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WNR, BYI, Expected to Trade Lower After Bearish Insider Trading


Published on 2012-01-20 06:41:01 - WOPRAI
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January 20, 2012 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / http://www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring top insider trading patterns and these stocks are the most likely to trade Lower in the next 6 months. WESTERN REFINING, INC. (NYSE:WNR), BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (NYSE:BYI) are all expected to go Lower as Sell signals have been generated by top insider trading patterns. The most important data elements considered when performing insider analysis are: Insiders Track Record - An insiders track record is best summarized by the Insider Score which ranges from 1 (least predictive) to 100 (most predictive) based on prior trading performance. In addition, the actual returns following the insiders prior trades are included to determine the potential magnitude of future returns. Insiders Role - Trades by higher-level insiders are generally more predictive than trades by lower level insiders. Higher-level insiders to include Chairman (CB), Chief Executive Officer (CEO), President (P), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Vice Chairman (VC).

The chart below displays the stocks expected to go Lower along with the insider name, position, predictive insider score, 6 month expected return and number of trading decisions included in the score.

     Symbol     Company Name                        Insider Name                        Role        Shares         Insider Score     Avg 6 Month Return     # of Dec. 
     WNR        WESTERN REFINING, INC.              Schmidt, Ralph A                    D           25,000         77                -24.2%                 8         
     BYI        BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.            Srinivasan, Ramesh                  P           103,665        82                -37.0%                 3         
The insider buying report presents recent insider purchases, reported on Forms 3, 4, and 5 filed with the SEC. The transactions are aggregated to a 'decision' level which simplifies the data analysis. A decision is a grouping of buying or selling by an individual at the specified company.

WESTERN REFINING, INC. (NYSE:WNR) - Western Refining, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an independent crude oil refiner and marketer of refined products in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and the Mid-Atlantic region. The company operates in three groups: Refining group, Retail group, and Wholesale group. The Refining group operates three refineries, related refined products distribution terminals, a crude oil gathering pipeline system, an asphalt plant, and four asphalt terminals. This group refines crude oil and other feedstock into finished products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuel; acquires finished products through exchange agreements and from various third-party suppliers; and sells these products through its service stations and Wholesale group, independent wholesalers and retailers, commercial accounts, and sales and exchanges with oil companies. The Retail group operates service stations, which include convenience stores or kiosks that sell gasoline, diesel fuel, general merchandise, and beverage and food products. As of March 5, 2010, it owned and operated 150 service stations with convenience stores or kiosks in Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado, which include 115 stores under Giant, 1 unit under Western, 2 units under Western Express, 20 units under Mustang, 10 units under Sundial, and 2 units under Thriftway brand names. The Wholesale group distributes commercial wholesale petroleum products primarily in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah to customers in the mining, construction, utility, manufacturing, transportation, aviation, and agricultural industries, as well as to retail fuel distributors. The company is headquartered in El Paso, Texas.

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (NYSE:BYI) - Bally Technologies, Inc., a gaming company, designs, manufactures, distributes, and operates gaming devices, as well as computerized monitoring, accounting, and player-tracking systems for the gaming industry in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Bally Gaming Equipment and Systems, and Casino Operations. The Bally Gaming Equipment and Systems segment designs, manufactures, assembles, sells, maintains, and operates various gaming devices and related equipment, and parts and conversion kits. It also operates linked progressive systems, video lottery, and centrally determined systems; involves in the rental of gaming devices and content; sells computerized monitoring systems and related hardware and software products; and designs, programs, licenses, and supports various casino enterprise systems, as well as markets system product solutions, including Bally CMS, a casino management system; Bally SMS, a slot management system; and Bally TMS, a table management system. This segment primarily serves land-based, riverboat, and Native American casinos; and video lottery and central determination markets. The Casino Operations segment owns and operates the Rainbow Casino, a dockside riverboat casino in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Bally Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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