globecomm Systems Inc (Nasdaq:GCOM), JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd (Nasdaq:JASO), China Sunergy Co Ltd (Nasdaq:CSUN), Spartan Stores Inc (Nasdaq:SPTN), AEP Industries Inc (Nasdaq:AEPI) and Patni Computer Systems ADR (Nasdaq:PTI).

Stocks are expected to open lower today on worries that the government's stimulus won't be the quick fix investors had hoped for to cure the ailing economy.

President Obama is scheduled to sign the $787 billion stimulus bill into law today, and is set to to detail a plan on Wednesday to help stem mortgage foreclosures. By the way that stocks are selling off ahead of the opening, it seems investors have already priced the Obama news into the market and are looking for steadier direction. The Dow average futures fell 1.83% in pre-market, while the S&P's 500 index futures tumbled 2.09% and Nasdaq 100 index futures fell 2.36%.

Also in the news this morning is a proposal being hammered out between General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM) and Chrysler LLC to submit to the Obama administration by Tuesday to illustrate the two battered automakers can return to profit. The proposal aims to cut jobs and pare brands, among other things, in hopes of securing billions of dollars in additional federal aid that the companies say they will pay back. General Motors is asking for another $4 billion on top of the $9 billion it has already received, while Chrysler wants another $3 billion on top of the already borrowed $4 billion.

The markets closed out a losing week on Friday, where Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's stimulus comments on Tuesday and the legislative voting on the bank bailout plan did little to squelch negative investor sentiment. On Friday the Dow closed at 7,850.41, its lowest close since Nov. 20, when the index settled at . . .

DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO) and Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:OREX) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: PDL BioPharma Inc. (Nasdaq:PDLI), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), Zhongpin Inc. (Nasdaq:HOGS), Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:ALDN), American Commercial Lines Inc. (Nasdaq:ACLI) and Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ).

Small-cap stocks opened lower, quickly recouped the losses but then resumed the downdraft in whipsaw trading, as the market tried to shrug off overseas declines. A fresh batch of economic data on housing starts, consumer inflation and mortgage applications was predictably awful, but not a surprise. Today’s small-cap gainers are TechTarget (Nasdaq:TTGT), Senomyx Inc. (Nasdaq:SNMX) and Retalix Limited. (Nasdaq:RTLX). 

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• Auto executives will be in Washington again today to lobby for aid, in an issue that has been contentious from a political standpoint.  
• The U.S. dollar was down 1% against the euro, which provided some support to the commodities sector.  
• Commodity markets began to rise off the overnight lows ahead of the stock market open, which helped limit initial losses for equities.  
• Single-family housing starts tumbled to the lowest level in 27 years.  

Small Cap Gainers:

• TechTarget climbing 16% following a rise in the company's Q3 online revenue reported last week. See (Nasdaq:TTGT).
• Senomyx Inc. up over 18% on lower-than-average volume. See (Nasdaq:SNMX).
• Retalix Limited up 12% on light volume this morning, following earnings results earlier this week that showed a decline in Q3 profit, prompting small cap to cut guidance. See (Nasdaq:RTLX).  
• Shares of Pan American Silver Corp. are up 10% analysts cut the company's price target to $19 from $36 on Monday. See (Nasdaq:PAAS).  

Small Cap Losers:

• General Motors says European Opel Brand not for sale; shares are down 15.2%. See (NYSE:GM).
• Genesco Inc. tumbled 11% as the specialty retailer reported earnings and revised guidance. See (NYSE:GCO).  
• Arbitron Inc. is down 10% as the media and marketing research firm tumbled to fresh 52-week lows. See (NYSE:ARB).  
• JA Solar down 3% in pre-market on very light volume. The small cap is hovering near its 52-week low of $2.01; its 52-week high is $27. See (Nasdaq:JASO).

Small-cap stocks pushed higher on the open but slipped back into negative territory about 20 minutes into the session as oversold conditions, bargain hunting and a bounce in downtrodden commodity shares battled with dreary weekly claims data, which showed the latest filings at seven-year highs and continuing claims at 25-year highs. Today’s small-cap gainers are AMAG Pharmaceuticals. (Nasdaq:AMAG), Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:OPTR) and JA Solar (Nasdaq:JASO).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• Overnight, Britain’s sterling tumbled to 6 ½-year lows against the dollar.  
• The international trade report came out at the same time as claims and reflected a trade deficit of $56.5 billion, slightly better than the forecast.  
• Small-cap stocks pushed higher on the open but slipped back into negative territory about 20 minutes into the session.  
• Crude prices were up about $0.40 a barrel ahead of the U.S. stock market open.  
• The weekly unemployment claims report came in at 516,000, well ahead of the forecast for 480,000 and at the highest point since Sept. 2001.

Small Cap Gainers:

• AMAG Pharmaceuticals announces Ferumoxytol resubmission designated complete, Class 1 response by the FDA. Shares pop 80% in pre-market. See (Nasdaq:AMAG).  
• Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. up 13% in pre-market following news on Wednesday that the firm’s antibiotic drug met late-stage trial goals. See (Nasdaq:OPTR).  
• JA Solar up 5% in pre-market on very light volume; shares plummeted Wednesday on its Q3 loss, Q4 outlook. See (Nasdaq:JASO).  
• Clean Energy Fuels up 4.2% in pre-market ahead of its Q3 earnings release today. See (Nasdaq:CLNE).  

Small Cap Losers:

• WellCare Health Plans Inc. tumbled 44%, gapping lower to 52-week lows. See (NYSE:WCG).  
• AgFeed Industries, Inc. lowers FY 2008 EPS guidance; shares tank 33% in pre-market. See (Nasdaq:FEED).
• A-Power Energy Generation down 7.21% in pre-market on lower-than-average volume. See (Nasdaq:APWR).  
• Sina Q3 profit rises, provides Q4 revenue outlook. Shares are down 5.2% in pre-market on light volume. See (Nasdaq:SINA).  

What looked like a sleepy, mild opening dip turned into an ugly downside press, with small-cap stocks pulled down this morning by sloppy corporate profit reports, declines in Asian equities and yet another weak tone on the commodities front. Today’s small-cap gainers are Concur Technologies (Nasdaq:CNQR), General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM) and GT Solar (Nasdaq:SOLR).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• Copper and aluminum prices tumbled to 3-year lows during London’s trading session.  
• There are no economic reports on tap today in the U.S., but banks and government offices are back at work after the Veteran’s Day holiday, which could help volume levels.  
• At 9:54 a.m. ET, the Russell 2000 was down 6.28, or 1.30% at 476.00, slipping through intraday chart support along the 480 line.
• What looked in advance like a sleepy, mild opening dip in the Russell 2000 turned into an ugly downside press.

Small Cap Gainers:

• Concur Technologies sees 2009 revenue growing 25%; shares climb 12% in pre-market. See (Nasdaq:CNQR).  
• House speaker Nancy Pelosi pushes legislation that would help bail out the embattled U.S. automakers; General Motors Corp. is up 9% on the news. See (NYSE:GM).  
• GT Solar appoints Jacobs Engineering Group chairman Noel G. Watson to board of directors; shares tread nearly 4% higher in pre-market. See (Nasdaq:SOLR).  
• Nice Systems up 3% in pre-market on a rise in Q3 net profit, revenue. See (Nasdaq:NICE).  


Small Cap Losers:

• JA Solar posts loss on Lehman, cuts forecast; shares dive 24% in pre-market. See (Nasdaq:JASO).
• J Crew Group Inc. is down 13%, sinking to 52-week lows. See (JCG).  
• Canadian Solar downgraded to "hold" from "buy" by Deutsche Securities; shares down 7.6% in pre-market. See (Nasdaq:CSIQ).  
• Sausage and restaurant operator Bob Evans Farms Inc. lowered its outlook and was off about 2.5% in pre-market trading. See (Nasdaq:BOBE).  

DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO) and Zhongpin Inc. (Nasdaq:HOGS) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: CV Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:CVTX), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), i2 Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:ITWO), THQ Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE) and GT Solar International Inc. (Nasdaq:SOLR).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO), Delta Petroleum Corp. (Nasdaq:DPTR) and DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), United Natural Foods Inc. (Nasdaq:UNFI), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR) and Osiris Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:OSIR).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

Adtran Inc. (Nasdaq:ADTN), Delta Petroleum Corp. (Nasdaq:DPTR) and UAL Corp. (Nasdaq:UAUA) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), James River Coal Co. (Nasdaq:JRCC), JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO) and Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

Sun Healthcare Group Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNH), Linn Energy LLC. (Nasdaq:LINE) and UAL Corp. (Nasdaq:UAUA) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Regency Energy Partners LP (Nasdaq:RGNC) and Taser International Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

Today concludes SmallCapInvestor.com’s Roundtable. In this final installment, our experts examine the alternative energy sector, compare the tech bubble burst with the current implosion of financials and take the temperature of the current state of the credit market. Taking a look at the international investing landscape, our experts still perceive the emerging nations, particularly China, to be the hottest destination for investment. And lastly our experts on average forecast the small-cap index Russell 2000 will end the year higher than it is today. (This is part five of a five part series.)

What do you think about alternative energy? Do you think that energy prices need to remain inflated for the alternative energy space to remain profitable? 

Oberweis: “No, the key for alternative energy is the subsidies, quite frankly. The real danger to buying solar stocks right now is there’s some momentum in the Spanish and German markets, which are the two of the large consumers and drivers of the adoption of solar energy, to reduce or remove the subsidies that are making the technologies economical and affordable. That’s probably a much bigger and more important driver of the success of solar companies than the actual price of oil.”

O’Halloran: “Alternative energy is an industry where we have very strong forces helping the companies. We have three holdings in solar energy: SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq:SPWR), Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENER) and JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO). This year we have more wind energy companies in the portfolio because wind energy is just starting to ramp up aggressively like solar did over the past couple of years. 

“American Superconductor (Nasdaq:AMSC) and Woodward Governor Company (Nasdaq:WGOV) — whose equipment is used to adjust turbine-generated power for conveyance to electrical grids — are a couple. There are also companies such as RBC Bearings Inc. (Nasdaq:ROLL) and Kaydon Corp. (NYSE:KDN), which make bearings for the wind turbines. Another is ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE:ITC), which is in the process of rebuilding electrical transmission lines as part of a federal government initiative. These upgrade lines will help take energy from [wind farms], put it on to the electrical grid and get it into homes. Fuel cells and their technology and ethanol are either too early or not profitable enough for us to be involved with . . .